June 2, 2026

Harry’s Wedding Snub, Meghan’s Candle Controversy, and Trooping the Colour Returns

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Prince Harry is reportedly hurt by claims he will not attend Peter Phillips’ wedding, while new reports suggest differing views inside the Wales household about the possibility of reconciliation. Meghan Markle faces fresh scrutiny after old comments about expensive candles resurface just as her As Ever brand expands its luxury candle line. We also examine renewed debate over the Sussexes’ future, claims that Harry is embracing causes associated with King Charles, and preparations for Trooping the Colour as thousands of troops rehearse for one of the monarchy’s biggest annual events.

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Calorougus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Inturgy. Ga

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A'm your host, Mark Francis. Prince Harry has reportedly been

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left hurt and disappointed after claims emerged that he will

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not attend his cousin Peter Phillip's wedding. One source said

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being frozen out of Peter Phillip's wedding has delivered one

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of the deepest blows yet to Harry. Growing up, he

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adored Peter. He always saw him as one of the

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more grounded, trustworthy members of the family. He genuinely didn't

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believe it would come to this. He feels deeply hurt

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and humiliated. According to Closer, the situation has sparked differing

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views within the Whales household. A source claimed that while

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William ces firm boundaries as necessary, whereas Kate would still

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like to see some form of reconciliation between the brothers,

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the inside has said, well, Kate's very protective now of

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the stability around William and the three children. She would

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also love William and Harry to build bridges and reconcile

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in some way. She feels William is pushing Harry too

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far now, and the last thing she wants is more

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drama or emotional upheaval. A resurfaced video of Meghan Markel

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criticizing expensive candles has sparked fresh debate online, just as

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her as Ever lifestyle brand continues to expand its own

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candle collection. The clip dates back to Meghan's pre royal days,

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where she was running her lifestyle blog The Tig. Speaking

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during an interview, Meghan dismissed the idea of selling luxury

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candles at premium prices. She said, one hundred dollar candles

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on my site. That's so obnoxious. The comments have attracted

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renewed attention because Meghan's as Ever brand now sells a

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range of candles inspired by significant moments in her life.

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While the individual candles retail for sixty four dollars each,

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customers can also purchase a complete collection priced at two

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hundred and fifty six dollars. Critics were quick to point

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out the apparent contradiction between Megan's earlier comments and her

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current business venture. One social media user wrote, she thinks

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having a title makes her candles more valuable, love it doesn't.

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Supporters of the Dutches, however, have defended the products, noting

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that luxury candles are common in the premium home fragrance market,

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and that Meghan's collection is positioned as a lifestyle brand

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rather than an everyday household item. That said, Meggan's latest

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product launch has sparked criticism online after some social media

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users claim to spot flaws in promotional photographs. The Duchess

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recently unveiled a new promotion in which customers purchasing one

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of the five newly released product bundles receive a complementary

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match box with their bundles, featuring a selection of products

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already available through the as Ever website. However, it wasn't

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the match boxes that caught the attention of some online observers.

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Several users focused instead on the images showing candles alongside

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the complementary matches. One user on x claimed the pool

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of wax you see around the wick of Megan's candle

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it's referred to as candle tunneling. This can waste a

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significant part of your candle. Common causes of tunneling are

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using a wick that's too small or an unsuitable wax blend.

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They also questioned the placement of a used match in

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the promotional image, writing as an added note you should

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never place a once split match on top of a

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paper box filled with matches. This is common sense. On

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Piers Morgan's spinoff program, Royals Uncensored, columnist Maureen Callahan argue

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that there is little prospect of Meghan returning to royal

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life in America and our view of it, there is

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absolutely no way back for Megan. Meghan does not want

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to go back. She has burned those bridges. They're having

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a lot of trouble monetizing what they used to be

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able to monetize, which was their connection to the Royal family,

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the secrets of the Royal family. The information supply has

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been choked off. The stories are that they may need

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to downsize that fourteen million dollar Montecito mansion. The reporting,

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most recently in The New York Post is that Meghan

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denies this, but she is actively looking for acting work,

