May 23, 2025

Kate Middleton Nails Warship Christening in Navy Elegance While William Reveals Louis' Football Chaos

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The Princess of Wales wowed in a nautical Suzannah London coat dress as she christened HMS Glasgow with a bottle of whisky — a royal tradition she first performed in 2011. Meanwhile, Prince William visited a community centre in Leith, kicked a penalty, admired local art, and revealed that Prince Louis currently supports five football teams. Yes, five. Also: questions over Kate’s private jet to Scotland, and what the Sussexes might learn from a good hat photo.

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Calarogu Shark Media and Hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue Game.

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Her host Mark francis unlike Meghan Marghle, who we would

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assume is terrible at christening ships and would make it

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all about herself. People reports Kate Middleton aces the assignment

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with nautical outfit at ship christening with Prince William. That's right,

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the wonderful Princess of Wales was able to wear a hat,

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walk in heels and push a button on Thursday and

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deserves all the credit in the world for acing the assignment.

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People writes Kate Middleton knew just what to wear for

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a nautical outing in Scotland with Prince William. Princess Kate,

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it's the sponsor of the warship and had the honor

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of smashing a bottle of whiskey against its hull, dressing

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the part for the job. The Princess of Wales made

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an elegant statement in a long sleeved navy coat dress

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with white piping from Susannah London, a new addition to

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her royal closet. A simple coat dress is crafted from

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a Italian lightweight will crape and is also available in

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two other colours Loop and Blue and Cosmetic Pink. Appointed

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sponsor of the ship back in June twenty twenty one.

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The Princess has maintained an active interest in the project,

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including welcoming HMS Glasgow sailors to Windsor Castle in twenty

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twenty two. In a nod to royal tradition, Kate christened

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the ship by releasing a bottle of whiskey against its hull.

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It's a ceremonial gesture she has mastered. Her very first

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royal engagement with Prince William in twenty eleven, involved pouring

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champagne on a lifeboat in Wales. After the naming ceremony,

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their Royal Highnesses bordered the vessel to meet with representatives

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from BAE Systems and the Royal Navy, discussing the ship's

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capabilities and mission. They also toured the BAE Systems Shipbuilding Academy,

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engaging with apprentices and recent graduates whose training in fields

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such as fabrication, welding and pipefooting brought HMS Glasgow to life.

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To conclude the day, William and Kate met with the

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shipbuilders and the HMS Glasgow's ship's company, along with their families,

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The visit was both a celebration of British maritime industry

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in a recognition of the dedication and sacrifice of those

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who serve. Kate may not be up for the Earthshop Prize.

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After taking a private jet to Scotland, Princess Catherine was

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photographed a disembarking from a private jet at Glasgow Airport.

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Waiting on the tarmac was her husband, who opened the

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car door for his wife as the pair reunited. Ahead

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of the official naming ceremony, the Princess grew up solo,

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as Prince William had been undertaking engagements in Edinburgh the

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day prior, including a visit to a community center in Leith.

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The quickest train from London to Glasgow is four and

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a half hours. A private jet from London to Glasgow

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typically takes just over an hour around sixty two seventy

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five minutes in the air. But while the journey is swift,

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the environmental impact is far from light. A typical private

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jet on this route to something in the range of

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a Cessna's Citation or a Bombardier lear jet, burns between

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eight hundred and twelve hundred liters of fuel that translates

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to approximately two to three tons of carbon dioxide emissions

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for a single one way trip. To put that in perspective,

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a commercial flight on the same route amidst around one

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hundred and fifty kilos of two per passenger a train

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just twenty. But sure, let's give Harry and Megan a

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hard time about flying from Vancouver to la During William's

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visit to Leith and it's unclear how he got to Scotland,

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William revealed a charming and slightly chaotic detail about his

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youngest son. Apparently five year old Prince Louis supports five

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different football teams, with the young royal still undecided on

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where his true royalties lie. Whether aston Villa, the club

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champion by both William and Prince George, is among the

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favored five remains unclear. The disclosure came as William, known

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as the Duke of Rothsay, whilst in Scotland, was presented

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with a homemade Aston Villa posted by a young supporter.

