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Calorogus Shark Media Now Hello and welcome to Palace Weekly,
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your comprehensive roundup of the biggest royal stories from the
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past seven days. This week began with Meghan Markles as
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Ever brand launching its holiday collection, but was completely overtaken
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by Thursday night's bombshell, King Charles, formerly stripping Prince Andrew
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of all remaining titles and evicting him from Royal Lodge.
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The move, described by the Guardian as the most consequential
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action King Charles has taken since he ascended the throne,
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marks the definitive end of Andrew's royal life. Let's dive in.
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Tuesday's big announcement turned out to be the first holiday
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collection from Meghan's lifestyle brand as Ever. After days of
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teaser videos showing the Dutchess strolling through a sunlit orchard
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in a sleeveless black dress with a cream sweater draped
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across his shoulders, the reveal came candles, honey fruit spreads,
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mulling spice kits in a limited edition sparkling wine. The collection,
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available exclusively on as ever dot com, celebrates what the
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brand calls the spirit of gifting and gathering Among the
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highlights are two hand poured candles made in California. Signature
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candle number five one nine, named for Megan and Prince
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Harry's May nineteenth wedding date, features Moroccan mint and white tea,
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while candle number eight four, marking her August fourth birthday,
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carries notes of sandalwood, lotus and poppy. Both are presented
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in ceramic vessels. The twenty twenty one vintage Napa Valley
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Brute is priced at eighty nine dollars and produced using
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the traditional method champannoires from Pino Nois and Shardonnay grapes.
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The Sparkling wine is described as crisp with green apple
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and citrus notes, and arrives in a matte black bottle
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detailed in gold. Other items include the Legally Fruit Spread
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gift set at forty two dollars, featuring raspberry, orange marmalade
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and a new strawberry flavor. The Honey Duo gift set
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is priced at sixty two dollars and offers wildflower and
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orange blossom varieties sourced from California apirees. The Sage Honey
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with Honeycomb costs thirty two dollars. And is described as
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inspired by Meghan's own garden. Two mulling kits, spice Cider,
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and Hot Toddy at sixteen dollars each, round out the line.
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Meghan also took on a new role as interviewer for
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Town and Countries November Philanthropy issue, where she spotlights fifteen
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year old Avery Culvert, founder of Altadena Girls, and organizations
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supporting teenage girls who lost their homes in the devastating
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January wildfires in California. In the interview, Meghan told Colvert,
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you never thought your work would grow to be this big,
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and even if it hadn't, it still would have been
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meaningful and made an impact. My goodness, if our daughter
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turns out to be anything like you, I'll be the
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proudest mum. Later in the week, reports suggested Meghan is
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hearing to pursue as Ever independently. A source told OK
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magazine that she would love for Harry to be involved
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in whatever she's doing, but that's not how it's played out,
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so this is something she'll have to do by herself.
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She's prepared to go it alone and will stop at
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nothing to make a success of as Ever. The couple
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made a surprise appearance at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night
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for Game four of the World Series between the La
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Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays. The Duke and Duchess of
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Sussex at front row just ahead of Dodgers legend Sandy Kofax.
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Megan showed her support in an oversized white button down,
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dark trousers and a blue Dodger's cap she's been seen
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wearing before. Harry coordinated in a black blazer, white T
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shirt and dark trousers, eventually donning his own Dodger's hat.
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According to reports, some fans booed when the Sussexes were
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shown on the big screen. The Dodgers fell to Toronto
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six to one, tying the series. While this marked Harry's
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first World Series appearance, the couple previously attended the twenty
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nineteen London series between the Red Sox and Yankees. This
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week brought reports that Emily Robinson, a Los Angeles based
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communications executive who joined the Sussex's Montecida team in June,
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has departed after only three months. Her exit marks the
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tenth publicist to part ways with the couple since they
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moved to California. According to the Daily Mail. Robinson, who
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earned a reputation during her time at Netflix, where she
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helped promote The Crown, was considered a higher profile higher
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A friend told The Daily Mail it was her decision.
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She left a few weeks ago. She's not a quitter,
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so things must have been pretty horrible for her to go.
