Speaker 1: Calorogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Pallas Intrigue. I'm
Speaker 1: your host, Mark Francis. Prince Harry is reportedly preparing to
Speaker 1: spend some holiday cheer with a special virtual Christmas party
Speaker 1: for a charity close to his heart. According to reports,
Speaker 1: the Duke of Sussex will host a video call on
Speaker 1: December tenth with children supported by Scotty's Little Soldiers, a
Speaker 1: charity that aids kids who have lost a parent in
Speaker 1: the armed forces. Royal observers noted that this was an
Speaker 1: invite that did not include Megan, the Duchess of Sussex.
Speaker 1: In an invitation email cited by The Express, the charity wrote,
Speaker 1: Prince Harry would like to jump on a call with
Speaker 1: as many of our members as possible to wish them
Speaker 1: all merry Christmas. He appreciates that the festive season can
Speaker 1: be hard for our members and wants them to know
Speaker 1: he is thinking of them. Members were also encouraged to
Speaker 1: submit questions for Harry, with the email adding this is
Speaker 1: your chance to get to know that Duke loads better
Speaker 1: and find out what Christmas is like for a prince.
Speaker 1: King Charles is reportedly intensifying efforts to evict Prince Andrew
Speaker 1: from the thirty one room Royal Lodge in Windsor amidst
Speaker 1: their increasingly strained relationship. Royal expert Hillary Forditch told Fox
Speaker 1: News Digital King Charles has finally lost patience with Prince Andrew,
Speaker 1: digging his hills in becoming a prisoner of his own pride.
Speaker 1: King Charles is beyond frustrated with Prince Andrew. The relationship
Speaker 1: is strained, described by friends as guarded and mainly Machiavelian.
Speaker 1: Better to keep one's friends close and one's enemies closer.
Speaker 1: Royal biographer Robert Hardman noted that Charles might start removing
Speaker 1: valuable items from Royal Lodge due to security concerns. The
Speaker 1: Royal Collection, which owns quite a lot of the treasures
Speaker 1: inside there, may say, well, we can't be confident that
Speaker 1: this place is safe anymore, and they'll start taking the
Speaker 1: paintings and some of the furniture away. Royal expert Richard
Speaker 1: Fitzwilliams pointed out the optics of the situation. There is
Speaker 1: the question of him no longer being a public servant,
Speaker 1: and is it right that he should still be allowed
Speaker 1: to live in a crown at state property From a
Speaker 1: pr stance. This is not a great look. Things have
Speaker 1: slightly backfired at a time when there is a focus
Speaker 1: on the Royal family's finances. Under the terms of the lease,
Speaker 1: Andrew can only leave Royal Lodge to his daughters or widow.
Speaker 1: The mansion is far too large for the disgraced Royal. However,
Speaker 1: he may be able to raise funds to help him
Speaker 1: with the upkeep. The last thing King Charles needs is
Speaker 1: the Prince Andrew problem to amplify the mystery around the
Speaker 1: Royal finances. There is no love lost between the brothers.
Speaker 1: King Charles wants Prince Andrew to voluntarily sort out his
Speaker 1: current situation to avoid any future upset. There will always
Speaker 1: be the worry that Prince Andrew could quickly fall on
Speaker 1: financial hard times and go down the same path as
Speaker 1: Prince Harran Megan Markle by writing a memoir or appearing
Speaker 1: in a damaging documentary. But I don't believe he would
Speaker 1: do this for the sake of his daughters. The Royal
Speaker 1: family are, however, aware that as a private individual, Prince
Speaker 1: Andrew could unknowingly pick up some unscrupulous wealthy clients. Chard claimed.
Speaker 1: This can then dig up or lead to another can
Speaker 1: of worms. Fitz Williams noted, given the way he looks
Speaker 1: at the world, it is unsurprising that Prince Andrew is
Speaker 1: resisting pressure to leave, but under the terms of his
Speaker 1: seventy five year lease, he has the right to stay
Speaker 1: if essential maintenance is carried out. In The Daily Mail,
Speaker 1: Richard Eden reports that the King may be rethinking his diet,
Speaker 1: including his long standing love of red meat. Following treatment
Speaker 1: for an unspecified cancer. Knowing for championing British meat, including
Speaker 1: efforts to revive mutton, the King may now reduce his
Speaker 1: Intaker's part of his recovery. Tom Parker Bowls, the King's
Speaker 1: step son, revealed that both Charles and Quein Camilla have
Speaker 1: been making changes to their diets. Yes, I eat meat,
Speaker 1: but I go easy on the red meat, as does
Speaker 1: my mother, Parker Bowls shared in an interview with Saga magazine,
Speaker 1: and the King, after what he's been through recently, is
Speaker 1: looking again at what and when he eats. Parker Bowls,
Speaker 1: a food writer and Mail On Sunday columnist, added, I'm
Speaker 1: know nutritionist, but I know that food is part of
Speaker 1: the body's medicine. It knows when it's having the right stuff.
