July 22, 2026

Has Meghan Put Harry on a Royal Travel Budget?

Has Meghan Put Harry on a Royal Travel Budget?

Meghan reportedly wants Harry to cut back on expensive UK trips, as new claims say his royal rift now extends to Zara Tindall — while William braces for another Diana-and-Meghan headache.

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Ah Calorougus Shark Media that lower welcome through palace intrigue

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ga Am your host Mark Francis. A report claims Megan

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has become increasingly concerned about the cost of Harry's repeated

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trips to the UK. I saw stills closer. She's also

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pushing Harry to cut way back on his travel to

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the UK. Her argument is that the bills are huge

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and there's nothing to show for it. She doesn't see

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the point in Harry spending a ton of money to

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kiss up to people who constantly let him down. The

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same unnamed source also claimed Meghan is encouraging Harry to

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take a more cautious approach to spending, generally, alleging that

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she wants him to rethink everything from private jet travel

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to generous tipping and lending money to friends. The source

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said Harry is a very generous guy. He loves to

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leave outrageous tips and he'll lend money to friends no

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questions asked. But Megan's putting the cabash on all of that.

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From now on, he's under strict orders to think twice

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before he opens his walad. Prince Harry's reported estrangement from

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the Royal family may extend well beyond his father and brother,

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with new claims suggesting he has also drifted apart from

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several of his cousins. Writing in Woman magazine were all commentated.

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Duncan Larcolm says Harry's once close friendship with Zara Tyndall

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has largely faded in recent years. Larcolm wrote, sources see

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the Duke of Sussex has all but lost touch with

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his one time playmate Zara. I understand they have barely

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spoken in the years since the Prince met and married Megan.

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Not only are they said to have drifted apart, but

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the old close friendship they once enjoyed, as I understand,

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almost entirely evaporated. Harry and Zara once considered especially close.

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In fact, Harry is often credited with introducing Zara to

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her future husband, Mike Tyndall, during the World Rugby Cup

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in two thousand and three. The pair have rarely been

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seen together in recent years, with their last public appearance

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together coming briefly at King Charles coronation. The report also

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points to Harry's absence from the wedding of Peter Phillips

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and Harriet Sperling. Apart from Lady Louise Windsor, who was

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reportedly unavailable because of university commitments. Harry was the only

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royal cousin not in attendance. There have been rumors that

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Harry is exploring a Netflix documentary marking the thirtieth anniversary

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of Diana's death next year. No such project has been

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officially announced. One source tells Radar Online it sickens him

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that Meghan is going to have any part in this

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tribute to his mother. He blames her for tearing the

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family apart and doesn't believe for a second that his

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mother would approve. Another supposed point of friction is Harry's

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repeated comparisons between Meghan and his late mother. In the

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Sussexes twenty twenty two Netflix series, Harry said, so much

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of what Meghan is and how she is is so

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similar to my mum. She has the same compassion, she

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has the same empathy, she has the same confidence, she

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has this warmth about her. The source claims those comparisons

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continue to upset William. The fact that Harry keeps trying

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to sell this idea that Megan is some sort of

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Diana two point zero really gets under William's skin because

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he finds the comparis Rison's deeply offensive and says they

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are way off the mark. But Harry believes Megan has

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all the qualities people admired in his mother and says

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anyone who can't see that is blind. Megan's incredibly honored

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that Harry has so much faith in her, and she

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doesn't see anything wrong with trying to follow in her

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late mother in law's footsteps. The report goes on to

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claim that William fears any future Diane A project could

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place Meghan at the center of the story. As far

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as He's concerned, they are using Dane's legacy to help

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build Meghan's brand, and that's something he'll never stand for. Unfortunately,

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for William, there's really not much he can do to

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stop this. Harry is still very close to Diane's brother

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and the rest of the Spencer clan. In the Daily Mail,

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Nadine Dory's writes, I wonder if William might consult someone

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close to him who has her own experience of wayward

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sibling and family tensions, a matriarcle figure who is as

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trustworthy as she is wise, and for whom the family

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is everything. Step forward, Carol Middleton Readers may recall that

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Carol has a younger brother, one Gary Goldsmith, a four

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times married former hell raiser whe It's multuous love life

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who has faced unsubstantiated allegations of illegal drug use. In

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two thousand and nine, he was filmed cutting lines of

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cocaine for a sex worker at a party in a Beeza.

