Royal Family LIVE: Edward and Sophie ‘unhappy after being asked to stay with Andrew’

Edward and Sophie were reportedly asked to bunk with Prince Andrew. (Image: Getty)

and his wife were reportedly left “unhappy” after being asked to share a cottage with at Christmas.

The Duke and Duchess of Edingburgh were “less than pleased” at the news they would be staying with the disgraced Duke of York at Sandringham, according to royal insiders.

An insider that Edward and Sophie were not “cheeky by jowl with the Yorks”.

Luckily for them, Andrew’s invitation was turned down after it emerged he knew an alleged Chinese spy and is trying to lay low in the aftermath.

The couple were also left after being “effectively given the servants’ quarters” to stay in, the insider added.

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Meghan Markle’s bombshell 13-word swipe against the Firm

once made a brutal 13-word swipe against the during a bombshell interview.

Shortly after , the following year, Meghan and sat down for a televised interview with US TV host Oprah Winfrey.When allegations arose that she made about Princess Charlotte’s bridesmaid dress, Meghan claimed she was “silenced” and not “protected” by the Royal Family.In the interview, Meghan said: “That was hard to reconcile because it was only once we were married and everything started to really worsen that I came to understand that not only was I not being protected, but that they were willing to lie to protect other members of the family.”

In a 13-word statement, Meghan also claimed: “They weren’t willing to tell the truth to protect me and my husband.”

Buckingham Palace , after the interview aired.

While the late Queen said the family was “saddened” to hear of Meghan and Harry’s challenges and stated “Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much loved family members.”

She also remarked that “some recollections may vary” when it comes to the issues and concerns raised in their interview.

King Charles sends prayers to Pacific island nation devastated by earthquake

. The official death toll, following the original quake of December 17, stands at 14, with over 200 injured, but these numbers are expected to rise.

The King expressed his deep sorrow over the tragedy in a statement posted on the Royal Family’s social media channels. He conveyed his sentiments in both English and Tok Pisin, a language spoken in parts of Vanuatu alongside Bislama, the country’s second language.

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King Charles visited Vanuatu when he was a prince in 2018, he has sad he is ‘deeply saddened’ (Image: Getty)

Princess Beatrice makes huge decision on where she will spend Christmas

A pregnant was planning to spend Christmas with her in-laws abroad

Under doctor’s orders, Beatrice has been told to stay at home in the UK, in case travelling endangers her baby.For the first time since marrying Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, the princess was planning to spend the holidays with her property tycoon husband’s family for the first time.Beatrice, 36, , and is expecting the baby “in early spring”.

Princess Beatrice

Princess Beatrice has made a decision on where she will spend Christmas (Image: Getty)

Queen Camilla’s son reveals two items he was told to bring to Royal Christmas celebrations

King Charles and Queen Camilla will be starting to prepare for Christmas Day next week as they are set to welcome 45 family members to Sandringham for the annual festivities.

Among those set to attend are a number of senior royals including , Princess Kate, and their three children, as well as some guests who have never attended a Christmas with the Royal Family before.

, 50 , who shared just weeks ago that he will be in Sandringham for the big day.

that while he usually spends December 25 at his ex-wife’s house in comfy clothes, he will be swapping that next week for Christmas with the royals instead, a request he said was made by his mum.

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Queen Camilla’s son will be at Sandringham for Christmas (Image: Getty)

Expert reveals whether the Royal Family really watch the King’s Speech on Christmas Day

Around 45 members of the Royal Family will be preparing to travel to Sandringham within days to attend Christmas with and Queen Camilla.

The monarch, 76, will be hosting the big day at Sandringham with his nearest and dearest, including his son , daughter-in-law Princess Kate, and their three children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

according to a royal expert, who says a festive schedule is handed out to family members on arrival.

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The King’s speech is shown on Christmas Day (Image: Getty)

Prince Harry ‘red with anger’ at Meghan Markle’s story of when she first met late Queen

was once left red “with anger” after his wife, , an expert has claimed.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made a series of revelations about their life within the Royal Family in the docuseries Harry & Meghan.

In the bombshell show, the couple opened up about Meghan’s first meeting with the late monarch.

The meeting took place when Harry and Meghan were in Windsor to have lunch at the Royal Lodge with .

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Prince Harry appeared to be unimpressed with his wife’s re-enactment, says expert (Image: Netflix)

Princess Kate dealt William ultimatum after rejecting Queen Elizabeth’s Christmas invite

In the early years of their relationship, Princess Kate and navigated the complexities of royal traditions and personal boundaries.

While Christmas at Sandringham is effectively now a permanent fixture for Kate, William and their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis,

Kate, demonstrating her commitment to tradition and personal principles, once declined an invitation from and Queen Elizabeth II, which was for her to attend their estate in Norfolk with the wider Royal Family for festivities.

Prince William

Princess Kate reportedly rejected an invitation from William one Christmas (Image: Getty)

Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis’s bizarre Christmas traditions revealed

Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis are in for a fun-filled Christmas this year

While the royal children are like millions of others across the UK when it comes to their excitement around Christmas time, it appears the three siblings have which come as a result of being members of the Royal Family.

Although and Princess Kate try and give their three children as normal an upbringing as possible, these traditions – especially when the family celebrate Christmas at Sandringham with the monarch – are still in place, with one of these being present giving on Christmas Eve. It is believed the royal children are also treated to some special gifts on December 25.

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George, Charlotte and Louis are in Sandringham for Christmas (Image: Getty)

Heartbreaking reason Prince Harry and Meghan Markle never show their children’s faces

and took fans by surprise this week after they released a new Christmas card for 2024 containing six photographs.

While the pictures they included of them at charitable events were to be expected on the greetings card, one of the snaps Prince Archie, five, and Princess Lilibet, three, took royal fans by surprise.

Since the couple quit royal life in 2020 and moved across the pond to America, where they now live in a £11 million Montecito mansion,

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle try and keep their children out of the spotlight (Image: Getty)

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