Sept. 8, 2025

Prince Harry in the UK? Prince William Says No Way

Prince Harry in the UK? Prince William Says No Way

On the second anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s passing, the focus shifts to whether Prince Harry will meet King Charles. William reportedly wants no part of it, fearing it would give Harry legitimacy. Meanwhile, Harry is said to have a “list of demands,” faces calls to step back from Invictus, and may finally be done with tell-all books. Plus, Prince William pops up in Eugene Levy’s travel show, and Meghan’s latest interview leaves viewers questioning the laugh track.

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Calorogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Pallace Intrigue your host,

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Mark Francis. Today is the second anniversary of the passing

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of Queen Elizabeth the Id and also the day we

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find out will they or won't they? When it comes

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to Harry, Tom Sykes in The Royalist gets to the

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heart of the matter. Put simply, the big picture is

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that William thinks Charles monarchy has not modernized as much

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as it should have. He thinks it still radiates pomposity

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and looks out of touch thanks to Charles' love of

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uniforms and ermine, and William disdains the prioritization of duty

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over an individual's health and well being. Charles thinks William

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is shirking the most basic element of the job, appearing

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in person all over the country, come rain or shine,

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and that his prioritization of family life over royal duty

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is inappropriate. But Charles is hugely afraid of making the

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relationship between him and William even worse than it already is.

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He will do this if he goes against William's strong

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belief that no member of the royal family should confer

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legitimacy on Harry by meeting him or being photographed with him.

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After Harry made millions by betraying the firm in his

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memoir and TV shows, a friend of William's told Sax

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William always said, just cut Andrew off completely. It's not

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appropriate to have an alleged sex offender breaking bread with

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the royal family. Charles was so desperate to be seen

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as embodying the spirit of Christian forgiveness that he let

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Andrew back in. Then the Loundi book happened. Now is

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history going to repeat itself with the photo of Harry

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and the King having tea? It's absurd to even imagine

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that after what Harry said, unless there is some form

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of direct apology from Harry. William was right about Andrew,

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and he's right about Harry. Charles is weak. William is

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anything but weak. Ultimately, William is a loyal soldier. He

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respects his father's rank, and he respects his father's right

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to make his own decisions, and he won't make a fuss.

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But he thinks Harry meeting is a terrible, terrible idea.

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In the Son, Jane Moore asks of Harry, begging the

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question why make a song and dance about it. After all,

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if you fear for your safety, wouldn't you just fly

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in quietly and make a surprise appearance rather than publicize

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it in advance, particularly when you've spent the last two

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years telling anyone who listen that you're a primary target

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for every bad person in the world. As we await

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Schroedinger's visit with the King, a celebrity news reporter Rob

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Shooter said it's not just a matter of reconciliation. Instead

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that sources claim Prince Harry has a list of demands

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that reportedly has courtiers reeling, and the first thing on

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that list the thing that's been at the top of

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Prince Harry's list from the beginning. Security and Inside has

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said Harry doesn't want another trip where he feels unprotected

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and exposed. He wants ironclad guarantees, not vague promises. Security

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and privacy are non negotiable. Harry In says Megan must

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be treated as hirh That means family members must show

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her the formal respect of bows and curtsies for women.

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That's a hard no. The King's desire to reconcile with

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his son has to do with his health. Radar Online

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reported that the King's health has gotten worse. He is

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now shuffling around with the cane and hitting the bottle

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and in particular whiskey to numb the pain and despair

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he feels. The outlet described it as a sad end

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for him, with other sources saying his health has deteriorated

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significantly in recent months. Prince Harry is facing calls to

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step aside from his role as patron of the Invictor's

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Games amid concerns over his reputation in the UK. The

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next competition is said to take place in Birmingham in

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twenty twenty seven, with Harry expected to attend. However, a

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source close to the Invictors Games Foundation told The Male

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the Duke has become an increasingly divisive figure, particularly in

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the armed forces, and that is not good for Invictus.

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We are all about bringing people together and inspiring those

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who have suffered hardship. Now Invictus is firmly established, it

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might be better if the Duke to step back. It

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is worrying that such a worthy event seems to be

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used for pr perp normally seeing members of the royal

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family would want to attend. It goes without saying that

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they support the forces to the hilt, so it would

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be unfortunate if they felt unable to because of Harry's presence.

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Harry may be laying down his pen and microphone for

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now Ingrid Seward, editor in chief of Majesty magazine, told

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Fox News Digital she doesn't see another Bonbshell memoir or

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Oprah style interview on the horizon. She said, the future

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for Harry is a difficult one. I'm not sure what

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the future holds for Harry. I'm sure Harry's not sure

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what the future holds for Harry. Royal watches say Harry

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appears last. Sources have stated that he seems bereft, lonely,

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and lacking direction. Helena Chad noted it's a big chain

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that he cannot rekindle a private relationship with his father.

