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August 17, 2025 • 11 mins
This week's SHOCKING royal developments! Netflix RENEWS deal with Harry and Meghan's Archewell Productions AND partners with Meghan's "As Ever" brand despite previous reports of cancellation! Meanwhile, Samantha Markle's defamation lawsuit RETURNS to court in September appeal! Deep Crown reveals William's suspicious ABSENCE from VJ Day ceremonies may be linked to Kate's ongoing health struggles! The royal brothers will both attend Peter Phillips' wedding but with STRICT no-interaction rules and William demanding seating that reflects his "future role as king"! Prince Andrew launches F-BOMB tirade at workmen installing speed bumps near his home while being "too TERRIFIED" to visit America over Epstein fears! Plus: Queen Elizabeth's Range Rover up for auction, Sandringham GHOST-CLEANSING ceremony revealed, and YouGov poll shows Andrew remains most HATED royal at 87% disapproval!

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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Caloroga Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Weekly, am
your host Mark Francis. This is the weekly abridged version
of the stories we brought you all week long on
Palace Intrigue, and if you'd like those full stories, please

(00:25):
check them out there. Starting with Megan, she's once again
facing legal drama from within her own family. Her estranged
half sister, Samantha Markle, is pressing forward with an appeal
after her twenty twenty two defamation lawsuit was dismissed with
prejudice last year. Oral arguments have now been scheduled for
September ninth in Jacksonville, Florida. Samantha had originally sued the

(00:49):
Duchess of Sussex over comments made in various interviews, including
Megan's high profile twenty twenty one conversation with Oprah Winfrey.
Although the court dismissed the case, ruling it could not
he filed again, Samantha is now hoping an appellate panel
will revive it. Many people would like to tell Meghan
Markel to put a stick in it well. In the

(01:11):
new Instagram Stories video shared by the brand The Duchess
of Sussex, Seene beaming as she carries a tray of
elegant pink popsicles believed to be made from her own
as ever rose and featuring slices of frozen strawberries. The
caption accompanying the video reads, What's better than a glass
of rose on a sunny day? Rose popsicles? Per chance, Yes, Please,

(01:34):
and thank you. When Prince Harry and Meghan Mikul traveled
to Australia for the Invictor's Games as senior working Royals,
the Duchess reportedly brought her own team to help insure
the trip ran smoothly, a move that, according to biographer
Tom Bauer, did not sit well with Pallace Staff. In
his book Revenge Meghan Harry in the War between the Windsors,

(01:56):
Bauer claims Megan arrived with four official aids, nanth the Cohen,
Amy Pickerel, Heather Wang, and Marne Gaffney, but also asked
close friends Jessica and Ben mulroney to fly in from
Canada to provide round the clock support, with Jessica Dublinger's stylist.
The extra entourage, Bower writes, created friction with Meghan, alleged

(02:16):
to have been abrasive towards palace staff and local British diplomats.
Montecito resident Rob Lowe commented on his neighbors Harry and Meghan,
telling E News they definitely have brought a lot of
attention to my sleepy little town. Let me tell you something,
Once the royals move into your neighborhood, the neighborhood is
never going to be the samee. The good news is

(02:39):
property values go up. The bad news is the lines
are longer at Starbucks. Netflix has been viewed its partnership
with Archwell Productions. As part of the updated deal, Netflix
will also collaborate with Meghan's lifestyle brand as Ever. Meghan said,
We're proud to extend our partnership with Netflix and expand
our work together to include the as Ever. My husband

(03:01):
and I feel inspired by our partners, who were closely
with us in the Archmare Production's team to create thoughtful
content across genres that resonate globally and celebrates our shared vision.
Netflix Chief content officer Bellabaharia praised the couple's impact, noting
Harry and Meghan gave viewers an intimate look into their
lives and quickly became one of our most watched documentary series.

(03:25):
More recently, fans have been inspired by With Love Meghan,
with products from the new as ever Lyne consistently selling
out in record time. We thought it was odd that
Prince William did not take part in the VJ Days ceremonies,
so we asked our royal insider Deep Crown about it,
who texted us the absence of the Wales couple from

(03:46):
this year's eightieth anniversary commemorations is rather more significant than
the Palace Press Office would have one believe. In twenty twenty,
during the height of the pandemic restrictions, William still managed
a substantial tribution with that thoughtful BBC address Quite moving, actually,
particularly his references to his grandfather's service in Tokyo Bay.

(04:09):
Now one must ask why, with no such constraints in place,
the heir to the throne finds himself apparently unavailable for
what should be a cornerstone event in the royal calendar.
The whispers about Catherine's well being have been persistent, and
those of us who observe these things closely note that
when the princess is struggling, William's public commitments tend to

(04:29):
Shall we say, become more selective. It's reminiscent of how
the late Queen managed things during Philip's declining years. Certain
appearances simply didn't happen, with little fanfare or explanation. The difference,
of course, is that William is meant to be stepping forward,
not stepping back. Charles, even at his age, continues to
shoulder these ceremonial burdens with admirable dedication. The Palace may

(04:53):
frame it as diary management, but those of us who
remember how these things truly work no better. Prince William
and Prince Harry are both expected to attend the upcoming
wedding of their cousin Peter Phillips, but don't expect any
signs of reconciliation between the brothers. According to reporting from
Shutter Scoop, a senior palace insider claims the rift between

(05:15):
William and Harry remains active and raw. The brothers are
said to have made it explicitly clear no photos, no interaction,
and under no circumstances are they to be seated next
to one another. Prince William, as the future king, is
reportedly insisting on seating arrangements. The reflectors status a source
told Shutter Scoop that William's team insists that his seat

