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<v Speaker 1>Caloroga Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>your host, Mark Francis. As we often do on Saturday,

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<v Speaker 1>let's check in on just how wonderful the Whales family is,

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<v Speaker 1>at least according to the friendly tabloids. Sure of, the

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<v Speaker 1>Whales family try to come across as regular folks. Kate

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<v Speaker 1>the supermarket shopping mum, William the socker loving dad who's

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<v Speaker 1>down for a pint with the common folk. And just

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<v Speaker 1>like in your family, the Whales chauffeurs have to follow

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<v Speaker 1>a strict dress code. For William and Kate's drivers, It's

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<v Speaker 1>all about looking sharp in navy blue double breasted suits,

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<v Speaker 1>white shirts, black ties and black hats with a patent

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<v Speaker 1>leather peak. Veterans of the armed forces might even add

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<v Speaker 1>metal ribbons to their attire, showing off a bit of

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<v Speaker 1>extra respect and service. Rhiannon Mills, Sky News Royal correspondent

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<v Speaker 1>spent the week shadowing Prince William, which naturally resulted in

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<v Speaker 1>quite the fluff piece under the head line My week

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<v Speaker 1>with Prince William, the quiet disruptor, Mills tells us when

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<v Speaker 1>Pallace sources telling me he'd be more than happy to

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<v Speaker 1>be acknowledged as a quiet disruptor, despite the criticism his

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<v Speaker 1>new ways of working might bring. Those who've known him

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<v Speaker 1>for a long time will tell you this compulsion to

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<v Speaker 1>do things differently has been there for some time. We're

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<v Speaker 1>told of. Last Wednesday, William walked into a sweaty but

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<v Speaker 1>infectiously positive community hall in Leith in Edinburgh. No ribbon

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<v Speaker 1>cutting here, but this is the kind of visit the

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<v Speaker 1>Prince now sees is a big deal impact the buzzword

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<v Speaker 1>ahead of any engagement. Now a very lively game of football,

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<v Speaker 1>launching what they hope will be a long term tie

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<v Speaker 1>up between the Royal Foundation, their charitable trust, Leath Community

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<v Speaker 1>Center and Street Soccer Scotland. On Thursday, the sight of

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<v Speaker 1>the Guard of Honor saluting the Prince and Princesses of

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<v Speaker 1>the National Anthem was played alongside HMS Glasgow. Just emphasize

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<v Speaker 1>the irregular handbreak turns they face from the more relaxed

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<v Speaker 1>to the formal, as they want to make the monarchy

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<v Speaker 1>feel connected and irrelevant. Then there is family to conceal

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<v Speaker 1>in a way that past generations just haven't. Their working

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<v Speaker 1>diaries are now arranged around their children. They've made no

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<v Speaker 1>secret of that. On paper, it means fewer engagements compared

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<v Speaker 1>to other members of the family, and it has led

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<v Speaker 1>to mutterings of that word no one within the Palace

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<v Speaker 1>wants to hear. Workshi. As the Prince and Princess of

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<v Speaker 1>Wales stood on the steps of Buckingham Palace at the

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<v Speaker 1>Garden Party on Tuesday, pausing for the national anthem, you

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<v Speaker 1>can't help but wonder whether those traditional elements of royal

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<v Speaker 1>life could face a shakeup when one day he leads

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<v Speaker 1>the firm full time. According to etiquette expert William Hansen,

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<v Speaker 1>the Prince and Princess of Wales, William and Kate continue

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<v Speaker 1>to modernize royal traditions, especially when it comes to making

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<v Speaker 1>the monarchy more relatable to a younger generation. They balance

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<v Speaker 1>their casual approach, taking selfies and hugging with respect for tradition. Hanson,

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<v Speaker 1>who released his book Just Good Manners on May twenty seventh,

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<v Speaker 1>points out that while Kate was initially criticized as a commoner,

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<v Speaker 1>she now exudes a regal presence. He also believes that

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<v Speaker 1>Prince William has a common time, which allows him to

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<v Speaker 1>connect with people from all walks of life, a trait

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<v Speaker 1>reminiscent of Princess Diana. Though there have been changes in

