Royal Family LIVE: ‘No way back’ for Harry and Meghan after new photo released

The first official portrait of King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla has been released. There is “no way back” for Harry and Meghan, following the release of a new portrait, a royal expert has said. The first official photograph of King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla has been released with the new Prince and Princess of Wales standing by their side in the picture. Daily Mail Diary Editor Richard Kay stated that the “hint of a smile” on the King’s face in the picture shows that he is “not daunted” by what lies ahead of him. Mr Kay added that the fact that Harry and Meghan are not in the picture is a signal that they will “never return to central royal life”.

Writing in the Daily Mail, Mr Kay said: “It is not difficult to imagine how this picture will be viewed in sunny California, where the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are based. Might it deepen their feelings of exclusion and exile, or will it merely serve to remind them why they chose to break from the family in the first place?

“It surely can be no coincidence that the picture was taken when the couple were still in Britain and several days before they returned home to their children Archie and Lilibet. It must, therefore, be yet another signal that they will never again return to their central role in royal life.”