PALACE WEEKLY: JAM DIPLOMACY AND ROYAL RECONCILIATION - The week in royal news

0:03 Calorogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Weekly. I am your host, Mark Francis, and if you've never listened to the show before, this is a weekly roundup of all the stories you can hear daily on Palace Intrigue. And for the full versions of the stories which were abbreviated here, please go to those daily shows. We'll kick it off with our favorite girl, Megan. It turns out she might just be tuning into what the Internet has to say about her and sending jam or at least something that is legally fruit spread. In response, podcast, Amanda Hirsh, host of the popular Not Skinny But Not Fat Show, revealed that she received a handwritten letter from the Duchess of Sussex self after expressing concern about Meghan's Netflix series We Love Megan back in January. Hersh has said she was scared for Meghan of the show's potential reception. Nothing, no fat, just a mix of cringe and compassion. I was making cringing faces at the trailer, she admitted, but I'm genuinely scared she'll be ripped to shreds. Continuing her efforts to stay out of the press, Megan posted an adorable picture of Archie and Libert in a sweet Mother's Day post, and revealed her children have a special two word nickname for him. The Duchess celebrated Mother's Day in the US with a new photo of her children jumping on her while facing palm trees on a fancy balcony.

1:27 She wrote on her Instagram post saying, Happy Mother's Day. Cheers to juggling it all with joy. The post added, and to these two gems who still attempt to climb Mama mountain, smothered me with kisses and make every day the most memorable adventure. Being your mom is the greatest privilege of my life. Megan dropped a new episode of The Number sixty on the Business podcast Tuesday morning. According to Apple Charts. In the latest installment of Confessions of a Female Founder, the Duchess of Sussex welcome Heather Hassen, co founder of the medical apparel brand Figs, for a wide ranging discussion of entrepreneurship, creative thinking, and the often unglamorous details of launching a business. Megan began by reflecting on what it really takes to build something from scratch.

2:10 It can get messy. The best founders are not afraid to get their hands dirty, she said. And I don't mean play dirty, I mean when it's clean up on aisle. Five times, you were the first person there with a mob. Harry and Meghan were spotted dancing and cuddling at Beyonce's Cowboy Carter tour in Los Angeles, putting to rest at least one night to persistent whispers at the pair of living separate lives. Appearing on the singer's official tour website, a photographs showed Harry and Meghan cozied up as they took in the spectacle. A video clip from the same evening saw the Dutchess enthusiastically singing along to Texas Hold Him, while Harry, in a dark green hat and gray jacket, bopped to the beat. Meghan, ever the California cool, wore an off the shoulder denim dress and sported her husband's hat. Later in the evening, Harry actually looked happy, a look usually saved his solo appearances. Thomas Michael Junior, alf brother to the Duchess of Sussex, has announced he his pen, a memoir chronicling his memories of Meghan's early life with hopes that it may one day lead to a documentary adaptation.

3:08 Speaking from the Philippines, where he now lives in their high rise apartment alongside their father, eighty year old Thomas Markle Sr. The fifty eight year old said the book is well under way. Who my book is finished? Oh, it'll be swooped up real quick because it's getting there. I am working on it. It's coming out, he said in a recent video message. It's going to be good. I really want to maybe spin off the book. Then when the book gets read, the documentary will follow. I'm not a greedy person. It's not about the money. It's about the principle. Of course, would nice to have a little cushion from selling a book. Sure, it remains unclear how Meghan offered that matter Harry feel about her family member writing a gossipy book about the family. On Saturday Night Live, Colin Jost joked President Trump also announced a new trade deal with the UK that will reopen British markets for American companies. All the Britain demands in return is that we keep these two. We'll let you guess who he meant. Your first case is correct. Harry has been accused of the mother of all aff ups. Harry was filmed on a door bell camera appearing to ring the bell of a home in West London, just hours after his legal team argued in the Courts of Appeal that his life would be at risk without UK police protection.

4:15 In court, his barrister had warned that his safety is at stake, but the unexpected sight of the Duke seemingly alone on the street has prompted sharp words from those familiar with the world of close protection. If he was without a bodyguard, that is the mother of all e f ups, a security source told Mail Online, pointing to the contradiction between legal arguments about his security needs and the apparent soul of appearance. The Male on Sunday later reported that Harry was likely trying to visit old acquaintances John and Georgina Vaughan, unbeknownst to the Prince. The Vaughn said long since moved house. The Princess of Wales is expected to make a glamorous return to the state banquet circuit the summer, with another Tiara moment likely in the calendar the occasion of state visit from French President Emmanuel Macroan and First Lady Brigitte Macron, who accepted an invitation from His Majesty, King Charles the Third for an official visit to the UK in July. In a statement, Buckingham Palace confirmed the President of the French Republic is Excellency Emmanuel mccran are company by Miss Brigitt mcran, has accepted an invitation from His Majesty the King to pay a state visit to the UK from Tuesday the eighth July to Thursday the tenth. The President and Miss mcran will stay at Windsor Castle. Hello magazine was interested in Kate's jeans.

