August 31, 2025 • 15 mins
This week's BRUTAL royal reviews! Meghan's "With Love, Meghan" Season 2 gets SAVAGED by critics calling it "staged, fake and dull" with one reviewer comparing it to "watching glue dry"! The Times describes guests as "trapped Z-listers" bleating "badly scripted lines" while eating "sticky doughnuts covered in couch grass"! Meanwhile, Kate debuts STUNNING new blonde hair at Crathie Kirk that's "jaw-dropping" while moving to Forest Lodge for a "fresh start"! King Charles travels with his own BED, TOILET SEAT and "Kleenex Premium Comfort" lavatory paper, plus sells $300 LIMITED EDITION teddy bears! Harry feels "more isolated than ever" as Meghan works sunrise to sunset on her brand! Plus: Princess Diana once turned down JFK Jr.'s magazine cover request, and the Royal Mint releases final Queen Elizabeth coins!
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Caloroga Shark Media. Hello and welcome through Pallas Weekly. I
am your host, Mark Francis. This is the weekend edition
of Palace Intrigue, where we bring you some shortened versions
of all the stories we heard or brought you during
(00:25):
the week, and if you'd like to hear those full versions,
please go back and listen to the daily shows. So
what happened last week in Royal news? Well, the new
season of With Love Megan was out 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
(00:46):
Great Ward Almighty, like every seemingly star strug guest on
With Love Meghan must deeply adore the Duchess of Sussex.
Megan is pretty good at filinting of fish, says Claire Smith,
the no nonsense chef who runs the Michelin starred notting
Hill eatery Core. Regular guests include Ed Sheeran Adele and
the Beckhams and who featured in last week's show. Smith adds,
(01:09):
Meghan is actually really good at cooking, and she's creative,
with a good palette, honestly and being consciously kind because
that's Megan's like brand. It 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
blazed out badly scripted lines that included compulsory phrases such
(01:32):
as that's one of my favorite things about you, Megan,
while chowing down on sticky doughnuts that seem to be
covered in torn clumps of couch grass and Japanese not weed.
For The Daily Mail, Liz Jones writes, what did we
learn from all eight episodes of season two with Love Megan?
Megan ate lots of dates while pregnant. She has boxes
(01:53):
of mac and cheese in her freezer. Harry hates cinnamon
and lobster, and yet she still married him. She loves
the McDonald drive through apple pie and is triggered by
a sink full of dirty dishes. She repeats the phrase
so sweet often and seems warm with the crew I
adore to the day drinking. There is nowhere she goes
without a cup of champagne. So here, at last is
(02:15):
the chink in her armor? Who wouldn't resort to alcohol
given the headlines the hate. She alludes to the rumors
and trolling obliquely, even referring to an old cannard that
she'd had as a child pre Harry. If ad have
kept a secret like that, that would have been impressive.
Does Harry appear only in framed photographs, though we do
see a baseball cab she made for him to mark
(02:37):
his fortieth. He's like a ginger ghost, however, haunting every scene.
If the reviews for season two of Megan's new show
are any indication, it may be remembered more for her
lavender latties and flower sprinkles than for any meaningful content.
Critics across the British press have wasted no time tearing
(02:57):
into the show, calling it everything from Narcissus to a
TV program about watching glue dry. The Daily Mail's Liz
Jones called the series staged, fake and dull, but did
offer a surprising compliment she seems genuinely earnest. It really
is not an act. Jones described the show as televisual valion,
as soothing as warm chie on a windswept beach. The
(03:20):
Guardian's Lucy Mengan less generous gave the show two stars,
calling it boring, contrived and effortfully whimsical. She jokes that
if viewers stand still in Meghan's kitchen too long, they'll
be covered in violets and served alongside her mug of
gray foam to a nano celebrity who realizes he hasn't
been paid enough. Celebrity chef Jameson Stocks, who has previously
cooked for King Charles, isn't holding back on his views
(03:42):
about Megan Michael's Netflix series With Love Megan. I think
Megan Michael needs Netflix more than Netflix needs her, he
told The Daily Express, adding bluntly, she's becoming a bit
of a liability. To be honest with you, they don't
really know what to do with her. Maybe an actual
chat show would better suited the audience. Figures prove that
a lifestyle show doesn't work with her at the helm
(04:06):
As Meghan Markle's lifestyle brand, as Ever, expands its footprint
and returns to the spotlight with the second season of
With Loved Meghan, sources say Prince Harry is struggling with
his role behind the scenes. According to a report from
Radar Online, the Duke of Sussex is said to be
feeling increasingly isolated as his wife devotes long hours to
her business ventures, He's feeling more isolated than ever, one
(04:27):
insider cleaned, noting that Meghan starts her day before sun
rays and shoulders much of the work load herself, leaving
little time for their previously close knit home life. The
source revealed that the couple's current reality differs greatly from
the polished image often projected on social media. Harry's been
telling friends, this isn't the life I thought I was choosing,
the insider said. Prince Harry has found himself at the
(04:50):
center of a fresh wave of online criticism, this time
for catching a barrel in a man made surf pool.
