November 2, 2025 • 15 mins
King Charles strips Prince Andrew of all titles and evicts him from Royal Lodge in the most consequential royal action in decades. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will move to Sandringham as William's ruthless efficiency ends his father's three-year struggle. Plus: Meghan's holiday collection launches, her tenth publicist departs, and the Markus Anderson question persists.
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Calorogus Shark Media Now Hello and welcome to Palace Weekly,
your comprehensive roundup of the biggest royal stories from the
past seven days. This week began with Meghan Markles as
Ever brand launching its holiday collection, but was completely overtaken
by Thursday night's bombshell, King Charles, formerly stripping Prince Andrew
(00:26):
of all remaining titles and evicting him from Royal Lodge.
The move, described by the Guardian as the most consequential
action King Charles has taken since he ascended the throne,
marks the definitive end of Andrew's royal life. Let's dive in.
Tuesday's big announcement turned out to be the first holiday
collection from Meghan's lifestyle brand as Ever. After days of
(00:50):
teaser videos showing the Dutchess strolling through a sunlit orchard
in a sleeveless black dress with a cream sweater draped
across his shoulders, the reveal came candles, honey fruit spreads,
mulling spice kits in a limited edition sparkling wine. The collection,
available exclusively on as ever dot com, celebrates what the
(01:11):
brand calls the spirit of gifting and gathering Among the
highlights are two hand poured candles made in California. Signature
candle number five one nine, named for Megan and Prince
Harry's May nineteenth wedding date, features Moroccan mint and white tea,
while candle number eight four, marking her August fourth birthday,
(01:32):
carries notes of sandalwood, lotus and poppy. Both are presented
in ceramic vessels. The twenty twenty one vintage Napa Valley
Brute is priced at eighty nine dollars and produced using
the traditional method champannoires from Pino Nois and Shardonnay grapes.
The Sparkling wine is described as crisp with green apple
and citrus notes, and arrives in a matte black bottle
(01:53):
detailed in gold. Other items include the Legally Fruit Spread
gift set at forty two dollars, featuring raspberry, orange marmalade
and a new strawberry flavor. The Honey Duo gift set
is priced at sixty two dollars and offers wildflower and
orange blossom varieties sourced from California apirees. The Sage Honey
with Honeycomb costs thirty two dollars. And is described as
(02:16):
inspired by Meghan's own garden. Two mulling kits, spice Cider,
and Hot Toddy at sixteen dollars each, round out the line.
Meghan also took on a new role as interviewer for
Town and Countries November Philanthropy issue, where she spotlights fifteen
year old Avery Culvert, founder of Altadena Girls, and organizations
(02:38):
supporting teenage girls who lost their homes in the devastating
January wildfires in California. In the interview, Meghan told Colvert,
you never thought your work would grow to be this big,
and even if it hadn't, it still would have been
meaningful and made an impact. My goodness, if our daughter
turns out to be anything like you, I'll be the
proudest mum. Later in the week, reports suggested Meghan is
(03:00):
hearing to pursue as Ever independently. A source told OK
magazine that she would love for Harry to be involved
in whatever she's doing, but that's not how it's played out,
so this is something she'll have to do by herself.
She's prepared to go it alone and will stop at
nothing to make a success of as Ever. The couple
made a surprise appearance at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night
(03:20):
for Game four of the World Series between the La
Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays. The Duke and Duchess of
Sussex at front row just ahead of Dodgers legend Sandy Kofax.
Megan showed her support in an oversized white button down,
dark trousers and a blue Dodger's cap she's been seen
wearing before. Harry coordinated in a black blazer, white T
shirt and dark trousers, eventually donning his own Dodger's hat.
