March 15, 2024 • 19 mins
A scandalous exploration of the alleged extramarital affair between Prince William and the aristocratic beauty, Rose Hanbury, and its potential impact on the British royal family.
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(00:00):
Welcome, dear listeners to a tantalizingtale of royal intrigue, whispered secrets,
and alleged scandals that threatened to rockthe very foundations of the British monarchy.
If you're a fan of juicy gossip, high society drama, and all things
Windsor, then you won't want tomiss this deep dive into the enigmatic world
(00:22):
of Rose Hanbury, the ravishing marchionessat the center of some seriously salacious rumors
involving none other than Prince William himself. In this wild ride of a story,
we'll delve into the life and timesof the woman who's got Buckingham Palace
quaking in its proverbial boots, fromher aristocratic upbringing and glamorous modeling days to
(00:48):
her picture perfect marriage and curious connectionto the royals. Will leave no precious
stone unturned in our quest to unravelthe mystery of Rose. But this isn't
just any old tabloid fodder. Ohno, my friends, this is a
story with far reaching implications for thefuture of the British Crown. Will the
(01:10):
House of Windsor whether this latest scandal, with its usual stiff upper lip or
will the simmering tensions finally boil overinto a full blown crisis of epic proportions?
And what of the so called turniptofts, the ultra privileged set that
counts Rose and the Royals among itsmembers. Are they really as picture perfect
(01:33):
as they seem? Or is theremore than meets the eye lurking beneath the
polished veneer, with a cast ofcharacters straight out of a high society soap
opera, jaw dropping details that willleave you clutching your pearls, and enough
twists and turns to keep even themost jaded royal watcher on the edge of
(01:53):
their seat. This is one storyyou won't want to miss. So sit
back, grab a spot of teaor something stronger, we won't judge,
and prepare to be scandalized, tantalizedand thoroughly entertained. Trust us, you'll
never look at the royals the sameway again. Rose Hanbury, the Marchioness,
(02:15):
the rumors, and the royal rumpus. Well, well, well,
just when you thought the House ofWindsor couldn't get any more dramatic than a
soap opera with crowns, along comesa saucy new subplot to keep US Commonwealth
commoners theorizing enter one Sarah Rose Hanbury, the mad for hats marchioness of Cholmundalay,
(02:36):
who's found herself smack dab in themiddle of a right royal rumpus over
rumors of a rather close friendship witha certain future king. Cue the raised
eyebrows and scandalized whispers from behind glovedhands. Now, before we get into
the who, what, where analleged why of this aristocratic intrigue, let's
(02:58):
take a gander at the real,the one beyond the breathless headlines and social
media speculation. Born Sarah Rose Hanburyin March nineteen eighty four to wealthy website
designer Timothy Hanbury and his fashioned mavenwife Emma, Rose was seemingly destined for
a life of poshness from her firstbreaths, with her mother, Lady Elizabeth
(03:23):
Lambert, being one of Queen Elizabeththe sex cherished bridesmaids and lifelong chums,
Little Rose had some rather big royalshoes to fill. No pressure kid.
After a suitably swanky upbringing, flittingbetween stately homes and boarding at the exclusive
Stowe School, where Tatler Magazine's poshO meter practically explodes our heroine caught the
(03:50):
eye of Storm, the star makingmodeling agency that unleashed Kate Moss on an
unsuspecting world. Suddenly Rose was gracingglossy magazine spreads left and right, hobnobbing
with the it crowd, and jettingoff to exotic locales like that one time
she was papped partying in an itsybitsy bikini with naughty little Cis Marina and
(04:15):
then PM Tony Blair on a twothousand and five Barbados getaway. Oh to
be fabulously privileged and sun kissed.But Rose wasn't just another pretty face.
She also had political ambitions. Beforeyou could say kh chief of staff,
the brainy beauty had snagged a gigas a researcher for Conservative MP Michael Gove,
(04:42):
because why choose between looks and bookswhen you can have both. Overachievers,
Everything changed one fateful Italian holiday intwo thousand and three, when Rose
crossed paths with David, the seventhMarquess of Cholman Delay at a dinner party.
