Sept. 27, 2025

Princess Anne’s Lingerie Tour, William’s “Hardest Year,” and Wills'Scotland Summit with The King

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From Princess Anne troubleshooting underwire at a Welsh lingerie factory—and brushing off “secret sex bomb” chatter—to Prince William telling Eugene Levy that 2024 was his “hardest year,” plus William’s low-key trip to see King Charles at Birkhall with strategy talk, Princess Eugenie’s anti-counterfeit campaign, and President Trump’s Tiffany-tinged gift for Kate.

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Hello and welcome to Palace Intry Game, your host Mark Francis.

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The recent news cycle has had a lot of serious

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topics and we thought it would be inappropriate to include

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this one earlier in the week, but it is a

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lot of fun. The Princess Royal paid a visit to

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a lingerie manufacturer in South Wales, where she was even

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able to offer practical advice on how to strengthen underwire bras.

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Princess Anne toured Edge O Beyond in her capacity as

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president of the UK Fashion and Textile Association, a role

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she has held for more than forty years. During her visit,

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she heard how the business has struggled to source wires

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sturdy enough full larger sizes. Having recently visited a mattress

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firm that produces its own steel springs, the Princess suggested

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they make contact for advice on developing their own supports.

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She was shown the cutting, sewing and product development stages

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behind the brand's distinctive jewelry adorned lingerie before unveiling a

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plaque in the factory cafeteria, surrounded appropriately by sets of

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bras and knickers. Naomi Dedham, the company's founders said the

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Princess was very cool, very interested in everything, adding that

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she came across as very feminist. Among these subjects discussed

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were corstory techniques now that the whale bone is no

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longer used, and the difficulties post by what Miss Dahan

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described as the censorship of the female body on social media,

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which makes advertising more challenging. Photos of the Princess Royal

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surrounded by bras and panties made for good times on

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social media, despite her current comfort with being photographed near lingerie.

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Princess Anne is said not to enjoy the secret sex

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bomb jokes after an article described her as having gone

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through a secret sex bomb phase in the u nineteen seventies.

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The piece, which drew comparisons between Anne's hairstyle during a

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visit to Tehran and Jane Fonder's look in the cult

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film Barbarella, was reportedly a step too far for the

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Princess Royal. A source told Women's Day that while Anne's family,

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particularly Mike and Zara Tyndall, often tease her when such

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stories surface, this one did test her metal. The insider added, Normally,

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she'll take this for what it's meant as a compliment,

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but asserting she had some kind of sex bond aspiration

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is a bit of a stretch even for Anne. Prince

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William has reflected on what he calls the hardest year

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of his life in a rare on camera conversation with

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Eugene Levy recorded at Windsor Castle for the new season

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of Apple TV Plus series The Reluctant Traveler. Levy arrives

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in London after receiving a handwritten note from the Prince

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and is treated to a light hearted personal tour. William quips,

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we provide this service for everyone. We do personalized tours everywhere.

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Before the pair head to a pub for a quiet pint. There,

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William speaks candidly about the toll of the past twelve months,

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with both King Charles and the Princess of Wales facing

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cancer diagnosis, saying I'd say twenty twenty four was the

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hardest year I've ever had. You know, life is sent

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to testus as well and being able to overcome that

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is what makes us who we are. The episode premiere's

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Friday on Apple TV Plus, William made a quiet trip

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to Scotland to spend time with King Charles. Since charles

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Ace session in twenty twenty two. The pair have developed

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something of a tradition of taking mini breaks together in Scotland,

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with this latest visit expected to last several days. The

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King has understood to be at Burkell, his secluded home

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on the Bowmoral estate inherited from the Queen Mother in

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two thousand and two. While Charles does spend time at

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Bowmorral Castle, Burkele has long served as his more personal retreat.

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Photographs published in the Daily Mail show William arriving at

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Aberdeen Airport with a Duffel bag in hand, still dressed

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in the suit he had worn earlier that day during

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an engagement in Southport alongside Kate. Are Inside of the

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Crown texted us back when we asked about this meeting.

