Aug. 11, 2025

William vs. Harry: Royal Wedding Tensions, Andrew’s Infidelities, and Meghan’s Legal Woes

William vs. Harry: Royal Wedding Tensions, Andrew’s Infidelities, and Meghan’s Legal Woes

Prince William and Prince Harry are both invited to cousin Peter Phillips’ wedding—but sources say they’ll stay as far apart as possible. Meanwhile, Andrew Lownie’s biography alleges Prince Andrew cheated on Sarah Ferguson with over a dozen women in their first year of marriage. Meghan Markle faces renewed legal drama from half-sister Samantha, while commentators question the Duchess’s history of breaking royal fashion protocol. And yes—Queen Elizabeth may have attended a ghost-cleansing ceremony at Sandringham.

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Calorougus Shark Media BA, hello and welcome to Pallas Intrigue.

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I am your host, Mark for Ancis. Prince William and

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Prince Harry are both expected to attend the upcoming wedding

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of their cousin Peter Phillips, but don't expect any signs

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of reconciliation between the royal brothers. According to reporting from

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Shutter Scoop, a senior palace insider claims the rift between

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William and Harry remains active and raw. The brothers have

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said to have made it explicitly clear no photos, no interaction,

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and under no circumstances are they to be seated next

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to one another. Prince William, as the future king, is

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reportedly insisting on seating arrangements that reflect his status. A

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source told Shutter Scoop that William's team insisted his seat

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reflect his future role as king, and that means Harry's

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position must be visibly beneath his. They don't even try

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to hide the hierarchy anymore. Meanwhile, Prince Harry's camp has

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said who have requested a completely separate arrival and no

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inclusion in any official portraits. A source close to the

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Duke of Sussex said he doesn't want to be part

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of some fake pr reunion. He's not interested in pretending

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things are fine when they're not. And while both men

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will attend the wedding and reception, any hope of brotherly

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warmth appears unlikely. A family source claims they'll be in

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the same room, but not in the same frame. No speeches,

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no toasts, no warm moments, just frost. Peter Phillips, the

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oldest son of Princess Anne, is due to Mary Harriet Spurling,

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a pediatric nurse who has already captured the attention of

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royal watchers with her polished appearances at summer events. But

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when it comes to his cousins, the spectacle may not

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be the bride's dress, but just how far apart the

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princes can be placed on a seating chart. TV presenter

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Nick E told The Express Prince Harry has always been

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close to Peter Phillips, and Harry has been known to

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attend major royal occasions on his own. I think that

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it would be a good thing for his popularity if

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he attended the wedding. If he is looking to gain

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favor with his family, this could be a nice way

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of starting to heal the rift. If he doesn't attend,

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it will look a bit petty and that he is

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not supporting his cousin. On this special day, one imagines

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that Princess Catherine will attend, but will the Duchess of

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Sussex well guess she was unable to find a babysitter.

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Prince Andrew was once again at the center of a

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royal firestorm as the latest allegations from Andrew Lowney's biography

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entitled The Rise and Fall of the House of York,

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suggest that the discreased Duke was unfaithful to Sarah Ferguson

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with more than a dozen women during just the first

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year of their marriage. The claim comes from a former

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Royal driver who reportedly witnessed enough to confirm Andrew's infidelity

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was both frequent and brazen. When Royal insider quoted in

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the book said Sarah felt deeply hurt when Andrew failed

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to come home during his military leave, referring to herself

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as a sure widow. The tensions between the couple reportedly

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reached explosive levels according to Lowney. One source said their

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arguments bordered on domestic violence, with Sarah once telling a friend,

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you have to understand what I am dealing with here.

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I am married to a man who has never been

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inside a supermarket. The Duke's lifestyle, too, seemed to wear

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on the marriage. Andrew's idea of a good time on

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a beautiful sunny day was to sit in the house

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and watch golf on the television. The book claims his

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dinner would be placed in front of him so he

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could continue watching TV, and then he would go to bed.

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When Ferguson reportedly tried to raise concerns with the Queen,

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the conversation was allegedly redirected to dogs and horses. Entitled

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has already raised eyebrows for its sweeping accusations against Andrew,

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from reckless financial habits to alleged sexual misconduct. Now Lowney's

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revelations appear to be sparking renewed conversations within royal circles

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about Andrew's long term role, if any, in public life.