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<v Speaker 1>royal events like state banquets, Hansen doesn't expect drastic shifts

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<v Speaker 1>any time soon. King Charles, for example, has yet to

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<v Speaker 1>reduce the formality of these occasions. As for royal customs

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<v Speaker 1>like bowing and curtseying, handsome predicts they may fade out

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<v Speaker 1>for most occasions, especially as Prince William's reign approaches. The

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<v Speaker 1>royal family has also become more touchy feely, with King

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<v Speaker 1>Charles and Queen Camilla embracing hugs and physical affection in public,

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<v Speaker 1>a departure from the more reserved behavior of precious monarchs. However,

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<v Speaker 1>handsOn stresses that certain traditions, like maintaining a stiff upper lip,

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<v Speaker 1>should be preserved as a valuable cultural trait In a

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<v Speaker 1>world where everyone has an opinion, he believes the monarchy

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<v Speaker 1>still serves as an example of restraint and dignity. During

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<v Speaker 1>the King's visit to Canada, one woman in the crowd

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<v Speaker 1>held up a sign which read I met your daughter

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<v Speaker 1>in law. In case wondering which daughter in law, there

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<v Speaker 1>were three pictures of Kate. As far as we know,

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<v Speaker 1>there were no signs depicting Megan shockingly as a rare

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<v Speaker 1>shot fired in Kate's direction. Kate stirred mixed reactions with

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<v Speaker 1>her new Mother Nature video series, aimed at encouraging people

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<v Speaker 1>to reconnect with nature. In the first video, she urges

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<v Speaker 1>Britain's to reconnect with nature and celebrate a new dawn

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<v Speaker 1>within our hearts. However, the video has drawn criticism from some,

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<v Speaker 1>including Royal commentator Tom Sykes, who caught her delivery patronizing

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<v Speaker 1>and compared it to him an enthusiastic kindergarten a hippie teacher.

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<v Speaker 1>He further criticized the language as sounding like something an

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<v Speaker 1>AI chatbot would produce, citing phrases like the natural world's

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<v Speaker 1>capacity to inspire us as cliche aden overly sentimental. Sikes

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<v Speaker 1>also took issue with the irony of Kate's video, pointing

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<v Speaker 1>out the contrast between her privileged life on extensive landholdings

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<v Speaker 1>and her portrayal of a relatable middle class persona. He

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<v Speaker 1>added that the performative happiness of Kate and William, often

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<v Speaker 1>seen as hiking enthusiasts, felt inauthentic, especially given the ongoing

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<v Speaker 1>opening up a newly refurbished royal retreat on the Sandringham

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<v Speaker 1>Estate to the public for eight luxury holiday. The Victorian

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<v Speaker 1>era property, known as the Folly, was once the romantic

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<v Speaker 1>hideaway of Edward the Seventh and his mistress Lily Langtree.

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<v Speaker 1>Nestled in the private woodlands of Sandringham in Norfolk, the

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<v Speaker 1>three bedroom house has now been transformed into what's described

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<v Speaker 1>as an exceptional turreted retreat, blending timeless heritage with refined

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<v Speaker 1>contemporary comfort. The property, which accommodates up to six guests,

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<v Speaker 1>has been meticulously restored under the direction of the Sandringham

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<v Speaker 1>teen Period features such as stone hearth's, arched entryways and

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<v Speaker 1>hand finished doors have been lovingly preserved. According to the

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<v Speaker 1>agency handling bookings Oliver's Travels with input from the Standringham team,

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<v Speaker 1>the Folly honors its romantic part, all embracing modern comfort,

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<v Speaker 1>the agency notes throughout the house, while artifacts from the

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<v Speaker 1>private collection at depth and authenticity. Perhaps most charming of

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<v Speaker 1>all is the turret room, described as a peaceful nook

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<v Speaker 1>for journaling sketchule or daydreaming high above it All. Guests

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<v Speaker 1>will also enjoy access to the estates vast twenty thousand

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<v Speaker 1>acres of parkland during their stay, offering a rare chance

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<v Speaker 1>to experience royal seclusion with a touch of stately grandeur.

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<v Speaker 1>As the listening puts it, the Folly is a rare

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