Harry talks Vindication and Invictus, Meghan wears $12,000 necklace out to pasta

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Calorouga Shark Media. Hello and welcome
through Palace Intrigue. I'm your host,

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Mark Francis. In an interview with
ITV News for the documentary Tabloids on Trial,

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Prince Harry has expressed his sense of
vindication following the High Court's ruling that

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Mirrit Group newspapers engaged in phone hacking. He described the ruling as a significant

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triumph, particularly highlighting the involvement of
high level executives and lawyers in the unlawful

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activities. Prince Harry told ITV News
to have the judge rule in our favor

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was obviously huge, but for him
to go as far as he did,

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this wasn't just the individual people.
This went right up to the top.

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This was lawyers, This was high
executives. And to be able to achieve

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that in a trial, that's a
monumental victory. In December twenty twenty three,

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the court found that Prince harr his
voicemails had been intercepted and his private

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information unlawfully obtained by The Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and the People. The

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judge ruled at fifteen out of thirty
three articles published by MGN, which included

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details about his personal relationships, conversations
with his brother, and military deployments were

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the result of phone hacking, blagging, or other illegal methods. Harry spoke

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candidly about the paranoia and distrust caused
by the tabloid intrusions. He compared his

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experiences to those of his late mother, Princess Diana, whose own fears of

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being monitored were often dismissed as paranoia. There is evidence to suggest that she

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was being hacked in the mid nineties, probably one of the first people to

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be hacked, and yet still today
the press, the tabloid press, very

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much enjoy painting her as being paranoid. But she wasn't paranoid. She was

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absolutely right about what was happening to
her, and she's not around today to

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find out the truth, he said. Prince Harry emphasized that his mother's experience

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with the tabloid press motivates his ongoing
legal battles. He believes that his efforts

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to hold the press accountable are in
line with the public role and service to

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society. I believe that from a
service standpoint, and when you are in

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a public role, that these are
the things that we should be doing for

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the greater good. Anything I say
about my family results in a torrent of

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abuse from the press. I've made
it very clear that this legal action is

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something that needs to be done.
It would be nice if we did it

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as a family, Harry said.
Prince Harry has lauded Birmingham for securing the

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bid to host the twenty twenty seven
Invictors Games, marking the first return of

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the event to the UK since its
inception in London in twenty fourteen. The

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Duke of Sussex, who founded the
Invictor's Games to support wounded, injured and

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sick military personnel on veterans, has
attended every event and is the patron of

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the Invictors Games Foundation. In a
statement, Prince Harry highlighted Birmingham's strong military

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ties, stating, congratulations to Birmingham
UK on winning the bid to host the

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Invictus Games twenty twenty seven. Your
city's strong ties to the armed forces community

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made it a formidable contender from the
very start. Over the years, we've

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seen each city bring a unique spirit
and vision to life for competitors, their

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families and spectators. We have no
doubt that people of Birmingham will join in

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celebrating the unwavering respect and admiration we
have for our veteran and service community,

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showing the world how their courage ignites, hope and unites us, all something

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your city knows well. Speculation has
already begun as to whether or not Megan

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will attend the twenty twenty seven Games, to which will hazard A guess,

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No, the locals don't seem all
that excited. One resident, thirty six

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year old Charlotte Bell, till the
mail, I just hope the Council isn't

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going to start plowing money into improving
the facade of Birmingham making it look nice

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when that money could be used to
save our libraries and support services. Royal

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commentator Dan Wooden said this is also
really terrible. Prince Harry upstaged the young

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Prince George's lovely birthday release of those
pictures by Catherine Middleton by announcing on the

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same day that the Invictus Games are
going to be held in Birmingham in twenty

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twenty seven. It does just show
you how pathetic Prince Harry is. He

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knew it was George's birthday, he
knew the picture was going to be released.

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He wants to steal the thunder with
his Invictor's games announcement. It's just

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pathetic game playing. Yet again,
look, Dan, as much as we

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like raising Harry, does George really
get the entire week to himself. We

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have podcasts to fill and there was
a cute photo of Prince George doesn't drive

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downloads. Harry, you keep on
announcing things, and Dan, you keep

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criticizing them. It's all good for
content. Royal commentator Angela Levin chimed in

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with the equally ridiculous. It's such
a shame. I think Meghan likes to

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do that. We've seen that so
many times. Every time the Royal family

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do something, she has to do
something just before, and it's all carefully

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controlled. I've been told many times
she knows exactly what she's doing. It's

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not a mistake. She's very cautious. And Harry, I suppose was told

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this is what he had to do. Privacy minded Meghan Markle was all smiles

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as she left the upscale Itenian restaurant
Trey Lunay in California, company by her

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friend, actress Kimberly Williams. Paisley. A source told people they had a

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lovely experience chatting and laughing together.
The pair was low key and was left

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unbothered by the other guests, though
they had not been previously photographed together.

