Aug. 8, 2025
Epstein in the Royal Box, Andrew’s Rumors Resurface, and Kate Health Speculation
A newly revealed photo places Jeffrey Epstein in the Royal Box at Ascot alongside Prince Andrew, Queen Elizabeth II, and the Queen Mother—raising more questions about the disgraced Duke’s connections. Plus: explosive allegations from Andrew Lownie’s biography revisit decades-old rumors about Prince Andrew’s personal life. Meanwhile, RadarOnline stirs speculation about Princess Kate’s health following her Wimbledon appearance. And in lighter news: Tyrone the Royal Horse retires, and Princess Eugenie enjoys a beachy getaway with Robbie Williams.
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Calorogus Shark Media, Hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue and
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host Mark Francis.
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Don't worry about us ever, running out of things to
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talk about on Palace Intrigue. Prince Andrew was once again
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facing scrutiny after a photograph emerged showing Jeffrey Epstein in
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the Royal Box at Ascot on a day when both
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Queen Elizabeth I and the Queen Mother were also in attendance.
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The photo, taken on June twenty second, two thousand, was
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discovered among Jeffrey Epstein's personal collection at his sixty million
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pound Manhattan mansion and reportedly displayed as a symbol of
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his elite connections. According to The Mirror, Epstein kept the
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image showing himself alongside Prince Andrew and Klaine Maxwell in
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the highly exclusive royal enclosure, among other photos of himself
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with prominent figures like Richard Branson and Mick Jagger. A
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source said Epstein was making a clear statement. The image
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was positioned to be seen. It was a clear statement
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of the access and influence jeff had cultivated. He wanted
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everyone and anyone to know he was connected to the royals.
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The day captured in the photo was no ordinary appearance.
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It was one when both the late Queen and her
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mother were present, underlining just how closely Epstein had been
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brought into royal proximity. The revelation is especially significant given
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that Andrew used Epstein's Manhattan townhouse as a base during
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visits to the US, the same residence where Virginia Jeffrey
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alleged she was coerced into sex with the Duke, acclaim
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Andrew has consistently denied. In The Royalist, Tom Sykes shares
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that he has been sent a full PGF of Andrew
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Lowney's investigative biography of Andrew and Fergie. Sykes writes with
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the context of being the author to finally break the
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omerta about the real extent of Andrew's voracious sexual appetite,
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including his callous use of sex workers in Thailand. I
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was interested to see whether Lowney would tackle two big
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rumors that have peaud the interests of UK newsrooms for decades.
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These are is Andrew bisexual? And does Andrew have HIV?
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The HIV rumors caused a big media panic which resulted
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in the Palace having to take the unprecedented step of
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denying that he had the condition. In nineteen ninety six,
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we learned that Lowney writes rumors had circulated for years,
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but variations on Sarah finding her husband in a compromising
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position with another man. One national newspaper and ITN had
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investigated it for six months, finding no evidence to support
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the claims, though that did not prevent various scandal sheets
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running stories, including one from a maid who had worked
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at Buckingham Palace for eleven years, in which Sarah had
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returned one night to find the Prince sprawled on a
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large couch with one of his navy friends. The prince
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was wearing his underpants and a shirt, his companion was
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wearing nothing but socks. An argument had reportedly ensued, with
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Sarah telling her husband, make up your mind. It's me
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or your bloody boyfriends, but you can't have both. Meanwhile,
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on this gossipy Day, Radar Online, which we will observe
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tens not to cover stories in the same way as
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some other sources we can sell them, voted a concern
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about Kate, suggesting that recent appearances sparked fresh speculation about
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her recovery. As the story goes, observers were reportedly alarmed
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by her noticeably fragile frame during an outing to Wimbledon
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with Prince William and their two eldest children, Prince George
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and Princess Charlotte. Radar online dot Com reports that Pallas
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insiders were shocked by Kate's appearance, with one source saying
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Kate is painfully thin and people are worried it's a
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sign that she is struggling with her recovery from cancer treatment,
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or worse, she's had a relapse. Her absence from June's
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Royal Ascot and her markedly reduced presence at public events
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has fueled speculation that her recovery may be more complicated
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than initially understood. Word is she's having a difficult time
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and has no appetite, said the same source, claiming Kate
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has dropped to around ninety pounds. Kate's last public appearance
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was at Wimbledon, where photos showed her seated alongside William
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and the children. One medical expert, doctor Gabe Mirican, who