(03:43):
According to reports, some fans booed when the Sussexes were
shown on the big screen. The Dodgers fell to Toronto
six to one, tying the series. While this marked Harry's
first World Series appearance, the couple previously attended the twenty
nineteen London series between the Red Sox and Yankees. This
week brought reports that Emily Robinson, a Los Angeles based
(04:05):
communications executive who joined the Sussex's Montecida team in June,
has departed after only three months. Her exit marks the
tenth publicist to part ways with the couple since they
moved to California. According to the Daily Mail. Robinson, who
earned a reputation during her time at Netflix, where she
helped promote The Crown, was considered a higher profile higher
(04:27):
A friend told The Daily Mail it was her decision.
She left a few weeks ago. She's not a quitter,
so things must have been pretty horrible for her to go.
According to reports, Robinson's LinkedIn profile made no mention of
a brief time with The Sussexes, with her resume jumping
from senior publicity role at Netflix to running her own firm,
rob Coms, which offers strategic publicity and marketing services for brand,
(04:50):
film and series campaigns. Robinson's departure makes her the tenth
publicist to leave the couple since moving to California. Only
two former pr represented James Holt and Miranda Barbeau, remain
connected in new non communication roles still in place, Liam Maguire,
the couple's European communications director, and Meredith Mainz, their chief
(05:12):
communications officer. A spokesperson for the Sussexes said Robinson oversaw
project based work for a very successful season of With
Love Meghan. The resignation follows a series of controversies for
the couple, including backlash to Meghan's Paris Fashion Week video,
in which he was filmed driving along the Sane, mirroring
(05:32):
the route taken by Princess Diana other night she died.
Former colleagues have offered varying accounts of working with the Dutchess.
Once source previously told The Hollywood Reporter everyone's terrified of Megan.
She belittles people, she doesn't take advice. Harry is very charming,
but he's an enabler. Another claim that she marches around
like a dictator in high hills. On Sunday, Meghan posted
(05:55):
videos from a family pumpkin patch trip showing Archie and
Lilibet with their grandmother Loria Ragland and family friend Marcus Anderson.
The clips included Harry carving a pumpkin at home. Within hours,
the video disappeared. According to The Royalist, in the background
of Harry's carving session, the children could be seen running around,
blurry but visible enough for recognition. The Sussex communications team
(06:19):
moved at lightning speed to remove the footage. The incident
drew renewed attention to Anderson's continued presence in the Sussex's lives.
According to Marie Claire and Ola magazine. Anderson, a SOHO
House executive, has been a constant presence since Meghan's Toronto days,
and reportedly helped orchestrate logistics when Harry and Meghan's relationship
(06:42):
first went public More Palace in just a Moment. Earlier
in the week before Thursday's bombshell, fresh reporting emerged on
Andrew's daily life at Royal Lodge. According to the Sun,
the Duke reportedly rose late, took breakfast served by staff,
and spent much of his time watching war films, go
(07:03):
for playing video games like Call of Duty. Royal author
Ingrid Seward recounted a friend's visit. The Prince was in
a huge sitting room and Andrew was just lying there
on a massive sofa, watching TV on the biggest screen
my friend had ever seen. It seemed to take up
the whole of a wall. It seemed to him that
their lives were quite separate. She was carrying on with
the business of doing business and he was watching television.
(07:27):
According to Seward, his life is very empty. He's very
lonely and I think he's probably extremely bored. Sources said
he rarely left the Windsor estate, venturing out only twice
a week. For horse rides. Friends of Sarah Ferguson said
she found herself in an uncertain position. The honest truth
is that she has nowhere to go and nowhere to
go with, one friend told The Daily Mail. Reports suggest
(07:48):
she does not plan to continue living with Andrew following
his departure from Royal Lodge on Thursday night. The speculation
ended with a formal statement from Buckingham Palace. His Majesty
has today initiated a formal process to remove the style,
titles and honors of Prince Andrew. Prince Andrew will now
be known as Andrew Mount Batton Windsor. His lease on
(08:12):
Royal Lodge has to date provided him with legal protection
to continue in residence. Formal notice has now been served
to surrender the lease and he will move to alternative
private accommodation. These censures are deemed necessary notwithstanding the fact
that he continues to deny the allegations against him. The
statement concluded, Their Majesty's wish to make clear that their
(08:32):
thoughts and utmost sympathies have been and will remain with
the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse.
