July 6, 2025

PALACE WEEKLY: WINE WARS AND WEDDING SNUBS - The week in royal news.

PALACE WEEKLY: WINE WARS AND WEDDING SNUBS - The week in royal news.

This week's JUICY royal gossip! Meghan launches $30 ROSÉ wine (but you can't buy just one bottle!) while sparking APRICOT-GATE controversy over "staged" fruit-picking photo! The Duchess is reportedly "REELING" after being SNUBBED from Jeff Bezos's Venice wedding despite considering herself "more famous than the Kardashians!" Meanwhile, Kate and William face PETA backlash for breeding puppies while William CUTS TIES with charity donor who tried to sell access to him for £20,000! King Charles says "fondest farewell" to Royal Train while hosting George and Amal Clooney at palace! Sarah Ferguson makes STUNNING Wimbledon return after 37 years while shirtless Mike Tindall goes VIRAL at private festival! Plus: SHOCKING revelation that Donald Trump "stalked" Princess Diana with flowers, making her ask "What am I going to do? He gives me the creeps!"










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

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am your host, Mark Francis. By the way, this show

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is an abbreviation of all the shows we've brought you

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this week on Palace Intrigue. If you'd like the extended versions,

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please go back and hit those daily versions and be

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sure to subscribe and follow when you can stay up

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to date with all of these stories. Getting on with that,

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Megan celebrated Wine release Eve with an Instagram post showing

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a wine bottle sitting in a bucket of ice, captioned

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Rose joins the party Tomorrow cheers, and at eight am

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Montecito time, the wine had arrived. Available via wine dot

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asava dot com. The inaugural bottle of Rose, price to

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thirty dollars, is sold in bundles of three, six, or twelve,

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but the chilled pink wine is just the beginning. Megan

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is also teasing a method chump and wires, sparkling wine,

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and other variety tools to follow in the coming months.

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While thirty dollars may seem reasonable, the pricing starts at

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ninety dollars for a trio of bottles. You can't order

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just one, and with a twenty dollars flat rate shipping fee.

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Customers will need to spend a total of one hundred

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and ten dollars to get their hands on that pink

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hued blend. Shoppers can also choose a six bottle bundle

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for one fifty nine or a full twelve bottle case

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for three hundred. Meghan's camp appears to be pushing back

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on the manufactured scarcity narrative, with one source telling Newsweek

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that Meghan was determined not to sacrifice quality and taste,

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which is meant it has taken time to increase supply.

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Newsweek's source said the supply chain is constantly changing as

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the business is growing, and is very normal for any

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business that's trying to scale. The critical thing is maintaining

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the quality of the product, and sure you can just

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go to any bottling plant and anyone who is growing

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raspberries anywhere in the country and get it done really quickly.

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Meghan is once again the center of attention, this time

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over an apricot. Over the weekend, the Dutchess of Sussae

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shared a photo on the official Instagram account of her

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lifestyle brand. As Ever, the image showed Megan picking a

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perfectly ripe apricot from a tree, dressed in a white

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linen shirt and monogrammed fedora, her hair styled in a

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relaxed bun. The caption red simply weekend plans, Pick, snack, Repeat,

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but some Royal watchers were quick to accuse the duchess

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of staging the shot, pointing out that the fruit she's

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holding appears to be the only ripe apricot on a

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tree otherwise full of green ones, the suggestion the image

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had been carefully curated or even manipulated for effect. One

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social media user wrote, so Megan Michael just happened to

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find the only ripe apricot on the entire tree, where

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none of them even remotely rap got it in The

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Independent had it twigs rights. First came the jam, then

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the flower sprinkles, and now Meghan Markle has turned her

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attention to something a little more grown up rose que.

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The ie rolls, of course, because if there's one thing

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more predictable than celebrities releasing wines, the reflexive backlash when

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Megan does well anything. She could invent a cure for

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jet lag and people would still say she's attention seeking.

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But here's the thing, Megan isn't doing anything new. In fact,

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she's late to the party. Celebrity wine is no longer

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a novelty. It's a full blown category, a supermarket isle

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of famous faces turned Vintner's. From Francis Ford Kpola to

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Kylie Minogue, Sam Neil to Sarah Jessica Parker, Graham Norton

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to Snoop Dog. There's scarcely a walk of fame left

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untouched by fermentation. What do a Jurassic Park actor, a

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former neighbour's star, and the dog Father all have in common?

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Would make an excellent pub quiz question answer. They will

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sell rose. It's the weapon of choice for the celebrity

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wine maker, pastel, photogenic and perfectly pitched to the lifestyle

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curious shopper who might not know malowactic fermentation from their elbow,

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but knows they trust Kylie more than they trust Chateau

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something or rather from somewhere they can't pronounce. Megan is

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reportedly feeling stunned after being left off the guest list

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for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez extravagant wedding celebration in Venice,

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a glittory event that drew a list attendees including Kin

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Kardashi and Kylie jennerin Sidney Sweeney, but not the Duchess

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of Sussex. According to Radar Online, Meghan had hoped to

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receive an invitation to the multimillion dollar affair, which some

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insiders say she viewed as an important moment to reaffirm

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her place among Hollywood's elite. One source told the outlet,

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Meghan is reeling after not receiving an invitation. She considered

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herself more famous and important than guests such as the Kardashians.

