Prince Harry and Meghan would not be present at the Royal Family's festive dinner

All members of the Firm get together at the annual dinner held at Sandringham. However, this Christmas there is no invitation for Prince Harry and Meghan. This year, the monarch has extended invitation to the banished Sarah Ferguson. She has not been allowed to attend since 1992. The late Prince Philip banned her following the release of some photographs. By his action, King Charles has taken a bold step. He is "showing us all what Christmas is all about - family and forgiveness." That is how royal author Robert Jobson sums it up. He said the King's main concern this year would be the "missing" Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Charles tried to forgive them — he would love to be able to end the friction — but contact with them has been limited. It seems the monarch offered them an olive branch just before the Queen's death but they arrived late to the meeting. Robert Jobson goes on to add that Charles "has been pushed to his very limit with the Sussexes." However, their Netflix series and Harry’s new memoir "are still hanging over the Royal Family." King Charles's 'major problem' this Christmas will be Harry and Meghan's sad absence. Royal author Robert Jobson says - "It took three decades for Fergie to make it back to the Christmas table — for Harry and Meghan, it might be an even harder road back."

It seems Prince Harry will not be with the Royals for Christmas. Sources reveal that the relations were “near rock bottom” and the Duke of Sussex will snub an invite from King Charles ahead of the book’s global release on January 10. Harry’s elder brother Prince William and his wife Kate have reached Boston, US, ahead of the Earthshot Awards. However, they reportedly do not have any plans to catch up with Harry and Meghan. Harry lives with his family in California. It is about 200 miles from Boston. They have another program and travel to New York City to accept an honor at the Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope Awards. William will give the Earthshot Awards while Harry will receive Hope Awards.

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Prince William and Kate have rounded off their first day in Mumbai, the city of dreams, with a charity show by artistes from the Hindi film industry led by Shah Rukh Khan. Before that, the Royal couple had engaged in a dusty exchange with slum children over a game of dodgeball at the Oval.
Taj Mumbai welcomed William and Kate who are the fourth generation of British monarchy. The Taj Mahal Palace had hosted King George V and Queen Mary in 1911, in whose honor the Gateway of India was built. Then came a visit by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in 1961 and, subsequently, twice by Prince Charles. He had come once in 1983, and again in 2013 with wife Camilla.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 12 April 2016.

Celebrities from Bollywood and the business world were present at the charity dinner was held at the Ballroom of the Taj Palace Hotel. The fundraiser was co-hosted by the British High Commission and the British Asian Trust and was held to support three charities that the Duke and Duchess had met earlier in the day. These are Doorstep School, Magic Bus and Childline.
The Duke and Duchess also got a live introduction to the song and dance routine that is typical of Hindi cinema. The hotel staff had prepared a classic Indian vegetarian lunch complete with Alphonso mangoes and malpua with rabdi for dessert - but, the royal couple did not eat lunch at the hotel.


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The Royal couple of Prince William and Kate Middleton have arrived in Mumbai and have, literally, let down their hair - they enjoyed cricket with Sachin Tendulkar at the Oval Maidan, Mumbai when the cricket icon bowled what was probably his slowest delivery at Prince William. He and his wife Kate began their India visit from Mumbai.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 11 April 2016.

William and Kate began their trip by offering a tribute to the victims of 26/11 at the Taj hotel followed by the cricket match, where, after Tendulkar's inaugural delivery, a schoolgirl bowled to William. While he played that one, William was caught out on her second delivery. Then came a couple of slow deliveries for Kate as she took the crease. Tendulkar's wife Anjali was also present on the occasion.
At the Oval ground, the royal couple interacted with representatives and children of three NGOs based in Mumbai - Magic Bus, Door Step School, and India's Childline. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge also autographed cricket bats for the NGOs, and, subsequently, took an open-top bus tour of Mumbai with children from the local charity, Apnalya.


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Royal couple of Prince William and Kate Middleton to arrive in India on April 10

The Royal couple of Prince William and Kate Middleton will arrive in India on April 10 and, in their six-day tour, would visit Bhutan also. Their purpose is to make efforts to build an "enduring relationship" with the country.
This has been reported in ibnlive.com dated 26 February 2016.

As per the itinerary released by the Kensington Palace, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will land in Mumbai on April 10, then leave for Bhutanese capital Thimpu on April 14 before returning to India on April 16 to depart for the UK.
After landing in Mumbai, they will proceed to Delhi for two days on April 11, followed by a visit to Kaziranga National Park where they will spend April 12 and 13. They will visit the Taj Mahal in Agra on April 16 - it was here that Prince William's mother Princess Diana had posed for one of her most iconic photos in 1992.
Prince William (33) is the second in line to Britain's throne The Royal couple will be alone and their children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, will remain back in the UK during the six-day two-nation tour.
This Royal visit had been announced during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the UK last November and was being undertaken at the request of the UK government to promote India-UK ties.


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#PrinceWilliam #KateMiddleton #TajMahal #Agra India will get to host the Royal Couple Prince William and Kate Middleton who are expected to visit the Taj Mahal during their forthcoming tour of India - they will reportedly follow in the footsteps of Princess Diana. The Duke of Cambridge's mother was pictured sitting on a bench in front of the landmark in Agra in 1992. It was a symbol of her loneliness months before she and Prince Charles separated.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 7 February 2016.

It is understood that Price Wlliam (33) and Kate (34), will visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site in April. An 'advance team' from the British High Commission has held talks with officials in Agra to sort out security arrangements for the royals. Of course, the advance team did not disclose much information about the itinerary. The exact dates were also not shared.
If it materializes, it will be the first time Kate or William would have journeyed to the country. Earlier, the Prince of Wales had visited India as recently as November 2013, on a nine-day tour.
The itinerary includes traveling round the Asian subcontinent between April 10 and 17 - their children would not be with them. Wills and Kate felt the trip would be too grueling for their children. It will not be the first time that the couple would have come minus their children. The couple had been to New York City in December 2014 without George who remained at home.
Incidentally, it had been revealed in November last year that their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit India in the spring of 2016. It was being undertaken at the request of Her Majesty's Government and will be the first time The Duke and Duchess have visited the country.


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