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

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<v Speaker 1>your host mark for Arcis. Meghan Markle's handling of her

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<v Speaker 1>lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard, is drawing criticism from Royal

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<v Speaker 1>commentator Richard Eden, who believes her approach reflects impatience. Speaking

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<v Speaker 1>on Pallace Confidential, Eden noted that the brand's social media account,

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<v Speaker 1>launched in March, has yet to offer any products a

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<v Speaker 1>movie called Arrogant. Eden suggested Megan may have hurried the

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<v Speaker 1>announcement due to media speculation earlier this year, adding anyone

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<v Speaker 1>knows you don't launch your social media account and then

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<v Speaker 1>do nothing. The whole point of social media is it's

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<v Speaker 1>social and you socialize. He called the early launch a misstep,

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<v Speaker 1>saying it's definitely been launched before it's ready. It's all

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<v Speaker 1>about impatience. According to Royal biographer Angel, the delay in

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<v Speaker 1>Meghan's brand launch stems from Meghan's pattern of taking on

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<v Speaker 1>numerous projects without necessarily following them through. Levin explained to

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<v Speaker 1>gb News, she does all sorts of things of organizing early,

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<v Speaker 1>and then she leaves them. This is this terrible like

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<v Speaker 1>American Riviera Orchard which was actually originally done in April.

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<v Speaker 1>We've got no further Levin went on to highlight how

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<v Speaker 1>the initial timing of the brand's announcement in April coincided

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<v Speaker 1>with Prince William's work with the Diana Awards, suggesting that

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<v Speaker 1>Meghan's timing may have been influenced by royal events. Levin stated,

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<v Speaker 1>why on earth would you try and sell something that

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<v Speaker 1>was nowhere near ready, that you hadn't got the trademarks passed.

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<v Speaker 1>It was sort of ridiculous. Lady Colin Campbell has similarly

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<v Speaker 1>commented on the convenient timing of recent news about Prince

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<v Speaker 1>harryan Meghan purchasing a property in Portugal, which broke just

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<v Speaker 1>as King Charles and Queen Camilla were on their royal tour.

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<v Speaker 1>She remarked, Charles and Camilla are in Australia and Samoa,

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<v Speaker 1>and we are speaking about Harry and Meghan and Portugal.

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<v Speaker 1>They are geniuses. Mike Riya, a media analyst, thinks Meghan

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<v Speaker 1>is leaving a lot of money on the table by

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<v Speaker 1>not starring in suits. La Mike said this could become

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<v Speaker 1>the costliest decision of her life and one that she

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<v Speaker 1>may bitterly regret. In years to come. The female lead character,

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<v Speaker 1>a campaigning hotshot lawyer named Erica, was written with Meghan

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<v Speaker 1>specifically in mind, and there is little doubt she would

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<v Speaker 1>have been paid many times her original salary. Meghan may

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<v Speaker 1>need the extra money due to a new tax. In

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<v Speaker 1>her autumn budget twenty twenty four address, Chancellor Rachel Reeves

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<v Speaker 1>unveiled a hefty tax increase on private jet air passenger duties,

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<v Speaker 1>taking on an extra fifty percent or four hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>fifty pounds per person. As mentioned, Meghan has many interests,

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<v Speaker 1>including her career as a writer of children's books. Megan's

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<v Speaker 1>foray into children's literature with the Bench has ignited some

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<v Speaker 1>strong opinions in the literary world. While the book made

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<v Speaker 1>waves when it was released in twenty twenty one, its

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<v Speaker 1>UK sales numbers tell a different story, with only eight

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<v Speaker 1>thousand copies sold according to Nielsen's Book Scan. This modest

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<v Speaker 1>performance has added fuel to the frustrations of children's authors,

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<v Speaker 1>who argue that the market is being overtaken by celebrities

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<v Speaker 1>who seem to have a fast track to publication. Joshua Siegel,

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<v Speaker 1>a poet and children's author, voiced his frustration, remarking writing

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<v Speaker 1>for children is an art requires skill, practice and discipline.

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<v Speaker 1>Other authors like James A. Lyons, added that non celebrity

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<v Speaker 1>writers often face years of rejections, unlike public figures who get,

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<v Speaker 1>as he put it, a fast tracked ticket to the

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<v Speaker 1>front of the queue. On the upside the benches at

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<v Speaker 1>least thought to be Meghan's own work, a forty page

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<v Speaker 1>reflection on father son Bonds, supposedly inspired by Prince Harry

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<v Speaker 1>and their son Archie. In the meantime, Meghan, if you'd

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<v Speaker 1>like to reach more than eight thousand people, you'll welcome

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<v Speaker 1>to guest host this podcast anytime you'd like. Although we

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<v Speaker 1>don't have the kind of twenty five million dollars for

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<v Speaker 1>twelve episodes budget that Spotify had. We recently checked on

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<v Speaker 1>Archetypes podcast rankings, and although Meghan's podcast wasn't appearing on

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<v Speaker 1>the US nor UK Apple charts, the program was number

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<v Speaker 1>one sixteen on Apple Podcasts in Pakistan's Society and Culture subcategory.

