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Speaker 1: Callarogus Shark Media. Hello, and welcome to Pallace Intrigue Game,

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your host, Mark Francis. One of the longest running debates

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among royal watchers isn't about succession or protocol. It's what

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to call the Princess of Wales? Is she Kate, Katherine,

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Kate Middleton or Katherine Princess of Wales? According to royal

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correspondent Simon Vigor, Buckingham Palace settled that question years ago,

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even if the media hasn't always followed along. Speaking to

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gb News while promoting his upcoming book The Four Wives

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of Windsor, Vigatold, Royal correspondents were quietly encouraged after William

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and Catherine's twenty ten engagement to use her birth name

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Katherine rather than Kate. That guidance Kane, despite Prince William

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himself referring to his fiancee as Kate during their engagement interview.

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Vigor said, Kate obviously works in a headline like Diane

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Meg but in the years after we were getting brief

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that it's Katherine. She's definitely Catherine. So why does Kate

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Middleton remain so common? Hello Magazine spoke with Andrew Coco,

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NBC's Universal's Senior director of Web Strategy and SEO, who

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said the answer has less to do with royal protocol

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than internet search habits. He said that millions of people,

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particularly in the United States, still search for Kate Middleton,

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making it the most recognizable term online. From a digital

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publishing perspective, using that name helps reader's fine stories, even

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though it isn't her official title. Here repealas intrigue, which

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primarily has an American audience. We primarily use Kate and

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or Kate Middleton for those sane reasons. We also tend

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to be casual, referring to our principal characters by their names,

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for example, Charles, rather than always using his formal titles.

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Kate's wardrobe often gets plenty of attention, but according to

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one hairstylist, it's her approach to here that maybe the

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real secret behind her consistently polished public appearances. Speaking to

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The Daily Male, hairstylist Tina Foray says the Princess of

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Wales relies on what she calls a core rotation of

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four classic hairstyles, rather than constantly reinventing her look. The

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first is perhaps Catherine's signature style, wearing her hair half

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up and half down. Foray says the look frames her face,

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highlighting her cheekbones, and works equally well for formal engagements

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and more relaxed appearances. For outdoor events, Catherine often switches

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to a practical ponytail, keeping her hair out of her

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face while maintaining a polished appearance. Another familiar look is

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the loose, flowing waves that have become closely associated with

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the princess over the years. Forrey describes them as mermaid waves,

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a style that has even appeared on Princess Charlotte. During

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recent public events and when the occasion calls for something

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more formal, Catherine frequently opts for a classic updoor or

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low bun, particularly state occasions, royal ascoton trooping the color.

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For A believes the strategy is intentional, she told The

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Daily Mail. Each look has established itself as a classic,

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which she can wear again and again, depending on the occasion.

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Prince George's thirteenth birthday was celebrated much like any other child's.

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One parent who attended the party told The Daily Beast,

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I went to the house for a kid's birthday party,

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and they were the ones organizing the games, any of

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us lot would get an entertainer and set in the

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house drinking rose. The birthday itself was marked publicly with

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a new portrait and a simple birthday message on the

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Prince and Princess of Wales's social media accounts, while the

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family reportedly celebrated privately with George's friends at home. As

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George enters his teenage years, that balancing acts between preparing

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a future king for public life while preserving as much

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normality as possible is likely to become one of William

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and Catherine's biggest parenting challenges. Keaton Williams shared a collection

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of photos and short videos on Instagram under the title

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Summer Rewind Thinking Supporters with the message thank you to

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everyone who has made the last few months so special.

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The post Office snapshot of the busy season for the

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Whales family. Among the images is the couple arriving at

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Royal Ascot, where Catherine wore a bright yellow outfit that

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William subtly matched with a yellow flower on its lapel.

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Another photograph shows the family relaxing outdoors with Prince George,

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Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis joined by the family's English

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cocker spaniels Uler and Otto. The picture was originally released

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in April to celebrate William and Catherine's fifteenth wedding anniversary,

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and was taken by photographer Matt Porteus. The carousel also

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revisits one of Catherine's most remarkable accomplishments this year, completing

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the three Peaks challenge. The princess claimed the highest mountains

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in England, Scotland and Wales within twenty four hours to

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raise money for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. The video

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portion of the post includes highlights from Sir David Attenborough's

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one hundredth birthday celebration at London's Royal Albert Hall. During

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the event, Prince William paid tribute to the renowned broadcast

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as saying it is a rare privilege to celebrate a

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century of life, but it is rareer still when that

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person has transformed the way we see the only home

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that we have, Planet Earth. The summer retrospective also follows

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William's recent public comments on the devastating wildfires are affecting

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parts of Europe and the UK. In an Instagram story

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posted earlier this week, he expressed sympathy for those impacted,

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and thanked emergency crews for their work. William wrote, our

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thoughts are with everyone affected by the devastating wildfires across France,

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Spain and the UK, a stark reminder of the challenges

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posed by an increasingly extreme climate and the importance of

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protecting both people and nature. The timing of the post

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has also drawn attention because it comes just days after

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Megan shared her own family vacation photos. As things tend

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to go, Meghan's posts were mocked, whereas William and Cads

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were warmly received. More palatan just the moment. If you

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ever find yourself chatting with King Charles, there's one everyday

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word you probably won't hear him use. According to social

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anthropologist Kate Fox, who has studied the language and customs

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of Britain's upper classes, the Royal family traditionally avoids saying

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the word toilet. Instead, they're much more likely to ask

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for the laboratory or simply the loo. Fox tells he

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Low Magazine that the preference dates back centuries. Although toilet

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sounds perfectly English today, it actually comes from the French

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word toilette, and over time Britain's upper classes develop their

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own vocabulary that often avoided certain fashionable French terms. It's

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not the only linguistic quirk associated with the Royals. If

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you're invited to an evening meal and of royal residents,

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don't expect anyone to ask if you're staying for tea.

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According to Fox, the family would be more likely to

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call it dinner or supper, and what many of us

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would call the living room or lounge in a royal

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residence is more likely to be referred to as a

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sitting room or the drawing room. Is even etiquette around

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describing things rather than saying something as posh. Fox says

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members of the upper classes are more likely to call

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it smart, reserving posh for ironic jokes. Princess Olympia of

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Greece celebrated her thirtieth birthday with a weekend of festivities

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that offered royal watches a glimpse into both her family

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life and personal life. Olympia, the daughter of Crown Prince

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Pavlos and Princess Marie Chantal of Greece and the god

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daughter of King Charles, marked the milestone with celebrations that

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included a yacht party, family dinner's birthday cakes, and gatherings

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with friends. The weekend also included plenty of time on

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the water, with Olympia posting photos from a yacht alongside

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friends and family. Although Greece abolished its monarchy in nineteen

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seventy four, the former royal family continues to use their

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titles socially, and Olympia has become one of its most

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recognizable members through her work as a model and fashioned personality.

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The family also maintains close tires with the British royal family.

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King Charles, then Prince of Wales became olympia godfather when

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she was born in nineteen ninety six, and the two

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families have remained close over the years. While Olympia was

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born in New York, she spent much of her childhood

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in London after her family relocated to the UK, giving

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her long standing connections to both British and European royal circles.

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Olympia continues to balance that royal heritage with a career

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in fashion and modeling. While her birthday weekend offered another

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reminder that Europe's extended royal families remained closely connected even

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when many of those monarchies no longer officially exist and

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