At Balmoral, the headlines weren’t about speeches or scandals—it was Kate’s dramatically lighter hair that stole the spotlight. Meanwhile, Prince Andrew was quietly sidelined from the family church outing, and King Charles looked weary ahead of Trump’s visit. The Sussexes tried to crash the news cycle with a Harry-surfing Instagram clip set to Salt-N-Pepa’s “Whatta Man.” In America, Harry’s visa is under review again—more than 1,000 documents are now with a judge. Virginia Giuffre’s memoir Nobody’s Girl will be released this October, promising new details and renewed scrutiny of Prince Andrew. And in the most absurd royal-adjacent news: Meghan Markle and Pamela Anderson are locked in a pickle war. Yes, really.
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Caloroga Shark Media. Hello and welcome to your palace Intrigue.
I'm your host, Mark Francis. It was a day of
drama at Krathi Kirk, the small stone church near Balmoral
where the royal family traditionally gathers on the penultimate Sunday
(00:25):
of August. The headlines were dominated not by a speech
or a scandal, but by the Princess of Wales's hair.
Catherine arrived with locks that appeared noticeably blonder than usual,
striking change that immediately drew attention. Her long chestnut blowout
has been part of a public image since her Saint
Andrew's days. When William first noticed her, Kate's hair was
(00:48):
described as incredible by The Express and jaw dropping. Others
observed that Kate and her husband barely do any work.
Stylist Sarah Gaston blamed the sun, the actual star, not
the newspaper, telling actual newspaper, The Daily Mail, that the
combination of sea air, sunshine and salt water had gently
lifted her hair to a softer shade, creating the perfect
(01:10):
starting point for her next sellon visit. As Kate embraces
the natural changes that come with aging, such as the
increasing presence of gray strands, She's made a thoughtful shift
in her hair color strategy. Rather than covering grays with
darker dyes, which often require more frequent maintenance, she has
opted for a lighter, blendid tone. This approach not only
(01:32):
gives her hair a softer, more natural appearance, but also
helps camouflage Graze in a subtle, low maintenance way. Thanks
to her time in the Greek Sun, Kate has found
a new, more effortless hair color that flattens her features,
respects the health of her hair, and celebrates the beauty
of aging with confidence. Overshadowed by this talk of hair
(01:53):
was the more consequential story Prince Andrew's continued exclusion. Though
invited to Scotland, he has been relegated to Cragow and Lodge,
a granite guesthouse a mile from Balmoral, where William and
Catherine are staying. Significantly, Andrew was not among the family
members who joined the King at church. After a summer
(02:13):
of unflattering headlines and humiliations. The move suggests Charles may
finally be drawing firm boundaries with his disgraced brother. King
Charles looked weary as he departed church, and is expected
to keep a low profile in the coming weeks as
he prepares for Donald Trump's state visit. Meanwhile, while the
Incredible Princess of Wales was trying to make the well
(02:36):
they better place through the beauty of her hair, those
selfish Sussexes trying to make it all about themselves by
releasing a video of Harry on a surfboard. In the
eighteen second clip posted to Instagram, Prince Harry is seen
in a backwards baseball cap, shorts and along sleeved top
as he rides a wave, crouching low as the surf
(02:56):
curls over him. At one point, he can be seenquarreling
neatly through the hollow wave, probably thinking about how he
can exploit his royal tithes for more money. The Dutches
captured the video we interrupt your regularly scheduled programming to
bring you this important message, adding a Fox emoji. The
footage was set to salten Pepper's nineteen ninety three track
(03:18):
what a Man, featuring en Vogue, with Megan highlighting the
lyric what a man, What a man, What a man,
What a mighty good man. Harry is once again under
scrutiny over his US visa after court filings revealed that
more than one thousand documents linked to his application are
being held by the US Department of State. Records show
(03:39):
one thousand and seven papers on the Duke of Sussex,
including two hundred seventeen from the Office of the Secretary
of State, five hundred seventeen from the Bureau of Consular Affairs,
two hundred seventy one from the Office of Legal Advisor,
and two from the Office of the Deputy Secretary of State.
