August 15, 2025 • 10 mins
Happy Birthday to Princess Anne, also known as the Princess Royal,who celebrates her 75th birthday today.
Ahead of the special day, Buckingham Palace has released a new portrait of Anne with her husband Sir Timothy Laurence. Meanwhile, a royal source has revealed why Princess Anne doesn't "want to do anything" for her 75th birthday. The Princess Royal has been spending ten days sailing around western Scotland aboard her not so secret Rustler 44 yacht.
Plus, Meghan is stealing Christmas!
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Ahead of the special day, Buckingham Palace has released a new portrait of Anne with her husband Sir Timothy Laurence. Meanwhile, a royal source has revealed why Princess Anne doesn't "want to do anything" for her 75th birthday. The Princess Royal has been spending ten days sailing around western Scotland aboard her not so secret Rustler 44 yacht.
Plus, Meghan is stealing Christmas!
The Palace Intrigue Social Hub is Live! Join the conversation with fellow fans, share your thoughts and royal stories, and dive deeper into the drama behind the crown. Get full episodes, exclusive sneak peeks, behind-the-scenes videos, and more. Don’t miss a moment—find us on Facebook and Instagram or click the links to start your royal journey!
👑 Follow our hit series Crown and Controversy! Season 1 is fully available now for premium subscribers, while new episodes drop every Sunday on the regular feed. Don’t miss a moment of the drama!
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Calarogu Shark Media that Hello and welcome through Palace Injury
Game your host Mark Francis. Happy birthday to Princess Anne,
also known as the Princess Royal, who celebrates her seventy
fifth birthday today. The head of the special day, Buckingham Palace,
(00:27):
has released a new portrait of Anne with her husband,
Sir Timothy Lawrence. Meanwhile, a Royal source has revealed why
Princess Anne doesn't want to do anything for her seventy
fifth birthday. The Princess Royal has been spending ten days
sailing around Western Scotland aboard her not so secret Rustler
forty four yacht. The portrait was taken before the state
(00:49):
banquet held at Windsor Castle in honor of French President
Emmanuel Macron's visit. In July, People magazine reported the Princess
Anne's portrait debuted the royals first here makeover in half
a century. The publication noted that Anne was trading her
signature Bouffont of five decades for an elegant Hinnon. Rather
(01:11):
than having a birthday party, Anne decided to invite a
plethora of charities and organizations to a special gathering at
Buckingham Palace. As the Royal patron of more than four
hundred organizations. Princess Anne has dedicated her life to charity,
so it's perhaps unsurprising she chose to focus on her
work at the event. An accomplished sailor, Princess Anne keeps
(01:32):
a five hundred thousand pound yacht in Scotland, which she
and Sir Tim Lawrence sailed twice a year. She also
made history as the first Royal Olympian, competing in equestrian
in at Montreal in nineteen seventy six. Known for her
no nonsense style, she was once fined after her bull
terrier Dotty, bit two children and Winsor Great Park. The
(01:54):
first royal convicted of a criminal offense. She famously survived
in nineteen seventy four kidnap attempt refusing to leave her car,
and has long been praised for her sustainable fashion since
earning the title of True Style Icon from Vogue. As
a grandmother of five, she is equally at home on
the Royal circuit or babysitting on a Sunday, and her
(02:15):
dry wit remains legendary. When son in law Mike Tindall
split his trousers to reveal box of shorts reading nibble
my nuts. Her reply was simply, I'd rather not. She's
also rumored to be getting tired of her nephew William
not working very hard. In the Telegraph, Rowan Pelling writes,
Princess Ann shows shameless andrew what it means to be
(02:37):
a royal. Over the course of twenty twenty four, she
carried out four hundred and seventy four official engagements, over
one hundred more than cancer stricken childs and almost two
hundred more than Edward, despite being hospitalized in June for concussion.
This surely makes her the Gordon Gecko of public service.
Leisure is for whimps and fashion is for dupes, and
(02:59):
has reached I called favorite garments for decades and maintained
the same svelt figure since her twenties. No Munjaro, crazy
diets or promotion to deal with weight watchers, a La Fergie,
just a will of iron. Then there's Anne's young professional achievements.
