Nov. 9, 2025

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

Show Notes
Transcript

Kate emerges as Andrew's true nemesis as sources reveal his jealousy drove William's zero-tolerance policy. The disgraced royal faces a choice between Abu Dhabi's gilded cage and Sandringham's windswept isolation—where he'll finally learn to cook. William attempts a Rio reset with beach volleyball and DiCaprio, but Harry crashes coverage from Toronto. Meghan returns to acting and deploys the royal cypher to sell candles. Plus: Beckham gets knighted, Andrew's 1984 "Twit of the Year" paint gun disaster, and why Ghislaine Maxwell is now called "Mary Poppins" in prison.

Hear our new show "Crown and Controversy: Prince Andrew" here.

Check out "Palace Intrigue Presents: King WIlliam" here.

👑 Follow our hit series Crown and Controversy! Season 1 is fully available now for everyone. Season 2 has new episodes every Sunday on the regular feed. GET THE FULL SEASON 2 BEFORE REGULAR LISTENERS as a subscriber! Hit that "UNINTERRUPTED LISTENING" Banner on the top of the Apple player. AND listen to Crown and Controversy "NORWAY'S ROYAL REBELS" here and get the full season as a premium subscriber now.

👑 The Palace Intrigue Social Hub is Live! Join the conversation on Facebook and Instagram or click the links to start your royal journey!

WEBVTT

1
00:00:03.200 --> 00:00:12.160
Calorogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Pallace Weekly. I

2
00:00:12.160 --> 00:00:15.080
am your host Mark Francis. Here we do a little

3
00:00:15.119 --> 00:00:18.559
roundup of the biggest royal stories of the past seven days.

4
00:00:18.600 --> 00:00:21.399
If you'd like to dive in and get a little

5
00:00:21.399 --> 00:00:23.320
more each of these stories, please check out our daily

6
00:00:23.320 --> 00:00:28.160
show Palace Intrigue for the extended versions. This week brought

7
00:00:28.199 --> 00:00:32.840
fresh revelations about Andrew Mountbatten, Windsor's future, Prince William's environmental

8
00:00:32.920 --> 00:00:37.640
diplomacy in Rio, and the ongoing Sussex attempts to remain relevant.

9
00:00:38.320 --> 00:00:42.840
Let's dive in. Royal commentators say the tension between Prince

10
00:00:42.840 --> 00:00:46.039
William and Andrew has deep roots, and at the center

11
00:00:46.159 --> 00:00:49.719
of it all is Andrew's jealousy of the Princess of Wales.

12
00:00:50.280 --> 00:00:54.359
Speaking to Fox News Digital, royal commentator Hillary Fordage said

13
00:00:54.840 --> 00:00:58.200
the feud between Prince William and Prince Andrew started primarily

14
00:00:58.280 --> 00:01:03.479
due to Andrew's jealousy and resulting disparaging remarks regarding Kate Middleton.

15
00:01:04.079 --> 00:01:07.879
Prince William was infuriated. Being fiercely protective, he instituted a

16
00:01:08.000 --> 00:01:12.760
zero tolerance policy toward any wayward behavior or scandals involving

17
00:01:12.799 --> 00:01:16.840
Prince Andrew. Biographer Andrew Lowney, whose recent book examines the

18
00:01:16.920 --> 00:01:20.519
Duke's turbulent life, alleges that Andrew was rude to Catherine

19
00:01:20.560 --> 00:01:23.959
early in her royal life, a slight William has not forgotten.

20
00:01:24.560 --> 00:01:27.040
Lowney said. My source said Andrew was rude to Kate,

21
00:01:27.079 --> 00:01:29.040
and I think he was probably rude because he's a

22
00:01:29.040 --> 00:01:32.319
real snob. He may have felt that Kate wasn't aristocratic

23
00:01:32.439 --> 00:01:35.959
enough to marry William. Royal Inside a Deep Crown tells

24
00:01:36.040 --> 00:01:38.799
us William was very much his own man, fiercely so

25
00:01:38.959 --> 00:01:42.560
in fact, but one would be remarkably naive to discount

26
00:01:42.599 --> 00:01:47.159
Catherine's influence in shaping the strategic direction of their household,

27
00:01:47.599 --> 00:01:52.879
particularly regarding matters of reputation and family protection. Fordage added

28
00:01:52.879 --> 00:01:56.840
that Andrew's bitterness grew as Catherine's popularity swored. All the

