We hear from Kate again PLUS what's with Fergie vs. The King!

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Calorogus Shark Media. Hi, and
welcome to Palace Intrigue. I am your

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host, Mark Francis. Kate Middleton
has highlighted the power of nature in enhancing

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our development and well being in a
new statement. The words were shared through

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a series of Instagram stories where she
voiced her support for the opening of the

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Natural History Museum's new gardens. Kate, who is currently undergoing chemotherapy following a

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cancer diagnosis, visited the project in
twenty twenty one to learn about its progress.

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In her message, Kate expressed her
belief in the benefits of nature,

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stating I am hugely supportive of the
Museum's commitment to create a special space which

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encourages people of all ages to reconnect
with nature and learn more about how we

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can protect our natural world. I
know the power of nature to support our

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development and well being, both by
bringing us joy and helping to keep us

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physically, mentally and spiritually healthy.
I hope these gardens be inspiring and transformative

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for the thousands of people who visit
The new gardens, located in central London,

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open to the public on Thursday.
They aim to support urban nature,

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scientific research and education. Featuring a
brand new Bronze Dinosaur, a giant twenty

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two meter long diet prodocus. The
project includes two gardens, the Nature Discovery

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Garden and Evolution Garden, spread over
five acres around the museum site in South

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Kensington. The garden tells the story
of the changing natural world and serves as

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a free to visit outdoor gallery and
living laboratory to support nature recovery in the

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face of climate change. The twenty
five million pound project is expected to be

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one of the most intensively studied urban
nature sites globally. This message follows Kate's

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recent public engagement where she presented the
Wimbledon's Men's Final trophy to Carlos Alcaraz.

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This was her second public appearance since
her cancer diagnosis. Kate, patron of

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the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet
Club, attended the event with her daughter,

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Princess Charlotte and sister Pepper Matthews.
Her first public appearance since her diagnose

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this was a trooping the Color last
month. During that time, she opened

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up about her health, explaining that
she has good and bad days and that

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her treatment could continue for several more
months. She shared, I have been

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blown away by all the kind messages
of support and encouragement over the last couple

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of months. It has really made
the world of difference to William and me

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and has helped us both through some
of the herded times. I am making

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good progress, but as anyone going
through chemotherapy will know, there are good

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days and bad days. On those
bad days, you feel weak, tired,

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and you have to give in to
your body resting. But on the

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good days, when you feel stronger, you want to make the most of

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feeling well. My treatment is ongoing
and will be for a few more months.

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Thomas Crooks, the twenty year old
shoot who targeted former President Donald Trump

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at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania,
had also scoped out a member of the

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royal family as part of his assassination
plot. According to FBI revelations, Crooks

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was shot and killed by the Secret
Service moments after he fired at Trump,

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grazing the former president's ear and fatally
striking a supporter in the audience. FBI

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investigators informed Congress that Crooks had researched
the unnamed Royal family member online and had

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also considered other high profile targets,
including FBI Director Christopher Ray and U.

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S. Attorney General Merrick Garland.
Investigators discovered images of Joe Biden and Donald

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Trump on Crook's devices, along with
dates for both political rallies and the upcoming

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Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Notably, Crooks had posted a cryptic message on

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the gaming network Steam, July thirteenth
will be my premier watch as it unfolds.

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Fergie has pulled out of a major
overseas appearance, citing a clash with

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King Charles and Queen Camilla, the
Duchess of York, who has authored several

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romance novels, had been due to
appear at a literary festival in Australia later

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this year. However, organizers of
the Festival of Fiction, which is due

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to take place on October nineteenth in
the city of Perth, have revealed that

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Fergie has decided to withdraw from the
festival. They took to Instagram to announce

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Fergie's regret at the cancellation, and
in a statement said it was because she

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did not want to distract or detract
in any way from the tour of Australia

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by His Majesty the King, which
has recently been announced. It was confirmed

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by a Buckingham Palace of the weekend
that both Charles and Camilla will be traveling

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to both Australia and Samoa on a
royal tour later this year. However,

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organizers said Fergie would be eventually visiting
Perth on November first, and would be

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holding a special talk and book signing
event in the Australian city then. Fergie

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has not been a working royal since
she divorced ex husband Prince Andrew back in

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nineteen ninety six. She appeared to
be completely cast from the royal fold,

