Prince William Reportedly Reached Out to Andrew as Family Divisions Shift

0:00 Ah Calorougus shark media. Now well and welcome to Palace Intrigue. I am your host, Mark Francis. Prince William of all People is said to have reached out privately to Prince Andrew following the removal of his royal titles. According to a report in page six, author Robert Hartman claims the Prince of Wales called his uncle to offer condolences after Andrew was stripped of his titles and removed from Royal Lodge. The report says Andrew was very touched by the call, with the suggestion that William was one of the few people to make contact following the developments. Kensington Palace declined to comment on the claim. In The Telegraph, Hannah Feriness writes, in the not too distant past, when Andrew mount Batten Windsor was still a prince, there was one person he could rely on, his mother in troubled times. Elizabeth I would allow him to visit her at Windsor Castle, providing if not a heart to heart talk with her errand second son, then at least some company her latter years.

1:00 As Andrew's scandals gained notoriety, advisers began to refer wearily to his tea with the Queen tactic, but his concerns for Andrew's well being grow. His siblings, Prince Edward and Princess Royal, appear to have stepped up behind the scenes. This is a sibling issue now, says a source close to the Royal family. Who else does he have left. You don't have to condone his actions or think he has made good decisions, says an observer of potential sympathy for mister Mount Batton Windsor. But you can still fill some sort of human concern. In the eyepaper, Jenny Bond writes, what do you do when your brother has been publicly humiliated, socially ostracized, evicted from his home, and arrested on charges of alleged misconduct. I think we've all been shocked by the way Prince Harry and Prince William, even King Charles and his youngest son can sometimes be within less than a mile of one another and not meet or speak.

1:49 But we've become used to it, and so there was perhaps an expectation that the same would happen with Mount Batton Windsor and the rest of the family. There's a four year age gap between the two younger brothers, and they spent much of their childhood together, but just how close they were is up for debate. They are very different characters. Mount Baton Windsor has always been a confident, boisterous and dominating. Some suggest that he was a bit of a bruiser around his brother. Edward is more empathetic. So what was he to do when he and his wife were staying a short stroll away from Mount Batton Windsor's temporary home. Would farm the very houseware the Edinburgh's normally stay at Easter, ignore him, deliberately avoid him, or call in to check on his mental and physical welfare.

2:30 They chose the latter. You could say Edward did the decent thing, though some would argue that Mount Batton Windsor should be left to stew but perhaps it's better described as the human thing. It suggests that they are concerned about Mount Batton Windsor's state of mind. Some reports say he is still as pompous as ever. Others say he's profoundly depressed. Did they talk about the nitty gritty of it all? Who knows. Sometimes families just fall back on happy shared memories because it's easier than facing the difficult issues. Tom Sykes says, don't fall for it. Sykes, forgive me if I'm a little skeptical in my compassion for Prince Andrew following news that emerged both The Danny Mail and The Times. It is one of those suspicious exclusives that LANs in two papers at once and immediately makes you think somebody at the Palace had to be involved. Both reports say Prince Edward paid Andrew in easter visit because he was worried about his mental health. Of course, this is a line that Palace has tried to wheel out before.

3:21 Andrew Lowning, The Duke of York's biographer, has previously expressed a concern that the still part of a softening up exercise, getting everybody used to the idea that we are now meant to feel sorry for Andrew because he is having such a hard time and his sanity is supposedly at risk. This time, the presentation is slightly different, but the basic message is the same. The Mail says a source claimed Edward and Sophie had dinner with Andrew over the weekend, talked things through and felt sorry for him, with concern about what he described as a fragile state of mind. The Times meanwhile framed Edward's visit as a show of support for his older brother after his arrest, and also suggested Anne is concern every time I read a story like this, I think the theihood of Andrew, ever facing serious consequences, diminish us a little more. I would not be remotely surprised if the police investigation were one day to simply evaporate. Every sympathetic briefing makes that outcome feel or likely more palas in just a moment. Fresh questions have been raised about Eduardo Matbellimozzi's family inheritance, alongside continuing speculations surrounding his marriage to Princess Beatrice. According to a report in The Daily Mail, Edwardo was not expected to inherit his family's historic villa in northern Italy despite his aristocratic background. The property, an eighteenth century villain in Lombardy, is said to belong to a more senior branch of the Mapelimozzi family, leaving Eduardo's side without a legal claim.

4:47 The report also suggests the villain has fallen into disrepair, which may have reduced its value significantly. Separately, Speculation by the couple's relationship has we surfaced in recent weeks, although those claims have been denied by sources close to them. A source told Hello Magazine recent reports that things aren't good between them are not true at all. Things are great between them, and the only distance between them recently has been physical distance because of work. The source added. Anything b and Oto are navigating is their busy jobs and looking after their children, said Wio's father, Alessandro Manpelimotzy, was also recently asked about the marriage, but declined to comment. He said, I have plenty of opinions, but I'm not going to talk about them. It's not my affair. You should go and talk to my son about it. For Sky News, Tessant Dunlop writes, what is the one thing money can't buy? A pertinent question of the super rich when they commit to marriage and being in no doubt.

5:37 By the time Eduardo promised himself to Princess Beatrice, he was super rich. This slight boyish figure with his Italian title, the count's status is not recognized in Britain, and Eduardo is English, was framed in highly flattering terms to use his own luxury Lingo. The couple's blissful union in a private ceremony inside Royal Lodge's private chapel made for a great story for aspiring at a sort of count wedding picks beside the most famous Grandma on the planet, where a personal and professional win with Royal Walkabouts serving to enhance his blue eyed Jenesequi at the top end of the property market. Is it the coincidence that Eduardo was soon selling high end apartments in Chelsea Barracks, home to the Garrison Chapel occupied by the King's Foundation to give Edwardo, who due marriage into the York branch of the Windsor family came with built in risk, which begs the question didn't Edwardo realize what he was getting into? Probably not?

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