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Calarogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to you, Palace Intrigue.
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I A'm your host, Mark Francis. Prince William is reportedly
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considering legal options over plans by Prince Harry and Meghan
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Michael to produce a documentary marking the thirtieth anniversary of
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Princess Diana's death in twenty twenty seven. According to sources
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cited by Radar Online, the proposed Netflix project would examine
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Diana's life, her treatment by the media and the monarchy,
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and the impact of her death on her sons. One
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source claimed the prospect of a commercial documentary has deeply
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unsettled the Prince of Wales. They said William finds the
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idea sickening and deeply distressing, adding that the project risks
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reopening long standing wounds within the family. By contrast, insiders
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suggest Harry believes he has every right to commemorate his mother.
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A source said Harry is utterly convinced that commemorating his
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mother is something he has an inherent right to do
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as her son. In his mind, Diana's memory is not
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the property of the institution or something that requires his
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brother's consent. He strongly resists the idea that the palace
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or anyone else should have the authority to decide how
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her life is remembered or presented. Tensions are said to
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have intensified over Meghan's reported involvement behind the scenes. A
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source claimed what has struck a nerve for William is
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the extent of Meghan's role in the project. He feels
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that allowing her to influence or derive any benefit from
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Diana's legacy crosses a deeply personal boundary, and he experiences
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it as a betrayal of his mother rather than a tribute.
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Another insider suggested Harry's determination is rooted in long standing grievances.
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He believes that at critical moments when Diana needed empathy
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and support, the institution failed to provide it. As a result,
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he does not see the monarchy as a credible custodian
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of her legacy and is adamant that her story should
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be told outside palace structures. The involvement of Netflix has
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reportedly heightened William's concerns. One source said Netflix is a
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huge trigger for William. He has never hidden his anger
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about the Crown, and this feels like reopening a fight
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he thought should be over. William is said to be
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exploring possible avenues to challenge or block the anniversary project.
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The Palace Aid was quoted as saying, William is prepared
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to take this as far as necessary. He is actively
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exploring every available obstacle that could be placed in the
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project's path, from legal avenues to institutional influence, and he
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is willing to use whatever leverage exists to challenge it.
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Paul Burrell, the former butler to Princess Diana, has claimed
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that Prince William has intentionally created greater distance between himself
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and Prince Harry as he prepares for his future as king.
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Speaking to Fox News Digital while promoting his new memoir,
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The Royal Insider Bureau, said he believes the divide between
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the brothers is deeper than many realize and unlikely to
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be repaired anytime soon. Burrell said, I think William has
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distanced himself from Harry a lot more than people realize,
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because William's path is very different from Harry's. As he
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gets nearer and nearer to the throne, which will be
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in a few years, he has to remain isolated. He
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has to be in a world that is very tight
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and protected he can't let things leak out. He doesn't
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want to live in a world where a leaky sieve.
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He doesn't want to live in a world that can't
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be controlled. Because to be a monarch you have to
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control the environment. You have to look after the crown.
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Burrel suggested that William's focus is now firmly on safeguarding
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his immediate family and the institution itself. Our dearly Queen
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put the crown first. He said, it was the most
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important thing in her life, her crown, her people, her
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commonwealth of countries. William sees it differently. He puts his
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family first, his wife and children. Then comes the crown.
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That thousand years of royal history has to be protected,
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and that will be in William's hands. He can't afford
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to let it break while he's in control of it.
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So William is very mindful and his world is very
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very protected. His little bubble of himself, Catherine and the
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children are isolated in a way, but he has to
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do that to keep it safe. I do applaud Harry's move.
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It's not easy for any member of the royal family
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to tread a different path. However, he expressed skepticism about reconciliation.
