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Calarogu Shark Media. Hello and welcome through Palace Weekly. I
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am your host, Mark Francis. This is the show where
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we recap the events of the week. If you'd like
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more detail, please check out our daily show, Palace Intrigue Daily.
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All right, let's see what happened last week. Princess Beatrice
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and Princess Eugenie is said to be in a state
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following the arrest of their father, Andrew mount Patten Windsor.
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Once source told The Telegraph, this is catastrophic for Sarah
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and the girls. Her desperation for money was clear stupidity,
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but does that equate to what she's going through now?
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Reports have revisited Beatrice's lifestyle in twenty fifteen, when she
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reportedly took seventeen holidays in a single year while working
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at Sony for nineteen five hundred pounds annually. Royal commentator
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Richard Fitzwilliams told The Daily Meal it now seems clear
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that when their father's dodgy business deals when special Trade Envoy,
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and their mother's alleged financial dependence on Jeffrey Epstein could
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have been pivotal to her life of luxury. Beatrice was
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able to live it up, but now we wonder at
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whose expense. Hours before Andrew's arrest, Princess Eugenie was spotted
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on a half term skiing holiday in Gustad, Switzerland, with
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her husband Jack Brooksbank and their sons. A fellow Dinah said,
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I was surprised to see her because I thought she
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would be keeping a low profile in light of everything
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that has been going on. In his understood, Eugenie would
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not have known about her father's imminent arrest. A new
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biography claims William urged decisive action against Andrew after the
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newsnight interview. In William and Catherine The Intimate Inside Story,
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Russell Meyers writes that William appealed to then Prince Charles
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and Queen Elizabeth to remove Andrew from public life. A
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source said he never much liked his uncle and wanted
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him out of the picture immediately before the rot further
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set in William's view was that he got himself into
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the whole mess, so he should be left to his
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own devices to sort it out away from the family.
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The book claims William's position was unwavering. The Prince of
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Wales was adamant the whole episode would never go away,
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and there was absolutely no upside in Andrew being protected.
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His view was crystal clear. Andrew shouldn't be anywhere near
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the family under any circumstances. Royal inside a deep Crown
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reminds us I wrote some weeks ago that William would
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find himself without enough bodies to go around. And so
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the Prince finds himself in precisely the position I described,
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short of working royals, staring at a personal ledger that
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does not balance, yet unable to draw on the very
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cousins who might have helped fill the gap. Eugenie's closeness
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to Harry makes her a complication rather than an asset.
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Beatrice's entanglement with the newsnight debarcle makes her a liability.
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A former royal protection officer described Andrew as deeply unpopular
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within palace circles, revealing that the blunt nickname some allegedly
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used the C word. The officer said, he was the
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most unpopular member of the royal family while I was there.
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He was just rude and arrogant, and his sense of
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self entitlement was breathtaking. The possibility of abdication is showing
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up in more news stories on Talk TV Jeremy Kyle suggested,
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I think it's so bad that the King might have
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to stand aside. I genuinely have a way out for
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him is to say that his medical situation is the
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reason he is doing that. We all know it's for
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the good of the royal family, and we start with
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a clean slate with William and Kate. Royal biographer Andrew
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Lowney agreed, I think it may be the only way
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to clean out the stables and start afresh. I think
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the King is compromised by his association with Andrew. Deep
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Crown tells us the King finds himself in an extraordinarily
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difficult position, and it is largely of his own making.
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His decades of loyalty to his brother has become an
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institutional liability of the first order. The health rationale would
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simply provide the necessary dignity, the polite fiction that allows
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everyone to move forward, where the rapdication is truly the
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only path forward. I am not yet prepared to say
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with certainty, but I will say this, the window for
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other solutions is closing more palace in just a moment.
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King Charles us visit has been confirmed for April twenty eighth,
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is slimmed down three day visit. The Times reports the
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reduced schedule reflects considerations around his health and ongoing cancer treatment.
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The visit will include one day in Washington one day
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in New York, with the third day location yet to
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be finalized. Palisades have ruled out a West Coast leg,
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meaning the King will not travel to Montecito. The Prince
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and Princess away was returned to the BAFTA's red carpet
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for the first time since twenty twenty three. While entering,
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a voice called out, your Highness is the monarchy in peril.
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The couple did not respond and continued walking. During pre
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ceremony conversations, William admitted he had not yet seen Hamne,
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telling guests, I need to be in quite a calm
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state and I'm not at the moment. I will save it.
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The Princess revealed when she had watched the film the
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previous evening. Yes, I think it was a very bad idea.
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Actually I ended up with very puffy eyes, a so
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I was told The Daily Mail. William was frustrated because
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it's still likely to be a problem on his plate
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when he eventually becomes king. I think William and Catherine
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are acutely aware that this is a scandal that won't
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be going away for a long time. Body language expert
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Judy James suggested that there may be signs of strain
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during the appearance, pointing to the lack of physical touch
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between the couple. She told her instead of touching, we
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can see the fingers of William's right hand slightly curled
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so that his index finger touches his thumb, hinting at
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a self soothe ritual. William paid tribute to Corporal Lucy Wilde,
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the young Army medick found dead in her barracks on
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February fifth. In a statement, the Prince expressed his immense sadness,
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saying I remember our meeting during her time with the
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Welsh Guards, where her warmth and compassion were mistakable. Queen
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Camilla hosted French rape survivor Josel Palicott at Clarence House,
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telling her she was left speechless after reading her memoir.
