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<v Speaker 1>Calaruga Shark Media at lo and Welcome to Palace intrig

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<v Speaker 1>E gam your host, Mark Francis. It was revealed Windsor

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<v Speaker 1>Castle experienced a major security breach when burglars broke into

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<v Speaker 1>a farm on the royal estate and stole vehicles while

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<v Speaker 1>Prince William Caate Middleton and their children slept nearby at

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<v Speaker 1>Adelaide Cottage. The intruders reportedly scaled a six foot fence,

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<v Speaker 1>stole a black Isuzu pick up a red quad bike

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<v Speaker 1>from a barn, and smashed through a gate with the

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<v Speaker 1>stolen truck to escape. The incident occurred on Sunday, October thirteenth,

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<v Speaker 1>around eleven forty five pm at Shaw Farm, a working

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<v Speaker 1>area within the castle's security perimeter. Police believe the burglars

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<v Speaker 1>have been surveiling the site for some time, knowing precisely

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<v Speaker 1>where the vehicles were stored and the best escape route.

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<v Speaker 1>The stolen vehicles were last seen heading towards Old Windsor

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<v Speaker 1>and Datchet. The gate they destroyed in their gateway is

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<v Speaker 1>regularly used by the Whales family as it is the

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<v Speaker 1>closest exit to Adelaide Cottage. No alarms were triggered during

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<v Speaker 1>the break in. And the first alert came when the

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<v Speaker 1>intruders damaged the security barrier at the shore Farm gate.

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<v Speaker 1>The breach has raised concerns about the adequacy of Windsor

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<v Speaker 1>Castle's security measures, especially given the proximity of the royals residence.

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<v Speaker 1>Thames Valley Police confirmed the burglary and stated that an

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<v Speaker 1>investigation is ongoing, but no arrests have been made. A

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<v Speaker 1>source told the son they must have been watching Windsor

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<v Speaker 1>Castle for a while. There are alarms at Windsor Castle,

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<v Speaker 1>but the first time anyone knew that there was a

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<v Speaker 1>break in was when they crashed through the security barrier

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<v Speaker 1>at shore Farm Gate exit. The barrier has needed to

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<v Speaker 1>be replaced as it was so badly damaged. It was

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<v Speaker 1>a Sunday night on a school week, so the young

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<v Speaker 1>princes and princess would have been tucked up in bed

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<v Speaker 1>at Adelaide Cottage, just anund the corner, but still in

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<v Speaker 1>the grounds. ITV quoted a Royal insider is saying the

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<v Speaker 1>raid was a half mile from where any royal would

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<v Speaker 1>have been sleeping inside. A deep Crown added, perhaps Harry

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<v Speaker 1>isn't so crazy staying at a hotel. ITV helped with

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<v Speaker 1>the spin control pointing out whilst the police guards and

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<v Speaker 1>surveillance cameras are intended to be the first line of

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<v Speaker 1>defense for anyone trying to gain access to the grounds,

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<v Speaker 1>and intruder would have to get through many more layers

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<v Speaker 1>of security before reaching a member of the royal family.

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<v Speaker 1>A Royal source likened it to someone scaling the perimeter

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<v Speaker 1>fence at Wembley when players are taking part in a

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<v Speaker 1>major international match on the pitch. Donald Trump supporters rolled

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<v Speaker 1>through Montecito in a Trump train, sparking a less than

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<v Speaker 1>warm response from locals. The procession, complete with maga hats,

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<v Speaker 1>flags and painted cars, was reportedly met with a mix

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<v Speaker 1>of outrage and colorful hand gestures from the largely liberal community.

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<v Speaker 1>The neighborhood home to Oprah Winfrey, Katie Perry, Gwinneth Paltrow

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<v Speaker 1>and Harry and Meghan, wasn't shy about expressing its disapproval.

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<v Speaker 1>Social media posts and revealed locals were unimpressed by the event,

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<v Speaker 1>with one resident noting that liberals were in rare form.

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<v Speaker 1>Harry made an unanticipated solo appearance in Vancouver, Canada, attending

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<v Speaker 1>the Gray Cup, one of the country's largest sporting events,

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<v Speaker 1>without began Markle Harry joined These Sports Network's pregame coverage

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<v Speaker 1>before the Canadian Football Final between the Toronto Argonauts and

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<v Speaker 1>the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and was seen engaging with the

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<v Speaker 1>crowd and offering Lemma cheerful thumbs up. During his interview,

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<v Speaker 1>Harry expressed excitement about the game, quipping I'm looking forward

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<v Speaker 1>to the game getting started. Let's go. When asked which

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<v Speaker 1>position he'd played in the Canadian Football League, he responded,

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<v Speaker 1>I think quarterback is a cool place to be. This

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<v Speaker 1>appearance coincides with Harry promoting the twenty twenty five in

