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Caloroga Shark Media. Hello and welcome through Palace Indriaga. I'm
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your host, Mark Francis, Prince, Harry and Megan Michael are
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said to have recently welcomed Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz
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to their California home for what has been described as
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an unexpected but gratefully received dinner invitation. The encounter is
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said to have taken place just days after David Beckham's
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fiftieth birthday, from which Brooklyn and Nicola were notably absent,
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further fueling rumors of a rift within the Beckham clan.
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So here we have the Beckham children siding with Charles's
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son while David Beckham cozies up to his majesty in
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a summer summer calling bexit. Reports from the Sun and
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the mirsaggest that although the dinner was planned in advance,
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it came at a convenient moment for Brooklyn and Nicola,
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who are believed to be feeling pretty battle wounded amid
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increasing family tensions. A source told the outlet that the
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couples found a lot of common ground, with Harry and
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Meghan said to have been very kind and empathetic, reportedly
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offering their personal support to the younger couple. Harry was
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fully aware of the situation and offered Brooklyn his unwavering
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support as someone who has been through similar the source claimed.
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Meghan and Nicola, meanwhile, are said to have shared what
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was described as a deep and meaningful conversation. Both women
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have been positioned in the media as home wreckers, the
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women to tear apart their husband's families, the source explained,
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adding that Megan had a lot of sympathy for Nicola,
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noting shared common ground between them. The backdrop to this
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Montecito moment is the apparent distancing between Brooklyn and his parents,
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David and Victoria Beckham. One source said Brooklyn not turning
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up was a real blow to David. Brooklyn was close
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with his dad growing up, but he is married now.
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His wife, Nicola is older and confident in her own right,
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so there is distance between Brooklyn and his parents. Further
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tension was suggested in remarks to The Daily Mail, where
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an unnamed source claimed Victoria and David would do anything
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to get their son, but they are done with Nicola now.
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They alleged that Nicola finds a way to start an argument,
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making family gatherings impossible. However, a contrasting account shared with
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The Mirror painted Nicola as the peacemaker. Nicola encourages Brooklyn
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to see his family and is usually the reason Brooklyn
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does see his family. The source said. The couple had
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reportedly offered to meet David privately in the UK for
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his birthday, but were rebuffed as parents. It's shocking the
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Victoria and David are behaving this way, the source added,
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instead of privately discussing the issue, they appear to have
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no interest in finding a solution that works for everyone.
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As this story developed, some insiders said to be close
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to the Sussexes were claiming that the Beckhams were not invited.
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It is unclear then, how the Beckons would have made
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it inside, given Harry's focus on security. Once considered close
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allies in the world of celebrity and royalty, the relationship
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between the Sussexes and David and Victoria Beckham now appears
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firmly consigned to the past. A friendship that began with
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generous offers, shared support and wedding invitations has seemingly ended
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in suspicion, miscommunication, and ultimately silence. Back in twenty eighteen,
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David and Victoria Beckham were among these selected guests at
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Harry and Meghan's wedding at Saint George's Chapel. At the time,
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the Beckhams extended not only warm wishes, but meaningful gestures
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of support. David and Victoria reportedly offered the couple use
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of their Beverly Hills home during a particularly difficult period
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involving intense paparazzi scrutiny. Victoria, ever, the polished public figure,
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is also said to have lent Meghan her personal contacts,
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including a favorite facialist and hairdresser, during the Duchess's early
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days at Nottingham Cottage. However, the generous overtures would soon
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be overshadowed by whispers of betrayal. According to The Mirror,
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Meghan reportedly became convinced that details of Victoria's assistance had
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been leaked to the press. Though both Beckham's firmly denied
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the accusations, the damage was done, so I was told
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the son that Prince Harry King, to defend his wife,
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directly called David Beckham to confront him about the rumors.
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David was mortified, the source said, describing the moment as
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a pretty awkward exchange. Though the two men reportedly agreed
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to move on, their friendship never fully recovered. Tensions appeared
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to resurface later in twenty eighteen during the Sussex's Royal
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tour of Australia, which coincided with the Invictors Games in Sydney.
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Though David Beckham was asked to attend the Games as
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an ambassador and fluent to support the cause, Harry reportedly
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refused to see him, a snub said to have been
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driven by lingering mistrust surrounding Victorian. The Beckhams were not
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invited to the private reception at the Royal wedding, and
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in twenty twenty two, Harry and Meghan were notably absent
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from the lavish Florida wedding of Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz.
