Speaker 1: Calarogu Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace intrig Gay,
Speaker 1: I'm your host, Mark Francis, a source told in Style
Speaker 1: magazine that William and Kate are already making plans for
Speaker 1: their reign. According to The Insider, the last thing Kate
Speaker 1: and William want to do is put a case forward
Speaker 1: for Charles to abdicate. They want him to go on
Speaker 1: as long as he physically wants to, but still there
Speaker 1: is that horrible reality of the fact he's not getting
Speaker 1: any younger, and his condition means that the time to
Speaker 1: step up will be sooner rather than later in the
Speaker 1: years ahead. The Daily Beast went one further with the
Speaker 1: headline Prince William and Kate plot Christmas coup on King
Speaker 1: Charles pur The Beast William and Kate who expected to
Speaker 1: host a rival Christmas party at Annmer Hall, their home
Speaker 1: on the Sandringham estate, with Kate's parents Mike and Carroll
Speaker 1: Middleton joining them. The gathering is expected to be a
Speaker 1: laid back fair, striking a different note from the usual
Speaker 1: royal holiday stale. According to friends of the royals, extended
Speaker 1: family members like Prince Andrew and his family, including Sarah Ferguson,
Speaker 1: are watching King Charles's health over the coming months before
Speaker 1: deciding on their holiday plans. It will be a quieter
Speaker 1: Christmas than last year, but the question is how quiet.
Speaker 1: A friend of Andrews said, usually everyone would know what
Speaker 1: bits they are invited to by now this year is
Speaker 1: just wait and see. Though King Charles has anticipated to
Speaker 1: make a brief appearance, the traditional Boxing Day pheasant and
Speaker 1: partridge shoot will proceed, with William likely stepping into lead.
Speaker 1: As usual. The family's Christmas walk to church will also
Speaker 1: take place. Beyond the formalities, William and Kate are reportedly
Speaker 1: working to reframe the Royal Christmas tradition. According to one insider,
Speaker 1: the couple wants to add a middle class favor, focusing
Speaker 1: on eating chocolate, movie marathons, and generally sliding off the couch.
Speaker 1: A former courtier shared that William and Kate might even
Speaker 1: take to social media to showcase family moments, saying a
Speaker 1: little social media of the family eating chocolate and watching
Speaker 1: TV would be a very effective way of showing how
Speaker 1: normal Christmas is at and Ma Hall compared to what
Speaker 1: we hear about at Sandringham. One ritual is said to
Speaker 1: be high on Kate's list to change is the Christmas
Speaker 1: Eve gift exchange, a German custom dating back to Queen
Speaker 1: Victoria and Prince Albert. While the tradition will likely remain
Speaker 1: for now, William and Kate are expected to keep their
Speaker 1: children's presents for Christmas Day. A friend confirmed Kate has
Speaker 1: always found the presence on Christmas Eve thing weird. It
Speaker 1: is definitely going to be gotten rid of when they
Speaker 1: are officially running things. The Middleton family's presence could also
Speaker 1: add warmth to the festivities. William is said to be
Speaker 1: enthusiastic about embracing Kate's much more normal conception of Christmas.
Speaker 1: Set of friend, It's always been a slightly covert rival
Speaker 1: Christmas party at their house, but it's going to be
Speaker 1: much more obvious this year. If they post pictures, it'll
Speaker 1: be an official coup attempt. A former communication executive for
Speaker 1: the couple remarked William and Kate had made an incredibly
Speaker 1: successful brand out of being normal and boring, but the
Speaker 1: crazy Royal customs at Christmas threaten all that. It's not
Speaker 1: surprising they want to change the narrative as they prepare
Speaker 1: to take the throne themselves. On his tour of Samoa,
Speaker 1: Charles found himself visibly grimacing as he witnessed the intricate
Speaker 1: and traditional Samoan tattoo process known as tattoo being etched
Speaker 1: onto a local woman's skin. A king who's exploring regional
Speaker 1: culture alongside Queen Camilla, looked on with a mix of
Speaker 1: fascination and empathy as John Lemizio, a master tattooist, introduced
Speaker 1: him to his family of artisans at Samoa's cultural village
Speaker 1: in a p year. Curious about the ordeal, Charles asked,
Speaker 1: is it painful? John responded with a chuckle, It's very,
Speaker 1: very painful, very painful. As the King pressed further, wondering
Speaker 1: does the pain last very long, John replied with a
Speaker 1: touch of humor, it's a lifetime of pain. When Charles,
Speaker 1: clearly sympathetic, asked if a drink might help, John affirm
Speaker 1: the resilience of the tradition, Nope, no medicine. The exchange
Speaker 1: revealed both the King's genue an interest and the deep
Speaker 1: cultural significance of this Samoan art form, where each tattoo
Speaker 1: bears a legacy of endurance and heritage. Charles has big
Speaker 1: plans for Bowmorl Estate, aiming to transform a part of
Speaker 1: Queen Elizabeth Seconds cherished retreat into an exclusive wedding venue.
