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Callarogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome through Pallas Intrigue. I
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am your host, Mark Francis. Meghan Michael has reportedly been
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making efforts to strike up a friendship with Jennifer Aniston.
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A source told Star magazine that the Duchess of Sussex
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is interested in collaborating with Anniston's boyfriend Jim Curtis, and
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believes he could act as a bridge between the two women.
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The insider claimed Meghan SE's professional potential in Curtis's work,
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while also recognizing the social opportunity presents. The source said
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Jim is clearly looking to expand his platform and reach
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a wider audience, and Meghan believes she can help with
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that in a meaningful way. They added that while the
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collaboration would be mutually beneficial, Meghan is genuinely a fan
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of his work and believes the pair could do some
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great stuff together. According to the insider, the plan is
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not entirely strategic, but friendship remains the ultimate goal. Hence
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Mikael's idea would not be a total ruse. However, bagging
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of friendship with Jen would be the endgame. Meghan's got
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this vision of her and Jen hanging out together, going
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on double dates with Harry and Jim, adding that she
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has her heart set on the idea after a tempting
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to get on Aniston's radar for years. It remains to
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be seen how excited Harry is to hang out with
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the Annistons. Royal author Christopher Anderson told Us Weekly Harry
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has suffered from crippling social anxiety when it comes to
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speculation about a potential return to Britain. Anderson said Harry
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wants Archie and Lilabert to get to know their British
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relatives and has always said the door remains open to
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some sort of relationship with the royal family. He added,
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Meghan's focused on their life in Montecito, but he's holding
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out hope that he can eventually divide his time between
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California and the UK. At the same time, another source
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suggested Harry is content where he is now, saying Harry
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is so happy living in the private world it feels
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more like himself in California. The source explained that back
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in England he had this crazy schedule and would come
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back through the palace gates and could go out or
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have a personal life amid ongoing speculation about Meghan potentially
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returning to the UK four Prince Harry's Invictor's games, Royal
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experts suggest the Duchess of Sussex may be keen to
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make a favorable impression with the British public. Royal commentator
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Sarah Vine said Meghan would have significant opportunities to shape
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a public perception if she were to extend a truce
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to the royal family, particularly through what she described as
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eminently instagrammable moments. Commentators of speculator that such a visit
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could include revisiting familiar locations near windsor possibly paying respects
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at Princess Diana's grave at Althorpe, or even a repeat
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of the kind of private meeting Prince Harry previously shared
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with King Charles, this time involving Meghan and the children,
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should the monarch permit it. However, Vine suggested the most
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powerful image would be one involving Meghan and the Princess
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of Wales publicly reconcile. She described that scenario as the
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real money shot, while noting it would depend entirely on
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Kate's willingness to participate. I suspect Kate would rather boil
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her own head but you never know. Vine said she's
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a trooper and she always does what's best for the family.
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Meghan posted a series of Instagram stories showing moments from
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life in Montecito with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. One
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clip showed Meghan's garden as Lilibet splashed in the swimming
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pool with Meghan's mother, Doria Ragland. Another showed a little
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bit in the kitchen, laying out her items from her
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shopping list on the worktop. In a separate video, Archie
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was seen feeding a rhino during a visit to the
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Living Desert Zoo in Palm Springs. As a zoo worker
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explained that the animals can weigh up to three thousand pounds,
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Archie could be heard responding simply what. The social media
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update coincided with Harry's arrival in London. Harry is believed
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to have arrived back in the UK over the weekend
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and is expected to remain in London till the end
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of the week. There is growing speculation that King Charles
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could be asked to open the Victors Games in Birmingham
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in twenty twenty seven alongside Harry, with senior royal commentators
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offering sharply different views on how realistic that scenario may be.
