Feb. 3, 2025

David Beckham gets emotional about the Royal Family

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David Beckham gets emotional while talking about the Royal Family, will Meghan’s cooking show be a bad thing for Prince Harry, and can Meghan beat the odds?

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Calorogus Shark Media Today. David Beckham gets emotional while talking

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about the Royal family, Will Meghan's cooking show be a

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bad thing for Prince Harry and can Meghan beat the odds?

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Hello and welcome to Palace intriguing. I am your host,

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Mark Francis. David Beckham opened up about his relationship with

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the British Royal family, describing himself as a huge Royalist.

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In an interview during the Well Economic Forum in Davos,

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the football legend, who was appointed an ambassador for the

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King's Foundation last June, admitted I always get emotional talking

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about anything that I do with our Royal family. Beckham

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shared how his upbringing fostered a deep respect for the monarchy.

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I was brought up in a household that adored and

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loved everything that came with the Royal family. He also

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revealed his readiness to support William whenever asked, stating, whenever

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the Prince of Wales sends me a message and says

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I need you to do this or be there, it's

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always a year yes. The former England captain recalled his

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pride when selected to represent the King's Foundation, a moment

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that brought his mother, Sandra West to tears. She knows

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my grandparents would have been proud that I have played

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such an important role in the Royal family and the

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charities that they have. Beckham praised King Charles as an

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incredible man, highlighting his efforts to empower young people, champion

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sustainability and preserve lost arts. Reflecting on his visit to

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Highgrove Estate after becoming an ambassador, Beckham said he and

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the King shared common interests, including bee keeping. He's into bees,

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I'm into bees. He's into the countryside. I'm into the countryside,

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and he's into empowering young people, Beckham explained. The two

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reportedly bonded during Beckham's visit, with insiders noting they had

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a great time and Beckham left feeling enthusiastic and inspired.

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Their friendship has grown over the years, with Beckham gifting

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the King a jar of his homemade honey in twenty

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twenty three. The King joked, we shall have to do

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a swap. Perhaps they can swap with Meghan for some

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homemade jam. While in Davos, Beckham definitely sidestepped a question

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about the accuracy of TV's The Crown by whipping I

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wouldn't know with a knowing smile. As for the rift

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between the Beckhams and the Sussexes, a source told in

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Touch Weekly, Victoria has actually been much more forgiving than

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people realize. She was really hurt by the accusations that

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she was spreading gossips, since that's the last thing she

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would ever do. But with time she's mellowed about the whole,

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especially since Megan has been reaching out to mend things.

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The problem is, David and her boys are still holding

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a major grudge. Did Meghan's decision to postpone her Netflix

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series and assuming it was even hers reveal contempt for

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the royal family. On the Daily Mail's Palace Confidential podcast,

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Richard Eden said, I think Meghan's decision to postpone this

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program really does lay bear her contempt for the royal family.

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And I'll tell you why. Because People Magazine had her

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saying that she didn't think twice about canceling this program

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after the terrible wildfires. Well you might remember lots of

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people have pointed out to me since that she may

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have thought twice, but she went ahead with the Oprah

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Winfrey interview when Prince Philip was seriously ill, we know

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they went ahead with everything else, like the Netflix series

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when the Queen was in failing health. Harry announced his

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memoirs as well when it was obvious Queen Elizabeth was

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increasingly frail. So people have been quite cynical about this

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sudden compassion. Pr expert Fiona Minette suggests to the Experience

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that Meghan should get off Instagram. Fiona said, it's a

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very difficult predicament that Megan finds herself in, although perhaps

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one of her own making, breaking form on her usual

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pattern of drop and run promotion that creates a huge

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impact whilst retaining an air of mystery, or perhaps open

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her up to criticism that she would prefer to do without.

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I would stick true to form. There was enough chatter

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in the media about With Love Meghan that she can

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let it all play out, leave any promotion to Netflix,

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and let her program do the talking when it launches.

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It seems to be something she's proud of and sets

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the tone for a new direction for her that brings

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the essence of the tig into her life and will

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perhaps lay the foundations for the lifestyle empire she seems

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to be moving towards creating. She's not regularly posted on

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social media and support of any of her post royal ventures.

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And given that each post or announcement she does make

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attracts such huge attention and quite often a backlash, I

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think she's probably between a rock and a hard place.

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A saw suggests to Radar Online that the better the

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Netflix series does, the worse that may be for Harry.

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The insiders said Megan is stepping into the new year

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with a fresh sense of energy. With her shows set

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to air soon. Feedback from those who've previewed it suggests

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she might have a blockbuster on her hands. While the

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future will reveal its success, a strong reception could raise

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eyebrows among the Royals, confirming her strong connection with the public,

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and the royal family will have little interest in seeing

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her as she will see a stronger brand. Also, she'll

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have very little time to spare to make trips over

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the Atlantic with Harry to help him hill the rift

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with his family. He's really panicking that her show could

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spell the end of his chances of getting back in

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the fold. Time will tell if Meghan can beat the

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odds with Love. Meghan Face's speculation about its future with

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betting company bet Ideas suggesting the cooking show might be

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canceled after just one series. Bett Ideas released odds heavily

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leaning toward cancellation, with spokesperson Lee Astley stating Meghan Michael

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appears to be in hot water again following fresh allegations

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about her treatment of her staff, placing the future of

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her new Netflix series in doubt. We make it a

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high chance at one to two that With Love Meghan

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is acts by Netflix, while the series is six to

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four to be awarded another season. Palace Intrigue to be

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right back. Prince Harry's former ghostwriter, Mark mccrun has shared

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surprising details about writing for the Duke of Sussex, revealing

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that he never actually met Harry during the process and

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has no idea if the Prince even read the final product.

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Mc ghost wrote Harry's forward for the twenty eleven book

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Walking with the Wounded, which tells the story of four

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injured soldiers trekking to the North Pole. Despite Harry's name

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featuring prominently on the cover, the collaboration was anything but personal.

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When I ghost wrote for Prince Harry, I didn't meet him,

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the Crumb told The Daily Mail. Instead, mcrumb was sent

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a video of Harry in Toromso, Norway, as he prepared

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to join the soldiers on their journey. The footage, mcrumb

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recalled showed the Duke trekking across the ice in full

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polar gear, repeatedly describing the experience as amazing. While the

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clip provided some context for mcrumb's work, it wasn't particularly illuminating,

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mcrum said. For fifteen minutes Harry treked across the ice,

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grinning a lot in a full polar kit. It was

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recorded just for me, but hardly illuminating. The word amazing

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featured a lot, and I remember once mcrumb completed the forward,

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it went through Clarence House for approval, but whether Harry

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personally reviewed the final text remains a mystery. Whether Harry

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read it himself, I have no idea, mcrumb admitted. He

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also offered a note to JR. Moringer, the ghostwriter behind

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Harry's memoir Spare, who previously described feeling exasperated during the

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writing process. Moringer clearly had a tougher challenge and a

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longer struggle, mcrum equipped. The behind the scenes glimpse raises

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questions about the extent of Harry's personal involvement in projects

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bearing his name and underscores the unique challenges of ghostwriting

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