Sept. 20, 2024

The amazing reason the royals WANT Harry to stay in California on a diplomatic visa

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One fun conspiracy theory suggests The Royal Family may want Prince Harry to remain on a diplomatic visa indefinitely to avoid revealing sensitive financial details to the U.S. government. If Harry were to become a U.S. citizen or obtain a green card, he would have to disclose his worldwide income to the IRS, potentially exposing the Royal Family's finances.

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Ah Caloroga Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Pallas Intrigue.

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I am your host work for Ances. The Times of

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India reported that Meghan Markle may fly to the UK

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this Christmas for the first time since the late Queen's funeral.

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Will Jump in an editorialize no, she won't. According to

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the Times of India, Harry and Meghan have received an invitation,

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but not from Buckingham Palace, from Charles Spencer, the brother

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of late Princess Diana. According to royal expert Jenny Bond,

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quietly behind the scenes, it is obvious that the Spencer

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family have kept the communication channels open with Harry and

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that their affection for him is reciprocated. I'm sure Harry

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feels it's important. He still has some kind of anchor

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here in the UK and now, at least it seems

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that it's with his aunt's and uncle and that has

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to be a positive thing. Hello's Royal editor Emily Nash,

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Harry is not looking to come in from the cold,

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and said, my understanding is it's not quite the case

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that you know his life in Montecito. He's obviously very

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happy there. He's gone a great lengths to set up

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his new life with Megan and their children in California.

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But I do think, you know, he would like to

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spend more time in the UK supporting his patronages. You know,

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he's still closely connected to quite a few organizations. One

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fun conspiracy theory suggests the Royal family may want to

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Prince Harry to remain on a diplomatic visa indefinitely to

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avoid revealing sensitive financial details to the US government. If

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Harry were to become a US citizen or obtain a

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green card, he would have to disclose his worldwide income

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to the IRS, potentially exposing the Royal family's finances. Tax

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expert Clayton Cartwright explained in The Daily Mail the Royal

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family wants him to stay on the A one. If

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he's consulted tax advisors, then he will be staying on

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the A one. He added, the A one is his

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golden ticket. If he's on the A one, he can

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sit here in the US forever. The US would not care.

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Visa would allow Harry to reside in the US without

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triggering US tax residency, which would require him to disclose

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British bank accounts, trusts, and potentially the Royal family's financial dealings.

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If Harry were to apply for a green cart, his

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worldwide income, including any windfalls like the one he has

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reportedly said to receive from a trust established by the

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late Queen Mother, would be subject to US taxation. Can't

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right explained. In that situation, he would have to disclose

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the interest in the trust to the irs. The Royal

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family probably doesn't want that to happen. The Duke's immigration

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status remains a subject of speculation, and a Freedom of

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Information Act case seeking to clarify it has stalled. It

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has been suggested that Harry may be on a rare

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A one head of State visa, a special type used

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by members of royal families which allows more flexibility and

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lower security checks. In The Independent, Anna Pasternik writes, when

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you consider Harry's great uncle, Duke of Windsor, who abdicated

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as King of England in nineteen thirty six to marry

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an American divorce a Wallace Simpson, you see how Edward

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the Eighth's manic need to prove to the world that

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he had made the right sacrifice weighed him and Wallace down.

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As the writer James Pope Hennessy said after spending time

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with the Windsors in France post abdication. They are like

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people after a cataclysm or a revolution, valiantly making the

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best of infinite luxury. The Duke of Winsor never recovered

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from the shock of exile, the family drawbridge firmly up.

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He always assumed that after a suitable calling off period

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he would be able to return to Britain again and

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resume royal duties, supporting his brother, King George the sixth.

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It sounds familiar, doesn't it, But Harry is feeling the

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sharp end of this lesson from history. The problem with

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renouncing crown and country for your own personal happiness is

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that you have to constantly convince yourself and others that

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it has not all been for naught. The Duke turned

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Wallace into the most hated woman in the world. Then

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he couldn't get what he promised to the hih Tie

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or his family to accept her. Royal historian Hugo Vickers

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told me so, he must have spent his whole life

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feeling guilty. I saw him once at Princess Marina's funeral,

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and I have never seen a man with sad eyes

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to those closest to the inner circle. Harry is now

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seen as an outlier with powerful enemies in Prince William

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and quin Ca Miller. Who could possibly broke a peace?

