Royal Recap: Diana Memorabilia Up For Auction, Meghan Has New Netflix Show

It was quite a busy week for the Royal Family. Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York and ex-wife of Prince Andrew, looked back at her close relationship with Princess Diana in a new cover story, while Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their new Netflix project. If you missed the biggest headlines coming out of the Palace this week, don't worry—a quick scroll will have you caught up on all things royal.

Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle are in a 'better place' since Lilibet's birth.

Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle are reportedly in a much better place following the bombshell Oprah Winfrey interview back in March. The Duchess of Cambridge was believed to be upset her sister-in-law mentioned her by name while discussing the rumors the pair got into a fight before Meghan's royal wedding.

"The narrative with Kate, it didn’t happen," Meghan told Oprah, debunking reports she had made Kate cry over bridesmaids' dresses. "A few days before the wedding she was upset about flower girl dresses and it made me cry. It really hurt my feelings."

Though Kate was upset in the aftermath of the interview, she and Meghan are reportedly trying to put the incident behind them. "The bridesmaids dress incident took place so long ago and [it] feels pointless to hold onto the anger," a source told Us Weekly. "It’s wasted energy. They’ve called it a truce."

"Tensions have eased between Meghan and Kate. Kate even sent Meghan a gift for the baby. They’re in a better place and have exchanged texts since the birth of Lilibet." the source continued. "The birth of Lili has brought Kate and Meghan closer together. They’ve bonded over both having daughters and can’t wait for all the cousins to meet."

Princess Diana’s childhood bike is up for auction.

A rare piece of royal history could be yours. Princess Diana's childhood book will debut at auction this week.

The bright red Tracker bike, which was manufactured by Trust Manufacturing Co., belonged to Princess Diana in the 1970s. She would ride the bike around her family's estate in Althorp, England.

East Bristol Auctions describes the bike as "all original," including holding on to its original tires for the past fifty years. The bicycle also features a central gear lever, chrome fenders, and Y-frame handlebars.

"It's a really important piece of memorabilia," Toy Specialist Lucy McCourt from East Bristol auctions said in a statement. “Diana was the ‘people’s Princess,’ and this is a chance to own a personal piece of her history. This is far from just a run-of-the-mill child’s bicycle! One can almost imagine the young Diana riding around her childhood country estate on this,” McCourt added.

The bike will be sold with a handwritten Christmas card from the late royal, as well, dating from 1994. McCourt believes the memorabilia, a replica of the Raleigh Chopper bike, will fetch over £20,000 (about $28,000) during the auction.

Back in May, another one of Princess Diana's former bikes went up for auction. The blue bike, which was used by Diana while she lived in London, sold for £44,000 (nearly $61,000).

Prince William & Prince Harry won’t spend 'quality time' together over the holidays.

Following the united front Prince William and Prince Harry put up for the Princess Diana statue unveiling, many of the brothers' supporters hoped they had put their rift behind them. There was even speculation the princes would spend the holidays together again this year. According to royal expert Jonathan Sacerdoti, however, this seems unlikely.

“It’s perhaps unlikely that they’re going to be spending what we would think of as quality family time together at Christmas and New Years and birthdays,” Sacerdoti told Us Weekly. William and Harry have not spent Christmas together for the past few years.

“Just remember that the queen hasn’t met her latest granddaughter. It doesn’t seem likely that she’s going to anytime soon. She’s barely seen Archie for quite a while,” Sacerdoti continued. “On a human family level, forgetting them being the royal family, there’s already quite some frostiness and distance there. So I suspect if things can go well, [then] maybe they’ll have the occasional meeting, but I don’t think it seems very high on anyone’s agenda.”

Despite their being "frostiness and distance" between the brothers, Sacerdoti says there isn't any "animosity" between them. “It’s like any family. Sometimes we keep closer contact with people than other times, and some people we stay more in touch with than others," he explained. "So I think just the very distance between the United States and the United Kingdom and the complications of either parts of this family being able to travel means that jetting backwards and forwards isn’t necessarily going to happen though."

Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, talks Princess Diana in a new interview.

While chatting with People about her debut novel Her Heart for a Compass, Sarah 'Fergie' Ferguson, the Duchess of York, opened up about her relationship with her late sister-in-law Princess Diana. Fergie believes the Princess of Wales would be thrilled with all her sons have accomplished over the years.

"She would be very proud of her sons and their wives," the Duchess of York said. "And she would be just like me, obsessed with her grandchildren. Because that's what she loved." Fergie is mother to Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice, who she shares with ex-husband Prince Andrew. Diana "adored my girls," Fergie gushed. "She adored the boys. This would be her haven. Her heaven."

"If she were sitting with me right now, I know she would say, 'I am so proud of both of my boys and the wonderful wives they have chosen,'" Fergie continued, raving about Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle. "Because each has got her own voice."

She also recalled how she and Diana were pitted against each other in the tabloids. "I had major mental health problems because of the trauma," she recalled. "It's taken a great deal of work because I believed every word that the front pages told me. It was self-shame. I'm stratospherically sensitive."

"In the '80s, it was Diana looking beautiful, and there was fat, frumpy Fergie," she continued. "We were just there for people to make a lot of money. At the time we both didn't realize that."

The Duchess of York shut down rumors that she had Diana had a falling out before her tragic passing. "We were best friends from when she was 14 and I was 15. She taught me so much of public life," she recalled. "She was so brave. We used to have the most incredible time together."

"We promised each other we would always be together — there was never any daylight between us," Fergie continued. "But everybody wanted that because we were so strong together. People want to break something so strong."

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are developing a new animated series for Netflix.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced an exciting new venture for Archewell Productions—an animated series for Netflix. The show, titled Pearl, was created by the Duchess of Sussex. She will also serve as executive producer on the series alongside David Furnish, Carolyn Soper, Liz Garbus, Dan Cogan, and Amanda Rynda.

According to a press release from Netflix, Pearl is a family series that follows a 12-year-old girl's "heroic adventure as she learns to step into her power and finds inspiration from influential women throughout history."

"Like many girls her age, our heroine Pearl is on a journey of self-discovery as she tries to overcome life's daily challenges," Meghan said in a statement. "I'm thrilled that Archewell Productions, partnered with the powerhouse platform of Netflix, and these incredible producers, will together bring you this new animated series, which celebrates extraordinary women throughout history. David Furnish and I have been eager to bring this special series to light, and I am delighted we are able to announce it today."

Lifetime shared a dramatic new trailer for Harry & Meghan: Escaping The Palace.

Lifetime dropped a new trailer Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace, and let's just say, it definitely delivers on the high stakes drama. The trailer teases just a few of the real-life events the film will dramatize, including Harry and Meghan's now-infamous interview with Oprah Winfrey. The sneak peek also highlighted the ongoing rift between Harry and Meghan and Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace will be released Labor Day Weekend.