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<v Speaker 1>Caloroga Shark Media. Hi, and welcome to Palace in Tree Game,

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<v Speaker 1>your host Mark Francis. We'll take a break from covering

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<v Speaker 1>Prince William's attempts to help the homeless and fight climate

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<v Speaker 1>change so we can share how Meghan Markel recently took

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<v Speaker 1>a break from her busy entrepreneurial pursuits to celebrate the

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<v Speaker 1>launch of a haircare line by Hybrow Hippie. Highbrow Hippie

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<v Speaker 1>is a brand co founded by her close friend, Hollywood

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<v Speaker 1>hair colorist Katie Lee. In clips shared on Instagram by

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<v Speaker 1>party guests, Meghan was spotted mingling with attendees, posing for

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<v Speaker 1>photos with Katie and stylist Serge Norman, who styled her

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<v Speaker 1>wedding hair in twenty eighteen, and enjoying the lively atmosphere

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<v Speaker 1>at the California event. Dressed in a chic black strapless

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<v Speaker 1>top and matching trousers, Meghan applauded speeches given by Katie

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<v Speaker 1>and co founder Micah Harris before or hitting the dance

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<v Speaker 1>floor as the choir entertained the crowd. Prince Harry did

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<v Speaker 1>not appear to be present at the event. Nothing to

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<v Speaker 1>see here. During an interview with In Style, Meghan praised

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<v Speaker 1>to her friend and revealed her personal investment in highbrow

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<v Speaker 1>hippie saying Katie has a mastery of hair health and

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<v Speaker 1>her highbrow hippie collection is a perfect reflection of that.

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<v Speaker 1>I am so proud to invest in her as a

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<v Speaker 1>friend and as a female founder. Prince Harry's legal battle

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<v Speaker 1>against Newsgroup Newspapers will proceed to trial in January. He

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<v Speaker 1>alleges that journalists and private investigators working for NGN engaged

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<v Speaker 1>in unlawful information gathering, including phone tapping and other privacy breachers.

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<v Speaker 1>The Duke of Sussex is one of two claimants still

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<v Speaker 1>pursuing cases, alongside former Labour Deputy leader Tom Watson. This

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<v Speaker 1>comes after thirty nine claims were settled earlier this year.

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<v Speaker 1>The judge expressed frustration over the lack of progress in

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<v Speaker 1>the case, urging both sides to expedite their preparations. The trial,

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<v Speaker 1>expected to last six to eight weeks, will also involve

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<v Speaker 1>a December hearing to address outstanding matters. Tina Brown and

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<v Speaker 1>her substack writes William, whatever his abiding resentments toward Harry,

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<v Speaker 1>should now suck it up and let his father give

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<v Speaker 1>Harry something to do. Despite the passing of years, there

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<v Speaker 1>is still a gaping Harry shaped hole in the depleted

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<v Speaker 1>royal lineup. As a veteran of two military tours in

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<v Speaker 1>Afghanistan and founder of Invictus, the substantive charity that brings

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<v Speaker 1>hope through competitive sports events for injured vets, the Duke

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<v Speaker 1>of Sussex, now stripped of his military honors, surely deserved

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<v Speaker 1>a place on the balcony. The British nation needs his

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<v Speaker 1>human touch, and so does his ailing father. At the Senataph,

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<v Speaker 1>the King looked old and bleak without the usual supportive

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<v Speaker 1>presence of Camilla, who was herself unwell with a chest

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<v Speaker 1>in faction. Charles has just lost the siege to eject

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<v Speaker 1>his disgraced brother Andrew from the Muneypet Mansion Royal Lodge

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<v Speaker 1>on the grounds of Windsor, where he remains shacked up

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<v Speaker 1>with this and his ex wife. The house was bequeathed

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<v Speaker 1>to Andrew on a seventy five year lease by his

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<v Speaker 1>grandmother and there was never a legal leg to stand

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<v Speaker 1>on to get him out. William did not help the

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<v Speaker 1>mood by giving a swaggery interview at the end of

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<v Speaker 1>his South Africa trip for his Earth Shot Prize. He

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<v Speaker 1>told reporters about his plans to do things differently, and

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<v Speaker 1>then listed impact, philanthropy, collaboration, convening and helping people, in short,

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<v Speaker 1>everything his father has been doing for the past fifty years.

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<v Speaker 1>In light of all this, William's comment that his plans

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<v Speaker 1>for a caring, sharing monarchy also include throwing some empathy

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<v Speaker 1>in there made him sound like a performative pinhead. In

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<v Speaker 1>happier years, it was the Irreverend Harry or Harold, as

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<v Speaker 1>William labrugiously used to call him, who could tease the

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<v Speaker 1>Prince of Wales and take him down a peg in

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<v Speaker 1>Kara Swisher's inimitable phrase about those who live in a

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<v Speaker 1>gilded bubble lick him up and down all day. Enough

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<v Speaker 1>of the feuds families, including this one, need to stick together. William,

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<v Speaker 1>whatever his abiding resentments towards Harry for his intemperate broad

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<v Speaker 1>size in spare, should now suck it up and let

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<v Speaker 1>his father give Harry something to do. In an isolationist

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<v Speaker 1>Trump world, the UK needs to draw closer to Europe

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<v Speaker 1>and romances relations with the Commonwealth. William and Kate dread

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<v Speaker 1>foreign tourists that take the princess away from the children

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<v Speaker 1>and cut into what. William, to his advisor's irritation, calls

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<v Speaker 1>his me time, so unload the lesser but important red

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<v Speaker 1>carpet junkets onto the Sussexes, who chastened by five years

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<v Speaker 1>in the wilderness. Would export some modern royal flare, especially

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<v Speaker 1>to ex colonial trouble spots. Wasn't that the original plan? Palacentrica? Bradbag.

