PALACE WEEKLY: KATE'S TRIUMPHANT RETURN - The week in royal news.

0:03 Calorogus Shark Media. He Hello and welcome through Palace Weekly. I am your host, Mark Francis. This is the show where we bring you these shortened versions of all the big stories that were playing out on Palace Intrigue during the week. And if you'd like to hear the full versions of these stories, please go back and take a listen to those. The main two stories this week Wimbledon and that secret meeting. Here we go, Kate Middleton returned to Center Court and to the hearts of the nation. The Princess of Wales made a stunning comeback at Wimbledon last weekend, attending not one, but both finals of the tournament and what became a deeply emotional, closely watched a royal appearance. It was her first time at the Championships since revealing her cancer diagnosis in twenty twenty four, and judging by the crowd's reaction, she was sorely missed. On Saturday, Kate arrived at the All England Club for the women's singles finals between Amanda Anisimova and Eager Swerjek. The moment she descended the steps into the Royal Box, the entire stadium rose to its feet, a standing ovation thundered across Center Court. The Princess, elegant in a cream belted blazer and pleated skirt, gave a gracious wave in a quiet smile.

1:17 She was flanked by tennis legends Billy Jean King and Martina Navrattlova, a reminder of the decades long connection between British and Tennis Royalty. The All England Club's official account posted the moment with a simple caption, Center Court rises to give a warm welcome to our patron, HRH the Princess of Wales. The welcome wasn't just warm, it was roaring, heartfelt and for many, tear inducing. Queen and Miller's visit to wimbled and stirred up more than just Center Court drama. It triggered a royal row online After Good Morning Britain contributor Nerinda cow took issue with how spectators were prompted to rise for the Queen's arrival. Camilla received a warm welcome and a standing ovation as she entered the Royal Box on Wednesday Day alongside her sister Anabelle Elliott, but footage from the moment shows Aids gently tapping seated audience members on the shoulder to prompt them to stand, a gesture that left Narinder fuming. Matthew McConaughey is earning higher praise from Wimbledon fans after a simple but classy gesture during last Sunday's men's final. In video footage shared online, mcconnie he can be seen rising to his feet as the Prince and Princess of Wales arrive and take their seats.

2:27 The subtle act of standing out of respect, while not required of non British citizens one fans over, with one viewer calling him a lovely Southern gentleman. According to the Etiquette School of New York, Americans are not expected to bow or curtsey too members of the British royal family. In another story gathering interests, there appeared to be a meeting between King Charles Communications secretary and two of Prince Harry's senior aides at a private members club in London. The Daily Beast points out notably absent from the Peace Summit this week were any representatives from Prince William's team, and given the deep personal animosity between the brothers, that is no surprise. A friend of William's told the Beast William absolutely effing hates Harry. William will never ever forgive Harry for what he has done. Charles is the King, he can do what he likes. But make no mistake, William believes with every fiber of his being that giving Harry and Meghan back any royal im proture is a huge mistake. The informal gathering took place at the Royal Overseas League in Westminster, just a short walk from Clarence House.

3:32 In attendance were Tobin Andre, the King's top communications aid, and two key members of Harry's team. Meredith Mains has recently appointed Los Angeles based communications chief, and Liam McGuire, a long time British publicity strategists now working for the Sussexes from London. According to reports, Mains and McGuire arrived by taxi around three point fifty pm, followed by Andre, who appeared to be carrying a bottle of Berry. Brothers and Rudd, perhaps a small gesture diplomacy. King Charles and Queen Camilla are facing significant backlash from Royal watchers after Buckingham Palace confirmed that Donald Trump will receive an official state visit to the United Kingdom this September. The announcement made on Royal social media channels and the company by a formal photograph of the King, Queen, President Trump and First Lady Millennia Trump, stated his Majesty the King will host the President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump, accompanied by the First Lady Milania Trump, for a state visit to the United Kingdom from seventeenth September to nineteenth September twenty twenty five. This visit, which comes at the request of the UK government, follows a February meeting between Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Trump at the White House, where Starmer personally delivered a letter of invitation from the King.

