{"id":2007557,"date":"2025-09-08T23:07:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T23:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2007557"},"modified":"2025-09-08T23:07:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T23:07:42","slug":"catching-up-with-the-royals-sept-8-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/catching-up-with-the-royals-sept-8-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Catching up with the royals (Sept 8, 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Princess and Prince of Wales at their respective rugby matches over the weekend (Photos: Andrew Parsons (left) and Ryan Jenkinson (right) \/ Kensington Palace<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Prince Harry is back in the U.K. for four days of charity engagements. As usual, Meghan and the kids are staying in California.<\/p>\n

According to <\/span>Roya Nikkhah of the Sunday Times<\/a>, his itinerary \u201cwill be covered by select media considered friendly towards the prince.\u201d It will be interesting to compare the coverage with that of his brother, Prince William, who also has a busy week of public events ahead of him.<\/span><\/p>\n

There is lots of speculation as to whether Prince Harry will meet his father, especially as the King is expected back in London for his weekly cancer treatment. It would be the first time they’ve seen each other since February 2024 when Charles revealed he had cancer.<\/p>\n

It comes a few months after Harry lost the appeal of his security case against the government. After that judicial decision, Harry went on a bitter diatribe, calling the ruling by three judges on the Court of Appeals \u201ca good old-fashioned establishment stitch-up\u201d and blaming his father in language that is incendiary and even bullying. \u201cDo you not want to ensure our safety?\u201d he asked of his father. (<\/span>My piece on the ruling and BBC interview is here<\/a>.)<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Nikkhah:<\/p>\n

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There is now an acknowledgment by the prince and his camp that pressing the nuclear button of a public battle with His Majesty\u2019s government and courts was not the wisest idea, a case which is reported to have cost Harry more than \u00a31 million. He will now pursue a quieter, under-the-radar approach \u2014 those close to the prince say the government should expect private \u201clobbying\u201d from the prince on the matter to continue.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

There is also a clock ticking: Will relations be cordial enough by 2027 that King Charles will join his son at the Invictus Games in Birmingham?<\/p>\n

September 8 is the third anniversary of Elizabeth II’s death. As always, the King and Queen will spend it quietly at Balmoral in Scotland, where his mother died.<\/p>\n

I still remember a feeling of foreboding after<\/span> seeing that last image of a smiling yet frail Queen waiting to greet her new PM, Liz Truss, at Balmoral<\/a> two days before her death. We knew the day was fast approaching, yet it was still a shock.<\/span><\/p>\n

William and Kate <\/span>were out at separate rugby matches<\/a> on Saturday<\/span> <\/strong>for the group round of the Women’s World Rugby Cup; she’s <\/span>patron of the English Rugby Union<\/a> while William is patron of the Welsh version. For the record, England thrashed Australia, while Wales lost a nailbiter to Fiji.<\/span><\/p>\n

As images emerged of Kate with her hair pulled back in a half-up do, social media focused on the colour of her hair, speculating whether she\u2019d already gotten rid of her new shade of light-brown hair that she debuted at the Natural History Museum two days earlier.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve looked at way <\/span>too many images of the princess<\/a> to investigate her hair colour \u2013 yes, really! \u2013 and don’t <\/span>think<\/em> she’s toned it down but rather because the colour is on the top strands, it got hidden from the front when her hair was pulled back. When you look at <\/span>images from the side<\/a> or back, the new light-brown shade is still there.<\/span><\/p>\n

And no, she wasn’t wearing a wig at the Natural History Museum, as some speculated. Kate\u2019s hair <\/span>is thick and curly, a combo that reacts to rainy weather by becoming thicker and curlier.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Prince William and Kate, Princess of Wales, at the Natural History Museum on September 5, 2025 (Photo: Andrew Parsons \/ Kensington Palace) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

The Duchess of Kent, wife of the late Queen’s cousin, died on Thursday at the age of 92. She was a beloved member of the royal family who had stayed largely out of the public eye for nearly a quarter century.<\/p>\n

Her granddaughter, Lady Marina Windsor, posted lovely images of her grandmother on Instagram<\/p>\n

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The duchess helped modernize the royal family:<\/p>\n