Dec. 11, 2024

So what's Harry and Meghan's deal anyway?

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Speculation continues over Harry & Meghan’s run of solo appearance but crisis prevention expert Drew Kerr tells The Daily Beast not to worry: “One or two appearances apart is nothing. Adults are allowed to be independent in 2024. But if it is consistent, over a period of time, let’s say three or four weeks, with no explanation, then people might be entitled to speculate that something else is going on. ‘Bennifer’ is the cautionary example here.

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

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am your host, Mark Francis. Speculation continues over Harry and

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Meghan's run of solo appearances, but crisis prevention expert Drew

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Kerr tells The Daily Beast not to worry. One or

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two appearances apart is nothing. Adults are allowed to be

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independent in twenty twenty four, but if it is consistent

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over a period of time, let's say in three or

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four weeks, with no explanation, then people might be entitled

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to speculate that something else is going on. Benefer is

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the cautionary example here. Contrary to popular beliefs, facts don't

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speak for themselves. If they are not communicating about the

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joint brand and where they stand. The silence is doing

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the talking. That means they've ceded control of their story

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to the press and social media. In the News dot

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co dot UK, Diana Elsa writes, in the instances of

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them being seen with the Great, the Good and the

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Vanity fair cover Worthy seem to have tried up their

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twenty twenty four a far crime from twenty twenty three,

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which saw them socialize with names including Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff

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Bezos and his fiance Lauren Sanchez, Cameron Diaz, Benji Madden, Bumble, billionaire,

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Whitney Wolf Heard, Chris Jenner, Kerry Washington, and Ellen DeGeneres.

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All of this can mean absolutely nothing, And maybe the

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Sussexes are just in a nesting phase, soaking up all

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that hearth and their twenty million dollar home. It's costing

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them enough, after all, they took out a reported approximate

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fourteen million dollar mortgage when they bought it twenty twenty.

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But what the Beckhams take Buckingham shots confirm is the

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previously unthinkable rearrangement of them having cracked Crown Incorporated, while

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the Sussexes are facing a cooling Hollywood, the possible end

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of their Netflix deal, and a massive looming question mark

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over their relevance. No shocker here, but Harriet Megan will

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not be joining the royal family for Christmas at Sandringham

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this year. A sauce tells people the pair have not

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received an invitation to this year's Christmas gathering at Sandringham.

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Royal expert Ingrid Seward tells Fox News Digital Christmas is

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about everybody being happy and getting on with each other.

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I think King Charles just couldn't deal with the drama.

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He's exhausted by his year and thought it would be

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a bit much. Over this period, there's reportedly a royal

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debate brewing behind palet stores as Kate and William navigate

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a major decision about Prince George's future schooling. As the

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oldest of their three children, George is nearing the end

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of his time at Lambrook School, where he currently studies

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alongside his siblings, Princess Charlotte and Prince Lewis. But where

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to send him next has become a source of tension

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between the Royals. According to royal expert Katie Nickel, William

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would like George to follow in his footsteps by attending

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Eton College, the prestigious boys only boarding school with a

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long history of educating royals. However, Kate has eight different vision.

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Nicol explained. Kate's preference is for George to be at

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a co education school so he can be with his siblings,

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which is what Kate experienced at Marlborough with her sister

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Pepper and brother James. On the other hand, William holds

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each in high regard. Nichol noted William was very fond

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of memories of Eton, which is a long history with

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aristocrats and members of the royal family. This isn't the

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first time whispers of a disagreement over George's schooling have surfaced.

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In twenty twenty three, an insider told in Touch Weekly

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that Kate was concerned about sending George to what she

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called a stuffy, uppercrust institution, believing it clashed with their

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efforts to modernize the monarchy. Inside added plus, she'll miss

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George desperately. The issue may not be settled just yet.

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While reports indicate that George has already taken Eaton's entrance,

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exam Nicholl suggested that Kate and William could still break

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with tradition. William and Harry didn't end up following in

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their father's footsteps by going to Gordonstown in Scotland, and

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it may be that George breaks the Eton mold and

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ends up somewhere else. Despite that potential stress point, royal

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expert Helena Chard tells Fox News the Prince and Princess

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of Wale was here best friends, each other's support, blanket

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and cheerlead laughter and enjoying the small things in life.

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Together is their medicine. They love and appreciate each other

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more than a chard says. As they age, they are

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becoming more and more private. During their earlier years they

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enjoyed partying at certain clubs, but for many years they

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fueled and energized each other through enjoying competitive sports and

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pursuing all things fun in the great outdoors. That said,

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they do sometimes give us a glimpse into their home life.

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During a visit to an RAF base in Cyprus in

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twenty eighteen, where the royal couple inaugurated a new recreation

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facility featuring some fresh, pristine sofas, William jokingly advised the

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recruits to keep the pizzas off the sofas, a comment

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that prompted Kate to playfully reveal a relatable pet peeve,

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turning to her husband's equipped, you're a nightmare with that,

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tell us intricat me right back. Prince William has worked

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fewer days than his cancer stricken father, King Charles in

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twenty twenty four, despite earning almost thirty million dollars. According

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to a Newsweek analysis of the royal family's official diary,

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the Court Circular, William undertok engagements on seventy one days,

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while King Charles carried out one hundred eighteen in the

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same year. While Charles has been receiving cancer treatment throughout

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twenty twenty four, he has continued to work, reducing his

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schedule but still maintaining a strong public presence. In January,

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following a routine procedure from a large prostate, he was

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diagnosed with cancer. Despite the challenges, King carried out engagements

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in March April, and then ramped up his workload in May,

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completing fifty engagements across May, June and July. He even

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traveled abroad to Australia and Samoa in October. On the

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other hand, Prince William, who also took time off in

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early twenty twenty four after Princess Kate's abdominal surgery, had

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fewer engagements than his father. He worked only one day

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in January, four in February, and sixth in March. His

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schedule picked up in May and June with ten and

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thirteen engagements, but dropped again in July and August when

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the Wales family took a break. William's busiest month was

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November with thirteen engagements, including Earthshot Prize ceremony in Cape Town.

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William has emphasized the importance of impact philanthropy, where charity

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work aims to create significant societal change. However, some royal commentators,

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including Tina Brown, have questioned whether Williams approaches as different

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from his father's as he suggests. While Charles carved out

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a more strategic role as heir to the throne, focusing

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on his high profile projects like the Prince's Trust, his

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public workload remained substantial. Others simply think William is lazy.

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Prince Harry and his memoirs Spay highlighted the pressure created

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by the Court Circular, which tracks royal engagements. He revealed

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that family members, especially Charles, often competed for the highest

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number of recorded engagements, contributing to the tension within the family.

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