Feb. 16, 2025

It's Make or Break Time for Meghan Markle

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A source speaking about Meghan’s upcoming Netflix show says, “'This is make or break for Meghan,'

'Her new show is rolling out the same time as the Netflix stores open.

'The Netflix stores will offer products and merchandise from all their biggest shows like Squid Game and Stranger Things.

'This is a big move for Netflix. The first stores are in repurposed department stores inside two of America's largest malls.

'They will contain an onsite cafe so Meghan's products like her strawberry jam will be featured on the menu too.
'This will determine the future for Meghan as a businesswoman.
Let's face it, she hasn't been that successful so far.'

'If Meghan's show is a massive hit and she sells tons of products off the back of it then maybe Netflix will reconsider but at this stage it's all about them supporting her show and then quietly letting the contract run its course.'

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Calorogu Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Intriguing am

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your host. Mark Francis, a source speaking about Megan's upcoming

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Netflix show, says this is a make or break for Megan.

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Her new show is rolling up at the same time

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as the Netflix stores open. The Netflix stores will offer

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products and merchandise from all their biggest shows like Squid

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Game and Stranger Things. This is a big move for Netflix.

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The first stores are in repurposed department stores inside two

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of America's largest malls. They will contain an on site cafe,

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so Megan's products like her strawberry jam will be featured

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on the menu too. This will determine the future for

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Megan is a businesswoman. Let's face it, she hasn't been

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that successful so far. If Meghan's show is a massive

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hit and she sells tons of products off the back

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of it, then maybe Netflix will reconsider. But at the

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stage it's all about them supporting her show and then

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quietly letting the contract run its course. The streaming giant

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hopes to eventually open Netflix House stores coast to coast.

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On their website, they say Netflix House is a year

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round home for fans to live the stories they love,

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enjoy rotating immersive experiences, exclusive merchandise, food, drinks, and much more.

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Meghan's new lifestyle show was originally set to air in January, but,

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according to Netflix, was pushed back because of the devastating

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La wildfires. It is understood the show is being edited

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to include Megan's philanthropic work around the fires, which included

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visiting victims in Altadena. The source added Netflix is expanding

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and growing all the time, and Netflix House is a

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natural progression. Megan's products will be in there, alongside shirts

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and merchandise from some of the biggest shows on the planet.

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It's a bigger deal for her than it is for Netflix.

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If her show doesn't take off, then her merchandise will

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be quietly taken off the shelves and replaced with products

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associated with the more popular showw Fleix has a huge

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arsenal of shows to draw on, so this venture into

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bricks and mortar retailing makes sense. Eventually, they are hoping

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to open stores internationally. The big question now is whether

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Megan can appeal to Netflix's global audience. If she can,

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then the sky is the limit as far as her

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products go. Netflix hopes to expand the stores around the world,

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which would be huge for Megan's brand. This could make

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her a global entrepreneur, or if it fails, then it's

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hard to see where she goes from here. Kate's sartorial

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choices continue to reflect her evolving role within the royal family,

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with a recent appearance at an art gallery subtly underscoring

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a reported shift in focus from fashion to philanthropy. During

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a visit to the National Portrait Gallery, the princess opted

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for a minimalist ensemble featuring a chocolate brown wall planned

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blazer by Austrian based designer Patt Petrov. The selection appeared

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to align with recent reports suggesting Kensington Palace aims to

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place greater emphasis on her charitable work rather than her wardrobe.

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Speaking to people, Petrov expressed admiration for the princess evolving style,

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describing it as modern and relaxed. He remarked, she looks

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much more modern in the way she dresses now. She

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looks relaxed, and I think she can win the hearts

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of people even more because she feels like a real

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person that people can connect with, like Princess Diana. That's

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special and makes her even more relevant than ever. The

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designer revealed he was unaware that the princess had purchased

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the blazer until photographs emerged of her arrival at the gallery.

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He noted, we were so surprised when this happened. We

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don't know which retailer she bought it from him, but

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we are happy to see she bought it independently and

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wears it so well. Within twenty four hours of her appearance,

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the twelve hundred pound jacket had sold out, with Petrov

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acknowledging the unmistakable influence of the so called Kate effect.

