HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NOT
Lilibet got a birthday shout out last year and not this year, but it’s just protocol, sources say.
NO HURRY, HARRY
His historic court appearance got off to a very bad start Monday.
THE WHOLE TRUTH
Plus, Harry and William’s happier-times portrait is disappeared at London’s National Portrait Gallery, Fergie reveals how shyness makes her loud, and Charles travels to Romania.
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‘INCREDIBLY HURTFUL’
Dying queen “couldn’t see very much, hear very much, and was easily confused,” one friend told The Daily Beast, adding some remain “angry and disgusted” with Harry and Meghan.
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‘WHAT’S DONE IS DONE’
Royal sources speaking to The Daily Beast say rumors about problems in Harry and Meghan’s marriage are “groundless” speculation—and the family wants the couple to stay together.
CROWN OF THORNS
While reports of Charles and Kate being at odds over appearances at the Chelsea Flower Show may be overblown, they signal two royal dangers: jealousy—and rivalries between courts.
SALT, MEET WOUND
He now faces the possibility of being required to pay the government’s costs after a judge threw out part of his action Tuesday.
SAFE SPACE
The ruling—meaning that Harry cannot pay for police protection in the U.K.—does not end Harry’s case seeking police protection for him and his family while on British soil.
PUBLIC PROPERTY
The refusal of the royals to repatriate the remains of tragic Prince Alemayehu represents a spectacular failure to visibly start making amends for colonial-era outrages.
NO COINCIDENCES
Omid Scobie tweeted that he and his friends were being bothered by aggressive media after he gave evidence against U.K.-based newspapers in a phone hacking trial.