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Megan and Williams Paisley share much in
common, both personally and professionally. Both

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are alumni of Northwestern University, with
Williams Paisley graduating in nineteen ninety three and

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Megan in two thousand and three.
Williams Paisley is known for her breakout role

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in the nineteen ninety one comedy Father
of the Bride and her recent appearance in

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Dog Gone and Jesus Revolution. Meghan
starred in the first seven seasons of Suits

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before stepping back from acting in twenty
seventeen. She currently is the Duchess of

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Sussex, part of the British royal
family. When convenient, Prince Harry and

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Brad Paisley, William Paisley's husband,
both participated in the virtual Stand Up for

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Heroes fundraiser in twenty twenty, supporting
injured veterans and their families. The Duchess

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of Sussex appeared to be in high
spirits on the sunny afternoon, enjoying a

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meal with the Father of Bride star
Megan looks stylish in chic for the summer

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time outing, wearing a three hundred
and sixteen dollar white Mika shirt from the

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Los Angeles brand ni'in Bing tucked into
flattering lightwash high waisted jeans. She accessorized

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her look with black ray ban,
aviated style sunglasses and black and nude ballet

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flats. Megan also wore a luxurious
sixteen five hundred dollars Cardier gold necklace,

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which is something one wears to pass
them when trying not to be photographed by

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that annoying paparazzi. Palace Intrigue will
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glittering stuff, which I appreciate.
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slightly tarnished goblet version, which I
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keeps me updated and when necessary,
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manage to be serious and respectful.
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via Apple Podcasts USA, July seventeen, Thank you so much, Loyal Royal

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Key Lime Slushy. Sarah Ferguson reportedly
used the thirty room Royal Lodge to lure

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a plutocrat into donating one hundred thousand
euros at a charity gala on the French

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Riviera this week. According to Richard
Eden in The Mail, Fergi berated the

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audience in the Nights of Charity Gallifo
lacking energy. On Monday evening. Fergie

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said, what I'm offering is a
unique experience with me wherever you want to

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go in the world, whether it
be Samoa, whether you'd come with me

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in one of my charity adventures,
or it could be in London or at

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the Royal Lodge, anywhere you want
to go. You don't know where you're

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going to end up, but it'll
always be something different. King Charles is

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said to replace his aging fleet of
helicopters this year following a significant increase in

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income from the Crown estates, which
saw to one point one billion pounds last

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year. The monarchy will see his
funding boosted by forty five million pounds in

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the twenty five twenty six financial year
due to rising profits reported for twenty three

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to twenty four. The annual accounts
revealed that the Royal Family, which receives

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twelve percent of the net profits of
the Crown Estate through the sovereign Grant,

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will experience a substantial increase in their
official income. For the twenty four to

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twenty five financial year, the household's
income will remain at eighty six million pounds,

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consistent with the past three years.
However, the following year will see

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a notable rise, bringing the total
to one hundred and thirty two million pounds,

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an increase of fifty three percent.
The additional funds will be allocated to

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various initiatives, including the final stages
of the three hundred and sixty nine million

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pound Buckingham Palace of Renovation project,
ensuring it remains on time and within budget.

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The boost and funding will be reviewed
through legislation in twenty six twenty seven

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to maintain an appropriate level of support
for the Royal Family. The Royal Household

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is also making strides and sustainability.
Whensor Castle has already seen the installation of

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solar panels as part of a sixteen
point six million pound property maintenance project.

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Other initiatives include converting two of the
King's state Bentleys to run on biofuel and

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repurposing Buckingham palaces historic gas lanterns with
electrical fittings to enhance energy efficiency on maintaining

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their traditional appearance. The Surge and
Crown Estate Profits has significantly bolsted the Monarchy's

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funding, enabling both necessary upgrades to
their transport and ongoing investment in sustainability and

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property maintenance as the Royal family navigates
personal health challenges. The additional resources will

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ensure the continuation of their official duties
and the upkeep of their residences. And

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