A Hard Blow For Queen Elizabeth: Harry And Meghan Want To Break Old Traditions

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Christmas is fast approaching and that means we have to start planning. Whether you’re a royal or not, Christmas is, generally speaking, a family celebration and that sometimes means needing to make concessions and allowances. But it looks like Harry and Meghan don’t want to spend Christmas with the Royal Family this year. Could Harry’s little spiff with his brother William be the reason?

Christmas in the USA

The Queen of England will almost certainly be disappointed this year, because Meghan Markle, Prince Harry and little Archie won’t be celebrating with the Royal Family as usual. As The Mirror has reported, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be flying to the USA for six weeks with their son in order to spend the holidays in Meghan Markle’s homeland.

That means that Archie will be spending his first Christmas in his mother’s homeland, more specifically, Los Angeles, with his maternal grandparents.

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Happy birthday to His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales - Sir, Pa, Grandpa! 🎂 Photo credit: Chris Allerton © SussexRoyal
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The Queen is ‘not amused’

Queen Elizabeth wasn’t happy to hear about this news. Traditionally, the Royal Family gathers every year to spend Christmas in Sandringham, but the Queen has had to make allowances in the past when Kate Middleton and Prince William weren’t around for one Christmas.

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Tonight, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended the first of a two game series of the Major League Baseball #LondonSeries, in support of @WeAreInvictusGames. Tonight’s highly anticipated game between the #Yankees and #RedSox took place at London stadium, Olympic Park. The @WeAreInvictusGames, of which His Royal Highness is Founding Patron, has been selected as charity partner for the @MLB 2019 series. The Invictus Games Foundation is the international charity that oversees the development of the Invictus Games, an international adaptive multi-sport event in which wounded, injured or sick armed service personnel and veterans participate. It celebrates the power of sport in recovery and how it can help, physically or psychologically, those suffering from injuries or illness. The word ‘invictus’ means ‘unconquered’ - it embodies the fighting spirit of the competitors. As part of the partnership, the Invictus Games Foundation have a team participating in London’s #Softball60, the social softball series built for the city and targeted to introduce the sport to new audiences and demonstrate that it is an inclusive sport. On this #ArmedForcesDay, tonight’s event was also a chance for Their Royal Highnesses to shine a light on the men and women here in the UK and around the world who have sacrificed so much for their country. Discover more about the Invictus Games Foundation through the link in our bio. Photo credit: PA
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Now the Queen will once again need to say goodbye to one of her grandsons for the holidays. Photos of the two brothers, such as the ones taken last year on their way to the Christmas service, will not be possible this year.

People have also been wondering whether the potential absence of Meghan and Harry could be something to do with the possible tensions that are still quite high among the Royal Family.