Royal Historian Alexander Larman didn’t hold back while appearing on GB News.
King Charles has reiterated that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are not working royals (Image: Getty)
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle suffered a humiliating blow, hours after King Charles reaffirmed the couple’s status as private citizens “to help avoid doubt or confusion”.
Appearing on GB News to discuss the monarch’s latest move, Royal Historian Alexander Larman weighed in on Charles’ “brutal put down”.
“I would call it a right royal knees-up, actually, because Harry’s just been back a couple of weeks now, and we’re seeing how it’s all going for him. It’s been a strange time, because a lot of people are uncertain about what he’s doing – this sense that he’s half in, half out,” Larman noted.
“This has very much proved that he’s not in at all, is he? This is basically the King saying, ‘You’re back, I’m delighted on a paternal level that you’re back. But, as head of a firm, I’m making it very, very clear that you are not back in the Royal Family. You are not going to be a working royal; you’re not going to be given any of the privileges that you might expect as a working royal.
“And, while you are welcome to live in whatever type of very big house you are inhabiting in the Cotswolds, you can’t expect any special treatment.”
Describing Charles’ clarification – which was stated on his behalf in a letter to Government officials, the military and Lord Lieutenancies – as a “brutal putdown,” Larman shared his belief that Meghan and Harry may have been expecting special treatment.
“It’s been a very strange few weeks for the Harry and Meghan return,” the historian continued. “I found the whole thing hilarious when I first found out about it, but I think we’re all asking: What’s the agenda here? And what do they hope to get?”
Larman concluded, “They’ve been put in their place here, but what’s coming next? What are we going to see as the next development?”
Royal Historian Alexander Larman said Harry and Meghan had been ‘put in their place’ (Image: Getty)
While Harry and Meghan’s future plans have yet to be confirmed, King Charles has reiterated that they are, at the very least, not working royals. “There is no change to the current status of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex,” he explained in a statement released on Monday (7 September).
The monarch added: “Their styles as His and Her Royal Highness remain in abeyance and are not used. The charitable work of the Duke and Duchess is a personal matter for them both and undertaken in their private capacity. In short, their position is akin to private citizens with commercial and charitable interests.”
Migrant taxi boat arrives at popular beach before nine men jump off and wade ashore
Children were playing a stone’s throw away as the migrants, who had travelled on a boat, arrived on the popular beach.
Spain: Migrant boat arrives at popular beach in Níjar
Sunseekers were left stunned as a group of migrants waded ashore at an idyllic beach in Spain. Shocking footage shows the nine men jumping from a ‘taxi boat’ yards from the shore, before making their way through the shallow waters and onto the beach while children play nearby.
The scenes were reportedly filmed at Playa de San José in Níjar, south-east Spain, on Saturday (September 6). The beach is in the heart of the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park. The coastline of Níjar, in Almería Province, is a popular arrival point for boats travelling from North Africa.
Children were playing nearby as the migrants made their way off a ‘taxi beach’ (Image: Jam Press)
Nine migrants got off the ‘taxi boat’ at Playa de San José in Níjar, south-east Spain (Image: Jam Press)
The incident came just a week after Spanish authorities rescued nine Algerian men from a boat around 41 miles off the coast.
The vessel departed from Oran, north-west Algeria, and had been adrift for 38 hours, according to reports.
Anger over illegal immigration reached a high point in Britain over the weekend.
The migrants reportedly arrived at the beach in south-east Spain on Saturday (September 6) (Image: Jam Press)
Crowds of masked men blocked road access to the Port of Dover in a “stop the boats” protest on Saturday.
This was followed by official vehicles being damaged and a handful of police officers being injured in a tense stand-off with anti-migrant protesters overnight on Sunday in Portsmouth.
Almería Province remains the main point of irregular entry along the Andalusian coastline.
Although figures for 2026 show a decline compared with the previous year, migrant landings and rescues have continued week after week.
During August, boats carrying more than 150 people in total reached or were intercepted along the Almería coast.
Local media reports that western Almería has also become a hotspot for an illegal trade in fake documents linked to immigration procedures.
Criminal networks are allegedly helping migrants obtain legal status using fake address registrations, sham rental agreements and bogus jobs.
Nearby towns including Roquetas de Mar, El Ejido and Vícar have reportedly become hubs for the trade.
Police investigations have uncovered hundreds of allegedly fraudulent documents and registrations.
In Roquetas de Mar, Operation “Tabula Rasa” led to 18 arrests and uncovered 188 fraudulent address registrations.
