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

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<v Speaker 1>Deep Crown, filling in for mister Francis, who apparently is

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<v Speaker 1>lost somewhere in the Atlanta airport. We feel your pain,

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<v Speaker 1>mister Francis. We feel your pain. But let's talk about regrets.

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<v Speaker 1>Does Meghan Markel have regrets? And are the regrets genuine

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<v Speaker 1>or just about making money? Royal expert told Fox News,

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<v Speaker 1>Meghan does regret certain statements that she made. They weren't

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<v Speaker 1>received in the way that she had expected, and several

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<v Speaker 1>of her comments have backfired. She and Prince Harry deeply

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<v Speaker 1>regret the royal racist controversy. Meghan wanted the takeaway from

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<v Speaker 1>their Oprah interview to be about her mental health, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think Meghan regretted sitting down with the cut because

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<v Speaker 1>she provided endless commentary for her. Critics describe Meghan's personal

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<v Speaker 1>life in California as isolated but structured. The qualifications to

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<v Speaker 1>be her friend are no secret. She typically gravitates towards

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<v Speaker 1>people that can offer her something contribute to her personal goals.

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<v Speaker 1>She also requires trust and privacy. Her friend's group is small.

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<v Speaker 1>She is friendly with Monticito locals, as you never know

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<v Speaker 1>someone's connection or status. Everyone in Montecito has accomplished something

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<v Speaker 1>significant to be in a position to call it home.

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<v Speaker 1>Sightings of the couple are rare, and advances towards establishing

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<v Speaker 1>connections with the Sussexes are mostly rejected. It is important

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<v Speaker 1>to Megan that it appears she has moved on and

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<v Speaker 1>the drama is beneath her, but that is not the reality.

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<v Speaker 1>There is still a resentment that fuels a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>the work she has done over the last three and

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<v Speaker 1>a half years. Harry and Meghan returning to the UK

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<v Speaker 1>without meeting with the royals or acknowledging them just reminds

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<v Speaker 1>the world of their estrangement. It attracts hostile headlines. I

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<v Speaker 1>think there is a desire to win back that audience

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<v Speaker 1>in the UK, but Harry recently said himself that he

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't feel safe enough bringing his wife back to his

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<v Speaker 1>home country. If American Riviera Orchard becomes a well oiled

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<v Speaker 1>machine and keeps Meghan busy, she will find joy in

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<v Speaker 1>that work. Megan is reportedly feeling abandoned after the eighteenth

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<v Speaker 1>staff member quit working for her and Prince Harry. Josh

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<v Speaker 1>Kettler who had been serving as Prince Harry's chief of staff,

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<v Speaker 1>recently stepped down from his role after only three months,

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<v Speaker 1>just days before the couple's faux royal tour to Columbia.

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<v Speaker 1>The departure is said to be a mutual decision, but

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<v Speaker 1>a source told Closer that the latest staffing change has

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<v Speaker 1>been a humiliating and demoralizing blow for both Meghan and Harry.

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<v Speaker 1>The source added, Megan's secretly feeling quite abandoned after this

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<v Speaker 1>keeps happening. This isn't the first time staff turnover has

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<v Speaker 1>plagued the Duke and Duchess of susse In late twenty eighteen,

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<v Speaker 1>shortly after their wedding, Meghan's personal assistant, Melissa Tubati, quit

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<v Speaker 1>after reportedly being reduced to tears by the Duchess's demands.

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<v Speaker 1>Following this, Samantha Cohen, a seasoned royal aide who had

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<v Speaker 1>worked for Queen Elizabeth for seventeen years, also resigned, allegedly

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<v Speaker 1>frustrated by the couple's behaviour. Cohen reportedly likened working for

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<v Speaker 1>Harry and Meghan to managing teenagers and described an environment

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<v Speaker 1>where she was pushed to her limits and allegedly screamed

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<v Speaker 1>at during their official tour of Australia and the Pacific

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<v Speaker 1>in January twenty nineteen. Meghan's female bodyguard, who has never

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<v Speaker 1>been named for security reasons, also left after just six months.

