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Ah Calorogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Pallace Intrigue.
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I am your host, Mark Francis. The Iron News took
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a look at today's birthday boy, Prince William, writing, the
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heir to the throne has always exuded normalcy and approach.
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The broadcaster David Dimbleby has described as an ordinary Joe,
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yet beneath this there lies something else. In the years
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since his father became king, William has demonstrated a surprising
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ruthlessness when it comes to his role and the royal
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family and preserving the legacy of the Fern. Observers say
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he's proving to be no ordinary joe, but in fact
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a sharp eyed strategist. Author Andrew Lowney said, Charles is sentimental,
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is very compassionate. It's a bit of a ditherate, and
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I believe he'll have given guarantees to his mother and
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indeed Andrew himself guarantees that he will take care of
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Andrew and that he will ensure Andrew's girls are okay.
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William can't speak out because he's number two and he
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won't cross his father, but he'll have had a big influence.
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Charles feels his obligations to his relatives, but he also
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has various skeletons in his closet, his infidelity with Diana,
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the Black Spider Memos, proving he lobbied the government and
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has needed to keep Andrew and Fergie inside the tent,
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whereas William doesn't care about any of that. Author Robert
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Hartman tells the Eyepaper William is a pragmatist rather than
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a romantic when it's a choice between the institution's long
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term safety or his wider family. While the institution comes first,
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the late Queen, as much as she had taught Harry,
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knew her grandson couldn't do this halfway house of being
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in the royal family. William gets this entirely, that the
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institution comes first. When there's a moment where some member
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of the family jeopardizes the reputation of the brand, he's
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not going to put up with it. Hartman also talked
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about the home life of William and Kate, observing they
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didn't have staff then, but they probably do it their
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new place, Forest Lodge. But then again, it's very difficult
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to know about their staffing arrangements. Because he is suspicious
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of the press. He likes to control the story, and
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he is a very private man. I've interviewed Charles many times,
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but William is just different. He doesn't want this huge entourage.
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He's got a close knit team. Charles stays up at
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night writing letters and reading books. William's more of a
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box set guy. He likes briefings, he likes memos, bullet points.
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Charles is very spiritual, while William's not. Mad keen on church.
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The Kensington Palace aid so that William has a quiet faith.
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William goes to church. He's very dutiful, does what he
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has to do. But let's put it this way. At
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his age, Charles was going on retreats to Greek monasteries.
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As for the future, Hartman thinks when monarchs change things,
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they do things incrementally. You'll never get a huge relaunch.
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But William is the new kid on the block and
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any change he makes will be seen as significant. While
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Charles has a pretty extensive property portfolio, I think William
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is going to trim that down. He might not be
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selling off castles, but I think there'll be a general
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move toward having a smaller royal footprint. Lowney agrees sharing
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the palace moves at a glacial pace, he says, but
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I think William and Kate are looking at the European
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models of royal families. The Scandinavian Royals in particular tend
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to live more public, everyday lives and are deemed more approachable.
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This may be the way forward, as the Royals have
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taken a big hit with Andrew and the Yorks. This softly,
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softly approaches the way William and Kate will go. A
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lot of it will be performative, and all the Royals
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are still in a bubble after all. But what's clear
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is that William is already refusing to be tarnished by
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the events of the past. He won't be standing aside
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and letting private pleasure and scandal ruin the future of
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the crown. Former royal butler Paul Burrell has given a
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wide ranging interview reflecting on his ears in royal service,
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his relationship with Princess Diana, and his concerns about the
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future of the monarchy. Burrell, whose new memoir is titled
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The Royal Insider, joined at the Royal household as a
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footman at the age of eighteen and later became butler
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to the Prince and Princess of Wales. He spent a
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decade working closely with Diana, Princess of Wales, until her
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death in Paris in nineteen ninety seven. Speaking about Diana,
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Birel said, I loved her very much. I know we
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are not supposed to say that about royal princesses, but
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I think it's an exception in my circumstances. He also
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recalled the final hours after learning of her death. At
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about two a m. We heard she was injured, and
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then after the comptrol of Michael Gibbons took a call
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in his office, the princess's personal assistant, Jackie Allen, came
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into the room looking ashen and said to me, Paul,
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sit down. You have to listen to what I'm saying,
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and you have to be brave. The princess has died.
