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Calorogus, Shark Media, Hi and welcome to Pallace Intrigue and
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host Mark for Ancis. Prince. Harry's return to the UK
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got off to a late start on Tuesday after he
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found himself stuck in London traffic caused by a tube strike.
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The Duke of Sussex, who no longer has access to
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the blue light police escorts once available to working royals,
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arrived around forty five minutes behind schedule for a visit
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to the Community Recording studio in Nottingham. Despite the delay,
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Harry was warmly received. Around one hundred locals, including children,
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gathered to greet him with cheers and one well wishers
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shouted Harry, you brought the sunshine with you, prompting a
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laugh from the Duke. At one point, he appeared to
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bend down to tire man's undone shoelace before heading inside
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with a smile and a thumbs up. Harry made a
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light hearted remark about family dynamics as he met with
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young winners at the twentieth well Child Awards, speaking with
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seventeen year old Declan, who was being honored with the
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Inspirational Young Person's fifteen to eighteen award, Harry asked about
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his sight. When told it was limited, the Duke equipped,
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I'm bald, I'm ginger, and worst of all, I've got
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a ginger beard. You're thinking phew. The joke drue a
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laugh from Declan. Their conversation turned to family life, with
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Harry asking if Declan's younger brother ever drove you mad.
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When Declan replied that they got along, Harry laughed and said,
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you know what, siblings, Noting that the brothers attended the
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same school, he added that sometimes makes it more challenging.
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The exchange was one of several warm moments that highlighted
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Harry's connection with the children and families recognized by the charity.
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The Duke also met nine year old Gwen, who proudly
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showed off her glittering trainers before presenting him with the
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personalized Brighton and Hove Alaban football shirt for his children,
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and Lillibert clearly touched. Harry described the gifts as so
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good and told Gwen he was looking forward to passing
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them on to his kids. In a speech, Harry thanked
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the winners for showing us the light when all too
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often darkness can consume us. This is your moment while
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we reflect on twenty years of these awards. The truth
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is that you are the story. You are the reason
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we gather here, each of you as a beacon of
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hope and inspiration, not just to those in this room,
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but to the nation. Keep fighting, keep smiling, and above all,
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keep showing us what strength, courage and joy really look like.
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Harry also shared he's been watching Netflix. His new favorite
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show isn't some cooking show. Rather, he's enjoying Hostage. Harry,
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who has served as patron of the charity for seventeen years,
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told Helthough, I think once you become a parent yourself
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everything changes. It's emotional enough not being a parent and
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seeing what these families go through, but then when you
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have your own kids, or when you're expecting your own kids,
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that's when it really hits you. He recalled the poignant
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moment at the twenty eight eena Wards when he became
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visibly emotional while he and Meghan were expecting that first child.
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I remember one of these years I choked up on
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stage and that was exactly it. He said. I'm so
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grateful to have healthy kids. Royal author Hugo Vickers told
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the son he believes Prince Harry may be unhappy with
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Megan using photographs of the children being used in promotional context.
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He said he ought to be extremely annoyed. Obviously, I
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don't know what he thinks, but I think he does
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what he's told. Probably. You know what worries me much more,
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to be quite honest, is what the children themselves are
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going to think when they get a little bit older
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and they realize how they've been exploited. The Standard quoted
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a friend of Harry's as saying, Spike, his nickname among
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his old school friends, is seriously homesick. He started reaching
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out to us more and more. It started with very
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long and earnest what's apps. We actually all made a
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decision when we started getting them not to take the
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piss out of them, something we could have imagined doing
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a few years before. Anyway, gradually he seems to be
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sounding more normal. Whenever anyone goes to America and then
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try to see him, it never seems to be with Megan, though.