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which is a farfall for her. In The Express, Alicia

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McNamara writes, Prince Harry and Meghan have had a hard

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time in recent years, but despite what people say, I

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like them, Let's face it, there are many more controversial

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members of the Royal family. Given Andrew's many scandals, I'm

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not sure anyone can really remember why they weren't fans

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of Harry and Meghan in the first place. The former

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Prince has far outweighed anything mildly bad that Harry and

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Meghan might have ever done. Prince Harry and Meghan could

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have been a powerhouse for the royal family. With the

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number of working royals dwindling. Alongside Prince William and Princess Katherine,

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the couple could have been a perfect fit, especially when

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William becomes king and the new era of the monarchy begins,

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one that seems likely to have a less formal, more

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genes and t shirt feel. Surely compared to Andrew. Anything

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with Prince Harry and Meghan is water under the bridge

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by now. So please let's send Andrew to America and

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have Prince Harran Meghan back more palacing just a moment.

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Prince Harry is facing fresh criticism from some Royal insiders

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who believe his recent public advocacy work mirrors causes long

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championed by King Charles. According to Radar Online, some Palace

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figures have suggested that Harry's growing focus on issues such

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as Entran's welfare, environmental protection, anti Semitism Ukraine, and humanitarian

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causes is part of a broader effort to rebuild his

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standing in Britain and reconnect with his father once. As

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told the publication, there is a green belief among some

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people at the Palace that Harry knows exactly what he

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is doing by embracing the causes closest to Charles's heart.

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Critics see it as an emotional strategy designed to remind

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the King that beneath all the family bitterness, Harry is

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still his son and still shares many of the values

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Charles spent decades championing. Another insider claimed some people think

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Harry is carefully reshaping himself into a humanitarian figure whose

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public identity overlaps heavily with charles long standing passions, to

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deliberately tug on his heartstrings as part of his long

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term plan to wriggle his way back into the royal family.

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To skeptics, it feels like Harry is trying to soften

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attitudes towards him in royal circles while rebuilding credibility in Britain.

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Both have voiced support for Britain's Jewish community following attacks

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in London, while Harry's comments on Ukraine reportedly echoed themes

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later raised by Charles. During his state visit to the US.

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Harry also joined Prince William and celebrating Sir David Attenborough's

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one hundredth birthday and praised his environmental work, another subject

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closely associated with the king. One royal aid argue that

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these similarities should not necessarily come as a surprise. The

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source said, at the core of it, Harry and Charles

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share far more similarities than people sometimes acknowledge publicly. They

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were shaped by the same royal system, exposed to the

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same sense of duty from an early age, and both

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developed strong views about global and humanitarian issues because of

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the unusual lives they have lived. There is a belief

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among those close to the royal family that Harry inherited

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a great deal of his father's instinct to speak passionately

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about causes he cares about, even when doing so risks

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criticism or controversy. Preparations are now well underway for one

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of the most significant events in the Royal calendar, with

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troops taking part in the first major rehearsal for trooping

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the colour. The large scale practice took place in London

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on Saturday and brought together approximately one thousand soldiers, along

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with two hundred horses from the Household Division and the

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King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery. Dressed in full ceremonial uniform,

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the participants carried out the first complete public rehearsal ahead

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of this month's celebrations. This year's parade will take place

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on June thirteenth, when the King's Company, First Battalion Grenadier

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Guards will troop its color in the presence of King Charles.

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The tradition stretches back more than two and a half centuries,

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and seventeen forty eight it was decided that the military

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display would be used to celebrate the sovereign's official birthday,

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and it became an annual event during the reign of

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King George the Third in seventeen sixty. As always, members

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of the royal family are expected to take part in

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the procession, with some appearing on horseback while others travel

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in horse drawn carriages. The day's most anticipated moment will

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once again come at Buckingham Palace, where the family will

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gather on the balcony to watch the Royal Air Force

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fly pass led by the Red Arrows. Not everyone plans

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to celebrate the air anti monarchy campaign group republic As

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announced plans for a demonstration during the event. The organization

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said this is one of the Republic's most iconic protests,

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