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Calorogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue Game,
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your host Mark Francis. Meghan Markle has faced fresh criticism
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after releasing the trailer for her upcoming Netflix Christmas special
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at the same time the Prince and Princess of Wales
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were attending the Royal Variety performance in London. The sixty
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five second clip features a brief appearance from Prince Harry,
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with the couple sharing a kiss in the kitchen. The
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timing prompted accusations that the Duchess was attempting to steal
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Princess Catherine's thunder. Commentators noted that this is not the
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first time Meghan has unveiled news during major royal moments.
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Earlier this month, she was photographed filming a new project
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in Los Angeles, just hours before Prince Wingham delivered a
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key Earthshot Prize speech in Brazil. Her festive episode of
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With Love Meghan will also be released on the third
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of December, the same day Germany begins its state visit
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to the UK and two days before Princess Catherine's Carroll
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service at Westminster Abbey. The Daily Mails Sarah Vine criticized
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the Duchess's timing, writing, just when you thought Christmas couldn't
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get any more cheesy or nakedly commercial, along comes the
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Duchess of Sussex to remind us all what this time
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of year is really about. Referring sarcastically two suggestions of
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deliberate overlap, she added, I can't imagine what they are
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trying to imply. And besides, when has Megan ever tried
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to steal her sister in law's thunder Vine also remarked
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on the trailer's closing shot of Meghan's as ever jam Jars,
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writing perfect for Grandpa's Christmas morning toast. Not that Archie
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and Lilibet will see much of him this Christmas. Still,
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it's the thought that counts. Some additional criticism, which we'll
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get into next week, is that the trailer doesn't use
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the word Christmas. Harry's father is the head of the
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Anglican Church. Our inside at Deep Crown reached out to
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us without us asking and texted instance of the word
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Christmas from their festive programming. It's rather telling, isn't it.
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One might charitably attribute this to a desire for inclusive
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holiday messaging, perfectly acceptable in most contexts, but when one's
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father happens to be the Supreme Governor of the Church
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of England and defender of the faith, the optics become
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rather more complicated. Prince William and Princess Kate turned this
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year's Royal Variety performance into what one expert described as
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a private date night as they returned to the Red
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Carpet together following the princess's recovery from cancer. The couple
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arrived at the Royal Albert Hall in coordinated velvet looks
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Kate and the dark green off the shouldered gown and
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William in a black velvet jacket, marking their sixth time
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attending the long running charity event. Body language expert Judy
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James told The Mirror US William and Kate bring a
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new keenness and energy to the night, turning it into
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their own private date night as well as a charitable event.
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She said the pair were often at their flirtest best
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on such occasions, noting that William appeared slightly bashful despite
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a radiant Kate, explaining his hands hanging slightly in front
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of his torso and his puckered smile, he's slightly overwhelmed
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by the grinning glances Kate throws at him. She added
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that Kate walked ahead with one eyebrow raised in that
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flirty signal, while William responded with a hand on her
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back in a gesture of steering and protection. Inside the
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Prince and Princess watched performances from the cast of Paddington
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the Musical, Jesse j and Laufey. After the show, Jesse Jay,
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who recently underwent a mistectomy for breast cancer, spoke about
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meeting Kate, saying, Mum, to Mum, who has just recently
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gone through cancer, I just wanted to give her a hug.
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We acknowledge that it's something that's not easy to go through,
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especially in the public eye. In The Express, Alicia Liberty writes,
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Princess Kate has just proved why she's so much better
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at royal life than Megan Markle. Alicia explains the moment
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I saw Princess Catherine glide onto the Royal Albert Hall
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red carpet alongside Prince William, I realized I was witnessing
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a royal fashion power play unfold in real time, one
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so decisive, so self assured that it effortlessly eclipsed Meghan
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Markel's glossy Netflix holiday debut last week. Meghan's clip may
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have set the stage for a polished promo moment ahead
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of the December third premiere, but Catherine's appearance stole the narrative.