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It's strategy, Charles and William talking through how much more

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visible William should be and how they keep the family

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looking united. With Harry in the mix again and Charles

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still carrying a heavy load, this meeting is about setting

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the pace for the next chapter. It's less about father

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and some catching up, more about making sure the Crown

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keeps its balance. In The Royalist, Tom Sykes writes the questions,

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I'll be looking to my source to answer in the

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days ahead about this bout moral retreat are simple. Did

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William stay with his father at Burkele or a part

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of the castle eight miles away? How much real time

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did they spend together? And was anything said or resolved

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about Harry. We must assume William and the other adults

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will now prevail on the Andrew issue. What emerges about

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in Victors will be crucial. If Charles's team begins suggesting

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he will attend, while William pointedly says he will stay away,

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the break will become undeniable. William's bread line is clear.

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No royal should grant Harry the legitimacy of a meeting

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or photograph after spare and Netflix. Charles, by contrast, is

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tempted by affection for his darling boy and fear of

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appearing artless in the shadow of his illness. William is

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guided not just by personal grievance, but by public opinion,

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which is firmly against a reunion. He was right about Andrew,

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his friend say, and he is right about Harry. The

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background to all this is the long standing train between

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father and oldest son. Harry was Charles's favorite, William thinks

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Charles monarchy is pompous and out of touch. Too much ermine,

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too many uniforms. Charles believes his son Shirk's duty by

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putting family ahead of the job. More palas in just

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from Tezu Sage to Tisu Sage, who gives the program

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broadcasting from inside a pillow fort or recording with a

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like overhearing a hostage video film in a wind tunnel.

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the five stars. Even with the tennis poles in my mouth,

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Princess Eugenie has launched a new campaign through her charity,

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The Anti Slavery Collective, warning of the hidden human cast

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behind counterfeit fashion. In a video at least on Wednesday,

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the Princess highlighted how the booming trade in fake handbags, trainers,

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and clothing fuels exploitation. Taking to Instagram, she wrote, did

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you know that fake fashion is a booming industry worth

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hundreds of billions, driving a hidden web of exploitation and

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harms people and planet, from forced labor and child exploitation

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to human trafficking. Fake fashion, the kind you can buy online,

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on the streets or on a holiday, is rife with harm.

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This week, we hosted an event in NYC with fashion insiders,

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behavioral change experts, brands, and specialists to shine a light

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on this overlooked human rights scandal. Her charity's new initiative,

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Hidden Threads Fake Fashion a Human Rights Scandal, urges governments

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to collect and share data on illicit trade, enforce forced

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labor bands, and push for greater accountability. As Eugenie explained,

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we also urge everyone to consider whether buying a fake handbag,

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football shirt, or trainers it's worth the constant people around

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the world being exploited. President Trump's state visit to the

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UK featured the customary exchange of gifts with Buckingham Pallas,

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emphasizing the symbolism behind each item. One of those gifts

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went to Kate a vintage Elsa Peretti Sterling Zodiac cuff

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A signature Peretti designed that echoes pieces already in her collection.

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Town and Countries, Stalene Velande's notes. Tiffany and Company has

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a long American history. It was founded in New York

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almost two hundred years ago and a long history were

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the residents of the White House. President Lincoln gifted his

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wife Mary Todd a pearl set from the jeweler Tiffany

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has given. This lineage been where presidents turn when they

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are considering official gifts. President Trump gave Queen Elizabeth approach,

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the Obamas and Biden's gave Tiffany gifts. The Kennedys gave

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the queen silver Tiffany frame, and when the Reagans went

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to Windsor for their state visit, they didn't give the

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Queen a Tiffany gift, but did give one to Prime

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Minister Thatcher. This visit seems to have followed this long tradition.

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During the visit, President Trump singled Kate out as radiant, healthy,

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and so beautiful, and his royal report of Victoria Murphy observed.

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President Trump's state visit to the UK was the ultimate

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example of British utilizing the soft power of the royal

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family with a president who has made his admiration for

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