September 20, 2025 • 10 mins
Tina Brown reports that King Charles may currently be less irritated with Prince Harry than with his heir, as William faces criticism for vacations and a light work schedule. Sources suggest William is back to the point where even hearing Harry’s name sparks anger, while Harry zipped around Britain winning easy praise. Former royal butler Paul Burrell weighed in too, claiming Diana would have been disappointed in Harry’s choices.
Meanwhile, King Charles is busy with greener concerns—moving his Sandringham helipad to protect his gardens and planning a Windsor Castle redesign to dazzle visitors, even from the skies.
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Meanwhile, King Charles is busy with greener concerns—moving his Sandringham helipad to protect his gardens and planning a Windsor Castle redesign to dazzle visitors, even from the skies.
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👑 Follow our hit series Crown and Controversy! Season 1 is fully available now for everyone. Season 2 starts Sunday 9/21 with new episodes every Sunday on the regular feed. GET THE FULL SEASON 2 BEFORE REGULAR LISTENERS as a subscriber! Hit that "UNINTERRUPTED LISTENING" Banner on the top of the Apple player. AND listent to Crown and Controversy "NORWAY'S ROYAL REBELS" here and get the full season as a premium subscriber now.
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Caloroga Shark Media. He hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue.
I'm your host, Mark Francis. Tina Brown wrote on her
sub stack the King is, I am told, currently less
irritated with the prodigal Harry than he is with his
(00:24):
elder son and heir, the reason being at least in
part because of the perception that William doesn't work all
that hard. Brown writes, somehow William's parenting dedication always seems
couched as a tacit criticism of the King's own paternal deficiencies,
and after five confirmed family vacations in the past seven months,
(00:45):
William's first week back diary pulsated with two outings, a
father daughter excursion to a woman's Rugby World Cup pull
match and a stroll through the Natural History Museum's new gardens. Charles,
despite his battle with cancer, has carried out officially engagements
on one hundred and seventy five days during the past
twelve months. Royal expert Jenny Bond tells The Mirror willimers
(01:07):
stood by his father through the past few tough years.
He has stood in for his father when needed, and
he has stood up for his father, declaring they are
very much not a racist family. I'm sure the King
would have told William in advance about his decision to
meet Harry. But William wouldn't be human if he didn't
feel some resentment about Harry flying back for a headline
grabbing few days, very publicly handing out dodge to charities,
(01:30):
which is something the rest of the royal family do regularly,
but discreetly, and strutting his stuff while his brother does
the day to day grip and grin business of the
royal workload. Time may yet prove the great healer, but
where William is concerned, now is certainly not the time
for reconciliation with his sibling. Indeed, it may never happen.
(01:51):
In the Daily Mail, Charlotte Griffiths has a much stronger take,
quoting an insider, William is back at the point where
if you mentioned Prince Harry in his presence you out
of the room. Griffiths dove in on the Wales family
suddenly getting some work in just as Harry hit town.
She writes, the Princess of Wales agreed to attend a
women's institute meeting in Berkshire with her husband on Monday.
(02:12):
At the last minute, prompting some to suggest William hoped
a glamorous appearance from his wife would blow Harry off
the front pages. A source says Harry would one day
like his father to encourage the nation to accept him
back again. It's what the late Queen did towards the
end of her life when she asked the public to
accept Camilla as Queen consort. If Charles could do something
(02:33):
along those lines, Harry would have some hope of not
being completely exiled for good when William becomes king. While
it's hard to guess from the spiteful interviews he's given
in recent years, Harry does want back in. Harry read
his own polls. He knows he's one of the least
popular royals and wants to change that. He wants to
get back to being one of the most popular. Megan
(02:53):
doesn't care about the UK perception and that's fine, but
Harry does. Griffiths adds, but this time there's a telling difference.
