Andrew's "BP" Invitation, Moved Out Under Cover of Darkness, and the $62 Chocolate - The week in UK royal news with Mark Francis

0:03 Calorougus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Pallace Weekly. I am your host, Mark Francis. For this edition. Because there is so much news coming out of the British Royals as well as the Norwegian Royals, we're going to do two episodes. This one will be for British News and we'll have a separate show for what happened in royal Norwegian news. So here we go. Newly released documents from the US Department of Justice revealed further details about the relationship between Andrew mount Batten Windsor and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including emails exchanged well after Andrew had publicly claimed he had ended contact. The documents include correspondence from twenty ten, after Epstein had been released from house arrest following his guilty plea to child sex offenses. In an email dated September twenty ninth, twenty ten, Epstein told Andrew he was in London and suggested they meet, saying they need private time. Andrew replied that he was having lunch with a Saudi prince and a secret intelligence firm, before adding we could have dinner at Buckingham Palace and lots of privacy. In a follow up message, Andrew wrote, delighted for you to come here to BP. Come with whomever and I'll be here from sixteen hundred dish to twenty hundred BP is understood to refer to Buckingham Palace. The newly released material also includes an email exchange from twenty

1:34 ten in which Epstein offered to introduce Andrew to a twenty six year old Russian woman, whom he described as clever and beautiful. In December twenty ten, Epstein told Andrew he had a female friend he thought the Duke would enjoy meeting. Epstein responded, She's twenty six Russian, clever, beautiful, trustworthy. Additional correspondence shows Andrew and Epstein exchanging messages on Christmas Day twenty ten, including family photographs. After a December twenty ten trip to New York, Andrew wrote to Epstein, it was great to spend time with my US family. Looking forward to joining you all again soon. In February twenty eleven, Andrew wrote to Epstein, this week is all about me, adding time to put something back into me before the rest of the world starts sucking it out in all their greed and demands. The released documents also contain correspondence involving Sarah Ferguson. In two thousand and nine, she described Epstein as the brother I have always wished for. Other emails show Ferguson repeatedly flattering Epstein, calling you a legend, and in multiple messages suggesting marriage. In one January twenty ten email, she writes, you are a legend. I really don't have the words to describe my love gratitude for your generosity and kindness. Kiss, kiss, I am at your service.

2:51 Just marry me. One exchange from March twenty ten has drawn particular outrage. In the email, someone asks Ferguson about a post trip to New York. She replies, not sure yet, just waiting for Eugenie to come back from a shagging weekend. At the time the message was sent to Princess Eugenie was nineteen years old and just days shy of her twentieth birthday. Sources close to the York Sisters say the revelations have been devastating. One told The Daily Mail they are a guest at what they have read. They are mortified by the emails their mother has sent to Epstein. It is so embarrassing for them. One of the files in the release also includes a photograph showing Andrew clothed on all fours over a woman lying on the floor.

3:33 Andrew has always denied any wrongdoing in the Express, Jasmine Carey writes, while this newly released photograph does not suggest any wrongdoing from Andrew, it is not a good look. Even if he wasn't a member of the royal family, A photograph like that would be enough to make anyone cringe. I would go as far as to say Andrew should now be banished from royal life completely. No perks that come from being the King's brother, No protection of a home on a royal estate, and deathfinitely no allowance. Our royal insider Deep Crown observes what strikes me most forcefully is not the scandal itself, but the accumulation of evidence that the monarchy's central defenses have been comprehensively breached. These people, Epstein and Maxwell were photographed at Sandringham, at Royal ascot hunting at Balmoral. Maxwell attended Princess Beatrice's eighteenth birthday celebration at Royal Lodge. These are not public spaces. These are the family's sanctuaries. Someone always knew, security services knew, private secretaries knew. Yet the machinery of monarchy designed to protect the crown instead protected Andrew's access to his proclivities. That is not an accident of poor judgment. That is an institutional rot. Charles stripped Andrew, who his titles, evicted him from Royal Lodge and relegated him to internal exile. But Andrew remains eighth in line to the throne because removing him requires an act of Parliament. Charles gould request such legislation.

