Nov. 18, 2025

Prince William’s Glitter Cameo, Queen Camilla’s Swiftie Moment, and Meghan Markle’s Fake Wine Fiasco

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From Buckingham Palace to the ballroom — Prince William sends sparkly wishes to Robert Irwin on Dancing with the Stars, proving even heirs to the throne love a little glitter. Queen Camilla hosts Sex and the City’s Sarah Jessica Parker for the Booker Prize bash, then surprises everyone by soundtracking it with a Taylor Swift song. Sophie Winkleman calls royal life “total hell,” Meghan Markle’s Montecito pop-up gets accused of selling unlicensed wine (spoiler: it was water), and Swift herself is reportedly plotting a lifestyle brand to outshine Meghan’s As Ever.

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Calorogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue. I

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am your host, Mark Francis. We'll see if Prince William

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appears on Dancing with the Stars again this week. Last week,

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the always hardworking Prince William found time in his packed

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schedule to appear on DWTS, sending a video message of

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support to contestant Robert Erwin and proving even the heir

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to the throne isn't above a bit of sparkle. Will said,

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We're missing you, Robert. While your twinkled does are going

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off elsewhere. I need you down here. Turning to Erwin's

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pro partner, Whitney Carson, he joked, you need to get

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him in as much glitter as you can. Carson was

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visibly shocked. I can't believe he just said my name,

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while Erwin grinned and dedicated his foxtrot to his sister

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Bindi Erwin. The pair danced to Leona Lewis's Footprints in

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the Sand, the same song Bindi performed to when she

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won the show in season twenty one. We are doing

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this dance for Bindi, and we are doing this dance

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for Prince William, Robert said, adding there's a lot of

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weight because I really wanted to be our best dance.

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Yet well, they did a case, scoring a perfect ten

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Erwin revealed that he had originally been scheduled to join

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Prince William in Brazil for the Earthshot Prize ceremony, but

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chose to stay with the competition. The young conservationist, who

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continues his late father Steve Irwin's environmental legacy through the

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Australian Zoo and Wildlife Warriors, said the moment was a

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full circle tribute to both his family and his conservation work.

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Sophie Winkelman, best known to Peep Show fans as Big Sus,

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may be married to a Windsor, but she's in no

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rush to trade scripts for tiaras. Speaking to the Times,

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the forty five year old actress said she sympathizes with

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the pressures facing the royal family, describing their lives as

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total hell. She added, the more I get to know

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the Royal family, the more I get that their lives

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are total hell, and that level of unasked for fame

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is a form of torture. None of them went on

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pop idol as something to be famous, to have that

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sort of blinding spotlight in your face from when you're born,

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not knowing quite whom you can trust, not knowing if

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someone's going to betray you, people writing lies about you

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the whole time. It's just brutal. Winkleman, who married Lord

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Frederick Windsor, the son of Prince Michael of Kent and

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Queen Elizabeth's first cousin in two thousand and nine, said

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she feels genuine sympathy for her in laws. I feel

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for them all. I don't think a life with that

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much scrutiny and pressure is remotely healthy, but they have

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no choice. Reflecting on her own royal wedding, she admitted

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the day itself felt more like a scene from one

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of its shows than a personal milestone. I didn't know

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anyone at my wedding. I had my best pals there,

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but basically it was full of faces I'd never seen before.

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Family isn't always brilliant, but this lotter very sweet. I

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love them all. Queen Camella welcomed Sex and the City

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star Sarah Jessica Parker to Clarence House for a literary

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celebration honoring the Booker Prize. The Queen hosted the twenty

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twenty five winner author David Sasla, along with the judges

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and shortlisted authors following the previous evening's awards ceremony. Parker,

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who served on this year's judging panel, called the experience

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a once in a lifetime opportunity and extraordinary. Parker said,

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I have been following the Booker Prize for years and

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raised my hand jokingly only to be approached by the CEO,

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Gabby Wood. I missed many meals out, didn't go to