Speaker 1: Buckingham Palace has not disc close the exact type of
Speaker 1: cancer Charles was treated for, but stated earlier this year
Speaker 1: that he underwent a procedure for an enlarged prostating January,
Speaker 1: during which a separate issue of concern was noted. Subsequent
Speaker 1: tests identified the illness for which he has been receiving treatment.
Speaker 1: While Charles previously advocated for reducing meat consumption as a
Speaker 1: weight to combat climate change, the dietary shift seems tied
Speaker 1: more closely to health concerns. Cancer Research UK notes that
Speaker 1: while processed meats are definitely linked to cancer, red meat
Speaker 1: is classified as a probable cause. Eating lots of processed
Speaker 1: meat can increase the risk of bowel cancer. The organization's
Speaker 1: states red meat is classed is a probable cause of cancer.
Speaker 1: This means there is a lot of good evidence of
Speaker 1: a link, but we need a few more of the
Speaker 1: best quality studies to be certain. Parker Bowles also shared
Speaker 1: that his mother, the Queen, is a fan of Jeremy
Speaker 1: Clarkson's farming show and Prime Video, saying Mum's a big
Speaker 1: fan of Clarkson's Farm, which is bringing British farming back
Speaker 1: into the spotlight. It's a tough, twenty four hour, thankless
Speaker 1: job that's often profitless, but how bizarre it's taken someone
Speaker 1: like Jeremy clarks And to point out things must change.
Speaker 1: Palace Intrigue be right back. Megan Markle's lesser known British
Speaker 1: thriller Anti Social has resurfaced and is now available to
Speaker 1: watch for free on Prime Video's Free v service. The
Speaker 1: twenty fifteen film, a UK Hungary co production, tells a
Speaker 1: story of a talented street artist played by Runaway's star
Speaker 1: Greg Sulkin, who risks his promising future to help his
Speaker 1: criminal brother amd a gangland rivalry. Marcl stars as Kristen,
Speaker 1: the artist's girlfriend, in one of her presuit's acting roles.
Speaker 1: The film, written and directed by Reg Travis of Joy Division,
Speaker 1: initially garnered mixed to negative reviews upon its release, with
Speaker 1: a meaga twenty five percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Mark
Speaker 1: Kmode of The Observer dismissed it as an uninspiring crime
Speaker 1: caper that awkwardly balanced its narrative with dreary discussions of
Speaker 1: the politics of street art. However, The Times offered a
Speaker 1: more favorable take, with Kate new appraising it remarkable energy
Speaker 1: and fun, though she noted the overuse of London gangster cliches.
Speaker 1: Megan is embracing the magic of the holiday season. Speaking
Speaker 1: with Marie Clare, Meghan said, I love the holidays. Archie
Speaker 1: little Bit are now three and five, so every year
Speaker 1: it gets better. At first, I think as a mum
Speaker 1: with children, you're just enjoying having them there, but they're
Speaker 1: not understanding everything that's happening yet. But now we're at
Speaker 1: the age where I can just wait to see it
Speaker 1: through their lens. Every year. Megan knows the importance of
Speaker 1: family and cherishes being near her mother Doria, adding I
Speaker 1: was thinking about in the past few years of having
Speaker 1: Thanksgiving here. Like many of us, I think you always
Speaker 1: make sure there's room at the table for your friends
Speaker 1: who don't have family, which is really key. Every single
Speaker 1: holiday is a new adventure, Megan reflected, emphasizing the importance
Speaker 1: of giving Archie and little Bit the magic of traditions
Speaker 1: like great recipes that end up connecting a formative memory
Speaker 1: and leaving out carrots for the reindeer at Christmas. Her husband,
Speaker 1: Prince Harry, is expected to not spend any time with
Speaker 1: his family again this holiday season. Also word on if
Speaker 1: Megan will have her father Thomas over for Christmas dinner.
Speaker 1: As Christmas looms, questions remain about whether Andrew will be
Speaker 1: allowed to join the Royal family's traditional public walk to church.
Speaker 1: Last year, he made the journey with Charles Kamilla, his
Speaker 1: daughter's Beatrice and Eugenie, and his ex wife Sarah Ferguson.
Speaker 1: Whether he'll be welcome again this year, or if Charles
Speaker 1: would use the festive season to address the Royal Lodge
Speaker 1: situation remains to be seen. At least for now, Andrew
Speaker 1: was still riding high. I'll be with a wobbly grip
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