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<v Speaker 1>To be fair, she hasn't put out an episode in

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<v Speaker 1>a while, or any jam for that matter. Palla seem

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<v Speaker 1>drink of a right back possible sex bomb. Princess Anne

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<v Speaker 1>has set to make an anticipated visit to Essex, where

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<v Speaker 1>she will drop by the Brightling CA Museum as Colonel

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<v Speaker 1>in Chief of the Intelligence Corps. Excitement is building across

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<v Speaker 1>the country as locals prepare for her arrival, with final

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<v Speaker 1>plans underway to ensure everything is in order for the

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<v Speaker 1>Princess Royal's visit, and Royal Watch is curious if she

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<v Speaker 1>will wear her knee high boots. Brightling Sees Mayor John

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<v Speaker 1>Carr said, she is such a wonderful, kind hearted person,

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<v Speaker 1>so I'm really looking forward to it. Mayor Carr did

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<v Speaker 1>not comment on immature podcast to writers submitting silly items

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<v Speaker 1>for me to read during a slow newsweek. Robert Hartman's

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<v Speaker 1>new book, The Making of a King, She has light

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<v Speaker 1>on the current rift between Charles and Harry, suggesting that

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<v Speaker 1>the King's silence towards his youngest son is intentional and

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<v Speaker 1>rooted in a desire to minimize stress during a challenging time.

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<v Speaker 1>According to Hardman, royal advisers have encouraged Charles not to

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<v Speaker 1>engage with Harry's calls and letters, especially since Charles is

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<v Speaker 1>dealing with health concerns after a cancer diagnosis earlier this year.

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<v Speaker 1>Hardman said, I know people keep saying why doesn't he

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<v Speaker 1>see Harry when he is in town? Why can't they

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<v Speaker 1>just patch things up? But right now there is a

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<v Speaker 1>sense that we've just got to keep the King's stress

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<v Speaker 1>levels down. We don't want him to have extra things

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<v Speaker 1>to worry about. Let's get through this. There is a

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<v Speaker 1>sense that now is probably not the time. If you

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<v Speaker 1>listen to what Harry has said in his TV series,

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<v Speaker 1>in his book and interviews, there's a lot to unpack.

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<v Speaker 1>There are a lot of things he wants to get

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<v Speaker 1>sorted out, to go through to process. Right now there's

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<v Speaker 1>a sense that it's not the time, but I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>the King would like to normalize things. Looking ahead to

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty five, the royal family scene poised for a

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<v Speaker 1>return to more traditional active schedules. Following King Charles and

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<v Speaker 1>Queen Camilla's recent tour of Australia and Samoa. A Palace

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<v Speaker 1>official has suggested that international royal visits will become more

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<v Speaker 1>regular again. We're now working on a pretty normal looking

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<v Speaker 1>full overseas tour program for next year, they noted, calling

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<v Speaker 1>it a high for us to end on to know

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<v Speaker 1>that we can be thinking in those terms. Subject to

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<v Speaker 1>sign off by doctors. The King, who paused cancer treatment

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<v Speaker 1>to embark on this recent tour, reportedly found it energizing

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<v Speaker 1>in that sense. The tour, despite its demands, has been

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<v Speaker 1>the perfect tonic. Despite the hectic scheduled, Charles showed no

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<v Speaker 1>signs of being rattled when Indigenous lawmaker Lydia Thorpe heckwudem

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<v Speaker 1>and Canberra. He was completely unruffled, or Royal source noted,

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<v Speaker 1>adding he believes free speech is the cornerstone of democracy

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<v Speaker 1>and so everyone is entitled to their views. When asked

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<v Speaker 1>about his stance on difficult issues, a Palace aide said

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<v Speaker 1>he is always someone who wants to understand before he

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<v Speaker 1>says anything. It's very easy to run away from some

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<v Speaker 1>of these issues, but the King isn't one for doing that.

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<v Speaker 1>Charles also reportedly shared how he felt about the tour,

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<v Speaker 1>telling a crowd and Samoa, I shall always remain devoted

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<v Speaker 1>to the part of the world and hope that I

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<v Speaker 1>survive long enough to come back again and see you. Meanwhile,

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<v Speaker 1>Kate Middleton has been making a gradual return to the

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<v Speaker 1>public stage after completing chemotherapy following her own cancer diagnosis

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<v Speaker 1>earlier this year. Expected at the remembrance Day event next month.

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<v Speaker 1>She has reportedly been engaged in private meetings and recently

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<v Speaker 1>appeared in Southport with Prince William as the Palace prepares

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<v Speaker 1>for a more normal twenty twenty five. A source summed

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<v Speaker 1>up the purpose of these visits. The idea of these

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<v Speaker 1>tours always is to leave a trace behind. Some podcasters

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<v Speaker 1>who have had to fill the majority of their episodes

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<v Speaker 1>with Harry and Meghan Gossip will be very happy to

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<v Speaker 1>have Kate back. And there you have it. Like to

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<v Speaker 1>Good terms,