Feb. 15, 2025

Why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle can't divorce

Why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle can't divorce

Former royal butler Paul Burrell has dismissed speculation of a divorce between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, stating that their shared financial ambitions ensure their continued partnership.  Burrell said, “I personally think there are no signs of...

Former royal butler Paul Burrell has dismissed speculation of a divorce between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, stating that their shared financial ambitions ensure their continued partnership. Burrell said, “I personally think there are no signs of divorce because Harry would lose too much.”

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Calorogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue. I

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am your host, Mark Francis. Former Royal butler Paul Burrell

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has dismissed speculation of a divorce between Prince Harry and

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Megan Markel, stating that they're shared financial ambitions ensure their

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continued partnership. Burell said, I personally think there are no

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signs of divorce because Harry would lose too much. I

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think Meghan and Harry have a common goal to make

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themselves as rich as possible in as short a time

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as possible. I think that balance works together for the

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sake of their brand, their marriage. It's all the same thing.

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I think Meghan actually retains a fascination for lots of people.

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Burell also reflected on what he perceives as a departure

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from the values instilled in Harry by his late mother,

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Princess Diana. Harry and Meghan have a very privileged lifestyle.

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Harry has always had that, Megan has long aspired for it,

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but now they share that lifestyle. I always circled back

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to the fact that Harry's mother taught him long ago

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that the price for a privileged lifestyle is public service.

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Harry seems to have forgotten this lesson now and he

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lives a celebrity Hollywood lifestyle that's totally different from his

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royal one. King Charles is reportedly considering a significant shift

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in the lineup of working royals, with the possibility of

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bringing Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie into official duties. Royal

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expert Katie Nickel told the Son, when you look at

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Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, they've been very much encouraged to

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go and live independent lives of the Royal family, to

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earn their own living, not to be dependent on taxpayer

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funded security, not to be a drain, I suppose, on

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the public purse. So it would be a step in

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a different direction. Nicol noted that Beatrice's presence at the

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royal family's Christmas Day gathering was a notable sign. I

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think possibly it is being looked at. I mean, Princess

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Beatrice was there on Christmas Day. That was a sort

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of very visible pres presence for her. They're sort of

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welcoming her back into the royal fold. I know that

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both Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie are keen to do some

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royal work around their jobs and their home lives. If

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such a move materializes, it would mark a departure from

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King Charles's initial vision of a slimmed down monarchy, one

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that saw Beatrice and Eugenie remain outside the core group

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of working royals. However, with fewer senior royals available for engagements,

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their involvement they become a practical necessity. Prince Harry is

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reportedly considering a hybrid relationship with King Charles and the

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rest of the royal family as Meghan Michael's influence in

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their marriage continues to grow. According to royal expert Richard

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Fitzwilliams speaking to Fox News, Harry is in exile. He

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chose it's lonely and he will undoubtedly miss his friends

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and family. There is no sign whatsoever the reft in

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the royal family healing. King Charles and the Prince and

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Princess of Wales have to put it mildly, other priorities.

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I think Meghan is undoubtedly the dominant person in their relationship.

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I don't he wishes they had managed to arrange a

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half in half out arrangement with the royal family, especially

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as his military links meant so much to him. Meghan

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Markle's longtime friend Lindsey Jill Roth, has penned a heartfelt

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tribute to the Duchess of Sussex in her new book

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Romances and Practicalities, A Love Story Maybe Yours In two

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hundred and fifty Questions So Long, title, Roth, who met

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Meghan at Northwestern University, included a dedication celebrating their enduring friendship,

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which he kept a secret until the book's release. Meghan

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Sussex Meg to be sisters by choice. Still thinking the

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same thing at the same time after all these years,

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no matter how many miles between us, is my favorite

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part of our unbreakable bond, Roth wrote, adding I carry

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your heart. I carry it in my heart. Meghan served

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as Roth's maid of honor. In twenty sixteen, Women at

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Home dot Com took a look at Carol Middleton's approach

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to family mill times, which brings a distinctly moral, axed,

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and inclusive vibe compared to traditional royal customs, and it

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seems to be influencing how Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and

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Prince Lewis experience family gatherings. While the royal family historically

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adheres too strict a dining etiquette, complete with separate meals

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for children until they master polite conversation. Carol encourages her

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grandchildren to join the adults at the table. Much earlier.

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Carol shared her thoughts with a telegraph in twenty eighteen,

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explaining that children should dine with adults as soon as

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they can sit up properly. She added, as a family,

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we try to have as many mills together as possible,

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because that's when you talk and have fun. For Carol,

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her kitchen in her Berkshire home is the heart of

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family life, often hosting informal kitchen suppers in a shared

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space where conversations flow freely. By contrast, Royal tradition is

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typically kept young royals at a separate table until they've

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mastered proper cutlery skills and dinner etiquette. Former Royal chef

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Darren McGrady revealed that at Sandringham Christmas celebrations, the children

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always ate in the nursery until they were old enough

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to conduct themselves properly at the dining table. Royal expert

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Ingrid Suard also noted that the Queen Elizabeth I held firm

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to this rule, though King Charles may have relaxed it

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slightly in recent years. Even so, it seems William and

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Kate have embraced elements of Carol's more casual, family focused ethos.

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Their home and the hall, which features a spacious kitchen

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with an eating area, reflects a preference for relaxed family mills.

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According to Sally Biddell Smith, author of Elizabeth the Queen,

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The Life of a Modern Monarch, The Queen once remarked

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on this during a visit, saying I can't understand why

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everybody spends their time in the kitchen. Queen Camilla's facialist

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has nothing but glowing praise, literally and figuratively for the Royal,

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calling her beautiful on both the inside and outside, revealing

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that her skin is incredibly young. Deborah Mitchell, the skincare

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expert behind Heaven Health and Beauty, has been treating Camilla

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for nearly two decades and recently received a Royal Warrant,

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an honor granted by the Queen to record trusted suppliers.

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Camilla was one of the first to try her anti

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aging b Venom products, which supposedly smooth wrinkles in a

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way that even Botox can't. The Queen is reportedly a

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dedicated fan of Mitchell's treatments and at home skincare range,

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using them religiously between appointments. Mitchell also hinted that she

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has other royal clients, including King Charles, though she'll only

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be able to say more once she secures a warrant

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from him. Pallas Intrigue will be a raback in March.

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Land Rover will pay tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth

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II with an exclusive exhibition in Miami, showcasing five iconic

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vehicles from her personal fleet. The collection will include land

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Rover Series, Defender and range Rover models used by the

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Queen during her remarkabook seventy year reign. The exhibition will

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feature several historic vehicles, including two of the earliest Royal

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land Rovers, the first land Rover Series one State Review

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vehicle and another series one owned by the royal family.

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The exhibits is set to take place on March first

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and second at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida.

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