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Calorogus Shark Media. Hi, and welcome to Pallas Intrigue. I
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am your host. Mark Francis. Meghan Marko's latest as Ever
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product launchers sparked sharp backlash online, with critics accusing the
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duchess of being out of touch over pricing. The forty
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four year old unveiled her first product rollout of twenty
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twenty six, introducing a limited edition leather bookmark priced at
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eighteen dollars, alongside a bundled a Moment to Unwind set
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costing sixty four dollars. The set includes the bookmark, peppermint
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tea and sage honey with honeycomb, which the Asever website
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describes as simple comforting essentials meant to help you slow
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the pace and settle in. Promotional materials framed the collection
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as Megan's take on starting the new year outright, calling
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it thoughtfully curated to feel personal, comforting and complete. The bookmark,
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stamped with the phrase fell asleep here in megas handwriting,
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was described as a small reminder that rest is part
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of the ritual. Despite selling out shortly after launch, the
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pricing prompted backlash from royal watchers and online commenters. One
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reddit user wrote, sixty four dollars absolutely disgusting. She has
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no shame, none whatsoever. Another added, so roughly twenty one
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dollars for each of these three unappealing things, and it
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was possible to get more ridiculous than here we are.
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Another suggested the four item purchase limit was designed to
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consume inventory levels, claiming I'm assuming the limit of fore
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order is so no one can discover her stock. Some
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critics argue the bundle was just a way to offload
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unsold products. One user wrote, she's just restyling her leftovers
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that she can't sell and attaching a cheap bookmark to it.
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They claimed large quantities of honey and tea remained from
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previous launches, adding this just further supports the stock figures
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and mess of her business that was found a few
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weeks ago. The peppermint tea and sage honey were already
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available individually for fourteen and thirty two dollars, respect making
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the bookmark the only new introduced item. Others criticized the
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wording on the bookmark itself, when user wrote on x
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Megan couldn't even come up with a quote herself. She
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had to borrow from theirs and just write it in
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a fancy cursive. However, some defended the duchess, noting of
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the bookmark was created in collaboration with the UK based
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female owned Workshop. One supporter wrote, well, it was a collab,
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so if you're so but hurt, call them and find
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out how many were created. According to as Ever, the
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bookmark was produced in the UK using sustainably sourced leather
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and made in collaboration with a new forest based workshop.
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The product description states it was designed to last in
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serve as a keepsake, designed for those who linger, pause
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and return. For Women dot Com, Rose McMackin writes it
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could be easy to brush off the overpriced bookmark as
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a one off instance of being out of touch, but
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for Meghan Marko's simply the latest one. She seems to
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have a knack for appeering woefully out of step, even
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she bends over backwards trying to seem relatable. According to
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recent petting odds published by Casino Beats, Meghan is expected
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to release a cookbook link to her Netflix series With
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Love Megan. The book is said to feature approachable recipes
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associated with the show, including dishes such as her single
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skillet spaghetti, a rainbow themed fruit salad, and her signature
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jams and marmalade. The same odds indicate that the second
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season of the Netflix series is also considered likely, suggesting
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the project could expand beyond its initial run. Speculation doesn't
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stop there. The book makers also point to the possibility
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of Meghan making some form of reconnection with the royal family,
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though not with William wore Kate. Additional predictions include a
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potential memoirle, an appearance at London Fashion Week, and even
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another televised conversation with Oprah Winfrey. Prince Harry is unlikely
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to see his father, King Charles when he returns to
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the United Kingdom this week. The Duke of Sussex will
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be in the UK for several days for court proceedings
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related to his legal claim against Associated newspapers, the publisher
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of The Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday. The
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trial begins Monday, with Harry expected to take part on Thursday.
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According to The Telegraph, King Charles is expected to be
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in Scotland during Harry's visit. Royal sources told the paper
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that the King has no wish to be linked to
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any court proceedings and typically takes a break from public duties.