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With a single step and glittering jewels worth more than
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one million pounds. Where Meghan delivered Hollywood polish, Catherine delivered
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regal authority and timeless glamour. Her silhouette was cleaner, her
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presence sharper, her confidence unmistakable. There was no sense of competing,
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yet somehow she still won. This wasn't about trends or esthetics.
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It was about tone, authority, and placement in the royal hierarchy.
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But the real shower force came from the jewels, the
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kind of jewelry Megan simply cannot access and perhaps never will.
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Catherine chose the gravel chandelier earrings, worth an astonishing one
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point six million pounds, part of the storied Grevell bequest
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gifted to Queen Elizabeth by her parents in nineteen forty seven.
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Watching them catch the lights of Albert Hall felt like
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watching the crown itself glitter on her wrist. She wore
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the Queen Mary choker reworked as a bracelet, another heirloom
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valued at around two hundred and sixty thousand pounds. These
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weren't embellishments, they were statements of lineage. Meghan's successories photograph well,
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but Catherine's are soaked in history. That difference pulsed through
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every frame of the evening. It was timeless, it was queenly,
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and in a single appearance, she made the contrast unmistakably clear.
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Meghan may create the content, but Catherine creates the moment.
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William and Kate have gotten very good at feeding the press,
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which leads to them being left alone. A good photo
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wop goes a long way, Sussex's take note. William was
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heard admiring Paddington's trademark snack, telling him clear, shake your hand.
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Your sandwich looks very nice. The way you were singing
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was totally incredible. As Paddington tipped his hair, Prince William
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pointed again to the sandwich with a smile, saying it
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looks very yummy. Ahead of the performance that the Princess
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at Wales spoke with nine year old twins Amelia and
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Olivia Edwards, who had presented her with a winter themed
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posey dressed in a green velvet evening gown. She bent
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down to thank them, calling the flowers sweet and asking
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whether they were looking forward to the evening and whether
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they were Paddington fans. Catherine then confided that her own
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children would be disappointed not to see the bear in person.
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My kiddies will be very sad to have missed the show.
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We are going to have to keep it a big secret,
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she told the girls, bringing a finger to her lips.
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That were very sad not to be joining us, And
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that's how you do it. More palasin just a moment.
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Harry and Meggan Sussex have reportedly encouraged Princess Eugenie to
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break out of the royal bubble and spend time with
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them in the United States, according to a source quoted
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by Closer, The insiders said Harry has always had such
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a soft spot for Eugenie. She's like a little sister
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to him and he's very protective. It would do him
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a world of good to see his cousin. They added
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that Harry and Meghan are also very fond of Jack
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brooks Bank, and that the two couples have agreed to
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organize a visit to California, although no date has been set.
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Harry and Eugenie have long shared a close bond, having
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grown up together and spent holidays at Sandringham during the
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late Queen's lifetime. Eugenie and Jack were instrumental in helping
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Carry and Meghan keep their relationship private in its early stages,
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even attending a Halloween party together in twenty sixteen before
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the romance became public. They remain the only royals to
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have visited the Sussexes at their home in Montecito, traveling
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to California in twenty twenty two, when Harry and Eugenie
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were also spotted at the Super Bowl. The report notes
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that while Harry supports the decision to remove Andrew mount
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Batten Windsor's titles, he feels deep sympathy for his cousin
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and wants to ensure that she comes through this horrible
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crisis without too many scars. The source added that Harry
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has absolutely no sympathy for his uncle, but that doesn't
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mean Eugenie should suffer. Princess Beatrice received an unexpected mention
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on Jeopardy this week. Returning champion Harrison Whittaker told host
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Ken Jennings that he once worked as a bouncer for
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a company sort of run by Princess Beatrice of the
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British Royal family. Jennings quipped that Whittaker had effectively been
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a bouncer to the crown, prompting laughter from the contestant.
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The Royal family appears regularly in Jeopardy Clues. In September
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twenty twenty three, a question referencing the late Prince Philip
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contributed to a dramatic win for contestant Luigi d Gilsman,
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who went on to reach the show's Tournament of Champions.
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The answer Prince Philip's titles include Baron Greenwich and Duke
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of Edinburgh, but not Prince Consort, last used by this
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royal the question who is Prince Albert? And they have
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