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Hell, Hello, and welcome to Palace Intrigue. I am your host.
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Mark Francis a friend close to Meghan Markel who's claimed
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the Duchess is literally lost after her lifestyle brand has
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ever failed to meet expectations. Speaking to The Daily Mail,
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the friend said, at the moment, she is literally lost
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because the whole jam making business did not work out
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in the way she thought it would. Nobody has seen
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any figures, but I don't think that they are that good.
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I know they just released a Sauvignon blanc, but it's
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not going to make lots of money because Netflix owns
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the business. According to the report, Netflix is not just
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a backer, but an active partner in as Ever, the
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outlets Allison Boshoff wrote, this would be disputed by Meghan,
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but certainly the streamer is an investor and will be
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taking a big slice of any profits. It's also heavily
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involved in running business, as Megan, despite her talk of
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being a female founder, is entirely inexperienced. During an interview
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with Bloomberg earlier this year, Meghan described Netflix as her
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only partner and investor, and spoke passionately about her creative
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vision for the brand. I don't want it to feel generic,
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cookie cutter or phoned in, she said, But I know
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how much time I spent on it, from soup to nuts.
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But I want it to be something that people feel
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excited to have in their home, and especially that people
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feel excited to gift. However, her friend suggested that ambition
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may be outpacing experience. She just wants to make money.
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She wants to be a billionaire, the source said. The
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trouble is she doesn't know how. Behind the scenes, Meghan
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Markle is said to be quietly supporting Prince Harry's efforts
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to reconcile with his family, particularly his father, King Charles.
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Sources told Page six that while Meghan has not shied
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away from discussing the difficulties she faced within the royal household,
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she recognizes the importance of rebuilding bridges. They need the
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royal family, said one insider, and it's aware of that.
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Another added, Meghan knows that Harry won't be returning to
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royal duties, but on a human personal level, she wants
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him to be on good terms with his father. Security
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remains a key obstacle. Harry lost a legal appeal in
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May after being denied taxpayer funded police protection when visiting Britain,
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a decision he has described as unjustified and inferior treatment.
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Even so, during his September visit to London, his first
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meeting with his father in nineteen months, Harry was reportedly
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encouraged to find the King and good spirits. A source
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said he left Clarence House smiling after gifting his father
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a new photo of his children. Observers have noted that
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Harry has appeared lighter and happier since the visit. He
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was seen beaming while opening the Project Healthy Minds World
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Mental Health Day festival in New York last week, where
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he said maintaining good mental health isn't just an individual challenge,
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it is a community responsibility. Approached this way, everybody wins.
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Princess Diana's biographer Andrew Morton has shared his reflections on
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Megan mark time was working royal, saying she could have
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been a natural royal had she stayed longer in the fold.
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Speaking on Podsave the King, Morton said, the great tragedy
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I think is that Megan and Harry didn't give it
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long enough to see whether they could give it a go.
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They were on the out almost before the wedding music
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had finished. He recalled Megan's long record of activism, noting
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Meghan's a natural. I've got pictures of her when she
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was aged ten leading a march against the First Golf
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War at a school. The local TV cameras turned up
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and she was there giving interviews. She spoke of the
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United Nations with Hillary Clinton. She had the great possibility
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of using her talent in her position to make a
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genuine change to the world. I don't think she's going
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to make such a change living in Montecito. Turning to
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Prince Harry, Morton drew strong comparisons between him and his
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late mother. Prince Harry was and is a natural. He
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and his wife have got charisma, and there is no
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denying that people do respond to them in a very
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positive way when they meet him, he said, adding when
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I see Harry kneeling down with his arm around some kid,
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I am just watching day. It transports you back twenty
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five thirty years. Harry himself says that he never makes
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a decision without referring it to her in a spiritual sense.
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Morton also praised Diana's enduring influence on the monarchy. She
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marked a turning point in the way the royal family behaved,
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and through her behavior, helped to modernize and make more
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human the royal family. So it wasn't big handbags, white
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gloves and stand offish. It was more touchy feely than
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it had ever been in the past. So she made
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the Royal family more relevant to modern times. Peer Powlli
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Piccioli says Meghan Markel brought human warmth and grace to
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his Balancediaga debut, calling her surprise appearance at Paris Fashion
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Week a beautiful moment of sincerity in an industry that
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doesn't often allow for surprise. Piccioli told Vogue, Meghan and
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I met some years ago, and we've been texting ever since.