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He famously hosted William and Kate before they married at

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his luxury party Villa and a Beeza Maison de bang

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BEng was a contestant and celebrity big brother and has

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never been shy about talking to journalists about his perfect

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niece Kate or offering his opinion on other members of

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the royal family. The potential for embarrassment was enormous. He

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is our future Queen's uncle, after all. But did Carol

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banish her only sibling from the family or forbid all

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contact with naughty uncle Gary? When William and Kate married

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in twenty eleven, she did not, and Gary attended the

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nuptials alongside his then wife Luanne. So, Wills, why not

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have a word with your formidable mother in law, who

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knows a thing or two about family unity, which of

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pride and hurt her side? You won't regret it, and

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you may just get your brother back more palsy just

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a moment. King Charles has long been known for giving

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unusual nicknames to members of his family, and one of

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the most affectionate is reserved for Queen Camilla. According to

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royal biographer Giles Brandreth, Charles sometimes calls his wife Berbuba,

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an Urdu word meaning my beloved. The nickname is thought

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to reflect the king's long standing interest in South Asia

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and his many visits to India and Pakistan over the decades.

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It's not just a private term of endearment that during

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a speech at a British agent trust of Ventim twenty

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twenty two, Charles referred to Camilla publicly, telling the audience,

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I cannot believe this is almost two years to the

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day that both my Buber and myself were able to

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be with all of you. Camilla has also picked up

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another nickname over the year's Royal biographer Robert Hardman has

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written that some friends jokingly called her Lorraine, play on

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the French phrase la Raine, meaning the queen. According to Hardman,

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Kimilla found the joke amusing, although Charles reportedly did not

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share her enthusiasm. Kimilla's sister, Annabel Elliott, summed it up

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by saying, they're yanely. They really are polar opposites, but

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I think it works brilliantly. She added, she uses rock

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and I can't actually emphasize that enough. She's somebody who

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is completely loyal. Camilla herself has offered a simpler explanation

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for the success of their marriage. During the couple's twentieth

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wedding anniversary celebrations in twenty twenty five, she said, I

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suppose it's just sort of a friendship, really, she added,

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laughing at the same things, getting on with life. I

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suppose doing this takes up most of the time. The

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King has spent decades cultivating an image of royal formality,

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but according to one of Britain's most beloved musical theater stars,

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there was also a mischievous sense of humor working beneath

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the crown. Day Malin Page has been recalling the day

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she received her damehood from the King at Windsor Castle,

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describing an exchange that left Charles laughing loudly enough to

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momentarily break the usual atmosphere of an investiture ceremony. The

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West end legend, who was honored for her contributions to

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music and charitable work, so she quickly discovered one challenge

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when approaching the King, the difference in height between them.

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He was up on a day as anarticularly short, she recalled,

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he let it down beside my left ear and said,

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keeping your hand in are you? Asked later whether the

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King's remark was a little saucy, Dame m'line responded with

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a joke of her own. I said, I'm working on

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a new album. I'll send you a signed copy, your

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majesty when it's finished. According to Elaine, the response landed perfectly.

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He roared with laughter, she said, adding that she may

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still send him that signed album. The scene that described

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the entire occasion is magical, not least because she found

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itself sharing the day with David Beckham, who was receiving

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his nighthood during the same ceremony. When a name first

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appeared on the King's birthday honors list, Elaine said the

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recognition felt deeply meaningful after a career that had spanned

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more than half a century, Music and the charities I

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support on the mainstays of my life. She said at

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the time to receive this acknowledgment for doing what I love.

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It's the ultimate privilege. She added, in the words of

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Rogers and Hammerstein, there is nothing like a dean, and

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this newly minted one is absolutely over the moon and

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truly grateful. The honors have continued to arrive. Earlier this year,

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Dame Maline received a Special Recognition Award of the Olivier

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Awards were a personal mess I said from Queen Camello

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was read allowed by Andrew Lloyd Webber. I was delighted

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to learn you were to receive this year's Special Award

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of the Olivier's twenty twenty six Camilla wrote, I can

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think of no more fitting recipient. The Queen praised Elaine's

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decades long career, adding, over the decades your career, your talent, commitment,

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and generosity of spirit have made you a truly defining

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figure in musical theater. You have quite simply brought huge

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joy to untold numbers of people across the globe, and

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we are all in your debt. For Royal watchers, the

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story offers one of those rare glimpses behind the curtain.

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Investitures are usually carefully choreographed affairs, measured in handshakes, medals

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and photographs. Yet for a brief moment at Windsor Castle,

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one of Britain's most famous performers managed to get the

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King laughing out loud. And if a signed album does

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eventually arrive at Buckingham Palace, it sounds as though it

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will have at least one eager listener. And there you

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