Speaker 1: Callaroga Shark media at low and welcome to Palace Intrieg.
Speaker 1: I am your host, Mark Francis, Prince Harry and Megan
Speaker 1: Marko have been worned that organized crime gangs are actively
Speaker 1: targeting their affluent Montecito neighborhood, with police urging residents to
Speaker 1: heighten their security measures. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex
Speaker 1: have resided in their multimillion pound mansion and the celebrity
Speaker 1: packed enclave for five years, raising their two children, Prince
Speaker 1: Archie five and Princess Lila but three. Their neighbors include
Speaker 1: a host of high profile figures such as Oprah Winfrey,
Speaker 1: Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, and Gwyneth Paltrow, making the area
Speaker 1: an attractive target for sophisticated criminal operations. Authorities have specifically
Speaker 1: warned of gangs originating from South America who are reportedly
Speaker 1: conducting organized burglaries in the district, focusing on affluent celebrities
Speaker 1: and athletes. Local law enforcement is advising residents to take
Speaker 1: additional precautions to secure their homes against these threats. While
Speaker 1: there is no indication that Harry Meghan's residence has been
Speaker 1: directly targeted, the warning highlights growing concern about security in
Speaker 1: the exclusive neighborhood. Given their prominence and past concerns of
Speaker 1: privacy and safety, it is likely that the Sussexes will
Speaker 1: take heed of the warnings and ensure their security measures
Speaker 1: remain robust. Jason Now, the former communications secretary to both
Speaker 1: the Sussex's and the Waleses, told sixteen Minutes Australia how
Speaker 1: neither Prince William nor Catherine, the Wonderful Princess of Wales
Speaker 1: actively sought the public attention that comes with their roles.
Speaker 1: Jason said, neither the Prince nor the Princess would choose
Speaker 1: to be public figures. They're not that interested in the
Speaker 1: fame and celebrity that comes with it. Dismissing any suggestion
Speaker 1: that the couple is chasing popularity, he added, in fact,
Speaker 1: they are not really interested at all. What you see
Speaker 1: is what you get behind the scenes as well. His
Speaker 1: remarks come at a time when Prince William has emerged
Speaker 1: as the most popular royal, with Catherine receiving widespread public
Speaker 1: sympathy following her cancer diagnosis. Now, however, attributed their success
Speaker 1: not to pr strategies, but to their authenticity in style.
Speaker 1: Took note of the increasing amounts of PDA we get
Speaker 1: from the Waleses. Since her announcement of March of last
Speaker 1: year that Kate was facing down cancer, the couple have
Speaker 1: never been more tactile, particularly in the September ninth video
Speaker 1: Kate released announcing she had completed chemotherapy. A romantic still
Speaker 1: from that video ended up being used by William and
Speaker 1: Kate to mark Valentine's Day on social media earlier this year,
Speaker 1: poignantly the first time the couple has ever done so
Speaker 1: in their nearly fourteen years of marriage and over twenty
Speaker 1: years as a couple. The public displays of affection even
Speaker 1: made their way into work in February when the couple
Speaker 1: visited Wales. In a video share to ex William and
Speaker 1: Kate can be seen from behind, holding hands and walking
Speaker 1: through the train station. Not only did the display happen
Speaker 1: in the first place, the couple specifically chose to share
Speaker 1: it on their social media accounts. Body language expert Judy
Speaker 1: James told the Son this Welsh outing suggests the carcus
Speaker 1: well and truly out of the bottle, and the couple
Speaker 1: are now more than happy to continue with the nonverbal
Speaker 1: narrative of fondness and flirting. It's always been known that
Speaker 1: they will naturally hold hands and hug behind the scenes
Speaker 1: when adopting a more formal and less tactile professional persona.