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We have had a lot of requests. We are continually

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trying to restock the blaze. She definitely has an impact

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and we are enjoying it. She is not a movie

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star or a top model. She is truly one of

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a kind. She is an amazing addition for us. The

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Guardian took a look at how William and Kate are

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walking the line between being royals and being political. Lydia Staysen,

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executive director of the International Mayor's Council on Homelessness, expressed optimism.

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I think Prince William has the world wide power to

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do that. We can end homelessness. This shift in royal

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duties represents what Ian Patrick, William's private secretary, describes as

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an evolution throughout their work. The Prince and Princess of

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Wales's number one priority is to deliver impact. The approach

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they take to their charitable endeavors is an evolution of

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how members of the royal family worked in the past. However,

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this new approach raises questions about the constitutional role of

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the monarchy. Craig Prescott, an expert on constitutional monarchy at

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Royal Holloway University of London, notes that the delicate balance

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required there's definitely a sharper edge to this. The state

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visits to Germany and France have a distinct theme of

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the environment, perhaps in a way that state visits of

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the Queen didn't. While Palis aides maintain that the couple

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don't drive in the political lane, their work increasingly influences

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public policy discussions. The Princess's Early Years campaign has drawn

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support from experts like Kate Silverton, who affirms it's totally authentic.

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There are not many people who can bring such a

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wide range of experts and organizations in a combined initiative

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to share the science and their learnings in the spirit

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of public service and for the greater good. The Prince

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himself addressed to this evolution during an interview in Singapore

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last November, stating, the thing that ties it all together

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for me is about social leadership. I want to go

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a step further. I want to actually bring change, and

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I want to bring people to the table who can

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do the change. If I can't do it, palace intrigue

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will be right back. There have been widespread claims on

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social media that Princess Charlotte is the richest child in

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the world, with some suggesting she possesses a net worth

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of nearly eight billion dollars. However, these figures appear to

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be significantly over stated. The nine year old royal is,

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of course set to enjoy a privileged life free from

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the financial pressures faced by ordinary households. However, the notion

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that she holds billions in personal wealth is in reality

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a misunderstanding of how such estimates are calculated. The origins

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of this claim appear to stem from an article which

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sought to quantify the Royal children's value to the British economy,

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rather than their actual personal wealth. In Princess Charlotte's case,

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this figure is largely attributed to her fashion influence, an

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assessment that does not translate into direct financial assets. Indeed,

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should she follow in the footsteps of senior members of

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the royal family, Charlotte will undertake public duties and receive

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funding from royal estates rather than accumulating personal wealth in

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a conventional sense. At present, her parents, the Prince and

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Princess of Wales, are funded by the Duchy of Cornwall

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and the State, valued at one point two billion pounds,

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generating approximately thirty million pounds per year. In time, this

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will pass to her elder brother, Prince George, while Charlotte

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and her younger brother, Prince Louis, will likely receive funding

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from the Duchy of Lancaster when their father ascends the throne. Ultimately,

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While Princess Charlotte is certainly part of one of the

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world's most famous families, the suggestion that she is personally

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worth billions is a considerable exaggeration. King Charles has reportedly

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intervened to rename the Royal Navy's a new nuclear powered submarine,

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HMS Agincourt, out of concern for French sensitivities, prompting a

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backlash from critics who accuse him of prioritizing woke nonsense

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over military tradition. The vessel, originally named after Henry the

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Fifth's famous fourteen fifteen victory over France, has been rebranded

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as HMS Achilles. The decision has ruffled feathers among some politicians,

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including former Defense Secretary Grant Shapes, who called it nothing

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short of sacrilege, and Sir Ben Wallace, who dismissed it

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as a pathetic grasp of foreign policy. However, not all

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are outraged. Celebrated French chef and King's Foundation ambassador Raymond

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Blanc says he's unbothered, arguing that the French know how

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to take a joke. As a bitter Frenchman, you'll learn

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to laugh at yourself equipped, adding that England and France

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have long engaged in a friendly tug of war over history,

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