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Caalarouga Shark Media. Hello and welcome through palace intrigue. I
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am your host. Mark Francis, the Duke of Sussex, is
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once again the subject of scrutiny following a well wind
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visit to war torn Ukraine just days after attending a
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security related court hearing in London. Royal correspondent Richard Palmer
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told The Daily Meal the reaction has been uniform. People
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are saying, hang on, he's come over because he needs
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police protection, because he's not safe in the UK. But
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then he's gone to a war zone in Ukraine. The
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visit is also raising eyebrows and political circles, with suggestions
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that the Prince's public display of support for President Zelensky
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could complicate matters upon his return to the United States.
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I'm sure it will not go down with some in
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the Trump camp, Palmer warned. It is a public show
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of support for Zelensky and Ukraine that may make life
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a little less comfortable for him in the US when
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he gets back. Harry has said his worst fears were
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confirmed during his ongoing legal battle with the Home Office
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over his right to taxpayer funded police protection while in
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the United Kingdom. In an interview with the Telegraph, the
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Duke said people would be shocked by what's being held back,
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and described the legal disclosure as really sad. He this
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one's always mattered the most. Acknowledging the case had left
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him exhausted and overwhelmed. It has also been reported that
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Harry privately believes the original security decision was designed to
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discourage his and Meghan's decision to step back from royal
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life and relocate to the United States, an assertion strongly
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denied by Buckingham Palace sources. Harry explained, we were trying
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to create this happy house. Die Davis, former head of
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Royal Protection at Scotland Yard, told The Mail on Sunday
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he is given a liaison officer who has access to
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the most up to date intelligence reports. The idea that
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he needs twenty four seven armed protection is ridiculous, so
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too is the idea that Britain is unsafe for him.
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Sources close to the original twenty twenty decision have also
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pushed back, strongly stating that neither Prince Harry nor his
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legal team raised the argument at the time that the
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changes were designed to trap him in a royal life.
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This is a new argument said one senior Home Office source.
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Another insider with ties to the then Home Secretary Pretty Petel,
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maintained that the decision by the Royal and VP Executive
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Committee RAYVEC was strictly professional. It would be beneath the
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Queen not to allow RAYVEC to do their job professionally
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or make leanings against them. The source said. It is
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understood that RAYVECK would have consulted her Late Majesty on
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the matter before finalizing the security downgrade. One palace insider
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described the situation as intensely personal, noting there are fears
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about what he might do if the decision goes against him.
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This could not come at a worse time. Another source added,
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it is a veiled threat, essentially that he will tell
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all if it doesn't go the way he wants it to.
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Concerns have reportedly mounted within senior royal circles that the
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Duke may be considering further revelations in a new book
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or podcast, having already hinted that sensitive information about he
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and Meghan were treated may have come to light during
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the court proceedings. Meanwhile, the Duchess of Sussex has reignited
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controversy by sharing a message on Instagram in which she
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and Prince Harry were addressed as Your Royal Highness, a
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style they agreed to stop using when they stepped back
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from royal duties in twenty twenty. The Instagram post shared
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over the weekend featured a letter from Ukraine's Vice Prime
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Minister Yulia Srivdenko, which began, Your Royal Highness, I would
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like to express my sincere thanks for everything your family
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is doing for Ukraine. While the Sussexes never formally relinquished
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their His and Her Royal Highness titles, Buckingham Palace made
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clear in twenty twenty that they would no longer use
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them as they are no longer working members of the
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royal family. A source close to King Charles tells The
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Daily Beast, it's outrageous. Every time you think they can't
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make it worse, they make it worse. The deal with
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the HRH was a way to stop them cashing in
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while letting them walk away with pride and dignity and trust.
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And now Markle is using her HRH on a website
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which seems to exist to sell jam. We'll step in
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to point out that Megan is selling fruit spread, not jam.
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A friend of the Prince of Wales called it a
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clever way of testing the water the titles, not the
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fruit spread, adding she can't say, well, I just wanted
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to publish this nice letter to raise awareness for Ukraine
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and oops, they got my name wrong. But oh, actually,
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now that I think of it, I never gave the
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title up anyway, and maybe I will start using it again.
