Speaker 1: Calorogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue. I
Speaker 1: am your host, Mark Francis. Megan, Duchess of Sussex did
Speaker 1: what any semi royal podcaster does and has opened an
Speaker 1: online store you can shop like a Sussex when convenient
Speaker 1: by the influencer focused platform shop My. The thirty two
Speaker 1: piece digital storefront features a range of fashion favorites and
Speaker 1: the palette of whites, Beijs, blues and blacks, with fabrics
Speaker 1: like cashmir and linen taking center stage and Yes says
Speaker 1: She's disclosed. Megan will earn commission up to thirty percent
Speaker 1: on certain purchases made through the links she's shared. At
Speaker 1: this point, the cooking show host is one step away
Speaker 1: from selling things on eBay. Described by Meghan as a
Speaker 1: handpicked and curated collection of the things I love. The
Speaker 1: edit reflects her enduring West Coast style, relaxed tailoring, neutral tones,
Speaker 1: and upscale high street brands that sound you hear is
Speaker 1: Elizabeth rolling over in her grave. The Standard did as
Speaker 1: a favor and took a look at the items you
Speaker 1: can buy at Meghan's online store for those hoping to
Speaker 1: dress like Meghan without the budget of a duchess. Here
Speaker 1: are the most affordable items from her Capsule gap crew
Speaker 1: neck jumper twenty seven pounds, the classic and by far
Speaker 1: the cheapest in the collection. Made well relaxed cotton tea
Speaker 1: forty pounds fifteen la Stale minimalism in soft cotton j
Speaker 1: Crue chambray shirt forty pounds fifty four casual tailoring with
Speaker 1: that signature American Ease Nadame cashmere sweater fifty two pounds
Speaker 1: sixty four lucks firebers at a midrange price, Blue sold
Speaker 1: perfect tea seventy seven pounds twenty two Californian coolviner slubbed
Speaker 1: Perfection Unique low clare weight Keller trench ninety nine pounds
Speaker 1: ninety a well cut stable from a familiar collaborator with
Speaker 1: nothing underneath. Linen shirt one hundred twenty pounds, Meghan's go
Speaker 1: to silhouette for summer polish j Crewe wide leg trousers
Speaker 1: one hundred twenty three pounds, structured but relaxed very Megan
Speaker 1: off duty frame skinny jeans one hundred and twenty five pounds,
Speaker 1: a nod to that ripped denim debut Look circuit twenty
Speaker 1: sixteen and finishing up the list. Reformation linen shirt one
Speaker 1: hundred twenty eight pounds, sustainable, stylish, and unsurprisingly striped prices
Speaker 1: claimed swiftly beyond this list with four hundred ninety five
Speaker 1: pound necklaces and five hundred ninety five pound sandals rounding
Speaker 1: up the full edit. Still the successible tear captures the
Speaker 1: pared back California esthetic, Megan's made her signature, and let's
Speaker 1: the rest of us channel a bit of that Sussex
Speaker 1: style one chambre shirt time. In a move that underscores
Speaker 1: the sharp contrast between royal households when it comes to
Speaker 1: mixing public duty and private enterprise. Sweden's Princess Madeline has
Speaker 1: announced a launch of a new skincare brand without her
Speaker 1: royal title. The youngest child of King Carl the sixteenth
Speaker 1: Gustaf and Queen Sylvia shared the news on Instagram, revealing
Speaker 1: that the line of Sloped, in partnership with Swiss Skincare
Speaker 1: Company will later will launch at the end of summer.
Speaker 1: As this is a private initiative, she wrote, I will
Speaker 1: use my name Madeleine Bernadotte in my work with min Len.
