Dec. 31, 2024

New Years Eve Partying with the Royal Family

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Harry and William may share royal blood, but their behavior in the public eye—or in a trendy Chelsea nightclub—couldn’t be more different, according to the club’s founder. Giorgio Burlo, who runs a famous Chelsea hotspot favored by Prince Harry and Prince William, recently shared his impressions of the brothers’ contrasting personalities.

Meanwhile, Charles has plans for this evening himself!

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Callaroga Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue. I

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am your host Mark for answers. Harry and William may

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share royal blood, but their behavior in the public eye

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or in a trendy Chelsea nightclub couldn't be more different,

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according to a club founder, Giorgio Burlow, who runs a

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famous Chelsea hotspot favored by Prince Harry and Prince William,

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who recently shared his impressions of the brothers contrasting personalities.

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Speaking to The Daily Mail, Burlow noted Harry came a

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few times, he walked around, talked to people. William was serious,

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he was sitting there in a corner. He behaved like

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a prince, like someone who would one day be king.

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While Burlow provided insight into their life demeanor, comedian Ricky

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Gervais offered a humorous glimpse into the prince's lives outside

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the club scene. Jervase revealed on the Stick to Football

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podcast that neither William r Harry paid for their tickets

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to one of his shows at London's Apollo, despite their

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royal status, or perhaps because of it. Once at a gig,

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Jervas recounted at the back was Harry and William Madonna

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and Paul McCartney. Not one of them paid. What money

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have they got between them? That lot unbelievable. The comedian

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also shared a unique interaction with Prince Harry, who once

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invited him to perform for British soldiers in Afghanistan. Jervase

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admitted he panicked the idea of traveling to a war zone,

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even after Harry reassured him it would be safe in Basra.

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Recalling the encounter, Jervase added, Harry wound me up by

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sending me a text saying he was bringing his grand

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Queen Elizabeth. I was obviously a bit panicked. Depending on

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your style of celebrating the new year, you may not

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want William as your wingman. Mike Tindall has previously shared

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that Wills is not the best of drinkers. Mike shared

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a toast for the Prince of Wales. He is known

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as one pint Willie. He is known to me as

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one pint Willie because he is not the best of drinkers,

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coming from a sport where it has built on the

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social aspect and a couple of beers being sunk quite often.

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That is one I will give away for the Prince

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of Wales. William reportedly even ditched Kate on New Year's Eve.

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It said that in two thousand and six, William made

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Kate cry by canceling their plans in the last minute.

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According to royal expert Katie Nickel, William called Kate to

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tell her he wouldn't be joining her family for the celebrations,

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leaving the future Princess of Wales in floods of tears.

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At the time, the couple had been dating for over

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three years, but William was reportedly unsure about their future together.

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In the end, everything turned out okay, but that incident

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would make a good episode of The Crown. William will

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be glad to put twenty twenty four behind him. Royal

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author Andrew Morton said, I don't envy his role at

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the moment. He's got a lot on his plate, but

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William is handling it as well as you can do.

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When you've got a wife who has been seriously ill

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and three children who need support and comfort. For anyone

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dealing with a long term illness, especially in that kind

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of position, it's very difficult. The Queen always used to say,

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you've got to be seen to be believed. And that's

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as true today as it was fifty years ago, so

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the show has to go on. Wharton believes Elizabeth would

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be proud of William. He used to see her every

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weekend when he was a pupil at Eton. They used

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to chat about his future duties as she prepared him

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in a very careful way. William owes the Queen an

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awful lot, as do they all. She was very mindful

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of the fact that these young couples shouldn't have to

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harness themselves to doing endless royal duties. They can spend

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a bit of time getting to know one another and

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enjoy a normal life. And William and Kate for the

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first couple of years, managed that the Queen was great

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in terms of character, whether it be horses or people.

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She'll have seen in William that he was someone who

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was prepared to sacrifice elements of his own privacy in

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life to be an active member of the royal family,

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which has become pallas interric be right back. The British

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Royal family, as you might expect, tends to spend New

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Year's Eve and New Year's Day in their own understated

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traditional style. It's not all tiaras and glittering galas. The

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celebrations are generally private and focused on family. King Charles

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the Third and Queen Camilla are said to bring in

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the new year at burkeh Hall, their private retreat in

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the Scottis Highlands. This year's Hogmanay will mark twenty years

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since Charles proposed to Camilla at the estate. In her

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two thousand and five interview with The Telegraph, Camilla confirmed

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the romantic moment, saying of course when he asked if

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Charles had gone down on one knee. The couple's engagement

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was publicly announced in February two thousand and five, and

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they wed two months later at Windsor Castle. Burke Hall,

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located at the Balmoral Estate, has since remained a cherished

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location for their annual New Year's celebrations, including their honeymoon.

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This year's gathering may be more subdued given charles ongoing

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cancer treatment. Historically, Hogbenet at Burke Hall has featured grand

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dinners with Highland beef, game birds and Charles homegrown mushrooms

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paired with fine whiskies. However, fireworks are banned to avoid

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disturbing the estate's Indian runner ducks. Guests often include close

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friends like Sir Nicholas Solmes and family members, with occasional

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visits from Prince William and Princess Kate. Charles once humorously

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contrast to the festivities of Morral and Burkehle, saying at

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Balmorral there's a lot of dancing and at Burkele there's

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a lot of drinking. As for New Year's Day, tradition

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is the focus. Many senior royals attend a New Year's

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Day church service, typically held at Saint Mary Magdalene Church

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on the sandringhamont State. It's a public appearance that allows

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them to greet well wishes and kick off the year

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with a sense of community. After church, it said that

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the family gathers for traditional lunch. Think hearty roasts, game

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meets and the sort of meal that sticks to your

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ribs after a brisk winter walk. And there you have it.

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