It was your classic boy from esteemedaristocratic family meets girl from esteemed aristocratic
(05:04):
family love story despite the twenty threeyear age gap, but really, what's
a couple decades when you're disgustingly rich. It was a match made in high
society heaven. Six years of courtshiplater, Rose and David tied the knot
in a low key ceremony at ChelseaTown Hall. So low key, in
(05:24):
fact, that they basically told thepress talked to the hand when they came
sniffing around for deats. As ifthat wasn't enough excitement, Rose promptly popped
out adorable twin boys just months later, making them the youngest aristocratic twins born
since the Middle Ages. The newparents christened the little Lords Alexander and Oliver,
(05:46):
which are very respectable, very English, very plummy choices. Indeed,
the newly minted marchioness and her husbandthen did what any self respecting aristocratic cusup
would do. They moved into David'sfamily's jaw droppingly massive country estate, Houghton
Hall, which looks like something straightout of Bridgerton or Downton Abbey. In
(06:12):
fact, eagle eyed viewers might havespotted the gorgeous Palladian pile standing in for
the latter on screen, built inthe seventeen twenties, the stately spread clocks
in at a wopping one hundred andsix rooms, one thousand acres and one
very shiny art collection. Imagine theheating bills on that bad boy. Houghton
(06:38):
Hall just so happens to be ahop, skip and a jump from the
Prince and Princess of Wales's country homeof Anmer Hall on the Queen Sandringham estate.
Yet it's a small world after all, especially when you're part of the
landed gentry. Before you could sayfancy a spot of pheasant shooting, Rose
(06:58):
and David had become hard carrying membersof William and Kate's ultra exclusive social set
nicknamed the Turnip Tofts, which iseither a reference to Norfolk's cash crop or
a bunch of posh people who arethick as will you get it soon?
The Cholmundleys were popping up at allthe same swanky soirees, charity galas and
(07:18):
royal shindigs as the Cambridges. Theyeven snagged seats at a lavish Buckingham Palace
state banquet in twenty seventeen, wherea beaming Rose decked out in a daffodil
yellow gown and enough diamonds to blindthe Hubble telescope was seated just a table
away from Prince Harry. Tongues werealready wagging about her chummy relationship with the
(07:42):
future King and Queen. Cut totwenty nineteen, and the rumor mill suddenly
kicked into overdrive with breathless and totallyunsubstantiated reports of a falling out between Kate
and Rose over her supposed inappropriate closenessto William. The sordid insinuations ranged from
an innocent flirtation to a full blownaffair, although curiously no one seemed to
(08:07):
be able to get their story straight. Was it a harmless crush or a
passionate liaison, a one time indiscretionor an ongoing dalliance. The devil,
as they say, is in thedetails. For their part, the Palace
remained characteristically tight lipped on the matter, refusing to dignify the hearsay with so
(08:28):
much as an eye roll. Afterall, engaging with baseless gossip is a
big royal no no. Best tokeep calm and carry on, stiff upper
lip and all that. Even theCholmondles and the Cambridges kept things light and
breezy in public, gamely posing forphotos at the same events with narry and
(08:48):
awkward air kiss or side eye tofuel the scandal fires, But the Internet's
insatiable appetite for all things royal,especially of this salacious variety, cannot be
underestimated. Theories about the alleged trystbetween the People's prints and the sultry marchioness
proliferated, with keyboard warriors parsing everymicro expression and gesture for signs of trouble
(09:13):
in royal paradise? Did William smilelook a little too forced? Was that
a flicker of jealousy in Kate's eyes? Is the crunching sound you hear?
The British aristocracy slowly imploding under theweight of this scandal. The plot thickened
in twenty twenty two thanks to someseriously spicy blind items from Gossip, a
(09:35):
Count deu moy hinting at an unnamedroyal's extramarital activities with a mystery mistress.
