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Callaroga Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue Game
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your host, Mark Francis. Prince William kicked off his visit
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to Rio de Janeiro with sand between his toes and
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a smile on his face, going barefoot for a lively
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game of beach volleyball on Copacabana. The forty three year
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old Prince of Wales joined Olympian Carolina Solberg and her
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students from the Lavonte Institute, a local beach volleyball school
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that helps underprivileged children through sport. Witnesses said the heir
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to the throne threw himself into the match with enthusiasm,
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diving across the sand, winning several points and sharing jubilant
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high fives with Solberg after each success. After the match,
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William laughed and said that was brilliant. Solberg returned the compliment, remarking,
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he's tall, he can hit. I think he could be
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really good if he practiced more. He was having fun.
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Was amazing to play with him. It was such a pleasure.
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Before taking to the court, the Prince met local emergency
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responders and lifeguards who patrol Rio's famous beaches. He watched
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a mock see rescue operation and thanked the teams for
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their work protecting the public. Earlier in the day, Williams
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scored another kind of point at the Marikanya Stadium, where
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he took part in football drills with local youngsters and
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former Brazilian star Cafu. After a penalty shootout with fourteen
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year old goalkeeper Pedro Enrique, the Prince beamed as the
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pitch erupted in cheers and high fives. The royals day
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began high above the city atop Sugarloaf Mountain, where he
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was welcomed by Rio's Mayor, Eduardo Payers, who presented him
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with the ceremonial keys to the city, a gesture traditionally
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reserved for the carnival King. William's five day trip marks
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the fifth anniversary of his Earthshot Prize, which recognizes innovation
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in environmental protection. He will present this year's awards at
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Rio's Museum tomorrow before heading to Bedlem to attend the
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Yun's COP thirty climate summit. William is hoping to change
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the narrative away from anything about Uncle Andrew to the
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climate emergency. Writing ahead of his departure, William said, with
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the world's eyes turning to Brazil this week. There is
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no better place to celebrate bold climate leadership. Hosting the
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earth Shot Prize allows us to not only recognize those
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driving change, but to be inspired by them. When we
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work together with optimism and courage, a more sustainable future
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is within our reach. The ten year earth Shot Prize
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and initiative, founded by William, awards one million pounds each
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to five projects offering innovative solutions to environmental challenges. It
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was reported the King worked with William on today's speech.
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The Prince spoke to Hello prior to his trip, saying
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urgent optimism is at the heart of his approach to
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protecting the planet. Describing it as the heartbeat of the
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earth Shot Prize, William said, it's the belief that although
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the challenges we face are immense, the solutions are within reach,
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and we must act with speed and conviction to bring
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them to life. It's not blind hope. It's hoped, backed
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by evidence, by ingenuity, and by the courage of those
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who refuse to give up on our planet. William, who
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launched the Earthshot Prize with Sir David Attenborough in twenty twenty,
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will host this year's awards today in Rio, a city
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he calls the perfect place to celebrate the power of
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environmental innovation. He told Hello, I feel deeply honored to
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be heading to Brazil, the country of extraordinary natural beauty
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and cultural vibrancy. Rio, with its energy, its people, and
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its iconic landscapes, feels like the perfect place to celebrate
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the power of environmental innovation. This region is home to
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some of the world's most vital ecosystems and some of
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its most passionate environmental defenders. By hosting the prize in Brazil,
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we're shining a light on the solutions emerging from this
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part of the world and drawing global attention to the
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urgency and opportunity of climate action. This year marks the
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halfway point in the ten year Earthshot Initiative, which awards
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one million pounds each the five projects. So far when
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A and finalists have raised more than five hundred million dollars,
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protected over a million hectares of land and ocean, and
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helped species recover from the brink of extinction. William also
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attended the United for Wildlife Summit in Rio, focusing on
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indigenous communities and tackling environmental crime behind the scenes. Who
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remains hands on. According to Earthshot's chief executive Jason Nolf,
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the Prince is very happy to roll up his sleeves,
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get on the phone or travel to meetings. He's always
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thinking about how he can help create new opportunities for
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our finalists. Now, says William's positive attitude and optimism are infectious,
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adding everything comes from him. People want to work with
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the earth Shot Prize because of the optimism and can
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do attitude at the heart of the organization that comes
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straight from the Prince. Before William headed to Brazil, the
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Prince and Princess of Wales hosted a small thank you
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celebration for builders and staff who worked around the clock
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to help them move early into their new home, Forest
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Lodge and wins a Great Park. William and Kate reportedly
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served thanks snacks at the York Club at private pub
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for Crown at State residents to express their gratitude for
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the team's effort in completing the move weeks ahead of schedule.
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The family's relocation marks their official farewell to Adelaide Cottage,
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which William is said to have privately described as cursed.