Speaker 1: The Swedish Royal Court swiftly followed with a formal statement
Speaker 1: clarifying the arrangement. The decision to start the company has
Speaker 1: been made in dialogue with the Royal Court. The Office
Speaker 1: of the Marshal of the Realm has assessed that this
Speaker 1: private business activity can be combined with Princess Madeleine's position
Speaker 1: as Royal Highness. However, the Court also emphasized that the
Speaker 1: venture is not connected to the Princess's position in the
Speaker 1: Royal House, hence the use of her non royal name
Speaker 1: in business dealings. There is no word of Meghan Sussex
Speaker 1: has any opinion about the court's decision. US Weekly wondered
Speaker 1: about the question ken Meghan ever win Isabelle Mohan writes,
Speaker 1: in a sense, she's got what she wanted, a picture
Speaker 1: perfect life with an actual prince, So why can't she
Speaker 1: just relax and enjoy it instead of trying so hard? Yet,
Speaker 1: we're okay with stars like Kim kar Dashian and Jennifer
Speaker 1: Lopez being global brands, taking all our money and dominating
Speaker 1: the cultural consciousness, often by monetizing their relationships. So often
Speaker 1: by monetizing their relationships, So why not? Megan Meredith Mainz,
Speaker 1: this week's CEO for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex
Speaker 1: tells us Megan is embarking on a number of business
Speaker 1: ventures as an entrepreneur and working mum. The constant scrutiny
Speaker 1: is motivated by clickbait and systems that make sport out
Speaker 1: of attacking women. I hope that readers pause and ask
Speaker 1: why publications are so interested in clicks at the expense
Speaker 1: of a founder, a woman, a mom who is creating
Speaker 1: and building. As Megan deploys her brand show and podcast,
Speaker 1: We're looking forward to partnering with outlets that want to
Speaker 1: understand the business story and the power of brand building
Speaker 1: by a founder, Mohann reminds us. Right in the midst
Speaker 1: of researching this story, yet another press release dropped. Megan
Speaker 1: is launching a new podcast, Confessions of a Female Founder. Yep,
Speaker 1: while everyone's still busy dissecting her bee keeping skills, she's
Speaker 1: already onto the next venture, saying she's so proud of
Speaker 1: what we're creating in the candid conversations that I'm able
Speaker 1: to have with other female founders as we unpack the
Speaker 1: twists and turns of building a business, and what a
Speaker 1: lot of twists and turns there have been. There was
Speaker 1: the charitable foundation, Archwell, It's audio offshoots, a children's book,
Speaker 1: and then the lifestyle brand American Riviera Orchard, which was
Speaker 1: wisely renamed the more Palatable as Ever Cleaning. Megan sees
Speaker 1: herself as a lifestyle guro, a little Winneth, a little
Speaker 1: Martha with a big Royal spin. Pr expert Evan Nieman
Speaker 1: chimes in, Megan has always been great at launching new ventures,
Speaker 1: but a problem is sustaining them. When a project is
Speaker 1: meant to be a reinvention but ends up reinforcing the
Speaker 1: same old criticisms, it's a major misstep. Publicist Jane Owen adds,
Speaker 1: she made the mistake that has always gone down badly
Speaker 1: with the general public. She complained about her massive privilege, yes,
Speaker 1: being Richard famous as a burden, but the people struggling
Speaker 1: that buy eggs don't want to hear about it. She
Speaker 1: also needs to acknowledge that she now sits in a
Speaker 1: place of privilege and wealth that is far beyond the
Speaker 1: target audience she's hoping to reach. We'll step in to
Speaker 1: observe the Cape and William seems to have figured the
Speaker 1: media game out in a way Megan never has. While
Speaker 1: they are the future King and Queen, and by no
Speaker 1: means poor. Their media coverage has become one of Will's
Speaker 1: hanging out at a soccer gain or Kate taking in
Speaker 1: a pint of guinness at the pub. They feed the
Speaker 1: media and then go home to their castles. Palace Indrigue
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Speaker 1: Slash plus the tragic death of Diana in nineteen ninety
Speaker 1: seven car crash continues to raise difficult questions more than
Speaker 1: a quarter century on, chief among them why none of
Speaker 1: the occupants in the vehicle, including Diana herself, were wearing
Speaker 1: seat belts at the time. Investigations later concluded that the
Speaker 1: chances of survival for at least some of those in
Speaker 1: the car could have been as high as eighty percent
Speaker 1: had they been properly buckled. Now, a British security expert
Speaker 1: has offered insight into why seat belt uses not always
Speaker 1: observed by members of the royal family. Speaking to The
Speaker 1: Daily Mail, security consultant Michael Chandler explained that in some cases,
Speaker 1: not wearing a seat belt as a matter of protocol
Speaker 1: and practicality. Channeler explains, as you might imagine, there's concerns
Speaker 1: about extrac a principle from a vehicle. As quickly as possible,
Speaker 1: there'll be a risk assessment, the outcome of which will
Speaker 1: determine whether or not there needs to be extra precautions.
Speaker 1: Beyond security considerations, the issue of comfort and presentation also
Speaker 1: plays a part. Royals are frequently seen attending events in
Speaker 1: military uniforms or formal attire, and seat belts can cause
Speaker 1: wrinkling or dishevel clothing Before high profile appearances. If they're
Speaker 1: in and out of a vehicle, Royals will be less
Speaker 1: inclined to fit their seat belt every time. Chandler noted
Speaker 1: with men, for example, a seat belt cancrease shirts, so
Speaker 1: that might also be a factor. Still, Chandler emphasized that
Speaker 1: the Royals are not universally seat belt averse. They do
Speaker 1: actually wear seat belts, probably much more than people realize.
Speaker 1: On those occasions where they're traveling relatively quickly through London
Speaker 1: or on motorways, they will certainly wear seat belts, and
Speaker 1: they have it to email us address is the Palace
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