A judge in Washington will now review the files to
determine which, if any, may be released publicly. The case
(04:01):
stems from a lawsuit brought by the conservative Heritage Foundation,
which has long questioned whether Harry was fully transparent in
his application following his admissions of drug use in his
memoir Spare. A previous suit against the Department of Homeland
Security produced heavily redacted files but did not reveal Harry's
visa status. The Department of State has declined to comment
(04:22):
on the current proceedings. Virginia Jeffrey's memoir Nobody's Girl, a
memoir of surviving abuse and fighting for justice, will be
released in the United States on October twenty first. The book,
which Jeoffrey completed more than a year ago, is being
published posthumously following her death by suicide. Her publisher Not
(04:43):
described the work as a raw and shocking journey and
the story of a fierce spirit struggling to break free,
running over four hundred pages and offering further disturbing details
of her years within Jeffrey Epstein's circle. Jeffrey herself made
clear in an email to journalist Amy Wallace, who assisted
with the manuscript, that publication should go ahead regardless of
(05:04):
her fate. The content of this book is crucial, as
it aims to shed light on the systemic failures that
allow the trafficking of vulnerable individuals across borders. In the
event of my passing, I would like to ensure that
Nobody's goal is still released. I believe it has the
potential to impact many lives and foster necessary discussions about
these grave injustices. The memoir ensures that Prince Andrew's name
(05:26):
will remain tired to the scandal. Jeoffrey alleged that she
was trafficked by Epstein at seventeen and forced intersects with
the Duke of York allegations he has denied more palace
just a moment. And by the way, if you like
true crime, please check out Celebrity Trials from your friends
here at Callaoger Shark Media. The podcast is available daily
(05:49):
and it dives into all the trials going on right now,
along with some classic trials of years gone by. Check
it out Celebrity Trials wherever you get your podcasts. That
sound you hear is Queen Elizabeth I rolling around in
her grave and she can't believe how stupid Royal family
news has gotten. Pamela Anderson has teamed up with luxury
(06:10):
lifestyle brand Flamingo Estate to release a limited edition of
her great aunt VI's award winning pickle recipe, priced at
thirty eight dollars a jar. The small batch item sold
through Flamingo Estate quickly became a prestige product, with Anderson
posing beside her jars and summary photos of the brand's
(06:30):
website Stay with me this is heading somewhere. Anderson explained
that she and founder Richard Christiansen bonded over cooking and
gardening in the later rave. The result produced the most
delicious pickles he had ever tasted true to Flamingo Estates ethos,
only a few hundred jars were produced, unlike Megan's commercial
approach with her as ever, brand proceeds from Anderson's pickle
(06:52):
sales are being donated to the California Wildlife Center, a
charity near and dear to her heart. The timing, however,
could not have been more pointed. On August nineteenth, Markle
shared her own Instagram video of homemade pickles and preserved lemons, writing,
cooking up more than pasta with homemade preserved lemons. So
much goodness is coming soon. The post earneder like from
(07:13):
close friend Chrissy Tigan, who features in season two of
Netflix's With Love Megan, which is out today. Tigan has
previously been dubbed the unofficial Queen of Flamingo Estate by
the brand itself, a connection that never translated into a
deal for Megan. Jesse Forcett, co creator and executive producer
of Anderson's series, could not resist a point of remark
(07:34):
after Markle's first season, we take pride in planting the
first seeds, creating original, distinctive programming that audiences love, and
it's a compliment to see our work with Miss Anderson
resonate so strongly, he told the Teeny Mail. What began
as a lifestyle brand rivalry is now playing out in
pickle Jars, and Pamela, at least for now, appears to
have the upper hand. The new season of With Love
(07:57):
Meghan is out today on Netflix. In The Times, Kevin
Mayer writes, if God does love a Trier, and provided
that he's on the right streaming package, the Great Lord Almighty,
like every seemingly star truk guest on With Love Meghan,
must deeply adore the Duchess of Sussex. Meghan is pretty
good at fileying a fish, says Claire Smith, the no
(08:19):
nonsense chef who runs the swank Michelin start notting Hill
eatery Core. Regular guests include Ed Sheer and Adele and
the Beckhams, and who features in the upcoming series, which
airs on Tuesday. Smith adds, Meghan is actually really good
at cooking, and she's creative, with a good palette, honestly
and being consciously kind, because that's Meghan's like brand. It
(08:40):
was a slightly strange show, somewhere between a Stepford wife's
fever dream and an infernal version of celebrity Stockholm syndrome,
where ostensibly trapped Z listers bleeded out badly scripted lines
that included compulsory phrases such as that's one of my
favorite things about you, Meghan, while chowing down sticky donuts
(09:00):
that seem to be covered in torn plumps of couch
grass and Japanese not weed. We're taking the rest of
the day off here so we can binge watch, and
there you have it. Try to email us our addresses
the Palace Intrigue at gmail dot com. Please follow us
on Spotify or Apple or the app of your choice,
and follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You can head
(09:21):
over to Facebook now. We've tried to upgrade our social
media hub there and are updating it a little more
regularly and hopefully you can join in on the conversations there.
