"Kate's Triumph: Andrew Faces Bleak Exile While Meghan Crashes William's Big Week" - The week in royal news with Mark Francis

0:03 Calorogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Pallace Weekly. I am your host Mark Francis. Here we do a little roundup of the biggest royal stories of the past seven days. If you'd like to dive in and get a little more each of these stories, please check out our daily show Palace Intrigue for the extended versions. This week brought fresh revelations about Andrew Mountbatten, Windsor's future, Prince William's environmental diplomacy in Rio, and the ongoing Sussex attempts to remain relevant. Let's dive in. Royal commentators say the tension between Prince William and Andrew has deep roots, and at the center of it all is Andrew's jealousy of the Princess of Wales.

0:50 Speaking to Fox News Digital, royal commentator Hillary Fordage said the feud between Prince William and Prince Andrew started primarily due to Andrew's jealousy and resulting disparaging remarks regarding Kate Middleton. Prince William was infuriated. Being fiercely protective, he instituted a zero tolerance policy toward any wayward behavior or scandals involving Prince Andrew. Biographer Andrew Lowney, whose recent book examines the Duke's turbulent life, alleges that Andrew was rude to Catherine early in her royal life, a slight William has not forgotten. Lowney said. My source said Andrew was rude to Kate, and I think he was probably rude because he's a real snob. He may have felt that Kate wasn't aristocratic enough to marry William. Royal Inside a Deep Crown tells us William was very much his own man, fiercely so in fact, but one would be remarkably naive to discount Catherine's influence in shaping the strategic direction of their household, particularly regarding matters of reputation and family protection. Fordage added that Andrew's bitterness grew as Catherine's popularity swored. All the more daunting for Andrew was his displacement as his mother's golden boy. His resentment grew with his plummeting popularity, and was then further exacerbated by Kate's prominence and poise. Lost in the shuffle on the Andrew Gate was news that the Prince and Princess of Wales won their legal case against Paris Match magazine, which published photographs of their private family ski holiday. In April, Kensington Palace confirmed the magazine

2:21 breached privacy and image rights. A Palace spokesperson called the pictures grossly intrusive, adding the Prince and Princess of Wales are committed to protecting their private family time and ensuring that their children can grow up without any undue scrutiny and interference. For the BBC, Shawn Coughlin explored questions about whether Andrew might get money back from the Crown of State when he leaves Royal Lodge. When Andrew took on the seventy five year lease in two thousand and three, he paid more than eight million pounds up front. Under the terms of the agreement. If he were to leave within the first twenty five years, a period that runs until twenty twenty eight, he would be entitled to reclaim a portion of that advance payment. The repayment has been structured to taper each year, with the current value calculated at around one hundred eighty six thousand pounds for each remaining year up to twenty twenty eight. The Public Accounts Committee previously suggested Andrew could receive more than five hundred thousand pounds, with a projected figure of roughly five hundred sixty thousand if he vacates next year. However, sources indicate that some of his compensation may need to be directed towards repair costs at Royal Lodge. The Telegraph reports the property has fallen into serious disrepair, requiring a lot of work, including structural repairs to the flat roof, as well as crumbling walls and peeling exterior paint. If the cost of essential repairs exceeds the value of the payout, he could actually end up out of pocket. One source said Andrew

3:53 may also receive little from his Royal Navy pension and potential State pension eligibility. Andrew will become eligible to clean the state pension next year, an annual sum of roughly nine thousand pounds when he turns sixty six. In February, Tom Selby, director of Public Policy at aj BELL, explained that Andrew's twenty two years of service in the Royal Navy make him eligible for approximately nine thousand pounds annually. In addition, Andrew receives a Royal Navy pension estimated at twenty thousand pounds a year. Meanwhile, workers have been seen coming and going from Frogmore Cottage day and night in recent weeks. According to The Sun, teams have been inside the Windsor home for several weeks, with lights burning late into the night, fueling speculation about who might be moving in or whether it's simply being prepared for another purpose entirely.