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I don't think there's any room for reconciliation. I don't
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think that is happening anytime soon, if ever, because you see,
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too many words have been said, and too much dirty
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laundry has been laundered in public. Really for the Royal family,
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that's unforgivable. On his sub stack, Royal Inside a Deep
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Crown writes about Harry, the Palace had identified him as
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ideally positioned for the military and Commonwealth portfolio. He could
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have been the bridge between the institution and the constituencies
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that find traditional royalty rather remote. Veterans trusted him, young
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people related to him. He had the common touch combined
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with genuine credentials that his brother, for all William's considerable gifts,
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could never quite replicate. Instead, we have a middle aged
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Trins reduced to being a prop in his wife's lifestyle content,
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holding up chocolate bars and murmuring love you on command
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while she builds a brand that recently saw its television
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venture quietly canceled. He could be representing his country at
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remembrance ceremonies across the Commonwealth. He could be working alongside
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William to modernize the institution from within, rather than sniping
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at it from California. He could be using his platform
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to genuinely advocate for veterans, rather than merely invoking his
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service when it suits his public relations requirements more palasing.
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Just a moment before her death in twenty fourteen, American
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comedian Joan Rivers formed an unlikely friendship with the then
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Prince of Wales now King Charles the Third and Camilla.
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Despite occasionally poking fun at Charles, she spoke warmly about
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him in interviews in twenty eleven. She said, he is
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so charming, so humorous. I think he will be a
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very good monarch. He is a very smart man and
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I adore him. She also praised both Charles and Camilla
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for having a great sense of humour. Rivers was one
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of a small number of American celebrities invited to Charles
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and Camilla's two thousand and five wedding, underlining the closeness
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of their relationship. Following her death the age of eighty one,
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Charles paid tribute in a statement, saying she was an
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extraordinary woman with an original and undefatigable spirit, an unstoppable
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sense of humor, and enormous zest for life. He added
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she would be hugely missed and utterly irreplaceable. However, River's
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commentary on Princess Diana was far more controversial. Throughout her career,
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she made jokes about Diana's unhappiness within the royal family,
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and even after the princess's death in nineteen ninety seven,
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continued to reference her in rutines. In twenty thirteen, during
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a stand upset, Rivers said, I hated her. You know
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why I didn't like her because she didn't know when
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the good times were with her. She always said, I'm
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not happy. I'm not happy. I'm not happy. She was tall,
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she was thin, she was gorgeous, she was young, she
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was rich. She had a husband who didn't want to
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sleep with her. She had a crown. Princess Diana's deep
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emotional sensitivity often led her her in tears over world
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events and personal concerns, according to sources speaking to Rada Online. Diana,
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who died in ninety seven at the age of thirty
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six following the car crash in Paris, became known for
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bringing a more open and expressive style to royal life
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at a time when emotional reserve was expected within the monarchy.
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She embraced AIDS patients, comforted landmine victims, and spoke publicly
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about her own struggles. One source who knew her said
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Diana would fly into crime fits at the drop of
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a hat because she felt everything so intensely. The insider
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added news on TV of a bombing, a hospital visit,
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even a personal family decision, it all went straight to
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her heart. That emotional transparency was not weakness, It was
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the very thing that redefined how the public saw the monarchy.
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Broadcaster Amen Holmes as also spoken about witnessing her emotional
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nature firsthand. He recalled complimenting her outfit during a conversation,
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to which she replied, yes, r UC Green, what do
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you think, referring to the former Royal Ulster Constabulary in
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Northern Ireland. Holmes said the exchange quickly shifted tone, explaining
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she started crying about a bomb explosion that happened in
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Northern Ireland and she was very very close, very connected
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with all of that. He described her as very knowledgeable
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about the troubles. Holmes added that the discussion moved on
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to her sons, William and Harry, and their time at
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boarding school. She then went on to talk about William
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and Harry going to school and how that upset her.
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They went to boarding school or whatever it was, and
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so we talked about all those things, he said. According
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to insiders, the separation from her children was particularly painful.
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One source said she adored her sons and found the
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physical distance incredibly painful. Even routine royal expectations like school
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and could reduce her to tears. The insiderd described her
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as someone who absorbed the pain of others, whether it
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was terrorism in Northern Ireland or her own fears about
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her boys growing up too quickly. Both of Diana's sons
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have reflected on her influence in later years. Pin Terry
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said in twenty twenty three, in the midst of all
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that uncertainty, she led with empathy, finding the humanity all
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around her, fustrating the power of connection in the face
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