29
00:01:56.920 --> 00:02:00.319
more daunting for Andrew was his displacement as his mother's

30
00:02:00.400 --> 00:02:04.519
golden boy. His resentment grew with his plummeting popularity, and

31
00:02:04.640 --> 00:02:09.199
was then further exacerbated by Kate's prominence and poise. Lost

32
00:02:09.240 --> 00:02:11.479
in the shuffle on the Andrew Gate was news that

33
00:02:11.479 --> 00:02:14.080
the Prince and Princess of Wales won their legal case

34
00:02:14.120 --> 00:02:17.719
against Paris Match magazine, which published photographs of their private

35
00:02:17.759 --> 00:02:21.599
family ski holiday. In April, Kensington Palace confirmed the magazine

36
00:02:21.639 --> 00:02:25.280
breached privacy and image rights. A Palace spokesperson called the

37
00:02:25.319 --> 00:02:29.360
pictures grossly intrusive, adding the Prince and Princess of Wales

38
00:02:29.400 --> 00:02:33.240
are committed to protecting their private family time and ensuring

39
00:02:33.280 --> 00:02:36.400
that their children can grow up without any undue scrutiny

40
00:02:36.520 --> 00:02:42.360
and interference. For the BBC, Shawn Coughlin explored questions about

41
00:02:42.400 --> 00:02:44.840
whether Andrew might get money back from the Crown of

42
00:02:44.879 --> 00:02:47.639
State when he leaves Royal Lodge. When Andrew took on

43
00:02:47.680 --> 00:02:50.159
the seventy five year lease in two thousand and three,

44
00:02:50.599 --> 00:02:53.439
he paid more than eight million pounds up front. Under

45
00:02:53.439 --> 00:02:55.719
the terms of the agreement. If he were to leave

46
00:02:55.759 --> 00:02:58.719
within the first twenty five years, a period that runs

47
00:02:58.759 --> 00:03:02.120
until twenty twenty eight, he would be entitled to reclaim

48
00:03:02.120 --> 00:03:05.719
a portion of that advance payment. The repayment has been

49
00:03:05.719 --> 00:03:09.479
structured to taper each year, with the current value calculated

50
00:03:09.520 --> 00:03:12.240
at around one hundred eighty six thousand pounds for each

51
00:03:12.280 --> 00:03:15.599
remaining year up to twenty twenty eight. The Public Accounts

52
00:03:15.639 --> 00:03:19.159
Committee previously suggested Andrew could receive more than five hundred

53
00:03:19.199 --> 00:03:23.080
thousand pounds, with a projected figure of roughly five hundred

54
00:03:23.159 --> 00:03:28.680
sixty thousand if he vacates next year. However, sources indicate

55
00:03:28.719 --> 00:03:31.159
that some of his compensation may need to be directed

56
00:03:31.199 --> 00:03:35.199
towards repair costs at Royal Lodge. The Telegraph reports the

57
00:03:35.240 --> 00:03:39.400
property has fallen into serious disrepair, requiring a lot of work,

58
00:03:39.800 --> 00:03:42.840
including structural repairs to the flat roof, as well as

59
00:03:42.919 --> 00:03:46.360
crumbling walls and peeling exterior paint. If the cost of

60
00:03:46.400 --> 00:03:49.439
essential repairs exceeds the value of the payout, he could

61
00:03:49.479 --> 00:03:53.800
actually end up out of pocket. One source said Andrew

62
00:03:53.800 --> 00:03:56.159
may also receive little from his Royal Navy pension and

63
00:03:56.199 --> 00:04:00.840
potential State pension eligibility. Andrew will become eligible to clean

64
00:04:00.919 --> 00:04:03.479
the state pension next year, an annual sum of roughly

65
00:04:03.560 --> 00:04:07.439
nine thousand pounds when he turns sixty six. In February,

66
00:04:07.960 --> 00:04:11.199
Tom Selby, director of Public Policy at aj BELL, explained

67
00:04:11.199 --> 00:04:13.840
that Andrew's twenty two years of service in the Royal

68
00:04:13.960 --> 00:04:17.800
Navy make him eligible for approximately nine thousand pounds annually.

