Aug. 25, 2024
Why Harry and Meghan WON'T ever lose their titles
Harry and Meghan might face the potential loss of their royal titles and positions in the line of succession, but a lesser-known provision could offer them protection. The Statute of Westminster, 1931, requires that any changes to the line of...
Harry and Meghan might face the potential loss of their royal titles and positions in the line of succession, but a lesser-known provision could offer them protection. The Statute of Westminster, 1931, requires that any changes to the line of succession or royal titles receive the approval of all the Parliaments in the 14 realms where King Charles III is the sovereign. This provision makes it complicated to remove Harry and Meghan from their royal positions without widespread international consent.
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Callaroga Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Pallace Intrigue. I'm
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your host, Mark Francis. In a recent editorial, TV journalist
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Dan Wooten has warned of an impending Netflix hammer blow
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for Prince Harry and Meghan Markel. According to Wooten, Netflix
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is expected to terminate its one hundred million dollar deal
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with the Sussexes, which was signed in twenty twenty. Wooton
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sites Puck's newsletter, edited by Matthew Beloney, the former editorial
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director of The Hollywood Reporter, which also hinted at this possibility,
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aligning with rumors that Wooton himself reported back in June.
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Wooten further reveals that a source close to the royal
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family has confided that King Charles the Third is deeply
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concerned about the financial implications for Harry and Meghan if
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they lose their Netflix deal. The source stated this is
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the King's worst nightmare. He's horrified, suggesting that the monarch
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fears the couple could face significant financial difficulties if their
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lucrative partnership with the streaming giant comes to an end.
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Of course, Meghan's upcoming cooking show could become a massively
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viral hit, leading to an extension of the deal. Meghan
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also has her podcast with Lemonade Media in development, a
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podcast that has been pushed off until twenty twenty five.
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Lemonada is also reportedly on the market to be sold.
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Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams told The Mirror if they lost
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this Netflix contract with archwell their business and charitable foundation
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having so few donors, they might well be in financial trouble.
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Since their exposed a's of Royal life has made megabucks,
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but little else has made money. The Royal family better
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hope that this unpredictable and ruthlessly ambitious couple stays with Netflix.
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Royal author Robert Jobson was not impressed by the Columbia trip,
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writing they tried to give it an impression of quasi
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royal tour. They had elements of pop pothics and elements
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of caring for young kids. At the end of the day,
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what I don't understand is if Meghan and Harry wanted
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to do quasi royal tours, why not stick around and
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do it properly. Then they would have been doing it
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for the King and country, which is what Harry always
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bangs on about He suggested Meghan and Harry do things
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that are authentic rather than conduct loads of outfit changes.
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He added, I think they need to work out what
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they want to do. They don't come across as particularly authentic.
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Harry and Meghan might face the potential loss of their
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royal titles and positions in the line of succession, but
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a lesser known provision could offer them protection. The Statute
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of Westminster nineteen thirty one requires that any changes to
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the line of succession or royal titles received the approval
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of all the parliaments in the fourteen realms where King
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Charles the Third is the sovereign. This provision makes it
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complicated to remove Harry and Meghan from their royal positions
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without widespread international consent. In Canada, a country with strong
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tires to the monarchy, many monarchists, including Harry to Folly,
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the executive director of the Canadian Royal Heritage Trust, are
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likely to oppose any such move. To Folly highlighted that
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the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have maintained a closer
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connection to Canada than other senior royals, such as Prince
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William and Princess Kate. He pointed out that the majority
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of Canadians supported the sussexes original plan to live part
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time in Canada and continue royal duties with security support,
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a plan that was ultimately blocked by the Palace. The
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strong connection to Canada could serve as a buffer against
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any attempts to strip the Sussexes of the titles alter
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their position in the line of succession to folding. Other
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Canadian monarchists would likely lobby the Canadian Parliament to withhold
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its consent if such a move were ever proposed. Additionally,
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there are concerns where then the royal establishment, about the
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couple's influence and potential impact on the Commonwealth, especially given
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their upcoming visit to Canada for the Invictus Games in
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twenty twenty five. The trip has sparked discussions about the
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importance of maintaining a positive relationship with Harry and beggar On,
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particularly given their past critical remarks about the Commonwealth. Some
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believe that repairing this relationship might be beneficial to avoid any
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diplomatic incidents during their visit. In The Daily Mail, Richard
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Eden suggests that King Charles leave Prince Andrew alone. Eden
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writes Royal Lodge is not owned by the King but
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by the independent ground Estate, and, despite claims to the contrary,
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could not be let to a private tenant instead of
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the Yorks. Intriguingly, more than one friend of the Yorks
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has suggested the same theory to me as why this
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eviction campaign has begun. Could it be that the King
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sees Royal Lodge as a potential future home for Queen
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Camilla were she to outlive him. Whatever the motivation, it
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seems bizarre to me that the King is stepping up
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pressure on his brother when he should be concentrating his
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attention on another former working royal, his younger son, Prince Harry.
