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Ah Calorougus Shark Media at a Love and Welcome through
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Palasin Dry. I am your host, Mark Francis. Sarah Ferguson
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has denied claims that she was involved in a long
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running relationship with rapper Sean Diddy Combs, after new allegations
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appeared in an updated edition of a royal biography. The
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claims were made by Royal author Andrew Lowney in the
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paperback edition of his book entitled, which examines the Rise
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and Fall of the House of York. According to the book,
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Ferguson and Combs first met in New York in two
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thousand and two at a party hosted by Gilain Maxwell.
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Lowney writes the pair later began what he described as
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a secret friends with benefits relationship in two thousand and
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four that allegedly continued for several years. The author claims
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Combs would boast to associates about sleeping with Ferguson, with
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one former employee at bad Boy Records alleging the rapper
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spoke about slamming the Duchess of York. Princess Beatrice and
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Princess Eugenie reportedly met Combs on several occasions alongside their mother.
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The book claims Combs once said he could not wait
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until Fergie's daughters come of age. Lowney alleges Ferguson introduced
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Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie to Combs on multiple occasions,
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including during a two thousand and six yacht trip when
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Princess Eugenie was sixteen years old. Another claiming the book
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suggests Combs two thousand and six Fragrance Unforgivable was inspired
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by Ferguson and how she liked a man to smell.
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One source, quoted by Lowney alleged they'd meet in luxurious hotels.
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They once stayed at a seven star hotel that was
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over sixty five thousand dollars a night. They spared no expanse. However,
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the source close to Ferguson strongly denied the allegations, saying
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this is absolute, fabricated nonsense, blatantly untrue, and yet another
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false allegation from him. The author told These Sunday Times,
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I stand by it. It's fully sourced, with former employees appear.
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He and Sarah Ferguson Combs, who is currently serving a
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prison sentence after being convicted on transportation for prostitution charges.
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Has faced multiple allegations and lawsuits in recent years. He
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has denied wrongdoing in several of those cases. Metro reported
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Combs caused the claims utterly ridiculous. Royal insided deep Crown
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writes in his substact Ferguson, it should be noted is
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no longer a working royal, she has not been for decades.
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Her connection to the institution is familial and historical rather
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than operational. And yet the story detached themselves to the
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Crown regardless, because the public and the press do not
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maintain the careful distinctions that those inside the institution would prefer.
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The House of York remains in the public imagination royal.
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What touches it touches the wider family, however unfairly, this
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is the tax the modern monarchy pays for its continued relevance.
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An institution that wishes to remain central to national life
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must accept that it will remain central to national gossip
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as well. The two cannot be clearly separated, much as
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those of us who cover the institution more seriously might
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prefer otherwise. Once spent two rather agreeable weeks discussing state
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craft and centenary commemorations. The wheel has now turned, and
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it always does, and here we are again. I do
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not doubt that further details will emerge. Lowney is not
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a man who publishes and retreats. The updated paperback arrives
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on the twenty first of this month, and one anticipates
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that the intervening period will not be quiet. Those within
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the institution who had allowed themselves to exhale following a
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generously successful fortnight are advised to hold their breath once more.
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The paperback edition of entitled The Rise and Fall of
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the House of York is due for release on May
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twenty first. Sarah Ferguson has been called a high society
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grifter in the press, where An insiders saying there are
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people within elite social circles who now cruelly refer to
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Sarah as a high society grifter because she's effectively moving
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from place to place, depending on well the friends for support.
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She's basically living the life of an upmarket con woman
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on the run. She hates that perception because she always
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saw herself as part of a royal partnership, not someone
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surviving on favors and temporary arrangements. Reports continue to suggest
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Ferguson could be preparing a highly critical tell all book
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focused on her former husband Andrew. A source tells Closer
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magazine Ferguson feels totally justified in writing this tell with
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the inside claiming the book could be extremely savage when
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discussing Andrew and the difficulties she believes she had faced
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during their marriage and its aftermath. The source said, it's
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becoming abundantly clear that a tell all will be extremely
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savage when it comes to Andrew and what she feels
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he put her through. She will probably be quite loathe
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to go too hard on the Royals, but in her view,
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Andrew's fair game because he's already been completely cut off
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and excommunicated, so there won't be any backlash. The insider
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who also claimed Ferguson believed she was put in difficult
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and often damage situations by Andrew and left to deal
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with it all on her own. Beneath all his bluster.