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We think he is beginning to pine for home. A
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friend of Charles adds, Harry seems to have forgotten this,
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but his father always absolutely adored him. He always called
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him my darling boy and was so affectionate. People always
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seem to think that Harry inherited all his charm from
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his mother, but lots of the things he is good at,
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being attentive and always remembering people's names as something that
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comes directly from the King. Harry's appearances have people talking
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about the return of the old Harry. Were likable Harry
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before everything went sideways. In The Royalist, Tom Sykes evoked
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Rip van Winkle. Sikes also discussed Harry's donation to well Child,
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writing I predict that Harry's gesture will only serve to
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irritate his family further from whom he remains estrange. The
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public will likely split along predictable lines. He will be
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praised for his generosity as much as he will be
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accused of self serving exercise in hypocrisy. The fact that
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some of the money he will be donating today could
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arguably be traced to the proceeds from his memoir Spare
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in his Netflix series, which both sought to inflict damage
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on his family, will fuel accusations that Harry, a self
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exiled royal no longer a resident of the UK, is
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attempting to launder their reputation in this country through an
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Americanized model of philanthropy. The contrast between American and British
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models of philanthropy as stark. In the United States, high
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profile figures often solidify their reputations through conspicuous donations. In Britain,
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the monarchy's power has always been quieter, leveraging continuity and
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convening power to mobilize others. Royals rarely donate private funds,
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in part because doing so would raise questions about their
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wealth and the selectivity of their generosity. The Sussex model,
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built on commercial earnings and direct handouts, is therefore doubly
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jarring to Brits. It looks a bit tacky and very
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Unroyal to announce and seek applause for giving money. There
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is no denying that the money will help pay for
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safe spaces, mentors, recording studios, and projects that matter to
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young people. However, it will not restore trust, nor will
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it meant the fractures within his family. Generosity cannot erase
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the fact that he lives in California, that he has
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monetized his grievances, and that he's now trying to resume
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part time the role he gave up. More Palace in
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a break from his busy vacation schedule to make sure
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Harry did not get all the headlines. The air visited
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Spiral Skills, a youth organization supported by his Homewards Fund.
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The outing came shortly after Kensington Palace announced Sarah Rose
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will become Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Foundation of
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the Prince and Princess of Wales in February twenty twenty six.
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In a joint statement released at a time when Harry
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was making headlines, William and Catherine said, we are looking
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forward to welcoming Sarah to the Royal Foundation and to
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working with her on some of the issues which are
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closest to our hearts. We are hugely grateful to Amanda
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for her exceptional leadership over the past three years and
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are pleased she will continue to work with us in
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her new role as Global Partnerships Ambassador. There are no
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known plans for the hard working Prince to meet his
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younger brother. The King has reportedly returned to London and
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we'll see. Kate tried her best to stop people from
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talking about Harry by restoring her hair to its traditional
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brunette color, but it did not work, as Harry won
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the headlines. Also failing to win the day was William's
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response to the question is louis a bit of a handful?
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Louise's dad said he's a character, but he's a very
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good boy. He likes to wind his brother and sister up.
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A piece of royal motoring history is heading to auction.
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The nineteen sixty Jaguar m K nine saloons that show
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for the Princess of Wales and her children to Pippap
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Middleton's wedding, set to go under the hammer today as
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part of H and H Classics inaugural Kellum Hall sale.
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The luxury vehicle transported Catherine, then the Duchess of Cambridge,
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alongside Prince George and Princess Charlotte, who served as page
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boy and bridesmaid to the wedding at Saint Mark's Church
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and Englefield, in a scene watched by millions around the world.
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Expected to fetch between thirty and thirty five thousand pounds,
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the Jaguar is described as being an excellent condition both
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inside and out, with a red leather interior and elegant
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Warwick gray exterior. Remarkably, it has covered just thirty one
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thousand miles since new, a figure supported by its V
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five c. In a detailed history file, Oliver Fernie how Martin,
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the junior motor car specialist at H and H Classics said,
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the MK nine carries a wonderful sense of presents, big, elegant,
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and unmistakably of its error. Its royal wedding connection only
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adds to the story, but it's also the condition, originality
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and low mileage that makes this such a compelling example
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in its own right. Just over ten thousand MK nines
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were ever produced before the model was replaced in nineteen
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sixty one, making this car a rare and stylish collector's
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item with a royal pedigree to match. And there you
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