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Callarogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to you, Pallace Intrigue.
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I'm your host, Mark Francis. Prince Harry is in Toronto
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today where he's serving as the headline keynote speaker and
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the Ontario Real Estate Organization Powerhouse Conference. The Duke of
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Sussex is taking the stage to deliver remarks on service
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and leadership at the political affairs gathering, which brings together policymakers,
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industry figures and commentators to discuss Canada's economy, housing supply,
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and real estate policy. Organizers build the appearance by writing
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the headliner keynote speaker is Prince Harry, humanitarian, mental health advocate,
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environmentalists and military combat veteran, adding that his work focuses
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on positive and lasting change for communities in the planet
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and on advancing conversations around resilience and healing. They also
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noted that Harry won't be speaking about real estate, but
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will instead deliver a powerful message of service and leadership.
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It is not known whether the Duchess of Sussex is
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in Toronto with him. Harry was last in the city
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earlier this month for engagements ahead of Remembrance Day meeting veterans,
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members of the Armed forces community, and representatives from military charities.
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In The Daily Mail, Richard Eden writes members of the
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Ontario Real Estate Association will have to cough up two
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hundred and ninety nine dollars Canadian for the privilege, while
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non members will have to pay an even steeper fee
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of four hundred ninety nine dollars. It's not clear how
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much of this revenue will go on settling Harry's appearance fee.
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Harry's experience of the Canadian housing market has been largely
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confined to visits to the three bedroom home in Toronto
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where Meghan lived while she was filming the legal drama
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series Suits during the early days of their courtship. Delegates
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of the Canadian Conference have been advised that King Charles's
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youngest son will bring a powerful message of service and
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leadership to the powerhouse state. This description led one royal
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source to tell me rather pointedly, Harry and Meghan gave
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up their message of service and leadership when they left
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Britain and their royal duties behind. Presumably they will now
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give speeches to whoever pays them. Jasmine Carey in The
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Express commented, not only does the price to attend this
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event baffle me, But I also can't help but wonder
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what the Royals will be thinking. Surely they will be
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confused and apprehensive about what Harry is going to say
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at a conference where politics is the underlying theme. And secondly,
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surely it feels od that Harry is speaking at an
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event that people can only enter if they pay a
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high price. What makes it worse is that the Duke's
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presence at the event is almost used as a selling point,
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with the website saying meet Prince Harry in person above
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the registered button. Do they know he isn't some famous
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pop icon but an actual duke. For Harry to attend
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as a speaker at a political conference where people will
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be paying hundreds to listen to his opinions, it isn't
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very royal at all. It could also firmly shut the
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door on any future return to royal life, if the
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door wasn't already slammed shut years ago. Our Royal inside
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a Deep Crown observes one would think that with Meghan's
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holiday special premiering her grand Netflix moment, carefully orchestrated and
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no doubt expensively produced, the Sussex strategy might involve oh,
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I don't know, actually focusing attention on it. Instead, we
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have Harry addressing Canadian real estate professionals about service and leadership,
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two concepts he spectacularly abandoned when he departed his actual
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role serving crown and country. The timing is almost comically
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inept today belongs to Harry's standing before a state agents
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who paid several hundred dollars for the privilege, hardly the
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dignified setting one associates with royal duty. Tomorrow, naturally, will
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be consumed with reaction pieces dissecting this latest misstep, and
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Meghan lost in the muddle, just another casualty of their
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perpetual inability to coordinate a coherent public strategy more palace
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in just a moment. Megan is reportedly taking early legal
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advice amid concerns that her title could one day be
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removed under a future reign. According to royal sources quoted
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in Women's Day, Meghan has begun exploring potential legal avenues
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to protect her position as Duchess of Sussex, amid speculation
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that William may favor a more streamlined monarchy when he
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eventually becomes king. A source claimed Megan's not taking any chances,
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and she's willing to fight to keep her title. According
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to the report, the Duchess is consulting legal specialists to
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determine whether she has the grounds to retain the title
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should it ever be challenged, with the same sources suggesting
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she may actually have a case for Meghan. The title
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of Duchess of Sussex has become closely bound to the
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commercial ventures she and Prince Harry haves sued since moving
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to the United States, and he moved to withdraw it
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could have significant implications for their commercial value. The report
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notes that her legal team is examining whether the title
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granted by Queen Elizabeth the Second at the time of
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her marriage in twenty eighteen may be considered part of
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a commercial enterprise that she and Harry have developed in California.
