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A calorougus Shark Media. Now, hello and welcome through Pallas Intrigue.
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I am your host, Mark Francis. Prince Harry has been
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urged to go back home by American rapper Nicki Minaje,
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who was speaking on the Katie Miller podcast. When asked
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directly for her thoughts on Prince Harry and Megan Markle
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following their departure from royal duties in twenty twenty, Minaje
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paused before delivering her verdict. Well, I think he should
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go home, she said, like et, he should go home,
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go phone home, and then go home. Despite the humor,
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minaj struck a sympathetic tone, saying she felt genuine concern
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for Prince Harry and the personal toll of his decisions.
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She added that while she did not judge him, she
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disagreed with his decision to speak publicly about family matters.
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I did not think he should have aired the family's
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dirty laundry, she said, that's just me, darling. I have
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nothing but love for them. I just love the Royal
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family as if I know them. But I think us
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as Americans, love the idea of the royal family so much.
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I was just like, ah, people do things and you
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don't know why, and you don't know what's going on
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inside them, so I don't judge. But I was like, oh, man,
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because I felt like I knew them in some way.
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So I was like, no, Harry, don't do that. You
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know better. She ended her remarks with another tongue in
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cheek nod to Britain, again slipping into a mock accent
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as she said, you know what I mean. But he
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did what he did. Harry is now promoting chocolate. Megan
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shared a short clip on Instagram showing her surprising Prince
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Harry with one of her as ever chocolate bars ahead
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of Valentine's Day. In the video, the Duchess of Sussex
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approaches Harry with a box of chocolates, which were first
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released last year. The Duke reacts with a surprise oh,
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quickly turning it into an appreciative oh as he selects
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a bar from the box chocolate. The chocolate bars, which
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sold out within minutes when they were initially released, features
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what the brand describes as Meghan's signature ingredients, including raspberry
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spread and flower sprinkles, intended to spark what the company
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calls a sense of sweet nostalgia flavors include dark chocolate
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with raspberry spread and sea salt, white chocolate top with
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flower sprinkles and ham parts, and milk chocolate with short
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bread cookies and bee pollen. Meghan dipped back into her
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Royal era wardrobe for a new promotional image to promote
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the Sweetheart Bundle. The Duchess appear is wearing a strapless
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navy dress that will be familiar to longtime Royal watches.
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The dress, designed by Roland Murray, was previously worn by
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Meghan at the Royal Foundation Dinner in London in November
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twenty eighteen, when she attended alongside Prince Harry, Prince William
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and Kate Middleton. In the new image, Meghan holds a
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bouquet of red balloons tied to a jar of as
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ever jam. One social media user suggested she actually looks
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like Penny Wise without many Another called her more terrifying
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than the clown and scary. Followers quickly pointed out what
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they believed was misaligned text. One user wrote on x
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Meghan Michael seriously needs to hire a copy editor and
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a graphic designer. Not only is the general design horrific,
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but the text is off center. Another commenter added, ah,
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I wish that she had bracketed the right hand side
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with the candle and put the spread inside the candle
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sent to the words. Meghan also shared additional footage on
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her Instagram story showing the chocolate mixture bubbling during production.
