Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have offered a glimpse of their family’s British countryside routine, with a new Instagram video showing the couple and their children enjoying muddy puddles, woodland walks and time outdoors with their dogs.

The cheerful footage marks the first time Harry and Meghan have been seen together in Britain since their return. Shared through Meghan’s social media, the clips capture a series of relaxed moments with their young family.

In one scene, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex walk hand in hand through the woods in Wellington boots. Meghan turns towards the camera — thought to be held by one of the children — and calls out: “Come on, you!”

Princess Lilibet, five, appears beside a fire warming her bare feet as she hums happily. The video then cuts to a muddy puddle, where boots believed to belong to seven-year-old Archie splash into view.

Another shot shows Lilibet riding a pink, tasselled bicycle, complete with a doll seated in a rear chair, along a park track towards a small group of deer.

“Archie!” Harry can be heard calling as his son runs into frame wearing a pink shirt and blue wellies.

The montage later features the family’s Labrador, Pula, racing along a fern-lined woodland path as Wham!’s Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go begins playing over the video.

Cut to the next scene, and the family is sitting in a rowboat in a mirror-like lake, with Harry fixing up a hook on a fishing rod, with Pula playing on the banks.

Archie is heard saying, ‘I got this’ in a distinctly American accent as fish writhe around in the lake waters.

The video – posted on Meghan’s Instagram account – has a Union Flag and red heart emoji side by side throughout, in place of a post caption.

The couple has recently said they are ‘happy to be back’ in the UK, and the children have started at school already.

This is in spite of their swirling row with Buckingham Palace over Uganda’s withdrawal from the Invictus Games.

Insiders close to the couple say that their exit was a ‘direct result’ of a letter written by King Charles, which insisted they are ‘private citizens’.

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Charles’s letter made it clear that while the family was back in the country, they were not back in the Firm.

There had been talks that they would have a ‘half in, half out’ arrangement on their return, but it appears that this will not be the case.

The Sussexes had left the UK six years ago to enjoy personal and financial freedom in the US but moved back just over a fortnight ago.

A bitter argument has existed between the breakaway family and the Royals back home after it was decided that they would not be allowed to have police security when visiting the UK, as they were no longer working royals.

The Duke of Sussex has reportedly ‘privately pleaded’ with Shabana Mahmood for a decision on whether or not he is getting funding for security for his family. 

Prince Harry said last year he was ready to ‘reconcile’ with his family and that the issue of police protection was the last remaining ‘sticking point’ in the feud. 

However, Harry and Meghan’s autumn diary still appears to be heavily laden. Harry is due to have a pseudo-royal appearance at the inaugural ‘Invictus Spirit’ Awards on Thursday, September 17.

There is even chatter that the duchess could join him at this glitzy event.

It has caused a major clash in the royal calendar with William and Catherine’s ‘royal away-day’ visit to the Isle of Bute on the same day, announced on Friday.

The King has a major public engagement at the same time, as it was announced that he would attend a meeting with global AI chiefs in hopes that it could be developed for ‘the good of humanity’.

Other engagements for Harry this month include the launch of the Invictus education programme INSPIRE. Afterwards, there’s the WellChild Awards in London on September 21, a charity for ill children and their families, which the prince has been involved with since his earliest days as a working royal.

Meanwhile, Meghan has been mulling over a ‘return to charity work’ once Archie and Lilibet settle into their new life.

There have also been rumours that she would return to acting after Guy Ritchie offered her a role in his hit TV show The Gentlemen, which was quickly revoked following massive backlash against the decision.

Have you heard of postural tachycardia syndrome, more commonly called PoTS?

Several years ago, one of my younger patients was diagnosed after enduring months of severe dizzy episodes that made it impossible for her to remain standing. The symptoms appeared without warning and ultimately forced her to leave college.

That experience made me far more alert to PoTS and to how readily this often-overlooked condition can go undetected.

In some ways, that is hardly surprising. PoTS remains poorly understood, and many GPs may not have come across it during their medical training. Dizziness is also an extremely common complaint, yet pinpointing its cause can be remarkably challenging.

