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Heres a comprehensive timeline of the royal drama between the Wales and Sussex families.
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According to an insider who spokewithPeoplein 2019, the conversation left Harry angry and hurt.
November 27, 2017:Prince Harry and Meghan Markleannounce their engagement.
It has been wonderful getting to know Meghan and to see how happy she and Harry are together.
A Fab Four Christmas in 2017!
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December 2017:Prince Harry reportedly confronts his brother about welcoming Meghan into the family.
Thats when the Cambridges invited the Sussexes to spend Christmas with them.
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Kate Middleton, and Prince William attend the first annual Royal Foundation Forum on February 28, 2018.
A Fab Four Christmas in 2017!
According to Nicholl, this was the moment Will and Kate realized they needed to up their game.
But Meghan was the breakout star of the foursome.
Princess Charlotte and Kate Middleton attend the wedding ceremony of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, in Windsor, on May 19, 2018.
She was polished, passionate, and funny, using all her TV-honed skills to present her case.
May 2018:Prince Harry and Meghan Markle wed on May 19, 2018.
Around that timeThe Telegraphreportedthat Kate Middleton was left in tears following a bridesmaids dress fitting for Princess Charlotte.
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, arrive for the unveiling of a statue they commissioned of their mother Diana, Princess of Wales, in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace.
The press ran with it.
However, in her2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan claimed it was theother way around.
The reverse happened, she eventually told Oprah.
Kate, William, Harry, and Meghan outside Windsor Castle on September 10
She owned it and she apologized, and she brought me flowers and a note apologizing.
She did what I would do if I knew I hurt someone.
To just take accountability for it….
I wouldve never wanted that to come out about her.
Even though it had happened.
I protected that from ever being out in the world.
It really hurt my feelings, Meghan said.
I think thats when everything changed, really, Meghan said.
May 6, 2019:Meghan and Harrywelcome their first child, a baby boy namedArchie.
Kate and Will say theyre absolutely thrilled for the Sussexes.
June 2019:Meghan and Harrysplit off from the Fab Fours joint charity, the Royal Foundation.
Its also reported that Harry and William hadstopped talkingbefore Archie was born.
Were certainly on different paths at the moment.
Ill always be there for him and as I know, hell always be there for me.
2020
January 2020:Its happening.
(For a refresher oneverythingthat went down,click here.)
That same day Will and Harryrefute the storyin a joint statement.
I couldnt believe it.
As time goes by, sources say Kate Middletonmisses her close relationshipwith Prince Harry.
She wishes she could speak to Harry.
She misses him and fears shell never be close to him again, the sourcetoldUs Weekly.
Will and Kate arereportedly unamused.
In the 2022 docuseriesHarry & Meghan, Prince Harry confirms that their final engagements looked cold and felt cold.
May 2020:Things reportedlyimproveover quarantine.
Later in the month, Kensington Palaceslams aTatlerreportthat Kate Middleton is furious over herpostMeghan and Harry workload.
2021
February 2021:The Sussexespermanently step downas working royals.
March 2021:The Oprah interviewdrops on March 8 and everything escalates.
As Ive said before, I love William to bits.
Weve been to hell together.
But were on different paths, he said.
The relationship is space at the moment…and time heals all things, hopefully.
While reports suggest William isdevastatedby the interview, hispublic statementis brief.
He then tells another reporter, “Were very much not a racist family.
On the 16th, Gayle King reveals Harry hasbeen in contactwith Will and Charles.
But they are glad that they have at least started a conversation.
So far, no one from the royal family has spoken with Meghan.
April 17, 2021:Harry and WillreuniteatPrince Philips funeral.
Meghan is pregnant with their second child and does not attend.
May 2021:Harry compares growing up in the royal family toliving in a zooin a new interview.
He added, Its the job, right?
Grin and bear it.
Get on with it.
I dont want to be doing this.
Lookwhat it did to my mum[Princess Diana].
William and Charles reportedlydo not take it well.
Im also really angry with myself that were stuck in this situation.
I was ashamed that it had got this bad.
William is reportedlystill unhappywith his brother.
Harryannounces he is writing a memoiron July 19.
We know that is not the same with the other royal family members.
August 2022:Meghan Markle begins airing her Spotify podcast,Archetypes.
Early September 2022:September is a monumental month for the royal family.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle return to the UK for a scheduled trip from the 5th to the 8th.
Unfortunately, Queen Elizabethpasses awaywhile he is en route.Neither Kate nor Meghan joined their husbands at Balmoral.
September 9, 2022:Among many royal title changes, the Cambridges become thePrince and Princess of Wales.
Its later reported that the reunion was just asawkwardas thepicturesmade it seem.
Both couples found it hard, a sourcetoldPeople.
They were in a stoic spirit of just getting through it for the queen.
Meanwhile, Prince Harrys memoir,Spare, gets a January 2023 release date.
For everything we know about the memoir,click here.
Some royals experts believe this was adeliberate attemptto overshadow the Prince and Princess of Wales.
Thesecond trailerdrops on December 5.
In the longer clip, Prince Harry seems to suggest the palace planted stories about Meghan in the press.
You know, theres leaking, but theres also planting of stories, Harry says.
An unnamed woman adds, There was a war against Meghan to suit other peoples agendas.
And that hurts, that worries me.
On that same day, Will and Kateblatantly ignorea question about Harry and his memoir from the press.
March 3, 2023:Meghan and Harry hold a christening for baby Lilibet in Los Angeles.
April 12, 2023:The palace confirms that Meghan Markle isnot attendingthe kings coronation.
The Duchess of Sussex will remain in California with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
At this point, its become so personal, the source says.
According to new documents, William received “a huge sum” from a hush-hush deal with the press.
May 6, 2023:Prince Harry is seated separately from his brother and sister-in-law atthe kings coronation ceremony.
They reportedlydid not interact.
He reportedlyflew homeimmediately following the ceremony to celebrate his sons birthday in California.
The situation with his father and brother is still very difficult for him, the source says.
Meghan is always supportive of it, though.
She used to be negative about it.
It seems she has kind of moved on now.
They have moved continents.
They have set up a new life with their kids.
The source adds that Markle just wants to focus on their kids and their life in Montecito.
Now, nowhere on the page is Harry called HRH, the report said.
The Sussexes ceased using their HRH titles when they stepped away from royal family duties in 2020.
In the eyes of some within the institution, Harry is a threat to the crown.
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