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The same source alleged there's no doubt on several occasions
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the King's conveniently turned a blind eye to her capitalizing
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on her title. She even sends gift cards with hr
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H on them, referring to the style that she and
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Prince Harry agreed not to use for commercial purposes when
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they stepped back as working royals in twenty twenty. It
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is suggested that the Prince of Wales takes a firm
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view than his father regarding the public use of titles,
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consistent with his state and ambition for a more concise
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and clearly defined royal family. According to the article, Meghan
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views the issue as deeply personal. The source said, if
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William even tries it, she thinks it proves that it
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is personal, adding that her response would be to use
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the California courts to defend a California business. Any such
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legal challenge would be unprecedented. Constitutional experts note that royal
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titles are governed by UK law and can only be
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altered by the British Sovereign with the approval of Parliament.
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Even so, the article suggests that Meghan is preparing for
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every scenario, mindful of the high costs and international complexity
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involved in past royal legal actions. Meghan's use of her
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title during the Harper's Bizarre story continues to be a
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source of amusement. Kinsey Schofield, host of Kinsey Schofield Unfiltered,
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suggested Meghan could argue that the incident was inadvertent. Meghan
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would likely argue that this particular instance was an innocent
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moment she didn't dispect to see in print, she said.
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Schofield noted, however, that a similar controversy occurred earlier this year,
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when Meghan sent entrepreneur Jamie kern Lima a gift basket
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signed hr H Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. According to the
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team argued it was a private gift, so it didn't
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violate royal rules, but the basket included some of Meghan's products,
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and critics felt there was a violation. When Jamie shared
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the post on social media, some interpreted it as a
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way of promoting Meghan's ventures, with her titles clearly on display.
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Chofield warned that the Duchess risks crossing a line. Meghan
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spoke to the publication to promote her business ventures, blurring
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the lines of appropriate title use. She said, even if
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no formal rule was broken, the optics are poor, especially
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given the type rope the Sussexes agreed to walk after
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stepping back from royal life. Harry and Meghan aren't supposed
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to use their titles for profit, but they obviously do.
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Harry is being paid for an appearance at a Hilton
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and Toronto, not for his real estate expertise. These are
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the types of incidents that Royal Family hope to avoid
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when rejecting the couple's half in half out proposal. Anything
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resembling cash for access or commercial endorsement threatens the monarchy's credibility.
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The institution must appear selfless and community focused to maintain
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public trust. Harry and Meghan often come across as unusually
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self focused, eager to attach themselves to any opportunity that
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elevates their profile. It creates a jarring juxtaposition. Their behavior
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continues to strain tires with the royal family, which has
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no interest in being linked to the Sussex's business ventures.
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The more Meghan and Harry blur the line between royal
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status and commercial ambition, the greater the distance the institution
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will put between them. Royal expert Hillary Fordage told Fox
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News Digital nothing she does is by accident. This was
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very intentional. Instructions were given, so it appears she was
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making a point, sadly for her, probably not the points
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she intended. The use of her royal title is beyond pretentious,
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it's hypocritical at best. Royal expert Helena Child adds, this
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is not protocol. Little Royal protocol. It's bizarre and highlights
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the Megan attention's enormous importance to her royal status. Megan
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will cling to her Duchess of Sussex title because it
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gives her a sense of importance. The title remains useful
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for Meghan's business activities, particularly in the United States. It
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gets people talking and keeps her in the limelight. Meghan
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loves the pomp, sparkle, and drama. She works on the
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premise that all publicity is good. Publicity visibility is her thing,
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but it could also lead to the collapse of a
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personal brand, and an important point by Chard with which
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we agree. One thing is for sure. She certainly keeps
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giving comedy writers fabulous content. They must be having a
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field day. Royal author Tina Brown has delivered a stark
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assessment of Prince Harry and Meghan's post royal life, telling
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the New York Times, It's very sad what's happened to them.
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I have never seen anybody in professional life make as
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many mistakes as Meghan has, and unfortunately Harry is not
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the brightest bowl by the He thought that Meghan would
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be his guide in the big wide world beyond Buckingham Palace,
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and it turns out that Meghan makes one terrible professional
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decision after another. She added, the couple up pariahs everywhere,
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noting that America was supposed to be the place that
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paid the bills. Brown expressed sympathy for Harry's position, saying,
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what is said is that Harry's very good at being
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a prince. He's charming, he's upbeat, he's attractive, he makes
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people happy when he walks into a room, and I
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think he has realized too late that he was born
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to be a prince. She suggested that his current ventures
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amount to just some guy doing pr gigs while Megan
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tries out her latest cooking idea whatever with King Charles
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the third continuing treatment for cancer. Brown said Harry's best
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decision would be to return home and reunite with his family,
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but she warned that reconciliation may be difficult. I'd like
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to see a way for him to make amends with
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his family, but it gets harder and harder as the
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years go by. I think that William is going to
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be the decider of that, and I think William has
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a very tough view of the whole situation, which is
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that the betrayal of Harry is not something that can
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