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  • Image of tobacco plantation removed from Surrey shop after allegations of racism

    Image of tobacco plantation removed from Surrey shop after allegations of racism

    A store that came under fire for having a poster of “broken black men” on a tobacco farm removed after complaints of racism.

    Misan Harriman described the Farrants billboard in Cobham, Surrey, as “triggering and racist” in a video posted to social media on Tuesday.

    There is no reason why it should be there, he declared.

    The store afterwards issued an apology for using the image.

    Along with offering its own tobacco room where customers may purchase cigars and tobacco, Farrants also sells a variety of candies, greeting cards, newspapers, and toys.

    The retailer said that the photograph, which looked to depict black people working on a tobacco plantation under the supervision of white males, was taken at the Pinar del Rio plantation in Cuba in 1907, 21 years after slavery was abolished in the nation.

    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex‘s photographs were shot by Mr. Harriman, the head of London’s Southbank Centre, who also claimed that it didn’t matter if the picture genuinely showed slaves or indentured servants.

    This is in a neighbourhood store. He declared that the images was really upsetting and racist.

    It shows a group of broken black men at a tobacco farm, with their overseers standing nearby. I’m not joking.

    Farrants posted a statement on Instagram that read: “The offending image has been removed.

    “We sincerely apologise for any and all distress it may have caused.”

    A statement previously displayed next to the image in the shop said it was displayed to “honour, respect and recognise” those involved in the development of Havana cigars.

    Surrey Police said while no formal reports had been made, officers had spoken with the shop’s owner.

  • Rishi reacts to disastrous car chase involving Harry and Meghan

    Rishi reacts to disastrous car chase involving Harry and Meghan

    After the Duke and Duchess of Sussex claimed to have seen a “near catastrophic car chase” in the city, Rishi Sunak stated that “cars in New York are not really my priority.”

    The couple was followed by paparazzi on Tuesday night, and they also included Meghan’s mother Doria Ragland in the incident.

    Prior to the alleged “chase,” Harry and Meghan had attended an awards ceremony in New York.

    After the Duke and Duchess of Sussex claimed to have seen a “near catastrophic car chase” in the city, Rishi Sunak stated that “cars in New York are not really my priority.”

    The couple was followed by paparazzi on Tuesday night, and they also included Meghan’s mother Doria Ragland in the incident.

    Prior to the alleged “chase,” Harry and Meghan had attended an awards ceremony in New York.

  • Harry and Meghan maintain their status as prince and princess despite eschewing the royal life

    Harry and Meghan maintain their status as prince and princess despite eschewing the royal life

    Once the titles are finally posted on the royal website, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have said that it is their children’s “birthright” to be named prince and princess.

    In announcing the christening of their daughter Lilibet yesterday, Prince Harry and Meghan used the title of “Princess” for the first time in public.

    It’s understood that they will now use their son Archie’s regal title of “Prince” to address him in formal settings as well.

    Now, they have issued a fresh statement saying Buckingham Palace had long agreed the change would happen when the King acceded to the throne.

    A spokesperson for the Sussexes said: ‘The children’s titles have been a birthright since their grandfather became monarch.

    ‘This matter has been settled for some time in alignment with Buckingham Palace.’

    Archie and Lilibet were listed as master and miss on the royal website until this morning when their titles were updated – despite the line of succession changing five months ago when the Queen died.

    Harry and Meghan hold baby Archie
    Harry holds Archie when he was a newborn.

    Harry and Megan are said to be keen to allow their kids to choose whether to drop the royal titles for themselves when they get older.

    Title rules set out by King George V in 1917 mean Archie and Lilibet, as the children of a son of a sovereign, automatically became a prince and a princess when Charles became King.

    They would also be entitled to an HRH style, but their parents no longer use this after they stepped down as senior royals.

    Some people have demanded the couple give up their titles after they moved to America and did a number of interviews making explosive claims about the Royal Family.

    When asked in an interview with Anderson Cooper if he would do this, Harry asked: ‘And what difference would that make?’

    Cooper replied: ‘One of the criticisms that you’ve received is that okay, fine, you wanna move to California, you wanna step back from the institutional role. Why be so public?

    ‘Why reveal conversations you’ve had with your father or with your brother? You say you tried to do this privately.’

    Lilibet became a Princess when her grandad King Charles came to the throne (Picture: PA)
    Lilibet became a Princess when her grandad King Charles came to the throne (Picture: PA)

    Harry responded saying ‘every single time I’ve tried to do it privately there have been briefings and leakings and planting of stories against me and my wife’.

    The dad-of-two added: ‘You know, the family motto is never complain, never explain. But it’s just a motto. And it doesn’t really hold.’

    Sources have claimed the Sussexes invited King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William and Kate Middleton to Lilibet’s christening, but none of them came.