69
00:04:18.199 --> 00:04:21.680
In addition, Andrew receives a Royal Navy pension estimated at

70
00:04:21.879 --> 00:04:25.519
twenty thousand pounds a year. Meanwhile, workers have been seen

71
00:04:25.560 --> 00:04:28.360
coming and going from Frogmore Cottage day and night in

72
00:04:28.399 --> 00:04:31.480
recent weeks. According to The Sun, teams have been inside

73
00:04:31.480 --> 00:04:34.600
the Windsor home for several weeks, with lights burning late

74
00:04:34.680 --> 00:04:38.360
into the night, fueling speculation about who might be moving

75
00:04:38.399 --> 00:04:42.279
in or whether it's simply being prepared for another purpose entirely.

76
00:04:44.839 --> 00:04:47.040
Andrew may soon be living in quiet exile on the

77
00:04:47.040 --> 00:04:50.120
shores of the Persian Gulf. The disgraced royal has been

78
00:04:50.160 --> 00:04:54.199
offered use of a lavish waterfront villa within Abu Dhabi's

79
00:04:54.240 --> 00:04:58.519
Sea Palace compound, the heavily guarded residents of the UAE's

80
00:04:58.639 --> 00:05:03.040
ruling family. The property was made available by UAE President

81
00:05:03.120 --> 00:05:06.839
Sheikh Muhammad Binzaid al Nahan, a longtime acquaintance from their

82
00:05:06.839 --> 00:05:11.439
school days at Gordonstown. Following Queen Elizabeth's death, the Sheikh

83
00:05:11.439 --> 00:05:15.160
reportedly ordered a full refurbishment of one of the private villas.

84
00:05:15.600 --> 00:05:19.360
The six bedroom residents includes a home cinema, indoor plunge pool,

85
00:05:19.720 --> 00:05:21.959
a gym, as well as a large kitchen staffed by

86
00:05:22.000 --> 00:05:25.680
Gordon brus chefs, with gold detailing on the lamps, taps

87
00:05:25.759 --> 00:05:29.079
and even the light switches. When the Sea Palace compound

88
00:05:29.120 --> 00:05:32.600
was placed at Andrew's disposal in twenty ten, Buckingham Palace

89
00:05:32.639 --> 00:05:35.160
stressed it was not a gift, but the offer of

90
00:05:35.240 --> 00:05:38.160
renewed use now gives the former prince away to retreat

91
00:05:38.160 --> 00:05:42.319
from the glare of public life. For Bloomberg, Max Hastings

92
00:05:42.319 --> 00:05:45.600
writes that exhaling Andrew isn't enough to fix the Royals,

93
00:05:45.680 --> 00:05:49.480
noting this squalid story should properly be viewed in a

94
00:05:49.560 --> 00:05:53.680
wider context of the Royal family's historic sense of entitlement.

95
00:05:54.160 --> 00:05:56.839
This has caused even its junior members for centuries to

96
00:05:56.879 --> 00:06:02.120
pursue ill judged friendships with rich and offer disreputable people.

97
00:06:04.879 --> 00:06:07.600
If Andrew remains in Britain, his upcoming life at Sandringham

98
00:06:07.680 --> 00:06:11.360
is being described in one word bleak. A former courtier

99
00:06:11.360 --> 00:06:13.399
summed it up. It's going to be a lonely life

100
00:06:13.399 --> 00:06:15.600
for him. It's a working farm, so there are always

101
00:06:15.639 --> 00:06:18.199
people around, but they are staff, and he's not someone

102
00:06:18.199 --> 00:06:20.879
who has a track record of being friendly with servants.

103
00:06:21.399 --> 00:06:24.199
I wouldn't want to live there the whole time. It's remote,

104
00:06:24.360 --> 00:06:26.959
there is the wind whipping up from the wash, it's cold,

105
00:06:27.160 --> 00:06:30.600
and he will be pretty much stuck there. Having lived

106
00:06:30.600 --> 00:06:32.879
for decades in the thirty room Royal Lodge with full

107
00:06:32.920 --> 00:06:35.759
time staff, Andrew is now expected to move into what

108
00:06:35.839 --> 00:06:39.199
is being described as a modest cottage at sixty five.

