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Speaker 1: your host. Mark Francis, a source speaking about Megan's upcoming
Speaker 1: Netflix show, says this is a make or break for Megan.
Speaker 1: Her new show is rolling up at the same time
Speaker 1: as the Netflix stores open. The Netflix stores will offer
Speaker 1: products and merchandise from all their biggest shows like Squid
Speaker 1: Game and Stranger Things. This is a big move for Netflix.
Speaker 1: The first stores are in repurposed department stores inside two
Speaker 1: of America's largest malls. They will contain an on site cafe,
Speaker 1: so Megan's products like her strawberry jam will be featured
Speaker 1: on the menu too. This will determine the future for
Speaker 1: Megan is a businesswoman. Let's face it, she hasn't been
Speaker 1: that successful so far. If Meghan's show is a massive
Speaker 1: hit and she sells tons of products off the back
Speaker 1: of it, then maybe Netflix will reconsider. But at the
Speaker 1: stage it's all about them supporting her show and then
Speaker 1: quietly letting the contract run its course. The streaming giant
Speaker 1: hopes to eventually open Netflix House stores coast to coast.
Speaker 1: On their website, they say Netflix House is a year
Speaker 1: round home for fans to live the stories they love,
Speaker 1: enjoy rotating immersive experiences, exclusive merchandise, food, drinks, and much more.
Speaker 1: Meghan's new lifestyle show was originally set to air in January, but,
Speaker 1: according to Netflix, was pushed back because of the devastating
Speaker 1: La wildfires. It is understood the show is being edited
Speaker 1: to include Megan's philanthropic work around the fires, which included
Speaker 1: visiting victims in Altadena. The source added Netflix is expanding
Speaker 1: and growing all the time, and Netflix House is a
Speaker 1: natural progression. Megan's products will be in there, alongside shirts
Speaker 1: and merchandise from some of the biggest shows on the planet.
Speaker 1: It's a bigger deal for her than it is for Netflix.
Speaker 1: If her show doesn't take off, then her merchandise will
Speaker 1: be quietly taken off the shelves and replaced with products
Speaker 1: associated with the more popular showw Fleix has a huge
Speaker 1: arsenal of shows to draw on, so this venture into
Speaker 1: bricks and mortar retailing makes sense. Eventually, they are hoping
Speaker 1: to open stores internationally. The big question now is whether
Speaker 1: Megan can appeal to Netflix's global audience. If she can,
Speaker 1: then the sky is the limit as far as her
Speaker 1: products go. Netflix hopes to expand the stores around the world,
Speaker 1: which would be huge for Megan's brand. This could make
Speaker 1: her a global entrepreneur, or if it fails, then it's
Speaker 1: hard to see where she goes from here. Kate's sartorial
Speaker 1: choices continue to reflect her evolving role within the royal family,
Speaker 1: with a recent appearance at an art gallery subtly underscoring
Speaker 1: a reported shift in focus from fashion to philanthropy. During
Speaker 1: a visit to the National Portrait Gallery, the princess opted
Speaker 1: for a minimalist ensemble featuring a chocolate brown wall planned
Speaker 1: blazer by Austrian based designer Patt Petrov. The selection appeared
Speaker 1: to align with recent reports suggesting Kensington Palace aims to
Speaker 1: place greater emphasis on her charitable work rather than her wardrobe.
Speaker 1: Speaking to people, Petrov expressed admiration for the princess evolving style,
Speaker 1: describing it as modern and relaxed. He remarked, she looks
Speaker 1: much more modern in the way she dresses now. She
Speaker 1: looks relaxed, and I think she can win the hearts
Speaker 1: of people even more because she feels like a real
Speaker 1: person that people can connect with, like Princess Diana. That's
Speaker 1: special and makes her even more relevant than ever. The
Speaker 1: designer revealed he was unaware that the princess had purchased
Speaker 1: the blazer until photographs emerged of her arrival at the gallery.
Speaker 1: He noted, we were so surprised when this happened. We
Speaker 1: don't know which retailer she bought it from him, but
Speaker 1: we are happy to see she bought it independently and
Speaker 1: wears it so well. Within twenty four hours of her appearance,
Speaker 1: the twelve hundred pound jacket had sold out, with Petrov
Speaker 1: acknowledging the unmistakable influence of the so called Kate effect.
Speaker 1: We have had a lot of requests. We are continually
Speaker 1: trying to restock the blaze. She definitely has an impact
Speaker 1: and we are enjoying it. She is not a movie
Speaker 1: star or a top model. She is truly one of
Speaker 1: a kind. She is an amazing addition for us. The
Speaker 1: Guardian took a look at how William and Kate are
Speaker 1: walking the line between being royals and being political. Lydia Staysen,
Speaker 1: executive director of the International Mayor's Council on Homelessness, expressed optimism.
