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Claims of a relationship breakdown between The Prince of Wales and his two sons have been dismissed as 'complete nonsense' by royal sources, according to reports.

Palace insiders have also hit back at 'poppycock' claims his 70th birthday photograph was a 'nightmare' to plan because of tensions within the family, reports the Daily Mirror.

It comes after Omid Scobie, the co-author of Harry and Meghan biography 'Finding Freedom', claimed the relationship between Prince Charles and his two sons was 'hot and cold'.

In an interview with former Loose Women host, Kate Thornton, on subscription service True Royal TV, he said the relationship was difficult because Prince Charles was 'not just their father, he's also the future king and their boss - he's the purse keeper'.

But today sources close to the Prince have dismissed the claims as 'complete nonsense,' reports the Mirror. 

Claims of a relationship breakdown between The Prince of Wales and his two sons have been dismissed as 'complete nonsense' by royal sources, according to reports

It comes after Omid Scobie, the co-author of Harry and Meghan biography 'Finding Freedom', claimed the relationship between Prince Charles and his two sons was 'hot and cold'

Royal sources have also hit back over Scobie's claims regarding Prince Charles' 70th birthday photograph, which featured the Cambridges and Sussexes alongside Charles and Camilla

They also hit back over Scobie's claims regarding Prince Charles' 70th birthday photograph, which featured the Cambridges and Sussexes alongside Charles and Camilla.  

Reports had suggested it had been an 'absolute nightmare' to shoot because of the deteriorating relationship between Harry and William.

However, Scobie says that it was in fact the brothers' relationship with their dad that was the issue.

In the interview on the True Royal TV show, The Royal Beat, the author said: 'Someone close to Prince Charles [said] this was a headache to arrange.' 

He also claimed Prince Charles 'quietly supported' Meghan Markle's decision to take legal action against the Mail on Sunday.

The Duchess of Sussex is suing owners, Associated Newspapers, over an alleged breach of privacy relating to five articles which reproduced parts of a handwritten note she sent to her father Thomas Markle in 2018. 

In the book, Finding Freedom, a source said: 'Charles is extremely focused on his public image and there have been times Harry has felt that has taken precedence over everything else.'

Sources close to Charles have called the claims 'wholly untrue', the Mirror reports.

Among other claims made in Scobie's interview with True Royal TV, to promote Finding Freedom, were that Princes William and Harry cut communication for two months after Megxit and still have barely any communication. 

Scobie is the write of 'Finding Freedom', a biography on Harry and Meghan and their split from the royal family

Among other claims made in Scobie's interview with True Royal TV, to promote Finding Freedom, were that Princes William and Harry cut communication for two months after Megxit and still have barely any communication

In the interview he claimed Prince William was furious at his younger brother over he and wife Meghan's decision to go public with their plans to take a step back from royal life.

He claimed brothers stopped speaking around the time of the so-called Sandringham Summit in January.

Copies of Finding Freedom by Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand

The meeting, dubbed 'unprecedented' by royal watchers, saw the royal family come together to discuss Harry and Meghan's plans to step down as full-time members.

The couple later released details of the plans online, which Scobie has claimed was one of the catalysts of the rift between the brothers.

On the communication, he said: 'They hadn’t seen each other. That’s really going to take some time to heal.

'I think the distance between the brothers grew wider and wider.

On Harry and Meghan's road-map plans, he said: 'I think really where it went wrong for Harry and Meghan and the Cambridges was that decision to go public with the road map to their new working model.'

Scobie claims William, a future king, was upset by the decision as he believed it had damaged the royal family's reputation.

He also claims that Kate and Meghan don't communicate personally and the relationship between them 'never really progressed'.

'Oh dahling'! Duchess of Sussex 'slips into English accent and uses Britishisms' after spending two years in the UK

By Emer Scully for MailOnline 

The Duchess of Sussex regularly says 'oh dahling' after picking up a number of British phrases during her two years in the UK, it has been claimed.

Sources working in the Duke and Duchess's £11million mansion in Santa Barbara, California, said Meghan regularly uses certain very British words.

One told The Sun: 'She has adopted certain phrases. She's often heard saying "oh dahling".'

Sources working in the Duke and Duchess's £11million mansion in Santa Barbara, California, said Meghan (pictured in New Zealand in 2018) regularly uses certain very British words

The mansion's staff members mimic Meghan's new turns of phrase, but in a friendly way, it was claimed.

'They do have a giggle about it and sometimes they do impressions of her but only in a light-hearted way,' they added.

Meghan, 39, Harry, 35, and their 15-month-old son Archie moved into the mansion in Montecito six weeks ago.

It has nine bedrooms, 16 bathrooms, a swimming pool and children's play-ground.

Meghan and Harry's home sits on 5.4 acres of land and immaculately clipped hedges border the estate's stone-pillared entry gates.

The mansion's staff members mimic Meghan's new turns of phrase, but in a friendly way, it was claimed. Pictured, Harry and Meghan in London in 2018

Property listings say the home took nearly five years to build and includes a library, office, spa with a separate dry and wet sauna, a gym with a stripper pole, game room, arcade, theater, wine cellar and five-car garage.

The entrance to the property opens onto a wide lane paved with hand-cut Santa Barbara Stone that leads through a grand archway of trees to the main residence, according to Zillow.

The estate has sweeping lawns, tiered rose gardens, tall Italian cypress trees, blooming lavender, century old olive trees, a tennis court, tea house, children's cottage and a pool.

It also boasts a two-bedroom, two-bath guest house, perfect for Meghan's mother Doria, who is acting as one-year-old Archie's nanny. Doria has already been to the house, TMZ reports.

Their new home was built in 2003. The estate has sweeping lawns, tiered rose gardens, tall Italian cypress trees, blooming lavender, century old olive trees, a tennis court, tea house, children's cottage and a pool

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The home's seller is thought to be Russian tycoon Sergey Grishin who bought the 'palatial' mansion for more than $25million in 2009 and had tried to sell the home for up to $34million before eventually accepting a loss.

Grishin is also the former owner of a different California estate - known as the Scarface mansion because it appeared in the 1983 Al Pacino movie - which sold for a similarly cut-price $12million in 2015.

Surrounded by lush green gardens and overlooking the sea, the home has been described as a 'hidden paradise'.

One estate agent who spent an hour inside said it was 'designed for someone who never wants to leave home'.

Brett Buschbom said: 'I went through this house and an hour later I'm coming out like "wow", the whole bottom floor felt like a resort with steam room, massage room, sauna, Jacuzzi, full bar, arcade and one of the most amazing wine cellars and that was just the basement.'

The Sussexes are said to have been living in the house for the last six weeks, after moving 90 miles along the coast from a mansion in Los Angeles where they were house guests.