Speaker 1: Caloroga Shark Media at Lower Mogan through palace intrigue, Am
Speaker 1: your host Mark Francis. So called royal truthers are accusing
Speaker 1: Meghan Sussex of faking a vegetable haul. We'll get to
Speaker 1: that in a minute, but first the background. The news
Speaker 1: that Meghan might not be releasing any legally fruit spread
Speaker 1: until twenty twenty six cents to have caused a kerfuffle,
Speaker 1: causing the as Ever brand to react. Late Wednesday, evening
Speaker 1: the brand's official Instagram account, she had a new post
Speaker 1: featuring Mia, the Sussex's rescue beagle, playfully dubbed the unofficial
Speaker 1: quality Inspector of the day's garden harvest. The image, believed
Speaker 1: to have been taken by Meghan herself, depicts the dog
Speaker 1: eyeing a basket of freshly peaked vegetables lattice, broccoli, carrots,
Speaker 1: corn peppers, and spring onions, presumably from the Duchess's garden
Speaker 1: in Montecito. The charming post arrives on the heels of
Speaker 1: a revealing interview in which Meghan hinted at a pause
Speaker 1: in operations to reevaluate the brand's next steps. Speaking to
Speaker 1: Fast Accompany, the Duchess said I want to take a
Speaker 1: step back, gather data and figure out what, as ever
Speaker 1: could be. Though the initial range of jams, honey teas
Speaker 1: and biscuit mix sold out in under thirty minutes earlier
Speaker 1: this year, Meghan suggested that fans shouldn't expect an immediate restock.
Speaker 1: MIA's appearance suggests that it's possible. Even right now, Meghan
Speaker 1: herself is hard at work sorting the produced so she
Speaker 1: can hand makes and new products for her fans. Except
Speaker 1: for the Royal Truthers, the photo in question shows crisp lettuce,
Speaker 1: picture perfect carrots, gleaming bell peppers, and most notably, a
Speaker 1: solitary ear of corn. But for the ever watchful community
Speaker 1: of Royal Truthers, the image was less a wholesome domestic
Speaker 1: scene and more an invitation to investigate. The theories have
Speaker 1: flourished with the speed of spring weeds. She's so good
Speaker 1: at gardening, she can grow all things from all seasons
Speaker 1: at once. One Reddit user equipped, prompting a string of
Speaker 1: follow up posts pointing to what they claim is the
Speaker 1: improbable nature of the whole. Others noted the absence of
Speaker 1: soil on the vegetables those aren't freshly picked their showroom ready,
Speaker 1: insisted one commenter, while another asked simply who harvests corn
Speaker 1: and letters on the same day in May in California. Indeed,
Speaker 1: some critics have gone so far as to brand the
Speaker 1: image supermarket chic, noting the uniform size and shape of
Speaker 1: the vegetables, the absence of bruising or torn leaves, in
Speaker 1: the presence of produce allegedly out of sync with the
Speaker 1: state's agricultural calendar. A handful even uploaded the California Seasonal
Speaker 1: Crop Guide as evidence. The ear of corn became a
Speaker 1: particular point of contention. And then there's the esthetic white
Speaker 1: manicued nails, designer shoes and not a speck of dirt
Speaker 1: on her, noted one observer. That is not gardening, That
Speaker 1: is pinterest cosplay. Critics were quick to draw comparisons to
Speaker 1: an earlier Wafflegate incident from March, in which skeptics questioned
Speaker 1: whether a home video of Markle's kitchen activity had been staged.
Speaker 1: Royal commentator esther crack you told the son Megan has
Speaker 1: never had to write a resume. Let's be honest. I
Speaker 1: think the lens through which she views the world is
Speaker 1: very peculiar. I just think this her trying to position
Speaker 1: herself as a champion of women and trying to shoehorn
Speaker 1: this particularly niche view of the world into something that's
Speaker 1: a bit more nuanced and complicated. It's just like, you
Speaker 1: don't need to do that. You're hot, he married a prince.
Speaker 1: Give us the tea. That's all we need from her.