    According to People magazine, around 25 attended the event, including Meghan’s mother, Doria Ragland, Lilbet’s godfather, Tyler Perry and an unnamed godmother.

  • King Charles kicks out Harry and Meghan from Royal House

    King Charles kicks out Harry and Meghan from Royal House

    The King has asked the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to move out of Frogmore Cottage for good to allow Prince Andrew to move in, The Telegraph understands.

    It is understood that talks between Buckingham Palace and the couple have been going on for some time but have picked up pace recently.

    A friend of the Sussexes suggested that they leave Frogmore, but the couple refused, stating that “they made that place their home.”

    They are understood to view the cottage as “the only place left that’s safe” for them and their children in the UK, not least given the ongoing row between Prince Harry and the Home Office over its decision to withdraw his security detail.

    It comes as the Duke of York had feared he would be forced out of the Royal Lodge by King Charles, who is on a drive to slim down spending.

    The Duke is set to have his £249,000 annual allowance cut from April, and has told friends that this will leave him unable to maintain the 98-acre Windsor property.

    However, the King does not intend to leave his brother “homeless or penniless,” a Royal source told The Telegraph, suggesting that alternative arrangements have been made for his accommodation.

    Frogmore cottage is much smaller than Royal Lodge, a 30-room mansion at Windsor Great Park which has been the Duke’s home since 2003.

    Frogmore cottage, with its relatively modest ten rooms, is much smaller than Royal Lodge - Westbury2006/flickr
    Frogmore cottage, with its relatively modest ten rooms, is much smaller than Royal Lodge – Westbury2006/flickr

    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex lost their taxpayer-funded police protection in the aftermath of their quitting as senior working royals. In July, Prince Harry won the right to challenge a Home Office decision not to grant him automatic police protection whenever he is in the UK.

    The Duke, 37, argued that he inherited a risk at birth and that, as such, he, his wife Meghan, and their children, Archie, 2, and Lilibet, 1, should be afforded permanent protective security in the UK, regardless of their status as non-working royals.

    Prince Andrew horse riding in Windsor Castle - Kelvin Bruce
    Prince Andrew horse riding in Windsor Castle – Kelvin Bruce

    In asking for a judicial review, he said he had been denied a “clear and full explanation” of the composition of the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures, otherwise known as Ravec, and others involved in the decision to rescind his security status.

    Ravec said at the time that the Sussexes’ plan to live abroad as private citizens did not “fit readily” into any category of its framework.

    However, it recognised that the Duke occupied a “particular and unusual position” and that he may need protection in certain circumstances, to be considered on a case by case basis.

    The Sussex’ spokeswoman could not be reached for comment.

  • Prince Harry and Meghan Markle refute South Park lawsuit rumour

    Prince Harry and Meghan Markle refute South Park lawsuit rumour

    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have reportedly dismissed claims they were planning to sue the creators of cartoon comedy South Park.

    An episode titled The Worldwide Privacy Tour features two characters who bear a resemblance to Harry and Meghan, embarking on a tour across the world demanding their privacy.

    The couple’s spokesperson told People: “It’s all frankly nonsense. Totally baseless, boring reports.”

    The 22-minute episode aired last week.

    Centred around a red-headed character and his wife who relocate to South Park, Colorado, the “Prince of Canada” is seen promoting his book around the world.

    Stan Marsh, one of the show’s main characters, refers to the fictional couple as the “dumb prince and his stupid wife”.

    Created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, South Park first premiered on Comedy Central in 1997 and has often featured characters who bear a resemblance to famous faces.

    The animated series begins every episode with a disclaimer saying that all its characters are fictional.

    However, while Harry and Meghan’s names are never mentioned in the episode, the fictional Prince of Canada’s book appears to be a reference to Prince Harry’s memoir, Spare, which was released at the beginning of the year.

    Spare became the fastest-selling non-fiction book in the UK since records began in 1998. It sold 467,183 copies in its first week, according to official figures from Nielsen BookData.

    The book outlines highly personal grievances and bitterness in the Royal Family, such as a claim he and Prince William urged their father not to marry Camilla.

    It also provides behind-the-scenes details of the conflict he had with his brother, Prince William, the heir to the throne.

    Harry sat down with UK and US broadcasters to promote the book, with CBS describing their interview with the royal as “explosive”.

  • Harry and Meghan – ‘A ripple of hope can turn into a wave of change’

    After receiving an award for their work in racial justice and mental health, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said, “we know a ripple of hope can turn into a wave of change.”

    At a gala in New York, Prince Harry and Meghan received the Robert F Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR) organization’s Ripple of Hope Award.

    They also discussed their “belief in courage over fear and love over hate.”

    The ceremony was hosted by actor Alec Baldwin.

    The RFKHR is a human rights organisation that advocates for issues such as mass incarceration, racial justice, and gender-based violence.

