The attention of the nation’s papers on Friday continues to be split between the ongoing royal family and Iran sagas.
The Daily Telegraph, The Sun and the Daily Mirror all lead with the Queen’s rallying call for the royals to find a quick resolution to the crisis engulfing the monarchy.
Tomorrow’s @Telegraph front page:
“The Queen calls family crisis meeting”#tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/oaDCCpQ0uP
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) January 9, 2020
Tomorrow’s front page: Queen, Prince Harry and Charles locked in ‘crisis talks’ https://t.co/0JmQweeWB4 pic.twitter.com/4eCK1twxcX
— The Sun (@TheSun) January 9, 2020
Tomorrow’s front page: Queen fights to save monarchy #tomorrowspaperstoday https://t.co/IvtVlALqHF pic.twitter.com/DX2PMtTd81
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) January 9, 2020
The Daily Express says the Queen was “enraged” by Harry and Meghan’s decision.
Friday’s Express:
Furious Queen orders: Sort it out now! #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/yq4QuIAvdP
— Helena Wilkinson (@BBCHelena) January 9, 2020
Meanwhile the Metro and Daily Star say the Queen has urged the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to cement their future away from the royal family “within days”.
Friday’s front page:HARRY UP AND GO#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #skypapers pic.twitter.com/wrdwpGSTGL
— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) January 9, 2020
Tomorrow’s front page: ‘Naff Orf Harry’ #TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/3wypK6BZBJ pic.twitter.com/6iVl45hnDK
— Daily Star (@dailystar) January 9, 2020
Prince Charles has threatened to stop providing funding for Harry and Meghan, according to The Times.
Friday’s Times: Charles threatens to halt Harry and Meghan’s cash #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/n8qqxetjvv
— Helena Wilkinson (@BBCHelena) January 9, 2020
And the Daily Mail reports that Meghan has already returned to Canada to look after baby Archie.
Friday’s @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/h62IwUjBg0
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) January 9, 2020
Moving to the Iran crisis, The Guardian, Financial Times and the i focus on the reportedly accidental shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger jet by an Iranian surface-to-air missile.
Guardian front page, Friday 10 January 2020: Ukraine jet downed by Iranian missile, western officials believe pic.twitter.com/vVxeksczo8
— The Guardian (@guardian) January 9, 2020
Just published: front page of the Financial Times UK edition Friday January 10 https://t.co/yQZUmo7onA pic.twitter.com/68RUSXcWQP
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) January 9, 2020
Friday’s i: Iran plane ‘shot down by missile’ #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/xAMzEV8VPW
— Helena Wilkinson (@BBCHelena) January 9, 2020
Along with the Iran story, The Independent reports on a £40,000 pay gap between male and female GPs.
Tomorrow’s @independent front page #tomorrowspaperstoday To subscribe to the Daily Edition https://t.co/9clXtOcgEt pic.twitter.com/uuoBCxPAhK
— The Independent (@Independent) January 9, 2020