In the Guardian, Robert Booth called this the most consequential
action King Charles has taken since he ascended the throne.
In twenty twenty two, he wrote that the defenestration of
Prince Andrew, now to be known only as Andrew Mount Batton, Windsor,
(08:55):
and the removal of his cherished privilege of royal status,
is an act of utmost ruthlessness by a king. The
Telegraph's India MacTaggart told Sky News the word unprecedented is
often overused in royal reporting, but it's absolutely warranted in
this case. The King stripping Andrew of all his remaining
titles was his nuclear button, and I think that the
(09:17):
palace left no room for misunderstanding. Andrew has been officially
removed from the role of the peerage and will reportedly
moved to Sandringham estate, though conflicting reports suggests the move
won't take place until twenty twenty six. He remains eighth
in line to the throne, a position that cannot be
altered without parliamentary legislation, and technically remains on the list
(09:38):
of Councilors of State, though as a non working royal
he is not expected to be called upon. Virginia Geoffrey's
family released a statement to the BBC Today, an ordinary
American girl from an ordinary American family brought down a
British prince with her truth and extraordinary courage. Virginia Roberts Geoffrey,
Our sister a child when she was sexually assaulted by Andrew,
(09:59):
never stopped fighting for accountability. Most of Friday's front pages
focused on the end of Andrew's royal life. The Sun
led with the Andrew formerly known as Prince, calling the
move the price to be paid for fourteen years of damage.
The Daily Style went with the royal formerly known as Prince.
The Daily Mirror chose a single word finally, with the
(10:21):
subheading meet mister Windsor. The Daily Telegraph wrote Andrew no
longer prints, quoting a royal source citing serious lapses of
judgment and noting the Prince of Wales was fully supportive
of his father's actions. The Times ran with Andrew stripped
of his prince's title and home, reporting that he has
been banished to a lonely life at Sandringham, privately funded
(10:42):
by the King, and that Sarah Ferguson is unlikely to
join him. The Daily Mail opted for another sixcent headline,
Banished according to the Royalist, sources credit Prince William with
orchestrating the final outcome. Tom Sykes quoted a source saying
Charles has been trying and failing to get Andrew out
of Royal Lodge for the past three years. William did
(11:04):
it in two weeks. William is king in all but
name now. A friend of the Prince of Wales said
William stepped in after being dismayed by the earlier compromise
that saw Andrew lose use of his Duke of York
title but keep Royal Lodge. The friend told the Royalist,
this is Andrew, so the solution was always going to
be a payoff. This is his father's mess, and William
(11:24):
wanted it cleaned up on his father's watch. The reference
to his father's mess reflects unhappiness with William's circle about
Charles's attempts to rehabilitate Andrew, including forcing William and Kate
to drive Andrew to church at Balmoral in the summer
of twenty twenty three and inviting Andrew to join the
family's Christmas Day photo call at Sandringham in twenty twenty two.
(11:45):
At Christmas of twenty three, when both Andrew and Sarah
appeared in the festive photo call. William boycotted Christmas lunch
at Sandringham in response, More Palace and just a moment.
The decision generated extensive commentary about its significance. For the BBC,
(12:07):
Sean Kaflan wrote, there are no modern precedents for such
a colossal loss of royal status. It's a ripping off
the bandage moment which the Palace will hope will finally
draw a line under the endless oil slick of bad
news stories about Andrew. However, Kaughlin questioned whether even this
represents rock bottom. It's going to be much harder for
(12:27):
the Palace to settle an authentic feeling of public outrage.
