August 8, 2025 • 8 mins
A newly revealed photo places Jeffrey Epstein in the Royal Box at Ascot alongside Prince Andrew, Queen Elizabeth II, and the Queen Mother—raising more questions about the disgraced Duke’s connections. Plus: explosive allegations from Andrew Lownie’s biography revisit decades-old rumors about Prince Andrew’s personal life. Meanwhile, RadarOnline stirs speculation about Princess Kate’s health following her Wimbledon appearance. And in lighter news: Tyrone the Royal Horse retires, and Princess Eugenie enjoys a beachy getaway with Robbie Williams.
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Calorogus Shark Media, Hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue and
host Mark Francis.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
Don't worry about us ever, running out of things to
talk about on Palace Intrigue. Prince Andrew was once again
facing scrutiny after a photograph emerged showing Jeffrey Epstein in
the Royal Box at Ascot on a day when both
Queen Elizabeth I and the Queen Mother were also in attendance.
The photo, taken on June twenty second, two thousand, was
(00:37):
discovered among Jeffrey Epstein's personal collection at his sixty million
pound Manhattan mansion and reportedly displayed as a symbol of
his elite connections. According to The Mirror, Epstein kept the
image showing himself alongside Prince Andrew and Klaine Maxwell in
the highly exclusive royal enclosure, among other photos of himself
with prominent figures like Richard Branson and Mick Jagger. A
(01:00):
source said Epstein was making a clear statement. The image
was positioned to be seen. It was a clear statement
of the access and influence jeff had cultivated. He wanted
everyone and anyone to know he was connected to the royals.
The day captured in the photo was no ordinary appearance.
It was one when both the late Queen and her
mother were present, underlining just how closely Epstein had been
(01:23):
brought into royal proximity. The revelation is especially significant given
that Andrew used Epstein's Manhattan townhouse as a base during
visits to the US, the same residence where Virginia Jeffrey
alleged she was coerced into sex with the Duke, acclaim
Andrew has consistently denied. In The Royalist, Tom Sykes shares
(01:44):
that he has been sent a full PGF of Andrew
Lowney's investigative biography of Andrew and Fergie. Sykes writes with
the context of being the author to finally break the
omerta about the real extent of Andrew's voracious sexual appetite,
including his callous use of sex workers in Thailand. I
was interested to see whether Lowney would tackle two big
(02:06):
rumors that have peaud the interests of UK newsrooms for decades.
These are is Andrew bisexual? And does Andrew have HIV?
The HIV rumors caused a big media panic which resulted
in the Palace having to take the unprecedented step of
denying that he had the condition. In nineteen ninety six,
we learned that Lowney writes rumors had circulated for years,
(02:27):
but variations on Sarah finding her husband in a compromising
position with another man. One national newspaper and ITN had
investigated it for six months, finding no evidence to support
the claims, though that did not prevent various scandal sheets
running stories, including one from a maid who had worked
at Buckingham Palace for eleven years, in which Sarah had
returned one night to find the Prince sprawled on a
(02:50):
large couch with one of his navy friends. The prince
was wearing his underpants and a shirt, his companion was
wearing nothing but socks. An argument had reportedly ensued, with
Sarah telling her husband, make up your mind. It's me
or your bloody boyfriends, but you can't have both. Meanwhile,
on this gossipy Day, Radar Online, which we will observe
tens not to cover stories in the same way as
(03:12):
some other sources we can sell them, voted a concern
about Kate, suggesting that recent appearances sparked fresh speculation about
her recovery. As the story goes, observers were reportedly alarmed
by her noticeably fragile frame during an outing to Wimbledon
with Prince William and their two eldest children, Prince George
and Princess Charlotte. Radar online dot Com reports that Pallas
(03:32):
insiders were shocked by Kate's appearance, with one source saying
Kate is painfully thin and people are worried it's a
sign that she is struggling with her recovery from cancer treatment,
or worse, she's had a relapse. Her absence from June's
Royal Ascot and her markedly reduced presence at public events
has fueled speculation that her recovery may be more complicated
(03:53):
than initially understood. Word is she's having a difficult time
and has no appetite, said the same source, claiming Kate
has dropped to around ninety pounds. Kate's last public appearance
was at Wimbledon, where photos showed her seated alongside William
and the children. One medical expert, doctor Gabe Mirican, who
has not treated the princess, suggested that significant weight loss
(04:14):
can sometimes be linked to cancer treatment side effects or
even treatment failure, though there's been no official confirmation from
Kensington Palace of any complications in her recovery. For now,
the palace remains quiet and Kate continues to be seen
occasionally in public, usually in a very controlled environment. We
mentioned in yesterday's podcast a press release that gave the
appearance of an appearance but was really just two sentences
(04:37):
in old photos from a controlled environment. Radar Online quotes
one source clearly Kate needs arrest and she needs nourishment
or palace in just a moment. By the way, if
you like true crime, check out our other podcast series
from your friends here at Keller Rogus Shark. It's called
(04:58):
Celebrity Trials and his a daily podcast about what's going
on in the trial system. New stories and old Stories both.
