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Hello and welcome to Palace Intrige game your host, Mark Francis.
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It may be the end of Prince Andrew and Sarah
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Ferguson's public presence within the royal family, as King Charles
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reportedly has made the decision to keep both the Duke
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and Duchess of York at arm's length, following the emergence
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of emails suggesting that Sarah Ferguson maintained contact with Epstein
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long after publicly disavowing him in twenty eleven. While Andrew's
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own connection to the discreased financier has long dogged the monarchy,
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this new detail has reignited scrutiny. A royal source told
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The Sunday Times that the pair are not expected to
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attend the traditional Christmas festivities at sandra Ham this year,
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nor are they likely to be welcome at future family events.
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You can't sack someone from being your brother, but this year,
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if the Duke and Duchess were both to be as
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honorable as last year, it would be very much for
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the best and the family would not be disappointed. A
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family friend adds, the King is not of the mind
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to banish someone worshiping a church or attending family occasions
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like a funeral, but he would hope that they would
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find a more discreet way of attending these events. In
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the Duke of York's case, he seems to relish the
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prospect of not being low key about it. Prince William
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has made no secret of his frustrations, and earlier report
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from The Daily Beast quoted a sources saying William always said,
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just cut Andrew off completely. Charles was so desperate to
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be seen as embodying the spirit of Christian forgiveness that
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he let Andrew back in. Now, with public patients wearing thin,
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it appears King Charles's finally drawing firm boundaries, though for
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someone within the family it may be a case of
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too little, too late any male's. Richard Kay suggests a
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risk in pushing Andrew too far away. He explains, if
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he is pushed too far, how might Andrew react? Would
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he follow his nephew's lead and write a memoir which
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could potentially be even more devastating for the royals. In
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Prince Harry's book, can Charles bring himself to sever all
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links with the brother who for twenty two years was
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his immediate heir. Can he be firm without being cruel?
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With more possibly to come out about Andrew and Epstein,
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his legacy as a monarch may depend on it. In
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the Royalist, Tom Sykes suggests we are seeing a shift
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in the balance of power from father to son. Sykes riots,
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this is not about who gets how many roast potatoes.
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It is about the structure, the anatomy, the sinews of
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the monarchy. Who holds power, who makes decisions, Who defines
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the institution's survival strategy. The answer is now clear. William,
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make no mistake. This is an utter humiliation for Charles
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who expended significant political capital against the advice of his
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son and his key aid, Sir Clive Alderton, to invite
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Andrew to join the family at Christmas twenty twenty two,
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and then incredibly invited Sarah Ferguson, who tried to sell
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access to Andrew in a videotaped sting for five hundred
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pounds and twenty ten. Don't believe the spin and the
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Sunday Times that this is the King's decision and William
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supports it. This is just clever journalistic diplomacy by the
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ever skillful Royer Nicker It's clear to everyone with a
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political antenor that this is William's hard won victory, and
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events have forced the aged, weak father to comply with
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his son and heir. It is Charles who has been dragged,
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against his own attempts to the contrary, into accepting William's
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harder line. Of course, the King and the Prince of
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Wales are not only divided on Andrew, but also on style, tone,
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and fundamental questions of how the monarchy should conduct itself
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at Harry to the mix and the differences multiply, the
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UK Press rarely mentions the looming fact shaping all of this.
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Charles is gravely ill, not expected to live much more
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than a couple of years, and is supposed, according to press,
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to be seeding control to William. However, he has resisted
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handing over power in the same way his own mother did.
