Meghan Finally Gets Letter To Dad, Blames Press For “Ethical Breaches”

0:03 Callarogu Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue. I am your host, Mark Francis. After several days of attempting to make private contact, the Duchess of Sussex has now succeeded in sending correspondence to her father. Meghan had been unable to confirm which hospital her father was in, prompting her personally to telephone medical facilities in the Philippines in an effort to match the hospital logo visible on his gown in published photographs. In a statement on Wednesday, Meghan's spokesperson said the Duchess had managed to get a letter to her father and accused The Daily Mail of breaching clear ethical boundaries. They said, given that a Daily Mail reporter has remained at her father's bedside throughout broadcasting each interaction and breaching clear ethical boundaries, it has been exceedingly difficult for the dutch Is to contact her father privately.

1:02 Despite her efforts over the past several days, with the support of reliable and trusted contacts, her correspondence is now safely in his hands. Megan and her father have remained estranged for more than six years. Mister Markle has never met either of the Sussex's children, Archie and Lillabet, and has not met Prince Harry. Express columnists Meeker Smiles writes, let's cut a long story short. She didn't do what any normal person would do and give her dad a call. No, that would be too easy and means she'd actually have to speak to him. Her representatives say she contacted him via wait for an email. Now, I'm sorry, but anyone who has been on the planet for the last few years knows that sending someone an email is about as effective as launching a carrier pigeon with a handwritten note.

1:52 I receive thousands a day, and the likelihood of being sent anything of even vague importance to my personal email addresses pretty slim. And if I just had a major operation, the last thing I'd be doing is trawling through Black Friday spam offers clogging up my inbox. So, yes, she reached out awful phrase, by the way on paper. In reality, what Meghan did had all the sincerity of a box ticking exercise. Initially, like many I'd imagine, I wondered why on earth she hadn't hopped on the next plane to the Philippines, where he's currently in hospital. But then this sad story got darker. Let's not forget why Meghan and Thomas's relationship initially went sour. He set up pretend paparazzi shots of him preparing for his daughter's wedding for cash.

2:40 Since then, her father, sister, and brother have popped up here, there, and everywhere, taking potshots at her at every given opportunity. So do I believe Meghan's version of events has always been entirely truthful? No? But do I blame her for wanting to put distance between herself and this mad circus? Not? Really? Yes, It's incredibly sad. After all. At one point, her dad came across as being the kind of father a girl could rely on. Now it seems his vulnerability has left him wide open to manipulation. If I could give Megan one piece of advice for once, when the press came calling on Friday, a simple we won't be commenting on this private issue would have more than sufficed. Harry and Meghan have issued a new statement through their Archwell Foundation, responding to Australia's decision to ban under sixteens from accessing social media platforms. Their message said, we celebrate Australia's leadership for seeing and acting on how these technology companies are negatively impacting young people with little to no recourse or accountability and feeble efforts from the companies to stem the flow of harms. Under the new measures, major platforms face flanes of up to forty nine point five million dollars if they failed to take reasonable steps to disable underage accounts.

3:56 The couple continued This bold, decisive action to protect children at a critical moment in their development sends a strong signal that a child's mind is not a commodity to be exploited. It buys young people valuable time back in their childhoods, but it doesn't fix the fundamental issue we all still face with social media platforms. Here's the truth. The ban is an effective measure to stop imminent harm, but ultimately only works as a band aid that does not address tax's broken design and exploitive business incentives requiring us to protect young people in the first place. We hope this ban is only the start of a reckoning between society and the tech companies that built these platforms with growth as their first principle instead of safety. We look forward to the next step to hold tech accountable for its design choices, and hope leadership of new technologies learn the lessons of failing to prioritize the well being of young people. The world is watching to see if they'll finally take responsibility and make the changes the world so desperately needs. Harry and Megan have quietly added a new project to their Netflix slate, releasing a documentary titled Masaka Kids. A rhythm within. The film tells the story of the Uganda based dance collective whose young performers have endured extraordinary hardship, including the effects of famine and conflict, and who have found strength and joy through music and movement.