Check it out Celebrity Trials. Prince Harry is said to
be utterly devastated following a dramatic boardroom split from the
charity he helped create nearly two decades ago in memory
of his late mother, Princess Diana, The Duke of Sussex,
(05:20):
has reportedly left the charity center Bali after a bitter
internal dispute, and is furious at what he views as
a hostile takeover by its chairwoman, Doctor Sophie Chanduca. According
two sources close to the Duke, Harry believes doctor Chandalca
has acted in what he described as the poorest taste
by invoking his mother's legacy during a power struggle to
retain control of the organization. Friends claim has spent hours
(05:43):
on the phone from California speaking to longtime supporters and
warning that the charity may now go down in flames. Harry,
who co founded Center Bali in two thousand and six
to support children affected by HIV in Lesotho and Botswana,
is said to consider the loss deeply personal. Once it
was told The Daily Mail's Becka English, He's devastated. This
was his life's work, established from nothing and now he's
(06:04):
been forced out. All the Prince Andrew gossip has unfortunately
overshadowed the retirement of Tyrone the horse after fourteen years
of distinguished service. Buckingham Pallas's bid of fond and fitting
farewell to one of its most faithful four legged servants, Tyrone,
a nineteen year old Windsor gray. He's officially retired after
(06:25):
fourteen years of ceremonial service with Royal Mews. In a
statement posted to social media, the Palace wrote, after fourteen
years of noble service with the Royal News, we are
celebrating Tyrone and wishing him a happy retirement. The message
described Tyrone as a gentle and dependable giant who served
the monarchy during many of its most significant moments. Tyrone's
(06:45):
final assignment came just last month, when he participated in
the state visit of French President Emmanuel Macron. Prior to that,
he played a key role in numerous major occasions, including
the coronation of King Charles the Third and Queen Camilla
in twenty twenty three, where he drew the Diamond Jubilee
ste age coach to Westminster Abbey and later the Gold
Stage coach fought their Majesty's return journey. In twenty eighteen,
(07:08):
he was part of the procession that carried Prince Harry
and Meghan Markele on their wedding day. The year before,
he led Princess Catherine and her three children in the
Glass State Coach during Trooping the Color, and in twenty twelve,
Tyrone began his royal duties pulling the late Queen Elizabeth
the Second's carriage. Now retired, Tyrone will enjoy his well
earned arrest at the Horse Trust Sanctuary in Buckinghamshire, where
(07:29):
he'll be reunited with his father Storm and sister Meg,
both former Royal Service horses. The sanctuary is home to
around one hundred and twenty horses, ponies and mules. Tyrone
will be missed by everyone at the Royal muse the
Palace added, but it's wonderful that he'll be reunited with
his father and sister. Thank you, Tyrone. Princess Eugenie was
(07:50):
all smiles last weekend as she posed for sunny snapshots
with pop star Robbie Williams and his wife Ada Field
during what appeared to be a relaxed get away at
her home in Portugal. To share the images to social
media with a simple caption albertagada Portuguese thank you, further
hinting at Eugenie's role as hostess. The families were seen
and enjoying beach walks, sightseeing and even a bit of colugh.
(08:12):
That friendship is nothing new. Robbie and AIDA's daughter Teddy,
was a bridesmaid at Eugenie's twenty eighteen wedding, and the
bond between the princess and the Williamses has remained strong,
according to friends, Eugenie sees Robbie as the brother she'd
never had, but she does have a sister, Beatrice, who
was born at eighteen pm on eighth August nineteen eighty eight.