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Shortly afterwards, the official as Ever account posted an image
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of Megan holding a stack of individually wrapped gifts tied
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with a green velvet ribbon, accompanied by the caption things
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are about to get sweeter. Harry's long running legal fight
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with a Daily Mail was underscored late last week by
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a powerful testimony from Sir Elton John, who told the
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High Court that press intrusion into his family life was
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truly sickening. Sir Elton and his husband David Furnish are
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among seven claimants, including and Harry, suing Associated Newspapers Limited,
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the publisher of The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday,
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over alleged unlawful information gathering. The publisher denies or allegations
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giving evidence. Sir Elton said he was horrified by media
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intrusion surrounding the birth of the couple's son, Zachary, and
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by reporting on his medical condition in a written statement,
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he said he found the mail's deliberate invasion into my
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medical health and medical details surrounding the birth of our son,
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Zachary abhorrent and outside even the most basic standards of
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human decency. He told the court the case involved the
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most horrendous things in the world that you can ever
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suffer from a privacy point of view, adding the alleged
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behavior amounted to the exploitation of love, connection, trust and
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bonds to find out information shared in confidence. Sir Elton
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said he and Furnished did not act sooner because they
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did not know the extent of the seriousness of what
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had gone on, but added, when we knew the seriousness
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of what had gone on, we took action because we
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were outright aged. Prince Harry has announced a new partnership
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for his sustainability focused travel initiative Travelist, marking the latest
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development for the company he founded in twenty nineteen. The
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announcement was made in a post shared on LinkedIn by
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a Travelist which stated, today we're excited to welcome Squake
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to the Travelist Coalition. The post concluded by telling readers
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watch this space. Squake also shared its enthusiasm for the
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partnership on a post. Squake also shared its enthusiasm for
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the partnership and a post on its own profile. Prince
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Harry found a Travelist in twenty nineteen with the stated
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aim of encouraging more sustainable travel choices. In April twenty
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twenty five, he appeared in a video released by the
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organization to mark the publication of Travelists five year milestone Report.
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In the two minute video, Harry highlighted what he described
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as the travel industry's ability to drive positive change at
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a critical time, saying travel can do a tremendous amount
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of good. It connects us to the destination we love
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and to the communities that call these places home more
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palace in just a moment. The Prince of Wales is
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on a tightly scheduled two day visit to Saudi Arabia,
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undertaken at the request of the British government as part
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of a broader diplomatic effort to strengthen economic and strategic
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ties with the Kingdom. The trip will focus on celebrating
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what officials describe as growing trade, energy and investment links
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between the UK and Saudi Arabia as the two countries
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approach the one hundredth anniversary of diplomatic relations next year.
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For the British government, the visit is being framed as
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a soft power mission, with william playing a central role
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in reinforcing relationships at a sensitive geopolitical moment. The visit
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comes with unavoidable controversy. Saudi Arabia's leadership continues to face
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sustained international scrutiny over human rights concerns. Sources close to
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the Prince say he is acutely aware of the sensitivities
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involved in engaging with the government there remains polarizing on
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the world stage. However, they also say Williams has grown
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increasingly adept at navigating encounters with divisive leaders, viewing such
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engagement as a necessary part of his evolving role in
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support of national interests. A Royal source says the Prince
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has emerged as a serious and credible international figure, capable
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of advancing British priorities without courting unnecessary attention. William has
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become a discreet but highly effective asset for the UK government.
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He has shown that he can engage when required, quietly
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building bridges where diplomacy depends on trust rather than visibility.
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The source added that His ability to connect with controversial figures,
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including world leaders with sharply differing political styles, has reinforced
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his reputation within government as a reliable diplomatic operator. He
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is increasingly seen as a secret weapon in Britain's diplomatic
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toolkit credible, measured and effective. The Saudi visit is understood
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to be the government's primary request of the Prince this year.
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While William is expected to travel to the United States
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in the summer for the commemorations marking the two hundred
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and fiftieth anniversary of American Independence and to visit India
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later in the year in connection with his environmental work,
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the Saudi trip is the only overseas engagement formally requested
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by ministers. The Prince's program will include engagements in Riard
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as well as in a Lula, the ancient desert city
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recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. While the schedule
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has been shaped by government priorities on trade and investment,
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aides say it will also reflect William's personal interests, including
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wildlife conservation and football. Areas often used to build informal
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rapport during overseas visits. Officials point to a similar approach
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taken during William's recent short visit to Estonia, where he
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combined meetings with political leaders with time spent visiting British
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troops stationed alongside NATO forces near the Russian border. On
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that trip, he made a point of highlighting mental health
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and well being among service personnel, an issue he has
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consistently championed. Like the Estonia visit, the Saudi trip will
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be brief, lasting just over forty eight hours. William is
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expected to return to the UK in time for his
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children's school half term, which begins on Friday. And there
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