Royal insiders warn Sarah Ferguson memoir could expose palace secrets

0:03 Calorougus Shark Media, Hello Lower, Welcome to Palace Intrigue. I am your host, Mark Francis. Sarah Ferguson is once again emerging as a potential risk to the British royal family, with commentators warning that the former Duchess of York could eventually publish a damaging memoir. In The Royalist, Tom Sykes argues a combination of pressure and financial uncertainty could make a tell all book especially tempting. Ferguson has already demonstrated she is willing to write candidly about the royal family. Her nineteen ninety six memoir My Story caused significant attention within royal circles and reportedly contributed to the breakdown of a friendship with Diana, Princess of Wales. Publishing insiders believed a new memoir from Ferguson could be highly valuable. Prince Harry's book Spare demonstrated the global appetite for royal disclosures, with estimates suggesting his publishing deal was worth about twenty million dollars. Ferguson also has decades of firsthand knowledge of royal life. She was close to Diana in the early years of their marriages and witnessed the breakdown of Diana's relationship with then Prince Charles as Andrew's wife. She also watched William and Harry grow up after their mother's death.

1:16 Because of that proximity, commentators say she holds extensive knowledge about the royal family's private history. Royal experts now warned that this knowledge could become dangerous if Ferguson decides to monetize it. Hillary Fordage told Fox News Digital that Ferguson has a toxic reputation and could pose a serious risk to the monarchy if she chose to tell her story publicly. Fordage said each and every revolting revelation regarding Fergie simply reinforces the public perception of her as a greedy, tasteless, selfish risk to the monarchy. There will always be someone willing to pay for her toward retail, which makes her a further risk. She is viewed as a loose cannon. Herself made financial crisis and resulting fall out from her self indulgent, lavish lifestyle, in addition to the humiliation and public shunning regarding Epstein, no doubt makes her consideration of a cash in memoir her last resort. Broadcaster Helena Chard said the Royal family is aware Ferguson possesses deep knowledge of the institution, adding the Royal family knows she knows where the bodies are buried. Charld suggested that if Ferguson decided to publish a high profile memoir, it could cause further damage to the monarchy, particularly as she faces continuing financial pressure. For Belfastmedia dot com Jude Colin writes, now that they've extracted the rotten apple named Andrew out of the royal family barrel and dumped it in the Royal wastebin, we can all rest easy. King Charles says, my family and I will continue in our duty and service to you all. So what exactly are the duty and service

2:49 Charles carries out? Unlike most of us, he doesn't do a nine to five day. In twenty twenty two twenty twenty three, the first year of his kingly reign, Charles worked for one hundred and sixty one days. The following year he worked for one hundred and thirty two days. He had a sick note. In twenty twenty four to twenty five, he twelve for one hundred seventy five days. Even a slow learner in mass will spot that in the years cited he was off duty more than he was on. So what work did he actually do on the days he turned up? Something like this? He'd be chauffeur driven in a luxury car to a given spot where the local people would gather to gork as. He'd cut a ceremonial ribbon, or ask them if they'd traveled far, or he'd make a short speak after a banquet consisting of the finest of foods and wines. Your job's not a bit like that, of course not. You're not a royal, you're a subject commoner. Where does Charles pass his time when he's not working, Well, he might be in Buckingham Pallace, a Windsor Castle, or Hollywood House in Edinburgh, or less likely Hillsborough Castle in Hillsborough. In addition to those four biggies, King Charles can choose to kip up in any one of the fourteen official residences at his disposal. Uneasy may lay a head that wears the crown, but it's not short on places to rest. It's uneasy head. And there's more.

4:00 Charles has got two major private estates the sandring Hand Estate, which is twenty thousand acres, and the Bowmoral Estate, which is fifty thousand acres. That's seventy thousand acres he owns personally. As king, he gets to use all but not sell another two hundred and eighty six thousand acres. If he tried to walk the length of his acreage, he'd drop down dead from hunger and exhaustion long long before he'd finished, in fact, before he'd barely begun. King Charles reportedly sweetens his coffee with honey rather than sugar, according to his former butler, Grant Harold, who worked for Charles when he was Prince of Wales from two thousand and four to eleven, shared the detail in an interview with coffee retailer Coffee Friend. He said the monarch prefers to add a spoonful of honey to both his tea and coffee. The King has famously said he prefers to have honey instead of sugar, so he would opt for that instead. It actually isn't too bad. The King also likes tea and honey, Harold said.

