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Calorougus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue. Ga
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am your host, Mark Francis. Questions are being raised about
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Andrew Mountbatten Windsor's eventual funeral, with a new report claiming
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that plans drawn up before his dramatic fall from royal
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life have not yet been changed. The Mail on Sunday
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reports that Andrew could still be in line for a
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royal ceremonial funeral, despite the removal of his remaining titles
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and his status as a private citizen. That claim has
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prompted criticism from royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams, who told gb
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News the idea he should be offered a royal funeral
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as clearly preposterous. As he has been stripped of his
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royal titles, this is an issue where plans have very
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clearly not been updated. Both Buckingham Palace and the Cabinet
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Office declined to comment on the reported arrangements, so at
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this stage this remains a newspaper report about plans that
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may simply have been left off the books, rather than
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a final decision about what will actually happen. Royal historian
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Rafe hidel Man coup suggested there may be little reason
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for the palace to settle the question anytime soon. Andrew
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was sixty six, eleven years younger than King Charles, and
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hidel Mancu argued that the eventual decision could therefore fall
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to William after he becomes king. That could significantly change
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the calculation. William has been widely reported to favor a
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tougher approach toward his uncle, and Andrew no longer occupies
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anything resembling his former position within the monarchy. In the eyepaper,
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Emily Watkins writes, presumably officials hope that by the time
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Andrew popped his clogs, perhaps decades from now, public outrage
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would have died down enough for the original plans to
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go ahead. The fact that he is still in line
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for this kind of funeral is proof that his chastisement
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was only ever skin deep, and that he's still considered
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a royal when all is said and done. A ceremonial
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funeral is, by its very nature a mark of national respect.
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It has no function other than to signal our collective mourning.
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In objecting to Andrew receiving one, no one is saying
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he shouldn't be afforded basic dignity, just that he shouldn't
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be lauded with one of the highest possible reserved only
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for those of our society's supposed apex, which has bafflingly
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remained unmoved since feudal times. Royal status is something one
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is born into rather than earned, which is what makes
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it so infuriating. If you ask me, the whole thing
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is a banana's hangover from another era, which for some
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reason the British cling to a kind of collective Stockholm syndrome.
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But if anything were ever enough to illuminate the madness
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of monarchy, surely this is it. An odious individual granted
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the utmost honour just because of who his parents were. Yuck.
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Andrew's continued place in the line of succession is creating
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an unusual constitutional question, with one report suggesting there is
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even a scenario in which Andrew could effectively leap frog
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Prince Harry. Despite losing his royal titles, Andrew remains eighth
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in line to the throne. A palace source told Radar
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Online Andrew was still there because the law leaves him
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there because anyone thinks it's a good look. Pulling him
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out would mean coordinating a legislative fix across the Commonwealth,
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and that is not a simple palace decision. There is
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plenty of anger about him staying in the line, but
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the constitutional machinery is glacial. Unless governments on both sides
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of the Atlantic want to spend months untangling the same issue,
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he remains in place by default. A constitutional expert told
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Radar this is not a case of Parliament making one
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clinging change and moving on. Each realm that shares the
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monarch as its own legal responsibilities, and every one of
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them would need to sign up to the same basic amendment.
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That creates an awkward diplomatic exercise because the practical risk
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of Andrew ever becoming king is vanishingly small, yet the
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legal stemps to remove him are extensive. It's the kind
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of problem that looks simple in the newspaper headline and
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becomes far messier the moment lawyers get involved. Radar's constitutional
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expert explained, as matters stand, the line of succession still
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puts Harry ahead of Andrew, So if William's son George
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were to ascend the throne while still a minor, Harry
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would be first in line to serve as regent if
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he could not do it. The next call would be
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to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and if he were unavailable, Princess
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Beatrice follow Sarah Ferguson may have resurfaced in Portugal following
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the birth of Princess Eugenie's third child. The Daily Mail
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reports there is local talk around Miladers that Sarah has
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returned to the area to help Eugenie and her husband
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Jack Brooks Bank with their newborn daughter away to at
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nearby O Fadista restaurant. Told The Daily Mail, Eugenie and
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her husband are regulars and have been here quite a
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few times with friends. Their mothers have also been here
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several times, but I've never seen the father Andrew. Now
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Eugenie has had a baby, there has been talk that
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Sarah is back in Milidi's to help her with the
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new little one. Sarah is reportedly considering another potential lucrative venture,
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telling her life story in a documentary for a major
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streaming service. Radar Online claims the former Duchess of York
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has been in discussions with streaming companies including Netflix, about
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a possible documentary covering her life inside and outside the
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royal family. Speaking on the Royals Uncensored television presenter Mark
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Dolan said she's still sitting on a gold mine, and
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that would be the tell Old book or the Netflix
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documentary series. Former royal butler Grant Harold believes Sarah's relationship
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with her daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie could ultimately
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prevent her from going too far. Harold said, I think
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that relationship with her daughters, and her daughters are obviously
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still members of the royal family and involved with the King.
