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I am your host, Maya Francis Majesty. Magazine editor in
Chief Ingrid Seward believes Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are
attempting to rebuild their connection with the royal family, partly
because of what the relationship could mean for Archie and
little Bit in the future. Speaking to the Son, Seward said,
first of all, I think the Sussexes do want to
foot back in the door for the sake of their
children and their children's futures. I think the children could
really be annoyed, not now, but when they grow up
with their father and mother, they could ask, why haven't
you introduced me to my other life, my cousins, my heritage,
And I think that would be an awkward one for
Harry and Meghan to explain. I think Harry is keen
to reconcile with the family, and I'm sure that Meghan
does too, as she needs that sparkle of royal gold
dust around her becomes relevant again and her overall popularity proves.
I am sure the pair are groveling at the moment
at home. For Megan, the Americans hate her. Her popularity
is shattered. Of course, there will always be the Megan
super fans, but largely she has seen as somebody who
breaks tires with her own family, and she has seen
this splitting Harry and the children from their family too.
The Americans also love the royals too, so winning them
back would help her situation enormously. Meghan needs to mend
those fences, but she is having to take a back
seat and gradually work around this sue. It also believes
because of the King's age, I think Charles himself will
want to spend time with his grandchildren, though with his schedule,
I think the only chance he will get to spend
with them is during the annual summer trip to Scotland
for the long Bow Moral Break. So with this in mind,
I think there is a real chance that they return
for that. This summer seems unlikely, but in the future
I can see this happening, she said. I think the
King will say to Harry, darling, boy, you know, I
can only really see you in Scotland where he will
be given assurances about security, and that is what I
think will happen. The rest of the family won't want
to make things any more difficult for the King than
they already are. The issues with Harry and his brother, however,
are a whole other ballgame completely. Megan is reportedly taking
extra steps to avoid being recognized when she goes out
in California, according to claims published by gossip columnist Rob Shooter.
The report, which cites unnamed sources, claims the Duchess has
begun wearing wigs, baseball caps, oversized sweatshirts, loose fitting trousers,
and large sunglasses when she leaves home in Montecito. One
unnamed source, quota by Rob Shooter, claimed after the UK
she's become obsessed with staying invisible. Now she almost never
leaves the house without some kind of disguise. She doesn't
want anyone to recognize her, and alleged that her outings
are now carefully planned to avoid attracting attention. A source
tells Starn magazine what Meghan wants is for Harry to
stop acting like he's above the whole Hollywood thing and
start getting paid. It can't be all on her to
support them. The source went on to claim there are
plenty of opportunities available if Harry would be willing to
pursue them. Among the ideas reportedly floated were television and
film cameos, podcasting, and other entertainment projects. In The Daily Beast,
Tom Sykes had some thoughts about Meghan's recent Instagram posts,
writing here instead is a Meghan and Harry so relaxed,
so ostentatiously at ease that they eat dinner giggling against
a stone wall, collapsing into each other's arms. They visit
a fish restaurant where the menu is chalked on a blackboard.
They swim Harry Haulds the children through the air with
cheerful recklessness in a swimming pool. They process down an
avenue of lime trees at Allthorpe, clutching bauquets to lay
on Diana's grave, which seems a weird thing to post
as part of your holiday content, but hey, then we
went to a grave. Even this somber times is son
kissed and wonderful. Speaking on The Royalist Podcast, broadcaster Mark
Dolan speculated that Harry and Meghan might eventually spend part
of the year in the UK after Prince William becomes king,
creating a competing royal presence. Dolan said Meghan and Harry
will make life a misery for King William and Queen Catherine.
They'd love to be in the UK. I think up
to half the year with this rival. Court Dolan also
extended that speculation to the next generation, suggesting Prince Archie
and Princess Lilibet could one day create difficulties for Prince George,
Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. Those comments prompted a rare
public response from a spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess
of Sussex, who strongly condemned the bringing the children into
the discussion. The spokesperson said, there is a fundamental difference
between criticizing public figures and choosing to demonize two young
children who have done absolutely nothing to warrant it. To
speculate the Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet will one day
make life a misery for their cousins is an extraordinary
and irresponsible thing to say about children. We are genuinely
disgusted by these comments. Whatever the views people may hold
about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, children should never
be dragged into adult disputes or portrayed as future antagonists
for the sake of a provocative sound by it. Royal
commentator Jenny Bond tells New Magazine. I think a key
problem in any relationship between Megan and Kate is the
power balance. Catherine is a future queen. She will always
take priority over Meghan. One day the Duchess will have
to Curtsey to her. We know that Megan finds that
rather comically absurd, more palacing just a moment. A new
investigation by CBC News has found that Prince Harry's visits
to Canada generated the highest taxpayer funded security costs of
any internationally protected person over a five year period. According
to the CBC, Harry's security accounted for roughly ten percent
of the more than five point two million dollars Canadian
the RCMP spent protecting over one hundred internationally protective visitors
during that period. The costs listed cover additional expenses such
as travel and overtime, but did not include officer's regular salaries,
meaning the overall cost of providing protection would have been higher.
Former Metropolitan Police Protection officer Simon Morgan told CBC there
were good reasons Harry required substantial security at the time.
Morgan said he was the Queen's grandson, he was the
future king's son. He also noted Harry's military service in
Afghanistan may have led Canadian authorities to adopt what he
described as a more robust security posture. One of the
organizations responsible for preserving the Royal Collection has reported his
significant financial setback, with income falling sharply over the past
Europe as fewer visitors to a Britain's royal residences. The
Royal Collection's Trust latest annual report shows new income drop
from thirteen point nine million to three point five men
injuring the twenty twenty five twenty six financial year, a
decline of more than ten million pounds. The Trust, which
cares for the Royal Collection and manages public access to
sites including Buckingham Palace, Winsor Castle and the Palace of
Hollywood House, said the slowdown follows the extraordinary visitor boom
that came after King charles coronation visit, and numbers across
the Trust's attractions fell by about one hundred and eighty
two thousand over the year, bringing total attendance to roughly
two point six million people. Retail sales was a decline
by around three hundred thousand pounds. Buckingham Palace was particularly
affected because of the continuing reservicing project, which reduced the
number of visitors who could be admitted during the annual
summer opening. The Trust said record attendance that previous years
simply could be repeated while major refurbishment work continues. Winsor
Castle also experienced a modest decline as post coronation tourism
eased and international travel remains often than expected. One bright
spot came in Scotland, where the Palace of Hollywood House
welcomed more visitors thanks to additional opening days and expanded
schedule of group tours. Despite the drop, the Royal Collection
Trust remains optimistic. The report says there is still strong
public interest in visiting the royal residences, but acknowledges that
economic pressures and uncertainty in global travel are likely to
continue affecting attendance in the near future. And there you
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