Oct. 24, 2024

Prince Harry vs. Mike Tindall - Battle of the Books

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Now Harry is even the spare book. Mike's book is out today, as is the paperback version of Spare.

Charles in Camilla hit Samoa, meanwhile William's back home watching football.

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Ah Calorouga Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Pallas Intrigue.

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I am your host, Mark Francis. It's an interesting day

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for Royal watchers as both Prince Harry and Mike Tindall

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will see their books hitting UK shelves at the same time.

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Prince Harry's paperback version of Spare is released, while Mike Tindall,

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the former rugby star and husband of Harry's cousin Zara,

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launches his own book, The Good, the Bad and the

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Rugby Unleashed. The clash between Harry and Mike on the

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literary battlefield is noteworthy given their very different experiences of

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life within the royal family. Mike, who has been married

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to Zara Tindall, Princess Anne's daughter and King Charles niece

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since twenty eleven, recalls in his book that joining the

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royal fold was a breeze for him. He writes, believe

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it or not, marry into the royal family was pretty

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easy for me. They were always nice to me, was

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always nice to them. Simple. Really. We'll spare you a

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recap of Megan's take on the subject, as you're likely

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familiar with it. Mike celebrated his forty six birthday in

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Style and Barcelona. Over the weekend, the former rugby player

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took to TikTok to share a weekend a recap, offering

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fans a glimpse of the festivities through candid selfies and

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video clips. In the post, Mike captioned great birthday weekend.

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Gut it. We didn't get to see us, Sir Ben comeback,

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but nevertheless was an incredible experience. The couple seemed relaxed

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as they sailed the choppy waters on a yacht and

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cheered on Ineospritannia at the thirty seventh America's Cup. In

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one selfie, Zara wrapped in a hood to shield from

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the wind, grinned alongside her husband. Other snapshots captured the

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pair raising glasses of bubbles, enjoying the moment with friends,

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and watching the yacht race. Although Emirates Team New Zealand

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claimed victory over Ineos Pritannia by thirty seven seconds, a

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particularly sweet moment came when Mike posed beside a yacht

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shaped birthday cake, complete with sales and tiny orange bullies

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made of icing. Prince William was in high spirits after

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aston Villa secured their third consecutive victory in the Champions League,

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continuing their impressive start to the competition. A lifelong Villa fan,

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the Prince of Wales, couldn't hide his excitement as Unai

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Emery's side sailed to a two nothing victory over Bologna,

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keeping their unbeaten streak intact. Former Scotland striker and TNT

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sports commentator Ally McCoist, who was recently awarded an OBE

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by Prince William, humorously speculated during the match whether the

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Prince was watching from home. In a rare move, Prince

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William responded via the Kensington Royal social media account, confirming

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his dedication to his team. He wrote, of course I

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was watching and signed off with W for William and

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hashtag UTV, which stands for Up the Villa. This marks

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a rare moment of direct interaction from the future King,

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especially as the Royal family typically avoids engaging with commercial entities. Mccoyst,

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who received his obe from Prince William at Windsor Castle

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earlier this month, had previously hinted at their shared love

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for the club, joking that he may have discussed Aston

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Villa during the ceremony. King Charles and Queen Camilla have

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landed in Samoa, making the start of their four day

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visit to the Pacific island following their six day tour

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of Australia. The couple expressed excitement for the trip, sharing

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on social media that they can't wait to experience Samoa's

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ancient traditions and meet the locals. As part of the tour,

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the King and Queen will take part in cultural ceremonies,

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including being welcomed with garlands and observing the traditional ceremony.

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Charles will also be honoured with a high chief title.

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The tour will also spotlight the pressing issue of climate change,

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particularly its impact on Samoa's low lying coastal areas, which

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face threats from rising sea levels. Despite some protests during

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their visit to Australia, the tour has been largely successful,

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without turning out to greet the royals at events in

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Sydney and Canberra. In The Telegraph, Royal editor Hannah Furness

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explains why Samoa may not go as smoothly as Australia.

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Furness writes there is public pressure in some quarters for

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the King to apologize personally for his family's involvement in

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slavery and the ties between the monarchy and the slave trade.

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In this the King's hands are constitutionally tied. He cannot

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and will not deviate from the government's position on reparations,

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which is that they will not be on the agenda.

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In Samoa. He is likely, sources say, to reiterate his

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previous acknowledgment of the dark and painful history and hopes

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for a fairer future in the Commonwealth. It may not

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be seen as enough. Furness points out that this tour

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may become a blueprint for how to do it going forward.

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In factoring in potential protests in advance and tackling them

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head on with meetings, as the King did in Australia,

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the Palace has gone some way to changing the narrative

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in embracing some fun too, have guaranteed those all important

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pictures that will find their way into the history books

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or palace. In just a moment. King Charles may have

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inadvertently offered a lifeline to Prince Andrew, though not in

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the most conventional sense. According to royal commentator Richard Eden,

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there's a tongue in cheek suggestion that Andrew, with his

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past experience as a helicopter pilot could apply for a

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newly advertised position flying members of the Royal family around

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the UK. The ad from that Royal household seeks a

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multi engine helicopter commander, and given Andrew's service during the

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Falklands War, his expertise might be a natural fit. The

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joke stems from Andrew's ongoing troubles, particularly the fallout from

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his infamous Newsnight interview in twenty nineteen and the legal

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and financial struggles that followed. He's been stripped of his

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HRH title and has faced pressure from King Charles to

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leave the sprawling thirty room Royal Lodge due to the

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inability to fund necessary repairs. While the suggestion of Andrew

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returning as a Royal pilot is clearly lighthearted, his ongoing saga,

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including the possibility of eviction if he can't raise two

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million pounds for repairs, continues to attract attention. If nothing else,

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It's one more twist in the Duke of York's slow

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fall from grace within the Royal family. And there you

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