To celebrate the launch of season two with Love, Megan,
the Duchess of Sussex shared a playful video on Instagram
showing Harry surfing a perfectly sculpted wave at the Kelly
Slater surf ranch in California. The moment set to Saltan
Pepper's What a Man and captioned, we interrupt your regularly
(05:14):
scheduled programming to bring you this important message. Featured a
gleeful Harry riding the high performance wave before triumphantly throwing
his hands in the air. It was a day of
drama at crathy Kirk, the small stone church near bow Moral,
where the royal family traditionally gathers on the penultimate Sunday
of August. The headlines were dominated not by speech or
(05:37):
by scandal, but by the Princess of Wales's hair. Catherine
arrived with locks that appeared noticeably blonder than usual, a
striking change that immediately drew attention. Her long chestnut blowout
had been part of a public image since her Saint
Andrew's days. When William first noticed her, Kate's hair was
described as incredible by The Express and jaw dropping. Others
(05:58):
observed that Kate and her husband barely do any work.
Stylist Sarah Gatston blamed the sun the actual star, not
the newspaper, telling The Daily Mail that the combination of
sea air, sunshine and salt water had generally lifted her
heir to a softer shade, creating the perfect starting point
for her next salon visit. Royal expert and biographer Robert
(06:19):
Hartman spoke to gb News about William's plan to live
at Forest Lodge when Monarch, Hardman said, I don't think
that's tenable. When the late Queen came to the throne
in nineteen fifty two. She and Prince Philip had just
done up Clarence House as a sort of family home
with their two young children. They loved it and they
didn't want to move The Queen Mother, who was resident
at Buckingham Palace, didn't want to move out. They presented
(06:43):
their plans to the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, and it
was Churchill who said no, no, no, no no, You've got
to move into Buckingham Palace. The monarch has to live there.
That will be a difficult conversation for whichever Prime minister
it is. Of course, Prince William will be a harder
nut to crack for a future prime minister. But I
think Buckingham Palace depends on having visceral connection between the
(07:05):
monarch and royal hh. Americans are enjoying a holiday weekend,
a great time to hit the beach or perhaps binge
watch their favorite cooking show on Netflix. When most people
pack for a weekend away, they grab a change of
clothes and a toothbrush. King Charles, however, takes a rather
different approach, one that includes his own bed, toilet seat,
(07:25):
and an entire truck of home comforts. According to royal
biographer Tom Bauer, during a visit to friends in the
north of England, Charles sent a truck ahead carrying not
just a few favorite items, but the entirety of his
and Queen Camilla's bedroom sat up, complete with orthopedic mattress,
personal linens, and handpicked decorp including two Scottish landscape paintings.
(07:46):
Among the more eccentric items in the royal cargo were
a personal radio, bottles of La Fray whiskey, special bottled water,
and what Bower describes as Kleenex Premium comfort lavatory paper,
accompanied by His Majesty's own seat. The King and Queen
have been continuing their annual summer retreat at Bowmorl, joined
by a number of senior family members in keeping with
(08:08):
the tradition. Among those making the trips to the Highlands
are Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, while it is now
reported that Peter Phillips and his fiancee Harriet Spurling have
also traveled north. The visit is particularly significant for Miss Spurling,
who is understood to be taking part in the so
called Bow Moral Test, the informal right of passage for
newcomers to the royal family, which you may remember from
(08:31):
the Crown. A nurse by profession, Harriet has been spotted
riding horses on the estate, enjoying excursions on electric mountain
bikes with Zara Tyndall and the children, and taking time
to meet members of the family individually. A new memohile
by former Royal butler Grant Harold is stirring headlines and
reportedly ruffling feathers within the Sussex camp. Harold, who served
(08:53):
for years as a valet to then Prince Charles, Queen
Camilla and Princess William and Harry, has released The Royal Butler,
a behind the scenes look at royal life that offers
a notably glowing portrayal of the king. But one detail
in particular has caught attention. Harold's insistence that William and
Harry were happy about charles marriage to Camilla, directly contradicting
(09:13):
Harry's own account in his memoir Spare the four of Them.
