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A Caloroga Shark Media. Hello and welcome through Pallace Weekly
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nam your host Mark Rancis. This is a recap of
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the week's events and if you'd like to hear the
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full episodes, please check out Palace Intrigue Daily. Here's what happened.
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We begin with Charles, who had a week of contrasts.
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On the plus side, he inaugurated a newly opened stretch
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of the King Charles, the Third England Coast Path along
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the Seven Sisters Cliffs, a project that will eventually stretch
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twenty seven hundred miles, making it the longest continuous managed
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coastal walking route in the world. Walking stick in hand,
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the King chatted with cyclists, quizzed Natural England's chairman about
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the style, maintenance and coastal erosion, and when told the
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cyclists were on e bikes, delivered one word cheating. He
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also hosted Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at a state banquet,
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one that broke with tradition by going entirely alcohol free
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and vegetarian in deference to the President's observance of Ramadan.
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In place of the usual signature cocktail, the Palace introduced
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a bespoke mocktail called the Crimson Bloom, inspired by the
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Nigerian Chapman, blending rose flavored sparkling soda, grenadine, fresh lemon,
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and a hibiscus and ginger syrup. By all accounts, it
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was lovely. Catherine we note toasted with water. More on
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that moment now the less reassuring note. Royal journalist Tom
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Sykes wrote this week that the King's appearance at the
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Nigerian state banquet was quote worrying. He described Charles as
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pale with noticeably swollen hands, and suggested there is real
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cause for concern Sikes also speculated that a proposed US
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state visit, currently targeting an April twenty seventh start with
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engagements in Washington, New York and a rural location, may
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have been delayed less for diplomatic reasons and more because
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the Palace needed to feel confident Charles could manage it.
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President Trump has told reporters he looks forward to seeing
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the King very shortly. Buckingham Palace has not formally confirmed
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the trip. A strong week for the Prince and Princess
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of Wales, William traveled to Bournemouth the Mark progress on
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his homewards initiative as it approached its third anniversary, meeting
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with international delegations, a youth Homelessness board and sixth form
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students learning about tenancy rights throughout the charity shelter. It's
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one of his signature long game projects, rooted in visits
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he made to charities alongside Diana as a child, and
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this week was a reminder of how quietly consistent he
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has been about it. He also made a surprise appearance
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during BBC Radio One presenter Greg james Charity Cycling Challenge,
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a one thousand kilometer ride from Weymouth to Edinburgh for
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comic relief. William appeared unannounced north of Doncaster, climbed into
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the back of a tandem bicycle, navigated some South Yorkshire
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potholes and told James he'd raised over a million pounds.
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School children were reportedly unconvinced he was real. William suggested
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he was a look alike and that James was hallucinating.
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It was frankly a very good bed. William also attended
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the enthronement of Dame Sarahmalley as the one hundred and
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six Archbishop of Canterbury at Canterbury Cathedral, a historic occasion.
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She becomes the first woman to hold the role in
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the church's fourteen hundred year history, and Aid took the
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unusual step of telling these Sunday Times that William tends
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to build a strong and meaningful bond with the church
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ahead of his eventual role as Supreme Governor. The AID
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said the moment at Canterbury was a drawing of a
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lion in the sand. One commentator at Unheard suggests that
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this represents deliberate repositioning, an acknowledgment that without the Christian
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metaphysical scaffolding, the monarchy is harder to defend. Make of
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that what you will. On the personal side, sources say
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William and Cat have made it a household rule to
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eat dinner together every night as a family phones away
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Royal Business Park. Sounds simple for that family, It's probably
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quite hard. Kate made a stylee statement at the Nigerian
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State banquet and a green gown by designer Andrew Ginn
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pulled from his Fall twenty twenty one collection, paired with
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the Lovers Not Tiara, long associated with Princess Diana, she has,
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by her own admission, produced her alcohol consumption significantly since
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her cancer diagnosis, saying during a recent visit. Since my diagnosis,
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I haven't had much alcohol. It's something I have to
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be a lot more conscious of now. Sources described her
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as being deeply cautious about anything that could affect her health,
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with one insider saying she is almost a teetotaler, not
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out of preference, but out of concern. Kate's nanny, Maria
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Teresa Turion Burallo received a Royal Victorian Medal in silver
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from Prince William at an investshire at Windsor Castle, a
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quiet but meaningful acknowledgment for over a decade of service
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to the family. Saturday Night Live UK launched its Weekend
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Update segment with Andrew as a primary target. The jokes
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were sharp enough that we can't repeat most of them,
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but the audience reaction was reportedly enthusiastic. You can hear
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a clip from that on one of our earlier in
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the week show. Princess Eugenie and Jack brooks Bank are
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said to be feeling the strain, with sources saying Jack
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is determined to protect his immediate family and business reputation
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while not entirely abandoning Andrew and Sarah. The couple are
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reportedly resisting pressure from Sarah Ferguson to move in with them.
