Our King: Charles III

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PICTURED: Danny Cipriani puts on a cosy display with Strictly's JowitaPrzystal as they hug at their first training session - days after announcing his split from wife Victoria Silence of the Royal sisters-in-law: Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle 'have not spoken in four years', claims Sussexes 'mouthpiece' Omid Scobie On the personal front, Charles dotes on William's children, who call him Grandpa Wales, and an aide confirms they 'absolutely adore' him. When he reads to them, doing the voices of all the characters, he has them spellbound; they particularly enjoy Harry Potter books.

Nevertheless, in a spirit of reconciliation, it was agreed that the Sussexes should later join the rest of the Royal Family for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. Again there was a proviso: the Netflix film crew accompanying them would not be allowed access to royal palaces or members of the family. William, too, has already started streamlining his own team, saying that as heir to the throne, he will ultimately employ far fewer people on his staff. Meghan, for her part, was said to be 'hugely excited' about this new venture. She would certainly have known that the Commonwealth was particularly close to the Queen's heart, and that her endorsement was a great honour. Whenever he was due to conduct an investiture at Windsor Castle, Charles arranged to stay the night there and have dinner with his mother, instead of returning to Highgrove in Gloucestershire. He knew the Queen was nearing the end of her life, and wanted to be there for her.Dave Portnoy denies hooking up with 'trash bag' Rachel Leviss while they were both in Illinois... as he confirms split fromgirlfriend Silvana Mojica This angered Prince William, who saw it as a betrayal. One member of his circle said he felt especially let down. He believed the trust between them was gone. Queen Elizabeth also thought Harry was "so consumed" by his love for Meghan that it was "clouding his judgment", the royal correspondent added in his book. Charles "wouldn't pay" for Meghan leaving Harry "infuriated"

Prince Harry was 'infuriated' when King Charles told him he could not keep paying for Meghan Markle, a bombshell new book serialised in the Daily Mail reveals. William and Charles noticed that Harry seemed to be permanently on edge. Members of the bride and groom's entourage also noted that the prince had become 'petulant and short-tempered' — raising his voice on occasion to staff and even swearing. Harry, for his part, was now convinced that William didn't approve of his choice of bride. Whether this was the case or not, the once close bond between the siblings was fraying badly.Inside Brad Pitt's HQ of broken dreams in New Orleans: Hollywood star's nonprofit office in shambles following years of legal battles In the aftermath, William went to his father and told him that the Royal Family needed a clear strategy in dealing with the renegade royals. Charles agreed. The one thing that stood out was [her] memory. For somebody of her age to have the clarity of the past, and remembering the things that she did, was amazing. She didn't need prompting by anybody.' As he later explained in the Netflix docu-series he made with Meghan, 'as far as a lot of the family were concerned, everything that she was being put through, they had been put through as well'

The night before, while presiding over a function at Dumfries House in East Ayrshire, he had been alerted that the Queen's health had suddenly deteriorated.

Last May, it was clear her reign was gradually drawing to a close. Dutiful to the last, she drew great comfort from the fact that both Charles and William were well qualified to succeed her, and that the birth of Prince George had helped ensure the continuation of the monarchy. RJ: Yeah, I do, I do have hope for a chance of reconciliation—if [William] sees fit, if he makes it happen. Harry won’t make the first move. It’s difficult to say or look into the future, but from what I know I’d say yes, if you base history on repeating itself. To many, the couples' joint walkabout - said to have been William's idea to put on a show of unity - might have seemed like some kind of reconciliation.