The sense of unchecked privilege surrounding Andrew has genuinely irritated
the public, and it will take more than taking away
his titles to dispel the sense of ugly entitlement. He
noted that Yugov polling published Thursday showed Andrew now has
the worst ever popularity ratings for a royal, with ninety
(12:48):
one percent holding a negative view. In the Guardian, Robert
Booth noted that the Queen's longevity always meant that Charles'
reign would be relatively shortened. Therefore, one of his most
important tasks would be to bequeath the institution to Prince
William in our reasonable repair. William is relatively popular with
the public, and for Charles to leave him with a
festering crisis for the sake of the feelings of his
(13:10):
younger brother made no sense. The Guardian also reminds readers
that Andrew was once regarded as a national hero, celebrated
for his bravery as a Navy helicopter pilot during the
Falklands War in nineteen eighty two. Journalist Stephen Bates said
He's always had a reputation of being arrogant, self entitled
and extremely pompous. Over the succeeding fifteen years, more and
(13:32):
more has come out, and it's been like pulling the
strand of wool on a jumper. As we move into November,
the Andrew situation has reached its conclusion with Thursday's announcement,
though questions remain. Kauflin asks who knew what and when
at the Palace about Andrew and Epstein. Do we need
more transparency around royal property and finance, and what fresh
(13:52):
scandals about Andrew could still emerge. Downing Street confirmed the
government will not support efforts to change the law to
remove Andrew from the line of succession, with a spokesperson
saying the government is committed to using parliamentary time to
improve the lives of working people. Meanwhile, Princess Eugenie was
photographed in Paris on what appeared to be a girl's trip,
while Princess Beatrice attended the Future Investment Initiative in Saudi Arabia.
(14:17):
Author Phil Dampia suggested to Hello that Andrew and Sarah's
relationship is probably not as strong as it looks in public,
noting that if they physically live apart, I think that
could be the beginning of the end for their relationship.
Megan's as Ever holiday collection will test consumer interest in
her lifestyle brand, While William's Earthshop Prize and Rio offers
a more positive storyline for the monarchy, the broader message
(14:40):
is unmistakable. The transitional period is over. William's ruthless efficiency
in resolving the Andrew crisis signals a fundamental shift in
how the monarchy will operate going forward. Lena less forgiving
and focused on institutional survival over family sentiment, and there
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Calorogus Shark Media Now Hello and welcome to Palace Weekly,
your comprehensive roundup of the biggest royal stories from the
past seven days. This week began with Meghan Markles as
Ever brand launching its holiday collection, but was completely overtaken
by Thursday night's bombshell, King Charles, formerly stripping Prince Andrew
(00:26):
of all remaining titles and evicting him from Royal Lodge.
The move, described by the Guardian as the most consequential
action King Charles has taken since he ascended the throne,
marks the definitive end of Andrew's royal life. Let's dive in.
Tuesday's big announcement turned out to be the first holiday
collection from Meghan's lifestyle brand as Ever. After days of
(00:50):
teaser videos showing the Dutchess strolling through a sunlit orchard
in a sleeveless black dress with a cream sweater draped
across his shoulders, the reveal came candles, honey fruit spreads,
mulling spice kits in a limited edition sparkling wine. The collection,
available exclusively on as ever dot com, celebrates what the
(01:11):
brand calls the spirit of gifting and gathering Among the
highlights are two hand poured candles made in California. Signature
candle number five one nine, named for Megan and Prince
Harry's May nineteenth wedding date, features Moroccan mint and white tea,
while candle number eight four, marking her August fourth birthday,
(01:32):
carries notes of sandalwood, lotus and poppy. Both are presented
in ceramic vessels. The twenty twenty one vintage Napa Valley
Brute is priced at eighty nine dollars and produced using
the traditional method champannoires from Pino Nois and Shardonnay grapes.
