March 23, 2025

Palace Weekly hosted by Mark Francis *NEW FORMAT* This week's highlights. ROYAL DRAMA AND DUCHESS DISASTERS!

Palace Weekly hosted by Mark Francis *NEW FORMAT* This week's highlights.  ROYAL DRAMA AND DUCHESS DISASTERS!

Palace Weekly hosted by Mark Francis *NEW FORMAT* This week's highlights in Royal news and gossip.

PALACE WEEKLY: ROYAL DRAMA AND DUCHESS DISASTERS This week's Palace Weekly delivers explosive royal gossip! Meghan launches a new podcast while experts...

Palace Weekly hosted by Mark Francis *NEW FORMAT* This week's highlights in Royal news and gossip.

PALACE WEEKLY: ROYAL DRAMA AND DUCHESS DISASTERS This week's Palace Weekly delivers explosive royal gossip! Meghan launches a new podcast while experts WARN against her dangerous DIY skincare advice. Colonel Kate dazzles in green with the Irish Guards while swapping Diana's iconic sapphire for a mysterious new ring. Prince William jokes about his Beckham friendship as Charles sells £28 luxury soap! Prince Andrew faces shocking new allegations from a former masseuse. Plus: Harry's immigration victory, Mike Tindall's Cheltenham drinking tips, Australia snubs King Charles, and Queen Mary of Denmark returns after mysterious illness. Don't miss this week's royal roundup!

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Calorogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Weekly. I

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am your host of Mark Francis. Well, it seems that

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many of you didn't really like our version of Palace

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Weekly with our two hosts from Google AI, and so

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what I'm going to do now is give you a

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new version of Palace Weekly, and we'll try and do

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this every week where I'm just going to give you

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the stories of the past week, the biggest stories in

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an abbreviated form. So if you've been listening every day

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for the past week, none of these stories will be

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new to you. But some of you don't get the

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time to listen every day, So this will be an

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abridged version of all seven episodes from the past week,

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and the stories will be a little shorter just so

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we can get many more stories in and we hope

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you will enjoy this version. Let's get started, and we

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start with Megan, because that's the biggest news of the week.

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Megan's podcast series, Confessions of a Female Founder, will premiere

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on April eighth. This eight episode series will feature candid

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conversations with notable female entrepreneurs, offering an insight look at

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the challenges and triumphs of building a business, including Meghan's

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own experiences with her brand as Ever. Meghan Sussex said,

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I'm so proud of what we're creating and the candid

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conversations that I'm able to have with other female founders

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as we unpack the twists and turns of building a business.

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Through my friendships and relationships, were able to dive into

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the type of insights that everyone wants to know as

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they're building a business, and that I'm able to tap

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into as I'm building my own business with as Ever.

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We'll also point out the timing as interesting, as King

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Charles has been scheduled to visit the Vatican that week,

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meaning we could be in for a week of Meghan

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versus the Royals articles. It's unclear if that visible actually

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happened due to the recent serious health issues of the Pope.

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Meghan's foray into DIY self care has sparked concern among

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skincare experts, who warned that her homemade bath salt mixture

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featured in her new Netflix series With Love Megan, could

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cause irritation, rashes, or even burns. However, skincare specialists quickly

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flagged her approach as problematic. Jennifer Christopherson, an esthetician and YouTube,

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issued a warning in a video breakdown of the segment, stating,

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I don't even know if she really knows what she's doing.

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She criticized Mikael for using underluted arneca oil, describing her

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application as a crap tone and explaining that essential oils

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require proper dilution with a carrier oil to prevent skin irritation.

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Netflix's With Love Meghan continues to draw criticism from all quarters,

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including surprisingly the Touches's own estranged father Thomas Markle, who

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hasn't spoken to his daughter since before her twenty eighteen

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wedding to Prince Harry. Told the Male everything she says

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is pre planned and rehearsed makes me laugh because I

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know all her looks and expressions. I know which is

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faking it for the cameras. The eighty year old admitted

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he hasn't watched the entire series, but has seen clips.

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His comments add to a chorus of negative reviews, with

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The Guardian suggesting Netflix should kiss the Netflix deal goodbye,

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and The Telegraph calling the show an exercising narcissism. Megan's

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half brother Thomas Mirkle Junior offered an equally unflattering assessment,

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saying halfway through, I realized there's something better I could

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be doing with my time. Prince Harry has emerged victorious

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in his immigration status battle after the Department of Homeland

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Security rejected claims that the Duke received special treatment when

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moving to the United States. In heavily redacted documents released Tuesday,

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a DHS lawyer stated that Harry's application followed all applicable

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rules and regulations, despite speculation that he may have lied

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about his drug use on visa paperwork. In the World

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of the Wonderful Princess, Colonel Kate was back on parade

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on Saint Patrick's Day, raising a half pint of guinness

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to celebrate the day with the Irish Guards. The Princess

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of Wales, looking absolutely gorgeous and green, Alexander McQueen made

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her triumphant return to the annual celebration after missing last

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year due to her treatment. Ever generous, she even put

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money behind the bar the troops, telling them it's the

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least I can do. Now, that's royal class. The forty

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three year old beamed as she inspected the regiment pinned

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traditional shamrocks beneath her gold Cartier brooch, and even presented

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one to Turlough Moore, the Irish wolfhound mascot, who serves

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as the regiment's most adorable soldier. Eagle eyed royal fans