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In January, royal expert Kinsey Schofield told Fox News Digital
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it's important to note that King Charles does not regularly
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communicate with Harry. The royal family views him as untrustworthy
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and a liability, largely due to concerns that private conversations
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will quickly find their way into the press. This is
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especially sensitive given the King's cancer treatment is considered a
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deeply private matter. British broadcaster and photographer Helene at Chard
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echoed that view, saying Prince Harry is accustomed to a
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life built on conflict. He has sued the Mail on
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Sunday and much more to the embarrassment of his father.
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He still maintains that he has been stitched up by
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the establishment. It's a no brain and safe to say
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King Charles will not be seeing Prince Harry. Chofield also
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said Prince William and his wife Princess Catherine are no
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longer in contact with Harry and Meghan Markel. Their focus
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remains firmly on their own family and responsibilities. Our royal
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inside at Deep Crown tells us the suggestion that his
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Majesty is simply too busy to receive his own son
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is frankly rather absurd on its face. The King's diary
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is managed by his household. They work at his pleasure,
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not the reverse. If Charles wished to see Harry, the
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schedule would accommodate it. That he apparently does not wish
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to do so, speaks volumes about the current state of affairs.
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Charles may be fond of his youngest son in the abstract,
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but he is king first, and a king cannot afford
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to be seen endorsing, even tacitly his son's litigious warfare
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against the British press while conducting important state business. The
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monarchy survives on maintaining a certain distance from controversy. Harry
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seems determined to remain at its center or a palace
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in just a moment. According to a report from Radar Online,
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a witness in Prince Harry's latest legal battle says he
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is now afraid for his safety, claiming intimidation linked to
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the Duke's legal team ahead of the trial due to
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beginner Monday. Private investigator Gavin Burrows is said to have
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made the allegation during a pre trial hearing, saying the
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pressure he has faced has left him fearful enough to
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request giving evidence remotely. His lawyer Tom Poole said his
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client had no objection to giving evidence, but fear of
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the consequences of doing so in person. Paul said Burrows
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had always been fully willing to give evidence voluntarily, but
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is concerned that by doing so he puts himself at
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personal risk. Paul told the court that Burrows had been
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contacted by by a line Times, which Burrows believes works
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closely with the claimant's legal representatives. He said Burrows interpreted
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the contacts threatening, adding that his client, rightly or wrongly,
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has interpreted the email, which was saying that they are
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going to be publishing an article about him today. He
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has interpreted that, rightly or wrongly, as a blatant to
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to intimidate him at the commencement of trial before he
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is due to give evidence. Harry is not expected to
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launch any further legal action against the UK Press once
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his current lawsuit against the publisher of The Daily Mail concludes.
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According to sources who spoke to The Royalist, the move
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could mark a significant shift in Harry's media strategy. Rather
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than continuing a confrontational and costly legal campaign, the Duke
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of SUSSS is said to be exploring a more traditional
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public relations approach aimed at reshaping perceptions of him in Britain.
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Sources suggest that if Harry wants to operate in the
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UK again, even on a limited basis, remaining in open
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conflict with the press would make that extremely difficult. Celebrity
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hairdresser George Northwood worked closely with Meghan during international royal
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tours following her twenty eighteen marriage to Prince Harry. Northwood
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described the experience as intense but formative, telling Radar Online,
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working with Meghan was a game changer. I loved her
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from day one. I went on tour with them to Australia,
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New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga and we did forty looks
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in three weeks. Megan always has ideas, but then she'd
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let me run and Harry was very, very good at
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noticing her hair. Sources familiar with the tours said the
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volume of styling changes was highly unusual by royal standards,
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even if common in the entertainment industry. One insider said
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Meghan approached royal appearances with an actor's mindset. Every outfit,
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every appearance had to feel distinct That translated into constant
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hair changes that pushed the team hard, they said. Another
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source stressed it was not deva behavior, it was an
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actress refusing to repeat herself when the cameras were rolling NonStop.
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Northwould also describe the practical realities behind the scenes. Royal
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tours are not glamorous. All the time I did Meghan's
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Hairy Morocco and the airport toilets, we had ten minutes.
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A celebrity can arrive whenever they're ready. A royal has
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to be out that door at this time, no negotiation.
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You have three minutes to get that hair into a bun,
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