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It's a step in the wrong direction, basically away from
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the agreement. You'd have to be an idiot to believe
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that she didn't know exactly what she was doing when
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she posted that message unedited to her stories. The Palace's
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official statement from twenty twenty remains unequivocal. The Sussexes will
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not use their rh titles. They are no longer working
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members of the Royal Family. Dolls and drink of a
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rare back. We got a nice review from c D
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four a DJR. My favorite cup of tea every morning
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is this show. I love following along with the Royal
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Family and all the news. I'm always curious what's going
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on with Megan Mankle and hope that one day she'll
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wake up and realize why so many people dislike her.
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It's not about racism. The red flags were there from
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the beginning. She had such a grand wedding, but only
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one member of her family showed up. The fact she's
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disowned her whole family and sadly now Harry with his
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family too, is alarming in who she truly is. She
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has disrespected the members of the royal family, including the Queen,
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her coworkers, friends, staff, and everyone she seems to cross
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paths with. I'm sad for Harry and hope that he'll
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find that spark of joy and enthusiasm again someday. I
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just don't think that that will happen while he's with Megan.
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She is fake and we can all see through it.
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Five stars. Well, thank you for that, and if you
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like to leave a five star review please do We
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love them. It is Tuesday, so we'll have a new
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episode of Megan's podcast. According to Newsweek, while it reached
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high on the Apple Podcast charts, it did not enter
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the top one hundred list on the Spotify charts. Megan's
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previous podcast, Archetypes, was a Spotify production for which he
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was reportedly paid twenty million dollars. An industry insider tells
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Palace intrigue, Apple promotes everything Lemonada does. As soon as
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they gave it the top promotional box. The show took off.
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Check back in three weeks when their promotion carousel cycles.
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Megan out, we'll recap episode two for you in a
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bonus episode later today. We listen so you don't have to,
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and you're welcome. Meanwhile, in The Independent, Katie Rasinski writes,
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is your bucket feeling depleted? Perhaps you're thinking about how
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exactly you might reorg yourself. Sounds like it would be
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rather painful and probably require the advice of a qualified physiotherapist.
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Or perhaps you're simply taking stock of your actual stock. Maybe,
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like me, you're wondering exactly what any of this mushy
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jumble of vaguely inspirational word puree actually means. Welcome to
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Confessions of a Female Founder, the new podcast from Megan
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Duchess of Sussex that manages to reach new frontiers in
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bewildering self help speak. All of the head scratching concepts
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and phrases I've just mentioned can be found in the
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opening episode, in which Megan, fresh from sprinkling edible flowers
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over stuff on her Netflix show, speaks with her friend
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Whitney Wolf heard the founder and former CEO of dating
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app Bumble, as you might have been able to glean
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from the name. Confessions of a Female Founder is yet
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another show where two girl bosses trade truisms and tell
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each other how inspiring they are in a verbal ping
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pong match of hashtag empowerment. It's a mutual lovin that
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isn't all that different from Meghan's previous, ill fated foray
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into podcasting archetypes, which also saw her engage in slightly
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stilted conversation with famous women about their journeys to success.
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That particular venture entered after twelve episodes in twenty twenty two,
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whe the Sussexes mutually agreed to part ways from Spotify
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the following year and Self Help Land. The word chaos
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has to be prefixed by beautiful. Anything bad happening is
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an opportunity for gratitude. If something is well good, it
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becomes super high value. And if you're busy, you are
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so in it. You should also be trying to cut
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out anything that doesn't serve you, and a celebrity side
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hustle like Meghan's jam venture, is an extension of their
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essence rather than a new revenue stream. Meghan is said
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to be courting her new Montecito neighbor, Jennifer Aniston, to
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guest on Meghan's podcasts. The Hollywood Business source claims the
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Duchess is hoping Jen will be there for her as
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soon as possible as a guest, noting that Megan knows
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she needs a major A list name to bounce back
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fast after such a mixed start. The debut episode, which
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featured Bumble founder when he Wilve Heard, was not well
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received by critics, described variously as stomach turning and an
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inane stream of mindless aphorisms. Despite the British tabloids describing
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Meghan's podcast as struggling, we did find it a number
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three on the Apple charts when we last checked on Monday.
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A reminder will save you the trouble of listening to
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Megan's podcast by dropping a bonus episode of Palasinrigue later today,
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in which we'll share the highlights of episode two and
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they have it. If you'd like to email us addresses
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the palasintrig at gmail dot com, please follow us on the Spotify,
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Apple or the app of your choice and leave us
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that five star review if you're enjoying the show, I'm
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mind Francis my thanks to John McDermot. This is palaceinrigue
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and good terms.