5:28 Helloe tells us that while many fashion insiders have declared twenty twenty five the year of luser fits, with beryl jeans and wide legged flares dominating the trend cycle, Catherine continues to champion the classic skinny silhouette. She's been seen wearing them repeatedly throughout the year, pairing a look effortlessly with Hills Trainers, knits and her signature blazers. And now we know the secret behind her favorite pair. Kate has been spotted wearing the above and beyond tunny friendly high waist skinny jeans by the British label i Am Denam London, priced at ninety five pounds. The genes are designed with what the brand calls tender Tummy Technology, a unique feature that offers full support and coverage with softer stretchy denim. According to the brand's website, the genes offer comfort, confidence and a great fit with a design cleverly allowing full support and coverage of the tummy with super soft stretchy denim.

6:18 Kate's brother James has opened up about the impact of his sister, Princess Catherine's cancer diagnosis, describing it as a challenging time for the entire family. In a new interview with The Times of London, the thirty eight year old author and entrepreneur reflected on the emotional journey his family has faced since the Princess of Wales announced in March that she had been diagnosed with cancer and was undergoing treatment. James shared, what I think is that as a family you learn to see and process and understand things. For her and a family, it was a challenging time and I know for us in our bigger family, it was a challenging time. But I think it's about communication and it's about offering support and help where you can more palacing just a moment. The New York Times asked can King Charles heal a royal family crisis before it's too late.

7:04 The details of the crisis will be very familiar to listeners on this podcast, but to catch everyone up, maxit, Netflix, spare BBC interview. The Times writes some royal watchers warn that unless Charles finds a way to heal that rift, it could define his reign, undercutting the messages of tolerance and inclusiveness that he has long championed. They cite former BBC Royal correspondent Peter Hunt, who says, when history comes to be written about the King, this will reflect badly on him. It represents an institution that is about family unity and fostering forgiveness. Its role is to bring people together, and yet he can't bring people together on his doorstep. The article then recaps the fight between the brothers and various Prince Andrew scandals before focusing on William's workload. Historian Ed Owens said William has sometimes been seen as work shy, but we see him as gravitating towards bigger, more mediate, friendly events. He's burnishing his reputation as a statesman, His Majesty the King and Queen Camilla were the guests of honour at a dazzling reception and awards ceremony held in aid of Elephant Family, the conservation charity founded by Camilla's late brother, Mark shand The event staged amidst the lush splendor of the Royal Botanic Gardens, a queue through a host of notable figures from royal to international celebrities. Princess Beatrice made a striking appearance in a red Rebeca Valen's gown, while attendees also included Lady Marina Windsor, Brazilian football legend Ronaldo Nazario, actors Ed Westwick and Amy Jackson, and singer Sophie Ellis Bexter. But the evening's most poignant moment came when Queen Camilla, dressed in the cream tunic with gold embroidery and matching plantzer trousers by Anna and Valentine, watched

8:37 a posthumous video of her brother Mark Shanned, who died in twenty fourteen at the age of sixty two following a tragic fall, was seen in the film, expressing his enduring hope for the future of endangered elephants. Her Majesty visibly moved, was joined by her sister, Annabelle Elliott as the room shared in a moment of remembrance. The King and a legendary horse trainer, William Mullins, have forged an historic agreement, one that sees a horse bred by the late Queen Elizabeth to join the stable of islands most decorated national hunt handler. The horse of four year old gelding named Reaching High will be trained by Mullins in what is believed to be the first time a reigning British monarch has had a horse trained in Ireland. Reaching High, previously trained by the now retired Sir Michael Stout, stunned onlookers with a commanding seven length victory in the Racing League at Wolverhampton last August. Though that there was a sole win from eight starts, his pedigree suggests a much brighter future. He is out of estimate the late Queen's beloved Mayor, who captured the Ascot Gold Cup in twenty thirteen and signed by the legendary See the Stars, the two thousand Guinness Derby and arc winning Titan of two thousand and nine. Once vilified for a column widely condemned as misogynistic and crawl, Jeremy Clarkson now appears to have found a path, however, unlikely, into the royal circle. The former top Gear presenter caused uproar in December of twenty twenty two when writing in the Sun he declared he hated Megan Michael on a cellular level and fantasized about seeing her post humiliated. The backlash was swift and severe, prompting Clarkson to issue a formal apology, which he said he had sent personally to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

10:09 A spokesperson for Prince Harry dismissed the gesture, condemning Clarkson's long standing pattern of writing articles that spread hate, rhetoric, dangerous conspiracy theories and misogyny. Despite that grim chapter, Clarkson has since made a number of public appearances alongside members of the royal family, chief among them Prince William, who said to appear in the newest series of Clarkson's Farm. The Prince of Wales visited Clarkson's Diddly Squat farm in Oxfordshire in March twenty twenty five and met cast regulars Caleb Cooper and Charlie Ireland. During the visit, William chair that his eldest son, Prince George, is a fan of the show. You've got George watching now. When I'm told Caleb, I said to him, shall I say for Amy Caleb? He said, tell Caleb to mind his language. And there I have it. I feel like email astres is the Palace Entry at gmail dot com. Please follow us on Spotify, Apple or the app of your chosen. Leave us a nice review. If him enjoying the show, Mark Francis my thanks to John McDermott. This is Palace Weekly in good terms.

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