The Sparkling wine is described as crisp with green apple
and citrus notes, and arrives in a matte black bottle
(01:53):
detailed in gold. Other items include the Legally Fruit Spread
gift set at forty two dollars, featuring raspberry, orange marmalade
and a new strawberry flavor. The Honey Duo gift set
is priced at sixty two dollars and offers wildflower and
orange blossom varieties sourced from California apirees. The Sage Honey
with Honeycomb costs thirty two dollars. And is described as
(02:16):
inspired by Meghan's own garden. Two mulling kits, spice Cider,
and Hot Toddy at sixteen dollars each, round out the line.
Meghan also took on a new role as interviewer for
Town and Countries November Philanthropy issue, where she spotlights fifteen
year old Avery Culvert, founder of Altadena Girls, and organizations
(02:38):
supporting teenage girls who lost their homes in the devastating
January wildfires in California. In the interview, Meghan told Colvert,
you never thought your work would grow to be this big,
and even if it hadn't, it still would have been
meaningful and made an impact. My goodness, if our daughter
turns out to be anything like you, I'll be the
proudest mum. Later in the week, reports suggested Meghan is
(03:00):
hearing to pursue as Ever independently. A source told OK
magazine that she would love for Harry to be involved
in whatever she's doing, but that's not how it's played out,
so this is something she'll have to do by herself.
She's prepared to go it alone and will stop at
nothing to make a success of as Ever. The couple
made a surprise appearance at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night
(03:20):
for Game four of the World Series between the La
Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays. The Duke and Duchess of
Sussex at front row just ahead of Dodgers legend Sandy Kofax.
Megan showed her support in an oversized white button down,
dark trousers and a blue Dodger's cap she's been seen
wearing before. Harry coordinated in a black blazer, white T
shirt and dark trousers, eventually donning his own Dodger's hat.
(03:43):
According to reports, some fans booed when the Sussexes were
shown on the big screen. The Dodgers fell to Toronto
six to one, tying the series. While this marked Harry's
first World Series appearance, the couple previously attended the twenty
nineteen London series between the Red Sox and Yankees. This
week brought reports that Emily Robinson, a Los Angeles based
(04:05):
communications executive who joined the Sussex's Montecida team in June,
has departed after only three months. Her exit marks the
tenth publicist to part ways with the couple since they
moved to California. According to the Daily Mail. Robinson, who
earned a reputation during her time at Netflix, where she
helped promote The Crown, was considered a higher profile higher
(04:27):
A friend told The Daily Mail it was her decision.
She left a few weeks ago. She's not a quitter,
so things must have been pretty horrible for her to go.
According to reports, Robinson's LinkedIn profile made no mention of
a brief time with The Sussexes, with her resume jumping
from senior publicity role at Netflix to running her own firm,
rob Coms, which offers strategic publicity and marketing services for brand,
(04:50):
film and series campaigns. Robinson's departure makes her the tenth
publicist to leave the couple since moving to California. Only
two former pr represented James Holt and Miranda Barbeau, remain
connected in new non communication roles still in place, Liam Maguire,
the couple's European communications director, and Meredith Mainz, their chief
(05:12):
communications officer. A spokesperson for the Sussexes said Robinson oversaw
project based work for a very successful season of With
Love Meghan. The resignation follows a series of controversies for
the couple, including backlash to Meghan's Paris Fashion Week video,
in which he was filmed driving along the Sane, mirroring
(05:32):
the route taken by Princess Diana other night she died.
Former colleagues have offered varying accounts of working with the Dutchess.
Once source previously told The Hollywood Reporter everyone's terrified of Megan.
She belittles people, she doesn't take advice. Harry is very charming,
but he's an enabler. Another claim that she marches around
like a dictator in high hills. On Sunday, Meghan posted
(05:55):
videos from a family pumpkin patch trip showing Archie and
Lilibet with their grandmother Loria Ragland and family friend Marcus Anderson.
The clips included Harry carving a pumpkin at home. Within hours,
the video disappeared. According to The Royalist, in the background
of Harry's carving session, the children could be seen running around,
blurry but visible enough for recognition. The Sussex communications team
(06:19):
moved at lightning speed to remove the footage. The incident
drew renewed attention to Anderson's continued presence in the Sussex's lives.