Speaker 1: I wish her every success, but I feel sad that
Speaker 1: she feels the need to be this thing that she's
Speaker 1: clearly not. She's not a chemist, she's not a physicist,
Speaker 1: and that's fine. Sometimes it's okay to just be pretty
Speaker 1: and to have a good fortune in life and to
Speaker 1: ride that wave. A new Channel five documentary shed fresh
Speaker 1: light on the explosive events that led to the Duke
Speaker 1: and Duchess of Sussex's departure from royal life, with one
Speaker 1: senior royal said to have stormed out of the fabled
Speaker 1: Sandringham's Summit in anger. The documentary makes It Inside the
Speaker 1: Sanding Summit explores the dramatic behind the scenes negotiations following
Speaker 1: Harry and Meghan's announcement in January twenty twenty that they
Speaker 1: intend to step back from royal duties and pursue financial independence.
Speaker 1: Royal commentator Andrew Morton claims that Prince Philip, who had
Speaker 1: long been regarded as a stabilizing patriarch within the institution,
Speaker 1: was horrified by the developments. Prince Philip is someone who
Speaker 1: doesn't suffer fools, gladly, said Morton. He was horrified that
Speaker 1: they'd come to a situation where the royal family were
Speaker 1: deciding whether to split up or not. According to royal
Speaker 1: journalist Emily Andrews, the Duke of Edinburgh's reaction was nothing
Speaker 1: short of furious. Philip was so angry he refused to
Speaker 1: even be there, She revealed. I was told he just
Speaker 1: couldn't bring himself to see his grandson. He thought it
Speaker 1: was a huge dereliction of duty. Cameras captured the late
Speaker 1: Prince exiting Sandringham in a land Rover during the summit,
Speaker 1: a rare glimpse into an otherwise tightly guarded event. The meeting,
Speaker 1: convened by the late Queen Elizabeth, was intended to find
Speaker 1: an orderly path forward for the Sussexes and was a
Speaker 1: by Charles, William and Harry. The Queen later issued a
Speaker 1: statement expressing support for the couple's decision, although we would
Speaker 1: have preferred them to remain full time working members of
Speaker 1: the royal family. We respect and understand their wish to
Speaker 1: live a more independent life, more palaceine just a moment.
Speaker 1: A new photograph of the wonderful Princess of Wales has
Speaker 1: been released as their Royal Highnesses take a moment of
Speaker 1: respite from so so exhausting official duties of pushing buttons
Speaker 1: and kicking soccer balls with children. Captured by photographer Josh
Speaker 1: Schinner during the couple's recent visit to the Scottish Isles,
Speaker 1: the image shows the Princess of Wales walking through the
Speaker 1: Ardura Community Forest, sunlight streaming gently through the canopy of trees.
Speaker 1: Dressed in a Ralph laren tweed jacket, an olive green
Speaker 1: knit a white Rotarie shirt by Bowden skinny jeans, the
Speaker 1: Princess a scene gazing thoughtfully at the camera in a
Speaker 1: moment that is both serene and striking. The photographer shared
Speaker 1: the image online, writing excellent company for a sunny and
Speaker 1: leafy stroll. Thanks at Prince and Princess of Wales. Mister Shuder,
Speaker 1: whose previous commissions included the official portrait of Prince Louis
Speaker 1: for his seventh birthday appears to be increasingly trusted by
Speaker 1: the royal household to capture these more relaxed yet intimate
Speaker 1: family moments. Prince Louis, it may be recalled, was photographed
Speaker 1: in a bluebell wood near Amner Hall earlier this year.
Speaker 1: Today marks the launch of the season's afternoon tea experiences
Speaker 1: at Bowmoral, served on bone china plates, an exact replica
Speaker 1: of those used at Bowmoral Castle. The castle's Instagram account
Speaker 1: tells us from Sunday first of June to Sunday, the
Speaker 1: tenth of August, visitors can indulge in a unique afternoon
Speaker 1: tea in our newly renovated restaurant. The twenty twenty five
Speaker 1: menu features a selection of delicious treats with ingredients sourced
Speaker 1: from the estate and other local producers, all expertly prepared
Speaker 1: by our award winning chef and their talented team. Your
Speaker 1: afternoon tea ticket includes general admission, allowing you to explore
Speaker 1: our stunning grounds, gardens and exhibitions, making for an unforgettable
Speaker 1: visit to the Highland home of the royal family. There
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