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That's in the back of her mind. Even though she
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might think about doing these books and everything, I personally
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think she won't go that far because of her relationship
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with her daughters and the King. Radar sites an unnamed
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royal source who claims this is exactly the sort of
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project that could pay very well if it it's made
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with enough access and enough controversy. Sarah has the story
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people think they know, but a film will let her
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contry the tone, and that is what makes the opportunity
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so valuable. But another unnamed industry figure warned the risk
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is not the money, it is the fallout. A documentary
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can bring a big check, but it can also lock
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in all resentments and make future family contact far harder.
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A separate Radar Online report quotes a source of saying,
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Sarah is doing her best to keep her footing, but
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the reality is that she has been pushed into a
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deeply unsettled place and is having to rely on the
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people she trusts most. At the moment. That means her daughters,
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because they are the only ones who can really be
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counted on to understand what she is going through. It
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is an emotionally bruising situation, but it is also very practical.
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Sarah needs somewhere stable to live, some reassurance about money
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and a plan for what comes next. Without that, the
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uncertainty just hangs over everything, and that is what is
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frightening her most or palasing. Just a moment, the Royal
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family is highlighting fifty years of work where the King's
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Trust with a new message selling the musicians who have
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helped the charity raise money and create opportunities for young people.
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The Palace and the King's Trust share the anniversary message
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on social media. It reads forty plus years of music,
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fifty years of supporting young people. For decades, some of
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the world's biggest artists have helped raise vital funds champion
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young people and support our work through unforgettable performances, workshops
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and events. The organization was founded by Charles in nineteen
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seventy six as the Prince's Trust, using his Royal Navy
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Severance pay to support disadvantaged young people. It was renamed
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the King's Trust following charles succession to the throne. The
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King's Team said music is woven into our history. It
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has helped raise millions, amplify young voices and create opportunities
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that have changed lives. The Trust is also opening up
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more of its archives online, directing fans to King's Trust
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Music on YouTube for decades of performances and collaborations. King
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Charles and Queen Camilla have begun their summer break in Scotland,
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with the wider royal family expected to join them at
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Bowmorl later this month. Charles and Camilla are spending the
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early part of their holiday at Burke Hall, their private
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home on the bow Moral estate and a place with
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considerable personal significance for the couple. They spent their honeymoon
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there following their wedding in two thousand and five. Later
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in August, attention will shift to Bowmorral Castle as other
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members of the family arrive. Prince William and Catherine are
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expected to bring Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis
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toward the end of the month. Zara and Mike Tyndall
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and their children are also regular visitors, as are Peter
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Phillips and his daughters, and according to royal correspondent Emily Andrews,
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there is encouraging news about the king's health as well.
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Andrews reports that Charles' schedule has returned close to the
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level it was before his cancer diagnosis. Fridays had previously
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been kept relatively clear to give the king additional time
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to rest after he began cancer treatment in February twenty
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twenty four. Charles continues to receive treatment, but Andrews reports
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that his doctors are very pleased with his progress. The
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King is expected to use his time in Scotland for
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some of his favorite private activities, including fishing and painting.
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Although the monarchy doesn't completely shut down for summer, other
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royals have their own summer plans. Princess Anne and Sir
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Tim Lawrence are expected to continue AND's traditional summer visits
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to British lighthouses, while William, Catherine and their children have
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already spent part of their summer on a Mediterranean cruise
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at Amna Hall in Norfolk. And there you have it.
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