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Calorogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Weekly. I
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am your host, Mark for Anstis. This is the show
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where we take the best bets from the week that
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we're featured on Palace Intrigue and try and bring you
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a little abbreviated shortened version of all the highlights. And
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if you like those extended stories, please go back to
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the original Palace Intrigue daily versions during the week and
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here we go. Radar Online suggested Harry would like to
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have more kids, but Meghan isn't interested. Prince Harry, inside
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to say, is quietly yearning to expand the family, a
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desire that has not been warmly received by his wife,
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the Duchess of Sussex. She's so laser focused on building
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her lifestyle brand as ever, and adding a baby to
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the mix just doesn't make sense. Many speculate Harry cannot
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be too happy about Megan sharing photos of the children.
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Ingrid Seward told the son spoken about social media and
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how damaging it can be, especially for young kids, and
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how worried they are about it. And then the next
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thing you know is Meghan is posting quiet, personal, very
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charming pictures of her husband and the children all over
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everywhere through her Instagram account, So it just doesn't make sense.
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I would love to know what Harry thought, but I
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suspect he might be a little uncomfortable because Harry isn't
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really a great self promoter, unlike his wife, who is.
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I think he would prefer to be a little more
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circumspect about who saw photographs of him and his family.
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But I can't imagine that Megan would have done it
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without his knowledge. However, and Insider floated a different theory
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to the Daily Mail, saying Harry is completely heartbroken. His
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dad refuses to see him or the kids, not even
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on zoom. It's a last resort. He's tried everything, calls, letters,
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but nothing's worked. This is his way of saying, look
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at what you are missing. Meanwhile, Harry has reportedly left
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Pallace Inside as utterly bewildered after claims emerged that he
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wants his children, Prince Archie and Princess little Bit to
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retain their Hirah titles so they can decide for themselves
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one day whether to become working royals. According to the Guardian,
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a source close to the Duke of Sussex said the
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intention was to give the children the choice when they
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are older. Despite Harry and Meghan having stepped back from
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royal duties and relinquished the use of their own HRH styles.
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Back in twenty twenty, in Newsweek, Christopher Bowsey writes under
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the headline the vicious campaign against Meghan Michael must end
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Perra Bowzi. When Megan Michael posted a lighthearted video of
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herself dancing in a hospital room while nine months pregnant,
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she probably thought she was sharing a relatable moment that
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other mothers would appreciate. Instead, within hours, online trolls and
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conspiracy theorists weaponized it as proved she was never pregnant
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at all. This nightmare is what Meghan's life has become.
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Every joyful moment gets twisted into ammunition by people who
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have made destroying her their full time job. And we
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need to talk about what this sustained cruelty has done
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to a woman whose only crime was falling in love
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with a prince. The moon Bump conspiracy, which claims Meghan
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faked both pregnancies with prosthetic bellies, represents a special kind
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of cruelty. This isn't normal criticism, It's psychological torture designed
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to break someone's spirit. And the worst part, These aren't
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random acts of cruelty. They're coordinated, monetized, and amplified by
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people who profit from Meghan's pain. YouTube channels devoted entirely
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to proving Megan's pregnancies were fake, generating millions of dollars.
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British tabloids have built entire business models around tearing Megan apart,
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knowing that her name on a negative headline guarantees clicks
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and sales. Social media influences discover that attacking Meghan drives
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more engagement than any other content they produce. Hatred hasn't
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just become a business model, it's become an entire industry,
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with Megan's suffering as its most profitable product. But the
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attacks don't stop with Meghan. Anyone who dares to publicly
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defend her becomes a target themselves. The message is clear,
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support Meghan Markel and will come for you too. The
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goal isn't just to hurt Megan, it's to isolate her completely.
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They want her to look around and see no allies,
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no one willing to brave the storm to stand with her.
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Meghan's evening routine includes a glass of wine, some more tibbits.
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From her podcast appearance last week, we learned that Meghan
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and the children have been selling fruit and vegetables from
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the Famili's Montecito garden at a local farmer's market in California. Interestingly,
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this seems to have gone without the paparazzi noticing feet
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in itself. Megs explained that the weekend stall is meant
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to teach the youngsters the value of money and hard work.
