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<v Speaker 1>Calorogu Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Intriguing am

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<v Speaker 1>your host. Mark Francis, a source speaking about Megan's upcoming

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<v Speaker 1>Netflix show, says this is a make or break for Megan.

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<v Speaker 1>Her new show is rolling up at the same time

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<v Speaker 1>as the Netflix stores open. The Netflix stores will offer

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<v Speaker 1>products and merchandise from all their biggest shows like Squid

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<v Speaker 1>Game and Stranger Things. This is a big move for Netflix.

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<v Speaker 1>The first stores are in repurposed department stores inside two

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<v Speaker 1>of America's largest malls. They will contain an on site cafe,

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<v Speaker 1>so Megan's products like her strawberry jam will be featured

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<v Speaker 1>on the menu too. This will determine the future for

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<v Speaker 1>Megan is a businesswoman. Let's face it, she hasn't been

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<v Speaker 1>that successful so far. If Meghan's show is a massive

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<v Speaker 1>hit and she sells tons of products off the back

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<v Speaker 1>of it, then maybe Netflix will reconsider. But at the

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<v Speaker 1>stage it's all about them supporting her show and then

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<v Speaker 1>quietly letting the contract run its course. The streaming giant

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<v Speaker 1>hopes to eventually open Netflix House stores coast to coast.

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<v Speaker 1>On their website, they say Netflix House is a year

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<v Speaker 1>round home for fans to live the stories they love,

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<v Speaker 1>enjoy rotating immersive experiences, exclusive merchandise, food, drinks, and much more.

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<v Speaker 1>Meghan's new lifestyle show was originally set to air in January, but,

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<v Speaker 1>according to Netflix, was pushed back because of the devastating

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<v Speaker 1>La wildfires. It is understood the show is being edited

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<v Speaker 1>to include Megan's philanthropic work around the fires, which included

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<v Speaker 1>visiting victims in Altadena. The source added Netflix is expanding

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<v Speaker 1>and growing all the time, and Netflix House is a

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<v Speaker 1>natural progression. Megan's products will be in there, alongside shirts

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<v Speaker 1>and merchandise from some of the biggest shows on the planet.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a bigger deal for her than it is for Netflix.

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<v Speaker 1>If her show doesn't take off, then her merchandise will

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<v Speaker 1>be quietly taken off the shelves and replaced with products

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<v Speaker 1>associated with the more popular showw Fleix has a huge

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<v Speaker 1>arsenal of shows to draw on, so this venture into

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<v Speaker 1>bricks and mortar retailing makes sense. Eventually, they are hoping

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<v Speaker 1>to open stores internationally. The big question now is whether

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<v Speaker 1>Megan can appeal to Netflix's global audience. If she can,

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<v Speaker 1>then the sky is the limit as far as her

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<v Speaker 1>products go. Netflix hopes to expand the stores around the world,

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<v Speaker 1>which would be huge for Megan's brand. This could make

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<v Speaker 1>her a global entrepreneur, or if it fails, then it's

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<v Speaker 1>hard to see where she goes from here. Kate's sartorial

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<v Speaker 1>choices continue to reflect her evolving role within the royal family,

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<v Speaker 1>with a recent appearance at an art gallery subtly underscoring

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<v Speaker 1>a reported shift in focus from fashion to philanthropy. During

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<v Speaker 1>a visit to the National Portrait Gallery, the princess opted

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<v Speaker 1>for a minimalist ensemble featuring a chocolate brown wall planned

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<v Speaker 1>blazer by Austrian based designer Patt Petrov. The selection appeared

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<v Speaker 1>to align with recent reports suggesting Kensington Palace aims to

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<v Speaker 1>place greater emphasis on her charitable work rather than her wardrobe.

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<v Speaker 1>Speaking to people, Petrov expressed admiration for the princess evolving style,

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<v Speaker 1>describing it as modern and relaxed. He remarked, she looks

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<v Speaker 1>much more modern in the way she dresses now. She

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<v Speaker 1>looks relaxed, and I think she can win the hearts

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<v Speaker 1>of people even more because she feels like a real

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<v Speaker 1>person that people can connect with, like Princess Diana. That's

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<v Speaker 1>special and makes her even more relevant than ever. The

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<v Speaker 1>designer revealed he was unaware that the princess had purchased

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<v Speaker 1>the blazer until photographs emerged of her arrival at the gallery.

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<v Speaker 1>He noted, we were so surprised when this happened. We

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<v Speaker 1>don't know which retailer she bought it from him, but

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<v Speaker 1>we are happy to see she bought it independently and

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<v Speaker 1>wears it so well. Within twenty four hours of her appearance,

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<v Speaker 1>the twelve hundred pound jacket had sold out, with Petrov

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<v Speaker 1>acknowledging the unmistakable influence of the so called Kate effect.

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<v Speaker 1>We have had a lot of requests. We are continually

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<v Speaker 1>trying to restock the blaze. She definitely has an impact

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<v Speaker 1>and we are enjoying it. She is not a movie

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<v Speaker 1>star or a top model. She is truly one of

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<v Speaker 1>a kind. She is an amazing addition for us. The

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<v Speaker 1>Guardian took a look at how William and Kate are

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<v Speaker 1>walking the line between being royals and being political. Lydia Staysen,

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<v Speaker 1>executive director of the International Mayor's Council on Homelessness, expressed optimism.

