Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were nicknamed the “wonderboy and wondergirl” by Nigel Farage, who accused them of “disappearing off” to America and thus weakening the Royal Family’s workforce.
The Reform leader attended a special reception at Buckingham Palace this afternoon hosted by King Charles and Queen Camilla, who welcomed more than 300 MPs.
The hundreds of guests, including Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and leader of the opposition Kemi Badenoch, were hosted in the lavish State Ballroom and were also joined by the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.
During the reception, Mr Farage spoke to Prince Edward and Duchess Sophie and praised them for their commitment to the monarchy.
Introducing himself to the duke, the Reform UK leader told him he “had a very very good chat with your wife.”
The King’s brother told him: “Oh right,” before being told, “You are working jolly hard.”
Speaking afterwards, the Reform politician – who attended a similar reception when he was first elected as an MEP in 1999 – heaped praise on the Edinburghs, saying: “They are charming, they do a lot of heavy lifting because there’s one or two gaps out there.
“It’s been a difficult few years.”
He then gave his brutal nickname to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, saying: “Wonderboy and wondergirl disappear off to America, the [late] Queen dies, the King’s not been well, Andrew’s not in the public eye, Princess Anne is 74, so they are doing a lot of the heavy lifting and I think doing it very well.”
Mr Farage said he didn’t speak to the King or Queen because he had met them multiple times before and wanted to let other MPs make the most of the occasion.
The July 2024 election saw a record number of new MPs enter Westminster, with 335 newcomers – beating the previous record of 327 in the 1945 election.
A further 15 people returned to Parliament after a period of absence, bringing the total number of newly elected to 350.
Their Majesties today also welcomed peers who have been appointed to the House of Lords following their coronation in May 2023.
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