I promise you got on so well, Harold writes, I
saw them having dinners together. I saw them having drinks together.
I saw them going the parties together. Now, according to
shutter scoop Pallas Inside has believed the book may be
more than just fond recollections. It may be part of
a strategic response. This is Charles hitting back when Inside
(09:35):
it told the outlet Harold's book is a direct counterattacked
on Harry. It's basically saying, don't believe him, believe me.
In Slate, Emmajeen West Knights writes about Andrew Lowley's book
about Prince Andrew, saying, name an undesirable trait a person
might have, and this book will demonstrate Andrew having it.
(09:56):
He is supposedly, in addition to being a sex offender, cruel,
is enraged, stupid, boring, naive, attention seeking, unfunny, childish, arrogant,
and out of touch, as well as a misogynist, a lion,
a thief, a bully, a pervert, a bad lover, a
bad husband, a bad father, a brat as a child,
a brat as a teenager, and a brat as an adult.
(10:16):
Just when you're thinking that surely every possible slight has
been leveled at the Prince and that there can surely
be no greater depth to which your opinion of him
can sink, Lowley relates that Stafford Buckingham Palace used to
have to clear away collections of soil tissues in his
bedroom when he hear more on that story. Check out
Friday's Palace Intrigue from the Royalist. Tom Sykes writes that
(10:38):
he believes Princess Diana was murdered. Sykes writes, there is
too much about the death of Diana to blithely accept
the official line that it was just an accident at
the risk of being branded a Diana truther or conspiracy theorist.
I believe there is just way too much about the
events of that night and its aftermath to fit the
accident narrative. And you can get more about that story
(11:01):
in today's Palace Intrigue. More in just a moment. Don't
forget the new episode of Crown and Controversy is out today.
That's our new royal podcast from your friends here at
Calaurga Shark Media, and it kind of takes off where
(11:21):
the Crown the TV show left us dangling. And you
can get that podcast every Sunday and subscribers get it
in advance, and they'll get season two in advance when
it comes out next month. So check out Crown and Controversy,
And if you want to be a subscriber, just look
up top there on the Apple Player where it says
(11:41):
listen uninterrupted, and you can join and be part of
the Calaurga Shark Media Network and you'll get this show
commercial free. You'll get the Crown and Controversy before anybody else,
and you'll get a thousand other shows commercial free from
the network. Check it out five bucks a month and
you'll never hear a commercial again. The late Princess Diana
(12:02):
once saw a kindred spirit in another icon of the era,
John F. Kennedy Junior. The two reportedly met in nineteen
ninety five when jfk. Junior was in London pitching a
cover profile for his new magazine George. According to his
former assistant Rose Marie Torenzio, writing in Fairytale Interrupted, Kennedy
hoped to feature Diana in a respectful and thoughtful piece.
(12:25):
The princess, however, declined the invitation, sending a handwritten note
that read simply thank you so much, but not right now.
Charles is seeking a new member of staff to help
manage the complexities of royal life at Buckingham Palace, a
role for the royal Engagement's officer has been advertised on
the Royal Household's official website. The successful candidate will join
(12:45):
the Private Secretary's Office on a fixed one year contract
from November of twenty twenty five, earning forty thousand pounds
a year for a thirty seven and a half hour
week Monday to Friday. The Royal Mint has confirmed that
the final batch of one pound coins bearing the image
of Queen Elizabeth is now entering circulation, marking the end
(13:06):
of an error in British coinage. More than twenty three
million of the late Queen's coins dated twenty twenty one
and twenty two are being released, alongside seven and a
half million new coins featuring the portrait of King Charles
the Third. The Mint described the moment as pivotal, symbolizing
the transition between monarch's and everyday currency. Rebecca Morgan, the
(13:27):
Mint's Director of Commemorative Coin, said, as we release more
of the King Charles the Third one pound coins into
circulation alongside the final coins of Queen Elizabeth, I we're
witnessing the physical representation of our monarchy's transition. She added
that discovering one in your change could spark a rewarding
hobby for collectors. We have some more details on those
(13:48):
three hundred dollars teddy bears the King is selling at
Highgrove House. The Estate Gift Shop has unveiled the limited
edition silver Teddybear, created to honor the King's roles both
as monarch and as a former serviceman and the roy
Air Force and Royal Navy. Only one nine and forty
eight bears have been produced, each individually numbered and supplied
with a certificate of authenticity. Handcrafted by the traditional toy
(14:12):
maker Merry Thought. The bear features silver mohair fur, cotton
velvet paws, deep blue eyes and handstitched smile. It's left
poor bears the King's Royal ciphering golden thread, while the
right displays the Merry Thought logo. The bear is also
adorned with a miniature Royal Victorian Order sash and detailed
enamel replica the Order of the Garter Star, one of
(14:33):
Britain's most prestigious chivalric emblems, and there have it. If
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Caloroga Shark Media. Hello and welcome through Pallas Weekly. I
am your host, Mark Francis. This is the weekend edition
of Palace Intrigue, where we bring you some shortened versions
of all the stories we heard or brought you during
(00:25):
the week, and if you'd like to hear those full versions,
please go back and listen to the daily shows. So
what happened last week in Royal news? Well, the new
season of With Love Megan was out 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
(00:46):
Great Ward Almighty, like every seemingly star strug guest on
With Love Meghan must deeply adore the Duchess of Sussex.
