King Charles's special gesture for Prince Harry exposed after Christmas snub

King Charles took a big decision before Christmas to save his “darling boy” Prince Harry and Meghan Markle from embarrassment.

Speaking with People's Channel, a royal expert revealed why the monarch decided to broadcast his Christmas speech from the Fitzrovia Chapel, rather than a royal residence.

Royal expert Charlotte Griffiths suggested that it might be a deliberate move on Charles’ part to "minimise scrutiny" from royal fans.

She noted how Charles avoided the traditional analysis of family photos in the background, which can spark speculation about who is in or out of favour.

"I've got a theory about why he's doing it at the chapel, as well as the fact that it's obviously got its medical associations,” she revealed.

"I think it saves him from the dissection that we all do after the Christmas message, which is seeing who is in the photos in the background.

"In previous years, royal watchers like myself have watched really keenly to see if Harry's in there, if Andrew's in there, and if people are out of favour, their photos get removed from the background when it's at a royal residence.

"So with this one, obviously, you wouldn't have photos of your family lying around in a chapel, so he's kind of escaped that one for us."