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but in recent years appears to have
been welcomed back in. At Christmas,

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she joined the royals at Sandringham for
the annual walked Church on Christmas Morning,

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and attended a memorial service for the
former King Constantine of Greece at Windsor Castle

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in February. In March, she
was also among a select few members of

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the royal family that joined King Charles
for the annual Easter Sunday service at Saint

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George's Chapel in Windsor. Charles and
Camilla's trip to Australia will be their first

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since the King ascended to the throne
back in September twenty twenty two. Tradia

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is one of fourteen realms where Charles's
head of state. However, the trip

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will not see the Royal couple visit
New Zealand due to the King's ongoing treatment

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for cancer. The pair will undertake
a tour of both countries in October twenty

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twenty four. Buckingham Palace said,
however, doctors have advised against a further

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extension to the visit. No firm
dates have yet been given. The Australian

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leg of the trip, at the
invitation of the country's government, will see

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them carry out engagements in the Australian
Capital Territory and New South Wales. In

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Samoa. They will celebrate these strong
bilateral relationship between the Pacific island nation and

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the UK, and the couple is
expected to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government

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Meeting Chogham twenty twenty four. The
Chogham brings together delegations from fifty six countries

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in Africa, the Caribbean and America's, Europe, Asia and the Pacific.

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Buckingham Palace as the couple's program will
be subject to doctor's advice, with any

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necessary modifications to be made on health
grounds. A previously hoped for trip to

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New Zealand is not taking place because
the King's doctors advised that an extended program

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should be avoided to prioritize this continued
recovery. A Palace spokesperson said Palace Indrigoba

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right back Costello Karina left us a
three star review, saying give Harry a

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break. I enjoy the show,
but stop hating on Harry and MM twenty

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four to seven. Costello Karina via
Apple Podcasts, United States of America,

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June thirtieth, twenty twenty four.
Well, I did speak about this yesterday,

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and you know, this really wouldn't
be much of a podcast if I

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had to leave Harry and Meghan out
of it. But to be fair,

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we haven't mentioned them yet once.
Today King Charles met with Ukrainian President of

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Vladimir Zelenski during his visit to the
UK. President Zelenski praised the UK resolve

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as European leaders gathered for a summit
held at Blenheim Palace by Prime Minister Sakia

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Starmer. Zelenski tweeted, I have
arrived in the UK to participate in the

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summit, hold by lateral meetings with
partners and sign new security agreements. A

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separate program is scheduled for our relations
with the United Kingdom. I will meet

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with His Majesty King Charles, the
third Prime Minister, kire Starma, government

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officials, and executives from defense companies. The King's engagements have been limited following

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his cancer diagnosis, but he was
present for State opening of Parliament earlier this

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week. King Charles is facing scrutiny
online after appearing a bit tetchy during the

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State opening of Parliament. The speculation
started when a clip of Charles being seated

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in the House of Lords just before
delivering the King's speech was shared online.

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In the video, when a page
boy tried to adjust the monarch's robe over

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the sovereign's throne, the King seemed
to pull his hand back suddenly and attempted

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to rearrange it himself. Despite the
silence in the chamber, the microphone near

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Charles managed to pick up the sound
of the monarch saying thank you to the

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page boy twice. However, people
were quick to criticize the King for his

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apparent attitude, with some accusing him
of having a temper tantrum, claiming he

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seemed cross and rude. This is
another first time Charles's face backlash were appearing

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rather tetchi. In twenty twenty two, the king made headlines for getting frustrated

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over fountain pens on two separate occasions
in what became known as Pengate. Days

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after the death of his mother,
Queenlands of the Second, which led him

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to inherit the throne, the monarch
was seen getting frustrated that an ink weell

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was still on the table and gestured
for an aid to remove it quickly.

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A second incident occurred at the signing
ceremony of Northern Islands Hillsborough Castle, where

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he was heard on camera claiming in
frustration that he can't bear this bloody thing

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when a pen started to leak.
Charles lacer joked about the whole saga in

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the State of Nation address in the
City of London, saying the British gave

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me great ability to laugh at ourselves. He added, just as well,

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you may say, given some of
the farcissitudes I have faced with frustratingly falling

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fountain pens this year, and there
you have it, a Harry and Meghan

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