Harry and Meghan Hit Back After Archie and Lilibet Are Dragged Into Royal Feud

0:00 Ah Calorogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue. I am your host, Maya Francis Majesty. Magazine editor in Chief Ingrid Seward believes Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are attempting to rebuild their connection with the royal family, partly because of what the relationship could mean for Archie and little Bit in the future. Speaking to the Son, Seward said, first of all, I think the Sussexes do want to foot back in the door for the sake of their children and their children's futures. I think the children could really be annoyed, not now, but when they grow up with their father and mother, they could ask, why haven't you introduced me to my other life, my cousins, my heritage, And I think that would be an awkward one for Harry and Meghan to explain. I think Harry is keen to reconcile with the family, and I'm sure that Meghan does too, as she needs that sparkle of royal gold dust around her becomes relevant again and her overall popularity proves.

1:04 I am sure the pair are groveling at the moment at home. For Megan, the Americans hate her. Her popularity is shattered. Of course, there will always be the Megan super fans, but largely she has seen as somebody who breaks tires with her own family, and she has seen this splitting Harry and the children from their family too. The Americans also love the royals too, so winning them back would help her situation enormously. Meghan needs to mend those fences, but she is having to take a back seat and gradually work around this sue. It also believes because of the King's age, I think Charles himself will want to spend time with his grandchildren, though with his schedule, I think the only chance he will get to spend with them is during the annual summer trip to Scotland for the long Bow Moral Break. So with this in mind, I think there is a real chance that they return for that. This summer seems unlikely, but in the future I can see this happening, she said. I think the King will say to Harry, darling, boy, you know, I can only really see you in Scotland where he will be given assurances about security, and that is what I think will happen. The rest of the family won't want to make things any more difficult for the King than they already are. The issues with Harry and his brother, however, are a whole other ballgame completely. Megan is reportedly taking extra steps to avoid being recognized when she goes out in California, according to claims published by gossip columnist Rob Shooter.

2:27 The report, which cites unnamed sources, claims the Duchess has begun wearing wigs, baseball caps, oversized sweatshirts, loose fitting trousers, and large sunglasses when she leaves home in Montecito. One unnamed source, quota by Rob Shooter, claimed after the UK she's become obsessed with staying invisible. Now she almost never leaves the house without some kind of disguise. She doesn't want anyone to recognize her, and alleged that her outings are now carefully planned to avoid attracting attention. A source tells Starn magazine what Meghan wants is for Harry to stop acting like he's above the whole Hollywood thing and start getting paid. It can't be all on her to support them. The source went on to claim there are plenty of opportunities available if Harry would be willing to pursue them. Among the ideas reportedly floated were television and film cameos, podcasting, and other entertainment projects. In The Daily Beast, Tom Sykes had some thoughts about Meghan's recent Instagram posts, writing here instead is a Meghan and Harry so relaxed, so ostentatiously at ease that they eat dinner giggling against a stone wall, collapsing into each other's arms. They visit a fish restaurant where the menu is chalked on a blackboard.

3:40 They swim Harry Haulds the children through the air with cheerful recklessness in a swimming pool. They process down an avenue of lime trees at Allthorpe, clutching bauquets to lay on Diana's grave, which seems a weird thing to post as part of your holiday content, but hey, then we went to a grave. Even this somber times is son kissed and wonderful. Speaking on The Royalist Podcast, broadcaster Mark Dolan speculated that Harry and Meghan might eventually spend part of the year in the UK after Prince William becomes king, creating a competing royal presence. Dolan said Meghan and Harry will make life a misery for King William and Queen Catherine. They'd love to be in the UK. I think up to half the year with this rival. Court Dolan also extended that speculation to the next generation, suggesting Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet could one day create difficulties for Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. Those comments prompted a rare public response from a spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who strongly condemned the bringing the children into the discussion. The spokesperson said, there is a fundamental difference between criticizing public figures and choosing to demonize two young children who have done absolutely nothing to warrant it. To speculate the Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet will one day make life a misery for their cousins is an extraordinary and irresponsible thing to say about children. We are genuinely disgusted by these comments. Whatever the views people may hold about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, children should never

5:10 be dragged into adult disputes or portrayed as future antagonists for the sake of a provocative sound by it. Royal commentator Jenny Bond tells New Magazine. I think a key problem in any relationship between Megan and Kate is the power balance. Catherine is a future queen. She will always take priority over Meghan. One day the Duchess will have to Curtsey to her. We know that Megan finds that rather comically absurd, more palacing just a moment. A new investigation by CBC News has found that Prince Harry's visits to Canada generated the highest taxpayer funded security costs of any internationally protected person over a five year period. According to the CBC, Harry's security accounted for roughly ten percent of the more than five point two million dollars Canadian the RCMP spent protecting over one hundred internationally protective visitors during that period. The costs listed cover additional expenses such as travel and overtime, but did not include officer's regular salaries, meaning the overall cost of providing protection would have been higher.

6:20 Former Metropolitan Police Protection officer Simon Morgan told CBC there were good reasons Harry required substantial security at the time. Morgan said he was the Queen's grandson, he was the future king's son. He also noted Harry's military service in Afghanistan may have led Canadian authorities to adopt what he described as a more robust security posture. One of the organizations responsible for preserving the Royal Collection has reported his significant financial setback, with income falling sharply over the past Europe as fewer visitors to a Britain's royal residences. The Royal Collection's Trust latest annual report shows new income drop from thirteen point nine million to three point five men injuring the twenty twenty five twenty six financial year, a decline of more than ten million pounds. The Trust, which cares for the Royal Collection and manages public access to sites including Buckingham Palace, Winsor Castle and the Palace of Hollywood House, said the slowdown follows the extraordinary visitor boom that came after King charles coronation visit, and numbers across the Trust's attractions fell by about one hundred and eighty two thousand over the year, bringing total attendance to roughly two point six million people. Retail sales was a decline by around three hundred thousand pounds. Buckingham Palace was particularly affected because of the continuing reservicing project, which reduced the number of visitors who could be admitted during the annual summer opening. The Trust said record attendance that previous years simply could be repeated while major refurbishment work continues. Winsor

7:53 Castle also experienced a modest decline as post coronation tourism eased and international travel remains often than expected. One bright spot came in Scotland, where the Palace of Hollywood House welcomed more visitors thanks to additional opening days and expanded schedule of group tours. Despite the drop, the Royal Collection Trust remains optimistic. The report says there is still strong public interest in visiting the royal residences, but acknowledges that economic pressures and uncertainty in global travel are likely to continue affecting attendance in the near future. And there you have it. Should like to email us who addresses the Palace intrig at gmail dot com and if you're on Spotify, leave us a comment. If you're on Apple, hit that button up there. It says listen uninterrupted and get the show commercial free for just five bucks. A month. We appreciate your support immensely. I'm Mark Francis My thanks to John McDermott. This is balance intrigue in good terms.