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The couple had moved there from Kensington Palace in twenty
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twenty two, hoping for a quieter life near the late Queen,
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but within weeks of their arrival, the Queen died and
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the following month's brought family strain, the release of spare
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in both Kate and the King's cancer diagnosis, and inside
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had told The Daily Mail, every part of Adelaide Cottage
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sadly had an unpleasant memory associated with it. It's a
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lovely house, but they experienced some of their most challenging
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times there. As family forest Lodge and eight bedroom Georgian
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homes surrounded by one hundred and fifty acres of secured land,
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will serve as the Wales Forever Home. The couple have
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personally paid for the move and renovations and will pay
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market rent to the Crown State. The Crown at State
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is a massive portfolio of land and property across England,
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Wales and North Island that legally belongs to the British Monarch,
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but it isn't private property, nor is it owned by
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the government. It is considered the Sovereign's public estate. Created
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in seventeen sixty when King George the Third handed over
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the estate's income to Parliament in exchange for an annual
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payment the Civil List. It has since funded both the
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monarchy and the UK Government. Today, it's revenues go mainly
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to His Majesty's Treasury eighty eight percent the Treasury in
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twelve percent back to the Monarch through the Sovereign Grant,
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which supports official royal duties. Valued at around fifteen point
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eight billion pounds, the Crown Estate is one of the
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UK's largest property managers. Its assets include much of central
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London's prime real estate, farmland, forests, Ascot Racecourse, Windsor Great Park,
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and over half of the country's coastline and seabed. It
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even controls the rights to all naturally occurring gold and
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silver in the UK, known as mines Royal. For now,
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William and Kate's nearest royal neighbor will be Andrew Mountbatten Windsor,
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who is preparing to vacate Royal Lodge less than two
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miles away. The sussexs never seem to learn. With today
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being a major pre announced day for the future, King
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William Harry has decided to head to Toronto for a
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series of engagements in support of veterans ahead of Remembrance Day,
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which isn't until Tuesday the eleventh. The Duke of Sussex
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will spend today and Thursday in the Canadian city, where
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he will meet with veterans, attend charity events and pay
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tribute to those who have served. This morning, Harry will
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take part in a number of engagements before joining a
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private lunch hosted by the True Patriot Love Foundation, which
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supports Canadian military personnel, veterans and their families. Later in
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the day, he will attend a fundraising dinner for the
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Halo Trust, the landmine clearance charity once championed by his
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late mother, Princess de Hannah. On Thursday, the princi will
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visit the Sunnybrook Veterans Center for a private meeting with residents,
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before returning that evening for True Patriot Love's National Tribute dinner.
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A spokesperson for Sunnybrook confirmed the visit, but said the
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event would be private. The True Patriot Love Foundation declined
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to comment on the details of the royals schedule. In
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The Royalist, Tom Sykes writes Brothers at War William's Beach
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Volleyball diplomacy undone by Harry's remembrance gambit. Sykes reveals aids
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to the Duke of Sussex said Buckingham Palace had been
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informed as a courtesy, adding pointedly that Harry would not
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need to announce such trips at the last minute if
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he had global security arrangements in place inside palace walls.
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The move has raised eyebrows. Williams's people don't believe in coincidence,
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one inside had told Sykes. They believe in choreography. Harry
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knows exactly what he's doing. Sources close to the Wales
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households say preparations are under way to redefine the monarchy's
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outer circle in anticipation of William's reign. William wants a
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slim down monarchy, one friend said, and Harry doesn't fit
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the silhouette more palace in just a moment. It's a
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very busy time in royal circles, as this next story
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would be our lead on most days, William wasn't the
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only one making soccer related royal news. His majesty as
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knighted Sir David Beckham. Sir David has described receiving his
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knighthood as the proudest moment of his life and revealed
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that his majesty even inspired the suit he wore for
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the occasion. The fifty year old former England captain was
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honored for his services to sport and charity during a
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ceremony at Windsor Castle. Beckham arrived in a gray morning
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suit designed by his wife, Victoria Lady Beckham, who joined
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him for the event alongside his parents, Ted and Sandra.
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Speaking afterwards, Beckham said the King had noticed his outfit.
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He was quite impressed with my suit. He's kind of
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the most elegantly dressed man that I know, so he
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inspired quite a few of my looks over the years
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and he definitely inspired this look. It was something that
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my wife made me. I looked at old pictures on
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him when he was quite young in morning suits and
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I was like, Okay, that's what I want to wear.
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So I gave it to my wife and she did it.
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The footballers said he has been deeply moved ever since
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learning of the honor in the King's Birthday honors list
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earlier this year. I've been very obviously lucky in my
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career to have won what I've won and done what
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I've done, but to receive an honor like this of
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a night is beyond anything I had ever thought I
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would receive. To be honest, a young boy from East
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end of London born in Leyton Stone. Here at Windsor
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Castle being honored by his Majesty the King, the most
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important and the most respected institution in the world. It's
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quite a moment. This is, without doubt my proudest moment.
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Beckham said he felt hugely honored to be recognized not
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just for football, but for his charitable work, which he
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began as a teenager. I realized early on that people
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listened to me and that was a powerful tool in
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the world of charity, he said. I just found very
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quickly that we could make change with things that I
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said and things I got involved in, and I think
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that's why it's so important to me. A long time
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Unitseff Goodwill Ambassador, Beckham reflected on his motivation for philanthropy.
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All the things that I do I do out of love.
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I don't do it because I'm forced to do it.
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I don't do it because i have to do it.
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I do it because it's important and they have it.
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series out called Crown and Controversy. Prince Andrew following the
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you get your podcasts, or just look for the link
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in the show notes. I'm Mirk Francis. My thanks to
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