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A calorougu Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue.
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I'm your host, Mark Francis Well, Prince Haryan Meghan Michael
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are reportedly preparing to move back to Britain with Prince
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Archie and Princess Lilibet, a development that would amount to
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the biggest change in a Sussex's family life since they
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left the UK in twenty twenty. It's reported that the
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Duke and Duchess of Sussex intend to relocate from the
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US later this month, establishing a private non royal residents
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believed to be outside London. People has gone further, reporting
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that Harry and Meghan are moving back with seven year
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old Archie and five year old Lilbert for an extended period,
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while keeping their homes in Montecito, California and Portugal. The
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children are reportedly enrolled at a British school beginning in September.
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Their school and the location of the Sussex's new home
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have not been disclosed closed, presumably for obvious privacy and
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security reasons. Harry has spent years criticizing the British media
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environments and describing the intense press attention surrounding his family
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as one of the reasons he has been uncomfortable bringing
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Meghan and the children back to Britain. Now, with Archie
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and Lilibet going to school there, Harry and Meghan will
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once again be living within reach of the British press.
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How the Sussexes manage that attention, particularly when it comes
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to protecting their children's privacy, could become one of the
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biggest tests of whether this new arrangement actually works. King
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Charles was informed about the decision on Sunday. According to
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the reporting, the move and not been discussed during Harry
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and Meghan's July visit to Highgrove, when they brought Archie
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and Lilibet to see the King for the first time
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in more than four years. The King is said to
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welcome the prospect of having his son, daughter in law
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and grandchildren closer, but the reporting is also emphatic on
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one important point is not, at least for now, Harry
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and Meghan returning is working royals. The Telegraph says Charles
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remains clear that their status as private individuals and non
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working members of the royal family will stay the same.
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The BBC similarly reports that there are currently no plans
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for Harry or Meghan to resume official royal duties when
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they stepped back in twenty twenty. The Sussexes hoped to
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create a model under which they could retain some connection
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to royal life while pursuing financial independence and commercial projects.
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Queen Elizabeth ultimately rejected that arrangement. After the year long
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review of their departure, Buckingham, Pallas said they would not
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continue with the responsibilities and duties associated with a life
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of official royal service. Harry and Meghan responded at the
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time with one of the more memorable lines of the
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entire Mexi saga, we can all live a life of
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service services universal. Now, according to people people close to
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the Sussexes believe they have essentially demonstrated that their version
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of the model works are After all, they remain financially independent,
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Meghan runs as ever, Harry maintains his charitable work. They
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receive no taxpayer funding, and now they may have a
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substantial British base as well. That is not the same
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thing as being working royals. They will not suddenly appear
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in the court circular taking assignments from Buckingham Palace, but
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geographically and practically they would once again be much closer
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to royal life. Harry would be able to devote more
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time to British organizations including Well Child and Scottish Little Soldiers,
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as well as the Invictors Games community. The twenty twenty
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seven Invictor's Games are being held in Birmingham next July,
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and The Telegraph reports that Harry strongly hopes his father
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will attend the opening. Meghan, meanwhile, would reportedly continue running
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as ever internationally. The Sussexes would therefore be living partly
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in Britain while maintaining the independent commercial structure they created
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in California. Security remains the biggest unanswered question. Harry has
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spent years arguing that he does not feel comfortable bringing
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Megan and children to Britain without adequate police protection. He
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has repeatedly challenged the arrangements put in place after he
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stopped being a working royal, and has pushed for a
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new assessment of the risk facing his family. Neither Harry
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nor the government has announced a major change to those arrangements.
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That makes the decision to relocate particularly significant. If the
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reporting is correct, Harry has apparently reached the point where
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he believes the family can safely spend substantial amounts of
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time in Britain, even if the underlying security dispute has
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not been publicly resolved. People reports that William and Catherine
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have been informed about the Sussex's decision to establish a
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British base, but Harry and William A still said to
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have no contact. The Telegraph says the Sussexes new British
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residence is intended to be private and non royal. People
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similarly reports that the family will establish their own home
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rather than relying on Buckingham Palace or another royal residence.