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Speaking on the Royal Exclusive Show, Royal photographer Arthur Edwards
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said the possibility should not be ruled out. Edward said,
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I've worked with the King for many years and he's
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a very decent man, very caring. It may happen. It's
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up to his majesty. It is Harry trying to make
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peace and seek some sort of giveness, he said, well,
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adding that the outcome is far from certain. Referring to
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the King and Prince Harry's last private meeting, he noted
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whether or not it will happen like that the last
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meeting they had, nothing's come out of that. Journalist Samara
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Gill offered a far more skeptical take. You know, I
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feel like this is what the Invictus Games was, but
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now I feel like it's just a pr stunt for
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the Sussex Squad and the Sussexes. I do think that
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what it is is them showing this is what we are,
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this is brand Sussex. I think that's half the reason
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that he's trying to find a photo op to try
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and rehab their brand. But I just wish that there
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was more about those wounded soldiers more palasan just a moment.
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Claims are circulating online and in fringe media spaces suggesting
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that Kate the Assassin is orchestrating or benefiting from a
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so called divorce narrative aimed at Harry and Meghan. The
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theory is being driven largely by commentators and critics rather
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than on record sources, and centers on repeated speculation about
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the Sussex's marriage. According to this narrative, such stories conveniently
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surface whenever uncomfortable questions edge closer to the core of
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the royal family, diverting attention westward to California. Observers say
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this pattern is not new. Prince Harry himself addressed it
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during a December twenty twenty four Deal Book Summit interview,
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noting that whenever he and Meghan are in different places,
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headlines immediately declare trouble. He said the press had apparently
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divorced us maybe ten or twelve times. A new survey
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has confirmed that William and Kate remain the most popular
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members of the royal family, while Harry and Meghan have
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recorded some of their lowest approval ratings to date. The
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poll conducted by Yugov, tracks public favorability towards senior royals
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and suggests that despite a turbulent year for the monarchy,
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overall attitudes have remained largely stable. At the top of
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the rankings once again a Prince William and Kate Middleton,
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with more than three quarters of Britons viewing them positively.
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William leads the table with a seventy seven percent approval,
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followed closely by Kate at seventy four. Support also remains
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strong for Princess Anne, with seventy percent of the public
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holding a favorable view of the Princess Royal. The King
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continues to enjoy a majority approval, with sixty percent of
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Britons expressing a positive opinion, compared with thirty one percent
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who see him unfavorably. Around half of those surveyed also
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view the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh positively. By contrast,
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opinion remains far more divided when it comes to the
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Duke of Sussex. Only thirty one percent of respondents said
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they see Prince Harry in a positive light, a figure
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broadly unchanged from previous surveys. Megan Markel recorded her lowest
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approval ratings so far, with just nineteen percent of Britain's
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expressing a favorable view. Public sentiment towards Prince Andrew is
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even more stark. Just three percent of respondent said they
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hold a positive opinion of him, marking his lowest ever
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favorability score in the Yugov Tracker. Looking beyond individual royals,
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the surveys suggests that attitudes towards a monarchy as an
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institution remain more positive than negative. Around fifty seven to
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fifty nine percent of Britons view both the royal family
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and the monarchy itself favorably, while roughly a third see
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them negatively. Nearly half of respondents say they feel proud
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of the monarchy, compared with nineteen who feel embarrassed and
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around a third who feel neither. King Charles is opening
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Balmoral Castle to the public for Valentine's Day and Dinners,
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offering couples the chance to dine at the royal estate
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in Aberdeenshire. The castle's restaurant will host special meals on
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February thirteenth and fourteenth, with guests welcome with a complimentary
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glass of champagne on arrival. Tickets a price at forty
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five pounds per person, with the menu featuring locally sourced produce,
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including Highland beef from cattle reared near the estate by
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local farmer Grace Noble. Other options include vegetable wellington, hand
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cut chips and strawberry cheesecake prepared by Boo Morals owned chefs.
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Additional dishes on the menu include plum tomato, flat cap, mushroom,
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watercress salad, onion rings, garlic bread, lemon ring tart and
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raspberries saw Bay. Only sixty four places will be available
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across two nights, with each evening limited to thirty two guests.
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Bookings will be offered on a first come, first served
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basis and are expected to sell out quickly. There you
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have it. If you'd like to email us our addresses
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a nice review for enjoying the show. I'm Mark Francis
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my thanks to John McDermott. This is Palace Intrigue and
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