Oct. 13, 2024

Checking in on the other Royals (no M word today)

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OK OK, we'll talk about something else today. No M. No H.

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Caalaroga Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Injury. I

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am your host, Mark Francis. Buckingham Palace, the official residence

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of the British monarch since eighteen thirty seven, may carry

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historical weight, but it isn't exactly the coziest spot for

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the royals who have lived there. Royal author Hugo Vickers

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describes the palace as cold and impersonal mix of state rooms, offices,

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and hotel like bedrooms rather than a homey environment. In fact,

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Vickers points out that royals often communicate through their offices,

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leading to a situation where family members might not even

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know who else is in the palace at any given time.

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When empty, it reportedly feels more like a prep school

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during the holidays than a royal residence. Originally built as

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a townhouse for the Duke of Buckingham in seventeen o three,

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the property was acquired by King George Third in seventeen

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six as a private residence for Queen Charlotte. It became

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the official London residence for the monarchy when Queen Victoria

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ascended to the throne in eighteen thirty seven. However, Victoria

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preferred other royal estates like Osborne on the Isle of Wight,

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Balmoral and Windsor. King Edward the seventh and George the

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Fifth were partial to Sandry Hammond. George the sixth spent

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most of his time at Windsor. Queen Elizabeth I, though

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Buckingham Palace was her primary residence, favored Windsor and Balmoral,

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rarely spending nights at the palace in her final years.

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As for King Charles, he prefers Clarence House. Charles uses

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the palace primarily for formal events, meetings and state functions,

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while Clarence House offers a more intimate country house feel

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in central London. Though it might not be a beloved

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family home, Buckingham Palace is still a marvel, featuring seven

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hundred and seventy five rooms in London's largest private garden.

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Its state rooms, adored with a blend of Bella, Polk

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and Chinese regency styles, opens to the public for tours

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during specific time times of the year. Edward and Sophie

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recently paid tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II and

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Prince Philip during a visit to Villa Guadamanga in Malta,

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where the Queen and Philip lived as newlyweds from nineteen

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forty nine to nineteen fifty one. The villa, currently undergoing restoration,

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holds special significance for the royal family, as it was

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a peaceful chapter in the Queen and Phillip's lives before

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her reign began. During their visit, Edward and Sophie recreated

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an iconic photograph of the late Queen and Philip taken

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at the villa in nineteen forty nine. The couple stood

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on the villa's roof to pose in the same spot

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as Elizabeth and Phillip, marking a touching homage to the

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royal couple. Sophie even paid a subtle nod to the

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Queen's style, wearing an outfit reminiscent of the late monarch's

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attire in the original photo. The couple also toured the

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grounds and viewed an exhibition of photographs of the Queen

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and Philip set up in a villa's garden. They shared

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a quiet moment together near a derelict fountain. Reflecting on

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the personal history of the property holds for the royal family,

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Edward recounted memories to Elizabeth Puell, whose mother Jesse worked

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as a housekeeper at the Villain during the Queen's time there,

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noting that his mother never forgot Pull's mother after spotting

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her in a crowd to a later visit. Sarah Ferguson

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has launched a fundraising drive to secure six hundred thousand

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pounds to help women with breast cancer. She will serve

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as patron of the Manchester based charity Prevent Breast Cancer. Sarah,

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writing in the Sun, tells us when you're told you

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have cancer, you can't help thinking it's a death sentence.

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Mine goes to the darkest places and you wonder what

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lies ahead and how you're going to share the news

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with your family. That was certainly the case for me

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last year, when a routine mammogram detected breast cancer, something

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I had always dreaded. I had almost missed the appointment

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as I couldn't face a journey into central London on

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a hot summer's day and thought I would put it off.

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It was only when I mentioned this by chance to

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my sister Jane, who had called me from her home

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in Australia, that she went into bossy older sibling mode

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and insisted I went that check up and the treatment

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I underwent saved my life. I'm living proof of the

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importance of never skipping squeening appointments and always getting symptoms

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checked out properly to make matters worse for me. I

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was then diagnosed last year with malignant melanoma, the most

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aggressive form of skin cancer. I'm sure it was caused

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by my exposure to the sun as a fair skinned

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child in the nineteen seventies when no one knew about

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the importance of suncreen. One cancer diagnosis is bad enough,

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but to in quick succession it's a lot for anyone

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to handle. It has been a difficult period and I'm

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not out of the woods yet. I am reconciled to

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the fact that I will have checks for the rest

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of my life. I'm now determined to do whatever I

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can to raise awareness by sharing my experience. Prevent Breast

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Cancer uses science to save lives and as the UK's

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only charity dedicated to the prediction and prevention of breast cancer.

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Since twenty ten, they've funded over four million pounds in

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research projects. Now, working together, we are aiming to build

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a new National Breast Imaging Academy. The academy will aim

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to address a wor force shortage and pressed screening. With

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lots of radiographers and radiologists set to retire in the

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next few years, Prince William is taking a firm stand

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on homelessness, insisting that it's crucial to change and tackle

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the narrative around homelessness. In a tease of for his

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upcoming documentary Prince William We Can End Homelessness, This twenty

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two second clip shared on social media announces that the

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program will be available soon on ITV and itv X.

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The documentary will chronicle the Prince's first year with his

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Homewards initiative, designed to address various forms of homelessness across

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the UK. In the video, he shares his passion for

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the course, stating people live with it. We see it

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every day in our lives. That's something I want to challenge.

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The Prince acknowledges the stigma faced by homeless individuals, saying

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when you're at your lowest EBB, you believe quite understandably

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that people don't care and there's nowhere to go. Palace

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intrigger be rare back. Sophie mc gown, the founder of

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British jewelry BRANDAS, has revealed how Kate Middleton's support has

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led to an incredible surge in sales, allowing them to

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raise fifteen thousand pounds for mental health charity Brave Mind.

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The boost followed Kate Middleton's wearing the brand's Issy Star earrings,

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a design created in memory of Sophie's seventeen year old

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niece Issy, who tragically took her own life after battling

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depression during the lockdown in May last year. During a

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visit to Maidenhead Rugby Club, where Issy had been a

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player and coach, Kate had an emotional meeting with Issy's mother,

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Sarah w Renton, and was presented with the earrings. Kate

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later wore them during an event in Birmingham on World

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Mental Health Day, which led to a global sales booon

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for sas The proceeds raised have gone towards funding mental

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health education and suicide awareness courses in schools, universities and

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sports clubs. And there you have it, she liked to

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