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As one source put it, Sarah is difficult to live
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with and they don't want the responsibility of looking after
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her at the moment. Princess Beatrice's marriage to Eduardo Mapellimutzi
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is also said to be under strained, with reports of
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growing distance and Eduardo increasingly preoccupied with work and travel
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at what sources describe as a difficult moment for Beatrice. Meanwhile,
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the Metropolitan Police investigation into Andrew is reportedly expanding. Sources
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say detectives have moved beyond a narrow focus on misconduct
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in public office, a charge with a notoriously high legal threshold,
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and are now pursuing a broader inquiry across multiple lines.
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Former protection officers are expected to be questioned, those sources
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suggest some may be reluctant to cooperate given that the
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roles came with considerable perks. Investigators are also reviewing historical
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communications linked to Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew, for his part, has
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reportedly begun therapy when inside To described the situation as
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kind of a house arrest not legally mandated but understood
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remain out of public view. While the King's financial support
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may not continue. Princess Anne was heckled outside Waddham College,
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Oxford by republic protesters shouting questions about Andrew's ties to Epstein.
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She did not respond and walked into the building, deep
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Crown's assessment, she has decided a very long time ago
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what she is for. She then traveled to complete her
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duties and will open a new guerrilla enclosure at Jersey Zoo.
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In April, Sarah had a week that can only be
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described as comprehensively strange. Reports emerged, later denied by a
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spokesperson that she had been involved in discussions about a
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reality television concept centered on cloning Elizabeth's Corgies. Whether or
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not those discussions happened as described, the denial confirmed that
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the concept was at least pitched to her. One source
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involved in the original discussions said the idea of cloning
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the dogs was discussed. A spokesperson said she declined the opportunity. Separately,
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reports emerged that William and Kate were left appalled by claims.
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Sarah told friends the Queen was communicating with her from
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beyond the grave via the Corgies, which she was walking
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in Windsor Great Park, those close to the late queen
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reportedly found this a bizarre and tasteless way to claim
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a special spiritual connection to the monarch. The City of
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York is expected to vote this week on whether to
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revoke Sarah's honorary freedom of the city, following the precedent
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set when Andrew had his removed in twenty twenty two.
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One PR strategist suggested her best remaining option is to
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appear on the American version of The Traitors and lean
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into the villain card. He also said it's her only option.
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Tom Bauer's new book Betrayal generated significant coverage, including a
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claim that a brand ordered commissioned by Harry's charity Center Bali,
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found his personal brand value had crashed following Spare, and
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that the Netflix projects and that corporate partners were reluctant
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to be linked to Megan. Harry was reportedly stunned. He
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pointed to Johnny Depp as a counter example. The charity's
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chair reportedly told him that circumstances had changed. The Netflix
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relationship dominated most of the week's coverage. The streaming platform's
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chief content officer told a press event that the partnership
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remains active, with projects in development across TV and film.
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She said, don't believe whatever you read. Multiple industry sources, however,
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described the end of the as Ever brand partnership as
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a result of poor sales, one source summarizing it as
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it was just all this jam, more palating, just a moment.
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Meghan's Garden t bloom Box launched this week two hundred
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fifty five dollars plus thirty five dollars shipping, containing peppermint tea,
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sage honey, and fresh flowers. Online reaction was pointed, with
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critics noting the price, the apparent looseness of the floral arrangement,
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and a large baguette included in the styling imagery that
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attracted commentary we can't reproduce in detail. She also posted
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an Instagram video of her self arranging flowers with her children,
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and a separate video in which she was seen dog
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earing book pages, despite her brand selling eighteen dollars bookmarks
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designed specifically to prevent that the Internet noticed. Harry and
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Meghan are also developing a scripted polo drama for Netflix,
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their second polo related project with the platform, following a
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docu series that struggled with audiences. The new series is
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set in the equestrian community of Wellington, Florida. Dig crownd
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observed that the premise messy dynamics between two rival teams
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and the families that lead them suggests the Writer's room
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may simply have been handed a Palace Intrigue subscription and
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told to take no notes. The Australia trip remains on
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track for mid April, amid a petition now exceeding thirty
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two thousand signatures asking that taxpayers cover no costs associated
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with the visit a retreat organizer whose business went into
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voluntary liquidation last November reports of pooh balls washing up
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near the venue and a hotel pool that may not
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be open in time. Plans reportedly include cameras documenting the
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trip for a potential travel and lifestyle and documentary, and
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a podcast guest appearance to test the waters for a
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possible audio relaunch. We are Palace Entry formally welcome this
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development and there you have it. If you'd like to
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follow the link in the show notes. I'm Mark Francis
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my thanks to John McDermott. This is Palace Weekly in
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good times.