Kate & William Hit Like on Taylor Swift Post, Diana Docs Loom, and Meghan’s Decor Plans

Kate and William paused their holiday to double-tap Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement post—royal approval has gone digital. Meanwhile, Meghan Markle also gave her Insta blessing, despite the unfortunate timing with her Netflix series launch. Elsewhere: Princess Catherine picks furniture from a royal storage palace nicknamed “California,” Sarah Ferguson shares new photos of the Queen’s corgis, and a time capsule buried by Diana in 1991 is unearthed. Plus: Are Harry and William headed for a showdown in 2027 over competing Princess Diana documentaries?

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:03):
Calorogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to the Palace Entry Game.
Your host Mark Rancis, the hard working Kate and William
interrupted their vacation to hit like on Instagram. The subtle
show of royal approval came after Taylor swift she had

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a photo of Travis Cosey proposing in a rose garden.
She captured the post your English and gym teacher are
getting married. The chieky caption and romantic setting drew an
avalanche of congratulations from fans and celebrities alike, and now
the future King and Queen of England have added their
seal of approval, though William and Cater famously were strained
on social media their decision to heart Taylor's post signals

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and ongoing royal funders for the pop star. Last year,
Taylor posed backstage at her Eras tour with William, Prince George,
and Princess Charlotte, who's reportedly a devoted swifty fanshow footage
from the night showed William dancing enthusiastically to shake it off,
clearly enjoying himself. It is unclear which royal interrupted vacation
to hit that thumbs up button. But much thanks to

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the senior royals for taking time out of their busy
day and hope they enjoy the rest of their time off. Also,
let it be noted the Duchess of Sussex also gave
Taylor a thumbs up, a most gracious act, considering Taylor
distracted the media from when they should have been focused
on the debut of season two of Meghan's cooking show.
People magazine knows where their bread is buttered, and they

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have expanded there. Kate is wonderful coverage to the next
generation with the cover story and headline Prince George, the
boy who will be king the most normal twelve year
old future monarch we've ever had. We have a rule
at Palace Intrigue to leave the children out of things.
It's one thing of Kate wants to vacation on the
Saudi Secret Yard, and another if Megan wants to sell
legally fruit spread. But George is a twelve year old boy,

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so we will leave him out of our coverage for
the most part. After vacationing, the wonderful Princess Catherine will
take on the arduous task of decorating the family's new
grand residence and Windsor Greade Park. Royal commentator Richard Kay
revealed on Palace Confidential that the Princess is selecting items
from the California Stores, a massive furniture and art storage

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facility tucked within the grounds of Windsor Castle. It's called
California because it's vast, like the state of California, and
told it's the most amazing place, bigger than any museum's
over spill space. Among the pieces reportedly under consideration a
large dining table suitable for the family's new home, which
also boasts tennis courts and a barrel vaulted dance floor.

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The facility, roughly the size of eight tennis courts, was
commissioned by the late Queen Elizabeth in twenty nineteen to
house surplus furniture, gifts and artworks not deemed valuable enough
for the royal collection, particularly during the extensive renovations at
Buckingham Palace. Sarah Ferguson has shared new photographs of the

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late Queen Elizabeth the second beloved corgies Sandy and Mick.
I think I always get the pronunciation wrong on that one.
One photograph shows the corgig's standing alert on a tree
log beside Sarah herself tales wagging. The second captures then
alongside the couple's Norfolk terriers, all posing happily outdoors. The
two Corgis were originally a gift from Prince Andrew to

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his mother and became devoted companions to Queen Elizabeth during
her final years. Since her death, Sarah has periodically updated
the public on the dogs' lives Well Palace just a moment.
We had some Diana related material We had to bump
from yesterday's show to make room for Tom Syke's explosive

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peace concerning the death of Diana and why he thinks
she was murdered. Go back and listen to yesterday's episode
in case you missed it. Looking ahead, William and Harry
may find themselves in direct competition, with both potentially preparing
film projects to mark the thirtieth anniversary of Princess Diana's
death in twin twenty seven. According to industry insiders, Harry's

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Archworld Productions has begun early talks with television companies about
creating a new documentary centered on Diana. Once the executive
told The Daily Beast Harry is looking to do a
series about Diana in twenty twenty seven. They want to
get the right partners, and we have had a conversation
with them. I'm sure other production companies have too. An
inside account of the implosion of Charles and Diana's marriage