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<v Speaker 1>I think Prince William has the world wide power to

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<v Speaker 1>do that. We can end homelessness. This shift in royal

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<v Speaker 1>duties represents what Ian Patrick, William's private secretary, describes as

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<v Speaker 1>an evolution throughout their work. The Prince and Princess of

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<v Speaker 1>Wales's number one priority is to deliver impact. The approach

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<v Speaker 1>they take to their charitable endeavors is an evolution of

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<v Speaker 1>how members of the royal family worked in the past. However,

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<v Speaker 1>this new approach raises questions about the constitutional role of

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<v Speaker 1>the monarchy. Craig Prescott, an expert on constitutional monarchy at

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<v Speaker 1>Royal Holloway University of London, notes that the delicate balance

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<v Speaker 1>required there's definitely a sharper edge to this. The state

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<v Speaker 1>visits to Germany and France have a distinct theme of

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<v Speaker 1>the environment, perhaps in a way that state visits of

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<v Speaker 1>the Queen didn't. While Palis aides maintain that the couple

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<v Speaker 1>don't drive in the political lane, their work increasingly influences

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<v Speaker 1>public policy discussions. The Princess's Early Years campaign has drawn

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<v Speaker 1>support from experts like Kate Silverton, who affirms it's totally authentic.

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<v Speaker 1>There are not many people who can bring such a

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<v Speaker 1>wide range of experts and organizations in a combined initiative

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<v Speaker 1>to share the science and their learnings in the spirit

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<v Speaker 1>of public service and for the greater good. The Prince

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<v Speaker 1>himself addressed to this evolution during an interview in Singapore

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<v Speaker 1>last November, stating, the thing that ties it all together

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<v Speaker 1>for me is about social leadership. I want to go

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<v Speaker 1>a step further. I want to actually bring change, and

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<v Speaker 1>I want to bring people to the table who can

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<v Speaker 1>do the change. If I can't do it, palace intrigue

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<v Speaker 1>will be right back. There have been widespread claims on

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<v Speaker 1>social media that Princess Charlotte is the richest child in

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<v Speaker 1>the world, with some suggesting she possesses a net worth

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<v Speaker 1>of nearly eight billion dollars. However, these figures appear to

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<v Speaker 1>be significantly over stated. The nine year old royal is,

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<v Speaker 1>of course set to enjoy a privileged life free from

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<v Speaker 1>the financial pressures faced by ordinary households. However, the notion

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<v Speaker 1>that she holds billions in personal wealth is in reality

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<v Speaker 1>a misunderstanding of how such estimates are calculated. The origins

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<v Speaker 1>of this claim appear to stem from an article which

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<v Speaker 1>sought to quantify the Royal children's value to the British economy,

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<v Speaker 1>rather than their actual personal wealth. In Princess Charlotte's case,

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<v Speaker 1>this figure is largely attributed to her fashion influence, an

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<v Speaker 1>assessment that does not translate into direct financial assets. Indeed,

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<v Speaker 1>should she follow in the footsteps of senior members of

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<v Speaker 1>the royal family, Charlotte will undertake public duties and receive

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<v Speaker 1>funding from royal estates rather than accumulating personal wealth in

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<v Speaker 1>a conventional sense. At present, her parents, the Prince and

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<v Speaker 1>Princess of Wales, are funded by the Duchy of Cornwall

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<v Speaker 1>and the State, valued at one point two billion pounds,

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<v Speaker 1>generating approximately thirty million pounds per year. In time, this

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<v Speaker 1>will pass to her elder brother, Prince George, while Charlotte

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<v Speaker 1>and her younger brother, Prince Louis, will likely receive funding

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<v Speaker 1>from the Duchy of Lancaster when their father ascends the throne. Ultimately,

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<v Speaker 1>While Princess Charlotte is certainly part of one of the

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<v Speaker 1>world's most famous families, the suggestion that she is personally

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<v Speaker 1>worth billions is a considerable exaggeration. King Charles has reportedly

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<v Speaker 1>intervened to rename the Royal Navy's a new nuclear powered submarine,

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<v Speaker 1>HMS Agincourt, out of concern for French sensitivities, prompting a

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<v Speaker 1>backlash from critics who accuse him of prioritizing woke nonsense

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<v Speaker 1>over military tradition. The vessel, originally named after Henry the

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<v Speaker 1>Fifth's famous fourteen fifteen victory over France, has been rebranded

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<v Speaker 1>as HMS Achilles. The decision has ruffled feathers among some politicians,

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<v Speaker 1>including former Defense Secretary Grant Shapes, who called it nothing

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<v Speaker 1>short of sacrilege, and Sir Ben Wallace, who dismissed it

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<v Speaker 1>as a pathetic grasp of foreign policy. However, not all

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<v Speaker 1>are outraged. Celebrated French chef and King's Foundation ambassador Raymond

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<v Speaker 1>Blanc says he's unbothered, arguing that the French know how

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<v Speaker 1>to take a joke. As a bitter Frenchman, you'll learn

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<v Speaker 1>to laugh at yourself equipped, adding that England and France

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<v Speaker 1>have long engaged in a friendly tug of war over history,

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