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For all his failings, Andrew can never be accused of disloyalty,
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despite the myriad indignities he has suffered. Neither the Duke
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nor the Duchess of York has ever whisper so much
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as a word of criticism against the royal family. That
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stands and start contrast to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex,
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who have made a career out of disloyalty. Surely the
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King doesn't want to risk his brother and Fergie. Following
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the example of Harry and Meghan and seeking to make
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a fortune out of criticizing the monarchy. My advice to
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His Majesty is stump up the security bill for Royal
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Lodge without complaint and let Andrew stay rather than get
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bogged down in this particular dispute, the King ought to
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turn his sights on Harry and Meghan before they set
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off on yet another trouble making faux royal sewur. That
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doesn't mean Andrew should go unpunished along with Harry. He
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should be stripped of his role as a Council of State.
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He and Harry should also be removed from the line
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of succession. Palacindric could be right back. Princess Martha of
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Norway and her fiance Direct Vat are set to marry
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on Saturday in a ceremony that aims to offer a
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memorable experience for their guests. The wedding, which will be
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held at the Gerringer Fjord in western Norway, is expected
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to be attended by members of foreign royal families as
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well as close friends and family. Guests have been asked
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to adhere to a call and sexy dress code. Princess
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Martha fifty one first met Durek, a shaman in twenty
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nineteen through a mutual friend. The couple has stated that
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they believe they knew each other in a past life,
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specifically in ancient Egypt. The wedding will take place at
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the Hotel Union in Gerringer Village, a four style hotel
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known for its picturesque location in a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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The couple plans to start the celebrations two days before
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the wedding with a meet and greet party at Hotel
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nineteen o four in the coastal town of Alison. The
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pre wedding festivities will also include a boat ride along
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the Gerringer Fjord in a Latin American themed party with
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salsa dancing at Hotel Union. Princess Martha's three daughters, Maude
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Angelica twenty one, Lea Isidora nineteen, and Emma Tallula fifteen,
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are expected to be among these seven brandsmaids. The ceremony
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will be officiated by parish priest Margaret Levies Holtz, with
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Reverend Michael Beckwith, known for his appearances on Oprah Winfrey's
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Super Soul podcast, also participating. Princess Martha, who describes herself
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as spiritual and clairvoyant, began her relationship with direc after
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the death of her first husband, Ari Ben in twenty nineteen.
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The relationship has been marked by controversy, leading to Princess
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Martha stepping back from her royal duties due to Durek's
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controversial views, including statements made in his book spirit Hacking,
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which was banned in Norway. Princess Martha's parents, King Harold
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and Queen Sonya, as well as her brother Crown Prince
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Harken and his wife, Crown Princess met Marie, are expected
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to attend the wedding. However, it remains unclear whether Marius
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borg Hoyby, the son of Crown Princess met Marie, will
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be present following his recent legal troubles. Their engagement, announced
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in June twenty twenty two, was a deeply meaningful moment
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for the couple. Durek proposed under an oak tree at
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horse Farm in California, using a specially designed engagement ring
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that carries various symbolic elements such as a Viking not
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for eternal love and diamonds representing Princess Martha's three tortoise
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