June 22, 2025
PALACE WEEKLY: DIVORCE CLAUSES AND ROYAL RETURNS - The week in royal news hosted by Mark Francis
This week's BOMBSHELL royal revelations! Harry and Meghan's alleged new $153 MILLION Netflix deal includes a shocking "DIVORCE CLAUSE" giving the streaming giant exclusive rights to their first post-split interview! Meanwhile, Meghan faces a STAFF BLOODBATH with four more departures as 97% of Britons say they'd NEVER stay at her planned hotels! The Sussexes ABANDON PRIVACY by sharing children's faces on social media for Father's Day while Meghan hints her FAILED PODCAST may return "when I'm at a different end of my founder journey!" King Charles and Queen Camilla make TRIUMPHANT return to Royal Ascot marking 200 years of royal processions, while Kate WITHDRAWS last minute due to heatwave during cancer recovery! Plus: Prince William's polo friend dies after SWALLOWING A BEE!
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Caloroga Shark Media at a lower Welcome to Palace Weekly,
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is an amalgamation of all the stories we've brought you
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during the week on Palace Intrigue, sort of an abbreviated
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version in case you don't have the time to listen
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to all the shows, but if you'd like to get
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a little deeper on any of these stories, please go
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back to the individual shows and take a listen there.
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Moving on, in a report that has raised eyebrows in
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both Hollywood and royal circles, Prince Haran Mega Markle's alleged
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new Netflix deal is said to include a highly unusual provision,
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a so called divorce clause. According to Radar Online, the
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streaming giant is negotiating a one hundred and fifty three
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million dollar agreement with the Tuke and Duchess of Sussex,
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and a condition of the deal reportedly grants and Netflix
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exclusive rights to the first post split interview if the
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couple ever separated, As there's no doubt Megan's move to
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becoming a hotelier could possibly fail or become the latest
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shiny object that the Duchess podcast and Netflix cooking show
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host actress philanthropist Fruit spread Celler is working on this week.
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Public reaction has been swift and overwhelmingly negative. According to
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a new poll by The Express, a striking ninety seven
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percent of respondents said they would not want to stay
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in a hotel owned by the Duchess of Sussex. The
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recent staff changes in Montecito are also being called a
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blood bath. According to reporting from People and Hello magazines,
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four more staffers have recently left their posts, including Deputy
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Press Secretary Carl Boulia and UK Press Officer Charlie Gibson,
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both of whom were hired just last year. The news
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comes amid growing speculation that the Sussexes are struggling to
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maintain continuity with their team despite bringing in high caliber
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talent from top ferms. Royal commentator Hillary Fordage described the
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latest turnover as another indication of the dysfunction and instability
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within their household. She went on to tell Fox News
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Digital highly qualified professionals from many top notch firms have
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previously struggled to thrive under the Sussexes. This letter's bloodbath
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serves as solid confirmation. Harry and Meghan are now sharing
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the children's faces on social media. The couple, who moved
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to Montecito partially to avoid the paparazzi, have warmed royal
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fans hearts after Megan shared a tender Father's Day video
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featuring Prince Harry and their two children, Prince Archie Sex
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and Princess lilabt Iv. The video, posted to the Duchess's
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Instagram account, offered some previously unseen footage of the children
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with their faces clearly visible, the departure from the couple's
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usual practice of privacy. One standout moment in the real
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shows Prince Harry reading a book to a cuddly Archie.
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The clip prompted a flurry of reactions from fans, many
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struck by how much Archie resembles his mother. Prince Harry
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has recorded a special message in honor of Germany's first
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Veteran's Day, impressing many by beginning and ending his remarks
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in German, greeting viewers with gudentarg deutsch Land. The Duke
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of Sussex called it a profound privilege to speak on
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what he described as a sacred day observed for the
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first time on June fifteenth, Speaking in a pre recorded video,
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Prince Harry praised Germany's example to the world, seeing the
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country to join how memory, accountability and unity can be
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turned into strength, adding that Germany's leadership and promoting peace
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and stability across Europe is more critical than ever during
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what he described as turbulent times. Megan has offered a
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significant hint about the future of her podcast, Confessions of
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a Female Founder, suggesting that while the series is currently
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on hold, it may well return once she's got a
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bit more of an entrepreneurial journey under her belt. Speaking
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on the Aspire with Emma Greed podcast, Meghan said, I
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would love to bring the show back when I am
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at a different end of my founded journey, when I've
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gone through Q four and saying here are my proof points.