4:44 Andrew may soon be living in quiet exile on the shores of the Persian Gulf. The disgraced royal has been offered use of a lavish waterfront villa within Abu Dhabi's Sea Palace compound, the heavily guarded residents of the UAE's ruling family. The property was made available by UAE President Sheikh Muhammad Binzaid al Nahan, a longtime acquaintance from their school days at Gordonstown. Following Queen Elizabeth's death, the Sheikh reportedly ordered a full refurbishment of one of the private villas. The six bedroom residents includes a home cinema, indoor plunge pool, a gym, as well as a large kitchen staffed by Gordon brus chefs, with gold detailing on the lamps, taps and even the light switches. When the Sea Palace compound was placed at Andrew's disposal in twenty ten, Buckingham Palace stressed it was not a gift, but the offer of renewed use now gives the former prince away to retreat from the glare of public life. For Bloomberg, Max Hastings writes that exhaling Andrew isn't enough to fix the Royals, noting this squalid story should properly be viewed in a wider context of the Royal family's historic sense of entitlement.

5:54 This has caused even its junior members for centuries to pursue ill judged friendships with rich and offer disreputable people. If Andrew remains in Britain, his upcoming life at Sandringham is being described in one word bleak. A former courtier summed it up. It's going to be a lonely life for him. It's a working farm, so there are always people around, but they are staff, and he's not someone who has a track record of being friendly with servants. I wouldn't want to live there the whole time. It's remote, there is the wind whipping up from the wash, it's cold, and he will be pretty much stuck there. Having lived for decades in the thirty room Royal Lodge with full time staff, Andrew is now expected to move into what is being described as a modest cottage at sixty five.

6:39 He may have to learn some unfamiliar domestic skills. Former aides say he has never cooked a meal, washed clothes, or even gone shopping for groceries. The Telegraph notes that unlike William, who once lived a relatively normal student life, Andrew has been fully institutionalized since birth. Even during his years in the Royal Navy, he had cooks and subordinates to manage his daily needs. The King's Norfolk estate may bustle during Christmas, but for most of the year it's a quiet when swept expanse. Exiled from the home counties and far from his daughter's homes in London, he is expected to live largely in isolation. Royal observers note the King will need to decide whether Andrew will be permitted to join the family for Christmas services. There are small consolations.

7:25 Sandringham's a twenty thousand acre estate will offer him time to ride horses and indulge his passion for golf, but total privacy will be hard to come by. Sandringham is crisscrossed with public roads and popular walking routes regularly monitored by photographers, and just seven miles away. Since the Pizza Express and King's Lynn given Andrew's infamous Newsnight interview reference to dining at the chain's Woking location, the BBC aired a new panorama special title The Fall of Prince Andrew, which included previously unseen footage of Virginia Geoffrey. In the Unearth twenty nineteen interview, Geoffrey recounted how Glen Maxwell told her Gleeen tells me that I have to do for Andrew what I do for Jeffrey, and that may be sick.

8:10 I just didn't expect it from Royalty. The Royal family took another decisive step to distance itself from Andrew, with Buckingham Palace quietly removing his biography from the official Royal website. As of November third, visitors who searched for Andrew's biography I met with the message the requested page could not be found. The BBC also reported that Andrew arranged a private Buckingham Palace tour in June twenty nineteen for two businessmen linked to a cryptocurrency venture that had agreed to pay Sarah Ferguson up to one point four million pounds. Jay Bloom and colleague Michael Evers were collected from their hotel and Andrew's range Rover and driven through the Palace gates.

8:51 Both men attended Andrew's pitch at Palace event and dined that evening with Andrew, Sarah and Princess Beatrice broadcast at Jonathan Dimbleby, a longtime friend of King Charles, described the move against Andrew as the culmination of years of embarrassment. Speaking on BBC Breakfast, Dimbleby said the King had reached the point where one of the proper things to do now is to have made it clear that the Prince his brother is beyond the pale. He described Andrew as arrogant, boorish, entitled and embarrassment for a long time. Andrew's reputation for controversy appears to have begun long before Epstein. According to Lowney's book, Andrew's nineteen eighty four trip to California was so disastrous it earned him the title of Twit of the Year. At just twenty four, Andrew embarked on a four day solo visit promoting Britain the head of the La Games. During a department store appearance, he reportedly quipped that he hadn't worn that particular make since I was thirteen, before walking out. Seconds later. Then came the paint gun tobaccle.