4:46 The letter offered what was described as an unprecedented second state visit, a move aimed at strengthening US UK relations amid global instability and rising economic pressures. Meghan Markle, who once proudly declared I am proud to be a woman and a feminist, has undergone what Royal commentators are calling a striking reinvention from global advocate to domestic influencer. In the Channel five documentary Megan Duchess for Sale, Experts suggested the Duchess of Sussex has shifted from the woman who challenged sexist advertising as a child to one now marketing jam flower sprinkles and lifestyle advice through her brand as Ever and to her Netflix series With Love. Megan. Newsweek's royal correspondent Jack Royston commented that was her big rebrand all of a sudden. She went from being the feminist who got angry that women were depicted as only being in the kitchen, and then she reinvented herself as the traditional at home in the kitchen, cooking and hosting kind of image. Netflix junkie dot Com writes about Megan's weekend inst With one simple post, Megan Michael reminded humanity that summer is not a season, it is a whole esthetic with a fruit platter comprising strawberries and grapes on a ceramic ball, occupying a white scarf by the pool. Mikael's latest social media update also featured a notebook with a summer essentials checklist. The suits of Lump appeared to have checked off Sunshine, good Friends and as Ever Rose on the roster, with the latter also popping in the neat capture.

6:18 Michael captured the post current status, weekend mode activated, and a review of her rose went this way. When a package with three bottles of as Ever rose showed up on my doorstep, I enlisted my husband to taste tests that Bespoke Bland with me. After playing pretend some meliaise in our kitchen, looking at each other as we simultaneously took our first steps to gauge the other's reactions. I've gathered my honest thoughts of the rose, which the company said is the first of mani Its forthcoming wine offerings. The bottle describes the poor as a delicately balanced rose with soft notes of stone fruit, gentle minerality, and lasting finish beyond the marketing speak. In layman's terms, the rose is good my experience with it. It is smooth, almost dangerously, as we finished the whole bottle in one night without even trying. It goes down easy and is dry and light.

7:05 To hear my husband describe it, his three adjectives were lively, refreshing and pleasant, mine flavorful, sweet and enjoyable more palace in just a moment, Victoria Ward in the Telegraph thinks the FBI dropping Epstein's case is bad news for Prince Andrew. Ward writes there should be no popping of Champagne corks at Royal Lodge, the Duke Winsor's home. Rarely has there been such a pyrate victory. For while the decision not to pursue those connected to Epstein may well be a weight off the Duke's shoulders, it changes nothing. Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, delivered a deeply moving message from King Charles during a visit to Bosnia marking the thirtieth anniversary of the Serabrenica genocide. Sophie, on her first official visit to the country, traveled to the town of Serbrennica, where more than eight thousand Muslim men and boys were murdered in July nineteen ninety five. She began by producing herself simply as Sophie and thanked the families to the victims for their invitation. At the Cerabrenica Memorial Center, a former battery factory where many had sought refuge, she paused to view the personal items of those killed, including shoes and jackets, on display in a UK backed exhibit. She then wrote in a condolence book, our duty must be to remember all those lost so tragically, and to never let these things happen again. It is only by working together that we find peace. She signed it simply, Sophie. King Charles may soon be tooting his own horn literally after receiving a French cavalry trumpet as a gift from President Emmanuel

8:38 mccron during the recent state visit, but Queen Camilla might be less than enthusiastic about the royal fanfare echoing through their garden. The King once dabbled in music during his school days at Gordonstown, where he played trumpet in the orchestra, and while his youthful attempt at learning the bagpipes ended in what he once called a rather stupid abandonment of the effort, Charles has never quite lost his love music. The Daily Mail's e from Hardcastle, Colin couldn't resist a cheeky aside suggesting that should the Monarch rekindle his trumpet career, Camilla might take a leaf from the royal playbook and send him to practice at the bottom of the garden, the same faith that once befell him during a brief flirtation with the bagpipes. Now that Lieutenant Colonel hottie is off the market. There is a new soldier catching the eyes of Royal watchers. They were supposed to be looking at the King, but instead there I was locked on someone else entirely. During a recent visit to the Royal Regiment of Artillery in lark Hill, King Charles shared a moment of camaraderie with military personnel while donning ear defenders and trying his hand at firing an artillery gun. But it wasn't the cannon fire that set the Internet alight.

9:43 It was Sergeant Neil Mitchell, the green beret wearing detachment commander, who appeared in one of the royal family's Instagram photos and promptly broke the comments section. Are we not going to talk about the green beret guy in the first picture? Good heavens he's handsome, gutched one user. Another admitted, I do love the King, honestly, but my eyes went straight to the really muscly guy with a green beret and kill a smile. A third summed it up six simply the photographer understood the assignment, and there you have it. Trying to email us and addresses the Palace intrigue at a gmail dot com Please follow us on Apple, Spotify or the app of your choice, and don't forget Our new show, Crown and Controversy is out with new episodes every Sunday. It takes off where the Crown left off and you can get that wherever you get your podcasts like this one Crown and Controversy check it out. I My Francis my thanks to John McDermott. This is Palace Intrigue and good terms.