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During the thirty minute meeting, Camilla said, I've met so
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many survivors of rape and sexual abuse. I never thought
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I could be shocked by anything anymore, but I was
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shocked at your case. It left me speechless. Andrew has
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reportedly been told not to go horse riding while he
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remains under police investigation amid concerns about public perception. According
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to the Son, Royal Aids believe images of him writing
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and appearing cheerful would be inappropriate. Source said since it
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arrest last week, he has been ordered not to go
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horse riding. It's considered a bad look. Thames Valley Police
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confirmed that searchers at Royal Lodge have concluded. In a statement,
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police said officers now have left the location we have
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been searching in Berkshire. Our investigation remains ongoing. Princess Eugenie
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made her first public appearance in the UK since her
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father's arrest, photographed in not Hill alongside her husband Jack
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brooks Bank. A source told people she was chatting with
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someone she knew and seemed very relaxed. She looked happy
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and at ease, not like someone trying to hide. Radar
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Online reported on the type of jail cell Andrew spent
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his birth in. According to former officers, the cell would
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have contained a narrow bench with a thin vinyl covered mattress,
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a stainless steel toilet and constant CCTV monitoring. Rank Wealth
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and background count for nothing once that cell door closes.
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One former detective said a professional mass so use claimed
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she was waved into Buckingham Palace without security checks to
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give Andrew a private massage. In June two thousand, Monique
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Gianna Aloney said Andrew disappeared to the bathroom and came
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back in the nude. She asked, I can't actually say
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anything bad about Prince Andrew and my experience on that day.
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I only massaged him once. She said she had been
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introduced to Andrew through Galey Maxwell. Harry, and Meghan visited
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a refugee camp and hospital in Jordan as part of
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a two day tour. The Duchess arrived wearing an off
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white Designer ensemble She Knows How to Read a room
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with a reported total value exceeding one thousand pounds, including
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the Eve's tweed jacket by Veronica Beard, priced at one
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fifty pounds. Later in the day, Meghan walked crinkled trousers
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that trailed along the ground. During mockery on social media,
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one user joked, wrinkle, little star, how I wonder what
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you are? Another commented neither Diana nor Princess Catherine would
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dress it a wrinkled mess photos suggest Meghan had never
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kicked a ball before as she joined the young girls
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at football drills in the Zatari refugee camp. Social media
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reaction was swift, with one comment to writing, cosplaying Katherine again,
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Meghan is obsessed with Catherine. The Daily Mail offered a
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different take, bend it like Meghan Duchess celebrates scoring a
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goal against a child and proves she's a match for
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Kate when it comes to play the beautiful game. Despite
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meeting Princess Basma bind Talal, the aunt of King Abdullah,
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the second reports suggest Harry and Meghan were snubbed by
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the King and Crown Prince of Jordan. King Abdullah chose
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to meet the Indonesian president rather than the Sussexes. Harry
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and Meghan are reportedly encouraging Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie
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to consider writing a memoir. According to Closer magazine, the
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Sussexes are even offering to introduce them to publishers and
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agents that can help put them together with a deal.
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Radar Online reports that Andrew reportedly believed he had found
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an unlikely ally in Prince Harry, a fellow spare he
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had also been cast aside. Sources claim Andrew floated the
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idea of collaborating on charitable initiatives and visiting Harry and
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Meghan in California, but that alignment never gained traction, as
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Meghan had no interest in welcoming Andrew. What she says
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goes when it comes to Harry. One insider alleged more
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palising just a moment. The King paid a private visit
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to his former nanny, Mabel Anderson to mark her one
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hundredth birthday, keeping a long standing promise despite the turmoil
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surrounding his brother's arrest. Known affectionately as Mipsey, she cared
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for all four of Queen Elizabeth the Second's children and
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has been described by Charles as a haven of security
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during his childhood. Sarah Ferguson reportedly spent January at the
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thirteen thousand pound a night Paracellus Recovery Clinic in Zurich.
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According to Radar Online Insiders suggests the publicity may have
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been strategic. There is growing belief that the details of
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the clinic were allowed to surface to soften her image
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by framing it as a mental health retreat. The hope
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is that the narrative shifts from scandal to vulnerability. This
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is the week William said He's not in a calm state.
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The week abdication speculation intensified. The week Jeremy Kyle suggested
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the King might have to stand aside. Deep Ground said
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the window for other solutions is closing. The New York
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Sisters are in a state. Beatrice's twenty fifteen lifestyle has questions.
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Former protection officer says Andrew was the sea word, and
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the biography reveals William pushed for andrew removal After News Night,
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Charles will do a US visit on April twenty eighth,
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No California. Bafter's body language shows strain. William has a
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tribute to Lucy Wilde. Camilla meets Jisel Pellicott and Andrew's
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band from horse riding. Royal Lodge searches were concluded. Megan
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wore a one thy fifty pound jacket to a refugee camp.
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Duchess wrinkle pants mocked football photos compared unfavorably to Kate Jordan.
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Royals snubbed the Sussexes, encouraging York's sisters to write a memoir.
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Andrew saw Harry as an ally Megan blocked it, Charles
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visits MIPSI for a one hundredth birthday, Fergie one thousand pounds,
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a night clinic, possibly a strategic league, and the messouse story.
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Andrew came back in the nude, and somewhere between not
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in a calm state and the King visiting his childhood nanny,
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the monarchy navigates its deepest crisis in centuries, one awkward
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bafter question at a time, and there you have it.
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