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<v Speaker 1>Calorogus Shark Media, how Low and Welcome through palace intrigue.

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<v Speaker 1>I am your host, Mark Francis. Prince William was put

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<v Speaker 1>on the spot while helping out at a Christmas party

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<v Speaker 1>for the homeless in London. In his new ITV documentary

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<v Speaker 1>Prince William We Can End Homelessness, he is seen lending

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<v Speaker 1>a hand at the passage a homeless sheltered close to

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<v Speaker 1>his heart. However, when he floated the idea of leaving

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<v Speaker 1>the kitchen crew to mingle with guests, Chef Claudette wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>having it with a playful Oh, you're trying to escape

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<v Speaker 1>the work. I am watching you, Claudette reeled him back in,

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<v Speaker 1>sparking laughter from the Prince. Clearly unfazed, William later took

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<v Speaker 1>on the less glamorous job of clearing plates, showing he

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<v Speaker 1>was gained for whatever was needed. The documentary gives an

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<v Speaker 1>insight look at the first year of William's Homewards initiative,

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<v Speaker 1>which aims to tackle homelessness with a strategy to make

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<v Speaker 1>it rare, brief and unrepeated. This goal takes inspiration from

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<v Speaker 1>William's childhood visits to shelters with Princess Diana and is

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<v Speaker 1>focused on six regions, including Newport, Lambeth and Aberdeen. The

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<v Speaker 1>project brings together charities, local councils and government departments, and

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<v Speaker 1>in one scene, Big Issue founder Lord John Bird made

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<v Speaker 1>it clear that he'll hold William accountable. We need the

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<v Speaker 1>expertise of everybody. William backs him up, agreeing that it's

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<v Speaker 1>a team game. The hour long documentary, now on Disney

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<v Speaker 1>Plus as well, highlights William's long term commitment to the cause,

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<v Speaker 1>illustrating a modern royal balancing a serious mission with some

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<v Speaker 1>lighthearted humility along the way. In the documentary, Lord John Baird,

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<v Speaker 1>founder of The Big Issue, tells William that he's seeking

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<v Speaker 1>no bullshit in tackling homelessness. In one meeting, William stresses

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<v Speaker 1>the collaborative nature of the mission, saying I'm conscious that

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<v Speaker 1>this is a team game, so please do feel free

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<v Speaker 1>to pile in when you need to. Lord Bird quickly

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<v Speaker 1>challenges him, responding, I hope you meant that. When William

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<v Speaker 1>is Sue umes that he does, Lord Bird replies, we

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<v Speaker 1>need the expertise of everybody. So when William says he

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<v Speaker 1>wants to converge it, that's what I want and I

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<v Speaker 1>don't really want to have any bullshit. Afterward, William acknowledges

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<v Speaker 1>to the camera how essential it is to have allies

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<v Speaker 1>like Bird on board, noting John will happily tell me

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<v Speaker 1>if it's not going well. He's very direct and quite right.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, he's seen many attempts come and go over

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<v Speaker 1>the past, so it's important people like John buy into

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<v Speaker 1>what we're doing. William addresses the criticism of the Prince

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<v Speaker 1>owning several homes directly. I think everyone having a right

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<v Speaker 1>to a safe and stable home benefits us all. They

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<v Speaker 1>come with no other agenda than desperately trying to help

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<v Speaker 1>people who are in need, and I see this as

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<v Speaker 1>part of my role. Is that why else would I

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<v Speaker 1>be here if I'm not using this role properly to

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<v Speaker 1>influence and help people where I can. Royal expirt Tessa

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<v Speaker 1>Dunlop was impressed by William telling the Mirror bright blue eyes,

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<v Speaker 1>open necked shirt, hands casually crossed on his knee. This

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<v Speaker 1>was Prince William as we have never seen him before. Charming,

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<v Speaker 1>charismatic kind, a man on a mission to end homelessness,

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<v Speaker 1>a prince with a capacity to convince the suits in

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<v Speaker 1>society and simultaneously get down with the kids. Dunlop mentioned

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<v Speaker 1>how Harry in Spare mentioned that William's resemblance to Diana

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<v Speaker 1>had faded as he lost his hair. Dunlop tells the Mirror,

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<v Speaker 1>the Duke of Sussex, blinded by his own siblings sour grapes,

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't be more wrong. Last night. William channeled Diana the

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<v Speaker 1>same big eyed stare, the same capacity to make the

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<v Speaker 1>unseen in society feel seen, the same sincerity as William

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<v Speaker 1>readily owned he had taken guidance from what my mother

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<v Speaker 1>did as a charity boss casually observed, William isn't just

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<v Speaker 1>a celebrity, He's a super celebrity. In his capacity to

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<v Speaker 1>work That status was therefore all to see. When else

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<v Speaker 1>would an issue like homelessness get two consecutive slots on

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<v Speaker 1>primetime TV. As for questions about the Prince owning too

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<v Speaker 1>many palaces to be a credible homelessness champion, he faced

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<v Speaker 1>down that accusation by front lining Windsor Castle mid documentary