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When she explained that she herself supported two clubs, William

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laughed and responded, my youngest at the moment says he

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supports five different football teams. The visit to Leith was

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part of a wider engagement focused on community well being,

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with a particular emphasis on projects using football to reduce

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social isolation. William gamely participated in a penalty shootout of

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finding the back of the net on his second attempt,

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and spent time admiring artwork created by members of the

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local center. Well look at this, he said, pausing before

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a display. When speaking to seventy six year old David Martin,

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he joked, Now this is something you made earlier. You

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didn't paint. That is brilliant. You're a professional artist. You're

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a professional artist. Martin later described the future king as

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absolutely magic, just a cool guy after a busy week

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of attending a garden party, talking about soccer and watching

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his wife push a button. Who would blame William if

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he soon announces a two week vacation. Also a note

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to anyone listening in Montecito. Let the paps take some

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pictures of you in a hat or kicking a soccer ball,

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and your week goes a lot easier. It comes across,

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it's more relatable than interviewing your CEO friends. But you

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still get to go home to your servants and castle

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more palace. In just a moment, you must have noticed

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we haven't used the M word too much this week,

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other than recapping her underwhelming podcast. It seems that tabloids

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have too, as The Express raised our eyebrows with the

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headline chaos and Prince Harry and Meghan markus Montecito after

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doggie incident. Now, if you're familiar with the term dogging,

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you might, like us, think we have an old time

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story here. However, it turns out the incident was three

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miles away. The Express reports Montecito is not without its

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share of crime, with one local news website reporting a

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dogging incident at the start of May. According to the

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Montecito Journal, a local police officer spotted a suspect on

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probation engaged in sexual intercourse inside a parked vehicle at

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around eleven pm on Friday eight May. Second police also

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search the suspects walletum found cocaine. The incident reportedly took

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place on Channel Drive, located less than three miles away

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from the sussex's secluded mansion on rock Bridge Road. In

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other words, it has nothing to do with Meghan, who

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was presumably home in the kitchen making what is legally

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fruit spread for her good friend Mindy kaling or something

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moving on. Prince err has made a quiet but powerful

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gesture in support of a grassroots charity in Nottingham, leaving

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its organizers both stunned and deeply grateful. The Duke of

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Sussex has donated a significant undisclosed sum to Himma, a

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community organization working to combat poverty, racism and social exclusion.

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The donation will fund more than six hundred and fifty

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emergency food parcels for vulnerable families across the city, a

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vital lifeline as demand for basic support continues to rise.

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The move echoes a previous act of generosity by the

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Duchess of Sussex, who in twenty twenty donated ten thousand

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pounds from the Royal Foundation to support Himma's Salam Shalama Kitchen,

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a joint Muslim and Jewish initiative that provides hot meals

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and groceries to those in need. Director of Hima, Sahid Muhammad,

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said the organization was completely gobsmacked to learn of Prince

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Harry's support. I could not believe it when we got

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the email. He said. To have been chosen by such

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a high profile royal once is amazing, but to have

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been supported by Prince Harry too, left us completely gob smacked.

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In a letter released by the charity, Prince Harry shared

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his personal connection to the city, Nottingham holds a special

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place in my heart, having had the privilege of visiting

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and supporting the community there for over a decade. The

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incredible work HIMA does to address food insecurity, poverty and

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social exclusion should be recognized and implauded. And happy to

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be able to play a small part in your mission

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to bring communities together by creating opportunities and support for

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those facing hardship. The last will and testament of Lord

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Robert Fellow's former Private secretary to Queen Elizabeth I and

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uncle by marriage to Princess William and Harry, has now

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been revealed. Lord Fellows passed away in July last year

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at the age of eighty two. According to documents first

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reported by Hello, the majority of Lord Fellow's estate, estimated

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at two million dollars, has been left to his wife,

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Baroness Fellows, formerly Lady Jane Spencer, the elder sister of

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the late Princess Diana. She is to receive not only

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the principal inheritance, but also the income generated by the estate,

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which he stipulated should also be used to support their

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wider family. The will, drawn up in June twenty twelve,

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also includes bequests to several charitable institutions close to Lord

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Fellow's Heart Tapping House Hospice, the Rhodes Trust, Saint Mary's

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Church of his alma mater, Eaton College, the latter also

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known for educating both his royal nephews. Lord Fellow's distinguished

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career at Buckingham Palace began in nineteen seventy seven. He

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rose through the ranks to become Private Secretary to Her

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Majesty in nineteen ninety, a post he held during some

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of the most sensitive years of the late Queen Elizabeth's reign.

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In August of twenty twenty four, both Prince William and

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Prince Harry attended a memorial service for their uncle at

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Saint Mary's Church in Norfolk. And there you have it.

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