According to the anonymous tip, theroyal in question had a penchant for ahem
pegging don't google it gran, whichhis prim and proper wife allegedly refused to
entertain Apparently the misses didn't mind herhusband sewing as well, as long as
(10:01):
things didn't get too emotional. Qa gazillion monocle popping emojis. While Doomoy
never named names, that didn't stoproyal watchers from wildly speculating. Before you
could say hide the Corgies, socialmedia was flooded with side by side photos
of a beaming Wills with Rose atvarious public events. Her apparent absence from
(10:26):
high profile royal shindigs in the wakeof the rumors only added fuel to the
fire. Some wondered if she'd beenquietly phased out of the Cambridge's inner circle
to quash the persistent whispers once andfor all. In a curious twist,
none other than the artist formerly knownas Prince Harry appeared to drop a not
(10:48):
so subtle hint about the Palace's supposedefforts to shield Will's reputation at all costs
in his and Megan's headline making NETFLIdocuseries. They were happy to lie to
protect my brother, the Royal inexile, declared dramatically to the cameras his
(11:09):
brow furrowed in consternation. Hm,what lies could those possibly be? Has.
Just when the whole messy situation seemedpoised to fade into the royal rear
view mirror, author Omeed Scobie cameout with the explosive claim that Kensington Palace
had gone into full damage control modewhen the Wills and Rose story first broke
(11:33):
back in twenty nineteen. In hisbombshell book Endgame, Scoby alleged that the
Palace offered up juicy exclusives to thepress in exchange for squashing reports of the
alleged affair Q a resounding record scratch. Meanwhile, Kate's mysterious disappearance from public
life for several months in twenty twentyfour only served to reignite the smoldering infidelity
(11:58):
rumors. The usually ubiquitous princess wasnowhere to be seen for weeks on end,
prompting fevered speculation about the state ofher marriage. Was she hold up
in her ivory tower, turning ablind eye to her husband's supposed indiscretions,
or was she quietly plotting her revengeCirce Lanister's style, the mind and the
(12:24):
Daily Mail boggled. The situation cameto a head with the revelation that Kate
had reportedly undergone an unspecified abdominal surgeryin January. While the Palace was characteristically
vague about the details, citing theprincess's right to medical privacy, the timing
struck some as awfully convenient. Afterall, what better way to explain away
(12:50):
a prolonged absence than a health scarerequiring convalescence away from the prying eyes of
the public. Very interesting. Indeed, Kate's oddly staged return to the spotlight
in March only raised more questions thanit answered. In honor of the UK's
Mothering Sunday, Kensington Palace released apainfully posy family portrait lensed by none other
(13:15):
than Will's himself. Decked out inmatching periwinkle outfits, the princess and her
brood flashed Megawat's smiles at the camera, but only the most naive observer could
ignore the undercurrent of tension simmering beneaththe surface. Then there was the rather
glaring matter of Kate's naked ring finger, her iconic sapphire and diamond sparkler know
(13:39):
where to be seen, Whether aninnocent oversight or a deliberate statement, the
absence of the late Princess Diana's baubleignited a firestorm of conjecture. After all,
what woman in her right mind wouldditch a priceless piece of jewelry with
such sentimental significance, unless, ofcourse, said jewelry was tainted by the
(14:01):
specter of a husband's wandering eye.The interwebs, ever, eagle eyed sleuth's
added fuel to the conspiracy fire afteridentifying some curious photoshop fails in the too
perfect portrait? Was that a weirdwarp in Charlotte's teeny hand? Did Louis
arm look a tad too long forhis body? How many faberget eggs does
(14:26):
it take to airbrush an entire royalout of existence? The digital clues,
real or imagined, only solidified thegrowing perception that all was not quite right
in the Cambridge household. Unfortunately,for the Palace's poor, overworked pr team,
(14:46):
the obvious attempt at projecting stability andmarital bliss backfired in spectacular fashion.
