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Calorogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue. I
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am your host, Mark Francis, Prince William, and Meghan Markel
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appear to agree on at least one deeply divisive British issue,
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how to properly serve as scon. The debate was reignited
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after Prince William revealed during an interview on Heart FM
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that he follows the cream first method, saying the habit
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came directly from Queen Elizabeth. Asked whether he preferred the
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Cornish or Devonshire approach to scon's, William joked, I love
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that I am an authority on scon's. I can only
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tell you what I've learned from my grandmother and she
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would definitely, she would put the cream on first. Just
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hours later, Megan mirkele lifestyle brand as Ever, appeared to
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weigh in on the same culinary battle. Because of course
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she did. The brand shared a video on social media
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showing freshly baked SCons topped with cream first and then
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with Megan's fruit spread. The caption read weekend Plans Baking
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warm scones topped with our strawberry or raspberry spread, orange
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blossom honey, and flour sprinkles. The accompanying video showed a
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large spoonful of cream placed onto the scon before jam
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was added on top, placing Megan firmly in the same
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camp as William on the issue. The post also included
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a recipe for the SCons. It instructed bakers to mix
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the four baking powder and salt together, then add the
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cold buttercubes and rub into the dry ingredients until the
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mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Whisk the egg and sugar together
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into light and foamy, then incorporate into the dough along
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with heavy cream mix and tiller smooth dough forms. Cut
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out the scones using the cookie cutter or glass, brush
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the tops with butter, and bake for fourteen minutes and
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one hundred and seventy degrees celsius. Serve with raw cream, our,
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strawberry spread, orange blossom, honey, and flower sprinkles. As you
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can imagine, her recipe was criticized to former Royal chef
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Darren McGrady, who worked for Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace.
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Sheared back in twenty eighteen jam first or clotted cream
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firs first jam First at Buckingham Palace Guarden parties. King
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George is also hinted in the past that he may
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prefer the jam first approach. During a visit to the
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Royal Cornwall Show, he reportedly questioned the child who was
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preparing a scone kring first, asking have you got that
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the right way around? Prince Harry is reportedly preparing what
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Inside is underscribing as a long term effort to repair
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relations with William ahead of his brother eventually becoming king.
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According to sources cited by Radar Online, Harry has been
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quietly working on what one insider calls a carefully timed
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diplomacy mission and battle plan aimed at easing tensions within
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the royal family after years of public fallout. The proposed
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strategy is said to center around next years in Victor's
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Games in Birmingham, which could provide the first major opportunity
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for the brothers to appear together publicly since Queen Elizabeth
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the Second funeral in twenty twenty two. One palace aide
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said it feels like Harry is testing the waters for
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peace in Victus Games in Birmingham is said to be
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the key is his olive branch moment, something symbolic, but
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safe under the banner of a cause. Everyone can support.
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The memory of that first Games in twenty fourteen still lingers,
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with Charles, Camilla and William all there, proud and unified.
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If they choose to appear together again, it wouldn't just
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be a family photo opportunity. It would signal to the
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world that the Royals are finally ready to move past
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the fractors of the last few years. One Royal source
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claimed William remains reluctant to reopen communication, saying so far
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there's no real indication that William wants to reopen that door.
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He's deeply protective of his family and feels that too
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much damage was done in public for things to simply
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be smoothed over. It's not about stubbornness so much as caution.
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He doesn't want another round of emotional fallout played out
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in front of the cameras. For now, his position seems
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to be weight and see rather than rush into anything. However,
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another insider suggested Harry now believes he must take the
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first step toward reconciliation. They said privately, there's a growing
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sense that the stale meat con't go on forever. Harry
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seems to realize that one of them has to blink,
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and he's willing to be that person. He knows the
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clock is ticking, William's role is evolving, the monarchy is changing,
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and it's in everyone's interest to lower the temperature before
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the weight of the crown shifts again. Another Palace source
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that described Harry's current approach is more subtle and cautious
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than in previous years. The source said Harry's approach now
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is about quiet signaling rather than grand statements. He wants
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to show he can be part of the fold again
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without stirring the pot, reminding the family in the public
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that he can support the institution in his own way.
