“ENTITLED” Palace Insider STUNNED by Harry & Meghan | Queen’s Former Press Secretary BLASTS Sussexes

“ENTITLED” Palace Insider STUNNED by Harry & Meghan | Queen’s Former Press Secretary BLASTS Sussexes

September 10, 2026 · 49 min

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Kinsey Schofield interviews Dickie Arbiter about royal family dynamics and his insights from decades of experience.

In this episode of Crown and Conflict, Kinsey Schofield sits down with former press secretary to Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles III, Dickie Arbiter, to discuss his new book, On Duty with the Royals: The Inside Story of the Modern Monarchy, and what decades spent behind Palace walls can tell us about the royal crises unfolding today. Dickie weighs in on King Charles’s latest clarification that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle remain non-working members of the Royal Family, the Sussexes’ frustration over how the announcement was handled, and why Buckingham Palace would have little reason to consult the couple over an arrangement established in 2020. He also addresses Team Sussex making their private exchanges with the Palace public, Harry’s accusations of royal briefing and leaking, and whether reconciliation with his father is possible when trust and confidentiality remain major concerns. The conversation also examines Queen Elizabeth II’s absolute rejection of Harry and Meghan’s proposed “half-in, half-out” arrangement, why commercial independence and representing the Crown were considered incompatible, and whether Harry ultimately sacrificed the life he wanted to preserve his…

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