Why King Charles sounds so boring

0:00 Ah Calorogu shark media, Hi, and welcome to Palace intrigue A I'm your host mark for answers. In the Daily Mail, Richard Eden writes about eighty year old Thomas Markle, pointing out Thomas has never met Prince Archie or Princess Lilibet, and perhaps even more stunningly, has somehow never met Prince Harry. Eden writes late Queen had realized the significance of Meghan's estrangement from her father. Meghan's public disagreements with her father set alarm bells ringing at the time, a royal source tells me Her Majesty realized the potential damage they could do to the Royal family in general. Looking back, the Queen might have had an inkling of what was to come, says the Saucer. Since then, of course, Meghan has not only become a strange from Mister Mirkle, his other children, and her half brother and sister, but from the wider royal family also, as another birthday reminded us this week. In recent months, Harry and Meghan have given the impression they are keen to men fences with the Royal family.

1:02 They appeared eager to let it be known that they had enjoyed a friendly phone conversation with King Charles on his birthday last autumn. Harry certainly rushed to see his father, flying more than five thousand miles across the Atlantic after the King's cancer diagnosis was made public. Yet still the Sussexes seemed determined to risk conflict. Harry's decision to go ahead and collect the Pat Tilman Award last week, just my protests from thousands of people, including the late American hero's own mother, Mary, was a sign of the couple's stubborn refusal to heed criticism. With their popularity seeming on the wayne in the US, perhaps it's time that meant a few fences back in Britain. Author Robert Harman writes in his book Charles the Third New King, New Court. Of course, the King is extremely sad about Harry and Meghan, but there is a sense of exasperation that he has done what he can and now he is king and there are many more things to think about. He has tried listening. Now he just says, I don't want to know what the problem is. I'm just getting on with my life. In the latest episode of their podcast, the Royals with Royer and Kate. The hosts delved into the recent setbacks faced by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Harry and Megan. Host Keith Mansey suggested that the couple's popularity might be waning in the United States following a series of unsettling events. Kate said, the tide does seem to be turning. You know, obviously we've had the former Spotify exec come out and say they were grifters.

2:19 We've had that South Park episode in which, you know, even worse than being criticized, they were ridiculed. You know, there were Prince and Princess of Canada on their worldwide privacy tour, and I think that you know that there were reports that they were going to sue South Park over that, and they said the reports were baseless and boring, which to me just spoke of, you know, they were so angry about the whole thing, they would come out and say something which then you know, reignited the whole issue again. And you know, even the Spectator, which previously had been pretty neutral, said Alas. Harry has become an unloved figure in the United States as he is in Britain Talk TV Sarah Houston said, we're told Meghan didn't like playing second fiddle. Well, they wouldn't have been playing second fiddle right now, would they. They would have been front and center and they could have played such a key role. And I think it's really really sad to see just how things have changed. Royal expert Michael Cole seems done with Harry and Megan, telling gb News weren't they well received in this country? Look how welcome they were. In Oma Scoby's book, The Duchess of Sussex says she never wants to come to Britain again. She never felt comfortable here.

3:19 She had a terribly rotten time. When I'm sure that's a surprise to the people who stood twenty deep and winds a great park and cheered them on on their wedding day. There was universal welcome in the media to the Sussex's breath of fresh air and a welcome addition to the royal family. One wonders what they've got to worry about there. They are living in California in a hilltop fortress with two healthy, beautiful children. They've got lots of friends, lots of money, lots of praise, lots of fame, and lots of interesting things to do. Call us intrigue right back, and now my favorite part of the show the reviews. Let's take a good one for a change. Milton gave us a five star, saying my favorite podcast. I love this podcast, and when I came out of anesthetic from surgery yesterday, it was the first thing I listened to. It's the highlight of my day. Milton Mao via Apple podcasts us of A June thirtieth, twenty twenty four. Thank you, Milton. So next time you're having surgery, remember the first thing to do is turn us on and we'll give you a smile. In the Daily Mail from Hardcastle, wonders did William and Kate give too much away?

4:25 When Princess Anne returned to work, they tweeted super Trooper, so great to see you back so soon, message that Auntie Anne might appreciate a more. Reports that medical advice was for the Princess Royal to rest up over the summer, the results of head injuries not always being immediately obvious. Banann isn't noted for doing what she's told. Hard Castle adds William might have had another reason to see Anne back so soon she can share the burdens of investitures. So far this year there have been twenty five, with Anne presiding at seventeen. You may be wondering how it's possible that Charles isn't better at giving speeches. Sky and Us as lead political correspondent Sophie Ridge explained why Charles was monotone when addressing parliament King Charles reading out of the King's speech and the kind of dull monotone you use when you're trying to get your kids to go to sleep when reading a bedtime story, which is of course deliberate to show neutrality. Body language expert Darren Stanton thought Charles seemed to be a lot more serious and reserved than Camilla was. He had his arms by his side, with his head above his shoulders, and walked with high levels of importance. He didn't look around, He simply looked straight ahead. This tells us he didn't want to feel distracted by anything. Charles was feeling the pressure. We know this as he was very careful with his body language and seemed to be feeling conscious of people watching him. Charles went on to display a combination of nervousness and enthusiasm.

5:41 He generally appeared in control of his emotions, which proves he was feeling confident with Camilla by his side. However, when we looked at his facial expressions, they did display signals of apprehension at some points. And there you have it. If you like to correct all my mispronunciations, the address is the Palace Intrigue at gmail dot com. Please follo us on Spotify, Apple or the app of your choice, write as a review and leave lots of stars because you love this show so much and love to support the talented stuff behind it all. By Monk Francis Mean thanks to John mcdermy. This is balance intriguing. Good terms