Speaker 1: Under the new proposal submitted to Aberdeenshire Council, the Queen's building,
Speaker 1: the up Bowmoral Castle, could soon host weddings, dinners and events,
Speaker 1: bringing a modern twist to a police steeped in royal history.
Speaker 1: The sprawling fifty thousand acre estate has long been more
Speaker 1: than a stately home. In addition to the castle itself,
Speaker 1: it encompasses vast grouse moors, ancient forests and fertile farmland.
Speaker 1: Scotland's flexible regulations mean that a wedding venue doesn't require
Speaker 1: a formal license, making it simpler for the public to
Speaker 1: say I do that this iconic spot where music will
Speaker 1: reportedly be kept to a low level to ensue a
Speaker 1: piece on the grounds. Although Charles and Camilla now favor
Speaker 1: the nearby Burkhall Estate formerly the Queen Mother's residence, bal
Speaker 1: Moral continues as family haven. Originally bought by Prince Albert
Speaker 1: for Queen Victoria in eighteen fifty two, Balmoral Castle has
Speaker 1: stood as a beloved royal residence for generations. If approved,
Speaker 1: this newest venture would let the public experience a piece
Speaker 1: of the royal heritage in their own special Day. An
Speaker 1: update on Diddy and the Royals, Shawn Ditty Coombs extended
Speaker 1: invitations to Prince William and Prince Harry on ten separate occasions,
Speaker 1: offering to cover their travel, accommodation and security. According to
Speaker 1: his former publicist Rob Shooter, from two thousand and two
Speaker 1: to two thousand and four, Shooter observed that Diddy was
Speaker 1: obsessed with the British Royals, likening himself to royalty and
Speaker 1: wanting the two princes to be part of his social circle. However,
Speaker 1: despite the repeated invites, William and Harry consistently declined, never
Speaker 1: becoming part of Diddy's world. The only public interaction between
Speaker 1: Diddy and the princes was during the concert for Diana
Speaker 1: at Wembley Stadium in two thousand and seven, held in
Speaker 1: honour of their late mother. Did He performed at the event,
Speaker 1: but beyond that, no closer relationship materialized between the rapper
Speaker 1: and the royal brothers. Tell us intrig to a rap back,
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Speaker 1: Camilla's son Tom Parker Bowls, recently revealed by his mum,
Speaker 1: isn't in the family's WhatsApp group, and the reason is
Speaker 1: as practical as it is nostalgic. According to Tom, the
Speaker 1: Queen sticks to her trusty old Nokia phone, a choice
Speaker 1: rooted in security considerations, meaning she's left out of the
Speaker 1: family chats that otherwise keeps Tom, his sister Laura Lobson,
Speaker 1: their children connected. Tom admits that keeping up with Camilla's
Speaker 1: schedule can be a challenge. Often he calls his mum
Speaker 1: only to hear no answer, only to later find her
Speaker 1: on TV attending one of the many engagements with King Charles.
Speaker 1: In an interview with Woman and Home, the forty nine
Speaker 1: year old food critic shared that despite being in her seventies,
Speaker 1: the Queen has up to thirty engagements in a single day,
Speaker 1: and her packed schedule is nothing new. She always worked
Speaker 1: quite hard, he explained. I read my mother and she
Speaker 1: doesn't answer. I look on the television and think, ah,
Speaker 1: she's in Jersey. When asked about family dynamics post Camilla's
Speaker 1: rise to queen, Tom said not much has changed. Family
Speaker 1: has always come first for her, and her grandchildren have
Speaker 1: adjusted seamlessly, even affectionately calling the King Upper. As for
Speaker 1: his own career, Tom recently combined his culinary expertise with
Speaker 1: his royal connections in his new book Cooking and the Crown,
Speaker 1: which deals into the dishes enjoyed by the Royals, including
Speaker 1: his mother and stepfather. In his book The Good, the
Speaker 1: Bad and the Rugby Unleashed, Mike Tyndall gives a glimpse
Speaker 1: into the more grounded, informal side of royal family life,
Speaker 1: especially when they would gather in Scotland. Despite acknowledging a
Speaker 1: lot of drama surrounding the royal family, he insists that
Speaker 1: at heart they are just a close knit family. He
Speaker 1: points to a photo of his daughter Mia with the
Speaker 1: late Prince Philip, taken during one of these family getaways
Speaker 1: in Scotland. Describing the scene, he writes, is a great
Speaker 1: picture of my daughter Mia sitting with the Duke of Edinburgh.
Speaker 1: The captures exactly what those afternoons were like, members of
Speaker 1: a very close family who loved each other dearly, spending
Speaker 1: precious time together. Mike reflects on how family meals, particularly
Speaker 1: in Scotland, were notably relaxed. Lunches were also relaxed, especially
Speaker 1: up in Scotland, where lunch would often be heading out
Speaker 1: into the open space of the Scottishighlands for a picnic.
Speaker 1: I'm sometimes asked if the Queen did informality like normal people,
Speaker 1: and the answer to that is yes. Her life wasn't
Speaker 1: like an episode of Dalton Abbey. Zara and I would
Speaker 1: often watch the racing with her on TV as I'm
Speaker 1: sure lots of people reading this have done with their
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