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Speaker 2: Hello, and welcome to Palace Intrigue. I am your host,
Speaker 2: Mark Francis. Well, we went two entire episodes without mentioning Meghan,
Speaker 2: so let's see what's going on in Montecito. The claims
Speaker 2: about Megan Minkle having a meltdown after a reported difficult
Speaker 2: interview have sparked a significant controversy, particularly among royal commentators.
Speaker 2: Angela Leven, a well known royal biographer and broadcaster Dan
Speaker 2: Wooten discussed the incident, suggesting that Megan was extremely upset
Speaker 2: during the interview with CBS's Jane Pawley. Levin alleged that
Speaker 2: Levin alleged that Meghan was screaming at producers and appeared
Speaker 2: to be very annoyed by the questions posed to her,
Speaker 2: leading to tensions between her and Prince Harry. Levin further
Speaker 2: commented that during the interview, Megan seemed frustrated and as
Speaker 2: though she couldn't stand Harry speaking. This led to speculation
Speaker 2: about the state of their relations, with Levin asserting that
Speaker 2: the couple might be very angry with each other yet
Speaker 2: unable to separate due to their circumstances. These allegations contribute
Speaker 2: to ongoing media narratives that scrutinize Meghan and Harry's relationship
Speaker 2: and public appearances. However, it's important to note that these
Speaker 2: reports are based on commentary from Royal observers and have
Speaker 2: not been substantiated by direct sources from Megan or Harry themselves.
Speaker 2: As with much royal coverage, the truth of such behind
Speaker 2: the scenes dynamics can be difficult to ascertain. Royal commentator
Speaker 2: Kinsey Schofield told Talk TV the line that Megan's only
Speaker 2: scratch the surface sounds like a veiled threat to the
Speaker 2: Royal family about what she could say going forward about
Speaker 2: her time and the firm. I think Harry and Meghan
Speaker 2: not only lack credibility in this particular topic, I think
Speaker 2: they lack self awareness. Where is their concern for the
Speaker 2: family's mental health Catherine's when an Omer Scobee targeted her
Speaker 2: in his book Endgame. We're all looking forward to Harry
Speaker 2: and Meghan's upcoming Netflix shows. The first series will focus
Speaker 2: on Megan Markle's personal passions, specifically cooking, gus, gardening, and entertaining.
Speaker 2: The show promises to give you as a more intimate
Speaker 2: look into her lifestyle featuring activities that resonate with her
Speaker 2: known interests in wellness and home life. The second series
Speaker 2: will highlight Prince Harry and his deep connection to the
Speaker 2: sport of polo, which has been a significant part of
Speaker 2: his life, both as a player and a supporter of
Speaker 2: charitable causes. This series will offer an inside look at
Speaker 2: the world of competitive polo, focusing on the US Open
Speaker 2: Polo Championship in Wellington, Florida. An industry observer tells Palace Intrigue.
Speaker 2: You might get people to watch Megan's show even as
Speaker 2: a hate watch, but Harry's thing sounds like the sort
Speaker 2: of show you just swallow to get the bigger deal done.
Speaker 2: In the end, all they are doing is ruining their
Speaker 2: brand with diminishing returns. If Magnific gets around to actually
Speaker 2: podcasting again, Lemonada might regret that deal. In addition to
Speaker 2: these Netflix series, Megan Markel is said to launch her
Speaker 2: designer Jam and Dog Biscuits line American rivi Era Orchard,
Speaker 2: which will presumably tie into themes explored in her Netflix series.
Speaker 2: The Royal Insider spoke to in Touch Weekly about Piggins's
Speaker 2: upcoming product extension to the Jam and Dog Biscuits right now.
