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Ah Calorougus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue
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I host Mark Francis. Is there some sort of Sarah
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Ferguson Diddy tape? Claims published by Radar Online and attributed
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largely to royal biographer Andrew Lowney and unnamed sources alleged
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that Ferguson had a long running friendship with Seawan Diddy
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Combs and now fears that undiscovered video recordings could emerge
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in the future. It is important to note that the
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allegations remain unproven and have been strongly disputed by those
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close to Ferguson. According to the reports, Ferguson allegedly met
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Combs at a New York party in two thousand and
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two and later developed what was described as a friends
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with benefits relationship. The articles claim the pair remained close
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four years and frequently socialized within overlapping celebrity circles. The
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reports further alleged that Ferguson is concerned about the possibility
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of recordings surfacing because Combs was known for extensively filming
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activities inside his homes and private events. One unnamed source
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claimed everyone got filmed. There is a ninety nine point
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nine nine percent chance. Sarah Ferguson is on tape. Former
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publicist Rob Shooter, speaking on a podcast cited by Radar Online,
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claimed did he recorded everything? Hours and hours and hours
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of tape? If the tape exists, and I believe it does,
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then when did he gets out of jail? Expect a
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lot of this stuff to be leaked. However, a source
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close to Ferguson categorically rejected the allegations regarding any romantic
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relationship with Combs. However, a source close to Ferguson categorically
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rejected the allegations regarding any romantic relationship with Combs. The
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source stated, this is absolutely fabricated nonsense, platantly untrue, and
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yet another false allegation from him. Princess Eugenie has reportedly
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stepped away from one of her most prominent charitable roles
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less than a year after accepting the position. According to reports,
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Eugenie is no longer serving as a mentor for the
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King's Foundation thirty five under thirty five program, an initiative
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designed to support emerging leaders in fields inclining fashion, architecture,
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environmental sustainability, and traditional crafts. Eugenie joined the Mentoring Scheme
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in May twenty twenty five, as part of a celebration
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marking the King's Foundation's thirty fifth and adversary. The program
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was created to connect promising young professionals with experienced mentors
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and supporters from a range of industries. However, according to
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The Daily Mail's Ephren Hardcastle Diary column, Eugenie has now
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been quietly dropped from the initiative after less than a
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year in the role. The report notes that Eugenie was
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only publicly linked to one mentoring event during her tenure,
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attending a session in London last November. No official explanation
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has been given by either Princess Eugenie or the King's
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Foundation regarding her apparent departure. In March, she stepped down
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from her role with Anti Slavery in National, an organization
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with which she had been associated for several years and
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where she had been an active advocate on issues relating
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to modern slavery and human trafficking. Prince Harry is facing
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renewed scrutiny over his role with the conservation charity African Parks,
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as calls grow for him to step down following fresh
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criticism for indigenous rights campaigners. The Juke of Sussex joined
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the Board of African Parks in twenty twenty three after
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serving for six years as the organization's president. The charity
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managers national parks and conservation projects across Africa. The latest
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controversy centers on allegations made by Survival International, which claims
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members of the Bakha community in the Republic of the
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Congo continue to suffer abuse at the hands of park rangers.
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The organization is accused African Parks personnel of serious human
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rights violations, including violence against indigenous people. The issue is
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not new. Previous allegations involving eco guards operating in Odzala
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Kakua National Park prompted an independent investigation. In a statement
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issued in May twenty five, African Parks acknowledge that in
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some incidents, human rights abuses have occurred and said it
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deeply regrets the pain and suffering cause to the victims.
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The charity added that it was implementing recommendations resulting from
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that review. However, Survival International argues that the situation has
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not improved sufficiently. According to reports, The group criticized Prince
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Harry's participation in a recent fundraising event in Arizona, aimed
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at raising one billion dollars four conservation efforts. A leader
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from the Bakar community told Survival International, we don't work
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with them. The way African parks treat us here is violent.
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Caroline Pierce, director of Survival International, said it is outrageous
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to see Harry's continued support to African parks despite the
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horrific human rights abuses committed by its ranges against the Bakha.
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The controversy is particularly significant given Harry's long standing connection
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to Africa. He has worked with African since twenty sixteen
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and has frequently described the continent as a place of
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personal healing following the death of his mother, Princess Diana.