Instead of tamping down on the roserumors, the Bizarro portraits sent them skyrock
into the stratosphere, once again castingan unflattering spotlight on the air to the
(15:07):
throne's personal life. As one topbrass courtier sniffed to the Daily Beast,
what else are people supposed to thinkwhen she sends out a photo not wearing
her wedding ring? In other words, come on, Kate, read the
heavily embroidered room. Now. Itmust be said that despite all the digital
(15:28):
ink spilled, there's been nary apeep from the Cholmandalies, the Whaleses or
their respective camps directly addressing the swirlinginnuendo. Rose herself has kept a regal
radio silence on the matter, quietlygoing about her charitable commitments and landing lucrative
brand deals. A duchess has tokeep herself in tiaras somehow. Her dashing
(15:52):
husband, David, meanwhile, seemscharacteristically unperturbed, maintaining his sarah commonial duties
as Lord Great Chamberlain with nary apaparazzi bating grimace. Perhaps the most telling
reaction, however, comes from futureKing Wills himself. The usually media savvy
(16:14):
Prince has remained curiously tight lipped inthe face of the feverish speculation, avoiding
the hot button topic like a regiftedfruit cake at Christmas. His stone faced
stoicism has only served to fan theflames of conjecture, much to the Palace's
ever growing chagrin. So where doesthis leave our mysterious marchioness. Is she
(16:37):
destined to go down in history asthe Wallas Simpson of her generation? Or
will she eventually clear her name andreclaim her rightful place in the royal pecking
order. Will the Windsors weather thislatest scandal with their trademark never complain,
never explain, sang fois? Orwill the simmering tensions finally boil over into
(17:00):
a full blown crisis a lah squidgygait, And perhaps most importantly, will Wills
and Kate's marriage emerge stronger than everor quietly dissolve in a whirlwind of acrimony
and pr spin. Only time andomeed Scobi's next book deal will tell how
(17:22):
this right royal rumpus shakes out inthe end. But one thing's for certain.
The ravenous public appetite for all thingsWindsor shows no signs of abating any
time soon. Stay tuned, loyalsubjects. Something tells me this monarchy isn't
quite ready to go quietly into thatgood night. Now, who wants a
(17:45):
dubenet and gin well, there youhave it, folks, the scandalous,
the salacious, and the downright jawdropping story of Rose Hanberry, the marchioness
who's got the royal world. Fromhigh society high jinks to palace intrigue.
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(18:10):
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Welcome, dear listeners to a tantalizingtale of royal intrigue, whispered secrets,
and alleged scandals that threatened to rockthe very foundations of the British monarchy.
If you're a fan of juicy gossip, high society drama, and all things
Windsor, then you won't want tomiss this deep dive into the enigmatic world
(00:22):
of Rose Hanbury, the ravishing marchionessat the center of some seriously salacious rumors
involving none other than Prince William himself. In this wild ride of a story,
we'll delve into the life and timesof the woman who's got Buckingham Palace
quaking in its proverbial boots, fromher aristocratic upbringing and glamorous modeling days to
(00:48):
her picture perfect marriage and curious connectionto the royals. Will leave no precious
stone unturned in our quest to unravelthe mystery of Rose. But this isn't
just any old tabloid fodder. Ohno, my friends, this is a
story with far reaching implications for thefuture of the British Crown. Will the
(01:10):
House of Windsor whether this latest scandal, with its usual stiff upper lip or
will the simmering tensions finally boil overinto a full blown crisis of epic proportions?
And what of the so called turniptofts, the ultra privileged set that
counts Rose and the Royals among itsmembers. Are they really as picture perfect
(01:33):
as they seem? Or is theremore than meets the eye lurking beneath the
polished veneer, with a cast ofcharacters straight out of a high society soap
opera, jaw dropping details that willleave you clutching your pearls, and enough
twists and turns to keep even themost jaded royal watcher on the edge of
(01:53):
their seat. This is one storyyou won't want to miss. So sit
back, grab a spot of teaor something stronger, we won't judge,
and prepare to be scandalized, tantalizedand thoroughly entertained. Trust us, you'll
never look at the royals the sameway again. Rose Hanbury, the Marchioness,
(02:15):
the rumors, and the royal rumpus. Well, well, well,
just when you thought the House ofWindsor couldn't get any more dramatic than a
soap opera with crowns, along comesa saucy new subplot to keep US Commonwealth
commoners theorizing enter one Sarah Rose Hanbury, the mad for hats marchioness of Cholmundalay,
(02:36):
who's found herself smack dab in themiddle of a right royal rumpus over
rumors of a rather close friendship witha certain future king. Cue the raised
eyebrows and scandalized whispers from behind glovedhands. Now, before we get into
the who, what, where analleged why of this aristocratic intrigue, let's
(02:58):
take a gander at the real,the one beyond the breathless headlines and social
media speculation. Born Sarah Rose Hanburyin March nineteen eighty four to wealthy website
designer Timothy Hanbury and his fashioned mavenwife Emma, Rose was seemingly destined for
a life of poshness from her firstbreaths, with her mother, Lady Elizabeth
(03:23):
Lambert, being one of Queen Elizabeththe sex cherished bridesmaids and lifelong chums,
Little Rose had some rather big royalshoes to fill. No pressure kid.
