Merry Christmas your Majesty; and best wishes to the Duke of Edinburgh #TheQueen
“The path, of course, is not always smooth, and may at times this year have felt quite bumpy, but small steps can make a world of difference.” #QueensSpeech#TheQueen…2019
“And as we all look forward to the start of a new decade it’s worth remembering that it is often the small steps not the giant leaps that bring about the most lasting change. And so, I wish you all a very happy Christmas.” #QueensSpeech#TheQueen
“Two hundred years on from the birth of my great-great grandmother, Queen Victoria, Prince Phillip and I have been delighted to welcome our eighth great-grandchild into our family.” #QueensSpeech#TheQueen
“The challenges many people face today may be different to those once faced by my generation, but I have been struck by how new generations have brought a similar sense of purpose to issues such as protecting our environment and our climate.” #QueensSpeech#TheQueen
The new mum also donned a new necklace with an ‘A,’ appearing to pay tribute to her son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor who was born in May. The delicate jewellery looks to be by Jennifer Meyer – Meghan already owns several pieces by the US designer.
She was joined by her Northwestern university friends Lyndsay Roth and Genevieve Hillis to watch the action from court one.
Serena also attended Meghan and Harry’s wedding and organised her baby shower in New York earlier this year.
The tennis star was widely tipped to be Archie’s godmother, but Buckingham Palace said his godparents “in keeping with their wishes, will remain private.”
Duchess of Sussex watches Serena Williams on court one. [Photo: PA]
It’s believed that none of Harry and Meghan’s high profile friends have been chosen. The service will take place in a Private Chapel at Windsor Castle on Saturday 6 July.
ITV’s Royal Editor Chris Ship tweeted: “The godparents, I’m told are not public figures or celebrities, but private citizens. And therefore both they, and Harry and Meghan, don’t wish their names to be made public.”
Meghan looked chic for her afternoon on court one at Wimbledon. [Photo: Getty]
Meghan is currently on maternity leave from official royal duties, but made her first public appearance after the birth for Trooping the Colour to mark the Queen’s official birthday in June.
She also joined her husband Harry at the New York Yankees versus Boston Red Sox baseball game last Saturday, where they received a personalised shirt for Archie.
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Broadcaster Danny Baker has been sacked by BBC Radio 5 Live after tweeting a joke about the Duke and Duchess Of Sussex’s son using a picture of a monkey. Baker shared a short message on Twitter saying he’d been fired by 5 Live where the 61-year-old broadcaster presented a weekend show. The mention of “red sauce” in his tweet is a reference to a radio feature on his show called the Sausage Sandwich Game which culminates in the question “red sauce, brown sauce or no sauce at all?” He followed the news up on Twitter with a tirade against the BBC accusing the corporation of “throwing me under the bus” by dismissing him.
Meghan Markle’s sister Samantha begs her to let father visit Archie: ‘Being excluded is like a dagger through the heart’
Meghan Markle’s sister Samantha begs her to let father visit Archie: ‘Being excluded is like a dagger through the heart’
Meghan Markle’s estranged half-sister Samantha has begged the duchess to let the pair’s father visit baby Archie, saying “being excluded is like a dagger through the heart”.
In an interview with The Mirror, Samantha said Thomas Markle was left saddened when the first pictures of Meghan and Prince Harry’s son were revealed to the world last week.
She said she excitedly called him up after the first family pictures were released but that it was “a sad moment for him”.
“He should have been involved,” she said. “Being excluded is like a dagger through his heart.
“And poor Master Archie is not getting to know a creative, loving person.”
Meghan’s mother Doria Ragland was pictured with the royal couple as they introduced Archie to the Queen and Prince Phillip, and Samantha said she wished Ms Ragland had stepped in to make sure Mr Markle was there.
“She could have said ‘get your dad out here’. But sadly there seemed to be a lack of effort,” she said.
Adding that she believed Archie has the “Markle nose”, she continued: “I would like to say congratulations to Meghan on the birth, but also tell her that to have excluded dad is wrong.
“He is a doting granddad and he’s been great with all his other grandkids. He buys toys, plays creative games, he’s funny and nurturing and communicative with them.”
“[Archie] isn’t just a Mountbatten-Windsor child, he’s a Markle too,” she said.
Mr Markle, 74, who has had a tumultuous relationship with Meghan, offered his congratulations to the royal couple on Monday after they announced the birth.
He told The Sun: “I am proud that my new grandson is born into the British royal family and I am sure that he will grow up to serve the crown and the people of Britain with grace, dignity and honour.
“God bless the child and I wish him health and happiness, and my congratulations to my lovely daughter Duchess Meghan and Prince Harry, and God Save the Queen.”
Harry and Meghan’s first child, who is seventh in line to the throne, is Mr Markle’s sixth grandchild.
The former Hollywood lighting director has reportedly not spoken to the Duchess of Sussex since just after the royal wedding last May, which he did not attend due to his health.
