Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s New York Nights — and Prince Andrew’s Final Warning from the Palace

Harry and Meghan thought the best way to hit Manhattan and avoid that pesky paparazzi would be to have dinner at Taylor Swift’s favorite spot, Chez Margaux — joined in spirit, if not at the table, by Ed Sheeran.

But Meghan’s glamorous night out turned controversial after critics slammed her Instagram reel as “juvenile” and “unroyal.” We’ll also tell you about her quiet meeting with Vogue’s new editor, William and Kate’s day with firefighters in Northern Ireland, and how King Charles may have finally run out of ways to deal with Prince Andrew as new revelations emerge ahead of Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir release.

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Hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue. I'm your host. Mark ronsis.
Privacy minded Harry and Meghan, who fled the UK to
get away from the paparazzi, were spotted enjoying a night
out in New York City dining at the exclusive members
only restaurant she Margo in the Meatpacking District, a favorite
haunt of Taylor Swift and other A listers. The Duke

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and Duchess of Sussex appeared relaxed and good spirits as
they left the restaurant, with Meghan wearing a chic black
and white strapless tweed dress and Harry dressed smartly in
a navy suit and white shirt. Singer Ed Sheeran was
seen dining at she Margo the same evening, though it's
not known whether he joined the royal couple's table. Meghan
Michael has come under fire for her latest social media post,

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with royal commentator Richard It's Williams calling it off key,
juvenile and very unroyal. The Duchess shared a short Instagram
reel including clips of Meghan showcasing rows of designer dresses
and shoes in her hotel room indispersed with playful moments
such as cookies shaped like New York taxis and pizza slices.

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Prince Harry also makes an appearance barefoot and dressed casually
and gray juggers and a T shirt. Fitz Williams told
The Express the video undermined the serious purpose of their visit.
Meghan's new video seems very off key, with rows of
shoes and dresses. We hear Dinah Washington's if I had
a bell whilst Harry lounges around barefoot. You feel that

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the allure of luxury is irresistible to her, but she
should bear in mind that it would be beyond the
reach of many. The trip was about a serious subject
to which the Sussexes have contributed. The mishmash of video juvenile,
unsophisticated and very unroyal. There are reports Meghan quietly met
with the new editor of American Vogue, Chloe Malley, at

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the Whitby Hotel in Manhattan. According to the Daily Mail,
the private meeting was held in a quiet corner without
Prince Harry, who did not accompany her on this occasion.
While neither Megan nor Vogue has confirmed the meeting, speculation
is already mounting that it could pave the way for
a future magazine feature or even a cover. William and

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Kate spent a day in Northern Ireland during the new
fifty million pound Learning and Development College for firefighters near Cookstown,
County Tyrone. The hard working royals watched emergency workers carry
out a series of live demonstrations, including rescuing a casualty
from fast moving water and performing high rise rope rescues.

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The couple also observed firefighters wearing breathing apparatus as they
pulled a dummy from a smoke filled shop and practiced CPR.
Wearing a forest green Alexander McQueen coach, the princess joined
her husband for a short ride and a fire engine
across the training grounds. According to firefighter Cahom McNeice, who
accompanied them, Kate was in high spirits and joked that

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she wanted to drive the fire engine herself the sirens blaring.
The princess was saying, I'd love to drive at the
real speed and have the sirens on. McNeice said she
was wanting the Prince to drive, but no, the driver
God is there safely anyway. William clearly impressed by the equipment, remarked,
there are so many toys. There's so much kit. Both
he and Kate later attempted to throw rescue lines in

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the water during a flood simulation and both missed, laughing
at their efforts. Before departing, the couple were presented with
three red bump caps for Prince George, Princess Charlotte and
Prince Louis. More Pallas and Just a Moment, A posthumous
memoir by Virginia Geoffrey, the woman who accused Prince Andrew

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and the late financier Jeoffrey Epstein of sexual assault, will
be published tomorrow. Nobody's Girl, a memoir of surviving abuse
and fighting for justice, co written with journalist Amy Wallace,
was completed before Miss Jeffrey took her own life in
Australia earlier this year at the age of forty one.
The four hundred page book marks the first time Jeffrey's

