Feb. 12, 2025

Prince Harry was given Budgie Smugglers

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As it is a day that ends in Y, the Sussexes are being criticized. Meghan’s latest rebrand is being called that of a “giggly wife.” Body expert Judi James said “She looked like a cross between a woman on a date night and a mum going to her son's school open day.”

The Mail quoted an Invictus Games Insider as saying “They have become a distraction, overshadowing the veterans who should be at the centre of it all.

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Calorogus Shark Media, Hellollo and welcome to palace. Intrigued, I

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am your host, Mark Francis. Prince Harry was presented with

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an inappropriate gift from Team Australia at the Invictus Games.

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The Duke of Sussex was handed a pair of Speedo's

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colloquially known in Australia as budgy smugglers, and was visibly

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amused as he examined the tiny swimwear. So inappropriate. I

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love it, Thank you very much, Harry was heard exclaiming.

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The lighthearted exchange was later shared on Megan's Instagram stories,

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with the Duchess captioning the clip and Team Australia, You've

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done it again. The moment echoed a previous encounter at

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the twenty eighteen Invictors Games in Sydney, when an Australian

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athlete cheekily requested Harry's autograph on a similar pair of speedos.

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At the time, the Prince jokingly agreed on the condition

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that the athlete wore them on his head. The Royal

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Protocol ultimately prevented him from signing personal items as it

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is a day that ends in Why Sussex's have been criticized.

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Meghan's latest rebrand is being called that of a gigly wife.

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Bonny expert Judy James said she looked like a cross

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between a woman on date night and a mum going

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to her son's school's open day. The male quoted and

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in Victors Games Insider is saying they have become a distraction,

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overshadowing the veterans who should be at the center of

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it all. This event should be about veterans, not royal spectacle.

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While we remain committed to supporting the veterans and their families,

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there is growing frustration over how Harry and Meghan have

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dominated the narrative. Unlike them, veterans and their families do

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not see themselves as victims. Their woke agender dies with veterans.

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It is believed Harry and Meghan checked into the five

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star Fairmont Pacific Rim in Vancouver on Friday evening, accompanied

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by a convoy of blacked out SUVs. While the exact

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suite occupied by the couple remains undisclosed, the hotel's most

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exclusive offering, the Chairman's Suite, would seem an apt choice

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given Prince Harry's role as the events founder and patron.

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The two story, twenty two hundred and fifty square foot suite,

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dubbed the rock Star Suite, is designed in the style

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of a Balinese villa and boasts a host of extravagant features.

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These include an outdoor rooftop patio complete with a meditation

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pond and fire pit, as well as a private gazebo

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and tented terrace. Inside, the suite is adorned with Sporowsky

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crystal chandeliers stretching eight feet in length to living areas,

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a wine cellar, and a lavish master bedroom with a fireplace.

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The accommodation also features its own private elevator and a

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discrete entrance away from the rest of the hotel. The

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Fairmont Pacific rim is situated mere steps from the Vancouver

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Convention Center, the main competition venue for the Games, with

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the two locations conveniently linked by an underground walkway. The hotel,

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which has previously hosted the likes of Tom Cruise and

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Ed Cheran, is considered one of Canada's finest, with its

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restaurant ranked among the world's top ten four cuisine. Guests

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of the Chairman Suite are treated to a daily breakfast

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freshly prepared to order, as well as an evening Canopy

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Hour curated by the hotel's top chefs for those wishing

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to indulge further. The Fairmont's cocktail menu features a drink

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named the Dirty Harry, a vodka based creation with driver, mirth,

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ginger and pickled cucumber. It takes its name from Douglas

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Coopland's Dirty Harry twenty twenty one artwork, which hangs near

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the hotel's lift entrance. The Fairmont Hotel chain has been

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long associated with royal visits to Canada. During the nineteen

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thirty nine to King George the sixth and Queen Elizabeth

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later known as the Queen Mother, officially opened Fairmont Hotel Vancouver.

