March 8, 2025

Is Meghan and Harry's home threatened by gangs?

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been warned that organised crime gangs are actively targeting their affluent Montecito neighbourhood, with police urging residents to heighten their security measures.

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Callaroga Shark media at low and welcome to Palace Intrieg.

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I am your host, Mark Francis, Prince Harry and Megan

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Marko have been worned that organized crime gangs are actively

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targeting their affluent Montecito neighborhood, with police urging residents to

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heighten their security measures. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex

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have resided in their multimillion pound mansion and the celebrity

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packed enclave for five years, raising their two children, Prince

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Archie five and Princess Lila but three. Their neighbors include

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a host of high profile figures such as Oprah Winfrey,

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Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, and Gwyneth Paltrow, making the area

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an attractive target for sophisticated criminal operations. Authorities have specifically

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warned of gangs originating from South America who are reportedly

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conducting organized burglaries in the district, focusing on affluent celebrities

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and athletes. Local law enforcement is advising residents to take

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additional precautions to secure their homes against these threats. While

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there is no indication that Harry Meghan's residence has been

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directly targeted, the warning highlights growing concern about security in

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the exclusive neighborhood. Given their prominence and past concerns of

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privacy and safety, it is likely that the Sussexes will

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take heed of the warnings and ensure their security measures

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remain robust. Jason Now, the former communications secretary to both

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the Sussex's and the Waleses, told sixteen Minutes Australia how

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neither Prince William nor Catherine, the Wonderful Princess of Wales

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actively sought the public attention that comes with their roles.

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Jason said, neither the Prince nor the Princess would choose

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to be public figures. They're not that interested in the

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fame and celebrity that comes with it. Dismissing any suggestion

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that the couple is chasing popularity, he added, in fact,

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they are not really interested at all. What you see

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is what you get behind the scenes as well. His

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remarks come at a time when Prince William has emerged

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as the most popular royal, with Catherine receiving widespread public

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sympathy following her cancer diagnosis. Now, however, attributed their success

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not to pr strategies, but to their authenticity in style.

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Took note of the increasing amounts of PDA we get

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from the Waleses. Since her announcement of March of last

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year that Kate was facing down cancer, the couple have

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never been more tactile, particularly in the September ninth video

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Kate released announcing she had completed chemotherapy. A romantic still

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from that video ended up being used by William and

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Kate to mark Valentine's Day on social media earlier this year,

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poignantly the first time the couple has ever done so

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in their nearly fourteen years of marriage and over twenty

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years as a couple. The public displays of affection even

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made their way into work in February when the couple

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visited Wales. In a video share to ex William and

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Kate can be seen from behind, holding hands and walking

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through the train station. Not only did the display happen

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in the first place, the couple specifically chose to share

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it on their social media accounts. Body language expert Judy

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James told the Son this Welsh outing suggests the carcus

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well and truly out of the bottle, and the couple

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are now more than happy to continue with the nonverbal

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narrative of fondness and flirting. It's always been known that

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they will naturally hold hands and hug behind the scenes

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when adopting a more formal and less tactile professional persona.

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But here they are in public, walking along a station

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platform with their bodies welded together. The wonderful Kate, who

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isn't interested in fame nor the celebrity that comes with it,

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recently recycled an eighteen year old jacket while visiting the

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Meadow Street Community Garden and Woodland. Last week, Kate opted

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for a classic eighteen year old jacket, sparking widespread admiration

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among royal watchers. The navy blue berbery trench, first seen

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on Catherine during her university days at Saint Andrew's, immediately

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caught the attention of fans, who took to social media

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to praise her timeless elegance and commitment to rewearing pieces

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from her wardrobe. One admirer wrote, Kate Middleton proving once

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again the true style isn't about following trends, but about

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timeless fashion. Another added, sustainable, classic and still stunning eighteen

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years later, just like the Princess her More palace. In

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just a moment, a screen print of the late Queen

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Elizabeth II by Andy Warhol is among the highlights of

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the new exhibition showcasing a century of Royal portrait photography

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in Edinburgh. Royal Portraits a Century of Photography is now

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on display at the King's Gallery in the Palace of

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Holywood House, following its earlier run at Buckingham Palace. The exhibition,

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open until September seventh, features more than ninety prints, proofs

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and documents from the Royal Collection and Royal Archives, chronicling

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the evolution of royal portrait photography from the nineteen twenties

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through to King Charles the Third's coronation in twenty twenty three.

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Among the notable images is the earliest surviving colour print

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of a royal taken in nineteen thirty five by Madame Yevonne,

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featuring Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester on her wedding day.

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The exhibition also includes milestone portraits such as Princess Anne's

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twenty first birthday photographs taken by Norman Parkinson in nineteen

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seventy one at Frogmore House Gardens, and Cecil Beaton's iconic

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coronation portrait of Queen Elizabeth. A striking twenty ten image

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of the late Queen of Bawmoral wearing the mantle of

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the Order of the Thistle, was inspired by historical clan

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chief portraits and captured by Julian Corder. Other highlights include

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the Queen Mother's nineteen thirty nine portraits in Norman Hartknel

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gowns taken in Buckingham Palace Gardens, intimate photographs of Princess

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Margaret captured by her husband, Lord Snowden before and after

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their nineteen sixty wedding, a nineteen sixty six portrait of

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Prince Charles of Bowmoral marking his eighteenth birthday, taken by

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Godfrey Argent. Curator Alessandro Nassini reflected on the collection, noting

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portrait photography is a creative process and it's been fascinating

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to discover the careful decisions that were made to achieve

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such unforgettable portraits of the royal family. He also highlighted

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the rarity of seeing original vintage prints due to conservation concerns,

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adding that the exhibition provides visitors with a unique behind

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the scenes insight into the making of royal portraits. Anti

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monarchy campaigners are preparing to stage a ruh other prehistoric

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protest at this year's Commonwealth Day Service, with the introduction

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of a fifteen foot dinosaur mascot named Chuck the Rex.

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The group Republic has announced that the towering Tyrannosaurus, complete

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with a golden crown, will make an appearance outside Westminster

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Abbey on March tenth. The protest is designed to symbolize

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what the organization describes as an antiquated monarchy, likening the

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institution to a relic of a bygone age and a

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fossil that belongs in a museum. In a statement, the

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group added, unlike Charles, Chuck knows he's out of place

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and out of time. He wants to get out and

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about and have a roaring time, highlighting the need for

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a modern, democratic alternative to the monarchy. The protest coincides

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with the annual Commonwealth Day Service, a significant moment in

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the royal calendar. As Head of the Commonwealth, King Charles

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the Third is expected to attend this year, having missed

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last year's service while undergoing treatment for cancer. The King

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serves as a sovereign of fourteen Commonwealth realms in addition

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to the UK, while the Commonwealth itself remains a voluntary

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association of fifty six independent nations, many which were once

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under British rule. Chuckle Rex also boasts his own presence

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on social media, with a dedicated page on x where

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he is likely to continue the campaign's messaging. Whether the

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site of a giant crown wearing dinosaur outside Westminster Abbey

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will sway opinions on the monarchy remains to be seen,

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but the protest will certainly be difficult to ignore and

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