Prince Harry's RETURN & a Royal ARREST? 2026's biggest royal stories... so far | Palace Confidential

There was no more shocking place to start 2026 than with the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on his 66th birthday. This unprecedented news prompted Rebecca English, the Daily Mail's Royal Editor, to question whether the ex-Prince could end up spending the rest of his life in jail. Meanwhile, drama was brewing abroad in Montecito as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle allegedly made moves to align themselves with the royal life they once left behind. Richard Eden, the newspaper's Diary Editor, branded this plot 'Project Thaw'. Then, in perhaps the most consequential intervention of his reign, King Charles travelled to the USA to meet President Donald Trump during a state visit across four days in late April. Of course, the Palace Confidential team followed the King across the pond and gave their verdicts on whether he was able to reset the 'special relationship' or not. In July, we then heard the shock announcement that after 189 years, Buckingham Palace would no longer be the official residence of the British Monarch – breaking a sequential line going back to Queen Victoria in 1837. And indeed, our experts had plenty to say on the matter. Proving to be a busy month, July also saw the conclusion of Prince Harry's phone hacking case against Associated Newspapers. For the first time in nearly FOUR years, our experts were able to tell their side of the story. Despite losing the court case, Prince Harry put on a brave face as he visited the UK with his wife Meghan Markle and children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet for the first time in four years. After weeks of back-and-forth, the family met with King Charles and Queen Camilla at Highgrove. But why were our experts uneasy about this 'private family meeting'? All this and more on a very special 1 hour and 50 minute recap episode of Palace Confidential's peerless reporting across 2026. SIGN UP to our FREE Palace Confidential Newsletter: https://bit.ly/palacenewsletter2