109
00:06:39.560 --> 00:06:43.399
He may have to learn some unfamiliar domestic skills. Former

110
00:06:43.439 --> 00:06:46.319
aides say he has never cooked a meal, washed clothes,

111
00:06:46.639 --> 00:06:49.959
or even gone shopping for groceries. The Telegraph notes that

112
00:06:50.079 --> 00:06:54.079
unlike William, who once lived a relatively normal student life,

113
00:06:54.319 --> 00:06:57.959
Andrew has been fully institutionalized since birth. Even during his

114
00:06:58.040 --> 00:07:01.000
years in the Royal Navy, he had cooks and subordinates

115
00:07:01.000 --> 00:07:04.399
to manage his daily needs. The King's Norfolk estate may

116
00:07:04.519 --> 00:07:07.120
bustle during Christmas, but for most of the year it's

117
00:07:07.160 --> 00:07:11.319
a quiet when swept expanse. Exiled from the home counties

118
00:07:11.319 --> 00:07:14.079
and far from his daughter's homes in London, he is

119
00:07:14.120 --> 00:07:18.079
expected to live largely in isolation. Royal observers note the

120
00:07:18.160 --> 00:07:20.560
King will need to decide whether Andrew will be permitted

121
00:07:20.600 --> 00:07:25.319
to join the family for Christmas services. There are small consolations.

122
00:07:25.399 --> 00:07:28.040
Sandringham's a twenty thousand acre estate will offer him time

123
00:07:28.040 --> 00:07:31.160
to ride horses and indulge his passion for golf, but

124
00:07:31.279 --> 00:07:34.240
total privacy will be hard to come by. Sandringham is

125
00:07:34.439 --> 00:07:38.720
crisscrossed with public roads and popular walking routes regularly monitored

126
00:07:38.759 --> 00:07:42.519
by photographers, and just seven miles away. Since the Pizza

127
00:07:42.560 --> 00:07:46.959
Express and King's Lynn given Andrew's infamous Newsnight interview reference

128
00:07:47.079 --> 00:07:53.199
to dining at the chain's Woking location, the BBC aired

129
00:07:53.240 --> 00:07:55.839
a new panorama special title The Fall of Prince Andrew,

130
00:07:55.879 --> 00:07:59.560
which included previously unseen footage of Virginia Geoffrey. In the

131
00:07:59.639 --> 00:08:04.560
Unearth twenty nineteen interview, Geoffrey recounted how Glen Maxwell told

132
00:08:04.600 --> 00:08:06.800
her Gleeen tells me that I have to do for

133
00:08:06.879 --> 00:08:09.639
Andrew what I do for Jeffrey, and that may be sick.

134
00:08:10.000 --> 00:08:13.720
I just didn't expect it from Royalty. The Royal family

135
00:08:13.759 --> 00:08:16.920
took another decisive step to distance itself from Andrew, with

136
00:08:17.040 --> 00:08:21.759
Buckingham Palace quietly removing his biography from the official Royal website.

137
00:08:21.879 --> 00:08:24.720
As of November third, visitors who searched for Andrew's biography

138
00:08:24.759 --> 00:08:27.600
I met with the message the requested page could not

139
00:08:27.680 --> 00:08:31.360
be found. The BBC also reported that Andrew arranged a

140
00:08:31.399 --> 00:08:35.320
private Buckingham Palace tour in June twenty nineteen for two

141
00:08:35.480 --> 00:08:40.159
businessmen linked to a cryptocurrency venture that had agreed to

142
00:08:40.320 --> 00:08:43.759
pay Sarah Ferguson up to one point four million pounds.

143
00:08:44.559 --> 00:08:47.720
Jay Bloom and colleague Michael Evers were collected from their

144
00:08:47.720 --> 00:08:51.200
hotel and Andrew's range Rover and driven through the Palace gates.

145
00:08:51.399 --> 00:08:54.840
Both men attended Andrew's pitch at Palace event and dined

146
00:08:54.879 --> 00:08:58.799
that evening with Andrew, Sarah and Princess Beatrice broadcast at

147
00:08:58.840 --> 00:09:03.120
Jonathan Dimbleby, a longtime friend of King Charles, described the

148
00:09:03.159 --> 00:09:06.399
move against Andrew as the culmination of years of embarrassment.