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There's a real panic about what she might actually say
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because if anyone knows his secrets, Sarah, her whole narrative
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thus far has been that she's just another victim that
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he's completely to blame. The last thing he needs is
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more damage to his reputation. It's no wonder he's beside
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himself over this. Princess Eugenie reportedly told her mother Sarah
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about her third pregnancy, leaving Sarah to pass the news
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on to Andrew. According to the Mail on Sunday, Andrew
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found out that he was going to be a grandpa
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again via Sarah and inside It alleged that Eugenie has
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not spoken to her father since he was stripped of
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his titles and gave up the lease on Royal Lodge
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last October. The reporters who claims Eugenie was nervous about
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informing King Charles of the pregnancy because of the continuing
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fallout from the scandals surrounding her parents and their links
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to Jeffrey Epstein. According to the mail, Eugenie eventually wrote
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to the king after encouragement from her cousin Zara Tyndall.
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The source said Eugenie sent an Easter card with a
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carefully written letter to her uncle. The insider claimed she
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and Jack were quite surprised by the warmth of the
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palace's response. The couple feared a frosty reception and had
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been contemplating making a mediate announcement of their own without
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the Palace being involved, but the King maid contact and
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asked his officials to make a formal announcement. Buckingham Palace
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later released a statement saying her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie
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and mister Jack brooks Bank are very pleased to announce
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they are expecting their third child together to this summer
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August aged five and earnest aged two. Or also very
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excited to have another sibling joined the family. His Majesty
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the King has been informed and is delighted with the news.
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Former BBC Royal correspondent Jenny Bond told The Mirror Eugenie
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has been under considerable strain since the Epstein scandal blew up.
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She has watched her parents face public humiliation and separation
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after decades together. She herself has been in the headlines
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over her acquaintance with Epstein, and her father is still
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under police investigation. But she has her man her sons
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in a new way of life on the way and
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they am sure are now the center of her world.
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Eugenie and Beatrice joined a celebrity packed guest list that
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include Taylor Swift and Travis Kelsey. The royal sisters attended
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Poppy de la Vigne's fortieth birthday celebrations at the Heart
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Pub in marriyller Bone before the party reportedly moved to
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the luxury Boutree Hotel and Soho, where guests celebrated into
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the early hours, more palacing just a moment. The recent
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security incident involving Andrew could put additional strain on the
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relationship between Andrew and Charles. Ginny Bond told The Mirror.
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I think Andrew will use this alleged incident to argue
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that he needs more security funded by his brother, the King,
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and he will probably feel even more resentful that he
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has been banished to the more public surroundings of Sandringham.
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This will obviously make Andrew more nervous about going out,
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but he does always appear to have at least one
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bodyguard with him. Is he escaped without harm. But this
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has proved that Mount Batten Windsor is a target in
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needs security, and I don't think he will let the
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King forget it. This must have been a frightening experience
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which will have shocked Andrew and the rest of his family.
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I don't think we should wish this on anyone one
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of the biggest dangers to any member of the royal
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family has always been the loan protester or stalker, the
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Late Queen at trooping Charles and the gunman in Australia
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and in the attempted kidnap. Andrew is expected to remain
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eighth in line to the throne for at least another year,
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despite government and palace support for considering his removal from
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the succession. According to The Times, and he moved to
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strip Andrew from the line of succession is likely to
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be delayed while police investigations continue. Both Downing Street and
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Buckingham Palace have indicated they will be open to action
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on Andrew's place in the succession, but the process would
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be complex. Any change would require an Act of Parliament
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and agreement from other Commonwealth realms Charles as Head of State, Canada,
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Australia and New Zealand as seat of indicated consent, but
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the issue could spark wider constitutional debates in other countries,
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including Jamaica, which is previously signal interest in moving away
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