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public claims against the Duke of York will appear in
print since the pair reached an out of court settlement
in twenty twenty two. Prince Andrew has consistently denied all allegations,
and the settlement did not constitute an admission of liability.
Publisher Knopf shared a statement that included one of Jeffrey's
final emails to her co author, in which she expressed

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her wish for the memoir to be released no matter
what I believe it has the potential to impact many
lives and foster necessary discussions about these grave injustices, she wrote.
Knopf said the book aims to shed light on the
systemic failures that allow the trafficking of vulnerable individuals across
borders and to help ensure that the truth is understood.

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In the Telegraph Victoria Ward, it suggests the King is
running out of options when it comes to dealing with
the Dune of York. Ward writes, the revelation that he
not only stayed in touch with the convicted pedophile longer
than he had previously admitted, but also that they were
seemingly in cahoots has prompted renewed calls for Buckingham Palace
to act to preserve the reputation of the monarchy. Aides

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note that the King, who has long suffered these scandals
surrounding his younger brother, has already used various sanctions in
an effort to apply pressure to the errant Duke. However,
as one well placed source mold over potential options following
the latest slew of damaging headlines, they suggested, plaintively, there's
nothing else left. Efforts to remove the pair from Royal Lodge,
their sprawling seven bed home on the Windsor estate, by

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cutting off the duke's personal allowance failed when he insisted
he had independent income through various business deals and held
a meeting with Palace officials to prove it. Unfortunately for
the King, his long standing lease agreement with the Crown
of State that does not expire until twenty seventy eight
is water tight, providing he can afford the upkeep. Having
exhausted most feasible options concerning the Duke's public persona, talk

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has inevitably turned to the many perks and privileges he
retains in his private life. One of the options that
source admits could be looked at yet is the use
of the Royal estates, where he still hosts shooting parties
and other activities. The withdrawal of such privileges has thus
far not been considered, not least because the King has
long maintained that for all his faults, The Duke does

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remain a member of the royal family, however, with few
avenues left, one aid admitted that it was theoretically possible
to restrict his access to Balmoral, Sandringham and Windsor, a
move that would prove a bitter pill to swallow for
someone who has long reveled in the trappings of royal life.
The Duke has already been stripped of his military titles

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and charity affiliations, and his band from using his much
cherished honorific there have been a growing There has been
a growing public clamor to remove his last remaining title,
the Dukedom, which would require intervention from Parliament. All things considered,
the palaces at a loss. Many have suggested that the
King should have acted more decisively from the outset. Much

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of the negative publicity has arisen from the Duke's jovial
and high profile appearances at family gatherings such as Eastern
Church services, or, more recently, the Duchess of Kent's funeral,
where he laughed and chatted to stony faced Prince William.
He cannot ban the Duke from such events, but he
can insist and has that he be more discreet and
make himself less visible for the cameras. Some have gone

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so far as to say invisible. On the BBC website,
Shawn Coughlin discussed the removal of the Night of the Garter,
which Coughlin points out is a high chivalric honour which
in theory could be taken away. However, at present he
doesn't take part in the annual public procession in Windsor
and is confined to the private parts of the annual ceremony.

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It would require the intervention of Parliament, but there is
a legal mechanism. It was used during the First World
water sanction aristocrats who had UK titles but were fighting
in the German army, so it's not impossible. Such as
symbolic move might be pursued if the drip drip of
scandal became too much to ignore. There once was an
elaborate process for excluding someone from being a member of

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the Order of the Garden, known as degradation, but that
hasn't been used since the eighteenth century. More recently, members
were simply removed, such as the leaders of Britain's opponents
in the First World War, will Helm the Second of
Germany and Franz Joseph of Austria, Hungary, Benito Massolini, Robert
mcgaby and Nikolay Charchescu who had honors withdrawn cofflin ads.

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The Romanian dictator had his order of the bath honor
taken away the day before he was shot by a
firing squad, so it might not have seen his biggest worry.
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