There are dozens of potential reasons for feeling dizzy, including dehydration, low blood pressure, anaemia, medication side effects and inner-ear conditions. In some cases, no clear explanation emerges.

However, PoTS should be considered, especially when dizziness, a racing heartbeat or a faint feeling starts after standing and eases once you sit down or lie flat.

If those symptoms sound familiar, it is worth raising the possibility of PoTS with your GP. Growing numbers of people, particularly women, are now receiving a diagnosis, making awareness of the condition important for both patients and doctors.

PoTS affects the autonomic nervous system, which regulates bodily processes that happen without conscious control, including sweating, digestion, heart rate and blood-pressure changes.

For people with PoTS, standing causes the heart rate to increase abnormally. This can lead to dizziness, weakness, a pounding or racing heartbeat and, for some, fainting.

Sufferers can also experience extreme fatigue, headaches, brain fog, digestive problems and changes in sweating.

There is a simple test that can help flag whether it might be the cause. Your heart rate and blood pressure can be measured while you are lying down and then repeatedly after you stand up. In adults with PoTS, the heart rate typically rises by at least 30 beats per minute within ten minutes of standing, without the significant fall in blood pressure seen in some other conditions.

A smartwatch can provide useful clues, too. I’ve had patients show me readings demonstrating that their heart rate suddenly shoots up when they stand. Another clue can be unusually flexible joints.

If you are diagnosed, there are things you can do to make a real difference. One of the most important is surprisingly simple: fluids.

People with PoTS are advised to drink about two to three litres a day, which helps to maintain blood pressure. Increasing salt intake can also do this, but that isn’t something anyone should do without medical advice.

Compression garments can help by reducing the amount of blood that pools in the lower body, which means the heart doesn’t have to work quite so hard to keep blood circulating.

There are medications that specialists can prescribe, if these measures aren’t enough. None is currently specifically licensed in the UK for treating PoTS, so they are prescribed ‘off-label’ and treatment has to be tailored to the individual.

Some work by slowing the heart rate, while others help increase blood pressure or blood volume. Finding the right treatment can take time, and access to PoTS specialists remains patchy.

The important thing is that persistent dizziness shouldn’t be something you live with. If there is a clear pattern to when it happens, tell your doctor.

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The myth of blood thinners 

I was saddened to see the inquest finding last week that the death of Richard Branson’s wife, Joan, could have been prevented if doctors had prescribed anti-clotting medication sooner.

Called anticoagulants, or blood thinners, these can be lifesaving for older adults who are more prone to developing deadly blood clots and strokes than young people.

But many doctors are still reluctant to prescribe them to older patients out of fear that their increased risk of falling will lead to more brain bleeds.

But studies have shown this worry is based on myth – a patient would have to fall hundreds of times a year for the risk of bleeding to outweigh that of stroke.

I’d love to hear from readers about your experience with blood thinners – both good and bad.

Please write in using the email address on the right and let me know.

Your questions answered

I’m 78 and constantly suffer from attacks of gout in my feet. My diet is healthy, so what should I do? 

Dr Ellie replies: Gout is a type of arthritis caused by a build-up in the blood of a substance called urate, which can form tiny crystals in and around the joints.

It most commonly affects the big toe, causing sudden and often excruciating pain, heat, redness and swelling, but it can affect other joints.

If gout keeps coming back, there are two important possibilities to consider.

The first is that the urate level needs lowering. People who suffer frequent attacks are usually offered urate-lowering treatment, most commonly a daily drug called allopurinol.

Doctors use blood tests to monitor urate levels and gradually increase the dose until they reach a sufficiently low level to prevent crystals forming and reduce the risk of further attacks. If you’re taking allopurinol but are still suffering gout, ask your GP whether your urate level is actually at the recommended target.

Losing excess weight and cutting down on alcohol can also help. Certain foods can contribute to high urate levels, but dietary changes alone are unlikely to be enough to control recurrent gout.

The other possibility is that it isn’t gout. It can sometimes be confused with other forms of arthritis.

