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Calorogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue. I
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am your host, Mark Francis. Remembrance Day is an important
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and predictable day on the Royal calendar, so it was
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of course time for Megan Michael to announce her holiday special,
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a holiday edition of a Netflix lifestyle series with Love
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Meghan Well, debuted December third. Embrace traditions and make new
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ones for this holiday season, she wrote on Instagram, sharing
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a photo of herself in green dress gazing over an
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elegantly decorated table filled with candles, ribbons, and greenery. Netflix
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described the special as a magical holiday celebration. The episode
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will feature friends and family decking the holes, creating holiday feasts,
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crafting heartfelt gifts, and sharing lots of laughs with simple
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how toos to follow it home. Meghan told attendees at
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four Tune's Most Powerful Women's Summit last month that the
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special would include lots of gift wrapping techniques, a nod
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to her pre Royal days. You guys know I used
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to teach gift wrapping at Paper Source and Advanced gift Wrapping.
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She said, That's not the full circle I was expecting,
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but here we Are, The release date may turn out
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to be an awkward one for the royal calendar. The special,
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set to premiere on December third, falls on the same
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day King Charles and Queen Cammella will welcome the President
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of Germany for a full state visit at Windsor Castle.
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Buckingham Palace confirmed last month that the President of Germany,
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accompanied by Frau Bundenbender, will pay a state visit to
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the United Kingdom hosted by His Majesty the King from
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Wednesday third to Friday the fifth. While the itinerary has
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yet to be released, December third is expected to feature
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the ceremonial welcome and formal banquet, the most high profile
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moments of the visit. That timing means Meghan's Holiday special,
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her final project under her original Netflix deal, will debut
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just as the senior Royals take center stage for one
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of the most significant diplomatic events of the year. The
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overlap isn't the first time one of Megan's announcements has
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coincided with a major royal engagement. Just last week, while
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Prince William was in Brazil for his Earthshot Prime ceremony,
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headlines about Meghan's return to acting surfaced alongside news that
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her as Ever lifestyle brand's holiday collection had launched at
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a local bookstore in Montecito. Inside to say, Netflix set
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the release date before Buckingham Palace confirmed the state visit.
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Though the clash will likely fuel speculation of another royal
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scheduling coincidence, we also anticipate that Kate's annual Christmas concert
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will take place that week. Last year, it was on
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December six, Although no date has been announced, we're keeping
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our editorial calendar open on Friday, December fifth. Perhaps the
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media will accuse Princess Catherine of stealing Meghan's thond, but
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we doubt it. Kate attended the Service of Remembrance yesterday
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at the National Memorial Arboretum at Staffordshire, marking her first
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appearance at the annual ceremony. The Princess stood in quiet
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reflection alongside veterans and families of the fallen as the
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nation paused to honour those who gave their lives in service.
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Wearing a military style black coat, a wide brimmed hat
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with a bow and two poppies pinned to her lapel,
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the future Queen joined atten des in observing the two
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minute silence at eleven a m before stepping forward to
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lay a wreath of red poppies. She appeared visibly moved,
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bowing her head for a moment of private reflection before
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returning to her seat. The ceremony, which began at ten
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forty five, drew veterans, service families and members of the public,
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marking Armistice Day across the United Kingdom. During the service,
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especially commissioned at poem a Sonnet for Us All by
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r GI Manila Palai, poet in residence at the Arboretum,
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was read aloud, reflecting on love, sacrifice and the enduring
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bonds formed through service. Although this year marked Kate's first
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appearance at the annual Service of Remembrance at the National
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Memorial Arbreedom, the event is traditionally attended by a senior
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member of the royal family each year. A blood royal,
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meaning someone directly in the line of succession, typically represents
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the monarchy at the service. However, Kate is not the
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first royal spouse to take on the duty. Over the years,
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several consorts have attended alongside or on behalf of their
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royal partners. Last year, for example, Sophie Duchess of Edinburgh,
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the wife of Prince Edward, the late queen's youngest son,
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attended the ceremony sol though representing the royal family in
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her own right. After the service, the Princess visited the
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Memorial Wall, where she met Squadron Leader Beth Long and
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her daughters, whose husband and father, Squadron Leader Mark Long,
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was killed in twenty twenty four and a spitfire crash
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during the Battle of Britain Memorial flight duties. His name
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is the most recent to be engraved on the wall.