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According to reports, Robinson's LinkedIn profile made no mention of
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a brief time with The Sussexes, with her resume jumping
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from senior publicity role at Netflix to running her own firm,
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rob Coms, which offers strategic publicity and marketing services for brand,
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film and series campaigns. Robinson's departure makes her the tenth
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publicist to leave the couple since moving to California. Only
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two former pr represented James Holt and Miranda Barbeau, remain
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connected in new non communication roles still in place, Liam Maguire,
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the couple's European communications director, and Meredith Mainz, their chief
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communications officer. A spokesperson for the Sussexes said Robinson oversaw
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project based work for a very successful season of With
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Love Meghan. The resignation follows a series of controversies for
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the couple, including backlash to Meghan's Paris Fashion Week video,
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in which he was filmed driving along the Sane, mirroring
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the route taken by Princess Diana other night she died.
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Former colleagues have offered varying accounts of working with the Dutchess.
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Once source previously told The Hollywood Reporter everyone's terrified of Megan.
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She belittles people, she doesn't take advice. Harry is very charming,
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but he's an enabler. Another claim that she marches around
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like a dictator in high hills. On Sunday, Meghan posted
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videos from a family pumpkin patch trip showing Archie and
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Lilibet with their grandmother Loria Ragland and family friend Marcus Anderson.
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The clips included Harry carving a pumpkin at home. Within hours,
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the video disappeared. According to The Royalist, in the background
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of Harry's carving session, the children could be seen running around,
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blurry but visible enough for recognition. The Sussex communications team
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moved at lightning speed to remove the footage. The incident
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drew renewed attention to Anderson's continued presence in the Sussex's lives.
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According to Marie Claire and Ola magazine. Anderson, a SOHO
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House executive, has been a constant presence since Meghan's Toronto days,
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and reportedly helped orchestrate logistics when Harry and Meghan's relationship
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first went public More Palace in just a Moment. Earlier
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in the week before Thursday's bombshell, fresh reporting emerged on
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Andrew's daily life at Royal Lodge. According to the Sun,
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the Duke reportedly rose late, took breakfast served by staff,
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and spent much of his time watching war films, go
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for playing video games like Call of Duty. Royal author
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Ingrid Seward recounted a friend's visit. The Prince was in
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a huge sitting room and Andrew was just lying there
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on a massive sofa, watching TV on the biggest screen
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my friend had ever seen. It seemed to take up
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the whole of a wall. It seemed to him that
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their lives were quite separate. She was carrying on with
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the business of doing business and he was watching television.
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According to Seward, his life is very empty. He's very
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lonely and I think he's probably extremely bored. Sources said
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he rarely left the Windsor estate, venturing out only twice
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a week. For horse rides. Friends of Sarah Ferguson said
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she found herself in an uncertain position. The honest truth
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is that she has nowhere to go and nowhere to
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go with, one friend told The Daily Mail. Reports suggest
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she does not plan to continue living with Andrew following
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his departure from Royal Lodge on Thursday night. The speculation
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ended with a formal statement from Buckingham Palace. His Majesty
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has today initiated a formal process to remove the style,
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titles and honors of Prince Andrew. Prince Andrew will now
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be known as Andrew Mount Batton Windsor. His lease on
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Royal Lodge has to date provided him with legal protection
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to continue in residence. Formal notice has now been served
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to surrender the lease and he will move to alternative
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private accommodation. These censures are deemed necessary notwithstanding the fact
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that he continues to deny the allegations against him. The
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statement concluded, Their Majesty's wish to make clear that their
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thoughts and utmost sympathies have been and will remain with
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the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse.
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In the Guardian, Robert Booth called this the most consequential
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action King Charles has taken since he ascended the throne.
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In twenty twenty two, he wrote that the defenestration of
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Prince Andrew, now to be known only as Andrew Mount Batton, Windsor,
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and the removal of his cherished privilege of royal status,
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is an act of utmost ruthlessness by a king. The
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Telegraph's India MacTaggart told Sky News the word unprecedented is
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often overused in royal reporting, but it's absolutely warranted in
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this case. The King stripping Andrew of all his remaining
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titles was his nuclear button, and I think that the
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palace left no room for misunderstanding. Andrew has been officially
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removed from the role of the peerage and will reportedly
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moved to Sandringham estate, though conflicting reports suggests the move
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won't take place until twenty twenty six. He remains eighth
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in line to the throne, a position that cannot be
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altered without parliamentary legislation, and technically remains on the list
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of Councilors of State, though as a non working royal
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he is not expected to be called upon. Virginia Geoffrey's
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family released a statement to the BBC Today, an ordinary
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American girl from an ordinary American family brought down a
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British prince with her truth and extraordinary courage. Virginia Roberts Geoffrey,
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Our sister a child when she was sexually assaulted by Andrew,
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never stopped fighting for accountability. Most of Friday's front pages
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focused on the end of Andrew's royal life. The Sun
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led with the Andrew formerly known as Prince, calling the
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move the price to be paid for fourteen years of damage.