If someone is suffering what they describe as almost constant gout despite treatment, I would want their GP to reconsider whether the original diagnosis is correct.

One of the best ways to confirm gout is to take a small sample of fluid from a swollen joint using a needle – known as joint aspiration – and examine it for urate crystals. Ultrasound, X-rays and, in some circumstances, CT scans can also help doctors work out what type of arthritis is causing the problem.

So if gout attacks are continuing despite treatment, don’t simply assume that pain is inevitable.

Write to Dr Ellie: Do you have a question? Email DrEllie@mailonsunday.co.uk

Noel Radford, the father of 22 children, says he has been excluded from a £600,000 family inheritance after his stepfather left almost all of the money to a cleaner.

The 55-year-old, known as the dad behind Channel 5’s 22 Kids and Counting and the head of Britain’s biggest family, said he had believed half of the estate would be divided between him and his brother.

But after his stepfather, Clive, died in 2024, Radford learned that 99 per cent of the cash had been left to a cleaner who visited once a week. The small remaining portion was allocated to Clive’s relatives and charitable causes.

Radford said the dispute had “never been about the money,” though he was shocked when lawyers informed him that he would not receive any of the inheritance from his adoptive mother, Val, who died in 2019, seven years earlier.

Noel and his partner Sue, 51, live in Morecambe, Lancashire. The couple first became familiar faces on television in 2012, when Channel 4’s 15 Kids and Counting followed several of Britain’s largest families.

After the Radfords welcomed another child, they returned for 16 Kids and Counting, with the programme turning its attention exclusively to the growing family.

Further series followed as Noel and Sue continued expanding their family. They ultimately decided their family was complete after 22 Kids and Counting aired on Channel 5 in January 2023.

Their children are Chris, 36, Sophie, 31, Chloe, 29, Jack, 28, Daniel, 26, Luke, 24, Millie, 23, Katie, 22, James, 21, Ellie, 20, Aimee, 19, Josh, 18, Max, 16, Tillie, 15, Oscar, 13, Casper, 12, Hallie, ten, Phoebe, nine, Archie, seven, Bonnie, six, and Heidie, five.

Mr and Mrs Radford’s 17th child Alfie was stillborn in July 2014. 

Speaking about his mother’s inheritance, Mr Radford told The Sun: ‘It was always mum’s wish half the estate and belongings would go to my brother and I.

‘But after Clive died, we discovered via a solicitor we were not beneficiaries.

‘This has never been about money. It is in black and white what she wanted.’ 

It comes after Mrs Radford asked fans to respect her privacy when revealing that a viewer came to their house and asked for a photo.

But she warned fans on social media ‘not to come to their home’ as she said it makes the family ‘uncomfortable’ and poses ‘a genuine safety issue’.

She wrote: ‘I feel I need to address this again, and I really hope people can understand where we’re coming from.

‘We absolutely love meeting people when we’re out and about. We’re always happy to stop for a chat, have a photo and say hello – it genuinely means a lot to us.

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‘However, today while we are away, one of our older children had a man knock on the door at home saying he watches us on TV and asking for a picture.’

She said that while they ‘completely understand that people recognise them and want to say hello, turning up at their home is something they are not comfortable with’.

Mrs Radford continued: ‘It really does cross a line. Our home is our private space, and our children should be able to feel safe and comfortable there, especially when we’re not at home.

‘There is also a genuine safety issue. Our dog Lola is extremely protective and doesn’t take kindly to people she doesn’t know coming into the garden, so thankfully the dogs weren’t outside today.’

The family have recently been enjoying a motorhome holiday in Spain, where they attended Salou Festival, a local celebration featuring music, dancing and cultural events.

Elsewhere, earlier this year in April, the couple took their brood on a weekend away in the UK.

Thanks to the British sunshine, the family enjoyed a sun-soaked trip, exploring the beach, cooking up a full English breakfast in the morning and spending the rest of the day playing and relaxing outside. 

