The Reading / Listening - Buckingham Palace - Level 1

Prince Harry cannot stay at Buckingham Palace while he is in the U.K. This is because he missed a deadline to tell the palace about his plans. Harry was going to visit the U.K. with his wife and children. However, he didn't bring his family because the U.K. would not pay for police protection. Harry decided not to stay at the palace if his family could not visit with him. He then changed his mind. However, the palace said his change of plan was too late.

Newspapers are full of stories about the relationship between Harry and his family. Relations have not been good since 2020. That is when he moved to California. He left to protect his family from the press. In 2022, Harry released a Netflix documentary. A year later, his book "Spare" was published. The two things made relations with his brother Prince William worse. King Charles is sad. He wants to see his grandchildren.

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Sources
  • https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/article/prince-harrys-trip-to-the-uk-is-already-mired-in-controversy-its-all-over-a-withdrawn-invitation-to-buckingham-palace-170304494.html
  • https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/06/buckingham-palace-denies-prince-harry-to-stay-royal-residence-uk-visit-row-duke-of-sussex
  • https://news.sky.com/story/prince-harry-to-stay-at-buckingham-palace-alone-during-visit-to-uk-13556447


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Phrase Matching

Paragraph 1

  1. Prince Harry cannot
  2. while he is
  3. This is because he missed
  4. tell the palace about
  5. Harry was going to visit the U.K.
  6. he didn't bring his
  7. pay for police
  8. He then changed his
  1. his plans
  2. protection
  3. stay
  4. a deadline
  5. family
  6. mind
  7. in the U.K.
  8. with his wife

Paragraph 2

  1. Newspapers are full
  2. the relationship between Harry
  3. Relations have not been good
  4. That is when he moved
  5. protect his family
  6. Harry released a Netflix
  7. his book "Spare" was
  8. He wants to see
  1. and his family
  2. his grandchildren
  3. to California
  4. documentary
  5. since 2020
  6. published
  7. of stories
  8. from the press

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

Prince Harry (1) _________________________________________________ Buckingham Palace while he is in the U.K. This is because he (2) _________________________________________________ to tell the palace about his plans. Harry was (3) _________________________________________________ the U.K. with his wife and children. However, he didn't bring his family because the U.K. would not pay (4) _________________________________________________. Harry decided not to stay at the palace if his family could not visit with him. He then (5) _________________________________________________. However, the palace said his change of plan (6) _________________________________________________.

Newspapers are (7) _________________________________________________ about the relationship between Harry and his family. Relations have not (8) _________________________________________________ 2020. That is when he moved to California. He left to (9) _________________________________________________ from the press. In 2022, Harry released a Netflix documentary. (10) _________________________________________________, his book "Spare" was published. The two things (11) _________________________________________________ his brother Prince William worse. King Charles is sad. He (12) _________________________________________________ his grandchildren.

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

PrinceHarrycannotstayatBuckinghamPalacewhileheisintheU.K.Thisi
sbecausehemissedadeadlinetotellthepalaceabouthisplans.Harrywa
sgoingtovisittheU.K.withhiswifeandchildren.However,hedidn'tbring
hisfamilybecausetheU.K.wouldnotpayforpoliceprotection.Harrydeci
dednottostayatthepalaceifhisfamilycouldnotvisitwithhim.Hethench
angedhismind.However,thepalacesaidhischangeofplanwastoolate.
NewspapersarefullofstoriesabouttherelationshipbetweenHarryandh
isfamily.Relationshavenotbeengoodsince2020.Thatiswhenhemove
dtoCalifornia.Helefttoprotecthisfamilyfromthepress.In2022,Harryr
eleasedaNetflixdocumentary.Ayearlater,hisbook"Spare"waspublish
ed.ThetwothingsmaderelationswithhisbrotherPrinceWilliamworse.
KingCharlesissad.Hewantstoseehisgrandchildren.

Student survey

Write five GOOD questions about this topic in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

(Please look at page 12 of the PDF to see a photocopiable example of this activity.)

Discussion — Write your own questions

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

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Free writing

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Answers

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