149
00:09:06.919 --> 00:09:10.480
Speaking on BBC Breakfast, Dimbleby said the King had reached

150
00:09:10.480 --> 00:09:12.799
the point where one of the proper things to do

151
00:09:12.919 --> 00:09:15.000
now is to have made it clear that the Prince

152
00:09:15.200 --> 00:09:19.919
his brother is beyond the pale. He described Andrew as arrogant, boorish,

153
00:09:20.159 --> 00:09:25.960
entitled and embarrassment for a long time. Andrew's reputation for

154
00:09:26.000 --> 00:09:29.440
controversy appears to have begun long before Epstein. According to

155
00:09:29.519 --> 00:09:33.399
Lowney's book, Andrew's nineteen eighty four trip to California was

156
00:09:33.559 --> 00:09:36.279
so disastrous it earned him the title of Twit of

157
00:09:36.320 --> 00:09:39.440
the Year. At just twenty four, Andrew embarked on a

158
00:09:39.480 --> 00:09:42.320
four day solo visit promoting Britain the head of the

159
00:09:42.840 --> 00:09:46.600
La Games. During a department store appearance, he reportedly quipped

160
00:09:46.600 --> 00:09:49.600
that he hadn't worn that particular make since I was thirteen,

161
00:09:50.080 --> 00:09:54.799
before walking out. Seconds later. Then came the paint gun tobaccle.

162
00:09:55.039 --> 00:09:57.639
During a stop in the Watts neighborhood, Andrew picked up

163
00:09:57.639 --> 00:10:00.879
a spray gun meant for a local refurbishment project and

164
00:10:00.919 --> 00:10:04.840
promptly turned it on his own press pack, dousing reporters

165
00:10:04.840 --> 00:10:08.919
and cameras with white paint. Prince Andrew blew it completely

166
00:10:08.960 --> 00:10:11.960
and disastrously, wrote Ross Benson of The Daily Express, while

167
00:10:12.000 --> 00:10:15.720
CBS's Bill Stout branded it the most unpleasant royal visit

168
00:10:15.759 --> 00:10:19.080
since they burnt the White House in eighteen twelve. The

169
00:10:19.159 --> 00:10:21.360
Queen was said to be furious and ordered her son

170
00:10:21.440 --> 00:10:24.519
to personally pay for the damage, estimated between fifteen and

171
00:10:24.559 --> 00:10:28.399
thirty thousand pounds. The People newspaper duly crowned him Twit

172
00:10:28.480 --> 00:10:32.759
of the Year. King Charles will allow Andrew to keep

173
00:10:32.759 --> 00:10:36.480
his Falkland's War Campaign Medal despite removing his remaining honorary

174
00:10:36.600 --> 00:10:40.879
military title. The decision follows Defense Secretary John Healy's announcement

175
00:10:40.879 --> 00:10:43.840
that the government would strip Andrew of his honorary rank

176
00:10:44.200 --> 00:10:47.879
but deferred to the King on medals. Falkland's veteran Simon

177
00:10:47.919 --> 00:10:51.200
Weston told the Telegraph he has lost all other aspects

178
00:10:51.200 --> 00:10:54.320
of dignity, respect and honor he was once ever shown.

179
00:10:54.679 --> 00:10:56.440
But the one thing you cannot strip away from the

180
00:10:56.480 --> 00:10:59.519
man is that moment in his life where he was dignified,

181
00:10:59.639 --> 00:11:03.600
honor and courageous. Andrew may also lose another symbol of

182
00:11:03.600 --> 00:11:07.879
his former royal life, his personalized car number plates. DVLA

183
00:11:08.039 --> 00:11:11.120
records show that the unique registrations once used by the

184
00:11:11.120 --> 00:11:14.399
former Duke are no longer listed. Andrew had long been

185
00:11:14.480 --> 00:11:19.000
seen driving vehicles bearing the plates AYO two do Y

186
00:11:19.360 --> 00:11:25.120
and AYO three DOY for Duke of York. Meanwhile, Glene

187
00:11:25.159 --> 00:11:28.559
Maxwell has reportedly earned a new nickname from fellow inmates

188
00:11:28.600 --> 00:11:31.840
at her Texas prison, Mary Poppins, thanks to her refined

189
00:11:31.840 --> 00:11:34.799
British accent and curious habit of never being seen without

190
00:11:34.840 --> 00:11:39.399
an umbrella. The disgraced socialite carries her umbrella morning, noon

191
00:11:39.440 --> 00:11:43.519
and night, even before sunrise. Couple that with her posh

192
00:11:43.519 --> 00:11:45.919
British accent, and very quickly she was given the name

193
00:11:46.200 --> 00:11:50.039
Mary Poppins. One inmates husband told the Mirror, but unlike Poppins,

194
00:11:50.480 --> 00:11:53.919
there is no love for her more Palace. In just

195
00:11:53.960 --> 00:12:01.000
a moment, Prince William kicked off his visit to Rio,

196
00:12:01.240 --> 00:12:04.879
going barefoot the beach volleyball on Kerber Gabbana. The Prince

197
00:12:04.960 --> 00:12:09.440
joined Olympian Carolina Solberg and her students from the Lavonte Institute.