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<v Speaker 1>to underscore his status as the man who can. Former

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<v Speaker 1>street sleeper Wayne didn't care. He just wanted a platform

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<v Speaker 1>to tell his story. Royal commentator Rebecca English, writing for

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<v Speaker 1>The Daily Mail, explains that William's upcoming trip to South

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<v Speaker 1>Africa will be different than his father's Australia trip. English writes,

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<v Speaker 1>next week I traveled to Cape Town with the Prince

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<v Speaker 1>of Wales as he undertakes engagements around his Earthshot Prize awards,

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<v Speaker 1>a trip that is likely to be a very different

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<v Speaker 1>kettle of fish. Williams long made clear that he is

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<v Speaker 1>less enamored of the traditional Royal tour mold, preferring to

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<v Speaker 1>focus on single issues in greater detail. You are likely

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<v Speaker 1>to see significantly fewer engagements day to day two or

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<v Speaker 1>three at most, but once his team feel he can

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<v Speaker 1>offer more engagement with and a focus very much on

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<v Speaker 1>the subject matter in hand. Prince Harry's virtual appearance at

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<v Speaker 1>a NATO Military Committee meeting to discuss the Invictor's Games

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<v Speaker 1>has stirred up quite a reaction, and not all of

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<v Speaker 1>it positive. Though he joined the meeting from his home

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<v Speaker 1>in California to represent the games he founded, Royal fans

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<v Speaker 1>were less than impressed, with many calling for the Duke

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<v Speaker 1>to distance himself from NATO. This critique comes as part

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<v Speaker 1>of a broader trend where some are questioning his role

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<v Speaker 1>in formal military contexts since stepping back from royal duties,

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<v Speaker 1>Harry said, I believe the work of the Invictus Games

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<v Speaker 1>Foundation to be very important and it strikes at the

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<v Speaker 1>heart of our shared values as military personnel. Meghan did

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<v Speaker 1>not appear, although royal watchers noticed a photo of Megan

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<v Speaker 1>in the background. Palace intrigued me right back. In his

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<v Speaker 1>book Charles the Third New King, New Court, The Inside Story,

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<v Speaker 1>royal biographer Robert Hardman recounts the poignant moment when Charles

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<v Speaker 1>was first addressed as Your Majesty, a title that came

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<v Speaker 1>to him under somber circumstances. Charles was driving through the

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<v Speaker 1>bal Moral Estate when he received a call from Sir

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<v Speaker 1>Edward Young, his late mother, Queen Elizabeth's private secretary. So

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<v Speaker 1>Edward informed Charles of the Queen's passing, marking the exact

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<v Speaker 1>moment he ascended to the throne. As Hardman explains, King

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<v Speaker 1>Charles succeeded to the throne the will. To be more precise,

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<v Speaker 1>he had just turned off the B nine seven six

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<v Speaker 1>onto the back drive of the bow Moral State when

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<v Speaker 1>he learned that he was now Sovereign of the United Kingdom.

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<v Speaker 1>And fourteen other realms. Hardman draws a historical parallel between

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<v Speaker 1>this moment and that of Elizabeth's own assent to the throne.

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<v Speaker 1>He notes that Elizabeth was in Kenya atop a giant

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<v Speaker 1>fig tree watching wildlife when news reached her of her father,

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<v Speaker 1>King George the sixth. Death history will record that seven

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<v Speaker 1>decades later, on the afternoon of eighth September twenty twenty two,

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<v Speaker 1>her son and heir, was on an unmarked Scottish country

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<v Speaker 1>road at the wheel of his car when he was

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<v Speaker 1>first addressed as Your majesty. On that day, Charles had

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<v Speaker 1>already been to Bowmoral Castle to visit his mother, and

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<v Speaker 1>had returned briefly to his residence at Birkhall. In the

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<v Speaker 1>manner of his late mother. He had climbed into the

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<v Speaker 1>car as both Prince of Wales and Duke of Rothesay.

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<v Speaker 1>Twenty minutes later, he would climb out of it as

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<v Speaker 1>King Charles the Third, with a new Queen at his side.

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<v Speaker 1>The official death certificate would later confirm that Queen Elizabeth

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<v Speaker 1>passed at three ten pm. By her side were only Charles,

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<v Speaker 1>Camilla and Princess Anne, who had been in Scotland that

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<v Speaker 1>week for royal engagements, including the Brain at Royal Highland Gathering.

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<v Speaker 1>The rest of the family, including Prince William, Prince Andrew,

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<v Speaker 1>Prince Edward Sophie, had been making their way to Balmorrel,

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<v Speaker 1>but arrived after her passing. They landed at three point

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<v Speaker 1>fifty and with William driving, reached the castle at five

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<v Speaker 1>oh six pm. Prince Harry, departing from Luton Airport on

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<v Speaker 1>a private jet, would not arrive in time either. His

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<v Speaker 1>flight took off at five thirty pm and he was

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<v Speaker 1>still in the air when the announcement of the Queen's

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<v Speaker 1>death was made to the public at six point thirty.

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<v Speaker 1>And there you have it. To email us our addresses

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