Meghan Markle's Next Move: Hotels and Rosé Wine, Plus Lilibet's Birthday Cake & Prince Harry's Lonely Life

0:03 Calorogus Shark Media, Hello and Welcome to Palace Injury Game host Mark Francis clearly Megan Michael wants this podcast to go on forever. She keeps feeding the Beast daily. Now she's reportedly going to open hotels. The Duchess of Sussex is reportedly preparing to trademark the as Ever named for hospitality services, signaling plans that could include boutique hotels, restaurants, or temporary lodgings where guests would experience her curated esthetic firsthand. According to filings, the trademark could cover the provision of food and drink alongside overnight accommodations, potentially offering guests an immersive experience featuring as Ever products and dishes inspired by Meghan's Netflix series With Love Megan. While the Duchess has not confirmed specifics, she has spoken publicly about her passion for hosting, once sharing that one of her favorite activities is pre guest rooms with sweet touches to make them feel at home.

1:04 Pr and branding strategist Jack is It of Galliat Communications weighed in on the move, telling the Sun she's very much positioning herself as a star hostess Californian royalty who makes her guests feel welcome. However, he cautioned that hospitality is a completely different skill set, noting a night in as Ever B and B will be several hundred pounds. That's really going to blow up if it's bad. The Duchess has remained silent on the hotel rumors, but recently teased fans with news of an upcoming restock on the brand's Instagram account, writing to all who have been wondering and waiting, Thank you, Your favorites are returning, plus a few new things we can't wait to show you coming this month. Get excited. In the Sun. Jenny Bond writes the reports that Megan is now seeking to trademark future ventures in the hospitality sector for her as Ever brand suggests she's now fully invested in life as an influencer and entrepreneur and there's nothing wrong with that, but it has absolutely nothing to do with being royal. Marrying Prince Harry fired her into global fame and now she wants to capitalize on it. Somebody has to fund their Californian lifestyle, and Harry claims he has been financially cut off by his family After almost obsessive secrecy about their children and their home life, Megan is now bombarding her growing band of social media fans with updates of what she, Harry, and the kids have been up to. Megan, how about dropping the dutchess nonsense in the hr age which you are no longer entitled to use. Be independent and successful, Make your as Ever brand bigger than ever on your own.

2:35 You are an independent woman with a husband who adores you. Just because he's a prince doesn't mean you have to hang on to the idea of being a princess. The Daily Mail made our day with an analysis of Lillibert's birthday cake, a pastel hughed birthday cake adorned with an aurial figurine Disney's famous Redhead Mermaid perched regally atop the confection. While to most this might appear a charming nod to a children's classic, others believe it harks back to one of Megan's most memorable public comparisons, likening herself to Princess Ariel during her twenty twenty one sit down with Oprah Winfrey. In that explosive interview, Meghan revealed that she saw striking parallels between her own journey and that of the Little Mermaid, saying, I was sitting in Nottingham Cottage and the Little Mermaid came on and I went, oh, my god. She falls in love with the prince and because of that she loses her voice. She then pointedly added, but in the end she gets her voice back. As one fan wrote online, it's not just a cake. It's a reminder that she told us her story and she's still writing the next chapter.

3:33 Poor Harry is said to be turning into Uncle Edward as he lives out his days in California with seemingly few friends. Sources close to the duke reportedly call him desperately lonely. One source said he doesn't really have any real friends in the area except for fellow polo player Nacho Figeris, and Nacho travels constantly for polo matches. One friend told the outlet he is still very close with the band of brothers who were at his wedding, particularly Guy Pelly and Mark Dyer, but they live in England and the time zones are so different it's very hard to talk regularly, and again, there is no one for him to hang out with in person. Besides Nacho. When he is in town or Meghan and the children, he spends a lot of time chilling with his bodyguards. A source quoted by People magazine suggested Harry has one foot in the past, to which friends simply replied, of course he does. He spent his entire life in England with family and friends before mexit. It's hard to forge deep friendships with people when you're older, especially if you're wary they may speak to the press. It's like history repeating itself, said one friend, drawing comparisons to Edward the Eighth, who became the Duke of Windsor after abdicating the throne to marry American divorcee Wallas Simpson. The former king became a strange from it. The former king became estranged from his family, living out his days in France and occasionally visiting the United States. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor lived largely on the fringes of high society, popular with a set of well held outsiders and opportunists, but maintained a studious silence on matters royal. The Sussexes, you may have noticed, have been far more public, more palace in just a moment.

5:09 King Charles received a warm Lancashire welcome and a nip of nostalgia as he made his first official visit to the county since ascending the throne. The monarch, who also holds the title Duke of Lancaster, met with cheering crowds, school children, local business owners and one unforgettable centenarian. Among those he greeted was one hundred one year old d Day veteran Richard Brock, whom the King recognized from a previous visit to Normandy. You are fantastic, Charles told him at a reception at Lancaster Castle, before offering a jovial health tip keep drinking whiskey. The King arrived at the Lancaster Railway station via the Royal Train, where he was received by the Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire, Amanda Parker. From there, his Majesty proceeded to Lancaster Castle to take part in the ancient ceremony of the Keys, a tradition that dates back to eighteen fifty one, when the castle's keys were first presented to Queen Victoria. Queen Elizabeth I last participated in the ceremony into a fifteen pupils from Willow Lane Primary School had the honor of greeting the King of the Castle, while local secondary school students from Ripley, Saint Thomas and Lancaster Gold's Grammar lined the route, serenaded by a military band. Among the onlookers were Lancaster University students Matthew Lamb and Daniel Kirk, who described themselves as very proud royalists and said they had come to share their pride in the royal family. But not everyone was waving Union jacks. As the King's motorcade arrived, anti monarchy protests held up yellow banners reading abolished the Monarchy, enchanted, not my King, Science bearing messages like ditch the Duchies were visible as the crowd of voiced its descent. Undeterred, the King went on to meet local business representatives, including Gillian

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