    It recognises those who have shown “unwavering commitment to social change and worked to protect and advance equity, justice, and human rights.”

    Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky and Bank of America chief executive Brian Moynihan also received awards.

    During the ceremony, Harry and Meghan announced a new collaboration between their Archewell Foundation and the RFKHR – the Archewell Foundation Award for Gender Equity in Student Film.

    “Our hope with this award is to inspire a new generation of leadership in the arts, where diverse up-and-coming talent have a platform to have their voices heard and their stories told,” the couple said in a statement.

    “The values of RFK Foundation and the Archewell Foundation are aligned in our shared belief of courage over fear, and love over hate.

    “Together we know that a ripple of hope can turn into a wave of change.”

    The ceremony was hosted by actor Alec Baldwin, who last year was involved in a deadly shooting on the set of a Western movie when a gun that Baldwin was using during rehearsal killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Last October, Baldwin reached a settlement with Hutchins’ family.

    RFKHR President Kerry Kennedy said the royal couple had been “incredibly brave” in addressing the issues of mental illness and racial justice.

    “For Meghan to get out there on national television and normalise discussion of mental health, at this point, is incredibly important and very brave,” Ms Kennedy, the daughter of the late Robert F Kennedy, told US outlet Extra.

    Speaking on stage with Ms Kennedy during the event, Harry joked: “I’ll be honest with you, Kerry – I just thought we were just going on a date night, so I found it quite weird that we’re sharing the room with 1,500 people.

    “We don’t get out much these days because our kids are so small and young, so this is completely unexpected.

    “But it’s nice to share date night with all of you, so thank you for coming,” he added to laughter from the audience.

    Harry and Meghan’s new show will be released on Netflix later this week.

    In the second of two trailers, Prince Harry spoke of the “leaking” and “planting of stories” as part of a “dirty game”.

    However, the trailers have been criticised for allegedly using footage and photos in misleading ways.

    Meghan and Harry have long discussed their mental health struggles. Speaking in a TV interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, Meghan said she found life within the Royal Family so difficult that at times she “didn’t want to be alive anymore”.

    In the revealing interview, Meghan also said Prince Harry was asked by an unnamed family member “how dark” their son Archie’s skin might be.

    Last week, the outgoing Metropolitan Police assistant commissioner said the duchess received “disgusting and very real” threats while she was a working royal.

     

    Prince Harry has also said he had to step back from royal duties to protect himself and his family from the “toxic” situation created by the UK press.

    The duke told TV chat host James Corden that it was “destroying my mental health” add he “did what any husband [or] father would do”.

  • Harry & Meghan Netflix Docuseries: Harry pledges the “full truth” in new trailer

    Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s story will be told on the small screen in an upcoming Netflix docuseries, which will air very soon. On December 1, the streamer released the first teaser trailer for “Harry & Meghan,” but did not reveal a release date. Four days later, on December 5, Netflix released a longer trailer and announced the first instalment will be released on December 8.

    The first teaser features a series of intimate black and white photos taken throughout their relationship that flash across the screen as dramatic music plays. The documentary’s director, Liz Garbus, is heard asking, “Why did you want to make this documentary?”As a photo is shown, Harry responds, “No one knows what’s happening behind closed doors “as a photo of a visibly emotional Meghan appears. He continues, “I had to do everything I could to protect my family.”

    Aside from the two trailers, not much has been shared about the project from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex since they forged their partnership with the streamer two years ago. However, Markle gave a rare update on it in her Variety cover story published on Oct. 19, just days after Deadline reported that Netflix delayed the documentary’s release until next year.”It’s nice to be able to trust someone with our story — a seasoned director whose work I’ve long admired — even if it means it may not be the way we would have told it. But that’s not why we’re telling it,” Markle shared of the docuseries. “We’re trusting our story to someone else, and that means it will go through their lens.”

    Markle and Harry’s multiyear Netflix deal was announced in September 2020, which includes the production of documentaries, docuseries, feature films, scripted shows, and children’s programming. So far, the only other projects the couple has confirmed for the streamer are their other documentary centered on the Invictus Games and their since-canceled animated series titled “Pearl” (Netflix reportedly axed it due to a stock drop).

    Harry and Markle’s documentary was rumored to be a reality TV series, but the couple previously slammed that idea in a statement provided to People. “The Duke and Duchess are not taking part in any reality shows,” a spokesman said.

    Following said rumors, Markle stressed the difference between a “historical documentary” and a “reality docuseries” in her August profile for The Cut, though she didn’t specify which one her and Harry’s Netflix project is. “The piece of my life I haven’t been able to share, that people haven’t been able to see, is our love story,” she told the outlet of what it’ll cover.