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Kate also met with a group of veterans from recent
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conflicts and spoke with secondary school students from military families
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whose parents are currently on deployment. The Princess spent time
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listening to their experiences and reflected on the unseen sacrifices
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made by service families across the country more palace in
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just a moment. William, the Prince of Wales appeared in
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classrooms across Britain yesterday, delivering a heartfelt message about the
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importance of honoring veterans on Remembrance Day. In a pre
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recorded video for the Royal British Legion's annual Remembrance Assembly,
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Prince William told pupils that it was vital to stop
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and reflect, adding that the day teaches us empathy, resilience
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and responsibility. Coming together for remembrance is a vital way
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to honour those whose service keeps us safe. Even today,
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as we can continue to face a number of conflicts
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across the world. We honor those who have gone before
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us and those who are serving now. Their memories matter,
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their lives matter, and they remind us to be respectful, kind,
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brave and thoughtful every day. The online assembly, aimed at
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students aged nine two fourteen, is held annually on or
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near Armistice Day and was streamed in schools via YouTube
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and zoom. In his message, William said Armistice Day is
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an important time for us to stop and reflect. It
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is a reminder the remembrance is for everyone. When we remember,
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we connect with service in the personal way. We learn
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from the courage of others and carry their stories forward
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so they are not forgotten. It's not just about the past,
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it's about shaping who we become in the future. When
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we wear a red poppy or take a moment of silence,
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we are saying thank you, We have not forgotten, and
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we will not forget. Through my own experience, as well
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as through my work with the Royal Navy, the Army
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and the Royal Air Force, I've seen firsthand the dedication
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and duty of our armed forces in keeping us protected.
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Later in the evening, William joined the King and Queen
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at Windsor Castle for a reception honoring VJ veterans marking
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the eightieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
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Queen Camilla marked Armistice Day with a trip by train
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to London, taking part in the annual Poppies to Paddington
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tribute honoring the nation's war dead. Her Majesty board of
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the nine twenty eighth service from Chippenham and Wiltshire, the
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nearest station to her private home at ray Mill, where
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she was greeted by members of the local community, representatives
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from Great Western Railway and pupils from Monkton Primary School.
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The children presented the Queen with a wreath they had
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made from crocheted poppies, proudly explaining that it had taken
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six weeks to complete. Well, that's very impressive, Camilla told them.
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I was never very good at that, or knitting for
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that matter. Are we taking this to London for you.
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She also noted that the poppy pinned to her dark
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green dress had been knitted from wool from the King's
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sheep at Sandringham. When complimented on wearing gwr's colors, she laughed,
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of course. Spotting a train pulling in, the Queen remarked,
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oh good, it's on dime, before boarding with her security team. Appropriately,
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the service was named Odette Hallowe's GCMB in tribute to
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the wartime hero and Special Operations executive agent who survived
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imprisonment in Ravensbrook concentration Camp. During the journey, the train
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paused at Swindon station, where local dignitaries added several more
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wreaths to be taken to London. I'm not sure where
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we are going to put all of these, but will
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take good care of them, Camilla said, cheerfully. It's my pleasure.
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We'll decorate the seats. The poppies to Paddington initiative began
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in twenty twenty during the pandemic, when wreaths were sent
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on early morning trains from stations across the Great Western
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Railway network. It has since become a deeply rooted part
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of the UK's remembrance tradition. Arriving at Paddington shortly before
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eleven am, the Queen made her way to Platform one's
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War Memorial for a solemn service featuring the Call to Remembrance,
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the Last Post and the traditional two minutes silence. The
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Military Wives Choir then performed poppy read before her Majesty
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laid her wreath and met with the performers, the Railway
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Chaplain and veterans working within the rail industry. And there
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