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Calorogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Pallace Intrigue. I'm
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your host, Mark Francis. Princess Eugenie was notably absent from
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a tense family summit held at Royal Lodge just days
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after Prince Andrew's shock announcement that he would relinquish his
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remaining royal titles and honors. The meeting was described by
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one insider as a highly fraught affair. While Princess Beatrice
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was seen leaving the thirty room mansion appearing visibly strained,
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her sister Eugenie was nowhere in sight. A royal source
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explained to The Daily Mail the Royal Lodge summit wasn't
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a happier casion and the family wants a strong unit
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is fractured. Sources say Beatrice has been particularly affected by
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her father's ongoing scandals, reportedly telling friends she couldn't bring
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herself to look at the Sunday papers and appeared absolutely devastated.
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Beatrice and Eugenia said to be carefully considering how to
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remain visible within the royal family. Royal commentator Richard fitz
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Williams told gb News that while the sisters are keeping
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a low profile. This Christmas could present a key moment
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for them to show unity with the rest of the firm.
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He said, it's entirely significant from a public relations point
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of view. Of course, it's important to be seen with
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the royal family at Christmas. Fitz Williams added that the
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York sisters are happily married and have done a certain
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amount of charitable work, but said it's unlikely they'll take
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on more royal duties in the near term. They've got
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to handle things, he explained, it's impossible for them, and
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one does sympathize, but we don't know what's coming out
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in all these files. Royal expert Jenny Bond tells The
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Mirror that Beatrice and Eugenie must be questioning why both
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he and their mother continued an association with a convicted
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sex offender for so long. Beatrice must look back and
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think how strange that they invited a man like that
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to her eighteenth birthday party, even though at that stage
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he had not actually been arrested. That happened eight days later.
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They must wonder why their mother purportedly took them to
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New York to meet Epstein when he came out of prison.
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Sarah says she can't remember the visit, but there is
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an email from Epstein which claims they came to celebrate
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his release. Beatrice and Eugenie must be so conflicted. The
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King has made it clear that they are still welcome
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at family events such as Christmas. Charles and William have
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always been fond of them and don't want to see
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them suffer. But the girls obviously love their parents, and
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it must be hard to witness the onslaught and public
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humiliation of both of them. If they've got any sense,
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they'll just get on with bringing up their young children
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and try not to be drawn into this huge public row.
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And it seems they are already trying to keep although profile.
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They were reportedly due at a big charity event last
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weekend but fail to show, and I don't blame them.
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I have never thought that they were going to be
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given official roles as working royals, but I think the
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slatest crisis has finally closed the door on that possibility.
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Royal commentator Ingrid Seward suggested that Beatrice and Eugenie might
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consider formally stepping away from their royal identities. Moving up
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their titles would give them freedom from their parents stop
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them being tired with the same brush and be a
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clear sign that they want to make their own way
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in the world. I think people would hugely respect them
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for it, and I think ultimately they would be happier.
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Our Royal insided Deep Crown adds if Beatrice and Eugenie
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truly abandoned ship, poor William will be left with a
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slim down monarchy, so sland that you could practically boast
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it through a letterbox. What we would witness would be
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less a royal institution, a more regional theater troupe with
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hereditary costumes, William and Catherine attempting to run a royal
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repertory company, and a cast that could barely fill a
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community center stage. Sophie and Edward bless them alike. The
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understudies have been quietly waiting in the wings, while Mike
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Tyndall provides the comic relief, occasionally stumbling through with rugby
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player charm where royal protocol might otherwise demand grace. It's
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a delicate chamber ensemble where each member is desperately trying
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to play their part without causing a scandal, though one
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suspects the sheet music as several pages conspicuously missing in
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the independent tests and dunlop rites. It is rumored and
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likely that Elizabeth I left Andrew very little. Why give
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it directly to the second son when it can be
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funneled tax free through the first. What you can be
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pretty sure of is that the late Queen will have
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future proofed Andrew's finances before she departed, But exactly how
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she did this as anyone's guess. An Act of Parliament
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prevents the publication of the monarch's will, not so for
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lesser royals, but despite the best efforts of some journalists,
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Prince Philip's will is under wraps for some ninety years.
