It might be the season of goodwill, but the Royal Family are reportedly refusing to let bygones be bygones when it comes to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Supposed evidence of this comes from one royal insider, who this week 'revealed' that the couple have once again been subjected a colossal 'snubbing', just ahead of the Christmas period.
The Sussexes have been embroiled in an alleged feud with the rest of Harry's family since 2020, when they stepped down from their official royal duties and fled from the UK to set up shop in the States.
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Apparently, however, tensions between the couple and the monarchy date back much further to 2016 - around the time that Harry and Meghan went public with their romance.
In recent years, rumours have alleged that his older brother Prince William was among the first to demonstrate his reservations about the former Suits actress, and reportedly advised Harry not to rush into things.
This speculation was later supported by Harry himself, who released a 2023 memoir detailing the alleged mistreatment that his brother and other members of his family had subjected his wife to over the years.
In Spare, he accused his big brother of having knocked him into a dog bowl on one occasion during a conversation about Meghan, and accused sister-in-law Kate Middleton of having made her cry during a pre-wedding bust-up.
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And according to new reports, the distance the couple have created for themselves has meant that they weren't afforded an invitation to spend the Christmas period at Sandringham along with 45 other members of the royal family this year.
Instead, the couple - who are parents to five-year-old son Archie and three-year-old daughter Lilibet - will remain 'at home' in Montecito, California with Meghan's mother Doria Ragland.
It is believed that Camilla's son and Charles' step-son Tom Parker-Bowles will instead be making his debut at the grand festivities, with royal commentator Richard Eden telling press that the move is rather damning.
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"It is very significant the fact that Tom will be there, perhaps his sister Laura as well, but that hasn't been confirmed yet," he wrote this week.
"Tom said his mother often suggested he joined them, but he'd always said no.
"To have the King's stepson there, but not his son, is significant."
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Charles and Camilla's alleged Christmas 'snubbing' may stem from the accusations Harry and Meghan previously made about other members of the family.
Both Harry's book and the couple's joint Netflix documentary made a series of accusations about 'dangerous' step-mother Camilla, and alleged that several high-profile members of the institution voiced their concerns over son Archie's skin-colour.
The couple also accused others of having shown more favour to the disgraced Prince Andrew - who previously stood accused of having sexually assaulted a woman when she was a minor - than they had Harry and Meghan.
Since then, the Sussexes have only returned to the UK on select occasions - only appearing together at the late Queen Elizabeth's 2022 funeral.
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Harry also returned to his home-nation alone last year for his father King Charles' coronation - though the visit appeared to be fleeting.
He also joined brother William at a family funeral back in September, but witnesses told press the brothers hardly spoke to one another.
Topics: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Christmas, Royal Family, UK News, King Charles III
Rhianna Benson