In a family where junior members are often more noted
for holidays than hard grind. She's not only carried off
the individual gold medal at the seventy one European eventing
(03:22):
championships at Burley, but went on to represent Britain at
the nineteen seventy six Montreal Olympics, becoming a heroine for
a generation of schoolgirls. Then there's the claim she won't
curtsey to Queen Camilla and is alleged to have said,
you're the Queen Consort, not the Queen. If that's the truth,
good for her. Much as I admire Camilla, There's no
(03:43):
reason on earth why a woman of Anne's age and
standing should bow the knee to a newly crowned second spouse.
Although no exchange white out does the time Shari Blair
suggested the princess could drop the formal missus Blair and
addressed her by her Christian name, and we put her
in place. I'd rather not. It's not how I was raised.
(04:04):
And while Andrews spent decades lobbying for Beatrice and Eugenie
to keep the titles and public purse privileges he felt
were their birthright, like a security detail, and quietly decided
there was zero need for her children to be part
of the royal circus. As a result, Peter and Sarah
Phillips appear to be the jolliest and best adjusted kids
(04:24):
of that generation of Windsors, the only ones you can
imagine wielding a barrow full of horse stone is a
matter of course. In Anne and her family, you see
happy echoes of Prince Philip, who rebelled against stuffy palace
protocol and was happiest carriage driving or outdoors with his barbecue.
Megan released a trailer for the upcoming season of her
cooking show, coming out on August twenty six. Royalist broke
(04:47):
down how the ninety second teaser is filled with uppy music,
warm visuals, and a flurry of affirmations. The word joy
or joyful appears three times, alongside invitations to get creative,
learn something new, get out of your comfort zone, and
let's be curious together. The footage features Meghan unwrapping bread,
guests admiring cheese and jewelry, making sessions described by one
(05:11):
participants so happy over mugs of tea. The atmosphere is
called comforting, with Megan echoing so comforting. One surprising moment
reveals that Prince Harry dislikes lobster. Season two will welcome
celebrity guests including Chrissy Tiger and Chef Jose Andres of
World Central Kitchen, set to the song Rock and Robin.
(05:33):
The trailer leans heavily into the show's trademark tablescaping and
curated positivity. Meghan also showed her link to influence of
Royalty as she featured Mamager Chris Jenna on her Instagram
story the Kardashian Matriarch. She had a photo and Instagram
stories of a gift that Duchess had sent bottles of
her twenty twenty four Napa Valley Rose wine. In addition
(05:54):
to sharing a photo of the wine on her social media,
Mother of six Chris tagged both Meghan's Instagram account as
well as as Evers, saying thank you. We won't act
like we don't make fun of Megan sometimes, but this
notion that Meghan is hijacking Christmas is ridiculous. Royal commentator
Kinsey Schofield and Ripert Bell commented on the upcoming A
Christmas Special with Meghan Markle, prompting Bell to observe, I'm
(06:17):
not sure how Megan is going to elevate Christmas. I
am sure it will be beautifully shot. It will be schmaltzy, missus.
Schofield interjected, it will be commercialized with a suggestion that
Megan is out to hijack the birth of Jesus Christ
to sell another bottle of rose or fruit spread. Look, everyone,
Kate may be wonderful in all, but she doesn't get
(06:38):
to own the entire month of December because of one
annual concert. More Palace in just a moment. By the way,
we've updated our social media, it's very twenty ten of us.
So the Palace Intrigue social hub is alive. Join the
conversation with fellow fans. You can share your thoughts, royal
(07:00):
stories and dive deeper into the drama behind the crown.
You can get full episodes there, exclusives, the peaks behind
the scene videos, and you can share your thoughts and
comments and pictures and more. So don't miss a moment.