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It's a gradual process, a series of small gestures designed
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to rebuild trust before any big, headline grabbing moment. He
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knows William is harder to reach, but he's holding onto
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the idea that consistency might eventually melt the ice between them.
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The report also claims King Charles has become more open
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to rebuilding relations with Harry in recent months. The King
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and Prince Harry reportedly shared tea at Clarence last year
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in what AIDS described as a respectful but cautious reset.
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One inside has said it's possible Charles has reached a
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point of quiet reflection where he accepts that Harry is
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entitled to his viewpoints. In private, he made knowledge that
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father and son have both made mistakes. But he's old
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enough then, wise enough now to see how his own
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choices shaped Harry's sense of isolation. That self awareness seems
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to make him more open to reconciliation than William, who
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still views things through the prism of duty and self protection. Charles,
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by contrast, appears to be seeking a little peace before
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it's too late. Gossip colonist Rob Shuter argue that the
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Duke and Duchess of Sussex remain dependent on their royal
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connection for public interest. He said, the only thing that
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makes these two people interesting is the royal family, the
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one thing they are trying to run away from, the
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one thing that they want no part of. That's all
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they've got. We're not interested in them for any other reason.
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He also touched on reports that Prince Harry maybe considering
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writing a self help book focused on therapy and personal growth.
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Meghan Kelly reacted to that, saying that's the last person
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you should be taking advice from He's clearly miserable, more
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palace in just a moment. A Daily Male editor at large,
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Allan Boschoff told Palettes Confidential that she believes Meghan's anniversary
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post may have been intended to draw attention to Meghan's
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lifestyle brand as Ever. Boschof suggested the timing was notable
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because as Ever was also promoting its five nineteen candle,
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named after the couple's May nineteen wedding date. Bochoff said,
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do you remember what they did to mark their seventh
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wedding anniversary? Meghan posted a picture of a cork mood
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board to show how in love they are. It included
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baby scans and whatever. Everyone went past the sick bag.
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The scene is so different, and I wonder why it's
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so different. Can I direct your attention to a very
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nice candle called five one nine their wedding date. Call
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me a horrible person, but I fear this huge, candid
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photo dump was intended to funnel people to the brand
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because this year they really have to make money. This
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is the year Meghan's brand has to work. That's the
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difference between the seventh and the eighth anniversary. Both are
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equally insignificant, but this one they're fineling. She also dismissed
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a speculation that Meghan may be preparing to launch a
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fashion brand after posting a photo from her wardrobe before
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an appearance in Geneva. Boschoff said this started after Meghan
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posted a picture on the eve of her visit to Geneva.
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She was in her big walk in wardrobe with a
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huge rack of designer clothes behind her. Very prominently displayed
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in the front was a Giorgio Amani black suit with
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gold buttons. Her daughter Lilibet was sitting at her feet
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with her face turned away. People took it as a
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science she wanted to start a fashion brand. I think
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that's very unlikely. The money it takes to start a
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fashion brand is huge. This is Meghan the influencer again,
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not Meghan the fashion designer. The discussion also turned to
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Meghan and Harry's use of their children in social media posts.
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Meghan's popularity in Britain has fallen to its lowest line
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level since polling on the issue began. According to new
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figures released by Yugov. The latest Royal Family favorability tracker
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shows that just nineteen percent of Britons now hold a
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positive opinion of the Duchess of Sussex. At the same time,
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negative views of Meghan of climb to sixty six percent,
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meaning roughly two thirds of those surveyed now view her unfavorably.
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The new numbers marked the lowest approval rating recorded for
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Megan since Yugov began tracking public attitudes towards members of
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the royal family. However, the polling also indicates that opinions
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remain divided across generations and regions. Younger Britons are generally
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more supportive of the Sussexes, while recent polling in the
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US has shown Prince Haran Meghan enjoy stronger approval overseas
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than in Britain. And there you have it. Follow Palace
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mcturer that this is Palace Intrigue and good times. Mm hmm.