According to Marie Claire and Ola magazine. Anderson, a SOHO
House executive, has been a constant presence since Meghan's Toronto days,
and reportedly helped orchestrate logistics when Harry and Meghan's relationship
(06:42):
first went public More Palace in just a Moment. Earlier
in the week before Thursday's bombshell, fresh reporting emerged on
Andrew's daily life at Royal Lodge. According to the Sun,
the Duke reportedly rose late, took breakfast served by staff,
and spent much of his time watching war films, go
(07:03):
for playing video games like Call of Duty. Royal author
Ingrid Seward recounted a friend's visit. The Prince was in
a huge sitting room and Andrew was just lying there
on a massive sofa, watching TV on the biggest screen
my friend had ever seen. It seemed to take up
the whole of a wall. It seemed to him that
their lives were quite separate. She was carrying on with
the business of doing business and he was watching television.
(07:27):
According to Seward, his life is very empty. He's very
lonely and I think he's probably extremely bored. Sources said
he rarely left the Windsor estate, venturing out only twice
a week. For horse rides. Friends of Sarah Ferguson said
she found herself in an uncertain position. The honest truth
is that she has nowhere to go and nowhere to
go with, one friend told The Daily Mail. Reports suggest
(07:48):
she does not plan to continue living with Andrew following
his departure from Royal Lodge on Thursday night. The speculation
ended with a formal statement from Buckingham Palace. His Majesty
has today initiated a formal process to remove the style,
titles and honors of Prince Andrew. Prince Andrew will now
be known as Andrew Mount Batton Windsor. His lease on
(08:12):
Royal Lodge has to date provided him with legal protection
to continue in residence. Formal notice has now been served
to surrender the lease and he will move to alternative
private accommodation. These censures are deemed necessary notwithstanding the fact
that he continues to deny the allegations against him. The
statement concluded, Their Majesty's wish to make clear that their
(08:32):
thoughts and utmost sympathies have been and will remain with
the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse.
In the Guardian, Robert Booth called this the most consequential
action King Charles has taken since he ascended the throne.
In twenty twenty two, he wrote that the defenestration of
Prince Andrew, now to be known only as Andrew Mount Batton, Windsor,
(08:55):
and the removal of his cherished privilege of royal status,
is an act of utmost ruthlessness by a king. The
Telegraph's India MacTaggart told Sky News the word unprecedented is
often overused in royal reporting, but it's absolutely warranted in
this case. The King stripping Andrew of all his remaining
titles was his nuclear button, and I think that the
(09:17):
palace left no room for misunderstanding. Andrew has been officially
removed from the role of the peerage and will reportedly
moved to Sandringham estate, though conflicting reports suggests the move
won't take place until twenty twenty six. He remains eighth
in line to the throne, a position that cannot be
altered without parliamentary legislation, and technically remains on the list
(09:38):
of Councilors of State, though as a non working royal
he is not expected to be called upon. Virginia Geoffrey's
family released a statement to the BBC Today, an ordinary
American girl from an ordinary American family brought down a
British prince with her truth and extraordinary courage. Virginia Roberts Geoffrey,
Our sister a child when she was sexually assaulted by Andrew,
(09:59):
never stopped fighting for accountability. Most of Friday's front pages
focused on the end of Andrew's royal life. The Sun
led with the Andrew formerly known as Prince, calling the
move the price to be paid for fourteen years of damage.
The Daily Style went with the royal formerly known as Prince.