Just search for Palace Intrigue and Facebook pages or click
the link in the show notes and mind francs my
thanks to John McDermott. This is Palace Intrigue and in
terms
Caloroga Shark Media. Hello and welcome to your palace Intrigue.
I'm your host, Mark Francis. It was a day of
drama at Krathi Kirk, the small stone church near Balmoral
where the royal family traditionally gathers on the penultimate Sunday
(00:25):
of August. The headlines were dominated not by a speech
or a scandal, but by the Princess of Wales's hair.
Catherine arrived with locks that appeared noticeably blonder than usual,
striking change that immediately drew attention. Her long chestnut blowout
has been part of a public image since her Saint
Andrew's days. When William first noticed her, Kate's hair was
(00:48):
described as incredible by The Express and jaw dropping. Others
observed that Kate and her husband barely do any work.
Stylist Sarah Gaston blamed the sun, the actual star, not
the newspaper, telling actual newspaper, The Daily Mail, that the
combination of sea air, sunshine and salt water had gently
lifted her hair to a softer shade, creating the perfect
(01:10):
starting point for her next sellon visit. As Kate embraces
the natural changes that come with aging, such as the
increasing presence of gray strands, She's made a thoughtful shift
in her hair color strategy. Rather than covering grays with
darker dyes, which often require more frequent maintenance, she has
opted for a lighter, blendid tone. This approach not only
(01:32):
gives her hair a softer, more natural appearance, but also
helps camouflage Graze in a subtle, low maintenance way. Thanks
to her time in the Greek Sun, Kate has found
a new, more effortless hair color that flattens her features,
respects the health of her hair, and celebrates the beauty
of aging with confidence. Overshadowed by this talk of hair
(01:53):
was the more consequential story Prince Andrew's continued exclusion. Though
invited to Scotland, he has been relegated to Cragow and Lodge,
a granite guesthouse a mile from Balmoral, where William and
Catherine are staying. Significantly, Andrew was not among the family
members who joined the King at church. After a summer
(02:13):
of unflattering headlines and humiliations. The move suggests Charles may
finally be drawing firm boundaries with his disgraced brother. King
Charles looked weary as he departed church, and is expected
to keep a low profile in the coming weeks as
he prepares for Donald Trump's state visit. Meanwhile, while the
Incredible Princess of Wales was trying to make the well
(02:36):
they better place through the beauty of her hair, those
selfish Sussexes trying to make it all about themselves by
releasing a video of Harry on a surfboard. In the
eighteen second clip posted to Instagram, Prince Harry is seen
in a backwards baseball cap, shorts and along sleeved top
as he rides a wave, crouching low as the surf
(02:56):
curls over him. At one point, he can be seenquarreling
neatly through the hollow wave, probably thinking about how he
can exploit his royal tithes for more money. The Dutches
captured the video we interrupt your regularly scheduled programming to
bring you this important message, adding a Fox emoji. The
footage was set to salten Pepper's nineteen ninety three track
(03:18):
what a Man, featuring en Vogue, with Megan highlighting the
lyric what a man, What a man, What a man,
What a mighty good man. Harry is once again under
scrutiny over his US visa after court filings revealed that
more than one thousand documents linked to his application are
being held by the US Department of State. Records show
(03:39):
one thousand and seven papers on the Duke of Sussex,
including two hundred seventeen from the Office of the Secretary
of State, five hundred seventeen from the Bureau of Consular Affairs,
two hundred seventy one from the Office of Legal Advisor,
and two from the Office of the Deputy Secretary of State.
