April 27, 2025

PALACE WEEKLY: SPARE HARRY & ROYAL REBELLIONS !

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This week's sizzling royal drama! Body language experts reveal Harry's "SPARE MODE" humiliation as Meghan IGNORES his touch at Time100 Summit while Meghan's fashion copies Kate AGAIN! William DELIBERATELY infuriates the Sussexes by appointing their nemesis Jason Knauf to Earthshot Prize! The "DUKE OF DOWNTIME" William ordered to Rome by King Charles, skipping ANOTHER royal Easter tradition! RUSSIAN DRONES spotted over Sandringham as King hosts secret Zelensky meeting! Plus: Meghan accused of PLAGIARISM, Prince Andrew BANISHED from royal photos, and Sweden gets its own Meghan with Princess Madeleine's controversial new skincare business!

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

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your host, Mark Francis. Palace Weekly is a roundup of

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all these stories presented during the week on Pallace Intrigue,

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our daily show, and for the full stories, please go

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back and check out those episodes. These are abridged abbreviated stories,

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just to catch you up in case he didn't have

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the time to listen to every episode. So the Sussex

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has made quiet the entrance in New York this week,

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arriving with their signature fore Calm motorcade for Megan's keynote

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speech at the time one hundred Summit. But it wasn't

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the vehicles that caught everyone's attention. It was the rather

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telling body language between the Duke and duchess. Body language

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expert Judy James offered some rather fascinating insights into the

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couple's dynamic, noting that Harry appeared to be in full

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spare mode, essentially scurring around like his wife's security is.

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She sweeps into the venue like the total star, not

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exactly the picture of equal partnership we might expect. Most

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revealing was the moment Harry reached out to touch his wife,

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only to be seemingly ignored. As James describes it, Megan

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ignores her husband though despite the fact that his hand

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is raised to touch her. The rejection apparently left Harry

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and what James calls a small body language quandary, resulting

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in the Prince awkwardly dropping his eyes and fiddling with

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the back of his pants to avoid being left hanging.

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One almost fills a twinge of sympathy. Fashion watchers were

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quick to note Meghan's choice of attire for the event

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of five thousand dollars ralf Lauren silk Linen suit the

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bores striking resemblance to an outfit worn by our Wonderful

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Princess of Wales last year. Catherine donned a similar camel

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ensemble when visiting a youth charity in East London in

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twenty twenty three, though with one significant difference. Meghan opted

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for the gen Z approved oversized fit with notably baggy trousers.

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The similarity didn't go unnoticed on social media, with one

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particularly writing comments suggesting that Catherine did it better and

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her suit was correctly ironed. Others pointed to a pattern,

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noting this is the first time the Duchess has appeared

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to take style cues from her sister in law. The

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similar coincidences dating back to Meghan's earliest royal appearances. The

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Duchess of Sussex does find herself at the center of

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fresh controversy following claims by a British children's author that

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Meghan's now abandoned animated Netflix project bore striking similarities to

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her own literary work. Mel Elliott, author and creator of

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the character Pearl Power, told The Mail on Sunday that

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she had sent a formal legal letter followed by two

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personal notes, directly to the Duchess, raising concerns over potential

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infringement of copyright in relation to Meghan's proposed series Pearl.

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That show, announced in twenty twenty one as part of

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the Duke and Duchesses reported eighty million pounds deal with Netflix,

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was to follow the story of a young girl discovering

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her in a strength through the example of influential women

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in history. Meghan was listed as executive producer alongside Day

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would Furnish, the husband of Sir Elton John Royal. Author

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Phil Zampia told The Son it's yet another example of

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how the people around her. Don't seem to have done

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their research before she comes out with projects, and there's

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nothing worse being accused of plagiarism or of copying other

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people's work. He added, these are just schoolboy errors and

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proper due diligence is not being done. Some are wondering

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if Meghan's duck video was staged. Meghan had posted a

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clip to Instagram in which she's seen standing in a

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white dress at the edge of a path, watching an

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apparent surprise as a family of ducks waddled across. The video,

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believed to have been filmed on the Sussex's Montesyto estate,

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charmed many fans, who called it sweet and whimsical. Others, however,

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were more skeptical. Someone just happened to be there with

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a camera. Call me cynical, but remarked one viewer on x.

