Meghan the animal lover puts her hatred of bloodsports aside as she joins royals;
including Kate as relations thaw further - for Boxing Day shooting feast.
The Duchess of Sussex joined Prince Harry and members of the Royal Family for a traditional shooting lunch yesterday,
despite claims that she opposes bloodsports.
Meghan, 37, who is expecting her first child in spring, arrived for the 'cold cuts' Boxing Day feast after her husband,
Prince Harry, had spent the morning bagging pheasants with his father, Prince Charles, and brother, Prince William.
She was accompanied by the Duchess of Cambridge in another sign of solidarity between the two women
after weeks of reports about their undoubtably awkward relationship.
The merry party took place at Wood Farm, the five-bedroom farmhouse where Prince Philip spends much of his retirement.
A Sandringham insider said : 'The men went out as usual for the shoot after a hearty breakfast.
'A buffet is laid out of kedgeree, bacon and eggs, cereals and toast to set them up for the day.
'It's cold trudging across the muddy fields so you need plenty of sustenance'.
In years gone by the Queen and the royal wives would often be seen following along,
picking up pheasants, partridges and the occasional duck.
Her Majesty was often photographed wringing the neck of injured birds,
much to the annoyance of animal welfare groups, but at 92, those days have long gone.
Pregnant Meghan stayed inside in the cold during the morning session, while Kate remained at Anmer Hall,
her ten-bedroom house on the estate, looking after her three children, George, Charlotte and Louis.
But at lunchtime the Merry Wives of Windsor were all driven to Wood Farm to be reunited;
Meghan travelled in a Range Rover with the Queen and Prince Philip, 97, who missed church on Christmas Day.
A buffet was laid out at Wood Farm of cold meats, hot sausages, soup and salads,
with spirits and tea to warm up the shooters, which this year also included Prince Andrew and,
for the first time, his son-in-law Jack Brooksbank.
Princess Eugenie joined her new husband and the others for lunch.
The insider said : 'There is a special de-robing room on the side of the house
and they all go in there and take off their muddy clothes and boots.
'Then they go into a side room which is specially designed for shooting parties where they toddle around in their socks helping themselves to lunch.
'The whole thing is incredibly relaxed and everyone is normally in a great mood.
'Although he can't shoot anymore Prince Philip loves being there and so does the Queen.
'She will be delighted that Kate and Meghan have sorted out their problems and that the year has ended on a high with the whole family in harmony'.
After lunch the men continued shooting while Meghan and Kate returned to Sandringham for tea with the Queen and Prince Philip.
It's believed Harry and Meghan departed from Norfolk last night, presumably to spend time with her mother,
Doria Ragland, as did William and Kate, who are expected to spend some time with Kate's family in Berkshire.
Earlier this month it was wrongly claimed that the animal-loving American had 'banned' her new husband from taking part in bloodsports, which she has always opposed.
But as the Mail revealed yesterday, Harry had every intention of taking part.
Harry has been shooting at Sandringham since he was 12 having been taught by Prince Charles as a young child
and has become a crack shot, killing deer, wild boar and even a water buffalo, as well as pheasant and grouse.
The idea that Meghan had banned him from taking part stemmed from the fact that the former actress,
who once designed a pair of 'vegan leather' trousers as part of a clothing range,
has previously described herself as a 'principled animal lover' who refuses to promote fur
and once described herself in an interview as being a vegan during the week.
But sources close to the couple have said this couldn't be further from the truth,
and pointed out that even if the duchess, who adopted two dogs from a welfare shelter in Canada,
did advocate wearing ethically-made clothes, for example, she has always openly eaten meat.
Her former lifestyle blog, the Tig, was full of recipes for her favourite meat-based meals,
including boar ragu, and Harry proposed as they cooked a roast chicken dinner.
'Meghan has never had an issue with Harry shooting, as it is something he has done for many years,' the source said.
'It is completely untrue to say she has banned him from anything, particularly this.
Harry couldn't attend last year's shoot as he had to drive to London for work'.
A second source said that Harry had always maintained shooting is a sustainable field sport and his stance hasn't changed;
he has even acquired a black Labrador puppy to train as a gun dog.
Former royal chef Darren McGrady recently revealed that Harry's mother, Princess Diana,
was against bloodsports but allowed her sons to take part in family traditions and dubbed her son 'The Killer Wales'.
He tweeted: 'Princess Diana WAS against bloodsports.
She killed the stag [a reference to how she once went deer stalking at Balmoral] because 'they wanted me to'.
'What is it with this family that they love killing things? (as the boys were hunting rabbits at Windsor),'
I remember her saying in the kitchen at Kensington Palace'.
In 2004 Harry was photographed smiling triumphantly as he crouched over a fallen water buffalo, rifle in hand.
He killed the one-ton water beast on a hunting trip in Argentina during a gap year trip to South America.
Revealed: Prince Harry DID join the royals for the traditional Boxing Day shoot despite reports of a ban by Meghan;
but was his pregnant wife among the party?