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According to The Daily Telegraph, sources close to Prince William

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say he understands the reputational threat his uncle poses to

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the monarchy in the new generation and won't shy away

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from taking action if it needs to fall to him

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as king. One option being considered stripping andrew of his

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title altogether, something that would require legislation and the involvement

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of government ministers. The days when the press treated Andrews's

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behavior as harmless Randy Andy antics are long gone. The

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allegations brought by Epstein victim Virginia Jeffrey, though complex and contested,

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marked a turning point, and now as Lowney's book continues

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to stir up controversy, it may well push the Royal

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family toward a final reckoning with Andrews's legacy. In normal times,

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a piece by Richard Eden would be a top story.

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But we've been a little busy, Eden shared in the Mail.

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Given the volume of headlines that Megan created, people forget

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how brief her royal tenure was. It spanned a mere

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twenty two months. In that time, there was more than

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a dozen examples of her breaking the rules, about one

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every two months. The vast majority of her protocol breaches

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involved clothing and the rules about what royals are supposed

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to wear or not wear, bearing in mind the nature

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of the event they're attending in the time of day.

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As an actress for more than two decades, Before she

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married Prince Harry, Meghan would have been well aware of

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the power of costumes and storytelling. The first breach was

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during her official engagement photographed when she wore a sheer gown,

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which is a real no no for daytime attire. Soon

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after her wedding, Meghan joined Princess Catherine at Wimbledon. She

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chose to wear trousers. Meghan would, as a royal Duchess,

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have been expected to keep to the usual royal box rules, and,

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like Catherine, wear skirts or dresses for the occasion. Perhaps

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Megan's most crass sartorial gesture, however, was her choice of

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outfit for the twenty eighteen British Fashion Awards. It's such

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an honor to be here celebrating British fashion and British

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fashion designers in my new home of the UK, she declared,

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while wearing a gown by French label Givon. She Eden

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adds any person who comes into the royal family believing

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they can have all the benefits and not pay the bill, well,

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they simply haven't understood the contract with the crown. Meghan

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is once again facing legal drama from within her own family.

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Her estranged half sister Samantha Markele, is pressing forward with

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an appeal after her twenty time twenty two defamation lawsuit

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was dismissed with prejudice last year. Oral arguments have now

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been scheduled for September ninth in Jacksonville, Florida. Samantha had

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originally sued the Dungeess of Sussex overcomments made in various interviews,

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including Meghan's high profile twenty twenty one conversation with Oprah Winfrey.

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Although the court dismissed the case, ruling it could not

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be filed again, Samantha is now hoping a panel will

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revive it. Royal commentator Ian Pellam Turner suggests the renewed

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legal battle casts a shadow over any attempts Prince Harry

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might be making to reconnect with his family. The Royals

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are hyper sensitive toward any legal issues in America, Turner warned,

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especially those that risk more secrets being exposed. Hillary Fordage

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and other royal experts of the optics of troubling. There's

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nothing good about this for Megan Markele. Whether Samantha's allegations

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are true or not doesn't matter. It doesn't reflect well

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either way. Branding expert Doug Eldridge Wade in noting when

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there's a public breakup of a beloved family, like Harry

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in the Wind, it creates a vacuum. Megan has long

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kept her family at arm's length at this point. Changing

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that would unravel the narrative she's carefully built more Pallas

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in just a moment. A new podcast episode has reignited

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one of the more curious royal rumors. The Queen Elizabeth

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I Sacon once attended a ghost cleansing ceremony at Sandringham.

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Royal biographer Robert Hartman, speaking on Queen's Kings and Dastardly Things,

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shed light on the decade's old tale originally recounted in

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the private diaries of fellow royal chronicler Kenneth Rose. According

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to Rose, staff at Sandringham became increasingly unsettled in the

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year two thousand by strange goings on in the very

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bedroom where King George the sixth died in nineteen fifty two.

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Spooped and unsure where to turn, they reportedly appealed to

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the Queen mother a solution invite a local parson to

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conduct what's been dubbed a religious cleansing ceremony and ask

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her daughter, the Queen, to attend. Hardman was quick to

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clarify the scene. It wasn't a conventional exorcism, he said.

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There was no dramatic casting out of demons like you

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see in films. It was said that the room contained

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a troubled spirit and that Parson was supposed to bless

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the space alongside the Queen and the Queen Mother Lady

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and waiting preue Pen was also said to have been present.

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The service included holy communion and special prayers, which Rose

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claimed were designed to quietly supposed spirit of Georgia six,

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or possibly someone else entirely. Rose even speculated, with little evidence,

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whether the ghost might have been Princess Diana, whose tragic

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death had occurred just a few years prior. As for

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whether the Queen and her mother truly believed the ghost stories,

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that remains one of the monarchy's many mysteries. But as

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Hardman points out, the royal household has long been a

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place where history, tradition, and sometimes the supernatural all quietly coexist. Yeah,

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