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may have noticed that Princess Catherine has been switching up

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her jewelry lately, often leaving her iconic sapphire engagement ring

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at home. The stunning twelve carrot oval salon blue sapphire,

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once worn by the late Princess Diana, has been replaced

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during recent engagements with what appears to be a more

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subtle eternity band featuring sapphires and diamonds. Experts suggest the

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change might be purely practical. Maxwell Stone of Stephenstone Jewelers

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noted unlike Kate's twelve carrot engagement ring, which she typically

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removes during physical activities, sports, or any situation where there's

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an increased risk of damage or loss, this ring is

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more practical for daily wear. Some have romantically suggested the

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new piece might be a university Day's promise ring from

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William making a sentimental reappearance. William has mastered the art

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of feeding the media the way his brother and sister

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in law can't figure out even when hanging around with

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Britain's elite, the future King is coming across as a

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regular guy and the media is eating it up. Wills

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Is offered a glimpse into his long standing friendship with

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David Beckham, highlighting their close bond in a lighthearted interview.

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During a game style interview with the Son, William was

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put on the spot when asked to choose between Zenidein

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Zendine and David Beckham in a penalty shootout. William hesitated

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before settling on his aunts and joking, this is going

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to hurt Becks. I think Becks might kill me if

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I don't see him. Could Prince William be adding another

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important title to his resume. Royal watches are speculating that

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the Prince of Wales might soon become godfather after his

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close friend Hugh Grovener, the Duke of Westminster, announced he

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and his wife Olivia Hanson, are expecting their first child

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this summer. The friendship between William and Hugh runs, with

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the Prince serving as an usher at Hugh's wedding in

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Cheshire last year. The Duke has already godfather to eleven

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year old Prince George, continuing a close inter family connection

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that spans generations. King Charles is Hugh's godfather as well.

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In the World of Charles, family drama at Balmoral has

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come to light in a new royal book detailing the

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tensions surrounding the Queen's final moments. According to Robert Hartman's

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Charles the Third New King New Court, the story behind

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Prince Harry's solo journey to Scotland was even more fraught

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than previously known, it seems. King Charles, then Prince of Wales,

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personally called both his sons to urge them to travel

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to Scotland quickly, but made it clear that Megant was

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not welcome. When Harry pushed back, Charles apparently claimed that

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no other spouses were coming, mentioning specifically that Kate wasn't coming.

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What Charles likely didn't know is that Kate had actually

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chosen to stay behind to support her children on their

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first day at Lambrook School. The senocent detail inadvertently diffused

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what could have been even more explosive family row, as

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Harry wrote in Spare that the news about Kate's absence

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immediately calmed him down. King Charles is being urged to

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make a rare diplomatic move that could place Donald Trump

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in an awkward position as the sovereign of Canada. Charles

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has been asked to attend the country's state opening of Parliament,

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which would showcase the Monarch's support for Canada as Trump

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threatens trade wards against America's northern neighbour Former Conservative MP

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Andrew Persing, now based in Vancouver, told The Daily Mail

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it would put Trump in a really difficult position. He

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is going to accept a state visit with the King

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while at the same time threatening and showing disdain and

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disrespect for Canada, where Charles is the monarch. From royal

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visits to royal soap. King Charles is selling a luxury

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bar of soap for Mother's Day at the Eyebrow, raising

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price of twenty eight pounds, part of Highgrove Gardens Mothering

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Sunday gift range. The High Grove Bauquet soap claims to

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capture the essence of High Grove Gardens with fragrances including

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silver line, Blossom, Mimosa and Cedar Palace. Weekly will be

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right Back. Prince William is reportedly eager for Prince Andrew

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to fade from public view as fresh allegations surrounding the

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Duke of York's past have resurfaced. The latest claims come

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from former Messus Monique Gia Naloni, who has detailed an

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encounter with Andrew at Buckingham Palace in two thousand. In

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an upcoming memoir, she alleges that after being booked by

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Gillam Maxwell, the Prince acted inappropriately by stripping naked before

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a massage, an incident she described as an abuse of privilege.

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Mike Tyndall enjoyed himself at last week's Cheltenland Festival, offering

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some cheeky tips on how to pace oneself during the

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prestigious racing event. Speaking to raced ATV, the former England

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rugby star, who happens to be Princess Anne's son in law,

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jokes that liver management is a key part of getting

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through the week. All it takes is bumping into an

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old friend to push you over the limits. He equipped,

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but he had a secret weapon in this zero well

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Guinness zero in the Middleman. No one knows it goes

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a long way down under the Royal family has received

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a significant cultural snub the Reserve Bank of Australia has

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confirmed that King Charles will not featured on the new

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five dollar bank note, ending a tradition that saw Queen

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Elizabeth the Second's portrait grace the note since nineteen ninety two. Instead,

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the redesign will honor Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people's

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connection to the country and the overturning of Terra nullius.

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Queen Mary of Denmark has returned to royal duties after

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being forced to cancel engagements due to illness. The Australian

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born Monarch fifty three visited a school in Valence, Bak

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to observe work related to her Namesake Mary Foundation, which

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tackles social issues including bullying, domestic violence and loneliness. This

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marks her first appearance since March the fifth, when she

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abruptly canceled her attendance at the Heart Association's annual awards ceremony.

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During her school visit, Queen Mary met with students and

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heard from the school council about improving well being throughout

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the institution and they have it like to email us

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