198
00:12:09.799 --> 00:12:12.759
Witnesses said William threw himself into the match with enthusiasm,

199
00:12:12.919 --> 00:12:15.799
diving across the sand and sharing jubilant high fives after

200
00:12:15.840 --> 00:12:19.080
each success. Earlier in the day, William took part in

201
00:12:19.120 --> 00:12:22.840
football drills at the Marikanya Stadium with local youngsters and

202
00:12:22.879 --> 00:12:27.200
former Brazilian star Cafu. After a penalty shootout, the pitch

203
00:12:27.279 --> 00:12:31.200
erupted in cheers. The royals day began atop Sugarloaf Mountain,

204
00:12:31.240 --> 00:12:34.559
where Rio's mayor presented him with the ceremonial keys to

205
00:12:34.600 --> 00:12:37.519
the city. Prince William paid a touching tribute to his

206
00:12:37.639 --> 00:12:41.279
late mother, recreating one of Princess Diane's most iconic photographs

207
00:12:41.480 --> 00:12:45.320
at Rio's Christ the Redeemer. Standing at the same vantage

208
00:12:45.320 --> 00:12:48.519
point to top Corcovaro Mountain, William posed in front of

209
00:12:48.559 --> 00:12:51.320
the towering statue, more than thirty years after Diane's famous

210
00:12:51.519 --> 00:12:55.200
nineteen ninety one visit. A Kensington Palace spokesperson said the

211
00:12:55.240 --> 00:12:57.519
Prince had loved meeting so many people from across Rio

212
00:12:57.679 --> 00:13:00.240
over the last few days. He's been incredibly strong by

213
00:13:00.240 --> 00:13:02.960
the number of people who fondly remember his mother's visit

214
00:13:03.120 --> 00:13:07.919
to this beautiful city. William's Earthstop Prize ceremony brought global

215
00:13:08.000 --> 00:13:11.159
superstars to Rio on Wednesday night, with Kylie Minogue and

216
00:13:11.159 --> 00:13:14.360
Shawn Mendez headlining the awards show at the Museum of Tomorrow.

217
00:13:14.840 --> 00:13:17.600
William arrived wearing a black tie from tom Ford Suit.

218
00:13:17.679 --> 00:13:21.600
Appropriately given the environmental theme, it was a reware. The

219
00:13:21.639 --> 00:13:26.840
five winners included r E Green for restoring Brazil's Atlantic Forest,

220
00:13:27.279 --> 00:13:31.399
the High Seas Alliance for Ocean Protection, Legos Fashion Week

221
00:13:31.480 --> 00:13:35.960
for Sustainable Fashion, Friendship for Climate Solutions, and Bogata for

222
00:13:36.120 --> 00:13:40.559
reducing air pollution by twenty four percent. William announced a

223
00:13:40.559 --> 00:13:45.039
major new environmental partnership with Leonardo DiCaprio, calling for stronger

224
00:13:45.080 --> 00:13:48.840
global action to protect the planet. Speaking of the United

225
00:13:48.879 --> 00:13:52.840
for Wildlife Global Summit, William unveiled a new partnership between

226
00:13:53.120 --> 00:13:57.000
the Royal Foundation, the Coordination of Indigenous Organizations of the

227
00:13:57.039 --> 00:14:01.799
Brazilian Amazon, and the Poor Dali Fund. William also delivered

228
00:14:01.840 --> 00:14:04.320
what Aids described as a landmark speech on behalf of

229
00:14:04.360 --> 00:14:07.399
the King the British Government of the COP thirty Climate Conference.