The Daily Mirror chose a single word finally, with the
(10:21):
subheading meet mister Windsor. The Daily Telegraph wrote Andrew no
longer prints, quoting a royal source citing serious lapses of
judgment and noting the Prince of Wales was fully supportive
of his father's actions. The Times ran with Andrew stripped
of his prince's title and home, reporting that he has
been banished to a lonely life at Sandringham, privately funded
(10:42):
by the King, and that Sarah Ferguson is unlikely to
join him. The Daily Mail opted for another sixcent headline,
Banished according to the Royalist, sources credit Prince William with
orchestrating the final outcome. Tom Sykes quoted a source saying
Charles has been trying and failing to get Andrew out
of Royal Lodge for the past three years. William did
(11:04):
it in two weeks. William is king in all but
name now. A friend of the Prince of Wales said
William stepped in after being dismayed by the earlier compromise
that saw Andrew lose use of his Duke of York
title but keep Royal Lodge. The friend told the Royalist,
this is Andrew, so the solution was always going to
be a payoff. This is his father's mess, and William
(11:24):
wanted it cleaned up on his father's watch. The reference
to his father's mess reflects unhappiness with William's circle about
Charles's attempts to rehabilitate Andrew, including forcing William and Kate
to drive Andrew to church at Balmoral in the summer
of twenty twenty three and inviting Andrew to join the
family's Christmas Day photo call at Sandringham in twenty twenty two.
(11:45):
At Christmas of twenty three, when both Andrew and Sarah
appeared in the festive photo call. William boycotted Christmas lunch
at Sandringham in response, More Palace and just a moment.
The decision generated extensive commentary about its significance. For the BBC,
(12:07):
Sean Kaflan wrote, there are no modern precedents for such
a colossal loss of royal status. It's a ripping off
the bandage moment which the Palace will hope will finally
draw a line under the endless oil slick of bad
news stories about Andrew. However, Kaughlin questioned whether even this
represents rock bottom. It's going to be much harder for
(12:27):
the Palace to settle an authentic feeling of public outrage.
The sense of unchecked privilege surrounding Andrew has genuinely irritated
the public, and it will take more than taking away
his titles to dispel the sense of ugly entitlement. He
noted that Yugov polling published Thursday showed Andrew now has
the worst ever popularity ratings for a royal, with ninety
(12:48):
one percent holding a negative view. In the Guardian, Robert
Booth noted that the Queen's longevity always meant that Charles'
reign would be relatively shortened. Therefore, one of his most
important tasks would be to bequeath the institution to Prince
William in our reasonable repair. William is relatively popular with
the public, and for Charles to leave him with a
festering crisis for the sake of the feelings of his
(13:10):
younger brother made no sense. The Guardian also reminds readers
that Andrew was once regarded as a national hero, celebrated
for his bravery as a Navy helicopter pilot during the
Falklands War in nineteen eighty two. Journalist Stephen Bates said
He's always had a reputation of being arrogant, self entitled
and extremely pompous. Over the succeeding fifteen years, more and
(13:32):
more has come out, and it's been like pulling the
strand of wool on a jumper. As we move into November,
the Andrew situation has reached its conclusion with Thursday's announcement,
though questions remain. Kauflin asks who knew what and when
at the Palace about Andrew and Epstein. Do we need
more transparency around royal property and finance, and what fresh
(13:52):
scandals about Andrew could still emerge. Downing Street confirmed the
government will not support efforts to change the law to
remove Andrew from the line of succession, with a spokesperson
saying the government is committed to using parliamentary time to
improve the lives of working people. Meanwhile, Princess Eugenie was
photographed in Paris on what appeared to be a girl's trip,
while Princess Beatrice attended the Future Investment Initiative in Saudi Arabia.
(14:17):
Author Phil Dampia suggested to Hello that Andrew and Sarah's
relationship is probably not as strong as it looks in public,
noting that if they physically live apart, I think that
could be the beginning of the end for their relationship.
Megan's as Ever holiday collection will test consumer interest in
her lifestyle brand, While William's Earthshop Prize and Rio offers
a more positive storyline for the monarchy, the broader message
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is unmistakable. The transitional period is over. William's ruthless efficiency
in resolving the Andrew crisis signals a fundamental shift in
how the monarchy will operate going forward. Lena less forgiving
and focused on institutional survival over family sentiment, and there
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