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<v Speaker 1>By March, Senior Communications Secretary Jason Nouf resigned amid a

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<v Speaker 1>series of unsubstantiated bullying complaints against Meghan. He later went

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<v Speaker 1>to work for Prince William and Kate's Royal Foundation. When

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<v Speaker 1>the Sussexes stepped down from royal duties, fifteen Pallace staff

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<v Speaker 1>members were let go. Despite the ongoing staff issues, Meghan

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<v Speaker 1>has been defended by many friends and former colleagues. Daniel Martin,

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<v Speaker 1>Meghan's friend and makeup artist, broke down in tears while

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<v Speaker 1>defending her, saying, what's so frustrating is that you hear

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<v Speaker 1>these stories and there's no truth to them. It's not

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<v Speaker 1>the same person. In the years I've known her, the

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<v Speaker 1>years i've worked with her, She's never had a diva

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<v Speaker 1>fit never, he added, I think because I know her

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<v Speaker 1>so well and I know she doesn't deserve all this

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<v Speaker 1>negative press. Janina Gavankhar, another close friend of Megan's, also

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<v Speaker 1>spoke out amid the fallout from Mexit and the bullying allegations. Janina,

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<v Speaker 1>who took the Sussex's Christmas card photo in twenty nineteen,

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<v Speaker 1>said in a tweet, I have known Meghan for seventeen years.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's what she is kind, strong, open, Here's what she's

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<v Speaker 1>not a bully. A source close to the Duchess of

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<v Speaker 1>Sussex has dismissed recently ais that Meghan has been struggling

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<v Speaker 1>to find a CEO for the ro brand, leading to delays.

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<v Speaker 1>The source emphasized that these reports are untrue, stating that

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<v Speaker 1>Megan has been working diligently behind the scenes. An insider

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<v Speaker 1>previously revealed that the new venture will reflect everything that

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<v Speaker 1>she loves family, cooking, entertaining and home decor. The insider

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<v Speaker 1>added this is something she's been wanting to do for

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<v Speaker 1>a while. She is excited to share her style and

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<v Speaker 1>things that she loves. Royal expert Kinsey Schofield told gb

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<v Speaker 1>News Meghan and Harry will have a hard time trying

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<v Speaker 1>to find staff that want to work under them. I

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<v Speaker 1>do think that they're going to continue to have a

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<v Speaker 1>hard time finding people that want to work underneath them.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm intimidated just thinking about it. There are rumors that

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<v Speaker 1>Netflix has said, allow us to manage the retail strategy.

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<v Speaker 1>If she can't manage to find a CEO or somebody

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<v Speaker 1>willing to work with her, Netflix sees an opportunity there.

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<v Speaker 1>Gb host Amon Holmes added, to be an influencer, people

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<v Speaker 1>have got to want to be like you, and they've

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<v Speaker 1>actually got to like her. Most people have to be

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<v Speaker 1>liked or admired. She'll have difficulty on both fronts. Schofield

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<v Speaker 1>replied this has been her biggest issue in the last

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<v Speaker 1>few years, realizing there's been a shift when it comes

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<v Speaker 1>to their popularity. Harry and Meghan believed their own hype

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<v Speaker 1>when they said on that Netflix series that the reason

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<v Speaker 1>they were ostracized was because they were much more popular

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<v Speaker 1>than the British Royals. They were more popular than Prince William,

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<v Speaker 1>more popular than Princess Kate, and their popularity has declined

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<v Speaker 1>immensely and now they are desperate to win people over again.

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<v Speaker 1>Royalists are very much tuned out when it comes to

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<v Speaker 1>Harry and Meghan, not rooting for their success anymore, because

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<v Speaker 1>they feel like they have been cruel and toxic towards

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<v Speaker 1>the royal family over the last few years. It's going

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<v Speaker 1>to take somebody that's really tough. It's going to take

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<v Speaker 1>somebody who realizes that there's a rainbow at the end

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<v Speaker 1>of the tunnel and they just have to persevere. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think I could do it more Palace in a moment.

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<v Speaker 1>Apparently the brothers were discreet at last week's not quite reunion.

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<v Speaker 1>One source told the Son how they only saw the

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<v Speaker 1>brothers at the end of the service, adding I didn't

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<v Speaker 1>know they were there. They arrived very discreetly. Another source

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<v Speaker 1>noted they sat very far apart. William and Harry were

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<v Speaker 1>both there, but we never saw them speak to each

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<v Speaker 1>other and they were keeping their distance. No someone with

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<v Speaker 1>lavish life, no job. The Times of India reports that

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<v Speaker 1>when the South Yorkshire Police put out a social media

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<v Speaker 1>appeal inviting inputs on anyone living a lavish lifestyle but

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<v Speaker 1>without having any job, they intended to nab economic crime,

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<v Speaker 1>but the social media post was inundated with people reporting

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<v Speaker 1>the royal family for doing nothing and enjoying a lavish lifestyle.

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<v Speaker 1>Royals including King Charles and Prince William were reported to

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<v Speaker 1>the police. Read Yes, his name is Charles and he

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<v Speaker 1>it off the atl baggage Carousel soon. My thanks to

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