Megan is pretty good at filinting of fish, says Claire Smith,
the no nonsense chef who runs the Michelin starred notting
Hill eatery Core. Regular guests include Ed Sheeran Adele and
the Beckhams and who featured in last week's show. Smith adds,
(01:09):
Meghan is actually really good at cooking, and she's creative,
with a good palette, honestly and being consciously kind because
that's Megan's like brand. It 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
blazed out badly scripted lines that included compulsory phrases such
(01:32):
as that's one of my favorite things about you, Megan,
while chowing down on sticky doughnuts that seem to be
covered in torn clumps of couch grass and Japanese not weed.
For The Daily Mail, Liz Jones writes, what did we
learn from all eight episodes of season two with Love Megan?
Megan ate lots of dates while pregnant. She has boxes
(01:53):
of mac and cheese in her freezer. Harry hates cinnamon
and lobster, and yet she still married him. She loves
the McDonald drive through apple pie and is triggered by
a sink full of dirty dishes. She repeats the phrase
so sweet often and seems warm with the crew I
adore to the day drinking. There is nowhere she goes
without a cup of champagne. So here, at last is
(02:15):
the chink in her armor? Who wouldn't resort to alcohol
given the headlines the hate. She alludes to the rumors
and trolling obliquely, even referring to an old cannard that
she'd had as a child pre Harry. If ad have
kept a secret like that, that would have been impressive.
Does Harry appear only in framed photographs, though we do
see a baseball cab she made for him to mark
(02:37):
his fortieth. He's like a ginger ghost, however, haunting every scene.
If the reviews for season two of Megan's new show
are any indication, it may be remembered more for her
lavender latties and flower sprinkles than for any meaningful content.
Critics across the British press have wasted no time tearing
(02:57):
into the show, calling it everything from Narcissus to a
TV program about watching glue dry. The Daily Mail's Liz
Jones called the series staged, fake and dull, but did
offer a surprising compliment she seems genuinely earnest. It really
is not an act. Jones described the show as televisual valion,
as soothing as warm chie on a windswept beach. The
(03:20):
Guardian's Lucy Mengan less generous gave the show two stars,
calling it boring, contrived and effortfully whimsical. She jokes that
if viewers stand still in Meghan's kitchen too long, they'll
be covered in violets and served alongside her mug of
gray foam to a nano celebrity who realizes he hasn't
been paid enough. Celebrity chef Jameson Stocks, who has previously
cooked for King Charles, isn't holding back on his views
(03:42):
about Megan Michael's Netflix series With Love Megan. I think
Megan Michael needs Netflix more than Netflix needs her, he
told The Daily Express, adding bluntly, she's becoming a bit
of a liability. To be honest with you, they don't
really know what to do with her. Maybe an actual
chat show would better suited the audience. Figures prove that
a lifestyle show doesn't work with her at the helm
(04:06):
As Meghan Markle's lifestyle brand, as Ever, expands its footprint
and returns to the spotlight with the second season of
With Loved Meghan, sources say Prince Harry is struggling with
his role behind the scenes. According to a report from
Radar Online, the Duke of Sussex is said to be
feeling increasingly isolated as his wife devotes long hours to
her business ventures, He's feeling more isolated than ever, one
(04:27):
insider cleaned, noting that Meghan starts her day before sun
rays and shoulders much of the work load herself, leaving
little time for their previously close knit home life. The
source revealed that the couple's current reality differs greatly from
the polished image often projected on social media. Harry's been
telling friends, this isn't the life I thought I was choosing,
the insider said. Prince Harry has found himself at the
(04:50):
center of a fresh wave of online criticism, this time
for catching a barrel in a man made surf pool.