9:55 During a stop in the Watts neighborhood, Andrew picked up a spray gun meant for a local refurbishment project and promptly turned it on his own press pack, dousing reporters and cameras with white paint. Prince Andrew blew it completely and disastrously, wrote Ross Benson of The Daily Express, while CBS's Bill Stout branded it the most unpleasant royal visit since they burnt the White House in eighteen twelve. The Queen was said to be furious and ordered her son to personally pay for the damage, estimated between fifteen and thirty thousand pounds. The People newspaper duly crowned him Twit of the Year. King Charles will allow Andrew to keep his Falkland's War Campaign Medal despite removing his remaining honorary military title. The decision follows Defense Secretary John Healy's announcement that the government would strip Andrew of his honorary rank but deferred to the King on medals. Falkland's veteran Simon Weston told the Telegraph he has lost all other aspects of dignity, respect and honor he was once ever shown.

10:54 But the one thing you cannot strip away from the man is that moment in his life where he was dignified, honor and courageous. Andrew may also lose another symbol of his former royal life, his personalized car number plates. DVLA records show that the unique registrations once used by the former Duke are no longer listed. Andrew had long been seen driving vehicles bearing the plates AYO two do Y and AYO three DOY for Duke of York. Meanwhile, Glene Maxwell has reportedly earned a new nickname from fellow inmates at her Texas prison, Mary Poppins, thanks to her refined British accent and curious habit of never being seen without an umbrella. The disgraced socialite carries her umbrella morning, noon and night, even before sunrise. Couple that with her posh British accent, and very quickly she was given the name Mary Poppins. One inmates husband told the Mirror, but unlike Poppins, there is no love for her more Palace. In just a moment, Prince William kicked off his visit to Rio, going barefoot the beach volleyball on Kerber Gabbana. The Prince joined Olympian Carolina Solberg and her students from the Lavonte Institute.

12:09 Witnesses said William threw himself into the match with enthusiasm, diving across the sand and sharing jubilant high fives after each success. Earlier in the day, William took part in football drills at the Marikanya Stadium with local youngsters and former Brazilian star Cafu. After a penalty shootout, the pitch erupted in cheers. The royals day began atop Sugarloaf Mountain, where Rio's mayor presented him with the ceremonial keys to the city. Prince William paid a touching tribute to his late mother, recreating one of Princess Diane's most iconic photographs at Rio's Christ the Redeemer. Standing at the same vantage point to top Corcovaro Mountain, William posed in front of the towering statue, more than thirty years after Diane's famous nineteen ninety one visit. A Kensington Palace spokesperson said the Prince had loved meeting so many people from across Rio over the last few days. He's been incredibly strong by the number of people who fondly remember his mother's visit to this beautiful city. William's Earthstop Prize ceremony brought global superstars to Rio on Wednesday night, with Kylie Minogue and Shawn Mendez headlining the awards show at the Museum of Tomorrow.

13:14 William arrived wearing a black tie from tom Ford Suit. Appropriately given the environmental theme, it was a reware. The five winners included r E Green for restoring Brazil's Atlantic Forest, the High Seas Alliance for Ocean Protection, Legos Fashion Week for Sustainable Fashion, Friendship for Climate Solutions, and Bogata for reducing air pollution by twenty four percent. William announced a major new environmental partnership with Leonardo DiCaprio, calling for stronger global action to protect the planet. Speaking of the United for Wildlife Global Summit, William unveiled a new partnership between the Royal Foundation, the Coordination of Indigenous Organizations of the Brazilian Amazon, and the Poor Dali Fund. William also delivered what Aids described as a landmark speech on behalf of the King the British Government of the COP thirty Climate Conference.