The late Queen's public endorsement of Camilla followed much lobbying
by Charles behind Stateley doores. The same cannot be said
for William, who is as far as has ever been
from acknowledging his brother, let alone championing his return. Another
(03:15):
source said for some time now William's anger had cooled
to the point of indifference over his brother, which was
healthy for his mental well being. William had got to
the stage where Harry was a non person. He had
fallen so far beneath his radar as to have disappeared
from his mind altogether. It can't be good that William
has gone back to the point where he would throw
someone out at the very mention of Harry's name. Yet
(03:36):
another source said William originally went through all the stages
of grief over his brother when they first fell out.
He went to Bowmorral and went off his food. Just
before the Oprah chat screened. He wept, then he turned
to anger, and when that stage was over, he simply
compartmentalized it all and moved on. He never expected to
be regularly in the same postcode as his brother again,
(03:59):
like he was last week. And the Royalist Tom Sykes
points out what was striking about Harry's trip was how
easy he made it look. He zipped around the country,
laughing and joking with school children, Saword fighting with balloons,
high fiving young people, flashing glimpses of the old Harry
Britain once adored. He was upbeat, funny, relaxed, and the
(04:19):
UK lapped it up against William and Kate's buttoned up image.
Harry's exuberance was a reminder of how dull the Air
and his wife Ken seem. There rushed diary fillers, heritage
sites and textile factories, and he made Harry Shane bright.
For William, the shift is catastrophic. He has always seen
Harry's return as a zero sum game. Harry's gain is
(04:41):
his loss. Now he has been proved right. By re
embracing Harry, Charles has left his air dangerously exposed. William
and Kate are publicly split from the King and forced
to confront an agonizing choice till they swallow their pride,
reconcile with Harry and risk the humiliation of letting him
back on the balcony half in it, half out, as
he always wanted. Or do they hold the lion, knowing
(05:03):
they will have to sustain fifty years of Cold war
once William takes the throne. In an interview with the
Mirror of former Royal butler Paul Burrell has spoken candidly
and sharply about Prince Harry's reason to conduct, claiming that
Princess Diana would have been deeply disappointed in her youngest son. Burrell,
who served Diana for over a decade and was once
(05:24):
described as her rock, said he's not what Diana would
have thought he would have been. Diana's wish was for
Harry to support William throughout his journey to become monarch,
But William's on his own now and he's resigned to that.
To him, his brother can't be trusted. He used to
be kind, generous, warm hearted, and care free. Now he
cares about everything. He's a petulant prince who has lived
(05:45):
a charmed life with every luxury afforded to him, and
he just whines about things that really don't matter. If
Diana had lived, Harry would never have married Megan. He
wouldn't have acted out, he would never have come into
contact with her. Harry would have married an English heiress's
tocratic girl, settled down, conformed, and done his job. More
palacy just a moment and by the way, Crown and
(06:10):
Controversy Season two kicks off tomorrow on the Normal Feed.
But if you're a subscriber, you don't have to wait.
You can get the entire season right now. All you
do is hit that button up there that says listen uninterrupted,
and subscribers can get all these seasons ahead of everyone else,
(06:31):
and you get them commercial free. Also out tomorrow is
episode two of our other spinoff series, Crown and Controversy,
Norway's Royal Rebels. It's a wild ride if you've followed
the Norwegian royal family on this show. And yes, subscribers
can meane that whole mini series too, So now's a
great time to jump in. Go premium, get it all early,
(06:53):
ad free and uninterrupted, along with thousands of other shows
from Calorroga Shark Media, and we appreciate the support. Thank you.