Speaker 1: But here they are in public, walking along a station
Speaker 1: platform with their bodies welded together. The wonderful Kate, who
Speaker 1: isn't interested in fame nor the celebrity that comes with it,
Speaker 1: recently recycled an eighteen year old jacket while visiting the
Speaker 1: Meadow Street Community Garden and Woodland. Last week, Kate opted
Speaker 1: for a classic eighteen year old jacket, sparking widespread admiration
Speaker 1: among royal watchers. The navy blue berbery trench, first seen
Speaker 1: on Catherine during her university days at Saint Andrew's, immediately
Speaker 1: caught the attention of fans, who took to social media
Speaker 1: to praise her timeless elegance and commitment to rewearing pieces
Speaker 1: from her wardrobe. One admirer wrote, Kate Middleton proving once
Speaker 1: again the true style isn't about following trends, but about
Speaker 1: timeless fashion. Another added, sustainable, classic and still stunning eighteen
Speaker 1: years later, just like the Princess her More palace. In
Speaker 1: just a moment, a screen print of the late Queen
Speaker 1: Elizabeth II by Andy Warhol is among the highlights of
Speaker 1: the new exhibition showcasing a century of Royal portrait photography
Speaker 1: in Edinburgh. Royal Portraits a Century of Photography is now
Speaker 1: on display at the King's Gallery in the Palace of
Speaker 1: Holywood House, following its earlier run at Buckingham Palace. The exhibition,
Speaker 1: open until September seventh, features more than ninety prints, proofs
Speaker 1: and documents from the Royal Collection and Royal Archives, chronicling
Speaker 1: the evolution of royal portrait photography from the nineteen twenties
Speaker 1: through to King Charles the Third's coronation in twenty twenty three.
Speaker 1: Among the notable images is the earliest surviving colour print
Speaker 1: of a royal taken in nineteen thirty five by Madame Yevonne,
Speaker 1: featuring Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester on her wedding day.
Speaker 1: The exhibition also includes milestone portraits such as Princess Anne's
Speaker 1: twenty first birthday photographs taken by Norman Parkinson in nineteen
Speaker 1: seventy one at Frogmore House Gardens, and Cecil Beaton's iconic
Speaker 1: coronation portrait of Queen Elizabeth. A striking twenty ten image
Speaker 1: of the late Queen of Bawmoral wearing the mantle of
Speaker 1: the Order of the Thistle, was inspired by historical clan
Speaker 1: chief portraits and captured by Julian Corder. Other highlights include
Speaker 1: the Queen Mother's nineteen thirty nine portraits in Norman Hartknel
Speaker 1: gowns taken in Buckingham Palace Gardens, intimate photographs of Princess
Speaker 1: Margaret captured by her husband, Lord Snowden before and after
Speaker 1: their nineteen sixty wedding, a nineteen sixty six portrait of
Speaker 1: Prince Charles of Bowmoral marking his eighteenth birthday, taken by
Speaker 1: Godfrey Argent. Curator Alessandro Nassini reflected on the collection, noting
Speaker 1: portrait photography is a creative process and it's been fascinating
Speaker 1: to discover the careful decisions that were made to achieve
Speaker 1: such unforgettable portraits of the royal family. He also highlighted
Speaker 1: the rarity of seeing original vintage prints due to conservation concerns,
Speaker 1: adding that the exhibition provides visitors with a unique behind
Speaker 1: the scenes insight into the making of royal portraits. Anti
Speaker 1: monarchy campaigners are preparing to stage a ruh other prehistoric
Speaker 1: protest at this year's Commonwealth Day Service, with the introduction
Speaker 1: of a fifteen foot dinosaur mascot named Chuck the Rex.
Speaker 1: The group Republic has announced that the towering Tyrannosaurus, complete
Speaker 1: with a golden crown, will make an appearance outside Westminster
Speaker 1: Abbey on March tenth. The protest is designed to symbolize
Speaker 1: what the organization describes as an antiquated monarchy, likening the
Speaker 1: institution to a relic of a bygone age and a
Speaker 1: fossil that belongs in a museum. In a statement, the
Speaker 1: group added, unlike Charles, Chuck knows he's out of place
Speaker 1: and out of time. He wants to get out and
Speaker 1: about and have a roaring time, highlighting the need for
Speaker 1: a modern, democratic alternative to the monarchy. The protest coincides
Speaker 1: with the annual Commonwealth Day Service, a significant moment in
Speaker 1: the royal calendar. As Head of the Commonwealth, King Charles
Speaker 1: the Third is expected to attend this year, having missed
Speaker 1: last year's service while undergoing treatment for cancer. The King
Speaker 1: serves as a sovereign of fourteen Commonwealth realms in addition
Speaker 1: to the UK, while the Commonwealth itself remains a voluntary
Speaker 1: association of fifty six independent nations, many which were once
Speaker 1: under British rule. Chuckle Rex also boasts his own presence
Speaker 1: on social media, with a dedicated page on x where
Speaker 1: he is likely to continue the campaign's messaging. Whether the
Speaker 1: site of a giant crown wearing dinosaur outside Westminster Abbey
Speaker 1: will sway opinions on the monarchy remains to be seen,
Speaker 1: but the protest will certainly be difficult to ignore and
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