After a suitably swanky upbringing, flittingbetween stately homes and boarding at the exclusive
Stowe School, where Tatler Magazine's poshO meter practically explodes our heroine caught the
(03:50):
eye of Storm, the star makingmodeling agency that unleashed Kate Moss on an
unsuspecting world. Suddenly Rose was gracingglossy magazine spreads left and right, hobnobbing
with the it crowd, and jettingoff to exotic locales like that one time
she was papped partying in an itsybitsy bikini with naughty little Cis Marina and
(04:15):
then PM Tony Blair on a twothousand and five Barbados getaway. Oh to
be fabulously privileged and sun kissed.But Rose wasn't just another pretty face.
She also had political ambitions. Beforeyou could say kh chief of staff,
the brainy beauty had snagged a gigas a researcher for Conservative MP Michael Gove,
(04:42):
because why choose between looks and bookswhen you can have both. Overachievers,
Everything changed one fateful Italian holiday intwo thousand and three, when Rose
crossed paths with David, the seventhMarquess of Cholman Delay at a dinner party.
It was your classic boy from esteemedaristocratic family meets girl from esteemed aristocratic
(05:04):
family love story despite the twenty threeyear age gap, but really, what's
a couple decades when you're disgustingly rich. It was a match made in high
society heaven. Six years of courtshiplater, Rose and David tied the knot
in a low key ceremony at ChelseaTown Hall. So low key, in
(05:24):
fact, that they basically told thepress talked to the hand when they came
sniffing around for deats. As ifthat wasn't enough excitement, Rose promptly popped
out adorable twin boys just months later, making them the youngest aristocratic twins born
since the Middle Ages. The newparents christened the little Lords Alexander and Oliver,
(05:46):
which are very respectable, very English, very plummy choices. Indeed,
the newly minted marchioness and her husbandthen did what any self respecting aristocratic cusup
would do. They moved into David'sfamily's jaw droppingly massive country estate, Houghton
Hall, which looks like something straightout of Bridgerton or Downton Abbey. In
(06:12):
fact, eagle eyed viewers might havespotted the gorgeous Palladian pile standing in for
the latter on screen, built inthe seventeen twenties, the stately spread clocks
in at a wopping one hundred andsix rooms, one thousand acres and one
very shiny art collection. Imagine theheating bills on that bad boy. Houghton
(06:38):
Hall just so happens to be ahop, skip and a jump from the
Prince and Princess of Wales's country homeof Anmer Hall on the Queen Sandringham estate.
Yet it's a small world after all, especially when you're part of the
landed gentry. Before you could sayfancy a spot of pheasant shooting, Rose
(06:58):
and David had become hard carrying membersof William and Kate's ultra exclusive social set
nicknamed the Turnip Tofts, which iseither a reference to Norfolk's cash crop or
a bunch of posh people who arethick as will you get it soon?