King Charles has taken decisive action to protect his cherished
gardens at Sandringham, relocating his helicopter landing pad in an
effort to spare his topiary from further disruption. The helipad,
(07:14):
previously situated about five hundred meters from the Madhouse, has
now been moved twice the distance, one kilometer away, after
the downwash from frequent landings began damaging newly planted saplings
and delicate flora. A source at the Sandringham estate explained
the king decided to move the landing base because helicopters
created a strong, downwashed wind when they land and they
(07:36):
were damaging his new saplings and plants. The new landing
position is much further away from his house and formal gardens,
so it's much better for the estate. While the adjustment
will mean a slightly longer walk home for the monarch
after aerial arrivals, the benefit to his expanding garden spaces
is evident. This move is just the latest and a
broader transformation of Sandringham under Charles Stewardship. In the past
(08:00):
year alone, the King has planted more than eleven thousand
trees across two new woodland plantations, added at Lower Maize Garden,
and unveiled a two thousand panel solar farm. The solar installation,
cleverly hidden from view by surrounding woodlands, spans two point
three hectares and supplies energy to his Norfolk residence, with
excess power feeding into the grid. Next to, Charles is
(08:23):
turning his attention to Windsor Castle with a vision that
reaches all the way to the skies. According to royal
biographer Robert Hartman the King has taken a keen interest
in redesigning the castle's gardens, specifically with how they appear
from above. The idea, he says, is to create a
layout so visually striking that even passengers flying into nearby
Heathrow Airport might be tempted to visit in person. The
(08:46):
redesign is expected to be a significant legacy project for
the seventy six year old monarch. Though Windsor's gardens were
once reserved exclusively for royal use, recent gears have seen
efforts to modernize and open the grounds to the public.
The new plans continue that trend, with an emphasis on
biodiversity and grandeur. Reports suggest the king intends to introduce
(09:06):
a sweeping mix of plant life, from towering trees to
carefully selected shrubs. Windsor Castle holds deep personal and historic
significance for the royal family. Queen Elizabeth IID spent much
of her time there, and as a young princess, she
tended a vegetable patch, growing sweet corn and dwarf potatoes.
Prince Philip, meanwhile, was known for planting more than three
(09:27):
thousand rose bushes on the estate. The gardens were first
opened to the public in twenty twenty, is part of
broader accessibility efforts. Charles's latest vision appears to blend royal
heritage with ecological innovation, crafting a legacy that is rooted
in both beauty and sustain ability. And there you have it.
If you like to email also addresses the Palace Intrigue
(09:48):
at gmail dot com. Please follow us on Spotify, Apple,
or the apple of your choice and leave us a
nice review. If you're enjoying the show, you can find
us on Facebook and Instagram. Just search for Palace Intrigue
on Facebook pages of Facebook groups, and we'd love you
to come by and say hi. I'm Mark Francis. Thanks
to John McDermot. This is Palace Intrigue and con terms
(10:10):
h
Caloroga Shark Media. He hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue.
I'm your host, Mark Francis. Tina Brown wrote on her
sub stack the King is, I am told, currently less
irritated with the prodigal Harry than he is with his
(00:24):
elder son and heir, the reason being at least in
part because of the perception that William doesn't work all
that hard. Brown writes, somehow William's parenting dedication always seems
couched as a tacit criticism of the King's own paternal deficiencies,
and after five confirmed family vacations in the past seven months,
(00:45):
William's first week back diary pulsated with two outings, a
father daughter excursion to a woman's Rugby World Cup pull
match and a stroll through the Natural History Museum's new gardens. Charles,
despite his battle with cancer, has carried out officially engagements
on one hundred and seventy five days during the past
twelve months. Royal expert Jenny Bond tells The Mirror willimers
(01:07):
stood by his father through the past few tough years.
He has stood in for his father when needed, and
he has stood up for his father, declaring they are
very much not a racist family. I'm sure the King
would have told William in advance about his decision to
meet Harry. But William wouldn't be human if he didn't
feel some resentment about Harry flying back for a headline
grabbing few days, very publicly handing out dodge to charities,
(01:30):
which is something the rest of the royal family do regularly,
but discreetly, and strutting his stuff while his brother does
the day to day grip and grin business of the
royal workload. Time may yet prove the great healer, but
where William is concerned, now is certainly not the time
for reconciliation with his sibling. Indeed, it may never happen.