    In her profile, Markle said that, at the time, she wasn’t aware of what had and hadn’t been confirmed about the docuseries, but she did take time to praise its director and share what likely inspired the project. “I will tell you, the Liz Garbus is incredible,” she said. “. . . When the media has shaped the story around you, it’s really nice to be able to tell your own story.”

    Read ahead for everything else we know about Harry and Markle’s upcoming documentary so far.

    Netflix announced that Volume I will premiere Dec. 8 and Volume II will premiere Dec. 15. According to Deadline, Harry and Markle’s documentary has been unofficially slated to debut on Netflix for quite a while, though that date has been thrown into question for a variety of reasons. The outlet noted that the streamer was shaken up after “attacks” from former Prime Minister John Major were aimed at “The Crown” season five. Major, as per CNN, reportedly referred to the Netflix drama’s depiction of his time in office as “damaging and malicious fiction.” “They’re rattled at Netflix, and they blinked first and decided to postpone the documentary,” a source told Deadline. Now, however, the series will continue on as planned. Reps for Archewell did not immediately respond to POPSUGAR’s request for comment.

  • King Charles vows to serve with ‘loyalty, respect and love’ in first address to nation

    Despite his grief, the King has already started carrying out royal duties, holding his first audience with and greeting well-wishers gathered outside Buckingham Palace earlier on Friday.

    King Charles vowed to serve the people of the United Kingdom with “loyalty, respect, and love” during his first televised address to the nation.

    Offering words of comfort following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, the King paid tribute to her “love, affection, guidance, understanding and example” in a speech from Buckingham Palace.

    “Queen Elizabeth was a life well lived; a promise with destiny kept and she is mourned most deeply in her passing. That promise of lifelong service I renew to you all today,” he said.

    “Throughout her life, Her Majesty The Queen – my beloved mother – was an inspiration and example to me and to all my family, and we owe her the most heartfelt debt any family can owe to their mother.”

    A memorial service for the Queen is being held at St Paul’s Cathedral, with 2,000 members of the public joining politicians, including the prime minister, to watch his address.

    Speaking from the Blue Drawing Room of the palace, where his mother recorded some of her Christmas messages, His Majesty dedicated part of his speech to other senior royals, including his wife and children.

    (left - right) Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince William, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry stand on the balcony at Buckingham Palace during the Diamond Jubilee celebrations in central London.

    Of Camilla, now the Queen Consort, he said: “I know she will bring to the demands of her new role the steadfast devotion to duty on which I have come to rely so much.”

    Speaking about his eldest son Prince William, who is now the Duke of Cornwall, Prince of Wales, and heir to the throne, the King said he would “continue to inspire” alongside his wife, Catherine.

    He expressed his love for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Harry and Meghan “as they continue to build their lives overseas” – in what could be considered a symbol of his bid for reconciliation amid past troubles with the couple.

    As he begins his reign, the King also set out his changing role, saying it will “no longer be possible” for him to give as much “time and energies to the charities and issues” he cares “so deeply” about.

    ‘To my darling Mama…’

    Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles stand on a balcony during the Platinum Jubilee Pageant, marking the end of the celebrations for the Platinum Jubilee of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, in London, Britain, June 5, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Pool

    King Charles sat to deliver his address, with a posy of sweet peas mixed with rosemary placed on a desk in front of him, which represents remembrance.

    “On behalf of all my family, I can only offer the most sincere and heartfelt thanks for your condolences and support,” the King said.

    “They mean more to me than I can ever possibly express.

    “And to my darling Mama, as you begin your last great journey to join my dear late Papa, I want simply to say this: thank you.”

    He thanked the Queen for her “love and devotion” before concluding his address with a quote from the William Shakespeare play Hamlet.

    “May ‘flights of Angels sing thee to thy rest,” His Majesty said.

    Monarch already carrying out royal duties

    The address was broadcast after King Charles was seen meeting well-wishers waiting outside Buckingham Palace.

    He shook hands with dozens of people and was also hugged and kissed before walking through the palace gates with his wife by his side.

    Despite his grief, the monarch has already started carrying out royal duties, holding his first audience with Prime Minister Liz Truss earlier on Friday.

    He returned to London with the Queen Consort, after spending Thursday at Balmoral to be with the Queen before she died.

    Dressed in a black suit and tie, the grieving King left the royal residence seated in the back of a car, with his wife in the front passenger seat, as they were driven to Aberdeen airport.

    The monarch is due to be proclaimed at the Accession Council at 10 am on Saturday in the State Apartments of St James’s Palace, Buckingham Palace has said – with the process televised for the first time in history.

  • Meghan and Harry travelling separately from other royals to Balmoral

    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who were already in the UK for a planned visit, are understood to be on their way to Balmoral separately from other royals, reports PA. But they have reportedly been “in coordination” with the plans of other family members.

    Source: bbc.com