You can find us on Facebook or Instagram just by
searching for Palace Intrigue or click the links that are
in the show notes. The great thing about being Prince
(07:23):
Andrew these days is that you can be a jerk
in public, and it's only the twenty seventh worst thing
about you. Andrew has been accused of launching a foulmouth
outburst at a workman installing speed bumps there is home
at Royal Lodge and Windsor Great Park. Witnesses say the
Duke of York was on horseback when he encountered a
crew placing the new traffic humps along his usual driving
(07:45):
route out of the thirty one room property. Pulling up
beside them, he reportedly demanded, what the f A you're
doing now. One source suggested the new hump positioned near
the park gate will force Andrew to slow down when leaving,
adding Andrew likes to drive his car out of Royal
Lodge quite fast and is obviously a bit peeved. The
(08:06):
estate is managed by King Charles in his role as
Ranger of Windsor Great Park. Author Andrew Lowney has claimed
that the Prince Andrew, Donald Trump, and Jeffrey Epstein were
all part of the same little group who moved in
very much the same circles and shared the same interest
in golf, money and sex. Speaking on the Daily Beast podcast,
Lowney alleged that Andrew's buddy buddy relationship with Epstein began
(08:28):
earlier than they claim, lasted much longer, and was much deeper,
dating back to at least ninety one Lowdey said that
Sarah Ferguson was also drawn into the association, claiming there
were more numbers for Sarah Ferguson in the Black Book
than they were for Andrew on Epstein's accomplice Gilene Maxwell,
a sometime girlfriend of Andrew. Lowney alleged she exploited the
princess greed and sex addiction, making him easy pickings for Epstein.
(08:52):
She was an enabler for Epstein and Andrew. Epstein got
a kick from his girlfriend being involved with Andrew, he said.
According to Lowney, the royal family protected Andrew from criminal
prosecution in the UK, and the late Queen Elizabeth not
only allowed his behavior but colluded with efforts to shut
down stories about her favorite son. The buck stopped with
the Queen, he added. On Trump's connection to Andrew, Lowney
(09:15):
said that despite Trump's denials, there's plenty of photographic evidence
of them together in New York, in Mara Lago and elsewhere,
and indeed in London. They're all distancing themselves, but they're
all part of the same little group. So I don't
think anyone can deny these people were extremely close in
a particular period at the beginning of the century. The
Daily Beast reported that the White House did not respond
(09:36):
to a request for comment. In twenty twenty two, Andrew
settled the civil sexual assault lawsuit brought by Virginia Jeffrey,
who alleged Epstein had trafficked her to the Prince for
sex when she was seventeen. Andrew denied any wrongdoing. On
the case, Loney said, no one I spoke to believes
he is innocent. Yeah, there, you haven't to email us
(09:56):
addresses the Palace Intrigue at a gmail and dot com.
Please less on Spotify, Apple or the app of your
choice and follow us also on Facebook or Instagram, and
you can find the link for those in the show
notes by Mark Francis me thanks to John mcdermay. This
is Palace Intrigue and Good Times.
Calarogu Shark Media that Hello and welcome through Palace Injury
Game your host Mark Francis. Happy birthday to Princess Anne,
also known as the Princess Royal, who celebrates her seventy
fifth birthday today. The head of the special day, Buckingham Palace,
(00:27):
has released a new portrait of Anne with her husband,
Sir Timothy Lawrence. Meanwhile, a Royal source has revealed why
Princess Anne doesn't want to do anything for her seventy
fifth birthday. The Princess Royal has been spending ten days
sailing around Western Scotland aboard her not so secret Rustler
forty four yacht. The portrait was taken before the state
(00:49):
banquet held at Windsor Castle in honor of French President
Emmanuel Macron's visit. In July, People magazine reported the Princess
Anne's portrait debuted the royals first here makeover in half
a century. The publication noted that Anne was trading her
signature Bouffont of five decades for an elegant Hinnon. Rather
(01:11):
than having a birthday party, Anne decided to invite a
plethora of charities and organizations to a special gathering at
Buckingham Palace. As the Royal patron of more than four
hundred organizations. Princess Anne has dedicated her life to charity,
so it's perhaps unsurprising she chose to focus on her
work at the event. An accomplished sailor, Princess Anne keeps
(01:32):
a five hundred thousand pound yacht in Scotland, which she
and Sir Tim Lawrence sailed twice a year. She also
made history as the first Royal Olympian, competing in equestrian
in at Montreal in nineteen seventy six. Known for her
no nonsense style, she was once fined after her bull
terrier Dotty, bit two children and Winsor Great Park. The
(01:54):
first royal convicted of a criminal offense. She famously survived
in nineteen seventy four kidnap attempt refusing to leave her car,
and has long been praised for her sustainable fashion since
earning the title of True Style Icon from Vogue. As
a grandmother of five, she is equally at home on
the Royal circuit or babysitting on a Sunday, and her
(02:15):
dry wit remains legendary. When son in law Mike Tindall
split his trousers to reveal box of shorts reading nibble
my nuts. Her reply was simply, I'd rather not. She's
also rumored to be getting tired of her nephew William
not working very hard. In the Telegraph, Rowan Pelling writes,
Princess Ann shows shameless andrew what it means to be
(02:37):
a royal. Over the course of twenty twenty four, she
carried out four hundred and seventy four official engagements, over
one hundred more than cancer stricken childs and almost two
hundred more than Edward, despite being hospitalized in June for concussion.