(01:51):
In the Daily Mail, Charlotte Griffiths has a much stronger take,
quoting an insider, William is back at the point where
if you mentioned Prince Harry in his presence you out
of the room. Griffiths dove in on the Wales family
suddenly getting some work in just as Harry hit town.
She writes, the Princess of Wales agreed to attend a
women's institute meeting in Berkshire with her husband on Monday.
(02:12):
At the last minute, prompting some to suggest William hoped
a glamorous appearance from his wife would blow Harry off
the front pages. A source says Harry would one day
like his father to encourage the nation to accept him
back again. It's what the late Queen did towards the
end of her life when she asked the public to
accept Camilla as Queen consort. If Charles could do something
(02:33):
along those lines, Harry would have some hope of not
being completely exiled for good when William becomes king. While
it's hard to guess from the spiteful interviews he's given
in recent years, Harry does want back in. Harry read
his own polls. He knows he's one of the least
popular royals and wants to change that. He wants to
get back to being one of the most popular. Megan
(02:53):
doesn't care about the UK perception and that's fine, but
Harry does. Griffiths adds, but this time there's a telling difference.
The late Queen's public endorsement of Camilla followed much lobbying
by Charles behind Stateley doores. The same cannot be said
for William, who is as far as has ever been
from acknowledging his brother, let alone championing his return. Another
(03:15):
source said for some time now William's anger had cooled
to the point of indifference over his brother, which was
healthy for his mental well being. William had got to
the stage where Harry was a non person. He had
fallen so far beneath his radar as to have disappeared
from his mind altogether. It can't be good that William
has gone back to the point where he would throw
someone out at the very mention of Harry's name. Yet
(03:36):
another source said William originally went through all the stages
of grief over his brother when they first fell out.
He went to Bowmorral and went off his food. Just
before the Oprah chat screened. He wept, then he turned
to anger, and when that stage was over, he simply
compartmentalized it all and moved on. He never expected to
be regularly in the same postcode as his brother again,
(03:59):
like he was last week. And the Royalist Tom Sykes
points out what was striking about Harry's trip was how
easy he made it look. He zipped around the country,
laughing and joking with school children, Saword fighting with balloons,
high fiving young people, flashing glimpses of the old Harry
Britain once adored. He was upbeat, funny, relaxed, and the
(04:19):
UK lapped it up against William and Kate's buttoned up image.
Harry's exuberance was a reminder of how dull the Air
and his wife Ken seem. There rushed diary fillers, heritage
sites and textile factories, and he made Harry Shane bright.
For William, the shift is catastrophic. He has always seen
Harry's return as a zero sum game. Harry's gain is
(04:41):
his loss. Now he has been proved right. By re
embracing Harry, Charles has left his air dangerously exposed. William
and Kate are publicly split from the King and forced
to confront an agonizing choice till they swallow their pride,
reconcile with Harry and risk the humiliation of letting him
back on the balcony half in it, half out, as
he always wanted. Or do they hold the lion, knowing
(05:03):
they will have to sustain fifty years of Cold war
once William takes the throne. In an interview with the
Mirror of former Royal butler Paul Burrell has spoken candidly
and sharply about Prince Harry's reason to conduct, claiming that
Princess Diana would have been deeply disappointed in her youngest son. Burrell,
who served Diana for over a decade and was once
(05:24):
described as her rock, said he's not what Diana would
have thought he would have been. Diana's wish was for
Harry to support William throughout his journey to become monarch,
But William's on his own now and he's resigned to that.