(05:36):
reflect his future role as king, and that means Harry's
position must be visibly beneath his. They don't even try
to hide the hierarchy anymore. Secret Weapon Aunt Sophie, one
of the working Royals who actually does work and isn't
constantly on vacation, has paid tribute to one of Britain's
oldest surviving Royal marines, meeting the one hundred five year

(05:57):
old veteran James Jim Wren at his Salisbury care home.
Sophie joined mister Rand at the Old Sarah manicare Home
for tea and cake listening as he shared memories of
surviving the sinking of HMS Repulse in December nineteen forty one,
when Japanese torpedoes claimed the lives of five hundred and
thirteen crew I was having a cup of tea in
the alarm went off. They recalled the first bomb got

(06:19):
right behind me. That saved my life in a sense.
Rescued by HMS Electra, mister Wren went on to help
defend Singapore before being captured in nineteen forty two and
enduring more than three years in a prisoner of war
camp in Sumatra. We didn't know where our next meal
law drink would be coming from. He said, they had
no idea how to deal with prisoners of war the Japanese.

(06:42):
The great thing about being Prince Andrew these days is
that you can be a jerk in public, and it's
only the twenty seventh worst thing about you. Andrew has
been accused of launching a foul mouth outburst at workmen
installing speed bumps near his home at Royal Lodge and
Windsor Great Park. Witnesses say the Duke of York was
on horseback when he encountered a crew placing the new
traffic bumps along his usual driving route out of the

(07:05):
thirty one room property. Pulling up beside them, he reportedly demanded,
what the eff are you doing. One source suggested the
new hump positioned near the park gate will force Andrew
to slow down when leaving, adding Andrew likes to driver's
car out of the Royal Lodge quite fast, and there's
obviously a bit peeved. The estate is managed by King

(07:25):
Charles in his role as Ranger of Windsor Great Park
and Prince Andrew long dubbed air Miles Andy for his
extensive foreign travel, has reportedly not set foot in North
America for more than a decade, and is now said
to be too terrified to make the trip over fears
he could face questioning about his tires to convicted sex
offender Jeffrey Epstein. According to a Washington Insider, any return

(07:49):
to the United States would trigger an avalanche of political, legal,
and media scrutiny, a risk both Andrew and Buckingham Palace
are thought to be unwilling to take. One. US summed
up Andrew's predicament bluntly, America isn't safe for him, and
with Epstein's shadows still looming, it may never be again.
Sarah Ferguson's footwear caught some attention. She arrived at the

(08:11):
famed Mayfair Hotel wearing custom navy blue loafers, each embroidered
with a portion of a well known royal maxim. Never
complain on one shoe, never explain on the other. It's
a phrase long associated with the late Queen Elizabeth the
Seconds approach to public life, and one that continues to
guide the broader royal family in the face of scrutiny.

(08:33):
It's claimed the late Prince Philip had serious doubts about
Sarah Ferguson's intentions when she married Prince Andrew. According to
entitled The Rise and Fall of the House of York,
author Andrew Launey reports that the Duke of Edinburgh dismissed
Fergie as a girl on the make, raising eyebrows over
her role in the royal fold. Serialized excerpts in The
Daily Mail reveal one well connected source recalling Fergie couldn't

(08:56):
stop talking and inappropriately she was all hijinks, jolly hockey
stickson practical jokes. Andy loved it. No one else did.
The Queen said to someone, does that girl ever stop talking?
The Duke of Ednmbridge just thought she was a girl
on the make. Sarah, for her part, previously acknowledged her
complicated relationship with Prince Philip, and a chat with Alan
Carr on his Life's a Beach podcast, she said, yes,

(09:20):
very wise, you had to be on your best. If
you asked a silly comment, you were certainly told it
was a silly comment. More pallets in just a moment.
Ever dreamed of commuting like royalty? Now it's your chance.
One of Queen Elizabeth the second's personal range Rovers is
up for auction, and for around eighty nine thousand dollars

(09:42):
you could drive off in a piece of royal history.
The two thousand and six range Rovers Supercharged personally driven
by Her Majesty from two thousand and six to two
thousand and eight will go under the hammer at Iconic
Auctioneers Silverstone Festival Sale running August twenty second through twenty fourth.
But this isn't your average suv. The late Queen had
the vehicle customized with upgraded internal wiring for security systems,

(10:05):
added handles for easier entry and exit, and of course
mudflaps for those rainy British days. Naturally, it was also
fit for her Corgies. The back of the vehicle features
a custom dog guard so her beloved pubs could ride
safely in the rear cabin. A new podcast episode has
reignited one of the more curious royal rumors that Queen

(10:25):
Elizabeth I once attended a ghost cleansing ceremony at Sandringham.
Royal biographer Robert Hartman, speaking on Queen's Kings and Dastardly Things,
shed light on the decade's old tail, originally recounted in
the private diaries of fellow royal chronicler Kenneth Rose. According
to Rose, staff at Sandringham became increasingly unsettled in the

(10:47):
year two thousand by strange goings on in the very
bedroom where King George the Six died in nineteen fifty two.
Spooped and unsure where to turn, they reportedly appealed to
the Queen mother. Her solution invite a local parson to
conduct what's been dubbed a religious cleansing ceremony and ask
her daughter, the Queen, to attend. Hardman was quick to

(11:09):
clarify the scene. It wasn't a conventional exorcism, he said,
there was no dramatic casting out of demons like you
see in films. It was said that the room contained
a troubled spirit and that the parson was supposed to
bless the space and they have it. Like to email
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