A judge in Washington will now review the files to
determine which, if any, may be released publicly. The case
(04:01):
stems from a lawsuit brought by the conservative Heritage Foundation,
which has long questioned whether Harry was fully transparent in
his application following his admissions of drug use in his
memoir Spare. A previous suit against the Department of Homeland
Security produced heavily redacted files but did not reveal Harry's
visa status. The Department of State has declined to comment
(04:22):
on the current proceedings. Virginia Jeffrey's memoir Nobody's Girl, a
memoir of surviving abuse and fighting for justice, will be
released in the United States on October twenty first. The book,
which Jeoffrey completed more than a year ago, is being
published posthumously following her death by suicide. Her publisher Not
(04:43):
described the work as a raw and shocking journey and
the story of a fierce spirit struggling to break free,
running over four hundred pages and offering further disturbing details
of her years within Jeffrey Epstein's circle. Jeffrey herself made
clear in an email to journalist Amy Wallace, who assisted
with the manuscript, that publication should go ahead regardless of
(05:04):
her fate. The content of this book is crucial, as
it aims to shed light on the systemic failures that
allow the trafficking of vulnerable individuals across borders. In the
event of my passing, I would like to ensure that
Nobody's goal is still released. I believe it has the
potential to impact many lives and foster necessary discussions about
these grave injustices. The memoir ensures that Prince Andrew's name
(05:26):
will remain tired to the scandal. Jeoffrey alleged that she
was trafficked by Epstein at seventeen and forced intersects with
the Duke of York allegations he has denied more palace
just a moment. And by the way, if you like
true crime, please check out Celebrity Trials from your friends
here at Callaoger Shark Media. The podcast is available daily
(05:49):
and it dives into all the trials going on right now,
along with some classic trials of years gone by. Check
it out Celebrity Trials wherever you get your podcasts. That
sound you hear is Queen Elizabeth I rolling around in
her grave and she can't believe how stupid Royal family
news has gotten. Pamela Anderson has teamed up with luxury
(06:10):
lifestyle brand Flamingo Estate to release a limited edition of
her great aunt VI's award winning pickle recipe, priced at
thirty eight dollars a jar. The small batch item sold
through Flamingo Estate quickly became a prestige product, with Anderson
posing beside her jars and summary photos of the brand's
(06:30):
website Stay with me this is heading somewhere. Anderson explained
that she and founder Richard Christiansen bonded over cooking and
gardening in the later rave. The result produced the most
delicious pickles he had ever tasted true to Flamingo Estates ethos,
only a few hundred jars were produced, unlike Megan's commercial
approach with her as ever, brand proceeds from Anderson's pickle
(06:52):
sales are being donated to the California Wildlife Center, a
charity near and dear to her heart. The timing, however,
could not have been more pointed. On August nineteenth, Markle
shared her own Instagram video of homemade pickles and preserved lemons, writing,
cooking up more than pasta with homemade preserved lemons. So
much goodness is coming soon. The post earneder like from
(07:13):
close friend Chrissy Tigan, who features in season two of
Netflix's With Love Megan, which is out today. Tigan has
previously been dubbed the unofficial Queen of Flamingo Estate by
the brand itself, a connection that never translated into a
deal for Megan. Jesse Forcett, co creator and executive producer
of Anderson's series, could not resist a point of remark
(07:34):
after Markle's first season, we take pride in planting the
first seeds, creating original, distinctive programming that audiences love, and
it's a compliment to see our work with Miss Anderson
resonate so strongly, he told the Teeny Mail. What began
as a lifestyle brand rivalry is now playing out in
pickle Jars, and Pamela, at least for now, appears to
have the upper hand. The new season of With Love
(07:57):
Meghan is out today on Netflix. In The Times, Kevin
Mayer writes, if God does love a Trier, and provided
that he's on the right streaming package, the Great Lord Almighty,
like every seemingly star truk guest on With Love Meghan,
must deeply adore the Duchess of Sussex. Meghan is pretty
good at fileying a fish, says Claire Smith, the no
(08:19):
nonsense chef who runs the swank Michelin start notting Hill
eatery Core. Regular guests include Ed Sheer and Adele and
the Beckhams, and who features in the upcoming series, which
airs on Tuesday. Smith adds, Meghan is actually really good
at cooking, and she's creative, with a good palette, honestly
and being consciously kind, because that's Meghan's like brand. It
(08:40):
was a slightly strange show, somewhere between a Stepford wife's
fever dream and an infernal version of celebrity Stockholm syndrome,
where ostensibly trapped Z listers bleeded out badly scripted lines
that included compulsory phrases such as that's one of my
favorite things about you, Meghan, while chowing down sticky donuts
(09:00):
that seem to be covered in torn plumps of couch
grass and Japanese not weed. We're taking the rest of
the day off here so we can binge watch, and
there you have it. Try to email us our addresses
the Palace Intrigue at gmail dot com. Please follow us
on Spotify or Apple or the app of your choice,
and follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You can head
(09:21):
over to Facebook now. We've tried to upgrade our social
media hub there and are updating it a little more
regularly and hopefully you can join in on the conversations there.
Just search for Palace Intrigue and Facebook pages or click
the link in the show notes and mind francs my
thanks to John McDermott. This is Palace Intrigue and in
terms
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