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Elizabeth allowed childs to co run the monarchy during her
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last decade. It's intriguing that the King climbed down after
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spending time with William and Scotland this week. The Palace
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tried to present last week's father son meeting in Scotland
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as a summit of unity. The truth as my readers
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know is different. Williams stayed at Balmoral, eight miles from Burkehall,
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where Charles and Camilla are based. He spent much of
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his time shooting grouse with friends. This was no cozy
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weekend of father son bonding. It was a negotiation and
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William emerged with his father's head more palace in just
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Celebrity Trials wherever you get your podcasts. Megan Michael's role
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in a high profile Los Angeles gala has come into
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question after her name was left off the official program
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for the rescheduled event. The Duchess of Sussex had originally
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been due to attend the Night of Wonder gala at
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the Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County in June,
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where she was set to be honored for championing women
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and underserved communities. The event, designed as an enchanted garden
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at night, complete with immersive exhibits and live music, was
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postponed due to protests in the area, and now has
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been rescheduled for October fifteenth. When announcing the original event,
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Museum president Laurie Bettison Vargas said, we are proud to
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honor Megan, Duchess of Sussex and Native Angelino, whose work
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to advance community well being and expand opportunity, especially for
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unders served communities, aligns with our equity focused approach to
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developing science literacy for the next generation. However, with tickets
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for the autumn gala prized at fifteen hundred dollars, Meghan's
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name no longer appears on the official schedule, and reports
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suggest her attendance remains uncertain. The Duchess's representatives and the
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museum have yet to comment. Meghan Michael has given fans
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another glimpse into her private life, this time sharing a
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video from a relaxed evening with friends. The duchess posted
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the short clip to Instagram showing the game of Marjong
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in progress at her Montecito home. Seated around the table
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with three friends, Meghan revealed her Marjong tales laid out
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alongside a glass of wine and another drink. The lighthearted
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moment was set to Elizabeth Mitchell's Little Eliza Jane. Meghan
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has previously spoken about her fondness for game nights in
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her Netflix series With Love Megan. She explained, the game
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itself is really so fun, but what was so great
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was the idea of learning something new with your friends
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together and then recognizing that Marjong becomes the background of
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the expansion of friendship. Sir Gary Aldman has officially been knighted.
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The sixty seven year old actor received the honor at
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Windsor Castle on Tuesday in a ceremony presided over by
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the Prince of Wales. Known for his remarkable range, Oldman
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has played everyone from Said Vicious to Winston Churchill, a
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role that earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor
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in twenty eighteen for the Darkest Hour. He was also
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widely recognized as Serious Black in the Harry Potter series,
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commissioner Jim Gordon in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy, and
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most recently as Jackson lamb in Apple TV's Slow Horses.
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Also honored at Windsor was actress Samantha Morton. England Football,
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the Rachel Daily, part of the Lioness's triumphant Euro twenty
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twenty two squad, was named an MBE for services to football.
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There was a half felt moment between siblings and the
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Princess Anne unveiled a new portrait of her brother at
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the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood. The photograph, filled with sentimental detail,
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now hangs alongside had a portrait of their late mother,
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Queen Elizabeth, captured by a photographer Millie Pilkington in the
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sunken garden at Balmoral Castle last autumn. The image shows
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the King wearing his own Charles, the third Tartan killed
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and holding a handcrafted stick gifted by the May Highland Games.
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The relaxed setting and familiar retire offer a nod to
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the royal family's deep rooted tires to Scotland. As Princess
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Anne removed the covering cloth, she smiled warmly and placed
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her hand over the frame, a quiet, affectionate gesture that
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did not go unnoticed. Also not going unnoticed was a subtle,
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yet significant change in the king's appearance, his iconic signet ring,
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once a symbol of his former role as Prince of Wales,
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has been replaced. Traditionally, King Charles wore a distinctive gold
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signet ring on the smallest finger of his left hand,
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often paired with his wedding band, which he wears beneath it.
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The ring bore the heraldic badge of the Prince of
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Wales's three ostrich feathers rising from a coronet with the
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motto I Serve. According to jewelry historian Helen and Dimmick,
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the ring was gifted to Charles by his great uncle,
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Prince Edward, the Duke of Windsor, who held the same
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title before his abdication in nineteen thirty six. Dimmick explains,
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since the mid seventies, King Charles the Third has been
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photographed wearing a signet ring on his smallest finger of
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his left hand. This was a very personal and symbolic jewel,
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but in the newly released image the ring on his
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hand appears different. Some observers believe the undated piece carries
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a coat of arms more closely associated with Prince Philip
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Charles late farther rather than familiar Prince of Wales insignia.
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The original ring, thought to be over one hundred and
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seventy five years old, was not only a piece of
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jewelry but a historic tool of royal identity, with roots
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dating back to ancient times when signet rings were used
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to authenticate documents. While bucking and Palace has not commented
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on the change, the swap may reflect a new chapter
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in Charles's life as monarch, symbolically closing the door on
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his decades of air apparent and perhaps quietly embracing his
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rollers sovereign and son. And there you have it. Trying
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