Harry's Aussie Shoey, Fergie's Alpine Hideout & Charles Braces for Trump - The Week in UK Royal News with Mark Francis

About this episode

The episode reviews the week's royal news, focusing on Harry and Meghan's tour in Australia and other royal family updates.

It's the week in review on Palace Intrigue, and almost all roads lead to Australia. Harry and Meghan touched down in Melbourne for a four-day quasi-royal tour mixing charity work, paid speaking engagements, and a viral rugby hug from a man in budgie smugglers. The hospital visits were warm, the ticket sales were not, and a poorly timed MasterChef reveal landed while Harry was laying a wreath at a war memorial. Deep Crown asked the obvious question: would any of this look different if it were William and Catherine? The answer, as ever, is yes. Back home, Andrew's siblings made contact — Edward visited, William apparently called — and Tom Sykes immediately questioned whether sympathetic briefings are clearing a path away from consequences. Sarah Ferguson resurfaced at an Austrian ski resort after weeks of mystery, reportedly still moving between European cities and, somehow, attempting to contact Tiger Woods. Charles paid a lovely visit to a local shop in Scotland. And as preparations build for the King's address marking Queen Elizabeth's hundredth birthday and his looming Washington state visit, the monarchy braces for one of the most consequential fortnights of Charles's reign…

Topics covered

• Australia
• Harry and Meghan
• Royal Family
• Charity
• Celebrity News

Keywords

• Harry's Aussie Shoey
• Fergie's Alpine Hideout
• Charles Trump visit

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Apple Podcasts

Books & works: MasterChef, Revenge: Meghan, Harry, and the War Between the Windsors, The Monarchy's New Era: The Inside Story The Royal Insider: My Life with the Queen, the King

Places: UK, Australia, Melbourne, Scotland, Washington

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