Speaker 1: Calorogu Shark Media. Hello and welcome through Palace Intrigue. I'm
Speaker 1: your host mark for Arcis. Meghan Markle's handling of her
Speaker 1: lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard, is drawing criticism from Royal
Speaker 1: commentator Richard Eden, who believes her approach reflects impatience. Speaking
Speaker 1: on Pallace Confidential, Eden noted that the brand's social media account,
Speaker 1: launched in March, has yet to offer any products a
Speaker 1: movie called Arrogant. Eden suggested Megan may have hurried the
Speaker 1: announcement due to media speculation earlier this year, adding anyone
Speaker 1: knows you don't launch your social media account and then
Speaker 1: do nothing. The whole point of social media is it's
Speaker 1: social and you socialize. He called the early launch a misstep,
Speaker 1: saying it's definitely been launched before it's ready. It's all
Speaker 1: about impatience. According to Royal biographer Angel, the delay in
Speaker 1: Meghan's brand launch stems from Meghan's pattern of taking on
Speaker 1: numerous projects without necessarily following them through. Levin explained to
Speaker 1: gb News, she does all sorts of things of organizing early,
Speaker 1: and then she leaves them. This is this terrible like
Speaker 1: American Riviera Orchard which was actually originally done in April.
Speaker 1: We've got no further Levin went on to highlight how
Speaker 1: the initial timing of the brand's announcement in April coincided
Speaker 1: with Prince William's work with the Diana Awards, suggesting that
Speaker 1: Meghan's timing may have been influenced by royal events. Levin stated,
Speaker 1: why on earth would you try and sell something that
Speaker 1: was nowhere near ready, that you hadn't got the trademarks passed.
Speaker 1: It was sort of ridiculous. Lady Colin Campbell has similarly
Speaker 1: commented on the convenient timing of recent news about Prince
Speaker 1: harryan Meghan purchasing a property in Portugal, which broke just
Speaker 1: as King Charles and Queen Camilla were on their royal tour.
Speaker 1: She remarked, Charles and Camilla are in Australia and Samoa,
Speaker 1: and we are speaking about Harry and Meghan and Portugal.
Speaker 1: They are geniuses. Mike Riya, a media analyst, thinks Meghan
Speaker 1: is leaving a lot of money on the table by
Speaker 1: not starring in suits. La Mike said this could become
Speaker 1: the costliest decision of her life and one that she
Speaker 1: may bitterly regret. In years to come. The female lead character,
Speaker 1: a campaigning hotshot lawyer named Erica, was written with Meghan
Speaker 1: specifically in mind, and there is little doubt she would
Speaker 1: have been paid many times her original salary. Meghan may
Speaker 1: need the extra money due to a new tax. In
Speaker 1: her autumn budget twenty twenty four address, Chancellor Rachel Reeves
Speaker 1: unveiled a hefty tax increase on private jet air passenger duties,
Speaker 1: taking on an extra fifty percent or four hundred and
Speaker 1: fifty pounds per person. As mentioned, Meghan has many interests,
Speaker 1: including her career as a writer of children's books. Megan's
Speaker 1: foray into children's literature with the Bench has ignited some
Speaker 1: strong opinions in the literary world. While the book made
Speaker 1: waves when it was released in twenty twenty one, its
Speaker 1: UK sales numbers tell a different story, with only eight
Speaker 1: thousand copies sold according to Nielsen's Book Scan. This modest
Speaker 1: performance has added fuel to the frustrations of children's authors,
Speaker 1: who argue that the market is being overtaken by celebrities
Speaker 1: who seem to have a fast track to publication. Joshua Siegel,
Speaker 1: a poet and children's author, voiced his frustration, remarking writing
Speaker 1: for children is an art requires skill, practice and discipline.
Speaker 1: Other authors like James A. Lyons, added that non celebrity
Speaker 1: writers often face years of rejections, unlike public figures who get,
Speaker 1: as he put it, a fast tracked ticket to the
Speaker 1: front of the queue. On the upside the benches at
Speaker 1: least thought to be Meghan's own work, a forty page
Speaker 1: reflection on father son Bonds, supposedly inspired by Prince Harry
Speaker 1: and their son Archie. In the meantime, Meghan, if you'd
Speaker 1: like to reach more than eight thousand people, you'll welcome
Speaker 1: to guest host this podcast anytime you'd like. Although we
Speaker 1: don't have the kind of twenty five million dollars for
Speaker 1: twelve episodes budget that Spotify had. We recently checked on
Speaker 1: Archetypes podcast rankings, and although Meghan's podcast wasn't appearing on
Speaker 1: the US nor UK Apple charts, the program was number
Speaker 1: one sixteen on Apple Podcasts in Pakistan's Society and Culture subcategory.