Speaker 1: I think Prince William has the world wide power to
Speaker 1: do that. We can end homelessness. This shift in royal
Speaker 1: duties represents what Ian Patrick, William's private secretary, describes as
Speaker 1: an evolution throughout their work. The Prince and Princess of
Speaker 1: Wales's number one priority is to deliver impact. The approach
Speaker 1: they take to their charitable endeavors is an evolution of
Speaker 1: how members of the royal family worked in the past. However,
Speaker 1: this new approach raises questions about the constitutional role of
Speaker 1: the monarchy. Craig Prescott, an expert on constitutional monarchy at
Speaker 1: Royal Holloway University of London, notes that the delicate balance
Speaker 1: required there's definitely a sharper edge to this. The state
Speaker 1: visits to Germany and France have a distinct theme of
Speaker 1: the environment, perhaps in a way that state visits of
Speaker 1: the Queen didn't. While Palis aides maintain that the couple
Speaker 1: don't drive in the political lane, their work increasingly influences
Speaker 1: public policy discussions. The Princess's Early Years campaign has drawn
Speaker 1: support from experts like Kate Silverton, who affirms it's totally authentic.
Speaker 1: There are not many people who can bring such a
Speaker 1: wide range of experts and organizations in a combined initiative
Speaker 1: to share the science and their learnings in the spirit
Speaker 1: of public service and for the greater good. The Prince
Speaker 1: himself addressed to this evolution during an interview in Singapore
Speaker 1: last November, stating, the thing that ties it all together
Speaker 1: for me is about social leadership. I want to go
Speaker 1: a step further. I want to actually bring change, and
Speaker 1: I want to bring people to the table who can
Speaker 1: do the change. If I can't do it, palace intrigue
Speaker 1: will be right back. There have been widespread claims on
Speaker 1: social media that Princess Charlotte is the richest child in
Speaker 1: the world, with some suggesting she possesses a net worth
Speaker 1: of nearly eight billion dollars. However, these figures appear to
Speaker 1: be significantly over stated. The nine year old royal is,
Speaker 1: of course set to enjoy a privileged life free from
Speaker 1: the financial pressures faced by ordinary households. However, the notion
Speaker 1: that she holds billions in personal wealth is in reality
Speaker 1: a misunderstanding of how such estimates are calculated. The origins
Speaker 1: of this claim appear to stem from an article which
Speaker 1: sought to quantify the Royal children's value to the British economy,
Speaker 1: rather than their actual personal wealth. In Princess Charlotte's case,
Speaker 1: this figure is largely attributed to her fashion influence, an
Speaker 1: assessment that does not translate into direct financial assets. Indeed,
Speaker 1: should she follow in the footsteps of senior members of
Speaker 1: the royal family, Charlotte will undertake public duties and receive
Speaker 1: funding from royal estates rather than accumulating personal wealth in
Speaker 1: a conventional sense. At present, her parents, the Prince and
Speaker 1: Princess of Wales, are funded by the Duchy of Cornwall
Speaker 1: and the State, valued at one point two billion pounds,
Speaker 1: generating approximately thirty million pounds per year. In time, this
Speaker 1: will pass to her elder brother, Prince George, while Charlotte
Speaker 1: and her younger brother, Prince Louis, will likely receive funding
Speaker 1: from the Duchy of Lancaster when their father ascends the throne. Ultimately,
Speaker 1: While Princess Charlotte is certainly part of one of the
Speaker 1: world's most famous families, the suggestion that she is personally
Speaker 1: worth billions is a considerable exaggeration. King Charles has reportedly
Speaker 1: intervened to rename the Royal Navy's a new nuclear powered submarine,
Speaker 1: HMS Agincourt, out of concern for French sensitivities, prompting a
Speaker 1: backlash from critics who accuse him of prioritizing woke nonsense
Speaker 1: over military tradition. The vessel, originally named after Henry the
Speaker 1: Fifth's famous fourteen fifteen victory over France, has been rebranded
Speaker 1: as HMS Achilles. The decision has ruffled feathers among some politicians,
Speaker 1: including former Defense Secretary Grant Shapes, who called it nothing
Speaker 1: short of sacrilege, and Sir Ben Wallace, who dismissed it
Speaker 1: as a pathetic grasp of foreign policy. However, not all
Speaker 1: are outraged. Celebrated French chef and King's Foundation ambassador Raymond
Speaker 1: Blanc says he's unbothered, arguing that the French know how
Speaker 1: to take a joke. As a bitter Frenchman, you'll learn
Speaker 1: to laugh at yourself equipped, adding that England and France
Speaker 1: have long engaged in a friendly tug of war over history,
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