5:01 He will not. This is not accountability. This is damage control masquerading as principal. William, however, is a different proposition entirely. When he ascends to the throne. I expect swift action, Andrew's exclusion from the succession formalized through parliamentary action, all financial supports severed, and complete cooperation with any ongoing investigations. The difference between Charles and William can be summarized thus, Charles believes in managing problems, William believes in eliminating them. Andrew mount Patten Windsor has officially moved out of Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park, ending more than two decades at the property. The former Duke of York vacated the thirty room residence on February second, following an order from King Charles to surrender the lease. Andrew traveled one hundred and thirty two miles under the cover of darkness, according to reports. The Daily Mail's Nick Craven writes the King's younger brother had been due to move to temporary accommodation on the Sandringham estate on Tuesday next week, but the plan was rushed forward after extraordinary new revelations emerged. The site of him plastered on the front pages out riding his horse or driving his car past photographers in Windsor amid the continued dripping poison of the Epstein files was just too much. Set a royal source, Charles said enough was enough and the message was conveyed to Andrew that it was time for him to head to Norfolk immediately.

6:24 Andrew is moving to Marsh Farm, a form at five bedroom farmhouse on the Sandringham estate that reportedly requires an extensive security overhaul. Sources say Andrew visited Marsh Farm and was unimpressed by the size of the property, reportedly describing it as pokey compared with his previous residences. The property includes two reception rooms, a kitchen and several outbuildings, but does not have space for live in staff. Sarah Ferguson is described as being in the midst of a housing crisis and is said to be hoping to remain in the Windsor area. However, friends have warned me to lower her expectations. After decades spent living at the thirty room Royal Lodge, Sarah Ferguson's charity, Sarah's Trust, has announced it were closed for the foreseeable future, just days after the release of new documents. A spokesman said the decision followed discussions that had been under way for several months. Royal author Andrew Lowney has suggested that Sarah Ferguson may have left the country as scrutiny intensifies. Lowney told The Mirror that Ferguson had previously made a habit of going abroad when under pressure. A spokesperson for Virgin Group dismissed speculation that she was at Richard Branson's Necker Island, saying Sir Richard has had no contact with Sarah Ferguson. Following the release of the Epstein files, Andrew was facing renewed pressure following fresh allegations that Jeffrey Epstein arranged for a second woman to travel to Britain for a sexual encounter with him.

7:50 The latest allegation centers on a non British woman in her twenties who claims Epstein arranged her travel to the UK in twenty ten for an encounter with Andrew Royal Lodge. Her lawyer said, we're talking about at least one woman who was sent by Jeffrey Epstein over to Prince Andrew, and she even had, after a night with Prince Andrew, a tour of Buckingham Palace. A source close to the situation said Andrew is now sweating over the prospect of having to settle another case more In just a moment, Prince Edward became the first senior royal to publicly address the latest release of Jeffrey Epstein documents, saying it is important to always remember the victims. The Duke of Edinburgh was speaking at the World Government Summit in Dubai. When asked by CNN how he was coping, Edward responded, I think it's all really important always to remember the victims and who are the victims? In all of this? Royal inside A deep Crown tells us King Charles must confront the Andrew problem with far more decisive action than his current strategy of institutional ambivalence. This is not a challenge to be passed to Prince William, nor a matter to be quietly shuffled into the margins of royal existence. It is Child's immediate and urgent responsibility to demonstrate that the monarchy stands for accountability, not protection. Andrew must be comprehensively removed from any royal representation, patronage, or privilege. Charles knows well that public trust is the monarchy's most fragile currency.

9:22 A strong, clear statement removing Andrew's royal associations, followed by a managed transition out of public life, is the only responsible path forward. The King must act, and act decisively, before this becomes an inherited problem for his son's future reign. In his free substack decrown, writes, Andrew is charles burden to bear, not William's. Charles was king when these documents emerged. Charles was king when Andrew's reputation collapsed. Charles was king when the Pallace's response became increasingly untenable. The sins of the previous generation do not become the next heir's responsibility to cleanse William's burden will be his own brother and the future of the monarchy. Andrew's fate is charles responsibility alone.