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Here is this. Wow, what a year it's been, or
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even longer than that. I think a different time will
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be so exciting just to be able to compare and contrast.
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But yeah, I know people, I know people want another one.
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I just made a choice to say it's a really
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good time to put all of my energy into the
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thing that I'm building. An industry insider tells Palace intrigue,
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that the thing never took off and that the company
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she works with just got sold for thirty million, so
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the founders shiny object play paid off, but now they
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have no incentive to continue it. Monty Python would call
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it an ex podcast. The Royal Family was out in
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full force for the second day of Royal Ascot, with
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one very newsworthy exception, Kate, who withdrew from the invent
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at the last minute as she continues her recovery from cancer.
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A friend of Kate's told Vanity Fair, Catherine would have
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loved to have been at Ascot. It's always a fun
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day out, but the UK is having a heat wave
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and she is trying to pace herself. Trooping and the
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Garter were big occasions and very important dates in the
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Royal calendar that the Princess wanted to be at. She
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was there and looked wonderful and played her part. Sadly,
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a close friend of Prince William, Indian businessman sun Jay
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Kapurr has tragically died after swallowing a bee during a
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polo match in England. Mister Kapurr fifty three, was a
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well known figure in the internettional polo circles. He is
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believed to have collapsed after being stung inside the mouth,
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which may have caused a fatal anaphylactic reaction. More palace
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in just a moment. It was a triumphant returned to
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the royal ascot tradition for King Charles and Queen Camilla,
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who arrived at the historic race meeting in a horse
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drawn carriage, remarkably their third such outing in just four days.
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This particular ride, however, marked a milestone exactly two hundred
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years since King George the Fourth introduced the ceremonial procession
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in eighteen twenty five. Today it remains a cherished fixture
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of the British summer calendar. The monarch was in high
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spirits he took in the spectacle dress sharply in morning
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suit and top hat. Queen Camilla wore a soft green
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coat dress by Dior and the culor and diamond heart
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shaped brooch with a matching feathered hat by Philip Trecy.
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The royal couple were joined on the first day of
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Ascot by Princess Anne Peter Phillips and its partner Harriet Spurling,
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along with author Anthony Horowitz. A fitting guest given Her
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Majesty's ongoing commitment to literacy through her Queen's Reading Room initiative,
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which is being highlighted during the week. Prince Andrew's public
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exile remained firmly in place this week, as he was
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notably absent from Royal Ascot, continuing his ban from the
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Royal Spotlight. Though excluded from the Garta Day Parade and
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the carriage procession to the course, the Duke of York
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was reportedly allowed to attend a private lunch at Windsor
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Castle beforehand. A source quietly suggests Andrew occasionally plays host
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behind the scenes when other royals are in short supply,
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though he's not permitted on public display. At least the
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source Israeli, he has spared the washing up. The Invictus
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Games is eyeing six global contenders to host its twenty
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twenty nine edition, signaling the events growing international impact. The
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shortlisted locations are Alborg, Tenmark, Veneto in Italy, Abuja, Nigeria,
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Da Jhon, South Korea, Kiev, Ukraine, and San Diego. San
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Diego would bring the Games close to Harry's Montecito home,
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while Abuja is making a strong push to become the
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first African host, having already broken ground on a dedicated
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Invictus Center. South Korea hopes to bring the Games to
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Asia for the first time, and Wartorn gieves bid was
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described as compelling by organizers, underscoring the role of sport
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in Ukraine's veteran recovery programs. The final twenty to twenty
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nine host will be selected after further review over the
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next year, with each contender putting recovery in veteran support
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at the heart of their proposals and they have it
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to email us addresses the palacinric at gmail dot com.
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