April 21, 2025

Prince Harry's Al Qaeda Threat!

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Prince Harry’s ongoing legal battle over security arrangements in the United Kingdom has taken on heightened urgency, with newly released court documents revealing that the Duke of Sussex requested specific protection following a threat made against him by the terrorist group Al Qaeda.

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Caalarogu Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue Game.

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Your host Mark Francis. Prince Harry's ongoing legal battle over

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security arrangements in the United Kingdom has taken on heightened urgency,

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with newly released court documents revealing that the Duke of

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Sussex requested specific protection following a threat made against him

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by the terrorist group Al Kader. The revelation emerged as

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part of the Duke's High Court appeal against the decision

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made by the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty

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and Public Figures RAVEAK, which downgraded his taxpayer funded security

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following his and Meghan Markel's decision to step back from

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official royal duties in early twenty twenty. In written submissions

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to the court, Harry's legal representative, Shaheed Fatima Casey, stated

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the appellan confirmed that he had requested a certain protection

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after a threat was made again him by Al Kada.

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She further disclosed that Harry's security team had been informed

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that Al Qaeda had published material declaring that his assassination

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would please the Muslim community. The Duke contends that he

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and his family face an international threat, citing what he

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has previously described as additional layers of racism and extremism.

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He argues that the security downgrade is not only unjustified,

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but places him, his wife and their children, Archie and Lillabert,

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at unacceptable risk. The Sussex's charity Archwell has reportedly severed

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tires with a US based Muslims women's organization following controversy

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over remarks made by its founder concerning the state of Israel.

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According to US media reports, the Archwall Foundation withdrew financial

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support from the Milwaukee Muslim Women's Coalition after its founder,

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Jannan Najib, published an opinion piece in February twenty twenty

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four in the Wisconsin Muslim Journal. In the article, Miss

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Najib referred to what she described as Israel's seventy five

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year occupation of power Elstein and the genocide in Gaza,

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calling for a permanent ceasefire and end to arming the

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apartheid state of Israel and the liberation of Palestine. She

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concluded the piece with the phrase, from the river to

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the sea, Palestine will be free. From the sea to

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the river, Palestine will live forever. In response, Archwell issued

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a letter on April ninth, twenty twenty five, addressed to

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Miss Najib and later published on an online fundraiser for

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the MMWC, stating, we have recently been notified of an

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online opinion piece you wrote that goes against the values

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of the Archwell Foundation. As a foundation, we celerate different

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perspectives and backgrounds, but we have zero tolerance for hateful words, actions,

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or propaganda. We will be removing MMWC from our networks

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effective today. At this time, the foundation will be making

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no additional grants to MMWC. Tax records show Archwell provided

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a grant of approximately twenty seven thousand dollars to MMWC

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in twenty twenty three, with Miss Najib claiming a similar

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amount was granted in twenty twenty five. The funds were

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reportedly earmarked for programs supporting Afghan refugee women in Milwaukee.

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Mister Jib, in a written response, said I make new

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apology for standing up for human rights and speaking out

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against dehumanization of all people, including Palestinians. Speaking to the

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, she added, it's unfortunate that a funder

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like Archworld decided to cave in so quickly. This is

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not unusual. This is in line with what's happening around

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the country. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have not

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commented publicly on the matter at the time of this recording. Meanwhile,

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the Duchess of Sussex's foray into lifestyle television continues to

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divide opinion, with one of Britain's most respected figures in

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the hospitality industry questioning the depth of experience behind her

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latest Netflix venture. Robert Walton, president of the Restaurant Association

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and often referred to as the Godfather of hospitality, has

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expressed skepticism over with Love Megan, which debuted on Netflix

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last month to a mixed reception. Speaking to The Daily Mail,

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mister Walton remarked, but we could all make jam and

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we can bake some bread. If you were in that

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position where you've got a one hundred million dollar Netflix deal,

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you can make it look very pretty. But it takes

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people in this field years of grafting to become good,

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and that's what we should be instilling in the next generation.

