PALACE WEEKLY: ROYAL SEWERS AND SCANDALOUS CLAIMS - The week in Royal New

0:04 Hello, and welcome to Palace Weekly. I am your host, Mark Francis, and just a reminder that this show is a wrap up of all the stories we brought you this week on Palace Intrigue and Daily in an abbreviated form, and if you'd like the longer versions, please go back and listen to the Daily Show. And let's kick it off where Megan and the headline Duchess of death in the Daily Mail. Now we're obviously not the biggest megad supporters around here, but come on, now, that's a bit much. Megan Kelly has drawn sharp criticism after making a highly inflammatory remark on her podcast accusing Meghan Markle of having killed the Queen, which seems a bit harsh as the queen died at age ninety six, sad but not stunning.

0:46 The former news anchor made the explosive statement during an episode of The Megan Kelly Show while in conversation with bas Sports founder Dave Portenoy, so not exactly a conversation between Edward R. Morrow and David Frost. The two were discussing Michael's latest appearance on Jamie kern Lima's podcast when Kelly suddenly interjected another thing, she killed the Queen. In the Daily Mail, Maureene Callahan writes, in what can only be described as a spectacularly dumb decision in a history of dumb decisions, Harry wailed his way through yet another self pitying interview, this time when the BBC on Friday. This interview is a doozy. We begin with Harry, as ever wink wink, blaming other people for his own poor decision making and bringing this case to a UK courtroom.

1:29 His loss, Harry said, certainly has proven that there was no way to win this through the courts, of which someone had told me that beforehand. I'm willing to bet that no shortage of lawyers could have told Harry he wouldn't win. But obstinate as he is, would he have listened. In The Express, Sebastian Murphy compared Harry to David Brent from the Office. Murphy writes, even a full zero media training would know that the best strategy that Duke and Duchess of Montecito could possibly pursue right now would be one of quiet modesty. The British public might even rediscover a little affection for this errant English son were he to stop winging and be filmed primarily to promote charitable causes. But no, this prickly prince decided once again to vent the supposed injustice he's suffered. In an interview with the BBC.

2:14 Given his capacity for grievance, I'm surprised he could tolerate sitting down for the former employer of disgraced Martin Bashier. But sit down he did. When this muppet had finished doing his best David Brent impression, perhaps he could pause and refract that he'd still have security had he not made the decision as a grown adult to step down as a senior royal. I can't believe somebody can be so dense as not to wake up one day, observe that with which he's dissatisfied, and conclude that those frustrations are the consequences of his own actions. Happily, for Harry, he doesn't have that capability. I envy him how liberating it would beat to playing quite literally everyone but myself for every irritation services. Moving on, King Charles mark the eightieth anniversary of ve Day by appearing on the Buckingham Palace balcony without wearing military medals. A subtle but deeply symbolic gesture, echoing his grandfather, King George the sixth appearance on the very same day in nineteen forty five, accompanied by Queen ca Miller, the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Lewis.

3:15 The King looked out over cheering crowds gathered along the mall in central London. Thousands of spectators had assembled to witness the solemn commemoration, which included a stirring flypass by the Royal Air Force culminating in a display by the Red Arrows. The King and his family looked to the skies as the aircraft thundered overhead. The moment rich with both national pride and personal reflection, The Royal family's presence underscore the continuity of duty and remembrance across the generations. In other news, Buckingham Palace has confirmed that the Majesties the King and Queen will undertake an official visit to Canada later this month because they don't want us to hit the beach Memorial Day weekend. The royal couple will travel to Ottawa on May twenty six, and twenty seven to attend the state opening of the Parliament of Canada.

3:57 The visit marks King charles twentieth offishal trip to Canada and Queen Camilla's fifth. It will be their first North American engagement since the coronation and comes just weeks after Their Majesty's return from their most recent overseas engagements in Italy. Charles has offered his most candid remarks yet about his experience with cancer, describing it as a daunting and at times frightening experience in a deeply personal written message shared ahead of a special reception at Buckingham Palace for cancer charities. In his remarks, which appear in the program for the event, his Majesty underscored the stark reality that more than one thousand people in the UK receive a cancer diagnosis each day. As one among those statistics myself, he wrote, I can vouch for the fact that they can also be in experience and brings into sharp focus the very best of humanity.

4:46 His Majesty the King has also extended congratulations to His Holiness Pope Leo the fourteenth, as the newly elected pontiff takes over as Leader of the Roman Catholic Church. In a statement on Friday, Buckingham Palace confirmed that His Majesty had sent a private message to Pope Leo offering his in Queen Camilla's most sincere good wishes for his pontificate. A Palace spokesperson added that the King conveyed warm regards and noted Popelio's lifelong dedication to service, compassion and spiritual leadership. The King, who has forged a strong relationship with the Holy Sea, enjoyed a long standing rapport with the late Pope Francis. A short list of five proposed designs for the national momorial to Queen Elizabeth II has been unveiled, offering the public a first glimpse at how the late monarch might be commemorated in Saint James Park, London. The Cabinet Office has released the concepts online and is encouraging members of the public to share their views. The designs, varying from the traditional to the imaginative, all aimed to reflect the character and reign of her Late Majesty, who passed away in September of twenty twenty two after seventy years on the throne. Notably, three of the five proposals depicted the Queen on horseback, a nod to her lifelong passion for equestrian pursuits. More palace in just a moment, The Daily Mail reported a Brazilian psychic knowing The Daily Mail reported a Brazilian psychic known as the Living Nostra Damas, has issued a striking prediction regarding the British Royal family.

6:14 Athos Salamee claims a major event linked to the health of a senior royal is set to unfold between late this year and early next. Notably, he foresees a symbolic return to the United Kingdom by Prince Harry, a move that could mark a tentative thawing of relations with King Charles and Princess Eugenie. However, any reconciliation, according to Salome will stop short of full repair. Prince William is said to Romini fracture point, with no genuine mending of tires between the brothers to the public eye, and the relationship between the Sussexes and the British Royal family seems like an endless cycle of tension. The psychic remarked that karmic family thread will begin to unravel between late this year and early next, King Charles has toured London's new super sewer.

6:58 His Majesty, the King has marked the one of London's most ambitious engineering projects by visiting the Thames Tideway Tunnel, known informally as the super Sewer. The twenty five kilometer long tunnel, ten years in the making, is designed to intercept and divert sewage away from the River Thames, helping to reduce pollution by an estimated ninety five percent. Stretching from Acton to Beckton, the four and a half billion pound infrastructure project involved twenty thousand workers over eight years and now forms part of the Thames Water's wastewater system. At the site in their embankment, the King met with construction workers and storm and, expressing his appreciation for the scale and ambition project, ever ready with a rye remark, his Majesty equipped, don't worry, it's all going to come in one humongous horror, upon being told some sewage work is made easier when it rains. The Thames Tideway Tunnel stands as a significant investment in London's future, aiming to keep its iconic river clean for generations to come for Charles.

7:55 It was a symbolic visit, as recently he said to put up with a lot of stuff and they inhabit. If you'd like to email us our addresses The Palace Intrigue at gmail dot com. Please follow us on Spotify, Apple or the app of your choice and leave us a nice review. If you're enjoying the show, I'm Mark Francis My thanks to John McDermott this Palace Weekly. Good terms.