{"id":2191013,"date":"2025-12-08T13:36:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T13:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2191013"},"modified":"2025-12-08T13:36:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T13:36:03","slug":"prince-harry-references-royal-drama-at-private-christmas-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-harry-references-royal-drama-at-private-christmas-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry References Royal Drama at Private Christmas Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<hr data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">It&#8217;s no secret that Prince Harry has been locked in a years long feud with the royal family that shows noooooo sign of ending anytime soon\u2014and apparently he made a cheeky reference to the drama during a private lunch.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Prince Harry attended the British-American Business Council\u2019s 65th Annual Christmas Luncheon in Montecito on Friday, December 5, where he referenced Julian Fellowes&#8217; beloved show <em data-node-id=\"3.1\">Downton Abbey.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">&#8220;People sometimes ask if growing up with the royal family was a bit like Julian&#8217;s <em data-node-id=\"4.1\">Downton Abbey<\/em>,<i data-node-id=\"4.3\">&#8220;<\/i> Harry said, per <em data-node-id=\"4.5\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/prince-harry-jokes-that-life-with-royal-family-was-like-downton-abbey-11863667\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/people.com\/prince-harry-jokes-that-life-with-royal-family-was-like-downton-abbey-11863667\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"People\" data-node-id=\"4.5.0\" class=\"body-link css-103hk4r emevuu60\">People<\/a><\/em>. &#8220;Yeah, but only one of those worlds is filled with drama, intrigue, elaborate dinners [and] marriages to Americans \u2014 and the other is a TV show.&#8221;<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"recirculation\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-14\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-15\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">He&#8217;s got jokes!<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">And speaking of Christmas, nope, it doesn&#8217;t sound like Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be flying over to England to celebrate with the royals. In fact, apparently the couple weren&#8217;t invited due to the family still being upset over&#8230;Kris Jenner&#8217;s 70th birthday party? As a reminder, Meghan and Harry were photographed at the party (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/entertainment\/celebs\/a69379233\/why-kim-kardashian-deleted-photo-meghan-markle-prince-harry\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/entertainment\/celebs\/a69379233\/why-kim-kardashian-deleted-photo-meghan-markle-prince-harry\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"and said photos were scrubbed from social media\" data-node-id=\"8.1\" class=\"body-link css-103hk4r emevuu60\">and said photos were scrubbed from social media<\/a>), which ruffled royal feathers.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">A source recently told <em data-node-id=\"9.1\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/how-the-royals-will-make-the-most-of-their-time-this-christmas\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/how-the-royals-will-make-the-most-of-their-time-this-christmas\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Us Weekly\" data-node-id=\"9.1.0\" class=\"body-link css-103hk4r emevuu60\">Us Weekly<\/a><\/em> that the chances of the Sussexes being invited to royal Christmas were &#8220;slim&#8221; and that there were concerns about &#8220;whether or not trust can be rebuilt&#8221; after the debacle because &#8220;If they are going to go out and look like Hollywood players, it\u2019s at odds with what the palace and royal family members would do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-16\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside class=\"css-xmoip0 e94w1mj9\">\n<h6 class=\"css-as8qcb e94w1mj7\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-before\" class=\"css-0 eagam8p0\"\/><span class=\"css-8lle59 e94w1mj5\">Related Story<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-after\" class=\"css-0 eagam8p1\"\/><\/h6>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.cosmopolitan.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s no secret that Prince Harry has been locked in a years long feud with the royal family that shows noooooo sign of ending anytime soon\u2014and apparently he made a cheeky reference to the drama during a private lunch. 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