Queen's Rift with Harry: Lady-in-Waiting Always Present

0:00It's April 1st. You're listening to Entertainment and celebrity news today, AI-powered entertainment coverage. A new but-by-royal historian Hugo Vickers drops some heavy details on the rift between Prince Harry and Queen Elizabeth II. After Harry and Meghan ditched their working royal roles in 2020, the Queen reportedly wouldn't chat with her grandson one-on-one. She always kept the lady and waiting close by for those calls. This all ramped up after their big Oprah Winfrey interview where Harry and Meghan called out the family for lack of support. Vickers, a long-time royal insider, lays it out in his book, Queen Elizabeth II, a personal history. The fallout hit the Queen hard in her final years, with the book stressing the Sussexes brought her real pain that couldn't be overstated. Family ties got strained big time. Vickers shares specifics, like during a visit to Frogmore Cottage, for little Lily Betts first birthday bass balloons up, kids around the lady and waiting stuck around too.

1:00These stories show how trust eroded fast, post-mix it, leaving a lasting chill in the palace air that still echoes today.