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Calarogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Intury Game.
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Your host Mark francis one of the most explendid traditions
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in the British Royal calendar. Trooping the Color is a
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dazzling display of military precision, pageantry and regal spectacle held
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each June in honor of the sovereign's official birthday. The
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event sees thousands of spectators lining them all in London
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to witness a parade of soldiers, musicians and horses. Is
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a process from Buckingham Palace to horse guards parade and
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back again. Although King Charles was born on November fourteenth,
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like monarchs before him, he marks his official birthday in
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the summer, when the weather is at least in theory,
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more favorable. This year, the ceremony is scheduled for Saturday,
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and will also coincide with the publication of the birthday
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honors list and a rival Meghan Markel event. The tradition
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itself dates back to centuries, but became a fixed annual
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event in seventeen sixty the reign of George the Third.
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The name Trooping the Colour refers to the ceremonial display
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of a regiment's flag or colour, which was historically trooped
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before the assembled soldiers so they would recognize it in battle.
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Each year a different regiment of the Household Division is
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selected to leave the parade. In twenty twenty five, the
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honor falls to the cold Stream Guards, who will be
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trooping their colour in front of the King for the
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first time. The parade involves some sixteen hundred soldiers, over
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two hundred horses, and four hundred musicians from ten military bands.
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Senior royals participate either on horseback or in ornate horse
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draw on carriages. At the culmination of the parade, members
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of the royal family gather on the Buckingham Palace balcony
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for the ceremonial fly past by the Royal Air Force
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the Red Arrows, the RAF's aerobatic display team, providing a
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thrilling finale as they streak overhead in a dramatic formation.
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A forty one gun salute is also fired in Green
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pot to mark the occasion, while crowds cheer and wave
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flags along the procession route. In recent years, the event
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has served as a barometer of royal visibility, especially in
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twenty twenty four, when it marked the first public appearance
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of the Princess of Wales following her cancer diagnosis. Though
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deeply rooted in tradition, trooping the color continues to evolve,
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balancing age old ceremony with modern significance and offering a
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unique glimpse into the relationship between Crown, military and public.
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If I told you one of the royals, was it
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south By Southwest did probably guess Harry or maybe Meghan Well.
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In a rather unexpected but spirited endorsement of Britain's cultural sector,
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his Majesty King Charles the Third made a surprise appearance
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of the inaugural edition of south By Southwest London on Thursday.
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Arriving at the festival grounds in shortage, the King was
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warmly greeted by the soulful harmonies of the Kingdom Choir.
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He was then received by Deputy Prime Minister Angela Raider,
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Mayor of London, Sadik Khan, and organizers of south By
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Southwest London. The King took in grounding, an immersive AI
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powered art installation by Damien Roach which generates an ever
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shifting visual landscape using data and artificial intelligence. His Majesty
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appeared genuinely engaged as he conversed with the artists and
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other works technological and artistic implications. The king also met
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with several figures following their panel on the new animated
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environmental series Love the Earth, including Julian Lennon, Moe Brings Plenty,
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John Paul Martinez, and Volka Turk, the UN and High
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Commissioner for Human Rights. Following this, the monarch attended a
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panel event titled Love the Earth, celebrating cultural preservation, nature
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and indigenous voices. Declining the offer of a royal Bentley,
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he opted to walk to his next venue, christ Church Spittlefields,
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protected only by an umbrella. There in the crypt he
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toured Beautiful Collisions, an exhibition celebrating Caribbean contributions to British
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art and culture. King Charles spoke extensively with Grenada born
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artist Denzil Forrester, who recounted his process of sketching dancers
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in nightclubs, often working from ten pm until five am.
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Are you sure you should be in bed? The King
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replied with a smile. The two also reminisced over a
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shared memory. One of Forrests paintings featured Hailey Sir Lassie,
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the former Emperor of Ethiopia, whom the King recalled meeting
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as a young boy. I was fascinated, he said, revealing
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that he still has a gift received from Selassie all
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those years ago. Braving a downpour, his Majesty meandered through
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the historic market established by Royal Charter under Charles the
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Second in sixteen eighty two, shaking hands with stallholders and
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shoppers alike. One vender, Paul Brimmer, cheerfully offered the King
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a really special discount on a vintage watch before equipping.
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Oh but you don't carry cash, he added, with a grin.
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I told him he was more handsome in real life
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than on the telly. He looks really well, doesn't he.
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The King seemed entirely in his element as he admired
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vintage cameras, Persian style lacquer boxes, maps and early photography artifacts.
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He found common ground with jewels a stallholder with a
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passion for maps and telescopes. He was so lovely, she said,
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he said, yes, so do I. Elsewhere, the monarch chattered
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with Malcolm MacFarland, who explained his lifelong connection to antiques,
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having grown up above his parents shop in Calender, Scotland.
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The King also took interest in green matcha tea in
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quiet about packing up a particularly dense stall and meta
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tiny dog named Twiglet. We would have been happy to
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tell you about Twiglet last week, but instead of Twiglet,
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we were forced to think about twirking and a video
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that unfortunately can never be unseen with warmth, wet and
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waterproof shoes. The King's Day at the Market and the
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Festival struck just the right note, part statesman, part gentlemen
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pottering through the stalls, and as one vendor so succently
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put it, it looks really well, doesn't he more? Palace
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the Daily Mail, wonders, are these Sussex is really so
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desperate to maintain their media profile that they would stoop
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to this level. Maybe it is a crass attempt to
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make them more likable, more human, an attempt to say
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we're just like the rest of you. A couple who
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do daft things and have fun. And yet I don't
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know how many couples who think it's appropriate to post
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a video of themselves prancing around a maternity room moments
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before the birth of a child. Whatever the case, it
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makes a mockery of their claims to be a deeply
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private couple who just want to get on with their
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lives away from prying eyes, A couple so protective of
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their children, Archie and little Bit that we had rarely
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seen the proper picture of either of them, even though
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they are now respectively six and four, so fiercely private,
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and Megs and Harry so fearful for their kids' safety
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that we only saw a tiny glimpse of Archie's forehead
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in the late Queen's arms as a newborn. Until this week,
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most pictures of their cho have been taken from behind,
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from a great distance or in profile. It is reported
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the Susks have employed a vast new team of experts
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to help counter the negativity surrounding them and improve their
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personal ratings. Indeed, perhaps this was the brainchild of their
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new director of Communications, Emily Robinson, who's been brought into
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jazz up the Sussex brand. After all, Harriet Meghan now
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track only just above Gruesome Prince Andrew in the popularity stakes,
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both here and in the US. Who knows, but if
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this tawdry video is any example of what's to come,
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they already need a new team of experts. When we
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last checked, Meghan's tworking video was her second most watched
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video of all time. The clip was up to twenty
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three million views in counting. But candidly, we don't spend
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summer weekends checking Meghan's instance, so it's entirely possible that
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it's now number one Meghans As ever, name change announcement
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post has over twenty seven million views. Twerk Gate did
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not get everyone to stop talking about what a mess
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the as ever brand seems to be. Pr Guru Natalie
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Trice tells the Mail once again, it would seem that
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Megan is sending mixed messages too audience. Something one would
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hope would have been resolved by now is it's not
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the first time. People need to feel confident that her
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brand is a clear plan and direction and that these
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comments and stunts aren't just to gather attention and likes.
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She needs to be creating legacy. Consistency and truth are
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everything and they go hand in hand when it comes
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to building trust and loyalty, which I think she is
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trying to do but not quite getting it right. And
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