Nov. 12, 2025

Meghan Markle Will Drop Her “Magical” Holiday Special—Right when King Charles Hosts a State Visit

Meghan Markle Will Drop Her “Magical” Holiday Special—Right when King Charles Hosts a State Visit

Because nothing says “peace on earth” like perfect timing, Meghan Markle’s new Netflix holiday special With Love, Meghan premieres December 3—the very same day King Charles and Queen Camilla host the President of Germany for a royal state visit. The Duchess promises candles, ribbons, and “advanced gift wrapping,” while the rest of the family will be a bit busy running a country.

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Calorogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue. I

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am your host, Mark Francis. Remembrance Day is an important

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and predictable day on the Royal calendar, so it was

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of course time for Megan Michael to announce her holiday special,

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a holiday edition of a Netflix lifestyle series with Love

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Meghan Well, debuted December third. Embrace traditions and make new

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ones for this holiday season, she wrote on Instagram, sharing

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a photo of herself in green dress gazing over an

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elegantly decorated table filled with candles, ribbons, and greenery. Netflix

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described the special as a magical holiday celebration. The episode

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will feature friends and family decking the holes, creating holiday feasts,

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crafting heartfelt gifts, and sharing lots of laughs with simple

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how toos to follow it home. Meghan told attendees at

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four Tune's Most Powerful Women's Summit last month that the

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special would include lots of gift wrapping techniques, a nod

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to her pre Royal days. You guys know I used

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to teach gift wrapping at Paper Source and Advanced gift Wrapping.

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She said, That's not the full circle I was expecting,

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but here we Are, The release date may turn out

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to be an awkward one for the royal calendar. The special,

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set to premiere on December third, falls on the same

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day King Charles and Queen Cammella will welcome the President

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of Germany for a full state visit at Windsor Castle.

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Buckingham Palace confirmed last month that the President of Germany,

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accompanied by Frau Bundenbender, will pay a state visit to

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the United Kingdom hosted by His Majesty the King from

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Wednesday third to Friday the fifth. While the itinerary has

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yet to be released, December third is expected to feature

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the ceremonial welcome and formal banquet, the most high profile

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moments of the visit. That timing means Meghan's Holiday special,

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her final project under her original Netflix deal, will debut

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just as the senior Royals take center stage for one

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of the most significant diplomatic events of the year. The

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overlap isn't the first time one of Megan's announcements has

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coincided with a major royal engagement. Just last week, while

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Prince William was in Brazil for his Earthshot Prime ceremony,

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headlines about Meghan's return to acting surfaced alongside news that

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her as Ever lifestyle brand's holiday collection had launched at

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a local bookstore in Montecito. Inside to say, Netflix set

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the release date before Buckingham Palace confirmed the state visit.

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Though the clash will likely fuel speculation of another royal

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scheduling coincidence, we also anticipate that Kate's annual Christmas concert

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will take place that week. Last year, it was on

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December six, Although no date has been announced, we're keeping

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our editorial calendar open on Friday, December fifth. Perhaps the

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media will accuse Princess Catherine of stealing Meghan's thond, but

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we doubt it. Kate attended the Service of Remembrance yesterday

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at the National Memorial Arboretum at Staffordshire, marking her first

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appearance at the annual ceremony. The Princess stood in quiet

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reflection alongside veterans and families of the fallen as the

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nation paused to honour those who gave their lives in service.

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Wearing a military style black coat, a wide brimmed hat

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with a bow and two poppies pinned to her lapel,

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the future Queen joined atten des in observing the two

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minute silence at eleven a m before stepping forward to

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lay a wreath of red poppies. She appeared visibly moved,

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bowing her head for a moment of private reflection before

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returning to her seat. The ceremony, which began at ten

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forty five, drew veterans, service families and members of the public,

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marking Armistice Day across the United Kingdom. During the service,

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especially commissioned at poem a Sonnet for Us All by

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r GI Manila Palai, poet in residence at the Arboretum,

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was read aloud, reflecting on love, sacrifice and the enduring

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bonds formed through service. Although this year marked Kate's first

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appearance at the annual Service of Remembrance at the National

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Memorial Arbreedom, the event is traditionally attended by a senior

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member of the royal family each year. A blood royal,

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meaning someone directly in the line of succession, typically represents

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the monarchy at the service. However, Kate is not the

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first royal spouse to take on the duty. Over the years,

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several consorts have attended alongside or on behalf of their

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royal partners. Last year, for example, Sophie Duchess of Edinburgh,

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the wife of Prince Edward, the late queen's youngest son,

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attended the ceremony sol though representing the royal family in

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her own right. After the service, the Princess visited the

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Memorial Wall, where she met Squadron Leader Beth Long and

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her daughters, whose husband and father, Squadron Leader Mark Long,

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was killed in twenty twenty four and a spitfire crash

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during the Battle of Britain Memorial flight duties. His name

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is the most recent to be engraved on the wall.