This surely makes her the Gordon Gecko of public service.
Leisure is for whimps and fashion is for dupes, and
(02:59):
has reached I called favorite garments for decades and maintained
the same svelt figure since her twenties. No Munjaro, crazy
diets or promotion to deal with weight watchers, a La Fergie,
just a will of iron. Then there's Anne's young professional achievements.
In a family where junior members are often more noted
for holidays than hard grind. She's not only carried off
the individual gold medal at the seventy one European eventing
(03:22):
championships at Burley, but went on to represent Britain at
the nineteen seventy six Montreal Olympics, becoming a heroine for
a generation of schoolgirls. Then there's the claim she won't
curtsey to Queen Camilla and is alleged to have said,
you're the Queen Consort, not the Queen. If that's the truth,
good for her. Much as I admire Camilla, There's no
(03:43):
reason on earth why a woman of Anne's age and
standing should bow the knee to a newly crowned second spouse.
Although no exchange white out does the time Shari Blair
suggested the princess could drop the formal missus Blair and
addressed her by her Christian name, and we put her
in place. I'd rather not. It's not how I was raised.
(04:04):
And while Andrews spent decades lobbying for Beatrice and Eugenie
to keep the titles and public purse privileges he felt
were their birthright, like a security detail, and quietly decided
there was zero need for her children to be part
of the royal circus. As a result, Peter and Sarah
Phillips appear to be the jolliest and best adjusted kids
(04:24):
of that generation of Windsors, the only ones you can
imagine wielding a barrow full of horse stone is a
matter of course. In Anne and her family, you see
happy echoes of Prince Philip, who rebelled against stuffy palace
protocol and was happiest carriage driving or outdoors with his barbecue.
Megan released a trailer for the upcoming season of her
cooking show, coming out on August twenty six. Royalist broke
(04:47):
down how the ninety second teaser is filled with uppy music,
warm visuals, and a flurry of affirmations. The word joy
or joyful appears three times, alongside invitations to get creative,
learn something new, get out of your comfort zone, and
let's be curious together. The footage features Meghan unwrapping bread,
guests admiring cheese and jewelry, making sessions described by one
(05:11):
participants so happy over mugs of tea. The atmosphere is
called comforting, with Megan echoing so comforting. One surprising moment
reveals that Prince Harry dislikes lobster. Season two will welcome
celebrity guests including Chrissy Tiger and Chef Jose Andres of
World Central Kitchen, set to the song Rock and Robin.
(05:33):
The trailer leans heavily into the show's trademark tablescaping and
curated positivity. Meghan also showed her link to influence of
Royalty as she featured Mamager Chris Jenna on her Instagram
story the Kardashian Matriarch. She had a photo and Instagram
stories of a gift that Duchess had sent bottles of
her twenty twenty four Napa Valley Rose wine. In addition
(05:54):
to sharing a photo of the wine on her social media,
Mother of six Chris tagged both Meghan's Instagram account as
well as as Evers, saying thank you. We won't act
like we don't make fun of Megan sometimes, but this
notion that Meghan is hijacking Christmas is ridiculous. Royal commentator
Kinsey Schofield and Ripert Bell commented on the upcoming A
Christmas Special with Meghan Markle, prompting Bell to observe, I'm
(06:17):
not sure how Megan is going to elevate Christmas. I
am sure it will be beautifully shot. It will be schmaltzy, missus.
