Aug. 7, 2024

The theory is that Meghan's new buisness would be doing well if only Harry had a little more drive. Wait, what?

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The theory is that Meghan's new buisness would be doing well if only Harry had a little more drive. Wait, what?

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Hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue. I'm your host, Mark Francis.

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Royal author Tom Quinn believes that the American Riviera orchard

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Megan Mirgle's business venture has encountered serious trouble due to

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Prince Harry's lack of entrepreneurial drive, which is purportedly straining

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their marriage. Speaking to the Mirraquinn stated, Harry has never

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had any real idea about becoming an entrepreneur or a

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businessman in his own right. He's trained from birth to

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do only one thing, to be a Royal, and he

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has thrown that away. His one hundred percent support for

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his wife and her business ventures has never wavered, but

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it hasn't been enough to make a success of a company.

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Quinn argues that Meghan's self belief has not translated into

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business success. Meghan is proof that self belief won't always

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guarantees success when it was making a great entrepreneur and businesswoman.

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This update follows reports from Okay magazine that Megan misses

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her care free pre royal life due to constant media scrutiny.

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A source close to the Sussexes revealed Meghan has made

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no secret of how much she misses her care free

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life when she was an actress, and while she never

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changed what she has with Harry and the kids, there

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is a big part of her that she wishes she

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could just get her old life back. She loved being

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in suits and all the opportunities gave her. She'd get

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invited to all the exclusive events and get to hang

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out with Hollywood A listers, but there was so much

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less scrutiny and attention. There was no pressure on her.

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Psychotherapist Jim Lally spoke to The Express about what is

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being referred to as Meghan Markel's perpetual victimhood. Lalie said,

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it's an interesting dynamic which could be interpreted as a

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continuation of her betrayal as a victim in the public eye.

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This approach could be seen as an attempt to garner

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public sympathy by high lighting her own adversities. This is

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typical victimhood. It can take the focus away from the

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bigger picture. A victim's narrative tends to spotlight their individual struggles,

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reinforcing a perception of perpetual victimhood. This might be perceived

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as a strategic move to draw emotional support and reinforce

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a public image as someone who has endured significant personal challenges.

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This is fair enough, but it becomes tiring in the

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public's eyes. In The Daily Mail, Richard Eden writes under

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the headline why Pallace insiders are unimpressed by Harry's tasteless

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attempt to claim his grandmother's support in his continuing cruise sade.

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According to Eden, one of the most undefying aspects of

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Prince Harry's feud with his brother has been as apparent

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desire to claim ownership of his mother's legacy. Scarcely a

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speech or interview can pass without a reference to the

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late Princess Diana and his claims about her wishes. Harry's

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latest television interview suggests that he's now trying to invoke

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the memory of his late grandmother too. Sadly, the Queen

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is no longer available to support Harry's claim or deny it,

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so perhaps it would be instructive to look at her actions.

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It is a tribute to the late Queen's warm relationships

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with her grandchildren that all eight felt deeply loved. Harry, though,

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was convinced that he was in some way unique. For example,

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in an interview with an American journalists five months before

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her death, he claimed that he enjoyed a special relationship

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with the monarch. Preposterously, he declared he was protecting Queen

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Elizabeth from the people around her, even though he had

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been living in North America for more than two years.

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Convinced he was indeed special, Harry had become increasingly frustrated

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that he was unable to see his grandmother in person

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to discuss his plans to move abroad with his new wife, Megan.

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What then, do we make of Harry's bold new claim

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that the late Queen had supported his controversial legal campaign

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against the press. Did she really take such a gun

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hoe view of these things? One courtier I spoke to

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you this week was far from happy with Harry's tasteless

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attempt to claim his grandmother's support in his continuing crusade.

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As he told me, there is something distinctly off about it.

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Will never know what was said between grandson and grandmother

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what we do know is that we will only ever

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know one side of the story. Royal expert Jenny bond

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It tells Okay magazine. I suspect that Meghan is a

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commercial woman with philanthropic ideas of plenty, but her driving

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force is to capitalize on her fame and ensure that

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she and Harry have enough money for all their needs.

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I'm not quite convinced that she is totally signed up

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to a life of service, so I imagine there will

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be occasional forays into charity work and makeshift royal tours.

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But I think she is a businesswoman at heart, and

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there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. Meghan has made her

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feelings about Royal life abundantly clear and appears to be

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looking forward rather than dwelling on the past. She has

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set her peace about life for the Royals, and now

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she has moved on Pelacentrica, her right back, Prince Edward,

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now happily married to Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, had an

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interesting romantic history before meeting her. One of his most

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notable past relationships was with West End star Ruthie Henschel.

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The couple had an on and off relationship for six

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years starting in the late nineteen eighties when Ruthie was

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starring in Cats. During her appearance on Radioforce Desert aland Discs,

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Henchell shared anecdotes from their time together, including being smuggled

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into Buckingham Palace to see Edward. She recalled attending family

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cookouts where King Charles, then a prince, would turn the sausages.

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Ruthie described her relationship with Edward's genuine love, but eventually

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ended it due to her career commitments. Despite the breakup,

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that remained on good terms, and she attended Edward and

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Sophie's wedding in nineteen ninety nine. Ruthie mentioned that she

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still has Edward's phone number and holds no negative feelings

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towards the royal family. Ruthie also revealed that Edward would

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often call her for professional engagement when he was working

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as a production assistant. Their romans developed over such interactions,

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and she finally remembered being invited to watch A Star

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Is Born in the Palace and experience that left her

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somewhat starstruck. Prince Andrew, who has retreated from public life,

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reportedly has a new hobby to keep himself occupied, along

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his quiet horse reins around Windsor. Following his controversial connections

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with Jeffrey Epstein and the disastrous News Mate interview, the

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Duke of York stepped down as a working royal in

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twenty nineteen. Since then, he has been living at Royal Lodge,

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his thirty room home on ninety eight acres of Windsor estate.

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Locals have noted that Andrew has become quite reclusive, rarely

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leaving his residence except for the horse rides and golf.

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One source mentioned that he often rides his horses in

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remote areas of Windsor Great Park to avoid attention. Additionally,

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he's a regular at Swinly Forest Golf Club near Ascot,

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considered one of the UK's most exclusive clubs. Despite his

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retreat from the public eye, Andrew maintains a close relationship

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with ex wife Sarah Ferguson. They often walk the dogs together,

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including the Corgis the inheritor from the Lake, Queen Elizabeth.

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They continue to live together at Royal Lodge, sharing the

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main living spaces inside his claim. Andrew is very family focused,

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spending polity time with friends and family, including his daughters

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Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. And his three grandchildren. And

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there you have it. If you like to email us

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