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There's a cost and price for things, and I think
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that's key for children to understand, especially children who are
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very lucky to have a home that has privilege. You
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need to know that, just like manners and taking care
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of things around you, there is a value on things.
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The Duchess of Selling also shared one of her own
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end of day rituals. The kids are in bed by
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around seven, I go downstairs, have a glass of wine
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and prepare their lunch. I find joy in it. It
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can be therapeutic. That for me is one of my
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simple pleasures. Harry and Meghan were criticized for not commenting
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on these civil lawsuit filed last week against their friend
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and Lillibert's godfather, Tyler Perry. Actor Derek Dixon is seeking
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two hundred and sixty million dollars in damages, alleging mister
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Perry subjected him to sexual harassment and assault while he
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was working on the Beet dramas Ruthless and The Oval.
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Mister Perry's lawyer, Matthew Boyd, has dismissed the claim as
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a scam and says the producer is confident it will
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be promptly disproven. More palace in just a moment, Kate
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has found solace in Sophie's friendship at royal events and
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years passed with the dynamic duo, even occasionally dressing and
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complimenting outfits when stepping out together. Sophie and Kate were
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seen looking dazzling at gart a Day, wearing matching pastel
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ensembles as a reminded royal onlookers of their tight knit bond.
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The sisterly friendship between Kate and Sophie stems back to
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when Kate first joined the royal family in the late
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two thousands with her marriage to Prince William, and was
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fostered by the fact that both women were seen as
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a safe pair of hands to represent the royal family
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by the late Queen Elizabeth the two women have much
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in common. They were both from non royal families and
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held down normal jobs before marrying into the firm. Prince
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William found himself going viral, and not for Royal protocol
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or charity Gala, but his reaction to a non alcoholic cider.
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While visiting the Royal Cornwall Show with Aunt Sophie will
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stop by the Rattler Cider Stall, a well known Cornish brand.
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When offered a zero percent alcohol version of the drink,
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William didn't hesitate to express his opinion. Oh no, no,
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no no, I need an original, he said, with a laugh.
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You can bring up the big guns, can't do the
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zero stuff. King Charles has revealed an unexpected culinary quirk.
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He rather enjoys sheep's cheese served on a digestive biscuit.
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The monarch made the confession during a visit to Lancashire,
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where he stopped by Lancaster Castle to take part in
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the traditional ceremony of the keys and to meet with
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local food producers. While speaking with Gillian Hale of Butler's
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Farmhouse Cheeses, the King shared his fondness for the tangy pairing,
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though he declined to sample in the cheese on the day,
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said we're going to send him some later in a
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goodie bag. He was so gracious. Charles shook hands with
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a gorilla puppet. Lest you think this podcast will ever
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get boring, The King was at a reception at Lancaster
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House devoted to driving private finance into biodiversity. The monarch
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watched a short outdoor theater piece by the Herds in
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which life size animal puppets highlight the impact of climate change.
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At its close, he cheerfully shook hands with a gorilla
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puppet before greeting the human cast. Tensions between Charles and
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William edged into public view after the Sunday Times when
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a lengthy pro William profile. The article, headlined how Prince
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William will change the monarchy by those close to him,
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sets out William's determination to modernize the crown and in
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the process highlights a widening golf with his father. One
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of William's senior advisers, Jason nouth tolds the paper he
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has been thinking about the future for years. This thinking
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about the next role is how is this going to
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be reflective of him? Another insider says, the air intends
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to take every and look underneath it, suggesting a route
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and branch review of palace structures that some fill. King
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Charles is allowed to ossify. Though no longer a working royal,
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Prince Andrew continues to live in royal style, quite literally.
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Despite mounting pressure from King Charles to downsize, The Duke
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of York remains firmly ensconced at Royal Lodge, the sprawling
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thirty room mansion in Windsor he has called home since
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two thousand and three. The late Queen's second son secured
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a seventy five year lease on the crowded state property
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more than two decades ago, and he has shown no
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inclination to surrender it. Not even the loss of taxpayer
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funded security or a rather pointed offer to relocate to
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the significantly smaller Frogmore Cottage formerly occupied by Prince Harriet
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Meghan Markel, has prompted the Duke to budge. According to
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property expert Robin Edwards, Andrew considers Frogmore not grand enough
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for him, telling gb News he has refused to leave
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his lavish mansion and move to the significantly smaller Frogmore Cottage,
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believing it to be not grand enough. In a moving
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essay from the Telegraph, Ferguson has opened up about the
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lasting emotional scars from her childhood and decades in the
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public eye. She writes to her mother's sudden departure when
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she was twelve left her feeling unworthy, contributing to an
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unhealthy relationship with food and long term struggles with self esteem.
