Don McLean has hit out at Prince Harry for his less-than-flattering description of Elvis Presley’s Graceland estate in his memoir Spare.

The American musician, 78, told the Daily Mail that the sixth in line to the throne, 39, should not “criticise America when you’re living here as our guest.”

In the 2023 memoir, which details Harry’s life in the royal family, he describes the mansion once occupied by the King of Rock and Roll as “dark” and “claustrophobic.”

“I walked around saying ‘the King lived here, you say? Really?’” Harry wrote. “I stood in one tiny room with loud furniture and shag carpet and thought ‘the King’s interior designer must’ve been on acid.’”

The TV host, 79, who is best known for her role on The Weakest Link, made the revelation bluntly last week after rumours began to circulate that she and Parker Bowles, 84, were an item.

When asked if they were dating, she told Saga magazine: “Yes. Full stop. Mind your own business.”

Parker Bowles was previously married to the now-Queen between 1973 and 1995 and the pair share two children together.

The Monarch, 75, alongside the Queen Consort will visit the Royal Horticultural Society’s “no adults allowed” garden.

Co-designed by schoolchildren, the garden was created to highlight how important nature is for children and any adults who visit the exhibit must pledge to plant a tree.

The garden, unlike other exhibits, is not being judged.

The sixth in line to the throne, 39, tied the knot with the former actress, 42, on 19 May, 2018 at a lavish ceremony at St George’s Chapel in Windsor.

Citing press intrusion and a desire to live a more independent life, the couple later stepped down as working royals in 2020 and moved to California.

The anniversary of the event was not acknowledged by any official royal social media accounts.

This follows increased tensions between the couple and the royal family, which most recently saw Prince Harry snubbed twice on his recent visit to the UK.

The first snub came in the form of his father refusing to meet him on his brief trip to his home country and the second came when it was announced that Prince William was soon to be made the colonel-in-chief of his old military regiment, the Army Air Corps.

The artist behind the new portrait of King Charles has revealed why it is so red.

Jonathan Yeo’s painting of the Monarch received a mixed reaction from online commentators after it was unveiled last Tuesday (14 May), with some claiming that the red background made it look like the King was “in Hell.”

The King’s face is the only part of the portrait that is depicted in what would be considered a lifelike fashion and the rest of the image, including his red Welsh Guards uniform, is painted against a red backdrop.

“No matter what you do with a picture, no matter how obvious you think the story you’re telling is, someone’s going to read something else into it,” the artist told The Sunday Times.

“I thought the red will really distract [from the red in the uniform],” Yeo explained.

“That may also have had psychological backing, because I had a heart attack [in March 2023] when I was painting this,” he says. “But certainly none of that I was conscious of – it was just: I like this colour.”

A charity established by the Queen has announced a second series of its podcast featuring guests including Neil Gaiman and Richard E Grant.

The Queen’s Reading Room was formed from a book club set up by Camilla in 2021 during the Covid-19 pandemic to celebrate the power and benefits of reading.

Across nine episodes, guests will speak to charity CEO and host Vicki Perrin about their relationship with reading. Other guests will include comedian Mel Giedroyc and novelist Kate Mosse.

The weekly series will begin on Monday, May 20.

The first series of The Queen’s Reading Room Podcast featured Rebus author Sir Ian Rankin, actress Dame Joanna Lumley, and comedian David Baddiel and was listened to in 158 countries.

Ms Perrin said: “We were astounded by the response to the first season of The Queen’s Reading Room Podcast.

“It is clear that the podcast reached and resonated with listeners globally, enabling them to connect and fall in love with books.

“I hope that this second season of the podcast will continue to inspire listeners to go on new literary adventures and help those wishing they loved books a little more, to discover the true joy of reading.”

The King, Queen and Prince of Wales will attend commemorative events in Normandy to mark the 80th anniversary of D- Day, Buckingham Palace has said.

Charles and Camilla will be at the Ministry of Defence and Royal British Legion’s (RBL) event at the British Normandy Memorial at Ver-sur-Mer on June 6, and William will attend the Canadian commemorative ceremony at the Juno Beach Centre, Courseulles-sur-Mer, on the same date.

The prince will then attend the international commemorative ceremony at Omaha Beach, Saint Laurent sur Mer, later that day alongside 25 heads of state and veterans from around the world.

The Princess of Wales is not expected to travel to France.

The Prince of Wales is to be an usher at the wedding of his close friend Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster, next month, reports suggest.

The 33-year-old aristocrat and businessman will marry Olivia Henson, 31, at Chester Cathedral on June 7.

William will be among the groom’s party at the 400-person ceremony but his younger brother the Duke of Sussex will not attend, the Sunday Times reported.

The Princess of Wales, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, is not expected to attend.

The Duke of Westminster is a godson of the King and godfather to William’s son, Prince George.

He is also godfather to Harry’s five-year-old son Prince Archie, but reports emerged in December suggesting Harry and his wife Meghan were not on the guest list for their wedding.

King Charles has granted a portrait photographer with a Royal Warrant for the first time.

Hugo Burnand told The Independent that he aims to give the public a true sense of who the royals really are through his official portraits.

Palace insiders said he is grateful to have been “trusted and supported” enough to take official photographs of the family at their milestone occasions and now to be granted this official seal of approval.

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The King, Queen and Prince of Wales will attend commemorative events in Normandy to mark the 80th anniversary of D- Day, Buckingham Palace has said.

Charles and Camilla will be at the Ministry of Defence and Royal British Legion’s (RBL) event at the British Normandy Memorial at Ver-sur-Mer on June 6, and William will attend the Canadian commemorative ceremony at the Juno Beach Centre, Courseulles-sur-Mer, on the same date.

The prince will then attend the international commemorative ceremony at Omaha Beach, Saint Laurent sur Mer, later that day alongside 25 heads of state and veterans from around the world.

The Princess of Wales is not expected to travel to France.