July 28, 2026

Sarah Ferguson ‘Cuts Off’ Andrew as Murder Documentary Reopens York Scandal and Fergie Faces Inheritance Mystery

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New reports claim Sarah Ferguson has finally distanced herself from Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor as she attempts to protect her reputation and rebuild her life. A new documentary revisits the notorious murder case involving Sarah’s former royal dresser Jane Andrews, while speculation grows that Fergie could receive part of the fortune left by her former partner, Formula One executive Paddy McNally. Plus, King Charles’s Sandringham Estate reportedly has a rat problem, Buckingham Palace’s lavish Chinese Dining Room takes center stage during the King’s meeting with Prime Minister Andrew Burnham, and Charles reveals his royal socks during a visit to Cambridge’s Eco-Mosque.

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

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am your host, Mark Francis. According to Rada Online, unnamed

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sources claim that Sarah Ferguson has cut off contact with

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her former husband Andrew and no longer wants to be

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associated with the controversy surrounding him. One confidant told the publication,

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for a very long time, Sarah's world was essentially built

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around Andrew, the windsory dress, the trappings of status, the

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sense of still being close to the royal orbit. Even

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after the divorce, When his titles were stripped and the

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Royal Lodge slipped out of reach, it hit her that

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the lifestyle she'd enjoyed because of him had evaporated, but

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the backlash to her own reputation kept escalating. She no

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longer believes there is any benefit in staying publicly aligned

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with him. In her view, every lingering tie to Andrew

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means her name gets pulled back into the Epstein story

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again and again. Another source adds Sarah Seed's distance as

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a matter of self preservation now for her reputation, her finances,

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and her peace of mind. In her eyes, this mess

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spiraled from Andrew's scandal, not hers, and she feels she

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was dragged into the fallout because of decisions he made,

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not choices she took. That's why you're seeing such deliberate steps,

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moving out of the shared home, changing contact details, quietly

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withdrawing from mutual circles. It's all designed to send a

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clear message that she no longer wants to be woven

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into his life or his judgment calls. There's a strong

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sense that she has reached her limit. She's watched what

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the Epstein documents did to their standing, the way patronages disappeared,

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the way projects were shelved, and she concludes that continuing

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to stand by him would only invite more damage. Yet

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another source claimed Ferguson believes responsibility for the situation lies

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entirely with Andrew. From Sarah's standpoint, Andrew opened the door

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to Epstein. Andrew made the decisions that triggered the investigationas

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and Andrew is the reason both of their names are

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now bound to a scandal that is toxic, almost beyond repair.

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That's why she feels she has to step away because

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staying close to him is, in her view, choosing to

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stay inside that storm. Radar Online also reports that Andrew

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has explored the possibility of starting a new life overseas,

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including in the Middle East, but claims Ferguson has no

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intention of following him. As far as Sarah is concerned,

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she's finished with this. One source said, she's exhausted by

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the constant crises, the endless scrutiny, and the sense of

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always been caught up in Andrew's problems. Whatever the plans

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he might have for starting over somewhere else, she's made

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it plain she want to be joining him. She wants

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her future to be completely separate from his, and she's

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determined that any new chapter she writes won't have Andrew

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in it. Disney Plus has announced a six part documentary

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series titled twenty twenty Britain's Most Notorious Crime Investigations, which

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premiere is Thursday on Hulu and Disney Plus. One episode,

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Jane Andrews, The Duchess and the Killer, examines the extraordinary

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story of Andrews, who worked closely with Sarah Ferguson during

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the nineteen nineties before later being convicted of murdering her fiance,

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businessman Thomas Cressman, in two thousand and one. Describing the episode,

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Disney Plus says the British Royal family is linked to

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a scandal when a former aid goes on the run

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after her boyfriend is murdered. When police find her, she

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makes explosive allegations of abuse by him. Police delve into

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the couple's secrets to ask if she murdered in cold blood.

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The trailer also includes the observation from one contributor, house

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screwed up as the York Household of their servants are

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killing people. Andrews served as the Duchess of York's dresser

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and became one of her closest aides, accompanying Ferguson on

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official engagements and overseas tours before leaving royal service. Her

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subsequent conviction transformed the case into one of the most

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sensational stories ever associated with the York Household, but only

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one of them. Sarah could reportedly benefit financially following the

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death of former Formula One executive Paddy McNally, although there

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has been no confirmation that she has been left anything

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in his estate. McNally, who died last week at the

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age of eighty eight, was once romantically linked to Sarah

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Ferguson before her marriage to Andrew. Despite going their separate ways,

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the pair reportedly remained close friends for decades. According to

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The Son, McNally allowed Ferguson to stay at his chalet

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in Verbier, Switzerland during his final months. I saw As

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told the newspaper, Paddy always looked after Sarah and at

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times over the past four decades she needed a lot

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of looking after. He never abandoned her in life, and

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even in his final days, allowed her safe sanctuary at

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home in Verbier. McNally built a fortune through Formula one

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and was at one point listed among Britain's wealthiest people.

