Tom Sykes

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Writer at The Daily Beast

Society, Royals and Trends for @theDailyBeast. Lover of tea. And cake.

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Articles

Prince William and Kate Middleton Are Skipping the Royal Easter Celebrations

1 week ago | thedailybeast.com | Tom Sykes

Prince William and Kate Middleton are planning to skip this year’s Easter Sunday church service and are also choosing not to join the the royal family’s wider gathering at Windsor Castle, it was reported Thursday.
Even King Charles Won’t Speak to Prince Harry Anymore

1 week ago | thedailybeast.com | Tom Sykes

King Charles has completely cut off his son Prince Harry. A new report in People magazine, a publication to which Harry has this week given an exclusive interview and towards which his office is known to be friendly, says that the king no longer returns Harry’s calls or letters and that Harry’s only source of information about his father’s ongoing cancer battle is through what he reads in the media.
Meghan and Harry Could Be Stripped of HRH Titles By Vengeful Prince William

1 week ago | thedailybeast.com | Tom Sykes

Prince William could formally strip Prince Harry and Meghan Markle of their “HRH” titles when he becomes king, sources have told the Daily Beast. Meghan appeared to reassert her and Harry’s titles in an Instagram post at the weekend, reposting a message from the vice president of Ukraine addressing her as “Your Royal Highness.”The couple agreed not to use their “His/Her Royal Highness” (HRH) titles when they left the royal family, but they were never formally stripped of them.
Meghan Steals Fits From Kate’s Kids for Her New ShopMy Page

1 week ago | thedailybeast.com | Tom Sykes

Meghan Markle has made the unlikely decision to promote a series of clothing brands associated with her arch-rival, Kate Middleton, on her new internet shopping page. Given that Meghan’s kids have only been rarely photographed, the general public has had little idea of the prevailing Sussex child aesthetic—until now.
Meghan Steals Fits From Kate’s Kids for Her New Online Shop

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Tom Sykes

Tom SykesMon, April 14, 2025 at 10:28 PM UTC2 min readMeghan Markle has made the unlikely decision to promote a series of clothing brands associated with her arch-rival, Kate Middleton, on her new internet shopping page. Given that Meghan’s kids have only been rarely photographed, the general public has had little idea of the prevailing Sussex child aesthetic—until now.
Meghan Markle’s New Podcast Makes Lukewarm Debut on Spotify

1 week ago | thedailybeast.com | Tom Sykes

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Outrage as Meghan Markle Reactivates Her “Royal Highness” Title

1 week ago | thedailybeast.com | Tom Sykes

Meghan Markle has provoked outrage among friends of the royal family after publishing a message addressing herself as “Your Royal Highness.”Markle and Harry never formally surrendered their His/Her Royal Highness (HRH) titles but agreed to stop using them after they quit the royal family and left the United Kingdom. Until now, this tenuous deal had held despite growing calls in the U.K. for the couple to be stripped of their titles.
Harry Says Police Protection Was Pulled to Trap Him in the Royal Family

1 week ago | thedailybeast.com | Nandika Chatterjee |Tom Sykes

Prince Harry believes that he was stripped of his police protection to trap him and Meghan Markle in the Royal Family. The Duke of Sussex, who has been fighting a court battle in the U.K. to restore his police protection since it was revoked in Feb. 2020, described the “difficult to swallow” moment when he was told the decision, the Telegraph reported.
You’ll Never Guess Where Prince Harry Went This Week

1 week ago | thedailybeast.com | Tom Sykes

Prince Harry made an unannounced visit to Ukraine Thursday, making the former soldier only the second member of the British royal family to visit the war-torn country. However, Harry’s visit to the a rehab clinic in Lviv was independently organized without the oversight of Buckingham Palace, who have remained silent on the matter.
You’ll Never Guess Where Prince Harry Went This Week

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Tom Sykes

Prince Harry made an unannounced visit to Ukraine Thursday, making the former soldier only the second member of the British royal family to visit the war-torn country. However, Harry’s visit to the a rehab clinic in Lviv was independently organized without the oversight of Buckingham Palace, who have remained silent on the matter.