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Now sixty five, the Duchess says her recent diagnosis of
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breast and skin cancer forced her to confront dark places
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in her mind. A visit to Paraclesis Recovery in Zurich
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helped her explore trauma complex PTSD in adult ADHD, conditions
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she believes are often misunderstood and overlooked, especially in high
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functioning individuals. Mike Timdall is getting Personal. The former England
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rugby star and royal by marriage, has announced a new
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book with his The Good, The Bad and the Rugby
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podcast co host Alex Payne and James Haskell. The trios
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follow up to their first book, Unleashed, will be titled
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The Good, The Bad and the Rugby Unlocked then is
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set for release on November six. More Palace in just
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a Moment. Former Cowboys quarterback Troy eight when told Us
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Weekly he doesn't run into the Sussexes in Montecito, Troy
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was promoting his new product eight Elite Light Beer, presumably
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to live in Montecito. One must sell easy to make
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fun of products anyway, Troy said, I haven't run into them,
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but they are there from what I can gather. I
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think anyone with a heartbeat knows they're out there. But
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I'm not hanging with them, that's for sure. The former
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Cowboys quarterback even cracked that Harry and Meghan probably aren't
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cracking open his beer of choice. I don't picture them
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drinking much late beer. A forthcoming Netflix documentary promises to
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lift the veil on one of Europe's most unorthodox royal
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romances that have Prince Martha Luise of Norway and her
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American fiancee Direc Veric, a self styled shaman conspiracy theorist
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with a criminal record. Though kept under wraps until now,
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new details have emerged via a Danish outlet build Bladette,
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with an insider confirming the project is still untitled and
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will premiere in twenty twenty five. Marvel Studios is believed
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to have handed over several million pounds to the Crown
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of State in exchange for permission to film scenes for
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Avengers Doomsday inside the Windsor Great Park. According to a
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report in the Irish Sun, King Charles has been briefed
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on the arrangement, which classifies the payment as a park
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maintenance fee. Several million pounds is chicken feed to Marvel
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when their movies make billions. A sort's tell the paper.
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But the money will go to the upkeep of Windsor
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Great Park, so the King of course has a keen interest.
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Some of the profits of crown estates make their way
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to the royal family, so it's a win win for everyone.
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King Charles and award winning actor Idris Elba are collaborating
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on a new Netflix documentary marking the fiftieth anniversary of
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the King's Trust. The film, now in pre production and
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slated for a global release in Autumn twenty twenty six,
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will chart the charities half century of supporting young people,
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a mission that has reached more than one million beneficiaries worldwide. Alber,
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best known for Luther, received a small but pivotal grant
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from the organization in the nineteen nineties in him to
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train as an actor. Reflecting on that breakthrough, he said
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the King's Trust gave me an opportunity that changed my life.
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At a time when I didn't have the resources to
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pursue my ambitions. They offered real practical support, including financial help,
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that helped me take those first steps to advance my career.
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Lord Ivar mount Batton has offered a gentle but pointed
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lesson in royal nomenclature. After the Duchess of Sussex described
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herself as Sussex during an interview with Mindy Kaling speaking
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to Town and Country, the King's second cousin declared Meghan
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was completely incorrect, noting that Sussex is a territorial designation,
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not a surname. They are the Duke and Duchess of Sussex,
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he said, but actually he's Harry mount Batton Windsor, and
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she would be Meghan mount Batton Windsor. To make the
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distinction play, Lord Ivar cited his own family. My brother
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is the Marquess of milford Haven, but his surname is
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mount Batton, so he's called George mount Batton, the Marquess
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of milford Haven. The reminder underscores a naming convention established
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by Queen Elizabeth Second at nineteen sixty combining Prince Phillip's
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family name Mount Batton with the Windsor dynasty, adopted by
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