Royal Christmas Snub! - Holiday From Hell

Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton butt heads (again) as the Sussexes reject Christmas with the queen

- Jaime Harkin

What a difference two years can make. In 2017, Prince Harry and his then-fiancée, Meghan Markle, enjoyed a magical Christmas at Anmer Hall, the cozy country estate of Prince William and his wife, Kate Middleton. Then, as part of the festivities, Harry and Meghan attended the queen’s traditional Christmas lunch at her Norfolk retreat, Sandringham.

“The family loved having Meghan there,” Harry later recalled, “and she really enjoyed it. We had an amazing time.”

This Christmas won’t be quite as cheerful. Harry, 35, and Meghan, 38, have announced they’ll be spending the day away from the royal fold, with 7-month-old son Archie and Meghan’s mom, Doria Ragland. While their official statement says they have “the support of Her Majesty the Queen,” an insider tells Us that Elizabeth is actually “disappointed” by their decision — and may never forgive them.

The shocking snub is proof that the palace is in crisis. Things between Meghan and Kate, 37, are tenser than ever, says the source; plus, for the most part, their husbands are no longer talking: “Two years ago, the four of them had one of the most fun holidays ever. Now the brothers are barely on speaking terms, and Kate and Meghan don’t see eye to eye. It’s so sad to see howm Hell far they’ve drifted apart.”

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