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Bureau traveled to Paris and was among those who attended
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to Diana after her death. Reflecting on that experience, he said,
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I was holding her hand, thinking she was in the
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room watching me. So it was very spiritual moment, her
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privilege to be there with her because I loved her
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very much. I defy any man having met her not
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to fall in love with her because she was incredible.
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On the current state of the Royal family, Bureau was
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particularly critical of Andrew mount Batten Windsor. Andrew has brought
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the Royal family to its knees. One single man has
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done more damage to the Royal Family than anyone, more
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damage than Cromwell. I think we could see and Andrew
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in prison. Andrew's selfishness, greediness and entitlement has left a
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very bad taste in people's mouths, and they are beginning
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to question whether the monarchy has longevity. I won't have
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anyone besmirch our dear late Queen because she was a good,
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kind Christian woman. She was the best of her best.
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Her memory should not be altered. Turning to Queen Camilla,
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Bureau remained blunt in his assessment. Camilla is not my
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queen because I have not forgotten who the real queen
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should have been. Although Camilla isn't my queen, I realize
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I have to cross the bridge with Charles and Camilla
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to get to William and Kate, because at the end
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of it, Diana's son will be king and his wife
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will be Queen. Then for me the circle will be complete.
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If Diana were alive today, Harry would never have married Megan.
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He wouldn't have been searching for love. He would have
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been happy to settle down, conform and use them those
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lessons he's learned in life from his mother, that he
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was to be William's wingman and stand by his side
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more palace in just a moment. Visitors to Windsor Castle
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this summer will be able to explore a newly redesigned
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royal garden inspired by the planet Venus and personally shaped
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by King Charles's environmental vision. The historic space formerly known
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as the East Terrace Garden, has now been renamed the
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Venus Garden, following an eighteen month transformation directed by the
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King's interest in patterns found in nature. The redesigned garden
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sits beneath Windsor Castle's famous East Front and will be
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open to the public from July sixteenth through September thirteenth
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as part of a standard Castle ticket. The layout takes
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inspiration from the orbital pattern created by Venus as it
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moves around the Sun over an eight year cycle. The
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orbit forms a geometrical floral shape, often referred to as
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the rose of Venus or the pentagram of Venus. That
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pattern now forms the basis for the garden's winding pathways,
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planting beds, heads and hedgelined design Adam Scott, the Gardens
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and Nursery manager at Windsor Castle, said this has been
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a significant project to reshape this historic garden for the future,
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reflecting His Majesty's vision to create a space that will
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offer beauty interest in biodiversity throughout the seasons of the
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generations to come. After around eighteen months of careful transformation,
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we are delighted to open the Venus Garden to visitors
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this summer, marking the start of an important new chapter
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in the garden's two hundred year history. The site itself
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has a long royal history. It became a formal garden
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during the reign of King George the Fourth in the
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eighteen twenties. Before that, the area had reportedly served as
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a bowling green during the reign of Charles Second. Prince
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Albert later took a keen interest in the planting, while
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Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret used the space as an
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allotment during the Second World War. In more recent decades,
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Prince Philip simplified the layout into formal rose beds centered
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around a fountain. Now, under King Charles's direction, the garden
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has been transformed into a more intricate and environmentally focused space.
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The redesign includes mixed perennial beds, roses, evergreen pathways and
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more than eleven thousand spring bulbs designed to provide color
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and structure throughout the year. Wildflower meadows and newly planted
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trees have also been introduced to encourage biodiversity and attract
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wildlife and pollinating insects, reflecting charles Long standing interest in
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sustainability and conservation. Visitors will also see bronze sculptures from
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the Royal Collection, marble and stone, garden ornaments, clipped uterpiarian,
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new planted avenues, pear trees. One of the major attractions
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will be the rare opportunity to view windsor castles east
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front from angles not normally included on the standard visitor route.
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The garden has occasionally been accessible to the public throughout
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its history. The Royal Collection Trust confirmed that access to
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the Venus Garden will be included with a standard ticket.
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The Trust's one pound ticket scheme will also allow people
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receiving Universal Credit and certain other benefits to visit the
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castle and gardens with up to five members of their household,
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