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Another mused, someone just happened to be filming at that

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point in the driveway when both the ducks and Megsie

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popped out of the undergrowth. Yeah right, not set up

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at all. A third auded simply who was filming this?

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And where did Megan get the family of ducks? So

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many questions that I never answered In the latest edition

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of her sinking podcast, Confessions of a Female Founder, the

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Duchess has opened up about the rebranding of her lifestyle venture,

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explaining why she abandoned the original name American rivera Orchard

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in favor of as Ever. Speaking with her close friend

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and hair colorist Katie Lee, Meghan said, I had secured

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as Ever as a name in twenty twenty two, and

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then as everything started to evolve last year and bringing

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in a partner the size that it was, it became

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this word salad. I didn't love that so much. An

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industry inside had commented Darada Online about Megan's underwhelming guest lineup,

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saying She's dialed all the big names, but no one's

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picked up and the absence of high profile guests in

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the lineup is raising eyebrows, especially hers. I mean, she

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lives in California and the best she can do as

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a woman who runs a dating app, jeez, there's no

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Tailor Swift, no Beyonce, not even a Haley Beeber And

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when you're pitching female empowerment, that's a problem. It speaks

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volumes for her pulling power. She's not happy about her

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lack of appeal. Palace Intrigues Podcast industry insider points out

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Lemonada announced this thing. What a year ago they couldn't

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book one celebrity. I'd be firing people left and right.

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Apples already done promoting it. This thing is dead in

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the water. Prince Williams appointing of Jason Nolf, the former

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Royal aide and the man who once accused the Duchess

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of Sussex of bullying, as the new CEO of Earthshot

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Prize is seen taking a shot at Harry. Royal commentator

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Richard Fitzwilliams told Fox News Digital Prince William's decision to

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make Jason nof the Sea over his most prestigious project,

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William furiate Harry and Meghan. It's impossible to avoid feeling

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that this is precisely what William intended. William is clearly

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showing he doesn't care about what his brother thinks, much

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less Meghan. The Royal rift seems permanent. William revealed his

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surprise at his father's rather eclectic taste in music after

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King Charles released a new Apple Music playlist titled The

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King's Music Room. The compilation spans genres including disco, reggae,

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and afro beats and features artists such as Kylie Minou,

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Grace Jones and Bob Marley. William remarked, I was expecting

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a lot of classical music, so I was surprised. The

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King's playlist, created in collaboration with Apple Music as part

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of an initiative to highlight joyful sounds from across the Commonwealth,

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but has clearly struck a different note than many, including

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his son, might have anticipated. The Duke of Downtime will

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get in a few days work. Next week, William Kate

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will mark their fourteenth wedding anniversary with a return to Scotland,

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where their story first began. During a two day visit

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to the Isles of Mullini Owner on April twenty ninth

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and thirtieth, Their Royal Highnesses, known in Scotland as the

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Duke and Duchess of Rothsay, will engage with local communities

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with a focus on social connection and environmental stewardship. The

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visit carries a special significance as the couple met as

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students at the University of Saint Andrews in two thousand

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and one, and is also personally meaningful to the Prince,

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who holds the title of Lord of the Isles, an

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ancient designation once linked to Mull and inherited from his

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father upon the accession of the king. Meanwhile, William and

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Kate's decision not to spend Easter with the main clan

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reportedly raised eyebrows, and insider tells US Weekly this is

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a big deal. It's royal tradition for the family to

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attend this together. Everyone understood the family not attending last

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year when Kate was sick, but there's been a lot

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of raised eyebrows at the Palace about William's decision to