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<v Speaker 1>Victors Games, which will be hosted in Vancouver and Whistler

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<v Speaker 1>and include winter sports for the first time. James Hewitt,

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<v Speaker 1>once romantically linked to Princess Diana, has openly criticized former

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<v Speaker 1>BBC journalist Martin Bashier, accusing him of exploiting Diana. During

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<v Speaker 1>the infamous nineteen ninety five Panorama interview, Hewitt referred to

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<v Speaker 1>Bashir as a toad and condemned his actions as manipulative

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<v Speaker 1>and deceitful. Hewitt told the Son, I think the chap

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<v Speaker 1>needs to seriously search his conscience to do it by

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<v Speaker 1>deception is unforgivable and there is very little road back

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<v Speaker 1>from that. I don't know him personally, but I think

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<v Speaker 1>any underhandedness, and particularly if it's taking advantage of someone's

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<v Speaker 1>weakness and being a toad, is wrong. It did affect

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<v Speaker 1>me and had a huge effect. Hewitt went on to

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<v Speaker 1>criticize the Panorama program, stating, I hope people realize that

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<v Speaker 1>the whole of the program should be seen for what

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<v Speaker 1>it was, and that was to deceive somebody into saying

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<v Speaker 1>things and doing things that they may not necessarily have

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<v Speaker 1>been willing to say had all the facts been known.

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<v Speaker 1>It was not good for anybody except BBC figures in

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<v Speaker 1>Martin Basheer's career. It wasn't exposing anything, it was just

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<v Speaker 1>using lyes and half truths. During the interview, Diana made

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<v Speaker 1>her infamous statement, well there were three of us in

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<v Speaker 1>this marriage, so it was a bit crowded, princing Prince

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<v Speaker 1>Charles's relationship with Camilla Parker Bowls. Diana also admitted to

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<v Speaker 1>her affair with Hewitt, saying, yes, I was in love

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<v Speaker 1>with him, but I was very let down. Reflecting on

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<v Speaker 1>his experience, Hewitt said the stigma of being her lover

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<v Speaker 1>and being labeled a cad has shattered my aspirations of fatherhood.

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<v Speaker 1>Hewitt also recounted how this dark period made him feel

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<v Speaker 1>like the most despised man globally. Pallacin Triga be right back.

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<v Speaker 1>Princess Anne was spotted enjoying some sport over the weekend.

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<v Speaker 1>The possible former royal sex bomb was spotted at Edinburgh's

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<v Speaker 1>Murrayfield Stadium during the Scotland versus Portugal Autumn Nations match,

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<v Speaker 1>wrapped in a navy coat and a ton scarf, a

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<v Speaker 1>subtle nod to her Scottish patronage. She was seen alongside

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<v Speaker 1>Colin Rigby, president of the Scottish Rugby Union. A longtime

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<v Speaker 1>patron of the Scottish Rugby Union. The Princess Royal rarely

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<v Speaker 1>misses a Scotland match. Princess Michael of Kent has found

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<v Speaker 1>herself at the center of an unusual and rather undignified

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<v Speaker 1>SIG situation. A batch of her private letters from the

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<v Speaker 1>late seventies and early eighties has surfaced on eBay, listed

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<v Speaker 1>at sixty five pounds each or best offer. The correspondence,

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<v Speaker 1>penned by the late Monsignor Ralph Brown, Detail's efforts to

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<v Speaker 1>secure a Roman Catholic blessing for her marriage to Prince Michael.

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<v Speaker 1>Until now, Princess Michael was unaware of the letter's public sale.

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<v Speaker 1>Her spokesman confirmed Princess Michael didn't know about the sale

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<v Speaker 1>of letters. At this moment. There will be no further comment.

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<v Speaker 1>The identity of the seller remains a mystery, with the

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<v Speaker 1>vendor refusing to disclose how the letters came into their possession.

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<v Speaker 1>They vaguely claimed the items were pushed in auction house

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<v Speaker 1>at some point, but declined to provide details about when

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<v Speaker 1>or how they first appeared in the public domain. The

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<v Speaker 1>letters offer insight into the challenges Princess Michael faced in

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<v Speaker 1>seeking a Catholic blessing for her marriage. Her first marriage

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<v Speaker 1>to banker Tom Trubridge entered in divorce in nineteen seventy seven,

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<v Speaker 1>followed by a papal annulment, despite their nineteen seventy eight

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<v Speaker 1>civil wedding. In her efforts to secure church approval for

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<v Speaker 1>her union with Prince Michael and the Anglican were lengthy

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<v Speaker 1>and complex. After lobbying church authorities, including an audience with

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<v Speaker 1>a cardinal, her persistence was rewarded in nineteen eighty three

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<v Speaker 1>with a formal Roman Catholic blessing and there you have it.

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