‘The kids have had the best day today playing and building this den, which is brilliant. We have sat in the sun chilling watching them play,’ the mother-of-22 wrote on Instagram.

On Sunday, Mrs Radford also posted that the family had pondered a walk on the beach while she had her morning cup of tea outside.

It comes after the Radford family jetted abroad for their seventh holiday in as many months, after fans accused them of being ‘tone deaf’ and having ‘too much money’.

The parents-of-22 took to Florida with some of the youngest members of their brood – just a month after travelling to the Canary Islands.

The couple took their children on an overseas adventure in time for their youngest daughter Heidi’s sixth birthday.

Mrs Radford shared more than 20 posts of her family enjoying a jam-packed itinerary, from a trip to Wekiwa Springs State Park to dining at Olive Garden and visiting Nintendo World.

The family also visited Mount Dora, the Gatorland wildlife park, a celebration car show and Anna Maria Island while in the US.

They even asked their followers whether they should treat the family to renting a luxury RV for part of the holiday.

But the couple provoked outrage in March after complaining about how their trip to Dubai was cancelled due to the war in the Middle East.

Boris Johnson was reportedly on a special train that had to be evacuated suddenly following a Russian drone alert close to Ukraine’s border with Poland.

The former UK prime minister was heading towards Poland after taking part in a high-profile security conference in Kyiv when the train came to a halt at about 5am.

Conductors woke passengers in one section of the train and moved them out temporarily after drones were reported near the tracks, German publication Der Spiegel said.

Mr Johnson was not hurt, it is understood. An all-clear was issued a short time later after no additional drones were spotted.

The security scare followed a separate Russian drone strike on another train operating between Kyiv and Warsaw near the Polish frontier.

Ukrainian railway officials said the locomotive was struck, though there were no injuries among the 206 people on board. Passengers were seen fleeing in panic in the aftermath of the attack.

There was no suggestion that the privately chartered train carrying Mr Johnson had been directly hit.

Also travelling on the train were Günter Sautter, a senior foreign and security-policy adviser to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, alongside British, French and Italian security advisers, German parliamentarians, diplomats and academics.

Mr Johnson and the other officials had been in Kyiv for the 2026 annual meeting of the Yalta European Strategy, an international security conference where Western officials held discussions with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government about possible peace negotiations with Russia.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said a Russian drone had also struck the Yahodyn-Dorohusk border crossing, one of the country’s most important links with the European Union.

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Footage circulating on social media appeared to show trucks on fire at the crossing, while Ukrainian media reported that a petrol station had also been hit. There were no immediate reports of casualties and the Polish military confirmed the attack.

The attack came just two kilometres from the Polish border, according to Ukrainian railway officials, raising concerns about Russian strikes reaching increasingly close to NATO territory.

Russian drones have increasingly targeted Ukrainian rail infrastructure, with Ukrainian Railways accusing Moscow of carrying out systematic attacks on the network.

The state-owned operator said its monitoring centre and staff were ‘on high alert’ following nationwide attacks, warning passengers of possible evacuations, delays and diversions.

Robin Wagener, a Green Party member of the German Bundestag who was also aboard the special train, described the attack as a dangerous escalation.

‘These drone attacks are blind terror against Ukrainian civilians and a dangerous escalation in Putin’s war,’ Wagener told Der Spiegel.

The MP said he believed the strikes were also intended as a warning to countries supporting Ukraine.

‘Russia is becoming increasingly unscrupulous and is playing with fire right on the border of the European Union and NATO; we must finally put a clear stop to this terror,’ Wagener demanded.

The attack came as Russia launched a major wave of strikes across Ukraine, with Ukrainian authorities reporting hundreds of drones being used overnight. A separate Russian drone attack on the Kyiv-Warsaw line also damaged a passenger train near the Yahodyn crossing but caused no casualties.

The railway route is regularly used by foreign dignitaries travelling between Ukraine and Poland, making the incident particularly sensitive as European governments step up their support for Kyiv.

Russian attacks near the Polish frontier have also prompted heightened concern in Warsaw, with Polish authorities activating defensive measures following the latest strikes.