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<v Speaker 1>Calorogus Shark Media. Hello, and welcome to Palace Intrigue. I

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<v Speaker 1>am your host, Mark Francis. When Kate returns, she may

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<v Speaker 1>do some solo trips, which would be fodder for divorce

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<v Speaker 1>rumors if Megan did it, But since it's Kate, it's

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<v Speaker 1>obviously a wonderful idea that should be admired and we

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<v Speaker 1>should all praise the couple for their independence. According to

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<v Speaker 1>royal author Robert Jobson, Kate's planning an overseas tour with

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<v Speaker 1>Prince William. Jobson told Hello magazine Catherine may well do

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of solo things so that William can stay

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<v Speaker 1>at home with the kids. The King is bound have

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<v Speaker 1>had a conversation with Catherine about how bullied he felt

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<v Speaker 1>by his recent overseas tour, but she will do things

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<v Speaker 1>her own way. Kate has reportedly begun returning to the

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<v Speaker 1>gym as she gradually reintegrates into royal life following her

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<v Speaker 1>recent cancer treatment. Jobson added, if she has her way,

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<v Speaker 1>she will come back in stages and do things that

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<v Speaker 1>are important to her because she doesn't want to get

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<v Speaker 1>ill again. But also, I'm told because she has a

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<v Speaker 1>different perspective now, I don't think that necessarily signals that

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to get a big trunch of engagements one

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<v Speaker 1>after the other. Her illness has been a life changing experience.

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<v Speaker 1>She has changed the way she lives her life, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think she would be making her own choices. Her

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<v Speaker 1>priority is still her family. Royal commentator af Aidan expressed

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<v Speaker 1>concern that Prince William's future reign might be compromised if

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<v Speaker 1>the rift with his brother Prince Harry isn't resolved. Speaking

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<v Speaker 1>on the Royal Beat, Aiden was surprised that even King

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<v Speaker 1>charles battle with cancer hadn't softened the tension between the

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<v Speaker 1>two brothers. She said, if Charles having cancer hasn't brought

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<v Speaker 1>them all together at this point, I honestly don't know

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<v Speaker 1>what will. However, I would like to think that all

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<v Speaker 1>is not lost. I don't think we can have a

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<v Speaker 1>reign of King William with this fractured relationship still in place.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that there will have to be some sort

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<v Speaker 1>of reconciliation before then. It's worrying that it is taking

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<v Speaker 1>this long. Newsweek's chief royal correspond and Jack Royston, echoed

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<v Speaker 1>a sliver of optimism, stating I would not rule it out.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it would be in everybody's best interests, which

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<v Speaker 1>is why I don't want to rule it out. Daisy McAndrew,

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<v Speaker 1>NBC's royal commentator, remarked, I think the fact that people

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<v Speaker 1>now have so much sympathy for Catherine and for Charles

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<v Speaker 1>with their cancers that I think even Harry could read

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<v Speaker 1>the room and see that it would be extremely unwise,

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<v Speaker 1>unkind and unforgivable in most people's eyes if he went

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<v Speaker 1>further now Who also reflected on the original reaction to Spare,

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<v Speaker 1>pointing out, if you look at the reaction to Spare

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<v Speaker 1>when it came out and the reaction to it, the

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<v Speaker 1>positive and negative, how the tabloids went for him after

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<v Speaker 1>Spare came out. If you can imagine that in this context,

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<v Speaker 1>with the background of the King having cancer, Kate having

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<v Speaker 1>had preventative chemotherapy this year, it was a no go.

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<v Speaker 1>There is some light speculation in the tabloids about some

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<v Speaker 1>potential thawing between William and Harry. Watcher Richard Eden said

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<v Speaker 1>of the recent Olive branches, Well, you can easily take

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<v Speaker 1>that latter view that William can't not mention Harry's name,

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<v Speaker 1>How could he separate Harry and him from something which

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<v Speaker 1>his mother took them both too. But I think there

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<v Speaker 1>is something calculated, and I think it is an olive branch.

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<v Speaker 1>A few months ago we had a story, sadly it

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<v Speaker 1>didn't turn out to be quite right, that William had

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<v Speaker 1>made another gesture towards Harry, and they pushed back very

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<v Speaker 1>firmly on this, and they didn't want the newspaper to

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<v Speaker 1>run the story, which we didn't. But this time, I

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<v Speaker 1>think there is something in the wind here. A Royal

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<v Speaker 1>insider tells Closer. The wounds Meghan suffered from her experiences

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<v Speaker 1>in the Royal family cut very deep. Since all the

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<v Speaker 1>drama over her and Harry's split from the firm, she's

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<v Speaker 1>been incredibly nervous about facing them again, but she now

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<v Speaker 1>accepts it's got to be done. Meghan's stances that if

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<v Speaker 1>Harry is going to go back and make a deal

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<v Speaker 1>with the Royals, she needs to be part of it

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<v Speaker 1>as well. She wants to show them that they can't

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<v Speaker 1>just trample all over her and then have Harry come

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<v Speaker 1>back on his own, as though she can be tossed aside.