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The Daily Style went with the royal formerly known as Prince.
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The Daily Mirror chose a single word finally, with the
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subheading meet mister Windsor. The Daily Telegraph wrote Andrew no
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longer prints, quoting a royal source citing serious lapses of
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judgment and noting the Prince of Wales was fully supportive
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of his father's actions. The Times ran with Andrew stripped
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of his prince's title and home, reporting that he has
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been banished to a lonely life at Sandringham, privately funded
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by the King, and that Sarah Ferguson is unlikely to
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join him. The Daily Mail opted for another sixcent headline,
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Banished according to the Royalist, sources credit Prince William with
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orchestrating the final outcome. Tom Sykes quoted a source saying
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Charles has been trying and failing to get Andrew out
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of Royal Lodge for the past three years. William did
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it in two weeks. William is king in all but
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name now. A friend of the Prince of Wales said
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William stepped in after being dismayed by the earlier compromise
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that saw Andrew lose use of his Duke of York
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title but keep Royal Lodge. The friend told the Royalist,
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this is Andrew, so the solution was always going to
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be a payoff. This is his father's mess, and William
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wanted it cleaned up on his father's watch. The reference
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to his father's mess reflects unhappiness with William's circle about
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Charles's attempts to rehabilitate Andrew, including forcing William and Kate
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to drive Andrew to church at Balmoral in the summer
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of twenty twenty three and inviting Andrew to join the
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family's Christmas Day photo call at Sandringham in twenty twenty two.
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At Christmas of twenty three, when both Andrew and Sarah
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appeared in the festive photo call. William boycotted Christmas lunch
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at Sandringham in response, More Palace and just a moment.
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The decision generated extensive commentary about its significance. For the BBC,
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Sean Kaflan wrote, there are no modern precedents for such
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a colossal loss of royal status. It's a ripping off
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the bandage moment which the Palace will hope will finally
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draw a line under the endless oil slick of bad
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news stories about Andrew. However, Kaughlin questioned whether even this
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represents rock bottom. It's going to be much harder for
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the Palace to settle an authentic feeling of public outrage.
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The sense of unchecked privilege surrounding Andrew has genuinely irritated
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the public, and it will take more than taking away
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his titles to dispel the sense of ugly entitlement. He
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noted that Yugov polling published Thursday showed Andrew now has
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the worst ever popularity ratings for a royal, with ninety
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one percent holding a negative view. In the Guardian, Robert
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Booth noted that the Queen's longevity always meant that Charles'
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reign would be relatively shortened. Therefore, one of his most
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important tasks would be to bequeath the institution to Prince
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William in our reasonable repair. William is relatively popular with
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the public, and for Charles to leave him with a
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festering crisis for the sake of the feelings of his
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younger brother made no sense. The Guardian also reminds readers
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that Andrew was once regarded as a national hero, celebrated
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for his bravery as a Navy helicopter pilot during the
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Falklands War in nineteen eighty two. Journalist Stephen Bates said
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He's always had a reputation of being arrogant, self entitled
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and extremely pompous. Over the succeeding fifteen years, more and
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more has come out, and it's been like pulling the
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strand of wool on a jumper. As we move into November,
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the Andrew situation has reached its conclusion with Thursday's announcement,
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though questions remain. Kauflin asks who knew what and when
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at the Palace about Andrew and Epstein. Do we need
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more transparency around royal property and finance, and what fresh
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scandals about Andrew could still emerge. Downing Street confirmed the
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government will not support efforts to change the law to
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remove Andrew from the line of succession, with a spokesperson
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saying the government is committed to using parliamentary time to
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improve the lives of working people. Meanwhile, Princess Eugenie was
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photographed in Paris on what appeared to be a girl's trip,
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while Princess Beatrice attended the Future Investment Initiative in Saudi Arabia.
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Author Phil Dampia suggested to Hello that Andrew and Sarah's
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relationship is probably not as strong as it looks in public,
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noting that if they physically live apart, I think that
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could be the beginning of the end for their relationship.
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Megan's as Ever holiday collection will test consumer interest in