4:52 Despite having access to a wide range of coffee options, Charles is said to keep his preferences relatively simple. Harold explained that coffee and royal residences would not typically be served in a standard mug. Instead, it would be presented in a demi tasse cup or a tea cup with a saucer, particularly after dinner. I wouldn't say they wouldn't have coffee in a mug, but they would probably have it in a demi cup instead of a mug after dinner. During the day, they would have a tea cup with a saucer. They were always offered milk and sugar after the coffee was poured. That is the correct etiquette for drinking coffee, more palacing just a moment. Duchess Sophie offered insight into what she sees is her role within the royal family during a podcast appearance discussing her charitable work.

5:38 The Duchess of Edinburgh appeared on the Golden Legacy series podcast with Elaina McGregor, the chief executive of British blind Sport, where she spoke about her royal responsibilities and the causes she supports. Reflecting on life as a working royal, Sophie set her central duty is to support the monarch and the institution itself, explaining my role, as with all members of the family, is to primarily support the key and the monarchy. That is one side of the focus, but also we're lucky enough to be able to fulfill our passions and our interests, and these over my time as a member of the royal family have developed. The Duchess currently serves as patriot of more than seventy charities and organizations, and has increasingly taken on a higher public profile in recent years as the number of working royals has declined.

6:23 Among her key priorities is promoting the role of women in peace building and addressing violence against women in conflict zones. She added, one of the things I'm doing now is on women's peace and security in the world. We have the most incredible women who work within communities at all levels of society, and they are often at the front line of ensuring that peace is secure, that their communities are looked after, and also we try to get them around the peace keeping tables as much as possible. She also pointed at the ongoing global challenge of conflict related sexual violence, describing it as the very sad problem the world is dealing with. A new animal welfare posal in Britain has sparked a debate after critics warned it could threaten the breeding of several popular dog breeds, including the Corgies famously loved by Queen Elizabeth. The discussion centers on the proposed system, known as the Innate Health Assessment, a ten point visual checklist designed to evaluate whether the dogs are healthy enough to be bred. The framework aims to discourage breeding practices that produce extreme physical traits associated with chronic pain or long term health problems. Campaigners say the checklist could affect dozens of breeds. Critics claim as many as sixty seven could be at risk of being classified as unhealthy under the criteria, including the Welsh Corgie Ducks and Scottish Terrier and Shitsu. Queen Elizabeth, who died in twenty twenty two at age ninety six, was closely associated with Corgi's throughout her life. Over the course of her seventy year range, she earned more than thirty Pembroke Welsh Corgies,

7:55 as well as Corgy ducks and mixes known as Dorgies. Of the proposal say the aims to address concerns about exaggerated physical traits and pedigree dogs. The checklist flags features such as extremely short noses, flat faces, bulging eyes, heavy skin folds, and very short legs as potential indicators of welfare problems. One element focuses on ground clearance. Dogs whose chest sits less than one third of their height above the ground could be considered at risk, a standard, critics argue could capture breeds such as the Corgi that naturally have shorter legs. Beverly Cuddy, editor of Dogs Today magazine and founder of the Union of Good Dog People, warned that the policy could have sweeping consequences for dog breeding in the UK. We need proper, nuanced tests that don't throw the baby out with the bath water, or we're going to lose Britain's most beloved breeds in the blink of an eye. She said. It's going to be the most shocking thing to happen to dog lovers in this country.

8:52 Cuddy added that the Late Queen would likely have opposed restrictions affecting the breed. She famously adored. People will be outraged at being told they can't have the dogs they want. Its madness. I think the Late Queen would have been very upset and there you have it. I'd like to email us addresses the Palace Intrigue at a gmail dot com. Please follow us on Spotify, Apple or the app of your choice. I remark, Francis my thanks to John McDermott. This is Palace Intrigue and good terms.