The Cholmundleys were popping up at allthe same swanky soirees, charity galas and
(07:18):
royal shindigs as the Cambridges. Theyeven snagged seats at a lavish Buckingham Palace
state banquet in twenty seventeen, wherea beaming Rose decked out in a daffodil
yellow gown and enough diamonds to blindthe Hubble telescope was seated just a table
away from Prince Harry. Tongues werealready wagging about her chummy relationship with the
(07:42):
future King and Queen. Cut totwenty nineteen, and the rumor mill suddenly
kicked into overdrive with breathless and totallyunsubstantiated reports of a falling out between Kate
and Rose over her supposed inappropriate closenessto William. The sordid insinuations ranged from
an innocent flirtation to a full blownaffair, although curiously no one seemed to
(08:07):
be able to get their story straight. Was it a harmless crush or a
passionate liaison, a one time indiscretionor an ongoing dalliance. The devil,
as they say, is in thedetails. For their part, the Palace
remained characteristically tight lipped on the matter, refusing to dignify the hearsay with so
(08:28):
much as an eye roll. Afterall, engaging with baseless gossip is a
big royal no no. Best tokeep calm and carry on, stiff upper
lip and all that. Even theCholmondles and the Cambridges kept things light and
breezy in public, gamely posing forphotos at the same events with narry and
(08:48):
awkward air kiss or side eye tofuel the scandal fires, But the Internet's
insatiable appetite for all things royal,especially of this salacious variety, cannot be
underestimated. Theories about the alleged trystbetween the People's prints and the sultry marchioness
proliferated, with keyboard warriors parsing everymicro expression and gesture for signs of trouble
(09:13):
in royal paradise? Did William smilelook a little too forced? Was that
a flicker of jealousy in Kate's eyes? Is the crunching sound you hear?
The British aristocracy slowly imploding under theweight of this scandal. The plot thickened
in twenty twenty two thanks to someseriously spicy blind items from Gossip, a
(09:35):
Count deu moy hinting at an unnamedroyal's extramarital activities with a mystery mistress.
According to the anonymous tip, theroyal in question had a penchant for ahem
pegging don't google it gran, whichhis prim and proper wife allegedly refused to
entertain Apparently the misses didn't mind herhusband sewing as well, as long as
(10:01):
things didn't get too emotional. Qa gazillion monocle popping emojis. While Doomoy
never named names, that didn't stoproyal watchers from wildly speculating. Before you
could say hide the Corgies, socialmedia was flooded with side by side photos
of a beaming Wills with Rose atvarious public events. Her apparent absence from
(10:26):
high profile royal shindigs in the wakeof the rumors only added fuel to the
fire. Some wondered if she'd beenquietly phased out of the Cambridge's inner circle
to quash the persistent whispers once andfor all. In a curious twist,
none other than the artist formerly knownas Prince Harry appeared to drop a not
(10:48):
so subtle hint about the Palace's supposedefforts to shield Will's reputation at all costs
in his and Megan's headline making NETFLIdocuseries. They were happy to lie to
protect my brother, the Royal inexile, declared dramatically to the cameras his
(11:09):
brow furrowed in consternation. Hm,what lies could those possibly be? Has.
Just when the whole messy situation seemedpoised to fade into the royal rear
view mirror, author Omeed Scobie cameout with the explosive claim that Kensington Palace
had gone into full damage control modewhen the Wills and Rose story first broke
(11:33):
back in twenty nineteen. In hisbombshell book Endgame, Scoby alleged that the
Palace offered up juicy exclusives to thepress in exchange for squashing reports of the
alleged affair Q a resounding record scratch. Meanwhile, Kate's mysterious disappearance from public
life for several months in twenty twentyfour only served to reignite the smoldering infidelity
(11:58):
rumors. The usually ubiquitous princess wasnowhere to be seen for weeks on end,
prompting fevered speculation about the state ofher marriage. Was she hold up
in her ivory tower, turning ablind eye to her husband's supposed indiscretions,
or was she quietly plotting her revengeCirce Lanister's style, the mind and the
(12:24):
Daily Mail boggled. The situation cameto a head with the revelation that Kate
had reportedly undergone an unspecified abdominal surgeryin January. While the Palace was characteristically
vague about the details, citing theprincess's right to medical privacy, the timing
struck some as awfully convenient. Afterall, what better way to explain away
(12:50):
a prolonged absence than a health scarerequiring convalescence away from the prying eyes of