(08:32):
A lot of eights there seems suspicious and they have
it to email us addressed to the Palace Intrigue at
a gmail dot com. Please follow us at Spotify, Apple
or the apple of your choice and leaves a nice
review if you're enjoying the show by Mark Francis Me
thanks to John McDermott. This palace in Driguan good Dans
Calorogus Shark Media, Hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue and
host Mark Francis.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
Don't worry about us ever, running out of things to
talk about on Palace Intrigue. Prince Andrew was once again
facing scrutiny after a photograph emerged showing Jeffrey Epstein in
the Royal Box at Ascot on a day when both
Queen Elizabeth I and the Queen Mother were also in attendance.
The photo, taken on June twenty second, two thousand, was
(00:37):
discovered among Jeffrey Epstein's personal collection at his sixty million
pound Manhattan mansion and reportedly displayed as a symbol of
his elite connections. According to The Mirror, Epstein kept the
image showing himself alongside Prince Andrew and Klaine Maxwell in
the highly exclusive royal enclosure, among other photos of himself
with prominent figures like Richard Branson and Mick Jagger. A
(01:00):
source said Epstein was making a clear statement. The image
was positioned to be seen. It was a clear statement
of the access and influence jeff had cultivated. He wanted
everyone and anyone to know he was connected to the royals.
The day captured in the photo was no ordinary appearance.
It was one when both the late Queen and her
mother were present, underlining just how closely Epstein had been
(01:23):
brought into royal proximity. The revelation is especially significant given
that Andrew used Epstein's Manhattan townhouse as a base during
visits to the US, the same residence where Virginia Jeffrey
alleged she was coerced into sex with the Duke, acclaim
Andrew has consistently denied. In The Royalist, Tom Sykes shares
(01:44):
that he has been sent a full PGF of Andrew
Lowney's investigative biography of Andrew and Fergie. Sykes writes with
the context of being the author to finally break the
omerta about the real extent of Andrew's voracious sexual appetite,
including his callous use of sex workers in Thailand. I
was interested to see whether Lowney would tackle two big
(02:06):
rumors that have peaud the interests of UK newsrooms for decades.
These are is Andrew bisexual? And does Andrew have HIV?
The HIV rumors caused a big media panic which resulted
in the Palace having to take the unprecedented step of
denying that he had the condition. In nineteen ninety six,
we learned that Lowney writes rumors had circulated for years,
(02:27):
but variations on Sarah finding her husband in a compromising
position with another man. One national newspaper and ITN had
investigated it for six months, finding no evidence to support
the claims, though that did not prevent various scandal sheets
running stories, including one from a maid who had worked
at Buckingham Palace for eleven years, in which Sarah had
returned one night to find the Prince sprawled on a
(02:50):
large couch with one of his navy friends. The prince
was wearing his underpants and a shirt, his companion was
wearing nothing but socks. An argument had reportedly ensued, with
Sarah telling her husband, make up your mind. It's me
or your bloody boyfriends, but you can't have both. Meanwhile,
on this gossipy Day, Radar Online, which we will observe
tens not to cover stories in the same way as
(03:12):
some other sources we can sell them, voted a concern
about Kate, suggesting that recent appearances sparked fresh speculation about
her recovery. As the story goes, observers were reportedly alarmed
by her noticeably fragile frame during an outing to Wimbledon
with Prince William and their two eldest children, Prince George
and Princess Charlotte. Radar online dot Com reports that Pallas
(03:32):
insiders were shocked by Kate's appearance, with one source saying
Kate is painfully thin and people are worried it's a
sign that she is struggling with her recovery from cancer treatment,
or worse, she's had a relapse. Her absence from June's
Royal Ascot and her markedly reduced presence at public events
has fueled speculation that her recovery may be more complicated
(03:53):
than initially understood. Word is she's having a difficult time
and has no appetite, said the same source, claiming Kate
has dropped to around ninety pounds. Kate's last public appearance
was at Wimbledon, where photos showed her seated alongside William
and the children. One medical expert, doctor Gabe Mirican, who
has not treated the princess, suggested that significant weight loss
(04:14):
can sometimes be linked to cancer treatment side effects or
even treatment failure, though there's been no official confirmation from
Kensington Palace of any complications in her recovery. For now,
the palace remains quiet and Kate continues to be seen
occasionally in public, usually in a very controlled environment. We
mentioned in yesterday's podcast a press release that gave the
appearance of an appearance but was really just two sentences
(04:37):
in old photos from a controlled environment. Radar Online quotes
one source clearly Kate needs arrest and she needs nourishment
or palace in just a moment. By the way, if
you like true crime, check out our other podcast series
from your friends here at Keller Rogus Shark. It's called
(04:58):
Celebrity Trials and his a daily podcast about what's going
on in the trial system. New stories and old Stories both.