Speaker 1: To be fair, she hasn't put out an episode in
Speaker 1: a while, or any jam for that matter. Palla seem
Speaker 1: drink of a right back possible sex bomb. Princess Anne
Speaker 1: has set to make an anticipated visit to Essex, where
Speaker 1: she will drop by the Brightling CA Museum as Colonel
Speaker 1: in Chief of the Intelligence Corps. Excitement is building across
Speaker 1: the country as locals prepare for her arrival, with final
Speaker 1: plans underway to ensure everything is in order for the
Speaker 1: Princess Royal's visit, and Royal Watch is curious if she
Speaker 1: will wear her knee high boots. Brightling Sees Mayor John
Speaker 1: Carr said, she is such a wonderful, kind hearted person,
Speaker 1: so I'm really looking forward to it. Mayor Carr did
Speaker 1: not comment on immature podcast to writers submitting silly items
Speaker 1: for me to read during a slow newsweek. Robert Hartman's
Speaker 1: new book, The Making of a King, She has light
Speaker 1: on the current rift between Charles and Harry, suggesting that
Speaker 1: the King's silence towards his youngest son is intentional and
Speaker 1: rooted in a desire to minimize stress during a challenging time.
Speaker 1: According to Hardman, royal advisers have encouraged Charles not to
Speaker 1: engage with Harry's calls and letters, especially since Charles is
Speaker 1: dealing with health concerns after a cancer diagnosis earlier this year.
Speaker 1: Hardman said, I know people keep saying why doesn't he
Speaker 1: see Harry when he is in town? Why can't they
Speaker 1: just patch things up? But right now there is a
Speaker 1: sense that we've just got to keep the King's stress
Speaker 1: levels down. We don't want him to have extra things
Speaker 1: to worry about. Let's get through this. There is a
Speaker 1: sense that now is probably not the time. If you
Speaker 1: listen to what Harry has said in his TV series,
Speaker 1: in his book and interviews, there's a lot to unpack.
Speaker 1: There are a lot of things he wants to get
Speaker 1: sorted out, to go through to process. Right now there's
Speaker 1: a sense that it's not the time, but I'm sure
Speaker 1: the King would like to normalize things. Looking ahead to
Speaker 1: twenty twenty five, the royal family scene poised for a
Speaker 1: return to more traditional active schedules. Following King Charles and
Speaker 1: Queen Camilla's recent tour of Australia and Samoa. A Palace
Speaker 1: official has suggested that international royal visits will become more
Speaker 1: regular again. We're now working on a pretty normal looking
Speaker 1: full overseas tour program for next year, they noted, calling
Speaker 1: it a high for us to end on to know
Speaker 1: that we can be thinking in those terms. Subject to
Speaker 1: sign off by doctors. The King, who paused cancer treatment
Speaker 1: to embark on this recent tour, reportedly found it energizing
Speaker 1: in that sense. The tour, despite its demands, has been
Speaker 1: the perfect tonic. Despite the hectic scheduled, Charles showed no
Speaker 1: signs of being rattled when Indigenous lawmaker Lydia Thorpe heckwudem
Speaker 1: and Canberra. He was completely unruffled, or Royal source noted,
Speaker 1: adding he believes free speech is the cornerstone of democracy
Speaker 1: and so everyone is entitled to their views. When asked
Speaker 1: about his stance on difficult issues, a Palace aide said
Speaker 1: he is always someone who wants to understand before he
Speaker 1: says anything. It's very easy to run away from some
Speaker 1: of these issues, but the King isn't one for doing that.
Speaker 1: Charles also reportedly shared how he felt about the tour,
Speaker 1: telling a crowd and Samoa, I shall always remain devoted
Speaker 1: to the part of the world and hope that I
Speaker 1: survive long enough to come back again and see you. Meanwhile,
Speaker 1: Kate Middleton has been making a gradual return to the
Speaker 1: public stage after completing chemotherapy following her own cancer diagnosis
Speaker 1: earlier this year. Expected at the remembrance Day event next month.
Speaker 1: She has reportedly been engaged in private meetings and recently
Speaker 1: appeared in Southport with Prince William as the Palace prepares
Speaker 1: for a more normal twenty twenty five. A source summed
Speaker 1: up the purpose of these visits. The idea of these
Speaker 1: tours always is to leave a trace behind. Some podcasters
Speaker 1: who have had to fill the majority of their episodes
Speaker 1: with Harry and Meghan Gossip will be very happy to
Speaker 1: have Kate back. And there you have it. Like to
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