To celebrate the launch of season two with Love, Megan,
the Duchess of Sussex shared a playful video on Instagram
showing Harry surfing a perfectly sculpted wave at the Kelly
Slater surf ranch in California. The moment set to Saltan
Pepper's What a Man and captioned, we interrupt your regularly
(05:14):
scheduled programming to bring you this important message. Featured a
gleeful Harry riding the high performance wave before triumphantly throwing
his hands in the air. It was a day of
drama at crathy Kirk, the small stone church near bow Moral,
where the royal family traditionally gathers on the penultimate Sunday
of August. The headlines were dominated not by speech or
(05:37):
by scandal, but by the Princess of Wales's hair. Catherine
arrived with locks that appeared noticeably blonder than usual, a
striking change that immediately drew attention. Her long chestnut blowout
had been part of a public image since her Saint
Andrew's days. When William first noticed her, Kate's hair was
described as incredible by The Express and jaw dropping. Others
(05:58):
observed that Kate and her husband barely do any work.
Stylist Sarah Gatston blamed the sun the actual star, not
the newspaper, telling The Daily Mail that the combination of
sea air, sunshine and salt water had generally lifted her
heir to a softer shade, creating the perfect starting point
for her next salon visit. Royal expert and biographer Robert
(06:19):
Hartman spoke to gb News about William's plan to live
at Forest Lodge when Monarch, Hardman said, I don't think
that's tenable. When the late Queen came to the throne
in nineteen fifty two. She and Prince Philip had just
done up Clarence House as a sort of family home
with their two young children. They loved it and they
didn't want to move The Queen Mother, who was resident
at Buckingham Palace, didn't want to move out. They presented
(06:43):
their plans to the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, and it
was Churchill who said no, no, no, no no, You've got
to move into Buckingham Palace. The monarch has to live there.
That will be a difficult conversation for whichever Prime minister
it is. Of course, Prince William will be a harder
nut to crack for a future prime minister. But I
think Buckingham Palace depends on having visceral connection between the
(07:05):
monarch and royal hh. Americans are enjoying a holiday weekend,
a great time to hit the beach or perhaps binge
watch their favorite cooking show on Netflix. When most people
pack for a weekend away, they grab a change of
clothes and a toothbrush. King Charles, however, takes a rather
different approach, one that includes his own bed, toilet seat,
(07:25):
and an entire truck of home comforts. According to royal
biographer Tom Bauer, during a visit to friends in the
north of England, Charles sent a truck ahead carrying not
just a few favorite items, but the entirety of his
and Queen Camilla's bedroom sat up, complete with orthopedic mattress,
personal linens, and handpicked decorp including two Scottish landscape paintings.
(07:46):
Among the more eccentric items in the royal cargo were
a personal radio, bottles of La Fray whiskey, special bottled water,
and what Bower describes as Kleenex Premium comfort lavatory paper,
accompanied by His Majesty's own seat. The King and Queen
have been continuing their annual summer retreat at Bowmorl, joined
by a number of senior family members in keeping with
(08:08):
the tradition. Among those making the trips to the Highlands
are Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, while it is now
reported that Peter Phillips and his fiancee Harriet Spurling have
also traveled north. The visit is particularly significant for Miss Spurling,
who is understood to be taking part in the so
called Bow Moral Test, the informal right of passage for
newcomers to the royal family, which you may remember from
(08:31):
the Crown. A nurse by profession, Harriet has been spotted
riding horses on the estate, enjoying excursions on electric mountain
bikes with Zara Tyndall and the children, and taking time
to meet members of the family individually. A new memohile
by former Royal butler Grant Harold is stirring headlines and
reportedly ruffling feathers within the Sussex camp. Harold, who served
(08:53):
for years as a valet to then Prince Charles, Queen
Camilla and Princess William and Harry, has released The Royal Butler,
a behind the scenes look at royal life that offers
a notably glowing portrayal of the king. But one detail
in particular has caught attention. Harold's insistence that William and
Harry were happy about charles marriage to Camilla, directly contradicting
(09:13):
Harry's own account in his memoir Spare the four of Them.
I promise you got on so well, Harold writes, I
saw them having dinners together. I saw them having drinks together.
I saw them going the parties together. Now, according to
shutter scoop Pallas Inside has believed the book may be
more than just fond recollections. It may be part of
a strategic response. This is Charles hitting back when Inside
(09:35):
it told the outlet Harold's book is a direct counterattacked
on Harry. It's basically saying, don't believe him, believe me.