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She reached out and said she'd love to come to
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the show. There was no strategy or big orchestration. I
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didn't tell anyone she was coming because I wanted it
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to stay a surprise. In fashion, real surprises are rare,
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and this one was beautiful. He added. Seeing Megan in
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the audience at his debut show was a wave of
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love at the end of an emotional week. When I
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walked out and saw her there I felt supported, he said.
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It reminded me that fashion is about connection, not just
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the clothes, but the people who believe in what you're doing.
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Christy Tiger has spoken out in defense of Megan Mirkle,
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saying the Duchess of Sussex is deeply misunderstood and one
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of the kindest and strongest people she knows. Speaking to
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People magazine, Tiger and said she finds it insane how
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polarizing Megan has become, insisting that Duchess is nothing like
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how she's often poortrayed. I really adore her, Christie said,
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I think she is so incredibly strong. It is insane
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to me how polarizing she is for so many different
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people when she really is such a kind, good person
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that wants the best for all her friends, and the
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best for people around her, and the best for her
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own relationship and for her children. She just wants those things,
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and people come up with all these different things that
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she could be about or what she wants, but not
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that complicated. I think it's cool that Megan is just like, listen,
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say whatever you want. I'm happy and I'm healthy and
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I feel good more powers in just a moment, King
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Charles's personal fortune has seen an extraordinary rise over the
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past year. According to the latest Sunday Times Ritu list,
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his Majesty's wealth has now estimated at six hundred and
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forty million pounds, up dramatically from thirty million pounds the
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previous year, making him considerably richer than his late mother,
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Queen Elizabeth I. The Queen was reported to be worth
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three hundred and seventy million pounds at the time of
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her death in twenty twenty two, meaning Charles now surpasses
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her by around two hundred and seventy million pounds. Much
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of the increase stems from the investment portfolio he inherited
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from her, which was exempt from inheritance tax under a
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longstanding agreement designed to protect the monarchy's financial stability. Additional
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income is generated from the Duchy of Lancaster, the King's
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private estate, which spans more than eighteen thousand heck across Lancashire,
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Yorkshire and parts of central London. Valued at approximately six
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hundred and fifty four million pounds, it produces about twenty
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million pounds and annual profits. Meanwhile, Prince William's personal wealth
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is estimated at about one hundred million pounds. As Duke
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of Cornwall, he receives an income from the Duchy of
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Cornwall estate covering over fifty two thousand hectares, primarily in
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south west England. Despite stepping away from royal duties, Prince
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Harrion Megan Markell remain wealthy in their own right. Hellow
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magazine places the duchesses net worth at roughly forty five
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million pounds, while Harry's fortune combines royal inheritance with major
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American media deals, including partnerships with Netflix and Spotify. The
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Royal Household has announced a new vacancy for a senior
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security adviser responsible for safeguarding Buckingham Pallis and other Royal
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residences against terrorism and major threats. The position, which offers
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a salary of seventy thousand pounds and the option of
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hybrid working, will run on a fixed two year contract
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from the member twenty twenty five to November of twenty seven.
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The successful candidate will serve as the Royal family's lead
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expert on the terrorism protection of Premis's bill deaising closely
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with the Home Office, police and counter terrorism specialists. Duties
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will include conducting detailed security assessments across multiple royal sites
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and representing the Royal household a high level security meetings.
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According to the official job posting, applicants must demonstrate practical
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knowledge of national and international security threats with proven experience
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applying physical and technical security measures in sensitive or high
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security environments. A relevant security qualification from industry, police or
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military background is required, along with strong analytical and risk
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assessment skills. The recruitment comes as the UK's national terror
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threat level remains at substantial, meaning an attack is considered
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likely following last week's atack at Manchester Synagogue. In addition
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to these seventy thousand pounds salary, the role includes twenty
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five days of annual leave, a highly valued pension, free
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lunch and staff discounts including twenty percent off the Royal
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Collection Trust shops, and complementary admission to Royal residences. Applications
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