230
00:14:08.080 --> 00:14:10.600
In The Royalist, Tom Sykes notes that William ran his

231
00:14:10.639 --> 00:14:13.679
COP thirty speech past his father before flying out after

232
00:14:13.720 --> 00:14:16.600
the Andrew crisis, where the two were at loggerheads until

233
00:14:16.840 --> 00:14:19.039
Charles did what William had been telling him to do

234
00:14:19.159 --> 00:14:22.240
for three years. William knows the value of presenting a

235
00:14:22.519 --> 00:14:26.399
united front. In The Spectator, Alexander Laman writes that Prince's

236
00:14:26.399 --> 00:14:28.919
tour represents a reset for the Royal family after weeks

237
00:14:28.919 --> 00:14:34.519
of terrible, existentially damaging headlines mainly but not entirely revolving

238
00:14:34.519 --> 00:14:41.159
around the Andrew formerly known as Prince Harry likely didn't

239
00:14:41.159 --> 00:14:43.600
score points with his brother by heading to Toronto for

240
00:14:43.799 --> 00:14:47.120
veterans engagements while William was in Rio. Royal expert Richard

241
00:14:47.120 --> 00:14:49.919
Fitzwilliams said, what he clearly is using here is the

242
00:14:49.919 --> 00:14:53.240
opportunity to do two things. Make his point on security

243
00:14:53.279 --> 00:14:55.799
and also the optics will be that he has deliberately

244
00:14:55.919 --> 00:14:58.559
arranged a clash with his brother, whatever the truth of it.

245
00:14:59.279 --> 00:15:01.679
A spokesperson for the Duke of Sussex said the events

246
00:15:01.720 --> 00:15:04.080
were planned nearly a year ago and that the period

247
00:15:04.240 --> 00:15:09.759
of remembrance traditionally extends from November one through eleventh. However,

248
00:15:09.879 --> 00:15:14.840
royal watchers noted that the timing felt deliberate. His Majesty

249
00:15:14.919 --> 00:15:19.519
knighted David Beckham at Windsor Castle. Sir David described receiving

250
00:15:19.519 --> 00:15:22.720
his knighthood as the proudest moment of his life, and

251
00:15:22.759 --> 00:15:25.639
revealed that the King even inspired the suit he wore.

252
00:15:26.159 --> 00:15:28.799
He's kind of the most elegantly dressed man that I know,

253
00:15:29.039 --> 00:15:31.159
so he inspired quite a few of my looks over

254
00:15:31.200 --> 00:15:35.080
the years, and he definitely inspired this look. Beckham said

255
00:15:35.240 --> 00:15:39.639
the suit was designed by his wife, Victoria, Lady Beckham. Catherine,

256
00:15:39.679 --> 00:15:41.879
the Princess of Wales, will play a leading role in

257
00:15:41.960 --> 00:15:45.440
next week's national commemorations, joining veterans and service families at

258
00:15:45.440 --> 00:15:50.279
the National Memorial Beretum in Staffordshire to mark Armistice Day.

259
00:15:50.879 --> 00:15:53.240
The Prince will attend the Remembrance service of the Armed

260
00:15:53.240 --> 00:15:56.159
Forces Memorial on Tuesday, a number eleventh, where she will

261
00:15:56.240 --> 00:16:01.039
lay a wreath and observe the two minutes silence before

262
00:16:01.080 --> 00:16:03.799
William headed to Brazil, the Prince and Princess of Wales

263
00:16:03.840 --> 00:16:06.759
hosted a small thank you celebration for builders and staff

264
00:16:07.039 --> 00:16:09.240
who worked around the clock to help them move early

265
00:16:09.320 --> 00:16:12.960
into their new home, Forest Lodge in Windsor Gray Park.

266
00:16:13.600 --> 00:16:16.720
William Kate reportedly served drinks and snacks at the York

267
00:16:16.720 --> 00:16:20.159
Club to express their gratitude for completing the move weeks

268
00:16:20.240 --> 00:16:24.639
ahead of schedule. The family's relocation marks their official farewell

269
00:16:24.679 --> 00:16:27.840
to Adelaide Cottage, which William said to have privately described

270
00:16:27.879 --> 00:16:30.879
as cursed and inside. I told The Daily Mail every

271
00:16:30.919 --> 00:16:34.759
part of Adelaide Cottage sadly had an unpleasant memory associated

272
00:16:34.759 --> 00:16:37.799
with it. It's a lovely house, but they experienced some

273
00:16:37.840 --> 00:16:44.039
of their most challenging times there as a family. Megan

274
00:16:44.080 --> 00:16:46.120
Markle has returned to acting for the first time since

275
00:16:46.120 --> 00:16:48.919
stepping away from royal life, appearing as herself in the

276
00:16:49.000 --> 00:16:54.000
upcoming Amazon MGM comedy Close Personal Friends. The Duchess was