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That removes one of the recurring side shows surrounding Harry
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his visits. Every time Harry came to Britain, there were
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stories about whether Charles had offered him a room, whether
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Harry had accepted it, whether security arrangements were adequate, and
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whether he was staying in a hotel. People says insiders
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had to come to view the endless speculation over accommodation
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and security as a circus. Owning or leasing their own
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home largely eliminates that problem. Harry comes home, goes to
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his house and gets on with whatever he came to do.
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Royal inside a deed Crown tells Pallas intrigue. I do
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find it interesting that the language is that King Charles
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was told Harry is a grown man. But it is
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hard for me to imagine reading a sentence that said
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Queen Elizabeth was told one did not tell her majesty
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anything one asked more palis In Just a moment prior
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to the shocking news, a source had told Closer Magazine
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it's becoming increasingly clear Harry and Meghan don't need William
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and Kate's approval, which really boosted Meghan's confidence. The fact
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that Charles is working so hard to put this rift
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in the past and lay the groundwork for their future,
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not just for Harry and Meghan, but for their children
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is hugely satisfying. Both Megan and Harry believe that both
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William and Kate went out of their way to make
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life as difficult as possible for them and tried to
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block a reconciliation at every turn. Ultimately, they failed, so
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Meghan and Harry feel vindicated. That being said, they would
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still very much like to have a better relationship with
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William and Kate, but even if that never happens, they
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believe that they and their children now have a place
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within the family. For Megan, the way William and Kate
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are behaving just proves that she and Harry were never
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the problem. The source says She's always believed that they
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were singled out and bullied by a large majority of
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the family, aided and are betted by William and Kate.
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It's obvious to her that they've been poisoning everybody against
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her and Harry for years. It's nothing short of the
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miracle that she and Harry have managed to rebuild their
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relationship with Charles. Harry's plans to spend more time in
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Britain had been getting a skeptical response from Royal commentators,
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with some arguing that the Duke is trying to present
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his legal and family problems as though they simply happened
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to him. A source recently told The Thames the template
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for his visits has been working well, so the frequency
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of trips will increase. He wants more of a foothold here,
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more trips back, and he always loves seeing his family.
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But The Daily Beasts Royal correspondent Tom Saks had said
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that language was already being mocked. Speaking on the Royalist Podcast,
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Sikes said the talk of a successful template has got
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people laughing. Author paul A Frolic was even more pointed,
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what's the template Daddy's always offered me Buckingham Pallace. I've
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always said no because it's not safe enough. But then
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I found out, okay, it could be safe for them.
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But then I'll go and complain about Rayveck again. That's
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the template. Sikes argued. It seems to be trained to
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imply that these are all things that have sort of
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been forced upon Harry, when in fact, you know he
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is the prime instigator in both the nonsense and the
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quadroom dramas. Writing for gb News Columnsley Cohen argues, Harry
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cannot reasonably expect Britain to forget the damage caused by
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his memoir, his interviews, and the repeated public attacks on
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the royal family. He cannot expect supporters of the monarchy
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to treat ears of accusations and recriminations as though they
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were merely an unfortunate private disagreement. Nor can he expect
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the institution to treat his renewed interest in Britain as
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though it carries no history. Royal status was never simply
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a title. It was the engine behind his extraordinary access
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to the media, the public, and the cause. As he
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championed it supplied an authority and fascination that no private
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entertainment company can manufacture. On demand from many a renewed
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royal role will not look like a heartwarming family reunion.
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It will look like a reward for behavior their regard
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as unforgivable. That is the real complexity. A father naturally
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wants a reconciliation with his son, but a sovereign must
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consider the institution he represents and the confidence of those
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who support it. If Harry is allowed to return to
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a prominent royal orbit without having demonstrated genuine contrition or
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accept the consequences of what he has done, the message
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to loyal supporters will be deeply damaging. Attack the institution
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for years, profit from the fallout, and eventually the doors
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will open again when you need them. We imagine there
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will be a lot more on this subject. There you
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