Aug. 19, 2025

Mariah Carey Snubs Meghan? Plus: Netflix Deal Drama and Royal Jam Wars

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Did Mariah Carey just shade Meghan Markle? Fans think so after the pop diva praised Sarah Ferguson—but not Meghan—when asked about royal ties. Plus: new doubts about the Sussexes’ Netflix deal, harsh critiques of With Love, MeghanSeason 2, and Bethenny Frankel says the couple “rushed into too many projects.” We also break down the latest brand woes, from Harry’s polo flop to Charles undercutting Meghan with his own jam. And yes—King Charles’ Sandringham estate now runs on solar power. Take that, Montecito.

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Calorogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to you Palace Intrigue.

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I'm your host, Mark Francis. Megan Michael appears to have

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been snubbed by one of her former podcast guests, none

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other than Mariah Carey. In a new interview with Hits Radio,

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the pop legend was asked about her connections to the

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British royal family ahead of her performance at King Charles

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Sandringham Estate, but instead of mentioning her twenty twenty two

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appearance on Meghan's Archetypes podcast, Carrie chose to name only

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one royal, Sarah ferguson The Duchess of Youorek, whom she

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warmly described as cool. Themission has raised eyebrows, with some

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observers calling it a pointed snub, especially given the slightly

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tense exchange the pair shared during their podcast episode on Archetypes,

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Carrie famously called Megan a deva, prompting a moment of

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discomfort that even after carry clarified she meant it it's

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a compliment. It's the visual, Mariah explained to the time.

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It's the look. You wouldn't maybe get as much a

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diva if you weren't so beautiful and didn't have gorgeous ensembles.

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Meghan didn't quite agree. I associated differently, she replied, later,

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saying it's not something I connect to. Carrie, however, stood

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her ground, saying you give us diva moments sometimes, Meghan.

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Despite the clarifications and attempts at warmth, the moment never

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quite recovered, and now, with Carey opting to highlight a

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different duchess in a royal related conversation, some are wondering

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if that podcast tension still lingers. In the Daily Mail,

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Richard Eden writes under the headline don't believe the gushing

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nonsense you're hearing about Meghan and Harry's Netflix deal. I've

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been told the truth and it's very different. According to Eden,

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the public statement about their relationship with Netflix, for example,

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provides a masterclass in media manipulation. What the Sussexes have

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been given is a face saving first look agreement in

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which Netflix has the option, but no obligation, to commission

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any project Harry and Meghan might suggest significantly. I am

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told the couple will be paid in full only if

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those projects are commissioned, so they could be far less

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to the much hyped new deal than meets the eye.

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As a show business source put it, this announcement is

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potentially an elegant way for Netflix to cut its tithes

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with the Sussexes if they don't come up with anything

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juicy and personal, such as their twenty twenty two docu

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series Harry and Meghan. Celebrity chef Jameson Stocks has delivered

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a blistering assessment of the deal, saying, I think Netflix

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will get to a point where they won't know what

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to do with her anymore. She might end up in

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an office job at Netflix headquarters. Stocks suggested that while

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Meghan's connections to food and lifestyle branding is clear, it

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may be too narrow a focus to sustain the platform's interest.

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She won't stray from cooking, and Netflix, along with other investors,

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have already put a lot into her and her lifestyle brand.

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Bethany Frankel, speaking to US Weekly after being named the

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publication's Entrepreneur of the Year, said the couple rushed into

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too many projects at once, resulting in underwhelming outcomes. They

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made all these different deals, she said, and business is

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really hard. I think the truth is, like Megan and Harry,

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I bet they're good decent people. They didn't want the fame,

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but they didn't want to give up the lifestyle because

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it's expensive. Now they're living in Montecito and it's hard

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for things to land. If it was so easy, everybody

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would be good at doing it. Frankel noted, Harry is

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reportedly once again feeling lost and struggling to find direction.

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According to royal commentator Esther crack You, who told the

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Son Harry is nowhere to be seen. Yes, obviously he's

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dealing with the fallout from his charity and trying to

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find his own thing. But the man is lost. I mean,

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he's really trying to find his feet. She described Harry

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as having a Brown Madus touch, a euphanism for failed ventures,

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and adding that in her view, this creative side of

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this endeavor has really been Megan's push. She went on

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to say, I think because he's come from a world

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where everyone fawns at everything that he does, because his

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Prince Harry. Harry's most recent contribution to Netflix was the

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Polaric documentary, which debuted in December of twenty four, but

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according to streaming data, it failed to make an impression,

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ranking three thousand, four hundred and thirty six overall with

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just five hundred thousand views. That places it well behind

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Meghan's own With Love Meghan series, which ranked three hundred

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and eighty third and garnered five point three million views.

