About this episode

This episode dives into the latest royal controversies and features interviews with experts discussing the implications of recent events involving the royal family.

On this week’s episode of The Royalist, Tom dives deep into the latest royal controversies — from King Charles’ apparent push to rehabilitate the York family to Prince Harry’s awkward attempt to join the celebrations for David Attenborough’s 100th birthday. Tom breaks down why Princess Eugenie’s pregnancy announcement has sparked fresh backlash, questions whether the monarchy is repeating the same mistakes with Prince Andrew’s family, and delivers a brutal Royal Roast aimed squarely at Harry’s latest “word salad” tribute. Later, Newsnation’s entertainment and royal expert, Paula Froelich (@paulafroelich, https://thescoopwithpaulafroelich.substack.com/) joins for Tea with Tom to unpack the growing sponsorship crisis surrounding the Invictus Games, Meghan and Harry’s ongoing brand problems, and the palace’s reported attempts to reconcile Harry and Prince William. Then, in a jaw-dropping Royal Insider interview, investigative author Andrew Lownie returns to discuss explosive new revelations from the updated edition of his Prince Andrew book — including allegations involving intelligence networks, Epstein’s global connections, royal finances, and the growing pressure surrounding…

People in this episode

Host: Tom

Guests: Paula Froelich, Andrew Lownie

Topics covered

• royal controversies
• monarchy
• celebrations
• royal family
• scandal
• insider reporting
• legal troubles

Keywords

• royal drama
• scandal
• Prince Andrew
• Princess Eugenie
• Prince Harry
• David Attenborough
• Invictus Games
• legal issues
• Epstein

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Newsnation, The Daily Beast, Invictus Games, Epstein

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