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Critics point to David's increasingly close ties with Prince William
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and King Charles as a possible contributing factor. The former
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footballer famously cued for hours to pay his respects to
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the late Queen Elizabeth and has since been named an
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ambassador for the King's Foundation, appearing in official photographs alongside
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Charles at Highgrove Meanwhile, Princess Kate has been sending what
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many believed to be carefully chosen for fashion signals. Just
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last week, the Princess of Wales stepped out in a sleek,
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olive green suit by Victoria Beckham to present the Queen
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Elizabeth Second Award for British Design and Ensemble that was
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not gifted, but purchased and worn by choice. Some royal
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watchers speculate the decision was a deliberate show of support
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for the designer amid mounting speculation about her rift within
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the Beckham family, particularly between Victoria and her daughter in
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law Nicola Peltz. Harry and Meghan continue their efforts to
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stay away from the paparazzi by making another appearance on
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the American concert circuit, this time attending a James Taylor
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performance at the Santa Barbara Bowl, just a stone's throw
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from their Montecito residence. The privacy minded Meghan took to
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social media to share snaps from the evening, chicily captioning
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the post in my concert era Thanks James. Among the
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four photographs she shared, one shows the Duchess admiring the
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legendary singer as he signs an autograph, Another features Meghan
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and Prince Harry posing warmly Taylor. The third captures to
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the view from their seats, and a final image shows
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Harry alongside the artist. Taylor also shared photos on his
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own account, writing simply a backstage visit with the Duke
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Duchess of Sussex. Both royals opted for casual attire for
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the outing. Megan wore a navy jumper with black trousers,
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while Prince Harry donned a black jeans and navy t shirt,
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gray jacket and gray beanie. The couple appeared relaxed and
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content and enjoying yet another musical evening, this following closely
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on the hills of their recent appearance at Beyonce's Cowboy
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Carter concert. That event, too, was documented on Meghan's social
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channels about last night. Thank you at Beyonce and team
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for an amazing concert and a very fun date night
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or love, she wrote at the time, sharing a photo
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of herself and Harry looking particularly affectionate. Royal Commentator and
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podcast hosts Kinsey Showfield predicted that William once King will
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be far more direct in handling the fallout from the
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Sussex's public statements and appearances. Schofield said, I don't think
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that we'll see King Charles do this because he's not confrontational.
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But you just wait until Prince William is king. I
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think he's going to put his handsome foot down and
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he's going to rock Meghan Markle's world. Megan Mirkle is
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going to be humbled very quickly. More Palace in just
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a moment, a long hidden photograph of Princess Diana and
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David Bowie is said to finally see the light of
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day nearly four decades after, according to its photographer, Kensington
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Palace asked for it to be buried. Most music photographer
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Denis o Reagan, known for capturing more images of Bowie
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than any other photographer, revealed in an interview with the
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Telegraph that he was asked to withhold images taken at
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Bowie's glass spied at concert at Wembley Stadium in June
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nineteen eighty seven. The reason, he claims, was not who
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appeared in the frame, but who might be tied to
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the princess just out of it. O Reagan recalled that
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the then twenty five year old Princess of Wales had
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modestly inquired whether the singer might pose for a photo
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with her. I think he would, he assured her. The
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resulting image, which shows the iconic pair together, was promptly captured,
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but within twenty four hours, Oregan says his agent received
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a call from Kensington Palace requesting the photo not be published.
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So the next day my agent got a call from
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the palace saying don't use the pictures because word had
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gotten out about James Hewitt. O'reagan told the Telegraph they
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just didn't want Diana in the press. It was really
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that they didn't want to fuel the fire. Princess Diana
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had attended the concert with British Army officer James Hewitt,
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who's affair with the princess spanned from around eighty six
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to ninety one, overlapping with her marriage to then Prince Charles.
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At the time of the concert, the relationship was not
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publicly known. Oregan believes the palace's goal was simple to
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prevent any association between Diana's public appearance and her private life.
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The more pictures that weren't out there, the better, he said.
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Someone would have said, this is her the show that
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she turned up to with James Hewitt. Even though I
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didn't get the multimillion dollar shot of the two of
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them together because no one knew who he was now
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after nearly forty years. The image will be released in
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o'reagan's upcoming book David Bowie, scheduled for publication in the
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United States on August fifth. Book will feature photographs from
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over two hundred of Bowies concerts, offering both musical and
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cultural history. Now with a long suppressed royal footnote, and
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