14:08 In The Royalist, Tom Sykes notes that William ran his COP thirty speech past his father before flying out after the Andrew crisis, where the two were at loggerheads until Charles did what William had been telling him to do for three years. William knows the value of presenting a united front. In The Spectator, Alexander Laman writes that Prince's tour represents a reset for the Royal family after weeks of terrible, existentially damaging headlines mainly but not entirely revolving around the Andrew formerly known as Prince Harry likely didn't score points with his brother by heading to Toronto for veterans engagements while William was in Rio. Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams said, what he clearly is using here is the opportunity to do two things. Make his point on security and also the optics will be that he has deliberately arranged a clash with his brother, whatever the truth of it.

14:59 A spokesperson for the Duke of Sussex said the events were planned nearly a year ago and that the period of remembrance traditionally extends from November one through eleventh. However, royal watchers noted that the timing felt deliberate. His Majesty knighted David Beckham at Windsor Castle. Sir David described receiving his knighthood as the proudest moment of his life, and revealed that the King even inspired the suit he wore. He's kind of the most elegantly dressed man that I know, so he inspired quite a few of my looks over the years, and he definitely inspired this look. Beckham said the suit was designed by his wife, Victoria, Lady Beckham. Catherine, the Princess of Wales, will play a leading role in next week's national commemorations, joining veterans and service families at the National Memorial Beretum in Staffordshire to mark Armistice Day.

15:50 The Prince will attend the Remembrance service of the Armed Forces Memorial on Tuesday, a number eleventh, where she will lay a wreath and observe the two minutes silence before William headed to Brazil, the Prince and Princess of Wales hosted a small thank you celebration for builders and staff who worked around the clock to help them move early into their new home, Forest Lodge in Windsor Gray Park. William Kate reportedly served drinks and snacks at the York Club to express their gratitude for completing the move weeks ahead of schedule. The family's relocation marks their official farewell to Adelaide Cottage, which William said to have privately described as cursed and inside. I told The Daily Mail every part of Adelaide Cottage sadly had an unpleasant memory associated with it. It's a lovely house, but they experienced some of their most challenging times there as a family. Megan Markle has returned to acting for the first time since stepping away from royal life, appearing as herself in the upcoming Amazon MGM comedy Close Personal Friends. The Duchess was seen on sat in Pasadena, filming alongside Breed Larsen, Lily Collins, Jack Quade and Henry. According to a studio source, this is a massive moment for Megan and signify as a return to doing which she truly loves. The announcement came on the same day as William's Earthshot ceremony, which Royal Watches noted was unlikely to be received well by the Wales household. Megan is also facing criticism over her use of royal imagery in connection with her new as Ever

17:21 holiday collection. Ahead of the launch, the Duchess shared a video showing herself at work with a blue notebook bearing her gold royal cipher the letter M topped with a crown clearly visible. Online reaction was swift, with some accusing Megane of cashing in on her royal past. The signature candle number five p One nine, is said to evoke the freshness of a day in the English countryside. As one online observer put it, without the crown, it's just a candle. Prince Harry's latest podcast appearance on Hassan Minaj doesn't Know Her Smart Fresh controversy. According to Colin's Rob Shooter, Harry's team didn't vet Minage before agreeing to the appearance on four network. Booker told Shooter it looks like Harry is endorsing someone known for exaggeration. That's terrible optics for a prince who already overshares. As we look at Remembrance Week, the contrast between the two royal brothers has never been more stark. William returns from Brazil with renewed global credibility and a clear sense of purpose. Harry remains in California, making podcast appearances and attending charity dinners, while Megan relaunches her acting career. Andrew faces an uncertain future, whether in Abu Dhabi's gilded exile of Sandringham's wind swept isolation. His daughters maintained their public composure, while Sarah Ferguson considers leaving the country altogether. The week that began with revelations about Andrew's jealousy of Kate ended with William demonstrating precisely by the future of the monarchy rests securely in his hands.

18:50 The transition isn't just happening, It's accelerating. And there you have it, Like to email as her addresses the Palace Intrigue at a gmail dot com. The way today is Sunday, and there is a new episode of our new series Crown and Controversy, Prince Andrew chronicling the life and times and rise and downfall of Prince Andrew. You can get that episode through the show notes here, or just search for Crown and Controversy Prince Andrew I Mind frantis my thanks to John McDermott. This Palace Weekly and contains