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The second season of With Love Meghan is set to

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premiere on August twenty six, but not everyone is convinced

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it will serve up a hit. Royal commentator Kinsey Schofield

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told The Son that viewers shouldn't expect much of a

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departure from the show's first outing, calling it more of

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the same recipe. She added, if you weren't impressed with

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the first season, don't expect a sudden evolution. Even the

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music is very much the same. I think she's doing

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this pursuit of joy thing, but can be dancing having fun.

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It's a way to change public perception about her. The

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first season reviews weren't kind. The Guardian described it as

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gormous lifestyle filler, while The Telegraph went with simply insane.

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Commentator as to crack You was even more pointed, telling

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The Sun the deal is a retainer in case they

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decide to accidentally do something entertaining again. That's basically it,

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So there's no commitment. They put no money behind this.

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It's basically the right to first refusal. So if they

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come up with something that doesn't have to do with

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their whole kind of sermonizing about how to save the world,

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then Netflix might be like, yes, I mean, to be

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brutally honest, what they've done is they've said, unless you

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have some juicy tea to spill on the Royal family,

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or you get divorced and want to give us a documentary,

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probably not. But if they have something juicy to say

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about the Royal family, like the King sent me a

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potted plant which turns out to be poison ivy, or

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that h my fox just didn't hold me the way

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I wanted to and so we've to consciously uncouple, then

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maybe that's basically it. These people are a household name.

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They're annoying, but they're a household name. More palace. It

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just a moment. It's jam wars in the Royal Family.

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King Charles is officially undercut Meghan Markel and the Preserve Isle,

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pricing his new raspberry jam at just six seventy a jar,

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less than half the cost of Megan's fourteen dollars legally

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fruit spread offering from her lifestyle brand as Ever Charles's

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Long Soul Jam through the Duchy of Cornwall Estate, but

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this latest batch is now being stocked at the Sandringham

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Gift Shop, with a wider rollout expected soon. The King's

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version is described as being made to a unique recipe

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with locally sourced ingredients and perfect on toastal SCons. By contrast,

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Meghans as Ever Preserved, featuring raspberries and a hint of lemon,

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is marketed as a luxurious drizzle that's for more than

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just your morning toast. Meanwhile, Meggan's twenty twenty four NAPA

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Valley Rose has been on sale for over a week,

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and unlike her previous three product launchers, which vanished from

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virtual shelves and minutes, this one was still available to

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purchase at the time of this recording. A source close

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to the Sussex Is told Newsweek the extended availability was intentional, saying,

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biggest stock of product yet obviously trying to do everything

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we can to ensure as many people as possible can

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experience the product. So glad it hasn't sold out yet.

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Brand expert Nick Eid agrees. He told Newsweek the slower

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sell through may be a sign that as ever, it's

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adjusting to demand. It's kind of a good thing that

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we have product available to buy if people or a

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fan of it. He also encouraged the Duchess to move

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beyond direct to consumer launches and begins stocking her products

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and retail outlets, saying otherwise you're going to disappoint your customers.

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Next on the menu, a sparkling wine is reportedly in development,

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with hopes for a release before the end of summer.

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Well we hear at Palace Entrigue, meaning me have ordered

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the from Megan Markel and we'll have some unboxing and

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The King has added another green feather to his crown

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with the completion of a new salt of farm that

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now fully powers the Sandringham Estate. Built on a former

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horse grazing paddock behind the royal residence, the solar facility

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features two thousand panels spread across two point three hectares.

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The project began last October and is now live, delivering

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two point one megawatts of zero carbon energy to Sandringham House,

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the Estates visitor center and the sawmill. Any surplus energy

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is fed back into the national grid. The eco conscious

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Monarch has long championed sustainability and this latest project is

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in line with his commitment to renewable energy across royal landholdings.

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The solar panels are mounted on a steel framework and

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made from toughened glass, and are largely concealed from the

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Estates five hundred thousand annual visitors thanks to the surrounding trees.

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The installation is expected to operate for up to forty years,

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after which the land will be returned to horse grazing.

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