Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have confirmed that they and their two children would be attending Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee festivities next month.
The 96-year-old queen will meet the couple's 11-month-old daughter, Lilibet Diana, during their planned June visit to the UK, which comes after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex paid a secret visit to the Queen last month before traveling to The Hague, Netherlands for the Invictus Games.
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The visit does, however, raise the question of where the couple would remain while in the UK. According to The Sun, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, their daughter, and their three-year-old son, Archie Harrison, will remain at their former home, Frogmore Cottage, during their visit to the UK, since heightened security measures are already in place ahead of their arrival.
Before stepping down from their duties in the royal family and relocating to the United States in April 2020, the couple resided at the Windsor house. However, it was rumored at the time that the duke and duchess, who spent $3 million renovating the house, planned to maintain it so that they would have a property in the UK.
It was also reported in February 2022 that the couple, who now live in California with their children, have extended their lease at Frogmore Cottage. The duke extended his lease on the house to continue acting as one of the Queen's four-state counselors.
According to the official Royal Family website, the counselors of state shall be appointed by Letters Patent to serve in Her Majesty's stead if the Queen is temporarily unable to perform her formal responsibilities as Sovereign due to sickness or absence abroad.
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Prince Harry, and Prince Andrew, Duke of York are the current state counselors.
Prince Harry, on the other hand, had to be "domiciled" in the UK to continue working as a counselor.
Frogmore Cottage has now become the home of the duke's cousin Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank while Prince Harry and Meghan have only visited the UK together once since stepping down from royal responsibilities. August, the couple's one-year-old son, lives with them in Frogmore Cottage.
Princess Eugenie and Jack are likely to welcome the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in the guest rooms of Frogmore Cottage on their visit to the UK next month.
In April of last year, the Duke stayed at the mansion when he came home to attend his grandpa Prince Philip's burial. While Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and their children will attend the weekend of festivities, they will not be seen on the Buckingham Palace balcony during Trooping the Colour because the Queen has restricted balcony appearances during her official birthday celebration to working members of the royal family.
As a result of the decision, Prince Andrew, who retired from public life in 2019, will not be present on the balcony on Thursday, June 2nd. Although the Sussexes will not be present on the balcony for the monarch's birthday parade, they are expected to attend other events marking the Queen's 70 years on the throne over the weekend, Independent reported.
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Meanwhile, Amber Melville-Brown, global head of reputation at international legal firm Withers, warned that adopting the Royal Family's customary "never complain, never explain" motto might lead to a "life-long struggle" of litigation.
The Queen Mother is claimed to have adopted the phrase when she became Queen Consort in 1936, and it was then handed down to her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II.
In a word, the term describes the Firm's approach to public relations, as the Royal Family has typically avoided becoming involved in the media frenzy surrounding various royal crises.
The monarchy, on the other hand, has a long history of standing aside and letting the drama play out. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, according to Amber Melville-Brown, will be extremely busy if they continue to sue the press. She points out that, in contrast to the Sussexes, the monarchy's stance has made it quite apparent that no explanation or interaction would be forthcoming, according to Express.
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