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skip again this year. It feels like a deliberate move

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and even a snub. The plans were for the Duke

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of Downtime to resume royal duties this week following yet

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another vacation. Both Prince Andrew and Sarah, Duchess of York

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were notably absent from the official Easter Sunday photographs shared

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by the royal family on social media. While Prince Andrew

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did attend the Easter Mattins service at Saint George's Chapel

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in winds Or accompanied by his former wife, neither featured

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in the carefully curated selection of images posted online. Instead,

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The photographs highlighted King Charles and Queen Camilla greeting members

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of the public, joined by senior working royals, including the

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Princess Royal, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and James,

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Earl of Wessex. The accompanying caption on Instagram the King

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and Queen were joined by other members of the royal

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family at Saint George's Chaplin, Windsor today for the traditional

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Eastern Matin service. The mission did not go unnoticed. Where

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is Andrew? I didn't see him in these pictures and

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wonder why we're in one social media user. Another remarks,

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we will know even if you didn't post a photo

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of him, that the Duke of York was present. Why

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pretend Andrew is reportedly getting into gardening. A source tells

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The Mirror of the Duke has been walking around the

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estate a lot recently, speaking to staff and asking for

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tips on managing the grounds. The whole place has fallen

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into disrepair and needs a lot of attention. He's been

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asking about different kinds of trees and shrubs and whether

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it be possible to move or relocate certain trees. He's

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certainly got a spring in his step and it's a

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lot cheerier aflate, which is surprising giving everything he has

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going on more palace weekly in just a moment, A

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wave of drone activity above Sandringham House has raised an

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alarm within security circles, prompting the imposition of a year

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long no fly zone over the royal estate in Norfolk.

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The move comes in the wake of Ukrainian President of

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Vladimir Zelenski's a recent and highly discreet visit to King Charles,

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a meeting described by security experts as of huge interest

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to Russian spies. The drones, which were spotted in the

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days leading up to mister Zelenski's arrival in March, have

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heightened concerns that Sandringham, long considered a private royal retreat,

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has now increasingly been used for high level diplomatic engagements

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and is therefore a potential target for foreign surveillance. Bawmorral Castle,

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the cherished Scottish retreat of the royal family, are set

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to welcome visitors once more this summer, following last year's

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historic opening to the public for the first time and

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it's near one hundred and seventy year history. A post

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shared on the castle's official Instagram account reads. Following the

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historic opening of the castle's doors in the summer of

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twenty twenty four, the first time since its completion in

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eighteen fifty five, we are once again delighted to offer

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exclusive private tours, guided by our experienced team, journey through

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history from Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's purchase of the

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bum Moral estate to the present day. You'll have the

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rarer opportunity to view a selection of rooms within the

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castle that are still used by their Majesties, the King

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and Queen, as well as other members of the Royal family.

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The announcement has been warmly received by royal watchers and

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heritage enthusiasts alike, many of whom were unable to secure

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tickets during last year's inaugural opening. Buckingham Palace has also

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announced that their Majesties the King and Queen will appear

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on the iconic balcony alongside members of the Royal family

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May the fifth, as part of events marking the eightieth

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anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, the momentous occasion which

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brought an enter to the Second World War on the continent.

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The Royals will be joined by Prime Minister Kiir Starmer

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and veterans of the conflict to observe a military procession

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and a fly past over the mall. Wanting four days

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of commemorative events across the UK. It will be the

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first gathering on the famous Buckingham Palace balcony since June

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of twenty four, when the King and Queen were accompanied

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by the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children

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Prince George, Prince Charlotte Prince Louis drooping the color the

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annual birthday celebration of the Sovereign. In addition to their

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public appearance, the King and Queen Camella will host a

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tea party at the Palace for veterans and members of

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the wartime generation on the sixth of May. Majesty will

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also visit the Tower of London to visit a new

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installation of ceramic poppies. And there you have it. Pluge

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