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<v Speaker 1>An insider tells Closer that Meghan reportedly views Prince Harry's

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<v Speaker 1>efforts to reconnect with former friends, including David and Victoria Beckham,

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<v Speaker 1>as ridiculous. The insider claims. Meghan feels it's ridiculous to

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<v Speaker 1>even care what the Beckhams think, noting the preference to

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<v Speaker 1>form connections with more influential figures like Karmala Harris. According

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<v Speaker 1>to the source, Meghan believes seeking approval from the Beckhams

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<v Speaker 1>is beneath them. However, Harry apparently has his own motivations.

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<v Speaker 1>He reportedly sees value in David Beckham's approval, hoping it

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<v Speaker 1>might ease tensions with his brother Prince William, who shares

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<v Speaker 1>a close bond with Beckham. The Insider went on to

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<v Speaker 1>explain the truth is that Victoria never really liked Meghan much,

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<v Speaker 1>adding that while Victoria has been friendly and welcoming, she

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<v Speaker 1>isn't particularly interested in staying in touch with the Sussexes.

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<v Speaker 1>Now oldest son, Brooklyn Beckham, had little to say about

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<v Speaker 1>Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. In a recent interview on

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<v Speaker 1>Watch What Happens Live, host Andy Cohen brought up the topic,

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<v Speaker 1>asking Brooklyn which members of the royal family he had

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<v Speaker 1>seen the most, noting that the Beckhams were friends with

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<v Speaker 1>Harry and Meghan, but Brooklyn didn't even mention the Duke

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<v Speaker 1>and Duchess of Sussex, responding simply probably William, and he

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<v Speaker 1>went on to ask Brooklyn about his family's relationship with

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<v Speaker 1>Prince William, curious if there was a side to him

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<v Speaker 1>that the public doesn't see. Brooklyn described William warmly, saying

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<v Speaker 1>he's just the sweetest guy ever. He really is. He's

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<v Speaker 1>really down to earth. He's a really good guy. The

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<v Speaker 1>Beckhams aren't the only lost friends the Daily Mails. Rebecca

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<v Speaker 1>English said, I was told of one former confident who

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<v Speaker 1>for many years couldn't have been closer to Harry, who

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<v Speaker 1>was so disgusted by his behavior and in particular by

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<v Speaker 1>some of the things he apparently said privately about his

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<v Speaker 1>family that they vowed never to talk to him again,

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<v Speaker 1>and they haven't Palasindriga b Rayback, with all the recent

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<v Speaker 1>talk of how rich the royals are, Yahoo took a

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<v Speaker 1>look at Prince Michael of Kent, Queen Elizabeth's first cousin,

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<v Speaker 1>who holds a surprising net worth reportedly around thirty two

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<v Speaker 1>million pounds, some that surpasses the comminded wealth of more

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<v Speaker 1>prominent royals like Princess Kape, Prince Edward and Princess Anne,

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<v Speaker 1>ranked fifty second in line to the throne. The eighty

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<v Speaker 1>two year old lives relatively quietly and Kensington, Pallas, and

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<v Speaker 1>is involved with around one hundred charities, funding much of

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<v Speaker 1>his public work himself. As the son of Prince George,

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<v Speaker 1>Duke of cant and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark,

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<v Speaker 1>Prince Michael's heritage ties him not only to British royal family,

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<v Speaker 1>but also to Russian royalty. His grandmother was the first

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<v Speaker 1>cousin to Sir Nicholas the Second, making him a distant

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<v Speaker 1>cousin of the last Romanovs. Uniquely, he was the first

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<v Speaker 1>British royal to learn Russian and is a qualified interpreter,

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<v Speaker 1>which complements his interest in Russian history and culture. Prince

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<v Speaker 1>Michael's marriage to German Baroness Marie Christine von Raebnitz now

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<v Speaker 1>Princess Michael of Kent initially cost him his place in

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<v Speaker 1>the line of succession due to her Catholic faith. This

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<v Speaker 1>was later reinstated following a change in succession laws. The

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<v Speaker 1>couple has two children, Lord Frederick Windsor and Oxford educated

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<v Speaker 1>Banker and Lady Gabriella Kingston. Though they maintain a relatively

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<v Speaker 1>low profile, the couple has been seen at key royal

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<v Speaker 1>events including Queen Elizabeth's funeral and King Charles coronation. And

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