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Hillary Fordage was more blunt. Prince Harry has hit rock bottom.

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There are such deep seated grievances from all his sordid revelations,

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one doubts they can ever be overcome. Others are skeptical

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Harry has truly sworn off the spotlight. Unlike most people.

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There is monetary value in Prince Harry's grievances, said Kinsey Showfield,

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millions can be made from his family drama, financial necessity

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could push him back into the spotlight. Showfield added that

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while Harry prefers charity work over commercial ventures, she doubts

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we've heard the last of his complaints. Royal commentator Ian

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Pellham Turner observed Harry is well aware of other damaging

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skeletons in the closet, but rather than threatening the monarchy,

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Turner believes Harry wishes peace for everyone and imagines a

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scenario where the brothers might one day unite, perhaps in

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the documentary about their mother, Princess Diana. More palasin just

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really appreciate the support. Prince William is expanding his television resume,

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and apparently his bucket list now includes getting intoxicated with comedians.

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The Future King appears as a special guest on season

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three of Eugene Levy's Apple TV plus travel series The

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Reluctant Traveler, which premieres September nineteenth. The title The Reluctant

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Traveler is particularly funny, as William is seemingly always on vacation.

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In the trailer, William asks Levy was getting drunk with

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Prince William on your bucket list as they stroll down

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a picturesque country path. Levy's response, that's the bucket, which

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is either brilliant improvisation or the kind of dad joke

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that would make even the Royal family grown. The Reluctant

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Traveler follows Eugene Levy, the home buddy from Shit's Creek,

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as he travels around the globe trying new experiences and cultures.

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The show's third season features Levy visiting the UK. Eugene

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Levy meanwhile gets to add hung Out with the Future

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King of England in twenty twenty five to his already

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impressive career achievements. Which is something Harry can't even claim.

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Royal watchers believe they have spotted a mistake and Meghan

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Mark was recent interview with Emily Chang. During the discussion,

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Meghan reflected on the importance of self confidence equipped age

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helps I'll be forty four. Both she and Chang laughed

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at the remark, but some viewers have claimed a third,

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louder laugh was audible, one that did not appear to

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come from either woman. On social media, some question whether

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the sound had been added in post production. One viewer wrote,

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who is laughing? That didn't come from Emily Chang? Her

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body doesn't move. Did they dub on an extra laugh

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to make Megan seem more funny? In i Knews, Simon

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Kellner writes, Megan, Michael, and Taylor Swift to have one

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very annoying trait in common and will tip our caps

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to his seo game. Simon writes during an exposition on

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flower arranging, one of Megan's guests explained that Samurai warriors

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were trained in calligraphy and flower arranging to help with

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their focus and dexterity. Like me, Meghan was taken aback

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to discover this item of vesset tereker. She put on

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her best astonished expression. Is this so wild that I

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did flower arranging and calligraphy? She exclaimed to no one

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in particular, but one of her guests found the energy

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to respond appropriately, There you are, he said, you'd make

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a hell of a Samurai. Samurai warriors were known as

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much for their strict code of honor and their discretion

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in personal matters as for their ability to put together

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a handsome floral bouquet. So I'm not sure that Meghan,

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the quintessential product of our tell all world, would easily

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fit into the milieu of the ancient Japanese warrior. And

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then I wondered what Harry thinks of it all. He

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must have known, or at least been told, what he

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was in for when he married a Hollywood actress, so

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we can't really complain now. Besides which, she's his passport

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to the Netflix millions. And that in turn made me

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think about Travis Kelcey, freshly a throne fiance of Taylor Swift.

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Even though he is as close to royalty as Americans

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can manage. He's a multiple Super Bowl winner. He has

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also signed on for Married Life, in which his wife's

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stock in trade is to make the private public. I'm

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not suggesting that there is a direct comparison between Taylor

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and Meghan. For a start, Taylor makes art rather than flatbreads,

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and she is relatable in a way that Meghan with

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her Princess Ladi Da style, could never be. But they

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are both guilty of exactly the same sophistry. Witness the

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way Taylor and Travis announce their engagement your English teacher

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and your gym teacher at getting married they posted on Instagram.

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In it, they are manufacturing the impression that they are

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people we know with whom we are familiar next door types,

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rather than a billionaire celebrity couple of reality. It's a

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rather nauseating conceit, and there you have it. If you

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