In Slate, Emmajeen West Knights writes about Andrew Lowley's book
about Prince Andrew, saying, name an undesirable trait a person
might have, and this book will demonstrate Andrew having it.
(09:56):
He is supposedly, in addition to being a sex offender, cruel,
is enraged, stupid, boring, naive, attention seeking, unfunny, childish, arrogant,
and out of touch, as well as a misogynist, a lion,
a thief, a bully, a pervert, a bad lover, a
bad husband, a bad father, a brat as a child,
a brat as a teenager, and a brat as an adult.
(10:16):
Just when you're thinking that surely every possible slight has
been leveled at the Prince and that there can surely
be no greater depth to which your opinion of him
can sink, Lowley relates that Stafford Buckingham Palace used to
have to clear away collections of soil tissues in his
bedroom when he hear more on that story. Check out
Friday's Palace Intrigue from the Royalist. Tom Sykes writes that
(10:38):
he believes Princess Diana was murdered. Sykes writes, there is
too much about the death of Diana to blithely accept
the official line that it was just an accident at
the risk of being branded a Diana truther or conspiracy theorist.
I believe there is just way too much about the
events of that night and its aftermath to fit the
accident narrative. And you can get more about that story
(11:01):
in today's Palace Intrigue. More in just a moment. Don't
forget the new episode of Crown and Controversy is out today.
That's our new royal podcast from your friends here at
Calaurga Shark Media, and it kind of takes off where
(11:21):
the Crown the TV show left us dangling. And you
can get that podcast every Sunday and subscribers get it
in advance, and they'll get season two in advance when
it comes out next month. So check out Crown and Controversy,
And if you want to be a subscriber, just look
up top there on the Apple Player where it says
(11:41):
listen uninterrupted, and you can join and be part of
the Calaurga Shark Media Network and you'll get this show
commercial free. You'll get the Crown and Controversy before anybody else,
and you'll get a thousand other shows commercial free from
the network. Check it out five bucks a month and
you'll never hear a commercial again. The late Princess Diana
(12:02):
once saw a kindred spirit in another icon of the era,
John F. Kennedy Junior. The two reportedly met in nineteen
ninety five when jfk. Junior was in London pitching a
cover profile for his new magazine George. According to his
former assistant Rose Marie Torenzio, writing in Fairytale Interrupted, Kennedy
hoped to feature Diana in a respectful and thoughtful piece.
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The princess, however, declined the invitation, sending a handwritten note
that read simply thank you so much, but not right now.
Charles is seeking a new member of staff to help
manage the complexities of royal life at Buckingham Palace, a
role for the royal Engagement's officer has been advertised on
the Royal Household's official website. The successful candidate will join
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the Private Secretary's Office on a fixed one year contract
from November of twenty twenty five, earning forty thousand pounds
a year for a thirty seven and a half hour
week Monday to Friday. The Royal Mint has confirmed that
the final batch of one pound coins bearing the image
of Queen Elizabeth is now entering circulation, marking the end
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of an error in British coinage. More than twenty three
million of the late Queen's coins dated twenty twenty one
and twenty two are being released, alongside seven and a
half million new coins featuring the portrait of King Charles
the Third. The Mint described the moment as pivotal, symbolizing
the transition between monarch's and everyday currency. Rebecca Morgan, the
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Mint's Director of Commemorative Coin, said, as we release more
of the King Charles the Third one pound coins into
circulation alongside the final coins of Queen Elizabeth, I we're
witnessing the physical representation of our monarchy's transition. She added
that discovering one in your change could spark a rewarding
hobby for collectors. We have some more details on those
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three hundred dollars teddy bears the King is selling at
Highgrove House. The Estate Gift Shop has unveiled the limited
edition silver Teddybear, created to honor the King's roles both
as monarch and as a former serviceman and the roy
Air Force and Royal Navy. Only one nine and forty
eight bears have been produced, each individually numbered and supplied
with a certificate of authenticity. Handcrafted by the traditional toy
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maker Merry Thought. The bear features silver mohair fur, cotton
velvet paws, deep blue eyes and handstitched smile. It's left
poor bears the King's Royal ciphering golden thread, while the
right displays the Merry Thought logo. The bear is also
adorned with a miniature Royal Victorian Order sash and detailed
enamel replica the Order of the Garter Star, one of
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Britain's most prestigious chivalric emblems, and there have it. If
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