Schofield interjected, it will be commercialized with a suggestion that
Megan is out to hijack the birth of Jesus Christ
to sell another bottle of rose or fruit spread. Look, everyone,
Kate may be wonderful in all, but she doesn't get
(06:38):
to own the entire month of December because of one
annual concert. More Palace in just a moment. By the way,
we've updated our social media, it's very twenty ten of us.
So the Palace Intrigue social hub is alive. Join the
conversation with fellow fans. You can share your thoughts, royal
(07:00):
stories and dive deeper into the drama behind the crown.
You can get full episodes there, exclusives, the peaks behind
the scene videos, and you can share your thoughts and
comments and pictures and more. So don't miss a moment.
You can find us on Facebook or Instagram just by
searching for Palace Intrigue or click the links that are
in the show notes. The great thing about being Prince
(07:23):
Andrew these days is that you can be a jerk
in public, and it's only the twenty seventh worst thing
about you. Andrew has been accused of launching a foulmouth
outburst at a workman installing speed bumps there is home
at Royal Lodge and Windsor Great Park. Witnesses say the
Duke of York was on horseback when he encountered a
crew placing the new traffic humps along his usual driving
(07:45):
route out of the thirty one room property. Pulling up
beside them, he reportedly demanded, what the f A you're
doing now. One source suggested the new hump positioned near
the park gate will force Andrew to slow down when leaving,
adding Andrew likes to drive his car out of Royal
Lodge quite fast and is obviously a bit peeved. The
(08:06):
estate is managed by King Charles in his role as
Ranger of Windsor Great Park. Author Andrew Lowney has claimed
that the Prince Andrew, Donald Trump, and Jeffrey Epstein were
all part of the same little group who moved in
very much the same circles and shared the same interest
in golf, money and sex. Speaking on the Daily Beast podcast,
Lowney alleged that Andrew's buddy buddy relationship with Epstein began
(08:28):
earlier than they claim, lasted much longer, and was much deeper,
dating back to at least ninety one Lowdey said that
Sarah Ferguson was also drawn into the association, claiming there
were more numbers for Sarah Ferguson in the Black Book
than they were for Andrew on Epstein's accomplice Gilene Maxwell,
a sometime girlfriend of Andrew. Lowney alleged she exploited the
princess greed and sex addiction, making him easy pickings for Epstein.
(08:52):
She was an enabler for Epstein and Andrew. Epstein got
a kick from his girlfriend being involved with Andrew, he said.
According to Lowney, the royal family protected Andrew from criminal
prosecution in the UK, and the late Queen Elizabeth not
only allowed his behavior but colluded with efforts to shut
down stories about her favorite son. The buck stopped with
the Queen, he added. On Trump's connection to Andrew, Lowney
(09:15):
said that despite Trump's denials, there's plenty of photographic evidence
of them together in New York, in Mara Lago and elsewhere,
and indeed in London. They're all distancing themselves, but they're
all part of the same little group. So I don't
think anyone can deny these people were extremely close in
a particular period at the beginning of the century. The
Daily Beast reported that the White House did not respond
(09:36):
to a request for comment. In twenty twenty two, Andrew
settled the civil sexual assault lawsuit brought by Virginia Jeffrey,
who alleged Epstein had trafficked her to the Prince for
sex when she was seventeen. Andrew denied any wrongdoing. On
the case, Loney said, no one I spoke to believes
he is innocent. Yeah, there, you haven't to email us
(09:56):
addresses the Palace Intrigue at a gmail and dot com.
Please less on Spotify, Apple or the app of your
choice and follow us also on Facebook or Instagram, and
you can find the link for those in the show
notes by Mark Francis me thanks to John mcdermay. This
is Palace Intrigue and Good Times.
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