Mandi Kerr is an experienced entertainment writer. She specializes in British royal family content, covering Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Kate Middleton, and more. Mandi’s coverage analyzes how the royals interact with each other and the media, giving readers valuable insight. She’s been interested in how many members of the family make their own interests part of their royal identities. (Mandi points to Middleton’s passion for parenting and the study she helped to conduct as one example.) Her personal interests in Gilmore Girls and baking, particularly with recipes from Ina Garten, led her to cover those extensively for our site.
A souvenir coronation program has a 2018 family photo including Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in what a body language expert is calling a 'counter' from King Charles III.
'Her philosophy is always, 'Don't make a thing of it and it will settle down—least said, soonest mended,'" a friend of Camilla Parker Bowles' said regarding the queen consort's reaction to 'Spare.'
'With the potential viewing appeal of the coronation, they’re eye candy, they’re global brands, so they were holding out,' a historian said of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's delayed RSVP.
A commentator says the coronation may have caused 'contention' between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. However, they both likely agreed it's crucial in their relationship with the royal family.
An expert says Meghan Markle skipping the coronation is a 'masterstroke' because she's 'taken away the ability for people to criticize' and 'tear strips off of her.'
Royal journalist Robert Jobson claims in 'Our King' that Queen Elizabeth saw Meghan Markle as a potentially 'great asset' even after being 'surprised' by the then-actor's three-word rejection.
Heartbreaking 'Spare' descriptions of King Charles as a father include telling Prince Harry that Princess Diana died, preferring letters to phone calls, and his 'trouble being intimate face-to-face.'
While Kate Middleton may have spent years 'dressing too old for her age' she's now, per a royal historian, become a 'reassuring presence' with her image.
Robert Jobson's 'New King' revelations about the royal family aren't few and far between. There are details on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's exit, that tense 2022 walkabout, and more.
A body language expert examined how Camilla Parker Bowles and Kate Middleton reacted when Queen Elizabeth II cut a cake with a ceremonial sword in 2021.
According to an excerpt from 'Our King' by Robert Jobson, Prince Harry called his father on Queen Elizabeth's advice that ended with King Charles refusing to take his youngest son's calls.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle should 'think about their children' — Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet — 'because that's the most important element here, the kids,' an author said of their coronation attendance.
A royal author claims in a 2023 book Prince William and King Charles opted not to 'treat' Prince Harry as a 'trusted' family member following his and Meghan Markle's 2021 Oprah interview.
A 'senior aide' says in a new book Meghan Markle's not to blame. Prince Harry 'seems to be the driving force in everything that happened,' they told the author.
Kate Middleton took to royal life 'like a duck to water' because, per a historian, she'd been 'training for decades' whereas Meghan Markle grew up in a 'very different environment.'
An expert says King Charles hinted at 'anxiety' and a 'desire to hide' with 'steepled' brows and a hand 'shoved' in his pocket outside St. George's Chapel for Easter service.
A royal fashion expert and celebrity stylist says a 2021 sequin gown of Kate Middleton's had her looking like a 'film star' flexing 'innate power and beauty.'
Royals aren't 'fully vested' members of the British royal family until they're married when 'perks,' such as 'extra resources' and 'more cars,' are given, according to Prince Harry's 'Spare.'