Overview
- The Mirror, Daily Record and Daily Star republished the Finding Freedom account that a Sussex family photo was missing from Queen Elizabeth II’s 2019 broadcast.
- Reporting frames the omission as leaving Harry and Meghan feeling sidelined and considering their own path, using emotive terms such as 'furious' and 'final straw'.
- Finding Freedom attributes the Palace’s rationale to royal sources who said the displayed images reflected the direct line of succession.
- At the time, Harry and Meghan were in Canada with Doria Ragland and did not attend the Queen’s pre-Christmas lunch or the Sandringham gathering.
- Weeks later, in January 2020, the couple stepped back from senior royal roles and moved to the U.S., with subsequent tensions spotlighted by the Oprah interview, a Netflix series and Harry’s memoir.