As we enter a new year, many are voicing hopes that 2021 will be the year in which members of the royal family will be able to set aside the differences that have been tearing them apart for so long.
But so far it looks like the pleas for peace have fallen on deaf ears.
In the nine months since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped down from their roles as senior members of the Royal Family, the press has made a big deal of the surprising ways in which the couple has asserted their independence.
In fact, if this were a contest of some sort, we think it's safe to say that the average commoner's take on the situation would be that Harry and Meghan have "won."
When Meghan Markle and Prince Harry stepped down from their roles as senior members of the Royal Family, no one knew what to expect.
After all, nothing like this had ever been attempted in the modern era.
We don't need to tell you that 2020 wasn't an easy year for anyone.
And while we have no special sympathy for the British Royal Family -- after all, they were spared the economic anxiety that characterized the past nine months for so many -- the Queen and her inner circle had their most trying year in recent memory due to a seemingly endless string of PR crises.
Last week, in a stunning essay for the New York Times, Meghan Markle revealed that she had suffered a miscarriage in July of this year.
The news was met with an outpouring of sympathy, and the essay drew widespread praise for its courage and candor.
In the most recent season of the Netflix drama The Crown, there's an episode in which Queen Elizabeth does some soul searching in an effort to determine if she has a favorite among her four children.
While she eventually comes to the conclusion that she's not that crazy about any of her kids, the Queen's husband, Prince Philip, insists that her clear favorite is the perennially troubled Prince Andrew.
The fourth season of the royal drama The Crown debuted on Netflix this week, and for many of the show's younger fans, these may be the its most poignant episodes yet.
While the series' protagonist is still a fictionalized version of Queen Elizabeth, she now finds herself butting heads with a character whom viewers might find far more sympathetic -- a very young and very naive Princess Diana.
One only has to look at their new, non-royal portrait to see how far Meghan and Harry have come from their royal days.
According to a new book, it was the Queen who decided that the two could not be trusted with the "royal" title after Megxit.
According to a brand new book, not even Queen Elizabeth II was immune from the wrath of Prince Harry amid the ex-Royal's simmering feud with his famous family members.
The coronavirus pandemic has led to millions of events and public appearances being canceled or indefinitely postponed all over the world.
We've become accustomed to holing up at home and watching our favorite celebrities do the same.
Queen Elizabeth II turned 94 years old on Tuesday, celebrating the occasion amid a viral outbreak that has shut down her country -- and the entire world.
This special occasion also took place in the wake of another trady:
You definitely should not need another reason to believe in the severity of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.
But just in case the daily rising death roll isn't sufficient enough for you, consider the following:
It's no secret that Queen Elizabeth and Prince Harry are close. They always have been.
But how do things stand after two months of Megxit drama? The Queen's recent gesture tells the whole story.
Some have worried that Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan have been gracelessly shading the Queen with their recent comments and behavior.
Over the weekend, Harry met with Her Majesty for the first time in a long time. Are things getting better?
It's been over a month since we first learned that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be stepping down as senior members of the royal family.
Details were vague at first, but last week, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex revealed the official agenda for their departure.
It's been over a month since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped down as senior members of the royal family.
The move is unprecedented, and the only time the royals dealt with a comparable situation was when King Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry an American actress back in 1936.
Well, it's official.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have stepped down as senior members of the royal family.
On Thursday, Queen Elizabeth II was not in attendance at an annual hosted by the Women’s Institute in Norfolk, England.
It was the first time in her 66-year reign that she was unable to make an appearance.
It's a done deal, folks.
On Saturday, Queen Elizabeth II announced that she finalized an agreement for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal split, under which the famous couple will no longer use the titles His and Her Royal Highness.
Queen Elizabeth II has finally addressed the very awkward and very surprising announcement made last week by Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.
And, in essence, the ancient monarch has said the following in the wake of this couple wanting to distance itself from the Royal Family:
Queen Elizabeth is not happy at the moment.
And she's not about to sit back and remain silent, either.
By now you've probably heard the shocking news that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are stepping down as senior members of the royal family.
Some outlets have reported the news as though the couple is emancipating themselves from Harry's family, which obviously is not the case.
As you're probably aware, the Royals are pretty big on customs, traditions and important sparkly objects.
And since Christmas is all about customs, traditions and important sparkly objects, the Queen and company really shine this time of year -- literally.
On this side of the pond, few public figures are as popular and well-liked as Meghan Markle.
But for reasons that defy explanation, many Brits don't share our objectively-correct positive opinion of the former Suits star,