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Despite widespread critical panning the eight part series, which features

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Megan sharing hosting tips and cooking with celebrity friends such

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as Mindy Kayling and whoever that random dude was in

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episode one did secure a place in Netflix's global top

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ten most watch Programs. However, The Guardian described it as

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gormless and so pointless it might be the Sussex's last

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TV show, while The Telegraph called it insane an exercise

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in narcissism. A second season is reportedly already filmed and

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due to premiere in the autumn, which is said to

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make Royal podcast copywriters happy. While we respect mister Walton's

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resume and agree that we can all make jam, the

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question remains, can just anyone make what is legally described

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as fruit spread? We think not. It appears in the

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Jordan se of Hollywood, and winds are alike. Loyalties have

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increasingly being put to the test. According to US royal

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commentator Kinsey Showfield, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex recently encountered

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a quiet rebuff from a Hollywood powerhouse. Showfield revealed, I

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heard rumors that Meghan was trying to get Reese Witherspoon

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on Archetypes. Archetypes was Meghan's former podcast, the twelve episode series,

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which Spotify reportedly paid Meghan twenty five million dollars to

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make the reason for Reese's declining allegedly a certain fondness

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for the Princess of Wales. According to Showfield, I heard

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through the grapevine that it's because Reese Witherspoon loves the

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Princess of Wales, loves Catherine, and didn't want to do

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anything to jeopardize any sort of social clout she has

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with Catherine the future Queen. According to The US Express,

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Meghan has also set her sights on Jennifer Aniston for

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this new podcast. A source told the outlet, Meghan is

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hoping jen will be there for her as soon as

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possible as a guest. Meghan knows she needs major A

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list names to bounce back fast after such a mixed start.

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Will point out that even with Netflix behind her, the

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best Meghan could do for the premiere of a cooking

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show was her hairdresser, or whoever that guy was. We'll

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let you know when the Aniston interview drops. On Meghan's

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current podcast, Meghan has been urged to remove adverts from

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Confessions of a Female Founder. PR expert Rea Freeman told

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The Express, I genuinely don't love the way the ads

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are placed in the podcast. I'm not entirely sure with

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the person voicing the ads is this might be on

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me and might be really obvious. She added, however, that

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the way the ads are implies I should know this

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person and respect their opinion. Speaking of other podcasts, she

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added that it generally the host that does the advertisements

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in between the podcast conversation, something that Megan does not do.

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Miss Freeman added, generally, in other business podcasts, when ads

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are presented in a similar way, it's the host that

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voices them and connects to his or her genuine experiences

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with the product or service. Despite expressing that, she adds

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that she understands the purpose of adverts specifically in podcasts.

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She added, I do, of course understand that podcasts cost

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money to produce. Let' learn the host getting paid for

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their work. But it's essential that podcast adds a line

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with the host and the audience to make them effective.

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Which is good because Miss Freeman won't be upset when

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I say, Palace Entry will be right back. Hey. Remember

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you can get this show without commercials. It's all in

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the show notes. Omer Scoby, often referred to in the

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press as Megan Markle's mouthpiece for his sympathetic courage of

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the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has announced his third

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royal book, but this time it's fiction. Titled Royal Spin,

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the upcoming novel is co authored with US young adult

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writer Robin Benway and will be published by Sphere Fiction

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in early twenty twenty six. Departing from his previous Bombshell Expose's,

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Scoby's latest offering is described as a fun, fish out

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of water romantic workplace comedy centered on an American woman

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who swaps her job at the White House for a

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role in the Buckingham Palace press office. The protagonist, Lauren Morgan,

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quickly finds herself entangled in palace politics, scandal, and naturally,

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a love triangle. The books are drawn the attention of

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Universal Television, which is developing a series adaptation. Scoby will

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serve as writer, co creator and executive producer alongside showrunner

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Emily Fox. Senior Commissioning editor Alisha London called Royal Spin

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a sharp, swoon worthy romantic comedy with irresistible charm, promising

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a backstage pass to the inner workings of the Palace.

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This marks the striking change of tone for the author

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of Finding Freedom and End Game, both controversial titles that

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cast the royal family in a critical light and fueled

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ongoing tensions between the Sussexes and the firm. Finding Freedom,

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co authored with Carolyn Durand, claimed to offer an insider's

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account of Harry and Meghan's departure from royal life. Although

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the couple initially denied involvement, Meghan later admitted in court

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that she had authorized her former communications secretary to brief

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the authors. Scoby's follow up End Game described a monarchy

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in crisis and made headlines after its Dutch edition mistakenly

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named two royals allegedly involved in discussions about the skin

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color the Sussex's unborn child. Despite these controversies, Scoby's pivot

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to Palace fiction has already earned a six figure publishing deal.

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North American rights have been acquired by William Morrows Liz Stein.

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While Scoby's nonfiction work has drawn both acclaim and criticism

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in equal measure. Royal Spin may offer a lighter, though

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no doubt still provocative view of royal life, this time

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through the lens of fiction, and there you have it

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plenty to email us or addresses the palace intrig at

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