5:22 The couple served as producers and last month donated fifty thousand dollars to the Masaka Kids Africana through their Archwell Foundation via go fund Me. When the documentary was first announced, a spokesperson for the Sussexes explained how the project came to their attention, saying they would watch the videos regularly with Archie at home, so they were already admirers of the organization before the film project came to them. Men twenty twenty three, pr expert Ria Freeman tells the express. We continually get told more and more about Megan's missteps and how disasters her show's projects are, and yet she keeps going to make them, so we have to assume that maybe, just maybe it's not as bad as many would like to believe. Personally, I feel they should fully lean into the Hollywood side of life, embrace social media fully rather than just as and when it's needed, and give people who want to like them a chance to get to know them better in a less edited way.

6:21 Take inspiration from the successful reality stars of Hollywood, the Kardashians being a prime example, and learn some lessons there. I appreciate for a long time the couple have asked for privacy, but their actions don't echo this. I feel the best course of action would be to really lean into it, as I feel that more opportunities, maybe even better headlines, could come from that in the long term. What palace in just a moment? Megan isn't the only Royal entrepreneur. King Charles has introduced a new range of Royal themed Christmas tree decorations through the Royal Collection Trust, offering festive ornaments inspired by Buckingham Palace, windsor castle and symbols close to the royal family. The collection includes a Buckingham Palace for Sad decoration made from white velvet crystals and traditional Zardozi embroidery for forty pounds, a Buckingham Palace State coach ornament for twenty four pounds, and a Windsor Castle facade decoration also twenty four pounds, crafted with velvet, gold, thread and beading. The most expensive item is the Coronation Limited Addition Bauble, an eighty five pound fine bone China ornament produced in a run of one thousand. Decorated by hand with the Royal coat of arms, national emblems and twenty two carrot gold. It commemorates the coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla in twenty twenty three. King Charles has attended an annual Advent service at Westminster Abbey, joining senior Christian clerics from the UK and the Middle East

7:53 for what he described as a celebration of light, hope and above all, the peace of the season. Thereation drawn from churches across the country gathered at the abbey to mark the run up to Christmas. In a forward to the official Order of service, the King, who is a committed Anglican and Supreme Governor of the Church of England, wrote, it is a great joy to gather with you in the most glorious setting of Westminster Abbey as we celebrate the light, hope, and above all, the peace of this season of advent. This period is one of preparation, of readying ourselves and looking forward to the wonder of Christ's birth. Today we gather for prayer, reflection and music, and to celebrate the good news in which all Christians rejoice, those around us and those in areas where it is not easy to live out one's faith. I am so pleased to be joined by church leaders from across the UK and Middle East, leaders of other faiths, charity representatives and so many of you who contribute to your communities in myriad ways. Princess Anne has won praise from Royal watchers for the understated way she chose to sign her annual Christmas card. The Princess Royal's Festive mess surfaced online after it was shared by an Australian state governor who had received it following Anne's recent visit. The card features a photograph of Anne and her husband, Sir Tim Lawrence, taken during their landmark trip to sark As the Channel Islands marked Liberation Day in May. Shot by photographer Aaron Chown, it shows the couple smiling as they travel by horse and carriage towards La coupee. Inside the greeting reads simply

9:26 with best wishes for a happy and peaceful Christmas and New Year from Anne and Tim. The absence of Anne's title immediately caught the attention of royal fans and commentators, who applauded the modesty of the gesture. No need to blow the trumpet with princess's title, and yet so impactful. I like it, wrote one person. Another remarked, real royals don't need to announce themselves. Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told The Daily Mail the card struck the right tone, saying Anne needs no one to blow a trumpet for her. The informal photograph of her and her husband, in aid to life fully bucolic setting, sets the tone for the simple greetings from Ann Tim. Some observers drough comparisons with Megan Markle's frequent use of her Duchess title despite no longer being a working royal, and there you have it.

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