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His property portfolio reportedly included a luxury chalet in Switzerland

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and Severnhampton Place in Wiltshire, the former home of James

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Bond creator Ian Fleming. The Express reports that speculation has

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begun over whether Ferguson could inherit part of McNally's estate. However,

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no details of this will have been made public, and

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there is currently no evidence that the Duchess of York

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has been named as a beneficiary. More Palace in just

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a moment. King Charles Sandingham estate is reportedly dealing with

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a rat problem. According to reports that twenty thousand acre

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Norfolk State is home to around five hundred residents living

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in roughly three hundred rental properties, with some tenants raising

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concerns about a growing rat population. The issue was reportedly

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discussed at a recent parish council meeting after a resident

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complained about the number of rats on the estate. A

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state manager, Rob Timmis, is said to have told those

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attending that dealing with pests inside individual homes is the

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responsibility of tenants rather than the landlord. Reports also suggest

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residents are concerned the problem extends beyond the rental properties,

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with nearby farmland and food crops believed to be attracting

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rats and mice to the area. One commonly suggested solution

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is reportedly not an option. Are not permitted to live

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on Sandringham Estate, a rule introduced during Queen Elizabeth the

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Second's reign. The late queen is said to have prohibited

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cats to protect local wildlife, particularly game birds, and was

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also reported to be allergic to them. It's not the

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first past issue linked to royal property this year. Early

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in twenty twenty six, Andrew mount Patten Windsor's home near

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Sandringham reportedly required professional pest control after a mole infestation

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left the grounds covered with molehills and damaged lawns. One

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place without rats is Buckingham Palace's Chinese Dining Room. When

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King Charles welcomed Britain's new Prime Minister, Andrew Burnham to

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Buckingham Palace, it was the setting for their meeting that

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attracted almost as much attention as the constitutional tradition itself.

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The photographs released afterward offered a rare look inside Buckingham

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Palace's Chinese Dining Room, one of the most lavishly decorated

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rooms in the palace and one that is not often

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seen by the public. Formerly known as the Queen's Dining

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and Lunch Room, the space features furnishings and decorative elements

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originally created for King George the Fourth's Brighton Pavilion. Many

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of those pieces were moved to Buckingham Palace after Queen

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Victoria sold the pavilion to the town of Brighton in

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eighteen forty six to help finance construction of the palace's

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East wing. Among the room's most striking features are four

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large Shinwazare panels painted by artist Robert Jones, for George

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the Fourth, along with an elaborate fireplace decorated with carved

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pillars and a white dragon at its center. The room

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also includes an antique table supported by dragon shaped legs,

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topped with porcelain bird figures and floral arrangements. Royal watchers

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also noted subtle changes following Buckingham Palace's five year East

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Wing renovation, completed in twenty twenty four. The carpet has

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been replaced, some furnishings have been rearranged, and thousands of

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items from the royal collection were temporarily removed while conservators

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carefully restored the historic interiors. The restoration also included the

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nearby yellow drawing Room and Center Room, where conservatives dismantled

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and restored the historic kyle and clock for the first

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time in decades. Royal Observer's got another rare view of

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the King's socks. The King visited Europe's first purpose built

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eco mosque last week as part of an engagement in Cambridge,

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and keeping with the customs of the mosque, Charles removed

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his shoes before entering the prayer hall, revealing a pair

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of gray knitted socks. A rare public site for a monarch,

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who was almost always seen in polished leather shoes. While

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meeting a group of school children during the visit, Charles joke,

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I hope I haven't ruined the holidays too much by

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dragging you in here. After returning to the entrance and

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putting his shoes back on, the King unveiled a commemorative

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plug making the seventy fifth anniversary of Cambridge receiving city

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status from King George the six. He was also presented

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with a book about the mosque. Addressing those gathered, Charles

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praised the building, saying, if I may say so, I'm

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so impressed by the quality of the design, of all

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the care and attention which it's been lavished on it,

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and the fact you have a purpose built mosque here

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with the community center attached. It makes a huge contribution,

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I'm sure, not only to the Muslim community, but to

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Cambridge itself. So I congratulate you, and I pray with

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all my heart that you continue with every possible success,

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and that you continue your work together with other faiths

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in this area to set a remarkable example of integrated

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faith activity. Royal family members occasionally remove their shoes when

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visiting places of worship as a sign of respect. The

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Princess of Wales also went barefoot during a visit to

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London's Shriji dam a Velli Hindu temple earlier this year.

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Some royal watchers also remembered a previous mosque visit in

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twenty twenty three, when Charles inadvertently revealed a small hole

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in one of his socks after taking off his shoes.

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This time, however, there were no wardrobe mishaps, with the

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King's knitted socks appearing to be in perfect condition. And

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