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the theatre or see any movies, but it was the

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kind of sacrifice that I thought I had great nobility,

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a once in a lifetime opportunity, especially for a reader

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like me who loves nothing more than to be inside

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the pages of a really special book. Parker, who runs

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her own publishing imprint SJP Litt, said she shares the

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Queen's enthusiasm for promoting reading and literacy. I'm so appreciative

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of the kind of attention that she gives and focuses

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on literacy, reading and way Rich's lives. I'm a publisher

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as well, so it's something I think is necessary, important

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and changes lives. Camilla, a lifelong reader and patron of

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several literary charities, praised Parker for one of her many hats,

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to which the actress replied, it's the one I'm most

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proud of. Queen Camilla's official Instagram account caused a stir

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after posting footage from the reception and setting it to

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none other Taylor Swift's latest single, The Fate of a Failure.

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Swift's moody new track from her album The Life of

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a Show Goal played over the footage, prompting fans to

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speculate that the queen or savvy social media team might

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be a secret Swifty. Give the marketing people more money

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for this song selection. One Instagram user wrote, more palace

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in just a moment. Megan Markle's latest as Ever venture

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has found itself under scrutiny after sharpeyed Royal watchers accused

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her friend's California bookshop of selling wine without a license.

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The controversy began when the duchess unveiled the first as

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Ever pop up at Godmother's, an upscale bookshop in Montecito

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owned by her close friends, literary agent Jennifer Rudolph Walsham,

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cosmetics entrepreneur Victoria Jackson. Photos shared on Megan's Instagram shows

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rows of candles, fruit spreads, teas, and spice kits, along

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with what appeared to be a bottle of sparkling wine

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chilling in a nice bucket and a wooden crate displaying

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as Ever Wine's. That was enough for some online critics

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to claim the shop had breached alcohol licensing rules, noting

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that Godmother's liquor license application was still pending. Several commenters

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even boasted that they had reported the matter to local authorities,

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but the supposed scandal fizzled almost as quickly as it began.

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A source close to the Dutchess clarified that the bottle

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in question contained only water and the ice cubes were fake.

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The setup was purely decorative. No as Ever wine was served,

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the insiders said, describing the display as part of the

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stor's visual merchandising. Meghan is embracing the festive season by

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sharing a glimpse into her California home life and the

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joy she finds in simple family traditions. In the latest

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newsletter from as Ever, the Duchess offered fans a peak

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at how life in Montecito inspires her creations. The brand's

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new Honey Duo gift box, priced at just sixty two dollars,

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draws directly from that pastime. The joy that Meghan experiences

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with her family harvesting honey at their home in Montecito

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has inspired this pair of exceptional limited addition Honey's reads

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the product description presented in our signature as Ever gift box.

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This sweet gift brightens a brunch spread, elevates afternoon tea,

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and makes a delightful honey latte to share with someone

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you love. Meghan's brand could have a new competitor soon,

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the Taylor Swift you know, the nice lady the Queen

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uses in her instant spots. Taylor is reportedly preparing to

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enter Meghan Markle's territory, and she's determined to do it better.

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According to Shooter Scoop, insiders say the global pop superstar

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has been quietly developing her own lifestyle brand with a

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strong focus on wellness, creativity, and mindful life, giving a

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direct rival to Meghan's as Ever label. Once source told

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the outlet she's been watching that Megan Mikael's doing, planning

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to do it better. I think Martha Stewart meets eras

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to a glam but unlike Meghan's montesty too inspired luxury aesthetic.

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Swift's approach is said to lean more communal. Taylor's brand

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is about joy, generosity, and connection, when insiders said, it's

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not about selling, it's about sharing. She wants every fan

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to feel part of something real. Sources also say Swift

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plans to donate a percentage of profits to music education

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and mental health charities, aligning her project with her long

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standing advocacy for young musicians and emotional wellbeing. She doesn't

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just want to make homes prettier, the insider added, she

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wants to make hearts later. And there you have it.

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