10:09 Vice President J. D. Vance said he was open to Andrew being called to testify. I saw Kirstarma said something about this. Vance said, I'm certainly open to it. I'll let them determine whether they should talk to Prince Andrew. I'd certainly be open to it, but it's their call, not mine. King Charles was heckled during a visit to Dedham. As the King paused to greet people in the crowd, a man shouted Charles, Charles, have you pressurized the police to start investigating Andrew? The King did not respond. Police officers approached the man and escorted him away from the barriers. John Stewart said on the Daily Show, there have been consequences for none of these dudes. They've been on the plane, they've been on the island, they've been to his house and nothing has happened to any of them. I gotta be honest, I'm just not sure anybody is going to be held accountable for any of this. Oh except Prince Andrew. Oh.

11:00 Prince Andrew stripped of the title Prince. Oh, such a penalty began. Marco returned to the chocolate counter just in time for Valentine's Day, announcing an expanded collaboration between as Ever and luxury chocolateier Compartes. The centerpiece is the Signature Chocolate Collection, price at sixty two dollars for four bars. Despite extensive online criticism of the pricing, the sixty two dollars for four bars package sold out. Megan described the offering as a love letter in chocolate and joked, I think we're all clear at this point that jam is my jam. Reports suggest that excess stock from as Ever is being stored at Netflix headquarters, with employees taking products home for free. According to page six, staff have been helping themselves do items including jam wine and flour sprinkles.

11:52 Once was told the outlet, apparently there are two storage rooms packed with as Ever product. They're literally just giving it away to employee. One staffer walked out with ten products for free. Meghan attracted online criticism after posting a new black and white photograph on the as Ever website, with commentators accusing her of cosplaying as Audrey Hepburn. The image shows Megan wearing a patterned close style bucket hat and dark sunglasses. On social media, critics quickly drew comparisons to Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's. Harry's latest trip to London produced an unexpected social upside, a renewed connection with Elizabeth Hurley. An insider says they really hit it off.

12:36 Listen Harry have known each other for years, but this was the first time they ever spent any significant time together and they found a lot of common ground. According to the insider, conversations have already turned to arranging double dates with Megan and Hurley's partner Billy Ray Cyrus. In Lizza's mind, Billy Ray could really use the company. Lis is so well loved in the UK. Getting her stamp of approval would be huge just from a business perspective, Megan would love to break bread with her. Prince William will travel to Saudi Arabia on the ninth as part of the UK diplomatic effort to secure Saudi involvement in Britain's sixth generation fighter jet program, the Tempest Combat Aircraft Project.

13:20 Prince William was seen celebrating enthusiastically after Aston Villa completed a dramatic comeback victory in the Europa League, overturning a two goal deficit to beat Red Bull Salzburg three to two. William was spotted punching the air in celebration. King Charles and Queen Camilla followed in William's footsteps by publicly backing Britain's struggling pub sector, visiting the Sun Inn in Denham. The visit comes as pubs face mounting financial pressure. Kate revealed the family has a new puppy during a visit to Wales. When greeted by Barney and English Cocker Spaniel, she remarked, you are lovely. We have the same breed of dog. About ages, she said, So we've got a little puppies only eight months old and allers five more palace in just a bit. This is the week Andrew's Epstein emails revealed BP dinner invitations and Russian women introductions.

14:18 The week he moved out under cover of darkness after Charles said enough was enough. The week Sarah's shagging weekend email left Beatrice and Eugenie aghast Deep Crown delivered the verdict on institutional rot Epstein and Maxwell photographed at sandringhn Ascot Balmoral attending Beatrice's eighteenth Someone always knew the machinery of monarchy protected Andrew's access to his proclivities. William will act decisively when King Charles believes in managing problems. William believes in eliminating them. Andrew is charles burden to bear, not Williams. The King must act decisively before this becomes an inherited problem for his son's future reign. Prince Edward became the first royal to address the files. Always remember the victims. J. D Vance is open to Andrew, testifying Charles got heckled. Have you pressurized the police to start investigating Andrew? John Stewart, Oh, Prince Andrew stripped of the titled Prince of such a penalty. Megan's sixty two dollars chocolate sold out despite mockery. Netflix employee is taking as ever products home for free from two storage rooms packed with inventory. Harry and Liz Hurley planning double dates with Megan and Billy Ray Cyrus for Business Perspective, Keep revealed a new eight month old puppy, Williams celebrated a villa comeback, and somewhere between the Buckingham Palace and Marsh Farm, photographs of princes on all fours surface, while Deep Crown reminds us whose responsibility this mess actually is. And there you have it. If you'd like to email us address ears the Palace Intrigue at gmail dot com. Don't forget. This

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