Camilla, 71, was shown a photo of the sleeping newborn, Hello! reported, during a visit to Saint Thomas Church in Leipzig — one of the many spots she and Prince Charles are visiting during their three-day trip to the country, which began on Tuesday.
She and Charles will continue traveling Germany through Thursday with a stop scheduled in Munich. The pair already met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday, while visiting Berlin.
While in Berlin, Camilla and Charles gushed about the birth of their grandson (and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s first child).
“We couldn’t be more delighted at the news, and we’re looking forward to meeting the baby when we return,” Charles said, Tuesday.
The rest of the royal family have all sent their love, too.
Queen Elizabeth, great-grandmother to the newborn, added her welcome to the newest member of the family in a statement from Buckingham Palace on Monday, adding that she was “delighted with the news.”
William said he was “absolutely thrilled” for his brother and sister-in-law, adding he was “looking forward to seeing them in the next few days when things have quieted down.”
“I’m very pleased and glad to welcome my brother to the sleep deprivation society that is parenting!” he joked.
Kate reflected on what it’s like to be a new parent. “It’s really exciting for both of them,” she told reporters on Tuesday. “These next few weeks, it’s always very daunting first time around so wish them all the best.”
“It’s such a special time – with Louis and Charlotte just having had their birthdays. It’s such a great time of the year to have a baby. Spring’s in the air, so it’s really great,” she said. “As William said, look forward to meeting him and finding out what his name’s going to be.”
Megan and Harry introduced their first child Wednesday at St. George’s Hall in Windsor Castle (where they had their royal wedding reception!), just two days after welcoming the new addition to royal family.
Wearing a white sleeveless dress, Meghan was glowing as she stood behind Harry, who held their newborn son in his arms.
Broadcaster Danny Baker has been sacked by BBC Radio 5 Live after tweeting a joke about the Duke and Duchess Of Sussex’s son using a picture of a monkey. Baker shared a short message on Twitter saying he’d been fired by 5 Live where the 61-year-old broadcaster presented a weekend show. The mention of “red sauce” in his tweet is a reference to a radio feature on his show called the Sausage Sandwich Game which culminates in the question “red sauce, brown sauce or no sauce at all?” He followed the news up on Twitter with a tirade against the BBC accusing the corporation of “throwing me under the bus” by dismissing him.
Danny Baker fired by the BBC over ‘racist’ royal baby tweet
Guest Danny Baker during a pre-recorded interview on Christian O’Connell’s Breakfast Show at Absolute Radio (AP).
Broadcaster Danny Baker has been sacked by BBC Radio 5 Live after tweeting a joke about the Duke and Duchess Of Sussex’s son using a picture of a monkey.
Baker shared a short message on Twitter saying he’d been fired by 5 Live where the 61-year-old broadcaster presented a weekend show.
The mention of “red sauce” in his tweet is a reference to a radio feature on his show called the Sausage Sandwich Game which culminates in the question “red sauce, brown sauce or no sauce at all?”
He followed the news up on Twitter with a tirade against the BBC accusing the corporation of “throwing me under the bus” by dismissing him.
(Twitter)
A BBC spokesman said: “This was a serious error of judgment and goes against the values we as a station aim to embody. Danny’s a brilliant broadcaster but will no longer be presenting a weekly show with us.”
In an interview with Sky News, Baker was described as “shocked” and “upset” by the BBC’s decision, insisting that he didn’t realise the racist connotations of his initial tweet. He’s quoted as saying he wasn’t surprised by the sacking. “I’ve brought this on myself,” Baker reportedly said adding that he feels let down by people who believe his tweet was intentionally racist.
On LBC, Baker admitted to host James O’Brien he’d made “a huge blunder”, accepting that the BBC had no option but to fire him for his “unintentional mistake”.“
“I get what happened to me,” Baker told O’Brien. “The joke was about class and the idea that there was any racial bias came out of my own ignorance. I curdled that anyone could have thought that was the intent behind that photo.”
James O’Brien said he was poised to defend Danny Baker, on the grounds that “he often talks about chimpanzees dressed as famous people without any racial subtext whatsoever”.
On Wednesday Baker shared a tweet that showed a baby chimp in a posh suit being paraded by a well-dressed couple with the caption “royal baby leaves hospital”. He quickly deleted the post after many people accused the tweet of being ‘racist’ towards Harry and Meghan’s new arrival, baby Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, the 7th in line to the throne.
Harry and Meghan, whose mother is African American, revealed the baby’s name on Wednesday.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex with their baby son (Name later announced as Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor), who was born on Monday morning, during a photocall in St George’s Hall at Windsor Castle in Berkshire.
The presenter later apologised saying he didn’t intend for the post to be seen as offensive. Responding to the backlash, he said: “Sorry my gag pic of the little fella in the posh outfit has whipped some up.
“Never occurred to me because, well, mind not diseased. Soon as those good enough to point out its possible connotations got in touch, down it came. And that’s it. Now stand by for sweary football tweets.”
Later he shared: “Would have used same stupid pic for any other Royal birth or Boris Johnson kid or even one of my own. It’s a funny image. (Though not of course in that context.)”
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