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Hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue. I'm your host, Mark Francis. Hey,
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it's Sunday, Happy Sunday, and just before I dive into
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today's show, I want to tell you about some really
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Next week season two starts, and along with that we're
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Royal Rebels. If you've ever dived into the Norwegian royal family,
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they're just as much a handful as well, and there's
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All right, onto today's show, Fresh after meeting with King Charles,
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where they probably talked about Harry's security concerns. Harry went
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to Ukraine in a quietly arranged visit. The spare traveled
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to Kiev at the invitation of the Ukrainian government. The Duke,
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speaking aboard an overnight train from Poland to the Ukrainian capital,
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said he wanted to do everything possible to aid the
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recovery of thousands who have suffered life changing injuries during
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the ongoing war in Russia. Harry said, we cannot stop
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the war, but what we can do is everything we
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can to help the recovery process. We can continue to
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humanize the people involved in this war and what they
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are going through. We have to keep it in the
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forefront of people's minds. I hope this trip will help
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to bring it home to people, because it's easy to
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become desensitized to what has been going on. Traveling with
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a team from his Invictus Games Foundation, Harry recalled Ukraine's
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presence at the twenty twenty two Games in the Hague.
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The Prince said it was remarkable. Every one of the
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participants had a journey to get to those games, but
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nobody from any other competing nations was going back to war.
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That is why the Ukrainians stood out. Everyone felt an
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immense connection to them. Some of the competitors were being
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pulled off the battlefield, and we're going back to the battlefield.
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It means so much to us because it means so
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much to them. Harry let it be known. I had
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to check with my wife and the British government to
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make sure it was okay. In the Spectator, Alexander Laman
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wondered what Harry was even doing in Ukraine, pointing out
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Harry had been there in April. Laman writes, all of
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this is thoroughly commendable behavior on the Duke's part, compassionate, engaged,
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and using his considerable celebrity and public profile to make
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what he hopes will be a significant difference, coming directly
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off the back of what even his detral actors acknowledged
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was a thoroughly well organized and fruitful return to Britain
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in which he swapped petulant court room shenanigans for children
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in the donations and well child events. It is easy
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to suggest that Harry, smarting from the terrible publicity has
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received from his legal failures and the Center Ballei disaster,
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wishes to reset the dial and remind the world of
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his personal compassionate decency. Royal inside a Deep Crown tells
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us the Duke has spent considerable time and resources arguing
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that Britain is simply too dangerous for his family without
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full Metropolitan police protection, painting a picture of mortal peril
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should he set foot on British soil with his wife
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and children. Yet there he was, boarding an overnight train
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to Kiev, a city that has endured over sixty five
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hundred drones and missiles in July alone, conducted with admirable discretion, certainly,
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but rather undermining his claims about personal security concerns. I
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have rather more to say about this particular contradiction into
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day's substack, and you can get that link for Deep
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Crown's substack in the show notes. President Donald Trump and
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First Lady Malania Trump will arrive in Britain earlier than planned,
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touching down on Tuesday ahead of their second state visit.
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While they will undertake no public engagements that day, the
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visit will formally begin on Wednesday with a welcome from
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the Prince and Princess of Wales, followed by King Charles
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and Queen Camilla. The couples will take part in an
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open air greeting and carriage procession through the grounds of
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Windsor Castle. On the final day of the state visit Millennia,
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Trump will tour Queen Mary's Doll's House and the Royal
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Library at Windsor before joining the Princess of Wales at
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Frogmore Gardens. There, the pair will meet Chief Scout Dwayne
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Fields and members of the Scout's Squirrels Program, highlighting Kate's
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role as president of the Scout Association since twenty twenty.
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Following this Missus, Trump will travel to Checkers to reunite
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with the President before their departure. Kate Middleton wasn't about
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to let Harry have all the press as she masterfully
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distracted the media by putting her hair in a bun.
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The Princess turned heads at a taxtile mill in Cuxton
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on Thursday, not for her outfit but for her hairstyle.
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Kate Middleton managed to twist her long hair into a
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neat bun without using a hairtie or clip, relying only
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on skill and a bit of creativity. The moment, captured
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in photographs showed Kate's smiling as she worked alongside local
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craftsmen during her visit to two historic mills in Cuxton
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and Sudbury. She later rolled up her sleeves and tried
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her hand at screen printing, but it was her impromptu
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hairstyle let's stop the spotlight. Royal watchers were quick to
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note how rare it is to see the princess style
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her hair in such a casual, improvised way, and even
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more impressive that she pulled it off flawlessly in style,
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wrote the Queen of Sartorial symbolism strikes again. Her jewelry
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carried a distinctly personal touch, a gold necklace with charms
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featuring the initials of her three children. At the same time,
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her choice of gray plaid suit served as a subtle
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nod to her husband, Prince William, as it was tailored
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in the historic Prince of Wales's check. Princess Diana's former
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butler has a new podcast, Paul Burrell's Royal Tea. In
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the series, Bureau will share his unique insider perspective on
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royal life, blending commentary on the latest royal news with
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first hand stories from his time in the royal household.
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Speaking about the launch Paul Burrell said, what a perfect
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way to reach all corners of the world and all
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my followers, every single one of them can actually log
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in to listen to my podcast. It's not something TV
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or radio can do, but a podcast can, and I'm
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so excited to be reaching so many people. Royal commentator
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Richard Fitzwilliams doesn't seem all that impressed by the reign
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of King Charles so far, telling The Express there is
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no doubt his reign has, apart from ill health, been
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beset by two problems, that of Harry and Meghan, though
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less so recently, but the rift remains deep and that
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of Andrew. The Sussexes overshadows so much Royal news which
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could be positive. British cardiologist doctor Assim Malhotra, who advises
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Robert F. Kennedy Junior's mh AH, has suggested it is
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highly likely that the COVID vaccines have been a factor
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a significant factor in the cancer of members of the
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Royal family. Cancer Research UK told The Guardian there is
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no good evidence of a link between the COVID nineteen
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vaccine and cancer risk. The vaccine is a safe and
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effective way to protect against the infection and prevent serious symptoms.
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Graham Norton has revealed he would love to welcome Prince
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Harry onto his famous red sofa, saying, Brad Pitt, we've
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never had. He's on my list, Norton said, before being
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pressed on whether he'd want a royal guest. We'd love
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a little royal. Quite like a rebel, so I quite
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like a Harry. Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, was
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reportedly considered for the BBC's new spin off Celebrity Traitors,
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though she ultimately declined to take part. The Sun first
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revealed the full celebrity line up for the show earlier
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this year, but the Duchess was not among those confirmed.
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Hosted by Claudia Winkleman, the series will see a cast
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of well known figures from television personalities to stars, compete
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in a game of deception and strategy, with up to
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one hundred thousand pounds available for charity. A source told
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The Daily Express the Duchess was approached about Celebrity Traitors
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early on. We got the impression she was a fan
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of the show, but eventually turned it down on the
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basis that she doesn't do celebrity shows. The source added
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it doesn't mean the BBC has given up on trying
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to get her to take part in a future series. However,
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the BBC declined to comment, while representatives for the Duchess
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also offered no response. And there you have it. If
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new one about Norway, the Royal Rebels, plus yourregular Palace
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