277
00:16:54.039 --> 00:16:58.679
seen on sat in Pasadena, filming alongside Breed Larsen, Lily Collins,

278
00:16:58.759 --> 00:17:02.679
Jack Quade and Henry. According to a studio source, this

279
00:17:02.759 --> 00:17:05.200
is a massive moment for Megan and signify as a

280
00:17:05.240 --> 00:17:08.319
return to doing which she truly loves. The announcement came

281
00:17:08.319 --> 00:17:11.119
on the same day as William's Earthshot ceremony, which Royal

282
00:17:11.240 --> 00:17:14.240
Watches noted was unlikely to be received well by the

283
00:17:14.279 --> 00:17:18.319
Wales household. Megan is also facing criticism over her use

284
00:17:18.359 --> 00:17:20.920
of royal imagery in connection with her new as Ever

285
00:17:21.000 --> 00:17:24.240
holiday collection. Ahead of the launch, the Duchess shared a

286
00:17:24.359 --> 00:17:27.039
video showing herself at work with a blue notebook bearing

287
00:17:27.079 --> 00:17:30.079
her gold royal cipher the letter M topped with a

288
00:17:30.160 --> 00:17:34.440
crown clearly visible. Online reaction was swift, with some accusing

289
00:17:34.440 --> 00:17:38.079
Megane of cashing in on her royal past. The signature

290
00:17:38.079 --> 00:17:39.960
candle number five p One nine, is said to evoke

291
00:17:40.039 --> 00:17:42.559
the freshness of a day in the English countryside. As

292
00:17:42.599 --> 00:17:45.960
one online observer put it, without the crown, it's just

293
00:17:46.000 --> 00:17:50.480
a candle. Prince Harry's latest podcast appearance on Hassan Minaj

294
00:17:50.599 --> 00:17:54.720
doesn't Know Her Smart Fresh controversy. According to Colin's Rob Shooter,

295
00:17:54.839 --> 00:17:59.039
Harry's team didn't vet Minage before agreeing to the appearance

296
00:17:59.480 --> 00:18:03.200
on four network. Booker told Shooter it looks like Harry

297
00:18:03.240 --> 00:18:07.200
is endorsing someone known for exaggeration. That's terrible optics for

298
00:18:07.240 --> 00:18:12.119
a prince who already overshares. As we look at Remembrance Week,

299
00:18:12.200 --> 00:18:14.720
the contrast between the two royal brothers has never been

300
00:18:14.759 --> 00:18:18.960
more stark. William returns from Brazil with renewed global credibility

301
00:18:19.000 --> 00:18:22.319
and a clear sense of purpose. Harry remains in California,

302
00:18:22.400 --> 00:18:26.640
making podcast appearances and attending charity dinners, while Megan relaunches

303
00:18:26.680 --> 00:18:30.799
her acting career. Andrew faces an uncertain future, whether in

304
00:18:30.799 --> 00:18:34.759
Abu Dhabi's gilded exile of Sandringham's wind swept isolation. His

305
00:18:34.880 --> 00:18:38.400
daughters maintained their public composure, while Sarah Ferguson considers leaving

306
00:18:38.400 --> 00:18:42.200
the country altogether. The week that began with revelations about

307
00:18:42.200 --> 00:18:46.119
Andrew's jealousy of Kate ended with William demonstrating precisely by

308
00:18:46.119 --> 00:18:49.599
the future of the monarchy rests securely in his hands.

309
00:18:50.000 --> 00:18:54.559
The transition isn't just happening, It's accelerating. And there you

310
00:18:54.599 --> 00:18:57.119
have it, Like to email as her addresses the Palace

311
00:18:57.160 --> 00:19:01.799
Intrigue at a gmail dot com. The way today is Sunday,

312
00:19:01.839 --> 00:19:04.839
and there is a new episode of our new series

313
00:19:05.200 --> 00:19:09.599
Crown and Controversy, Prince Andrew chronicling the life and times

314
00:19:09.599 --> 00:19:12.920
and rise and downfall of Prince Andrew. You can get

315
00:19:12.920 --> 00:19:16.279
that episode through the show notes here, or just search

316
00:19:16.319 --> 00:19:20.359
for Crown and Controversy Prince Andrew I Mind frantis my

317
00:19:20.359 --> 00:19:23.880
thanks to John McDermott. This Palace Weekly and contains

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

Listen On

Recent Episodes