Royal News Roundup: Prince William's Striking Portrait, Kate Middleton's Latest Update & a New Royal Baby Pic

Here’s all the royal news you need to know for the week leading up to September 12, 2024

• It was revealed this week that Prince Harry will be traveling to New York City to attend a speaking engagement, alongside actors Matt Damon, Sophia Bush and television personality Ginger Zee.

• The Duke's visit to NYC happens to coincide with Prince William's Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit, but fans are unlikely to see a royal reunion.

• A nostalgic clip of Prince Harry dancing to Queen Bey’s "Crazy In Love" recently resurfaced (and fans are comparing it to clips of his brother Prince William dancing to Taylor Swift).

• Netflix unveiled a first look at Prince Harry's upcoming docuseries, Polo, which is arriving this December.

• Meghan Markle just reunited with Oprah Winfrey for the opening of a bookstore just minutes from her home in Montecito.

• However, Markle had to split early from the event for a totally relatable reason: to make dinner for her kids.

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• Cameras caught King Charles's surprising reaction when a rugby team asked him for a group hug. (Spoiler alert: He said yes.)

• A body language expert examined the behavior of King Charles at a recent trip to the Royal Horticultural Society of Aberdeen's 200th Flower Show. He said the monarch really "let himself go".

• King Charles released a moving statement on social media this week, and even signed it "Charles R."

• Buckingham Palace announced this week that the king and queen will make an upcoming trip to Australia and Samoa later this fall.

• Queen Camilla turned heads this week in a striking green peacock dress. But royal fans were quick to notice this wasn't the first time.

• The queen consort honored her late mother-in-law Queen Elizabeth on the second anniversary of her death. Camilla's choice of outfit was seen as a special tribute to Queen Elizabeth herself.

• Queen Camilla went into full-on grandma-mode during a recent outing—and fortunately, it was all caught on camera.

• Princess Catherine released an emotional new video revealing that she has completed her chemotherapy treatment for cancer.

• As our royals reporter points out, the video contained three hidden details that were extremely telling.

• For the video, Princess Catherine donned a dreamy floral dress from Veronica Beard.

• Royal supporters were quick to point out that the footage showed the Wales family—particularly Will and Kate—in a way we've never seen them before.

• The video even included a candid moment with other members of the Middleton family, Carole and Michael Middleton.

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• Today, Prince William attended the Sovereign's Parade at the Royal Air Force College in Sleaford, England. Royal photographer Chris Jackson caught the gorgeous solo portrait above as the prince watched a flypast.

• Earlier in the week, Prince William's beard made a triumphant return during his first engagement following wife Kate Middleton's major health update.

• During an outing, the future monarch broke the royal no-selfie rule (over and over again). But he's certainly not the first royal to do so.

• Also this week, the Prince and Princess of Wales changed their social media profile picture to be a striking new image.

• Another royal baby pic was revealed this week as Princess Stéphanie of Monaco celebrated her granddaughter's christening.

• Duchess Sophie was a vision in yellow as she attended a garden party with her husband in Northern Ireland.

• Sarah Ferguson copied Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle in a stunning emerald green cape dress.

• The cottagecore home decor trend was on full display by the royals this week in rare family footage.

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