To him, his brother can't be trusted. He used to
be kind, generous, warm hearted, and care free. Now he
cares about everything. He's a petulant prince who has lived
(05:45):
a charmed life with every luxury afforded to him, and
he just whines about things that really don't matter. If
Diana had lived, Harry would never have married Megan. He
wouldn't have acted out, he would never have come into
contact with her. Harry would have married an English heiress's
tocratic girl, settled down, conformed, and done his job. More
palacy just a moment and by the way, Crown and
(06:10):
Controversy Season two kicks off tomorrow on the Normal Feed.
But if you're a subscriber, you don't have to wait.
You can get the entire season right now. All you
do is hit that button up there that says listen uninterrupted,
and subscribers can get all these seasons ahead of everyone else,
(06:31):
and you get them commercial free. Also out tomorrow is
episode two of our other spinoff series, Crown and Controversy,
Norway's Royal Rebels. It's a wild ride if you've followed
the Norwegian royal family on this show. And yes, subscribers
can meane that whole mini series too, So now's a
great time to jump in. Go premium, get it all early,
(06:53):
ad free and uninterrupted, along with thousands of other shows
from Calorroga Shark Media, and we appreciate the support. Thank you.
King Charles has taken decisive action to protect his cherished
gardens at Sandringham, relocating his helicopter landing pad in an
effort to spare his topiary from further disruption. The helipad,
(07:14):
previously situated about five hundred meters from the Madhouse, has
now been moved twice the distance, one kilometer away, after
the downwash from frequent landings began damaging newly planted saplings
and delicate flora. A source at the Sandringham estate explained
the king decided to move the landing base because helicopters
created a strong, downwashed wind when they land and they
(07:36):
were damaging his new saplings and plants. The new landing
position is much further away from his house and formal gardens,
so it's much better for the estate. While the adjustment
will mean a slightly longer walk home for the monarch
after aerial arrivals, the benefit to his expanding garden spaces
is evident. This move is just the latest and a
broader transformation of Sandringham under Charles Stewardship. In the past
(08:00):
year alone, the King has planted more than eleven thousand
trees across two new woodland plantations, added at Lower Maize Garden,
and unveiled a two thousand panel solar farm. The solar installation,
cleverly hidden from view by surrounding woodlands, spans two point
three hectares and supplies energy to his Norfolk residence, with
excess power feeding into the grid. Next to, Charles is
(08:23):
turning his attention to Windsor Castle with a vision that
reaches all the way to the skies. According to royal
biographer Robert Hartman the King has taken a keen interest
in redesigning the castle's gardens, specifically with how they appear
from above. The idea, he says, is to create a
layout so visually striking that even passengers flying into nearby
Heathrow Airport might be tempted to visit in person. The
(08:46):
redesign is expected to be a significant legacy project for
the seventy six year old monarch. Though Windsor's gardens were
once reserved exclusively for royal use, recent gears have seen
efforts to modernize and open the grounds to the public.
The new plans continue that trend, with an emphasis on
biodiversity and grandeur. Reports suggest the king intends to introduce
(09:06):
a sweeping mix of plant life, from towering trees to
carefully selected shrubs. Windsor Castle holds deep personal and historic
significance for the royal family. Queen Elizabeth IID spent much
of her time there, and as a young princess, she
tended a vegetable patch, growing sweet corn and dwarf potatoes.
Prince Philip, meanwhile, was known for planting more than three
(09:27):
thousand rose bushes on the estate. The gardens were first
opened to the public in twenty twenty, is part of
broader accessibility efforts. Charles's latest vision appears to blend royal
heritage with ecological innovation, crafting a legacy that is rooted
in both beauty and sustain ability. And there you have it.
If you like to email also addresses the Palace Intrigue
(09:48):
at gmail dot com. Please follow us on Spotify, Apple,
or the apple of your choice and leave us a
nice review. If you're enjoying the show, you can find
us on Facebook and Instagram. Just search for Palace Intrigue
on Facebook pages of Facebook groups, and we'd love you
to come by and say hi. I'm Mark Francis. Thanks
to John McDermot. This is Palace Intrigue and con terms
(10:10):
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