Dec. 4, 2024

Princess Kate makes a scheduled appearance, Harry and Meghan donation questioned

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Kate was back to work, the German documentary came out, and it looks like Archewell donated to a Biden relative. Busy day in Royalland.

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

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am your host, Mark for answers. It was a very

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very busy day for royal news. Kate and William kicked

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off a two day state visit by hosting the Emir

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of Katar, Sikh Tamyin bin Ahmad Altani and his wife

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Shikha Jawah in London. The day began with a ceremonial

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welcome at horse Guards Parade, where King Charles and the

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Amir arrived in the Irish State coach. William and Kate

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followed in the Australian State Coach accompanied by the Katari

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Prime Minister. Once at Buckingham Palace, the royals and their

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guests enjoyed a private lunch in the Blue Drawing Room,

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featuring a second Guard of honor and renditions of the

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Katarian British national anthems. After lunch, the royals tour of

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the Buckingham Palace Picture Gallery, showcasing exhibits celebrating Katari culture.

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Princess k a History of art graduate, took a particular

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interest in a series of photographs depicting Doha's historic Sukwakif.

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There were also gift exchanges, King Charles and Queen Camilla

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presented a signed photograph, a prayer mat and a personalized

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pill box, while the Emir gifted a model of traditional

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Kantari sailboat and a pearl necklace. The Kate's Wonderful Narrative

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returned after a several month absence. Kate and a burgundy

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Alexander McQueen cot and matching hat guarded praise for her

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elegant ensemble. However, she stepped away from evening engagements, including

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the state banquet, wrapping up her participation in the day's events.

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A Royal inside a deep Crown has been pointing out

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that the Royals are keeping Kate's appearances controlled appearances, something

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that is either unnoticed or choosingly unreported by the tabloids. Anyway,

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remember we told you so. The Royals out the most

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transparent bunch when it comes to health issues, although they

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are trying to make it seem as they are. However,

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let's take a look the latest royal health news. As

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an example, Queen Camilla has revealed that her recent chest

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infection was in fact pneumonia, which they could have told

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us instead of acting like she had sniffles While attending

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the Katari state visit, the seventy seven year old Queen

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informed guests about her diagnosis and ongoing struggles with post

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viral fatigue. Buckingham Pallace stated her Majesty has been suffering

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from a viral infection diagnosed as pneumonia. She has not

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required hospital treatment, but is experiencing lingering side effects, chiefly

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extreme bouts of tiredness. Doctors verged Camilla to rest after

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the illness, which she contracted a month ago during her

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return from Australia and Samoa. While she's participating in select

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indoor engagements for the state visit, she skipped the outdoor

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ceremonial welcome at horse Guards Parade. Camilla also missed several

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November events, including Remembrance Sunday and the Royal Variety Performance,

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commemorating these occasions privately at home. But nothing to see here, folks.

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Today's state visit includes a visit to the un Royal

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Military Academy, Sandhurst, where the Emir will reconnect with alumni

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and Katari cadets. The visit ends with a farewell to

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the King and possible even the Queen at Buckingham Palace.

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The evening concludes with the Emir attending a dinner at

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Mansion House hosted by the Lord Mayor and City of

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London Corporation, accompanied by the Duke of Gloucester. The husband

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of Lady Gabriella Kingston, Thomas Kingston, tragically took his own

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life earlier this year due to what a coroner described

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as an adverse reaction to prescribed medication. Mister Kingston, a

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financier and close friend of Prince William, passed away in

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February at his parents' home in the Cotswolds. The coroner

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confirmed at the inquest that mister Kingston died from a

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severe head injury caused by a shotgun. She stated the

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evidence of his wife, family and business partner all supports

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his lack of suicidal intent. He was suffering adverse effects

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of medication he had recently been prescribed. Lady Gabriella, who

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married mister Kingston at Saint George's Chapel, Windsor in twenty nineteen,

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urged greater awareness of the potential changes of mental health medications.

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In a statement read at the inquest, she said the

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lack of any evidence of inclination suggests it's highly likely

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that he had an adverse reaction to the pills that

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led him to take his life. If this could happen

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to Tom, this could happen to anyone. People need to

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be made more aware of these side effects to prevent

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future tragedies. Mister Kingston had been prescribed a series of medications,

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including sir trailing and later Seatellapran to address work related

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stress and sleeping issues. His family emphasized that he had

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not shown any signs of suicidal thoughts, describing his passing

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as the result of a sudden and tragic impulse. Palcentrique

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will be right back, stop suggesting that Harry and Meghan

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are living separate lives because they're totally not doing that, okay.

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Harry and Meghan have released it behind the scenes video

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showcasing their charitable work in twenty twenty four in what

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appears to be a united front amidst increasing solo public appearances.

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The video, shared on their Archwell Foundation website and sat

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to the presumably licensed Coldplay track sky Full of Stars,

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highlights key moments from the foundation's work over the past year.

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It features footage of both the Duke and Duchess together,

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as well as during individual visits. The video coincidence with

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the release of Archwall's twenty twenty four impact report. The

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foundation reported an income of five point seven million dollars

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last year, with five million dollars coming from a single

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anonymous donor, which has had some people wondering. The foundation

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awarded one point three million pounds in grants to various

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charitable causes, including a two hundred and fifty thousand dollars

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donation to a wellness center founded by Ashley Biden. If

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the name Biden sounds formiliar, Ashley is the daughter US

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President Joe Biden. Despite Archimall's activities, tax filings indicate that

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Harry and Meghan themselves are not paid a salary by

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the foundation and officially work just one hour per week,

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a standard practice for US nonprofit directors. That new German

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documentary will give us a lot to unpack over the

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course of the next few days, but the initial reaction

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seems to be that it isn't good for the Sussexes.

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The z F production The Lost Prince, dives into the

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couple's activities post to Mexet, contrasting their high profile visits

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to poverty stricken countries like Columbia and Nigeria. With Megan's

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love of pricing designer outfits, the documentary isn't pulling punches,

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with Royal commentator Russell Meyers remarking if you're going to

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places like Nigeria or Colombia, which have huge socioeconomic problems,

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and you're turning up wearing tens of thousands of pounds

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worth of designer clothes, it really doesn't send the right message.

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Former soldier and Invictor's Games supporter Ben McBean, who shared

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a flight home from Afghanistan with Harry, wasn't shy about

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voicing his frustration over Harry's public airing of family drama.

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He said, mate, just leave it out. You and your

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brother had a little fisticuffs, but family's family. You know,

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if one of my friends fell out with his partner

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and started posting things on social media, I'd have told

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him to shut up as well. This tell lands just

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before Harry's upcoming Netflix docuseries Paulo out December tenth, which

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many are calling tone deaf, and there you have it.

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