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The snub comes out amid speculation that the Sussexes are

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slipping from the center of Hollywood's social orbit. Prince William

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has cut times with a charity donor after she allegedly

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attempted to sell access to him for up to twenty

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thousand pounds. Minerva Mandaha Steiner, a Philippinas, Swiss millionaire and

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art gallery owner, was previously linked to the Prince through

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her gallery's sponsorship of his annual charitable Polo match, but

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the relationship was abruptly ended when it came to light

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that Mandaha Steiner had allegedly offered wealthy clients from a

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luxury concierge service the chance to attend the polo match

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or even meet the Prince himself, in exchange for large

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donations to her own philanthropic foundation. Animal rights activists have

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criticized Kate and William after it was revealed their family

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dog all I, had given birth to a litter of puppies.

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A photograph marking Prince William's forty third birthday showed him

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in the garden surrounded by four playful pups reportedly bred

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from Orler. The image, taken by the Princess of Wales

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in May, was shared on social media with a caption

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signed by C G. C l Lla and the puppies

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a DoD to Catherine and the couple's three children, George,

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Charlotte and Lewis. While many fans delighted in the candid

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family moment, the image quickly drew criticism from people for

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the ethical treatment of animals, who accused the royal couple

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of being staggering the out of touch. It was another

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Royal meets Hollywood moment at Buckingham Palace, as Amal and

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George Clooney made a surprise appearance at the twenty twenty

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five King's Trust awards. The couple were seen laughing and

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conversing warmly with King Charles during the reception, looking every

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bit ease among British Royalty. Though unannounced, the visit was

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their first royal encounter. The colonies previously attended a King's

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Trust event at the Palace in twenty nineteen, and we're

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among the select a list guests of Prince Harry and

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Meghan Mark's wedding in twenty eighteen. Their ongoing friendship with

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the Royal family, particularly with Megan, has been well noted

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over the years. It has been confirmed that King Charles

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will bid what's being described as the fondest of farewells

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to the Royal Train, with the historic locomotives said to

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be decommissioned in twenty twenty seven after decades of service

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to the monarchy. The eight carriage train, which has served

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sovereigns since Queen Victoria first introduced a royal royal carriage

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in the mid nineteenth century, will be retired ahead of

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the expiration of its maintenance contract. In its place, the

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Royal family is expected to rely more heavily on two

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newly acquired helicopters for travel within the UK. Royal watchers

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with a keen I have noticed a striking new addition

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to Queen Camilla's jewelry ensemble, a bold gold signet ring

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now adoring her pinky finger. Her majesty debuted the peace

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during her engagement at the Garden Museum recently, where it

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subtly caught attention alongside her more familiar rings. The new item,

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a chunky and distinguished gold band, has been identified as

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a commemorative creation from the Royal Collection Trust, designed to

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mark King Charles accession to the throne in twenty twenty two.

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Prince Andrew's public exile has remained firmly in place, as

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he was notably absent from Royal Ascot, continuing his band

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from the Royal Spotlight. Though excluded from the Guara Day

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parade and the carriage procession to the course, the Duke

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of York was reportedly allowed to attend a private lunch

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at Windsor Castle beforehand. A source quietly suggests Andrew occasionally

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plays hosts behind the scenes when other royals are in

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short supply, though he's not permitted on public display. At

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least the source ads Riley he spared the washing up

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More Palace in just a moment. Another Royal news, Sarah

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Ferguson made a surprise return to Wimbledon on Monday, her

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first appearance in the Royal Box at the tournament in

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thirty seven years. Fergie was all smiles as she joined

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her daughter Princess Beatrice for a sunny day at the

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All England Club. It marked a nostalgic return for Fergie,

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who last sat in the Royal Box in nineteen eighty eight,

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famously alongside her close friend the late Princess Diana. The

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two were regular fixtures at Wimbledon during the eighties and nineties,

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often seen laughing and chatting courtside. Mike Tindall has once

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again's proved he's the Royal family's unofficial party captain, sparking

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a fan frenzy after going shirtless in a playful new

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video alongside his wife Zara. The couple were seen in

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enjoying themselves at what's been described as a private festival,

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joining a group of a listers to lip sync along

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to a not yet released track Mike Every scene still

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don just a brown pair of dungarees, a hard hat

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and a clutched a bottle of Pironi. No shirt in sight.

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Following her separation from Prince Charles, Princess Diana reportedly found

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herself the focus of unwonted attention from Donald Trump, and

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experience she confided about to broadcast Selina Scott. According to Scott,

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Diana was unsettled by Trump's persistent interest and once asked

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her during a dinner, what am I going to do

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he gives me the creeps? Scott responded, plainly, just throw

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them in the bin, referring to the flowers Trump had

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been sending to Kensington Palace. Diana reportedly laughed at the suggestion,

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but the sentiment was clear. Writing in The Sunday Times

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in twenty fifteen, Scott described how roses and orchids piled

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up at her apartment and said that Trump clearly sow

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Diana as the ultimate trophy wife. She added it had

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begun to feel as if Trump was stalking her. After

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Diana's death in nineteen ninety seven, Trump reflected on his

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interest in her in his book The Art of the Comeback,

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writing I only have one regret in the woman department

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that I never had the opportunity to court Lady Diana Spencer.

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He caught her a dream lady and said she lit

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up the room with her charm, her presence. She was

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a genuine princess. But perhaps the most eyebrow raising remark

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came in nineteen ninety seven in an interview with Howard Stern,

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in which Trump said he could have nailed her. And

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there you have it plenty. To email us her addresses,

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