Speaker 2: The word it is it'll be a signature Rose wine,
Speaker 2: which has a lot of people shaking their heads and
Speaker 2: warning her against it. The level of competition and pressure
Speaker 2: in the wine game is ferocious. She's going to be
Speaker 2: stepping on quite a lot of toes. It also takes
Speaker 2: a huge dedication and capital to make a successful go
Speaker 2: in the wine business, as well as a lot of
Speaker 2: time and patience, which is not really something she has
Speaker 2: the luxury of right now. PR specialist Kaylee Cornelius said,
Speaker 2: Meggie is running before she can walk when it comes
Speaker 2: to her new brand, American Riviera Orchard, It's clear that
Speaker 2: the Duchess is trying to sell a certain lifestyle with
Speaker 2: the array of projects and products that she currently has
Speaker 2: in the pipeline, but her communication strategy is almost cryptic,
Speaker 2: as she and her team failing to speak to their
Speaker 2: audience directly. You can't sell a lifestyle without fostering a community,
Speaker 2: and the Duchess is making a critical mistake by not
Speaker 2: nurturing the online community she has already accumulated. While influencer
Speaker 2: marketing can be effective, it only works when consumers fuel
Speaker 2: they can join in the American Riviera Orchid account looks
Speaker 2: dormant with no teasers, snippets, or images provide adding information
Speaker 2: about upcoming products. This inactivity may lead to a decline
Speaker 2: in followers, as people feel there's no point in following
Speaker 2: a brand that rarely posts content. Fans may also begin
Speaker 2: to feel disconnected from the brand, perceiving the products as
Speaker 2: to exclusive and lacking and compelling hook to keep them interested.
Speaker 2: If Megan were my client, I'd advise her to make
Speaker 2: a social media comeback, whether by taking the lead on
Speaker 2: the American Riviera Orchard account or starting her own personal account,
Speaker 2: as she needs to engage with her audience before they
Speaker 2: can get bored and tune out entirely Palace intrig of
Speaker 2: It right back. Royal commentator Richard fitz Williams said the
Speaker 2: upcoming faux Royal tour could upstage the real royal family.
Speaker 2: He said, I think when you have former senior working
Speaker 2: members of the Royal family do what the Royal family
Speaker 2: would like to do, I do think it will create
Speaker 2: difficulties because the problem is that the Sussexes are so unpredictable.
Speaker 2: Fitz william adds that the real Royals are not able
Speaker 2: to do something which attracts attention on the same level,
Speaker 2: and the tension is important if you're royal Historian Simon
Speaker 2: Heffer tells gb News Harry appears to have bad relations
Speaker 2: with his brother and sister in law, Given that his
Speaker 2: sister in law is probably the closest that we've got
Speaker 2: to a saint in the royal family at the moment,
Speaker 2: that's not very good. Pr on his part. His brother
Speaker 2: had a very difficult time, his wife has been ill,
Speaker 2: and his father has been ill. The Prince of Wales
Speaker 2: has held the line pretty well. I think people are
Speaker 2: aware that Harry has not been supportive. It's one thing
Speaker 2: for him to go away and keep quiet, which is
Speaker 2: what the Duke of Windsor did. It's another thing to
Speaker 2: go away and cause ructions, to give interviews, to make
Speaker 2: public appearances, to get into the press a lot. I mean,
Speaker 2: he and his wife clearly live off publicity. They are
Speaker 2: a brand, they are an act, and like all brands
Speaker 2: and all acts, they need the oxygen of publicity. That's
Speaker 2: what he's seeking now. That will always make things difficult
Speaker 2: for the rest of the royal family. If that his
Speaker 2: attitude to life, and it does appear to be. I
Speaker 2: understand he's got to earn a living. But nobody forced
Speaker 2: him into this. He didn't have to leave the Royal family.
Speaker 2: It's quite clear that his father in particular wanted him
Speaker 2: to stay. It was quite clear that there was a
Speaker 2: serious job for him to do. Richard Eden in The
Speaker 2: Daily Mail rights that someone who worked for the Royals
Speaker 2: before Megs had told him it seems quite clear that
Speaker 2: they are desperate to start healing the rift. Eden shares
Speaker 2: that as evidence. The source points to the string of
Speaker 2: stories that have recently appeared in People magazine, a favorite
Speaker 2: outlet of the Sussexes. They included an article about Harry's
Speaker 2: despair that his father was not accepting his phone calls,
Speaker 2: and another claiming that his rift with Prince William was
Speaker 2: not irreparable. So why they need to make up with
Speaker 2: the family trump, Eden writes, with the possibility of a
Speaker 2: hostile new president in his adopted homeland, Harry really may
Speaker 2: need to board that freedom flight back home, and they
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