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As for King Charles, my father, richest British sovereign in
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modern times, we were told he cut his brother off
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financially last year, beyond the gleeful headlines, whereas the actual proof,
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of course, one does not question the monarch. Convention dictates
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that MPs can't even raise queries about his Majesty or
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the royal family in Parliament. But there is a very
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serious point here about transparency when it comes to the
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royal family's wealth, private investments and other sources of income
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that are kept from the public. William appeared on a
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carefully curated Apple TV document recently to talk about change
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under his stewardship when the time comes. But exactly what
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sort of change do we really think he is going
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to usher? In? An error of transparency, hack away at
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the thickest of privilege and opacity that the Royals have
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for so long enjoyed. Of course he isn't. William is
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talking of superficial optics, the sort our press are obsessed with,
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for example, whether Andrew is allowed into Sandry Hand this Christmas,
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or if there will be twelve Royals not ten on
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the Buckingham Bellas balcony for trooping. Despite all the stories
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about how ruthless King William will be. Royal author Phil
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Dampia suggests why Charles has been active trying to clean
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up Andrew Gate recently. He explains, I think the main
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priority will have been to try and clear this up
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once and for all and draw a line under it
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before William becomes king, so that he doesn't have to
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deal with it. They don't like loose ends. That's an
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interesting comment in the shadow of rumors that Charles may
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be more sick than the firm. Let's on more powers
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in just a moment. When Brazilian chief Salo Jennings was
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told he'd be cooking for an heir to the British throne,
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he knew exactly what to serve. The Amazon's star ingredient,
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the mighty pieruku, a freshwater fish so prized it's often
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called the cod of the Rainforest. But there was one
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small problem. Prince William's Earthshot Prize event in Rio, where
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Jennings had been invited to cata for seven hundred guests,
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required a one hundred percent vegan menu. At first, Jennings
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thought he had misheard. It's like asking iron maiden to
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play jazz. He said, it was a lack of respect
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for local cuisine, for our culinary tradition. When he was
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told no fish in any kind could appear on the menu,
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Jennings bought. The Amazon's food identity, he argued, is tied
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to what the forest and rivers provide, and that includes fish.
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We eat whatever the forests give us, whatever the rivers
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give us, he said. Some days we eat fish, other
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days we eat nuts and a sci that's also sustainable.
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After much persuasion from the museum hosting the event, Jennings
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created a plant based menu inspired by cassava, jamboo leaves
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and brazil nuts, but by then talks had fallen the
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part he is no longer catering the November fifth event.
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I have nothing against vegans or British people, Jennings said,
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but I don't want to abandon my culinary mission. His
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stance has sparked debate across Brazil, where many see the
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earth Shots team's decision as a slight to the Amazon's
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culture and a misunderstanding of what sustainable really means. Jennings
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has previously cooked for the British Embassy, even serving fish
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and chips made with peruku during King Charles coronation celebrations
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without issue. A person close to the Earth Shot Prize
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said Prince William had no involvement in the menu, and
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clarified the event had asked for vegetarian not vegan food,
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a policy consistent with its environmental mission. They added that
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Jennings was ultimately not chosen due to budget concerns. Still,
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the dustup is exposed a broad attention in the global
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climate conversation how to balance sustainability with respect for local traditions.
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The Piruku, once near extinction, has become a symbol of
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successful conservation thanks to a regulated fishing and community led management. Jennings,
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who serves as a UN Gastronomy Ambassador, will soon cook
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for the Norwegian and Chinese delegations at the upcoming Climate Summit,
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and at President Louis Nasio Lola da Silva's request, he'll
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also cater a dinner for world leaders and yes, he
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confirmed with a smile, with all due respect, there will
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be fish and they have it. In fact. The email
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