Kate Middleton spotted in public for first time since chemotherapy – Royal news live

Harry, 40, began his visit at a glitzy dinner in hosed by the World Health Organization in aid of childhood voilence survivors, which aimed to raise awareness of the impact this can have on mental health.

Royal expert Phil Dampier told The Sun: “It is significant that he is doing so much on his own now. They are living more separate lives as it looks like Harry is trying to carve out what exactly his future is.

“I suspect Harry has been feeling very much like a spare part.

“He wants more fulfilling roles for himself so we may well be seeing more of him here.”

Kate, 42, attended church at the Balmoral estate in Aberdeenshire and was seen being driven to the service at Crathie Kirk on Sunday (22 September) by the Prince of Wales.

A former head of royal security has claimed that the late Queen Elizabeth II’s private secretary, Lord Robert Fellowes, knew about Mohamed Al-Fayed’s reputation as a “dirty old man”.

Speaking to the Daily Mail following a slew of shocking allegations against the former Harrods owner, Dai Davies said that Fayed had a “salacious reputation” even in 1997 – the year Princess Diana and her son’s holidayed on his yacht.

He said: “In 1997 there were already allegations he had been bribing MPs to table questions in the House and he had a salacious reputation. There were concerns about his persona as a dirty old man.

“There were allegations I was aware of that Al Fayed had sexually assaulted women then paid them off. I had no compunction in warning the Queen about this individual.

“I advised the Queen, through Lord Fellowes, not to let the boys go away on holiday with him because of the allegations I was aware of – that he was a salacious attacker of women.

Mr Davies admitted: “Ultimately my advice was ignored. [Diana] flew off from Kensington Palace when Al Fayed sent his helicopter.”

Former head of royal security Dai Davies claims that he expressed his concerns about the former Harrods owner, currently under investigation for the alleged rape and abuse of 37 women, to the royal family.

Mr Davies told Sky News: “I was horrified because I was aware of some of the allegations even then that were going around.

“I was aware that he had tried very hard to ingratiate himself with the Royal Family and obviously knowing, as I did, the reputation he was alleged [to have] then, I was concerned, and I took the opportunity to inform the Royal Family.”

He was told that the monarch was “aware” in response to the revelation, and the princess and her children proceeded to holiday with Fayed and his son Dodi in Saint Tropez in July of 1997.

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Princess Diana’s brother, the Earl Spencer, has celebrated the 25th anniversary of her charity by inviting a choir to her family home.

This saw a whopping 350 members of the Rock Choir perform ‘Make Your Own Kind Of Music’ at Althorp House in Northamptonshire today.

The performance will be used in a new music video to raise funds for The Diana Award.

Prince William previously said that the charity was established “to reflect my mother’s belief that young people can change the world.”

It has been noted that the message, shared to the official Kensington Palace Twitter/X account, was not signed off as “W&C”, indicating that had not been personally written by the couple.

A palace insider told The Daily Beast: “It was just a company thing. Happy birthday blah blah blah.”

Footage of the event was shared by the royal family today with the following statement: “His Majesty paid a visit to @royalnavy crew members stationed in Scotland yesterday to thank them and their families for their service.

“As well as meeting serving personnel and their loved ones, The King boarded a Vanguard-class vessel and was given a tour.

“Before departing the submarine, His Majesty met the Submariners who have spent the greatest amount of time under the waves.

“Thank you to all our Armed Forces for your service! To read more about The King’s visit, head to http://Royal.uk”

A British socialite has claimed that Prince Harry is kept “on a tight leash” by Meghan Markle who allegedly stopped him from having a large 40th birthday party.

According to reports, the Duke of Sussex, 40, had a low-key celebration with his family in California.

Lady Victoria Hervey told GB News: “40 is still very young – men are quite juvenile at 40 years old. If he had a choice, he would have probably been in England with a lot of his old friends, but she’s not going to let him do that, is she?”

“I think she keeps him on a really tight leash. You can see it in him, he’s deprived of freedom. She’s sort of his therapist and his babysitter and he’s very, very dependent on her.”