Harry and Meghan plan a future, Kate keeps her distance, and security concerns rise over funeral: royal expert

With the funeral of Queen Elizabeth a week away, royal expert Neil Sean reviews the latest court intrigue, including news on Harry and Meghan, King Charles III, Kate Middleton, Prince Andrew and Princess Anne.

Now though, the bigger problem is this: Andrew is due to play a huge part in the funeral procession next Monday, walking behind his late mother’s coffin at Westminster Abbey. Like any dutiful son, this is his right and, more importantly, his duty, but as a senior source told me, "We can't have the risk of this happening on the day of Her Majesty The Queen’s funeral and no amount of police protection can help at such a turn of events." Which leads from one problem into another: will Andrew step back to save further embarrassment to his family at this very delicate time?

Prince Harry is also, once again, at the center of controversy. He was the first royal to be swept out of Balmoral by security in the back seat of a Range Rover the morning after the queen died. However, what was the reason for this sharp exit? Harry, as ever, was furious at the suggestion that it was not right to have his wife Meghan up at Balmoral. As it was relayed that this occasion was for "close family," Harry relented, given the severity of the situation. But after endless calls back to Meghan, which were taken outside on his mobile, he departed without breakfast or any formal goodbyes.