Check it out Celebrity Trials. Prince Harry is said to
be utterly devastated following a dramatic boardroom split from the
charity he helped create nearly two decades ago in memory
of his late mother, Princess Diana, The Duke of Sussex,
(05:20):
has reportedly left the charity center Bali after a bitter
internal dispute, and is furious at what he views as
a hostile takeover by its chairwoman, Doctor Sophie Chanduca. According
two sources close to the Duke, Harry believes doctor Chandalca
has acted in what he described as the poorest taste
by invoking his mother's legacy during a power struggle to
retain control of the organization. Friends claim has spent hours
(05:43):
on the phone from California speaking to longtime supporters and
warning that the charity may now go down in flames. Harry,
who co founded Center Bali in two thousand and six
to support children affected by HIV in Lesotho and Botswana,
is said to consider the loss deeply personal. Once it
was told The Daily Mail's Becka English, He's devastated. This
was his life's work, established from nothing and now he's
(06:04):
been forced out. All the Prince Andrew gossip has unfortunately
overshadowed the retirement of Tyrone the horse after fourteen years
of distinguished service. Buckingham Pallas's bid of fond and fitting
farewell to one of its most faithful four legged servants, Tyrone,
a nineteen year old Windsor gray. He's officially retired after
(06:25):
fourteen years of ceremonial service with Royal Mews. In a
statement posted to social media, the Palace wrote, after fourteen
years of noble service with the Royal News, we are
celebrating Tyrone and wishing him a happy retirement. The message
described Tyrone as a gentle and dependable giant who served
the monarchy during many of its most significant moments. Tyrone's
(06:45):
final assignment came just last month, when he participated in
the state visit of French President Emmanuel Macron. Prior to that,
he played a key role in numerous major occasions, including
the coronation of King Charles the Third and Queen Camilla
in twenty twenty three, where he drew the Diamond Jubilee
ste age coach to Westminster Abbey and later the Gold
Stage coach fought their Majesty's return journey. In twenty eighteen,
(07:08):
he was part of the procession that carried Prince Harry
and Meghan Markele on their wedding day. The year before,
he led Princess Catherine and her three children in the
Glass State Coach during Trooping the Color, and in twenty twelve,
Tyrone began his royal duties pulling the late Queen Elizabeth
the Second's carriage. Now retired, Tyrone will enjoy his well
earned arrest at the Horse Trust Sanctuary in Buckinghamshire, where
(07:29):
he'll be reunited with his father Storm and sister Meg,
both former Royal Service horses. The sanctuary is home to
around one hundred and twenty horses, ponies and mules. Tyrone
will be missed by everyone at the Royal muse the
Palace added, but it's wonderful that he'll be reunited with
his father and sister. Thank you, Tyrone. Princess Eugenie was
(07:50):
all smiles last weekend as she posed for sunny snapshots
with pop star Robbie Williams and his wife Ada Field
during what appeared to be a relaxed get away at
her home in Portugal. To share the images to social
media with a simple caption albertagada Portuguese thank you, further
hinting at Eugenie's role as hostess. The families were seen
and enjoying beach walks, sightseeing and even a bit of colugh.
(08:12):
That friendship is nothing new. Robbie and AIDA's daughter Teddy,
was a bridesmaid at Eugenie's twenty eighteen wedding, and the
bond between the princess and the Williamses has remained strong,
according to friends, Eugenie sees Robbie as the brother she'd
never had, but she does have a sister, Beatrice, who
was born at eighteen pm on eighth August nineteen eighty eight.
(08:32):
A lot of eights there seems suspicious and they have
it to email us addressed to the Palace Intrigue at
a gmail dot com. Please follow us at Spotify, Apple
or the apple of your choice and leaves a nice
review if you're enjoying the show by Mark Francis Me
thanks to John McDermott. This palace in Driguan good Dans
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