The Duke of Sussex has wrapped up his first Christmas as a married man with a traditional Boxing Day hunt.
While rumours he had been 'banned' from taking part by wife Meghan have been swirling for weeks,
insiders have now confirmed that Harry did indeed join in the pheasant shoot.
However a question mark still hangs over Meghan's attendance; the former actress is heavily pregnant;
'nearly there' by her own admission - and may have opted to stay inside in the warm instead.
Earlier this week, palace sources were forced to deny speculation that animal-loving Meghan had 'banned' her husband
from taking part in the annual pheasant shoot - calling the rumours 'completely untrue'.
MailOnline has contacted Kensington Palace for comment.
The Mail's Richard Eden revealed that Meghan had made clear she was happy for Harry to continue shooting
with the rest of the royal family, as he has done since the age of 12.
There had been speculation that the Suits star had told Harry he could not take part in the traditional shoot,
despite staying at Sandringham House as guests of the Queen.
A palace source said: 'It's completely untrue that Her Royal Highness has banned the Duke from shooting'.
Harry is believed to have been shooting with friends since he started living with Meghan
and the couple acquired a black labrador puppy earlier this year reportedly to be a gun dog.
David Roper–Curzon, Lord Teynham's son and heir, who has been shooting with the Prince, told Richard Eden:
'[Harry] is a very good shot. Not only that, he is a great figure in supporting those who work in that industry'.
Meghan has been described as an animal rights advocate since her former showbusiness agent,
Gina Nelthorpe-Cowne, claimed earlier this year that she had declined to promote fur or animal products.
A source said: 'Like Harry, Meghan is very keen to promote wildlife charities and animal conservation.
However, Harry believes shooting is a sustainable field sport and she won't stop him'.
For the royals, shooting is rooted in understanding the countryside and the delicate balance that is best protected by active management of the land.
Harry reportedly did not attend the Boxing Day shoot last year, before he and Meghan were married, but it's not clear why.
He has enjoyed shooting since he was a boy. Although it was inaccurately claimed that his mother,
Princess Diana, was opposed to bloodsports, she once shot a stag at Balmoral
and did not object to either of her sons shooting: she used to refer to them jokingly as the 'killer Wales'.
Samantha Markle claims Meghan didn't even call their father LAST Christmas before their 'Royal Wedding fall out'
as she retracts her 'Merry Christmas' message in another attack on half-sister.
The Duchess of Sussex did not call her father on Christmas Day for the second year in a row, her half-sister Samantha has claimed.
The 53-year-old revealed Meghan's estrangement from 74-year-old Thomas has been ongoing way before her marriage to Prince Harry.
Writing on Twitter, Samantha wrote: My life is great and after having a heart attack the wedding
and now two Christmases she does not even call him. Humanitarian my a**.
She even retracted her birthday message to Meghan, saying:
'I retract the merry Christmas, you don't deserve it. How dare you walk into a church'.
It is the latest twist in the dramatic fall-out between Meghan and her family since Thomas was due to walk her down the aisle in Windsor.
Thomas' decision to pull out of the wedding due to health reasons came
after he staged photographs with paparazi with himself getting ready for the wedding.
Since marrying Prince Harry, Meghan has not spoken to her father.
He even found out about her pregnancy through a radio announcement.
Samantha had asked Meghan to reconcile with her father but later wrote that the Duchess had been 'rude', adding:
'I've never seen anyone so rude and hurtful and heartless and absent a soul in my life.
#MeghanMarkle #SamanthaMarkle shame on you for what you have done to our father. No PR machine can fix this'.
She added: 'Forgiven, reunite, and have the Christmas spirit and a peaceful heart?
'Apparently you're not capable and I don't know enough profane words to articulate how I feel. Wow'.
There are also said to be problems for Meghan closer to home, following reports of a rift between her and Kate.
Her Royal Highness and Prince Charles allegedly made it clear that any rift
between the two duchesses must be kept out of the public eye as they arrived together at the St Mary Magdalene Church.
The two appeared to take the advice on board as they were seen laughing and joking while photographers captured the pair walking towards the church.
A source told The Sun: 'The Queen and Charles have allowed the situation to play out without overtly interfering;
but they both made it clear that Christmas was for the whole family to really come together.
'That meant the two couples walking into church together as the Fab Four just like they had last year.
Yes, it was awkward and uncomfortable given what's gone on over the past 12 months.
'But the alternative of even more negativity on Christmas Day wasn't worth thinking about'.
The Queen allegedly told Kate and pregnant Meghan to put their differences aside
by the time they sat down to watch her speech along with the rest of the nation at 3pm on BBC.
It comes as there have been rumours swirling for months of a rift between Meghan and other royals.
Rumours of the feud surfaced when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced they were moving out of Kensington Palace to live in Frogmore House in Windsor.
There were also reports of a falling out between Meghan and Kate
during Princess Charlotte's bridesmaid dress fitting before the royal wedding earlier this year.
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