Dec. 27, 2025

Prince Harry Diana Documentary Rumors, Andrew’s Survival Deal, and Princess Anne dethroned!

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Reports suggest Prince Harry and Meghan could be considering a Diana-focused documentary for 2027, with industry sources questioning whether such a project is being dangled to sustain their Netflix relationship. Royal Insider Deep Crown reacts sharply to the idea, warning it would deepen family divisions and further damage any hope of reconciliation.

We also look at claims that both Harry and Meghan are increasingly troubled by their children’s lack of relationships with their grandfathers, alongside renewed confusion after Harry was introduced as “Harry Wales” at a polo event — an error his team insists was not requested.

There are also reports that Prince William wants Harry cut out of future inheritances in order to protect the institution, while Andrew is said to have accepted a tightly controlled financial arrangement with the Palace that limits how he appears in public. Further claims suggest King Charles may still have one final leverage point to force Andrew out of Royal Lodge.

We round out the episode with new figures showing King Charles has overtaken Princess Anne as the most active royal by engagement count in 2025, and a lighter note as Zara and Mike Tindall prepare for another high-profile Australian trip tied to the Magic Millions festival.

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Calorogus Shark Media. Hi and welcome to Pallas Intrigue. I

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am your host, Mine Francis. It has been suggested that

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Prince Harry and Meghan could release a documentary focused on

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Princess Diana in twenty twenty seven, marking the thirtieth anniversary

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of her death in the Paris car crash. The rumors

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center on the Sussexes ongoing relationship with Netflix following what

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some commentators have described as a mixed performance from their

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recent projects. Writing in The Royalist, Tom Sykes said the

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idea had been raised to him by sources close to

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the entertainment industry. One Hollywood source told him it's hard

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to see at this point how and why the relationship

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in enjewors unless there is something juicy and possibly Diana

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shaped being dangled. Another source added, it's certainly not been

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a hugely productive deal thus far. Meghan's TV show hasn't

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done anything on the Netflix charts. But if there's something

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Diana related indeed coming, you could see that as something

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Netflix would certainly maintain the relationship for at a price.

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Royal inside a Deep Crown adds if this room approves accurate,

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it would represent a new low in what has already

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been a rather undignified commercial arrangement. The notion that the

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thirtieth anniversary of Princess Diana's death might be leveraged its

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content to salvage a faltering Netflix deal is precisely the

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sort of thing that makes one understand why relations between

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Montecito and the rest of the family have deteriorated so completely.

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One can only imagine the King's reaction to learning his

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former wife's death is being considered as programming content. Charles

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has spent decades trying to move beyond that chapter of

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his life with as much dignity and circumstances allowed, and

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while he has shown remarkable patience with his younger son's

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various commercial ventures, using Diana's death as Netflix fodder would

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test even his considerable forbearance. But it's William's response that

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genuinely concerns those of us who care about family reconciliation.

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The Prince of Wales has maintained a studied silence on

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his mother's passing in recent years, and there's a reason

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for that. It's called dignity, it's called respect, it's called

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understanding that some things are not content, no matter how

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desperately one needs to justify a nine figure contract. If

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Harry proceeds with this, he won't simply be burning bridges

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with his brother. He'll be salting the earth. Closer quotes

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a source close to the Sussexes as saying, Meghan and

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Harry are both estranged from their fathers in completely different ways,

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but the end result is the same. Their children don't

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know their grandfathers, and that's weighing on both of them

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more than ever. For Harry, the ache is simple. He

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wants his children to know their grandfather, the King. For Megan,

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the longing is more complicated, but very present. Both Harry

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and Meghan grew up with complicated paternal relationships, but they

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don't want to pass that pain onto their children. In

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The Express, Chris Riches writes, if Prince Harry has to

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sing Sinatra's My Way on karaoke, he would probably croon regrets.

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I have had a few, but then again, I'll never

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admit them. Since megs it, Harry and Meghan have been

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toned deaf to their own failings. Why admit to blunders

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when you can blame the media, politicians, and Harry's autobiography.

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Spare your own brother. So it's interesting that last week

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at the Saint Regis World snow Polo Championship in Aspen,

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Harry was introduced as Harry Wales. Whether he asked for

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such an introduction, who knows. Harry's use of the name

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during his youth makes the Aspen announcement a curious throwback,

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though whether this was a deliberate choice or a simple

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oversight by organizers has not been clarified. A spokesperson told

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The Express Harry has not asked anyone to introduce him

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as Harry Wales and that it was all a mistake.

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A report in Closer suggests William wants Harry cut out

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of the inheritance. A source says William is convinced the

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only consequence Harry will ever really feel is financial, and

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he's doing his best to set that in motion. It's

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not likely William will have much luck stopping any inheritance

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from Diana's side of the family, but he's convinced he

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has a chance of getting through to Charles and other

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family members. William saysts this isn't about holding grudges or

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punishing Harry for old wounds. He says it's basic common

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sense and protecting the institution. From his point of view,

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Harry didn't just step away quietly. He turned his back

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on royal life in a very public, hostile way, and

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he cannot reconcile that with the idea of Harry continuing

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to get financial rewards more palace in just a moment.

