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Calorogus, Shark Media, Pallo and welcome to you Palace Weekly.
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I am your host, Mark Francis. He's a roundup of
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all the royal stories from the week. If you'd like
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the extended versions of these stories, please check out Palace
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Intrigue Daily. And here's what happened. Harry and Meghan showed
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up at Sundance Film Festival for a screening of Cookie Queens,
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a documentary the executive produced through Archbare Productions. The screening
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reportedly came with some empty seats. According to page six,
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roughly one hundred and fifty seats reserved for high paying
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pass holders were left unclaimed, while waitlisted attendees were later
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allowed inside. Around sixty seats appeared unoccupied throughout the screening,
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and inside A told Page six for Harry to go
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from the hearing and pleading for privacy to then go
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to Sundance just days after his nuts. The turnout stood
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in charp contrast to other recent premieres at the same venue.
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The previous day, the theater was filled to capacity for
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the Invite, directed by Olivia Wilde, which drew such a
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large crowd that nearly one hundred ticket holders were turned away.
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Even the horror film Buddy left only around forty seats emptied,
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despite far less advance buzz. Meghan was introduced on stage
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as Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, and discussed her
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own Girl Scout cookie selling experiences. When asked whether her daughter,
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Princess Lilibet might one day joined the Girl Scouts, Meghan said,
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I think we'll continue to explore whatever feels right. Prince
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Harry issued a pointed response to remarks made by President
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Donald Trump following comments in which Trump questioned the contribution
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of non American NATO troops during the war in Afghanistan.
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Speaking in an interview, Trump suggested that NATO allies would
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not come to America's aid if asked, We've never needed them,
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They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan, and they did.
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They stayed a little back off the front lines. Princeri,
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who served two tours of duty in Afghanistan in a
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frontline role, said in two thousand and one, NATO invoked
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Article five for the first and only time in history.
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It meant that every Allied nation was obliged to stand
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with the United States in Afghanistan in pursuit of our
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shared security. Allies answered that call. I served there, I
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made lifelong friends there, and I lost friends there. The
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United Kingdom alone had four hundred and fifty seven service
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personnel killed. Those sacrifices deserved to be spoken about truthfully
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and with respect. President Donald Trump walked back his remarks.
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According to the son, the reversal came after a quiet
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intervention by King Charles. On Saturday, Trump described British forces
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among the greatest of all warriors. Later that day, Trump
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posted on social media, the great and very brave soldiers
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of the United Kingdom will always be with the United
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States of America. Kate Middleton is said to remain affected
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by long running rumors alleging an affair between Prince William
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and Rose Hanbury. An unnamed inside a told Radar Online.
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When the rumors first began circulating, Kate was deeply shaken
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and emotionally blindsided. They undermined her confidence in the life
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she thought was stable and secure, and the hurt they
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caused left a lasting imprint that has never fully faded.
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They were forced to confront one of the most challenging
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chapters of their relationship and put in serious effort to
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move forward. While their marriage still has moments of strain,
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both are committed to holding the family unit together and
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weathering difficulties rather than walking away. In twenty nineteen, Kate
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was very clear that Rose needed to be removed from
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her personal and social sphere, and she is demanding that again.
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Whatever cordial relationship may have existed came to an immediate halt.
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The speculation left Kate feeling exposed and embarrassed, and she
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was determined to put as much space as possible between
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herself and anything that might revive those damaging narratives. Anytime
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Rose's services at an event connected to the royal world,
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it reopens old am wounds for Kate. What once seemed
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like a harmless friendship is now colored entirely by the rumors,
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and the public speculation was deeply humiliating for her. Even now,
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the memory of it remains painful. Queen Camilla has been
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accused of tension with Kate, with claims that senior royals
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have stepped in to warn her about her future standing
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within the monarchy. According to Radar Online, sources alleged that
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Queen Camilla has displayed hostility toward Catherine, prompting intervention from
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within the royal household. One source said Camilla can gribe
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all she wants, but there's no changing the reality that
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Kate will be queen before too long. When that happens,
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Camella will effectively be at Kate's mercy in terms of
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her perks and influence within the firm. It will be
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hard for her to swallow her pride and accept Kate's authority,
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but that's precisely what she'll need to do. There's no
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doubt Camilla is panicked about where she'll stand in the
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new scheme of things, but instead of falling into line
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and respecting Kate, she's chosen to be extremely petty and territorial.
