Jan. 22, 2025

Is Prince Harry about to settle? PLUS more on Meghan Markle's latest disaster

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In today’s news, a possible settlement for Harry, more from Vanity Fair’s explosive cover story about Harry & Meghan, King Charles congratulates President Trump, and William goes boxing.

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Callaroga Shark Media. In today's news, a possible settlement for Harry.

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More from Vanity Fairs explosive cover story about Harriet, Meghan

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and King Charles congratulates President Trump and William Go's boxing

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Hello and welcome to Palace. In Triagame, your host Mark

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Francis Prince Harry's privacy trial against Rupert Murdoch's tabloid The

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Sun took a dramatic turn after an eleventh hour offer

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to saddle reportedly emerged. The Duke of Sussex and former

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MP Tom Watson have accused the tabloid of using illegal

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methods to obtain stories, including phone hacking. The trial was

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set to begin yesterday at ten thirty am in London,

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but delays sparked rumors of behind the scenes negotiations. According

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to NPR media correspondent David fulken Filk, Murdock's team made

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a massive offer to resolve the lawsuit. Legal teams were

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requested additional time to explore an outcome, with Harry's lawyer

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David Sherborne citing the time difference with California as a factor,

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though not the primary reason for the delay. Judge Timothy

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Fancourt expressing concern about further disruptions, granted limited extensions, but

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warned that time was running out, stating there comes a

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point when the parties have had ample time to resolve

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their differences. Lawyers returned to court seeking to overturn the

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judge's decision and appealed for further delay until Wednesday morning,

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escalating tensions. This case holds personal significance from Prince Harry,

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who has long accused the tabloid press of unethical practices,

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blaming their intrusions for his mother, Princess Diana's death and

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the collapse of his relationship with Chelsea Davy. In a

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previous witness statement, Harry called senior NGN executives criminals masquerading

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as journalists, accusing them of concealing evidence on an industrial scale.

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Harry may face a costly gamble in his legal battle

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against news newspapers if he decides to reject any potential

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settlement offer. Reports suggest that, as with actor Hugh Grant's

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similar case, Harry could be navigating a tricky legal landscape

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where settling out of court may be the most pragmatic option,

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even if it comes at the expense of a public

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admission of liability. From NGN. Under English law, the clause

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known as Part thirty six offer incentivizes claimants to consider

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it settlement seriously. If Harry or his co claimant Natalie

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Watson were to reject an offer from NGN and the

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court awards them damages that fall even a pound short

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of the offer, they could be liable for the legal

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costs on both sides. Given the potential for these costs

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to run into the millions, this creates significant financial risk,

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even for high profile claimants like Prince Harry. At the

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time of this recording, it remains unclear whether Prince Harry

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will pursue the case to trial or accept a settlement offer.

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If he insists on an admission of liability as part

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of any deal, it could complicate the process further. However,

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the financial stakes make this a pivotal moment for both

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sides as they weigh the cost of principle against the

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pragmatic realities of the court room. If a settlement is reached,

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we will update you with a bonus episode continuing our

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look at Vanity Fairs. February cover story on Harry and Meghan,

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we pick up behind the scenes of the production of

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Megan's podcast author and appeal shares. As time passed, it

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would have been nearly two years between the couple's deal

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signing and the premiere of Archetypes. Spotify began applying pressure

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to produce something, anything, that people might listen to. The

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former Spotify employee says, Harry came to the la office

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once and asked for a cup of cocoa. There was

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none in the office, so employee scrambled to obtain some.

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An idea was pitched to Harry, what if he reviewed

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a hot chocle every week while chatting with a different friend,

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which he and his team considered and rejected. Another concept

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was that Harry would fix something every week, ranging from

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a flat tire to global warming. He wanted to do

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a podcast about disabled people who compete in the Invictors Games,

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the former Spotify employee said, but there's no crossover between

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the audience who would listen to that and people who

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want to hear about Harry's life. A person who interviewed

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for a job with the couple says, I just felt

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like he kind of didn't want to be there doing

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that at this time. My expectation was charming receiving line,

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and it was clear he wasn't that person, at least

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that day, and at least in the context of a

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hiring manager. A person who worked on an event during

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Harry's book tour says he has the greatest manners I've

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ever seen, hands down, like I can't believe his knees

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are as subtle as they are. He was getting up

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and down anytime somebody walked into a room. He was

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unfailingly kind and friendly to everyone. During the interview, the

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potential employee says Harry's attitude was either well, why should

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I do this? Or why are we doing this? The

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interviewee says they wondered, didn't Spotify pay you a lot

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of money to do this? The person inside the couple's

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circle says, he looks like the kind of guy who

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who would frankly happily work for charities for the rest

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of his life and would be very happy if Meghan

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made all the money and he didn't need to. Audio

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producer Jane Marie ads, I can say that they had

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really great ideas for shows, interesting pictures, interesting guests, but

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them as the deliverers or either of them as the

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hosts of these more kind of edgy ideas would have

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been like they would have had to move again. I

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think it's a combination of self censorship for good reason

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and the corporate powers that be that run podcasting that

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don't know what it is to create valuable shows. In combination,

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those things make it really hard to make good stuff.

