Speaker 1: Caloroga Shark Media. Hello and welcome through palas in Tree
Speaker 1: gam your host Mark Francis. Meghan Michael has unveiled her
Speaker 1: latest business venture, a strategic investment in Sesta Collective, a
Speaker 1: female run handbag company specializing in hand woven bags. The
Speaker 1: Duchess of Sussex discovered the brand during one of her
Speaker 1: online shopping sessions, noting that she often spends time searching
Speaker 1: for new and unique brands. Sessta Collective's bags, which are
Speaker 1: crafted by women in Rwanda and finished in Italy, caught
Speaker 1: Meghan's attention, leading her to not only sport one of
Speaker 1: their bags publicly, but also to make a financial investment
Speaker 1: in the company. In a rare interview with The New
Speaker 1: York Times, Meghan discussed her influence on fashion, recalling how
Speaker 1: wearing a bag by British brand Strathberry during her first
Speaker 1: royal engagement with Prince Harry and twin seventeen caused the
Speaker 1: product to sell out, significantly boosting the brand's visibility. Times
Speaker 1: where I know there is a global spotlight, I support
Speaker 1: designers that I have really great friendships with and smaller
Speaker 1: up and coming brands, Meghan said, highlighting her awareness of
Speaker 1: her power to promote lesser known labels. Meghan's investment incests
Speaker 1: the Collective is not her first foray into business. She
Speaker 1: had previously invested in ethical wellness brand Clever Blends and
Speaker 1: sustainable investment firm Ethic. Her involvement in these ventures often
Speaker 1: includes leveraging her celebrity connections, such as sending product samples
Speaker 1: to Oprah Winfrey, who then shared them on social media.
Speaker 1: Earlier this year, Meghan launched her own lifestyle brand, American
Speaker 1: Riviera Orchard, with an Instagram teaser video that featured her
Speaker 1: cooking and arranging flowers. Although the brand's website and social
Speaker 1: media pages were introduced with much anticipation, there has been
Speaker 1: little information released since. Meghan's friends and influences, including Abigail
Speaker 1: Spencer and Chris Jenna, have shared posts about receiving the
Speaker 1: brand's first batch of jam, yet details about a full
Speaker 1: scale launch remain scarce, leaving many curious about the brand's
Speaker 1: future developments. Prince Harry is set to visit New York
Speaker 1: next month to lead a significant event marking the twenty
Speaker 1: fifth anniversary of the Diana Award, a charity established to
Speaker 1: honor his late mother, Princess Diana's commitment to empowering young people.
Speaker 1: The event will focus on youth led discussions addressing the
Speaker 1: major challenges facing their generation today. Dr tess Ojo, the
Speaker 1: charity's CEO, expressed enthusiasm about the upcoming event, stating in
Speaker 1: our Twitter fifth year the Diana Award is delighted to
Speaker 1: be leading an event with Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex,
Speaker 1: in New York this September. The event will be driven
Speaker 1: by young people and their insights on the biggest issues
Speaker 1: facing their generation today. Both Prince Harry and Prince William
Speaker 1: have continued to support the Diana Award, although they now
Speaker 1: do so separately. In recent years, the brothers have participated
Speaker 1: in different ways, with William attending events in person and
Speaker 1: Harry joining via videolink. Before Harry's decision to step down
Speaker 1: as a senior royal and relocate to the US, the
Speaker 1: two brothers attended the awards together. Meghan Michael will not
Speaker 1: be accompanying Harry on this trip. Meghan is ostensibly busy
Speaker 1: raising children, investing in handbag companies, making dog biscuits and jam,
Speaker 1: hosting a cooking show, and perhaps even someday actually recording
Speaker 1: a podcast for Lemonade Immedia. According to two sources, Meghan
Speaker 1: has chosen to step back to allow Harry to focus
Speaker 1: on the causes and initiatives that he is passionate about.
Speaker 1: One source mentioned the trip will support Harry's work with
Speaker 1: his patronages. Another added Meghan doesn't have to attend every
Speaker 1: event with her husband. If she skips an event, it
Speaker 1: doesn't mean there is anything wrong between them. She's happy
Speaker 1: for him to take this one on his own to
Speaker 1: shine a light on what really matters to him. As
Speaker 1: the anniversary of the tragic accident in Paris approaches, a
Speaker 1: new docu series about Princess Diana is in the works.
Speaker 1: The three part series, titled Who Killed Dana, aims to
Speaker 1: delve deeper into the circumstances surrounding the death of the
Speaker 1: Princess of Wales on August thirty first, nineteen ninety seven.