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Another source claimed Camilla was furious about Kate's tiara appearance
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at the state banquet. By all accounts, Camilla was hopping
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mad that Kate wore the rarely seen tiara. She called
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it another blatant attempt by Kate to make her and
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her husband, King Charles look like also Rand's King Charles
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has reportedly taken a firmer stance on the ongoing family riffs,
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urging senior royals to bring to an end the feud
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involving his sons inside it. Said, from Charles's perspective, the
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dispute has dragged on to an absurd degree. He is
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facing serious health challenges while carrying the burden of the crown,
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and he finds that continued infighting deeply frustrating. In his words,
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everyone needs to grow up. The King is determined to
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see his grandchildren and is prepared to pursue reconciliation regardless
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of objections from Prince William. With William refusing to engage
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with his brother, the King has reportedly turned to Kate
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as a potential inter mediary. One palisade said Charles has
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come to see Catherine as the last viable bridge between
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the two sides. He isn't issuing commands, but the expectation
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is unmistakable. He's made it clear he's relying on her
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to handle any Sussex visit with care and restraint so
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the situation doesn't deteriorate further. Another insider described Kat as
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the King's only hope for progress. Charles is convinced that
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when William becomes emotionally charged, Kat is the one voice
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that still cuts through. He knows his son's temperament well
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and believes that calming the situation will require a level
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of patience and diplomacy that only she can provide. The
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Princess of Wales made a surprise visit to northern England,
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braving storm Chandra as she carried out her first solo
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away day of the year. Catherine traveled to Bradford where
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she visited Family Actions Children's trauma therapy service. Despite torrential reign,
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the Princess appeared relaxed and smiling. Later in the day,
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she continued with a visit to Wakefield Trinity Rugby League club.
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The visit concluded with training drills involving girls from local
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champion schools. Comparty Titian Royal watchers were particularly excited about
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Kate's new hairstyle. She styled her hair into a single
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plant one over one shoulder for the Well Being Walk,
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prompting a wave of praise on social media. More Palace
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in just a moment. Harry is said to be locked
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in what sources described as this most brutal fight yet
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with Megan over how visible their children should be to
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the public, a dispute friends have worn could ultimately end
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their marriage if it remains unresolved, and Inside has said
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this is an issue where they are fundamentally pulling in
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different directions, and no matter how many times they think
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they have parked, it at resurfaces again. That is why
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it has become their most brutal fight. Yet it strikes
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their identities as parents and what they believe their children's
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lives should look like. If neither of them is willing
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to bend people around them fear it could be the
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thing that finally breaks the marriage. Our royal inside a
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deep crown disagrees. What if intentions may exist in Montecito
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once suspects they are considerable, I remain entirely convinced that
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the Duke of Sussex will not leave his children under
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any circumstances. He has constructed his entire post royal identity
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around the narrative of breaking cycles, protecting the vulnerable, and
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being the father he needed rather than the father he
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had to abandon that role would be to invalidate the
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very justification for everything he has done since twenty twenty.
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Whatever marital difficulties arise, and marriages do encounter difficulties, his
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commitment to remaining present in his children's lives is the
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one certainty in an otherwise uncertain situation. The institution lost him,
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the children will not. Harry's protectiveness is rooted in his
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own childhood, and insiders said Harry carries a lot of
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unresolved anger about how exposed and packaged his childhood felt,
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and that has made him acutely sensitive to even the
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slightest hint of his own children being treated in a
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similar way. From his perspective, shorting Archie and Lilibert from
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that world is not optional. It is a core responsibility.
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While Meghan has carefully curated how the children appear, she
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is said to believe total invisibility creates its own problems.