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has not treated the princess, suggested that significant weight loss
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can sometimes be linked to cancer treatment side effects or
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even treatment failure, though there's been no official confirmation from
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Kensington Palace of any complications in her recovery. For now,
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the palace remains quiet and Kate continues to be seen
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occasionally in public, usually in a very controlled environment. We
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mentioned in yesterday's podcast a press release that gave the
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appearance of an appearance but was really just two sentences
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in old photos from a controlled environment. Radar Online quotes
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one source clearly Kate needs arrest and she needs nourishment
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or palace in just a moment. By the way, if
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Check it out Celebrity Trials. Prince Harry is said to
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be utterly devastated following a dramatic boardroom split from the
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charity he helped create nearly two decades ago in memory
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of his late mother, Princess Diana, The Duke of Sussex,
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has reportedly left the charity center Bali after a bitter
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internal dispute, and is furious at what he views as
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a hostile takeover by its chairwoman, Doctor Sophie Chanduca. According
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two sources close to the Duke, Harry believes doctor Chandalca
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has acted in what he described as the poorest taste
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by invoking his mother's legacy during a power struggle to
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retain control of the organization. Friends claim has spent hours
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on the phone from California speaking to longtime supporters and
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warning that the charity may now go down in flames. Harry,
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who co founded Center Bali in two thousand and six
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to support children affected by HIV in Lesotho and Botswana,
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is said to consider the loss deeply personal. Once it
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was told The Daily Mail's Becka English, He's devastated. This
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was his life's work, established from nothing and now he's
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been forced out. All the Prince Andrew gossip has unfortunately
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overshadowed the retirement of Tyrone the horse after fourteen years
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of distinguished service. Buckingham Pallas's bid of fond and fitting
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farewell to one of its most faithful four legged servants, Tyrone,
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a nineteen year old Windsor gray. He's officially retired after
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fourteen years of ceremonial service with Royal Mews. In a
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statement posted to social media, the Palace wrote, after fourteen
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years of noble service with the Royal News, we are
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celebrating Tyrone and wishing him a happy retirement. The message
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described Tyrone as a gentle and dependable giant who served
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the monarchy during many of its most significant moments. Tyrone's
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final assignment came just last month, when he participated in
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the state visit of French President Emmanuel Macron. Prior to that,
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he played a key role in numerous major occasions, including
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the coronation of King Charles the Third and Queen Camilla
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in twenty twenty three, where he drew the Diamond Jubilee
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ste age coach to Westminster Abbey and later the Gold
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Stage coach fought their Majesty's return journey. In twenty eighteen,
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he was part of the procession that carried Prince Harry
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and Meghan Markele on their wedding day. The year before,
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he led Princess Catherine and her three children in the
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Glass State Coach during Trooping the Color, and in twenty twelve,
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Tyrone began his royal duties pulling the late Queen Elizabeth
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the Second's carriage. Now retired, Tyrone will enjoy his well
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earned arrest at the Horse Trust Sanctuary in Buckinghamshire, where
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he'll be reunited with his father Storm and sister Meg,
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both former Royal Service horses. The sanctuary is home to
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around one hundred and twenty horses, ponies and mules. Tyrone
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will be missed by everyone at the Royal muse the
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Palace added, but it's wonderful that he'll be reunited with
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his father and sister. Thank you, Tyrone. Princess Eugenie was
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all smiles last weekend as she posed for sunny snapshots
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with pop star Robbie Williams and his wife Ada Field
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during what appeared to be a relaxed get away at
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her home in Portugal. To share the images to social
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media with a simple caption albertagada Portuguese thank you, further
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hinting at Eugenie's role as hostess. The families were seen
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and enjoying beach walks, sightseeing and even a bit of colugh.
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That friendship is nothing new. Robbie and AIDA's daughter Teddy,
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was a bridesmaid at Eugenie's twenty eighteen wedding, and the
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bond between the princess and the Williamses has remained strong,
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according to friends, Eugenie sees Robbie as the brother she'd
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never had, but she does have a sister, Beatrice, who
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was born at eighteen pm on eighth August nineteen eighty eight.
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A lot of eights there seems suspicious and they have
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