Speaker 1: The project is a collaboration between Ever Wonder Studio, founded
Speaker 1: by former Times Studio's president Ian Orifice and backed by
Speaker 1: Jeff Suckers, Redbird, I Am I and Emma Cooper's Empress Films.
Speaker 1: The company known for Netflix doncumentaries Depth Versus Heard and
Speaker 1: the Mystery of Marilyn Monroe who Killed Diana, promises to
Speaker 1: feature rare and in some instances, first ever interviews with
Speaker 1: key sources connected to the tragic incident. The docu series
Speaker 1: aims to shed new light on the case that has
Speaker 1: captivated the world's attention for decades, offering fresh perspectives and
Speaker 1: insights into the events surrounding Dianna's untimely death. Nathan Kay
Speaker 1: floated a theory about Harry in The Express. Kay writes,
Speaker 1: it seems no accident that the dates surrounding Prince Harry's
Speaker 1: paperback edition of Spare coincide with key moments for the
Speaker 1: Royal family. While some might interpret the Duke of Sussex
Speaker 1: deciding not to add new chapters as an olive branch
Speaker 1: to smooth over tensions, I find the timing of the
Speaker 1: announcements highly suspect. Take, for instance, the decision to announce
Speaker 1: the release of the paperback on Monday. Writers the royal
Speaker 1: family are holiday saying at Bowmorl this is time for
Speaker 1: the firm to rest and reflect after a rather turbulent year,
Speaker 1: a brief pause from the public eye. Yet the announcement
Speaker 1: feels less like a coincidence and more like a calculated move.
Speaker 1: To disrupt the royal family's plans. The absence of Prince Harry,
Speaker 1: Meghan and their children from this year's Bowmorral gathering, dubbed
Speaker 1: the bow Moral Summit, speaks volumes. More pointedly, the paperback's
Speaker 1: October release clashes with King charles high profile appearance at
Speaker 1: the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Samoa, the first
Speaker 1: he will attend as King, or you know, maybe fourth
Speaker 1: quarter is just a good time to sell books. Palacindric
Speaker 1: we right back, William and Kate expressed their excitement for
Speaker 1: the upcoming Para Olympic Games in Paris. They shared their
Speaker 1: enthusiasm on x, quoting the post by Paralympics GB that
Speaker 1: read it's today hashtag Paralympics. William and Kate responded, looking
Speaker 1: forward to another few weeks of incredible sport, wishing the
Speaker 1: very best of luck to our Paralympics GB athletes and
Speaker 1: all those competing at Paris twenty twenty four, signing off
Speaker 1: the message with W and C to denote that it
Speaker 1: was a personal message from both of them. William and
Speaker 1: Kate have a long history of supporting the Olympics, having
Speaker 1: attended the opening ceremony of the London twenty twelve para Olympics.
Speaker 1: King Charles has appointed Eerlyn Wallan CBE is the new
Speaker 1: Master of the King's Music, making her the first person
Speaker 1: to hold the role under his reign. Wallan, sixty six,
Speaker 1: is a Belize born composer renowned for her work on
Speaker 1: the twenty twelve Paralympics and twenty twenty one COP twenty
Speaker 1: six Environmental Summit in Glasgow. Expressing her excitement, Wallen stated,
Speaker 1: I am thrilled to accept this royal appointment. Will be
Speaker 1: a privilege and the great honor to serve His Majesty,
Speaker 1: the King, United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. I look forward
Speaker 1: to championing music and music making for all. Wallan, who
Speaker 1: studied at Goldsmith's, King's College, London and King's College, Cambridge,
Speaker 1: has broken barriers throughout her career. She was the first
Speaker 1: woman to receive an Ivan Novello Award for Classical Music
Speaker 1: and the first black woman to have a work featured
Speaker 1: in the Proms. She was honored as an MBE by
Speaker 1: King Charles when he was Prince of Way in two
Speaker 1: thousand and seven, and later as a CBE by Princess
Speaker 1: Anne in twenty twenty one. Both for her contributions to music.
Speaker 1: The role of Master of the King's Music, which dates
Speaker 1: back to sixteen twenty five during King Charles the First's reign,
Speaker 1: traditionally involves composing music for special royal occasions, such as
Speaker 1: weddings or jubileese. While the position carries no fixed duties,
Speaker 1: it has a significant symbolic role in the British cultural landscape.
Speaker 1: In recent years, the term has been set at ten years,
Speaker 1: similar to the poet laureate, and they have it. If
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