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Friends say Meghan is adamant there is no carefully plotted
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agenda behind how the children appear. The source added, from
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Meghan's perspective, keeping the children almost entirely out of sight
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creates its own problems. She feels that acting as though
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Archie and Lilbert are invisible only invites more curiosity, gossip,
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and scrutiny from the outside world. She would prefer a
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carefully managed level of visibility, particularly as arch Well Philanthropies
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expands and becomes more family focused. The Dutchess of Sussex
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launched her brand's first ever Valentine's Day collection. Megan confirmed
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the release on Instagram, writing, the first launch of our
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Valentine's Day collection is here. The Valentine's range includes Strawberry
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Spread and returning Raspberry Spread. Despite expectations of rapid sellouts,
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several products remained available on the website. Pricing quickly became
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a focal point. Individual jars were priced about twelve dollars,
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jars with keepsake packaging at fifteen, and trio gift boxes
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at roughly forty two dollars. Some customers expressed disappointment that
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the launch did not include any new products on social media.
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One user wrote, are you joking? She puts zero infetit
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into this. It's getting ridiculous now. Podcast host Dana Bowling
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shared a video online in which she unboxed and as
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Ever candle. She said, I was gifted and as Ever
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candle from someone over at Netflix. But guys, I opened it.
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I want to know if you think anything's weird about this.
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It's a candle, right, What do you do with a candle?
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You're supposed to light it? How How can I light
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a candle that lacks a wick? There is no wick
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in this candle. Kim Kardashian confirmed the Prince, Harry and
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Meghan personally asked for photos of them at Christiana's seventieth
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birthday party to be removed from social media after realizing
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the timing conflicted with Remembrance Day. Speaking on the Chloe
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in Wonderland podcast, Kim said, I think they realized it
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was Remembrance Day and they didn't want to be at
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a party. We were told that it was totally cool
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to post. We had never want to post without permission.
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It's not who we are. I think they realized it
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was Remembrance Day and they didn't want to be seen
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at a party, even though it's already up, you know,
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and then taken down. Kim described the entire episode as overblown.
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It was really innocent, which is so crazy. Mum and
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Megan have been friends for some years now and they
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have a really sweet relationship. If we just made it
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light and made it funny, you know, I think it
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would have been like received differently. But I hated how
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that was received for everyone. Harry is said to be
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using a frightening court room encounter with a known stalker
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to strengthen his legal fight for full UK police protection.
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A woman described as being fixated on Prince Harry was
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seated just meeters behind him in the public gallery during
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his High Court appearance. Despite being known to private security
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teams monitoring threats against the Duke, I Saws told The
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Telegraph there is nothing they could do. They are not
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the police. It's a public building and she has a
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right to be there. He is obviously always worried about
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his security situation. It's not ideal. The family has not
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yet made a final decision about where Prince George will
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attend secondary school, according to a new report, despite long
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standing assumptions that he would follow his father to Eton College.
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A source told Vanity Fair that the Prince and Princess
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of Wales are leaning towards other schools and that nothing
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has been formally decided. The source suggested that Marlboro College,
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where Kate was educated, is currently viewed by some as
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the front runner. As a co educational school. Marlboro would
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allow Prince George to attend the same school as his
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siblings in the future, something said to be an important
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consideration for the family. More palacing just a moment. This
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is the week Harry and Meghan played to empty seats
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at Sundance that we carry rebuked Trump over Afghanistan comments,
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then Trump walked it back after Charles intervened. The week,
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Kate's Rose Hanbury wounds reopened. Time Rose surfaces at an event,
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it reopens old emotional wounds. Camilla's hopping mad about Kate's
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Tiara panicked about where she'll stand, Child's pressuring, Kate's last
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viable bridge between brothers. Everyone needs to grow up. Kate
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braves storm Chandra, looking fabulous with a single blade. Harry
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and Meghan were locked in the most brutal fight yet
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over children's visibility. Sources fear it could be the thing
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that finally breaks the marriage. Deep Crown disagrees whatever atentions
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may exist. I remain entirely convinced that the Duke will
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not leave his children. The institution lost him, the children
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will not. As if a Valentine's Day launch flopped, no
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new products, forty two dollars, trio sets candle with no wick.
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Kim Kardashian explained Remembrance Day photo deletion. It was really innocent,
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George maybe not going to Eton after all. Marlboro is
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the front runner. The working Royals work, the stork assits
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meeters behind Harry in court and somewhere in Montecito, the
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most brutal fight yet rages over whether invisible children invite
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more scrutiny than visible ones, and they have it. If
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