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Chris Riches covered conggate for The Express, writing last Friday,
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Prince William threw his crowd into the ring regarding the
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age old question of what goes on as gone first
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jam or cream. Sighting Queen Elizbeth the second preference for
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the Devon method instead of the Cornish way, he remarked,
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I can only tell you what I learned from my grandmother,
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and she would definitely have the cream. He quickly added diplomatically,
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it tastes delicious either way. But just hours later, Meghan
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Michael took to social media to join the debate and
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agree with the late monarch and her brother in law.
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Whether she was copying William or trying to hand him
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a virtual olive branch. It seems whatever Meghan does ends
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with a sale. You can put me in the gem
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first category. More palace in just a moment in The Independent,
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Charlotte crips, right is Prince William's school run story and
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Amanda land moment, We're not buying it for a minute.
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Our future King took to the airwaves, describing on Heart
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Radio's Breakfast show that his mornings are often total chaos
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on the way to deliver their kids to their ten
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thousand pounded term Lambrock School in near Ascot, with Prince
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Louly messing the car up with his sticky snacks. Yes,
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there's a lot of jam sandwiches taken in the car.
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Usually Louis is very kind. He'll leave jam fingerprints throughout
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the car, which is really helpful. William reported to the Nation.
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It depends if there is a guitar lesson going on
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in the morning, a music lesson. You've got to get
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the guitar in the car, William continued, casually dropping his
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ability to multitask. Now, we're not taking the guitar, and
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we need to take the bag for school that we're boarding,
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Are we not? Are we seeing friends? No, we're not.
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His children also bigger in the car, apparently with him
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admitting while giving them a shout out on air. Charlotte
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and Louis, as George was boarding last night. If you're
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listening to this, please make sure you are on time,
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he said. Make sure you're not fighting over who's listening
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to what this morning. It all sounds like a very
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bog standard morning of the day in the life of
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a parent. And I love the fact that William is
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such a hands on dad, But are we really going
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to be taken in by this? I think not. The
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rest of us are hopping on buses, trains, or driving
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and clapped out cars, as in my case with the
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wing mirror broken as somebody drove into it last week
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and I've stuck it back on with sellar teep. Most
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of us don't have a valet to clean sticky fingermarks
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from our leather seats, and they posit. Most family cars
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are unsalvageable from all the slam and the teller pancakes
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with breadsticks wedged in between the seat belt sockets so
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deep it's now impossible to remove them. We also aren't
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followed to school by a police protection officers, or have
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helicopters at already if we're returning from half turn break
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in the countryside and need to make a quick dash
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to the school gate, or for that matter of fuss
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about remembering who's boarding where this week because guess what
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nobody is. Royal fans were touched by a warm and
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unexpected moment between King Charles and longtime family friend during
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a visit to York. The King was touring York Hospital
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ahead of the opening of the Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan
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Cancer Center, where he met patient staff and supporters connected
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to the charity. Among those greeting the monarch was Camilla,
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Countess of Halifax, an old friend of both King Charles
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and Queen Camilla. As the pair matt, the Countess warmly
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embraced and kissed the King, who immediately returned the affection
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and continued chatting with her. The exchange quickly attracted attention online,
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with many Royal watches praising the King's relaxed reaction. The
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countess has known the royal family for decades. She was
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once married to Richard Parker Bowles, the young brother of
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Queen Camilla's former husband Andrew Parker Bowles. Although that marriage
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ended in divorce, she remained close friends with Camilla and
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has continued to move within royal circles. Video of the
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encounter spread across social media, where some viewers noted that
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traditional royal etiquette generally discourages people from initiating physical contact
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with members of the royal family. One social media user wrote,
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of course people gasped because she the biggest royal etiquette
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rule of all. But Charles heard the gasps, so he
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immediately sent a signal of reassurance, re engaging her in
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more conversations. Underline for everybody that not only did she
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do nothing wrong, the King even approved of this physical affection.
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Bravo God, save out King. Another comenter wrote, Royal protocol
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has been breaking down and it has been long overdue.
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They're just people. Charles is very aware the old traditions
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are outdated, and there you have it. All this month
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