Prince Harry's RETURN & a Royal ARREST? 2026's biggest royal stories... so far | Palace Confidential

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There was no more shocking place to start 2026 than with the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on his 66th birthday. This unprecedented news prompted Rebecca English, the Daily Mail's Royal Editor, to question whether the ex-Prince could end up spending the rest of his life in jail. Meanwhile, drama was brewing abroad in Montecito as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle allegedly made moves to align themselves with the royal life they once left behind. Richard Eden, the newspaper's Diary Editor, branded this plot 'Project Thaw'. Then, in perhaps the most consequential intervention of his reign, King Charles travelled to the USA to meet President Donald Trump during a state visit across four days in late April. Of course, the Palace Confidential team followed the King across the pond and gave their verdicts on whether he was able to reset the 'special relationship' or not. In July, we then heard the shock announcement that after 189 years, Buckingham Palace would no longer be the offic

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