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After a twenty twenty four filled with health scares, the

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royal family appears to be back to normal strength. The

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King made a secret visit to the London Colisseum to

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attend a performance of the Pirates of Penzance by the

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English National Opera. The previous day, he visited an art exhibition.

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One source to the Times describe the family's increased activity

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as a nice problem to have with so called slim

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down monarchy. Now back to full strength, members of the

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Royal family have resumed their duties across the country and beyond.

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Prince Andrew has reportedly struck a deal with Dutch firm

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startup boot Camp that will see him act as a

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networking middleman, leveraging contacts he made through his now tainted

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Pitch at Palace initiative. According to a source speaking to

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the Sun that disgraaced Royal will pocket a cut from

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each deal SBC secures, potentially earning millions, a financial boost

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that could help him cling to Royal Lodge, his windsor

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residence that King Charles has been trying to wrest from him.

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The arrangement was first pitched to Buckingham Palace last summer,

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and despite the King's decision to cut Andrew's one million

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pound annual allowance, the Duke of York has yet to

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vacate the grade to listed property. Palace sources now appear

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to be reassured about his new funding streams. The Daily

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Mail reported Pitch at Palace, which was already struggling after

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Andrew's disastrous twenty nineteen News Night interview that was linked

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to Jeffrey Epstein, took another hit recently when financial documents

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revealed that over two hundred and thirty thousand pounds had

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been pulled from the organization's accounts. The withdrawal, signed by

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the sole director, Arthur Lancaster, follows a similar cash pull

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of one hundred twenty thousand pounds last year. Startup boot

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Camp CEO Kuhen von Novak confirmed their partnership, stating our

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mission is to help entrepreneurs to create the change the

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world needs. We see the immense value in the network

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built up by Pitch at Pallace. Given the controversies surrounding

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both Andrew and the now diminished to Pitch at Palace,

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the movie is already raising eyebrows. What palaceing just a moment?

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Prince Edward and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, made the most

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of their official visit to Nepal, trading royal regalia for

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hiking gear as they explored the Annaperna conservation area that

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you can Duchess looking every bit. The adventures couple visited

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the region, which holds historic ties to the Gurkhas, as

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part of their sixth day trip to the country. Earlier

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in the trip, they attended a significant military ceremony in Pokhara,

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where two hundred and seventy four new Gurkha recruits swore

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an oath of allegiance to King Charles. Addressing the new soldiers,

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Edwards expressed his gratitude, saying thank you for choosing to

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serve in the Brigade of Gurkhas in the British Army,

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and thank you for swearing allegiance to His Majesty. Today.

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He reminded them of the regiment's two hundred and nine

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year history of loyalty and courage, adding you are a

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soldier in the British Army, but you are a son

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of Nepal. Be proud of both. The couple also got

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a fluff piece from the Times. As they wrapped up

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their official visit to Nepal. Edward explained their marriage. We're

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best friends, Sophie agreed, adding there's always got to be humor,

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especially when you're traveling and you've got no idea what's

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about to happen. You've got to laugh. We were sure

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to be told that the couple's understated approach traveling with

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a small team Sophie doing her own hair and makeup,

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reflects their growing role in its streamlined monarchy. Sweden's King

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Carl the sixteenth Gustaff has issued an apology after mistakenly

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announcing the wrong name for his newborn granddaughter during a

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council meeting. The monarch declared that the Prince Carl Philippin,

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Princess Sophia's daughter would be known as Princess in Sir

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Marie Lillian Sylvia, Duchess of vaster Botten. However, shortly afterwards,

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the Swedish Royal Court released a correction stating that her

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actual name is Princess Innes. It's I Nes and guessing

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that's how you pronounced it. Addressing the era of the

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Royal Court's head of information, Margaret Thorgan told Swedish magazine

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Fence damiting the King is very sorry that he said

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the wrong name. The reason he said the wrong names

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that the names were kept secret until just before the council,

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even from the King. Some royal watchers observed that the

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King does not have dyslexia. Princess Innes, now eighth in

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line to the Swedish throne, is the ninth grandchild of

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King Karl and Queen Sylvia, and they have it to

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