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It seems impossible now, Yet there is one person who

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holds a glimmer of hope for his broken family, where

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the fault lines run deep and dark. The likeliest and

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kindest candidate is Princess Eugenie, with whom Harry has remained

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very close. As the daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson,

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she knows while the pain of parental royal exclusion, she

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has also demonstrated loudable loyalty to her parents while remaining

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close to both of her cousins. She has managed to

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do all of this while never betraying the institution into

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which she was born. Could she be the one to

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persuade her uncle King Charles that the most generous and

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loving act would be to extend the hand of forgiveness

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to Prince Harry. In such a devisive world, and as

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the country's patriot, it would be befitting for him to

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reach out to Harry More Palace in just a moment.

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Jj jo j n Joan left us a one star review,

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asking do you have any interest in covering any other

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people other than Harry and Meghan. The nastiness is something

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new and you bring nothing new to the table. Sure,

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we'd be happy to talk about other royals. Did you

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notice that Kate was gone for six months? Right, well,

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then let's tell you all about Zara Tyndall's new raincoat collection.

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Normally that's the sort of story we throw in when

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the podcast is a little short and we need another

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minute of content. But today let's give the people what

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they want, and that's not making fun of Megan Markel's

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selling dog biscuits and designer jam Zara has enveiled her

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very own collection of raincoats, giving credit to her mother,

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Princess Hanford, teaching her the value of good quality clothing.

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Known for her stylish appearances, the forty three year old

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worked in collaboration with brands must and Fairfax and Favor

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to create the Odyssey collection. The jackets, ranging from three

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hundred and fifty to four hundred and fifty pounds, come

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in both long line and shorter styles, designed to suit

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a variety of outdoor activities this autumn and winter. She explained,

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combining Musto's technical powers and Fairfacts and favors quint essentially

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British style has resulted in a collection of coats I'm

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looking forward to wearing this winter. Very exciting. Meanwhile, Eduardo

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Mappelli Mozzi, husband of Princess Beatrice, seems to have quite

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the enviable life as a highly regarded property developer and

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owner of Band, a property he jets around the world

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to oversee high end projects for the wealthy elite. His

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work frequently takes him to New York City, where Band

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is responsible for transforming some of the city's most exclusive homes.

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One of his standout projects is located at the iconic

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Stoneway Tower on West fifty seventh Street in Midtown Manhattan.

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The tower is home to penthouses that can fetch as

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much as sixty six million dollars and Edwido recently highlighted

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band is design of a Mediterranean inspired area featuring a

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vast swimming pool framed by marble flooring with an olive

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tree at its base. Soft furnishings and neutral tones contribute

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to the serene atmosphere of the room. Equally, it is

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exciting to talk about is Queen Camilla's new bracelet. We

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may even title this episode Queen Camilla's new bracelet and

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watch those downloads roll in. The Queen has introduced a

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new accessory into her jewelry collection, perhaps inspired by other

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Royal family members. During her visit to the English National

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Ballets mul Ryan's Center for Dance in London on September fifth,

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the Queen seventy seventh sported a blue string bracelet on

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her left wrist. A closer look revealed that the bracelet

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featured blue and white beads, making the third consecutive days

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she'd warn it. The Queen, who was her personal interest

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in dance, watched rehearsals and met the people behind the

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ballet productions. This public appearance came after she debuted the

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bracelet during the opening of the dice In Cancer Center

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at the Royal United Hospital in Bath on September third.

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During that event, she assured a well wisher that her

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sphen King Charles was doing very well, likely referencing his health.

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Gimilla then wore the bracelet again at a reception on

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September fourth, celebrating book Ads International seventieth anniversary at Saint

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James Palace. Typically, Queen Camilla is seen wearing a Van

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Cleef and Arple's vintage Alhambra bracelet and other delicate gold jewelry,

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but this colorful string bracelet adds something new to her style. Interestingly,

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King Charles, along with Princess Charlotte and Prince George, has

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been spotted donning similar bracelets over the summer. King Charles

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started this trend with a red and yellow twisted string

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bracelet during a trip to Wales in July, and he

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even wore it to the formal state opening of Parliament.

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Princess Charlotte and Prince George followed suit, wearing friendship bracelets

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at sporting events in July. Charlotte showed off pink and

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blue bracelets during a day at Wimbledon, while George sported

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a bulti colored one at the UIFA European Championship match

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in Germany. George even wore the bracelet for his official

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eleventh birthday portrait. This new royal trend might be linked

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to the pop poularity of friendship bracelets. During Taylor Swift's

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Areas tour, which the Prince and Princess of Wales attended

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with their children in June. Could Taylor Swift to be

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influencing the royal family successively choices. Seems the friendship bracelet

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has gone from pop culture to royal fashion. And there

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