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<v Speaker 1>Prince William made a surprise cameo in a TikTok video

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<v Speaker 1>helping a student explain her tardiness to class during his

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<v Speaker 1>visit to Ulster University in Northern Ireland. The Prince of

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<v Speaker 1>Wales who was met by a group of eager students,

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<v Speaker 1>including Samantha, who sees the moment to film a lighthearted

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<v Speaker 1>excuse for her professor. In the now viral video, which

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<v Speaker 1>is massed over a million views and two hundred thousand likes,

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<v Speaker 1>Samantha turns to William and says, you have to tell

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<v Speaker 1>her why we're late. Playing along, William asks for the

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<v Speaker 1>professor's name and is told as Leslie. Smiling, he responds, Leslie,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sorry we're late, but they seem to be caught

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<v Speaker 1>up and you wouldn't believe that they were here, as

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<v Speaker 1>he walked away. Samantha and a friend expressed their gratitude

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<v Speaker 1>for the royal cameo. Samantha later posted the clip with

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<v Speaker 1>the cheeky caption pov Prince William gives you the best

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<v Speaker 1>excuse for being late, and added in the comments I've

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<v Speaker 1>been royally pardoned from my lecture. She described the Princess

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<v Speaker 1>really sweet and praised his kindness and participating. Prince William's

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<v Speaker 1>visit to Northern Ireland on November fourteenth included engagements with

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<v Speaker 1>partners of the Homewoods program and her focus on the

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<v Speaker 1>region's creative industries, showing a mix of his royal duties

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<v Speaker 1>and a bit of unexpected charm for the students, William

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<v Speaker 1>was booed during his trip to Northern Ireland. You may

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<v Speaker 1>be wondering if he started trying to sell design a

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<v Speaker 1>jam to the onlookers, or what else could have made

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<v Speaker 1>people angry, But it was nothing like that. A video

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<v Speaker 1>shared on social media shows the Prince of Wales smiling

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<v Speaker 1>and waving at a group of protesters called for more

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<v Speaker 1>action on Palestine and Gaza in their demonstration with chants

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<v Speaker 1>of free Palestine. In February, William made a rare public.

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<v Speaker 1>In February, William made a rare public comment on the

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<v Speaker 1>Gazat conflict, calling for an immediate end to the fighting

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<v Speaker 1>and highlighting the terrible human cost of the conflict. He

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<v Speaker 1>also emphasized the need for increased humanitarian aid and urged

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<v Speaker 1>Hamas to release Israeli hostages. Despite the tension during his departure,

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<v Speaker 1>William maintained his composure, reflecting the mixed reactions to his

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<v Speaker 1>role and statements on international issues. During a visit to

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<v Speaker 1>Ulster University in Belfast, Wills tried out a stationary motorbike

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<v Speaker 1>featured in the university's cutting edge virtual production studio. Naturally,

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<v Speaker 1>this led to a wave of online swooning grinning. As

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<v Speaker 1>he perched on the bike, William quipped, any excuse to

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<v Speaker 1>get on a motorbike? I feel like someone needs to

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<v Speaker 1>take this for a real spin. While it wasn't quite

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<v Speaker 1>top gun windsor edition, the images and fans into a dizzy,

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<v Speaker 1>with many taking to x to express their admiration. One

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<v Speaker 1>fan gushed, ah, love this picture, He's so handsome, while

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<v Speaker 1>another chimed in Prince William always looks great on a bike.

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<v Speaker 1>A third went straight to the point, declaring beautiful picture.

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<v Speaker 1>It seems the Prince kenad two wheeled heart throb to

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<v Speaker 1>his growing list of royal titles. Let's just hope the

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<v Speaker 1>Royal courtiers have a strong helmet policy if this becomes

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<v Speaker 1>a regular thing. Charles's birthday was marked with the traditional

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<v Speaker 1>pomp and pagistry, or at least as much pomp as

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<v Speaker 1>a rogue horse would allow. The King's Royal Horse Artillery

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<v Speaker 1>fired a forty one gun salute near Buckingham Palace, but

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<v Speaker 1>not perform. One of the horses decided it had enough

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<v Speaker 1>of royal protocol and went on a solo joy ride

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<v Speaker 1>through Green Park. Apparently even the horses have their limits

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<v Speaker 1>when it comes to ceremonial duties. Once the aquine rebellion

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<v Speaker 1>was quelled, the artillery resumed its stately business, firing forty

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<v Speaker 1>one blank rounds at ten second intervals, with the Irish

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<v Speaker 1>guards providing the soundtrack. If you're wondering why they went

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<v Speaker 1>with forty one shots instead of the more standard twenty one,

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<v Speaker 1>it's because royal park salutes get an extra twenty rounds

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<v Speaker 1>as a bonus. All in all, it was a fittingly

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<v Speaker 1>dramatic start to another year of royal milestones. And a

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<v Speaker 1>reminder that even the King's horses sometimes prefer to call

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<v Speaker 1>the shots, and they have it. If you'd like to

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<v Speaker 1>Francis My thanks to you, John McDermott, This Palace Intrigue

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