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Will continue to take a look at the Vanity Fair

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cover story as the week progresses. In other news, Piers

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Morgan spoke to the Telegraph about Harry and Meghan's fire tour.

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I'm afraid I'm very cynical. I think it's purely for

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self promotional reasons. They have decamped to America and spent

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their entire time trashing their family. Somehow they've managed to

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keep their titles, which I think is ridiculous given the

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damage they've caused to the institution that bestowed them upon them.

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Nothing they've tried since, which doesn't involve trashing their family,

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has worked. So now they're running around trying to behave

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like a rival royal family, and I find it pretty sickening. Actually,

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I just think that King Charles, who doesn't talk to

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his son now, should remove their titles. You can go

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and do whatever you like is se list celebrities. That's

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pretty much how they're viewed in America now. If you

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want to go and do this for personal, self aggrandizing reasons, fine,

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but you're not doing it as the Duke and Duchess

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of Sussex anymore. Morgan also commented on Harry's court case,

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I think it's laughable hypocrisy. The biggest invader of royal

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privacy of modern times was Prince Harry with his book Spare.

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They tried to make it all about me, and in

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the end they found one story in the whole time,

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which the judge concluded may or may not have come

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from illegal gathering during my tenure. A source told Heat magazine.

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Meghan is hurt over the fire to a criticism. The

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source said, for Megan especially, it cuts extremely deep and

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touches a major nerve. This is her home city burning

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to the ground. She wants to help, and yet by

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doing that she's still getting treated like garbage. Harry is

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telling her how proud he is, and the only way

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to handle it is to turn the other cheek and

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keep their side of the street clean. But of course

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it gets them down and hurts like hell for both

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of them. How could it not? So she didn't travel

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ninety miles. She traveled around two hundred miles. They lived

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ninety miles from Hollywood, and this was ninety tw one

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hundred miles past Hollywood. It confirms that they already knew

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to a big extent that they can't win. No matter

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what they do or don't do, their haters will always

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be out in force finding any way possible to tear

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them down. The fact that they've been name called and

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labeled as opportunistic attention seekers simply for trying to help

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the community and put time and energy into such a

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worthy cause truly beggars belief. As far as they're concerned,

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maybe we all have it wrong about Harry and Meghan.

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Charon Stone told Marie Claire, you know, the thing about

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them that is so great is that they didn't come

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here to live off our community. They came here to

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be part of our community. My friend said she was

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sitting in her car and they bicycled across the street

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and waved at her while she was sitting in the

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red light. Pelacindric could be right back. Prince William showed

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off his boxing skills during a visit to Center Point

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Ealing on Tuesday. As he slipped on a pair of

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gloves and threw a few punches. Williams, the patron of

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Center Point and a prominent advocate for addressing homelessness, spent

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the day meeting young people supported by the charity. Center

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Point's Healing Service provides seventeen beds for individuals aged sixteen

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to twenty five experiencing homelessness. Beyond just a place to stay,

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the facility offers wrap around support, including employment opportunities, access

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to education, and counseling, all aimed at helping young people

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build independent futures. During his visit, the Royal joined in

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some of the sports activities available at the service, including

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a friendly round of boxing and table football. King Charles

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has sent a personal message of congratulations to Donald Trump.

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The King's private note acknowledged the enduring special relationship between

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the UK and the US, marking the occasion of mister

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Trump's return to the White House. Mister Trump has expressed

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a fondness for the Royal family over the years, claiming

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automatic chemistry with the late Queen Elizabeth II and describing

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King Charles as a wonderful guy. The Mirror observed how

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the Trump family appears to have drawn inspiration from the

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British royal family for their inauguration fashion choices. According to

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a fashion expert, they are polished ensembles, complete with tailored

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coats and statement hats, closely mirrored the Royal playbook for

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formal occasions. First Lady Millennia Trump turned heads in a

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tailored navy coat by Adam Lips, paired with a striking

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navy boater hat by Eric Jabbetts featuring a white band

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and a pair of Manolo Blannic Hills. Fashion expert to

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Marra Abraham, deputy fashion director for the Telegraph, noted that

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Milania's look bore striking similarities to styles often worn by

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the Princess of Wales and other royals. A tailored coat

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and elegant millinery classic royal staples seen frequently at events

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like Royal ascot and Trooping the Colour. For example, Princess

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Kate wore a similar dark boater hat with white details

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during the twenty twenty two service of Thanksgiving for the

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Late Duke of Edinburgh. She paired it with a polka

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dot high necked dress, blending sophistication with subtle detailing. Likewise,

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Kate wore an emerald green ensemble with a matching Philip

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Treacy boter hat at trooping the color. In twenty twenty three,

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Ivanka Trump's inauguration outfit also nodded to royal fashion. She

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wore a dark forest green ensemble with a draped coat

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and teardrop shaped hat, reminiscent of a look Megan, Duchess

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of Sussex war to the twenty twenty Commonwealth Day Service.

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Fashion expert Abraham explained the strategic choice, saying for a

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ceremonial event such as this, the British Royal Style playbook

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is a reliable one from which to borrow. Royals are

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experienced in dressing tactfully for formal occasions, using block colors

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and sharp silhouettes to stand out while maintaining timeless elegance,

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