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and Harry's story of Diana's death and its aftermath would
be the TV sensation of all time. The mover said
to unsettle Prince William, who believes that the joint film
he made with Harry for the twentieth anniversary of Diana's
death was intended to be the definitive tribute. A friend
of Williams explained the film the brothers made for the
twentieth anniversary was meant to be the last word. Wim

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made that very clear at the time, but of course
things have changed since then. If Harry is now going
to do another massive Netflix show effectively claiming her legacy,
William will have to fight back, whether that's with an
interview documentary of his own. The whole situation is just
very sad. The same source added that William would almost
certainly avoid working with the BBC given his lasting anger

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over the broadcaster's deceptive tactics in securing Diana's infamous panorama interview.
It would be ridiculous to do it with the BBC,
the friend said. Reports suggest Harry's perspective Diana project was
a significant factor in Netflix's recent decision to extend its
deal with the Sussexes. Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told The Express.

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Netflix's chief of content, Bella Baharia, has recently praised the
enormous success of their highly controversial six part docuseries Harry
and Meghan. They want something royal from the couple, whose
royal links are their only claim to fame. A Diana
documentary could be it. We know from his memoir Spare
how deep his affection for his mother was and how
devastated he was at her passing. This is obviously totally understandable.

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Diana was like a meteor. She was the world's most
glamorous woman, whose charitable activities rightly become legendary, but who
was also manipulative and had a faithfully symbiotic relationship with
the media. The War of the Waleses between her and
Prince Charles, which ended in divorce, was ferocious at the time.
If the proposed documentary featured anything controversial, it would gravely

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endanger the Reconciliation, Harriet said he once with his family.
Although it would undoubtedly draw the audience Netflix once, this program,
especially now the Camilla, the woman Diana regarded as her
arrival as now Queen Consort, also potentially has enormous dangers
for Harry's future relationships with his family. A time capsule
buried by Princess Diana in nineteen ninety one has been

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unearthed after more than three decades underground, revealing a nostalgic
trove of ninety's life, complete with a Kylie Minogue cassette
and a handheld pocket TV. The wooden capsule had been
laid beneath the Great Ormond Street Hospital's Variety Club building
during a ceremony attended by Diana, then president of the
Children's Hospital. It was meant to remain sealed for a century. However,

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with construction now beginning on a new children's cancer center,
the decision was made to retrieve the long forgotten box.
The contents were chosen in part by winners with Blue
Peter competition and aimed to reflect everyday life in the
early nineties. Among the damp damaged items, Rhythm of Love
by Kylie Minogue, I saw the powered calculator, a snowflake hologram,

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tree seeds, recycled paper, a European passport, and a full
set of British coins marking twenty years of decimalization. A
copy of The Times from the day of the capsule
burial was also preserved. Hospital staff re ties to nineteen
ninety one, either born that year or already working at
Great Ormond Street, were invited to help recover the capsule.
Among them was Janet Holmes, a senior health play specialist,

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who recalled one item fondly. It brought back so many
memories seeing the pocket TV in there. I had bought
one for my husband back in the day for when
we had a break while driving his coach around the country.
They were very expensive then. The capsule's rediscovery echoes a
similar event from eighteen seventy two, when the then Princess
of Wales Alexandra, buried a time capsule at the same hospital,

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though that earlier capsule remains lost. Sam McKnight, the legendary
hairstylist behind some of the fashion's most iconic looks, first
met Princess Diana in nineteen ninety during a vague photo
shoot in a defining moment of their first encounter. McKnight
recalls faking a short hairstyle using a tiara to tame
Diana's voluminous eighties fluff. It was, he said, a pivotal

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moment of change. As a hairdresser, you learned to pick
up subliminal messages. I knew she wanted to change when
she asked me, what would you do if I said
to anything? So we cut her hair really short that day. Diana,
he says, understood the subtle power of hair as a message,
something she shared with other media savvy icons like Lady Gaga.
Very clever people like Lady Gaga and Diana learnt that

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hair is powerful. It can send a message of strength, vulnerability,
not caring or being controlled beyond her public image. McKnight
fondly remembers Diana's humor and down to earth charm. Princess
Diana used to buy really rude birthday cards from a
novelty shop on Kensington High Street. She loved to giggle.
She was so funny. And there you have it. I'd

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