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Kate also met with a group of veterans from recent

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conflicts and spoke with secondary school students from military families

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whose parents are currently on deployment. The Princess spent time

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listening to their experiences and reflected on the unseen sacrifices

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made by service families across the country more palace in

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just a moment. William, the Prince of Wales appeared in

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classrooms across Britain yesterday, delivering a heartfelt message about the

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importance of honoring veterans on Remembrance Day. In a pre

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recorded video for the Royal British Legion's annual Remembrance Assembly,

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Prince William told pupils that it was vital to stop

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and reflect, adding that the day teaches us empathy, resilience

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and responsibility. Coming together for remembrance is a vital way

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to honour those whose service keeps us safe. Even today,

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as we can continue to face a number of conflicts

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across the world. We honor those who have gone before

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us and those who are serving now. Their memories matter,

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their lives matter, and they remind us to be respectful, kind,

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brave and thoughtful every day. The online assembly, aimed at

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students aged nine two fourteen, is held annually on or

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near Armistice Day and was streamed in schools via YouTube

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and zoom. In his message, William said Armistice Day is

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an important time for us to stop and reflect. It

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is a reminder the remembrance is for everyone. When we remember,

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we connect with service in the personal way. We learn

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from the courage of others and carry their stories forward

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so they are not forgotten. It's not just about the past,

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it's about shaping who we become in the future. When

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we wear a red poppy or take a moment of silence,

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we are saying thank you, We have not forgotten, and

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we will not forget. Through my own experience, as well

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as through my work with the Royal Navy, the Army

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and the Royal Air Force, I've seen firsthand the dedication

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and duty of our armed forces in keeping us protected.

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Later in the evening, William joined the King and Queen

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at Windsor Castle for a reception honoring VJ veterans marking

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the eightieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War.

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Queen Camilla marked Armistice Day with a trip by train

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to London, taking part in the annual Poppies to Paddington

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tribute honoring the nation's war dead. Her Majesty board of

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the nine twenty eighth service from Chippenham and Wiltshire, the

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nearest station to her private home at ray Mill, where

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she was greeted by members of the local community, representatives

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from Great Western Railway and pupils from Monkton Primary School.

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The children presented the Queen with a wreath they had

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made from crocheted poppies, proudly explaining that it had taken

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six weeks to complete. Well, that's very impressive, Camilla told them.

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I was never very good at that, or knitting for

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that matter. Are we taking this to London for you.

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She also noted that the poppy pinned to her dark

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green dress had been knitted from wool from the King's

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sheep at Sandringham. When complimented on wearing gwr's colors, she laughed,

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of course. Spotting a train pulling in, the Queen remarked,

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oh good, it's on dime, before boarding with her security team. Appropriately,

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the service was named Odette Hallowe's GCMB in tribute to

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the wartime hero and Special Operations executive agent who survived

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imprisonment in Ravensbrook concentration Camp. During the journey, the train

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paused at Swindon station, where local dignitaries added several more

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wreaths to be taken to London. I'm not sure where

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we are going to put all of these, but will

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take good care of them, Camilla said, cheerfully. It's my pleasure.

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We'll decorate the seats. The poppies to Paddington initiative began

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in twenty twenty during the pandemic, when wreaths were sent

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on early morning trains from stations across the Great Western

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Railway network. It has since become a deeply rooted part

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of the UK's remembrance tradition. Arriving at Paddington shortly before

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eleven am, the Queen made her way to Platform one's

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War Memorial for a solemn service featuring the Call to Remembrance,

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the Last Post and the traditional two minutes silence. The

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Military Wives Choir then performed poppy read before her Majesty

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laid her wreath and met with the performers, the Railway

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Chaplain and veterans working within the rail industry. And there

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