Royal family news: Kate's portrait divides opinion as details of Meghan's ancestry journey emerge

This happened in 2015, shortly before she met Prince Harry and decided to visit the country because it is “the land where my great-grandmother was from.”

“Before I came, people told me, 'When you go to Malta, everyone will look like you,' and I started saying, 'Oh my God, I kind of fit in,' and it's the most lovely feeling,” she said. remembered.

The Duchess of Sussex experienced a similar feeling of belonging on her recent trip to Nigeria with Prince Harry, describing it as “my country” and thanking the locals for “welcoming me home.”

Buckingham Palace has announced that King Charles will not attend any upcoming events that could “distract attention” from the general election campaign.

However, he will continue to attend major events, including D-Day commemorations, and Buckingham Palace's current series of garden parties will not be affected.

It has been reported that all upcoming commitments will now be reviewed on a case-by-case basis in light of yesterday's general election announcement.

The move comes after the King made clear he wanted to return to public life after he was forced to step back earlier this year following his cancer diagnosis.

He wants to work so much that he attended five events in 48 hours last week.

Rishi Sunak revealed that he spoke to the King on Wednesday to inform him of his decision to hold a general election and that the King had accepted the request to dissolve Parliament.

The Palace said Charles met Sunak in person at Buckingham Palace in London on Wednesday afternoon, following Charles' engagement at the Prince's Trust Awards.

They spent about 15 minutes together in the King's private audience room, instead of their usual weekly meeting on Wednesday night.

The King, who is still undergoing cancer treatment, has carried out a series of engagements since resuming his public appearances in April and now has a number of duties ahead of him after the Prime Minister announced his plan to make the country go to the polls.

The heir to the throne, the Prince of Wales, also pulled out of a day of previously unannounced engagements on Thursday, after Kensington Palace received updated guidance from Buckingham Palace following the announcement of the general election.

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution's garden party on Thursday, marking the lifesaving charity's 200th anniversary, will go ahead, with thousands of guests descending on the Palace.

Charles, who has just returned to public duties following his cancer diagnosis, and Camilla should never have attended the outdoor meeting.

But the King's public engagements for the rest of the week are no longer available, including a visit to Crewe on Friday to tour a Bentley factory and a community center supporting people in financial difficulty, and another event not yet publicly announced that It was due to happen elsewhere on Thursday.

It is understood that the measure is not a blanket approach for future events and commitments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Both paintings, which are abstract in their own way, received mixed reactions online.

The exhibition celebrates more than 100 years of royal portrait photography and features never-before-seen images.

The royal family has postponed engagements “which may appear to divert attention or distract from the election campaign” after Rishi Sunak called a surprise summer general election.

Buckingham Palace said the King and Queen sent their “sincere apologies” to those affected, after Charles on Wednesday agreed to the Prime Minister's request to dissolve Parliament to hold elections, for the first time in his reign.

The King and Queen's 80th D-Day anniversary appearances in Portsmouth and Normandy in June are expected to go ahead as planned, but the announcement of a vote on July 4 disrupted other events in carefully planned upcoming royal diaries. .

A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: “Following the Prime Minister's statement this afternoon calling a general election, the royal family will, in accordance with normal procedure, postpone engagements that may appear to divert attention or distract from the election campaign.

“Their Majesties send their sincerest apologies to any of those who may be affected as a result.”

Declan Donnelly “broke” royal protocol when he told King Charles why Ant McPartlin was not present at today's reception for Prince's Trust award winners.

“I don't know if I broke royal protocol by giving that information,” he laughed.

Hemp, 23, was today awarded an MBE at Windsor Castle for her services to football, having served in the England Lionesses team when they emerged victorious at the 2022 Women's European Championship.

“It was stressful to be honest,” he told the PA News Agency.

“We sat in a room and were taught how to bow and what we had to do to greet the prince, and I think just standing there, seeing him, and being the next one to go was pretty terrifying.

“I managed to take my first bow.”

The footballer, who also plays for Manchester, said they had a “very good” conversation about this sport.

“He's really interested in football, which is obviously fantastic,” he said.