the public. Very interesting. Indeed, Kate's oddly staged return to the spotlight
in March only raised more questions thanit answered. In honor of the UK's
Mothering Sunday, Kensington Palace released apainfully posy family portrait lensed by none other
(13:15):
than Will's himself. Decked out inmatching periwinkle outfits, the princess and her
brood flashed Megawat's smiles at the camera, but only the most naive observer could
ignore the undercurrent of tension simmering beneaththe surface. Then there was the rather
glaring matter of Kate's naked ring finger, her iconic sapphire and diamond sparkler know
(13:39):
where to be seen, Whether aninnocent oversight or a deliberate statement, the
absence of the late Princess Diana's baubleignited a firestorm of conjecture. After all,
what woman in her right mind wouldditch a priceless piece of jewelry with
such sentimental significance, unless, ofcourse, said jewelry was tainted by the
(14:01):
specter of a husband's wandering eye.The interwebs, ever, eagle eyed sleuth's
added fuel to the conspiracy fire afteridentifying some curious photoshop fails in the too
perfect portrait? Was that a weirdwarp in Charlotte's teeny hand? Did Louis
arm look a tad too long forhis body? How many faberget eggs does
(14:26):
it take to airbrush an entire royalout of existence? The digital clues,
real or imagined, only solidified thegrowing perception that all was not quite right
in the Cambridge household. Unfortunately,for the Palace's poor, overworked pr team,
(14:46):
the obvious attempt at projecting stability andmarital bliss backfired in spectacular fashion.
Instead of tamping down on the roserumors, the Bizarro portraits sent them skyrock
into the stratosphere, once again castingan unflattering spotlight on the air to the
(15:07):
throne's personal life. As one topbrass courtier sniffed to the Daily Beast,
what else are people supposed to thinkwhen she sends out a photo not wearing
her wedding ring? In other words, come on, Kate, read the
heavily embroidered room. Now. Itmust be said that despite all the digital
(15:28):
ink spilled, there's been nary apeep from the Cholmandalies, the Whaleses or
their respective camps directly addressing the swirlinginnuendo. Rose herself has kept a regal
radio silence on the matter, quietlygoing about her charitable commitments and landing lucrative
brand deals. A duchess has tokeep herself in tiaras somehow. Her dashing
(15:52):
husband, David, meanwhile, seemscharacteristically unperturbed, maintaining his sarah commonial duties
as Lord Great Chamberlain with nary apaparazzi bating grimace. Perhaps the most telling
reaction, however, comes from futureKing Wills himself. The usually media savvy
(16:14):
Prince has remained curiously tight lipped inthe face of the feverish speculation, avoiding
the hot button topic like a regiftedfruit cake at Christmas. His stone faced
stoicism has only served to fan theflames of conjecture, much to the Palace's
ever growing chagrin. So where doesthis leave our mysterious marchioness. Is she
(16:37):
destined to go down in history asthe Wallas Simpson of her generation? Or
will she eventually clear her name andreclaim her rightful place in the royal pecking
order. Will the Windsors weather thislatest scandal with their trademark never complain,
never explain, sang fois? Orwill the simmering tensions finally boil over into
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a full blown crisis a lah squidgygait, And perhaps most importantly, will Wills
and Kate's marriage emerge stronger than everor quietly dissolve in a whirlwind of acrimony
and pr spin. Only time andomeed Scobi's next book deal will tell how
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this right royal rumpus shakes out inthe end. But one thing's for certain.
The ravenous public appetite for all thingsWindsor shows no signs of abating any
time soon. Stay tuned, loyalsubjects. Something tells me this monarchy isn't
quite ready to go quietly into thatgood night. Now, who wants a
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dubenet and gin well, there youhave it, folks, the scandalous,
the salacious, and the downright jawdropping story of Rose Hanberry, the marchioness
who's got the royal world. Fromhigh society high jinks to palace intrigue.
This tale has it all whether you'rea die hard windsor watcher or just a
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sucker for a juicy scandal. Wehope you've enjoyed this deep dive into the
privileged world of the British aristocracy,and who knows, maybe we've even shed
a little light on the mysterious machinationsof the monarchy itself. But before we
go, we want to take amoment to thank you, our loyal listeners,
for tuning in and indulging your guiltypleasure with us. We know you
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