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Andrew has reportedly agreed to tightly controlled arrangement with the

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royal family that would see him continue to receive financial

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support in exchange for strict compliance with Palace expectations, including

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how he is seen in public. According to a report

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citing palace insiders, the former Duke has allegedly accepted a

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deal under which he appears in carefully staged photographs at

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royal events designed to reinforce his isolation following his removal

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from royal duties and titles. One source told Radar Online

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Andrew has been snapped since his royal titles were stripped

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on lonely horse riding trips as part of a secret

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public strategy by the firm. Under the reported agreement, Andrew

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is said to retain a comfortable lifestyle provided he follows

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instructions from his brother, King Charles the Third. The inside

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had said he will still quietly get security, a luxury

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roof over his head and money as long as he

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does what Charles says. It's all rather brutal, but then

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life in the Royals is that way when it comes

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to protecting the reputation of the institution. A new report

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in The Express claims King Charles may just have one

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remaining option to finally force his brother out of Royal Lodge.

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According to the report, the pressure point is Andrew's well

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documented obsession with Teddy Bears. The Express suggests the King

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could authorize palace staff to pack up the former prince's

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extensive collection, a move described as a potential threat that

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could compel him to leave Royal Lodge by the start

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of January twenty twenty six. Royal expert Robert Hardman previously

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told The Daily Mail's Palace Confidential, the Royal Collection, which

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owns quite a lot of the treasures inside there, may say, well,

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we can't be confident that this place is safe anymore,

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and they'll start taking the paintings in some of the

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furniture away. Princess Anne is no longer the hardest working

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royal of the year, having been overtaken by her brother,

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King Charles the third. According to new research analyzing official

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royal duties, the Princess Royal has been regarded as the

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most industrious member of the royal family and did in

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fact work more days this year. However, she ultimately carried

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out fewer engagements than the King. The research shows King

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Charles completed five hundred thirty two engagements twenty twenty five,

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around fifty more than Princess Ann who undertok four hundred

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and seventy eight. Analysis of the Court circular the Official

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Record of Royal Engagements indicates the King accounted for twenty

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two percent of all royal duties carried out during the year,

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with a total of twenty four hundred and fifty eight

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engagements logged across the family. Third place went to his

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younger brother, Prince Edward, who carried out three hundred thirteen engagements.

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His wife, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, followed in fourth place

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with two hundred thirty five. Queen Camilla ranked fifth with

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two hundred two twenty eight. Prince Richard, the Duke of

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Gloucester came next with two hundred and twelve. The heir

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to the throne, the very hard working Prince William carried

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out two hundred two engagements, nearly as many as Prince Richard,

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who just got mentioned for the first time all year

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on this podcast. Further down the list, berrig At, the

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Duchess of Gloucester, completed one hundred and thirteen, while the

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Duke of Kent, now aged ninety, carried out seventy seven. Catherine,

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the Princess of Wales, recorded sixty eight engagements. Zara Tyndall

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is preparing to join her husband Mike on their annual

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trip to Australia for the Magic Millions Equestrian and Auction

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Festival on Queensland's Gold Coast, an event the couple of

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made a fixture for their calendar for more than a decade.

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As part of the program, Zara will compete in the

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twenty twenty six Pacific Fair Magic Millions Polo and show

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Jumping Day, where she will go head to head with

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Nacha Fageris, who is close friends with Prince Harry and

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Megan Mirkle. Fageris and Harry were recently seen playing together

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in Aspen at last week's charity polo match. Though the

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Duke of Sussex is not expected to travel to Australia

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for Magic Millions. Zara has been an ambassador for Magic

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Millions since twenty twelve. Mike Tindall has made it clear

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he will remain off horseback, joking that while a ride

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down surface Paradise Beach looks easy and impressive with the

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likes of Zara and Nacho, he has no plans to

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get back in the saddle himself. Mike has embraced the

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social side of the festival. Ahead of the inaugural Magic

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Millions karaoke night, Zara warned that you won't be able

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to get the mic off him. He later confirmed his

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preferred songs included Boom, Shake the Room and Ice Ice Baby.

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Looking further ahead, the couple have not ruled out spending

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more time in Australia. Zara has spoken openly about the

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possibility of returning to Olympic competition. Ahead of Brisbane twenty

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thirty two, she said, I'd love to run another Olympics,

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but I'm very lucky even if I don't. I got

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to ride my home Olympics. Zara one team of venting

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silver at London twenty twelve, receiving her medal from her mother,

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Princess Anne, herself an Olympic competitor in nineteen seventeen six

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