Pod Save The King

The royal family were just getting back into the swing of visits with King Charles returning to public duty after cancer treatment and Prince William at work again as Kate continues her cancer treatment. 

Then Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visited Buckingham Palace and then told the country he was calling a general election. 

Pod Save the King host Ann Gripper is joined by Daily Mirror royal editor Russell Myers to discuss politics’ impact on royal diaries, and the plans, including D-Day commemorations, which will be going ahead. 

They also catch up on Russell’s soggy visit to a Buckingham Palace garden party, where the Tindalls and Yorks kept Prince William company, the latest from the Princess of Wales’s Early Childhood Foundation and an imminent society wedding.

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The King seems to be making up for lost time after his enforced break from public engagements due to cancer treatment, packing his diary with events.

Pod Save the King host Ann Gripper is joined by Daily Mirror royal editor Russell Myers to discuss Charles’ varied schedule, with investitures, a garden party, a service at St Paul’s and the unveiling of a new official portrait - which listeners had plenty of opinions on too. 

The King also had a joint engagement with Prince William as he handed over a colonel-in-chief role, while William enjoyed a sunny trip to Cornwall and Scilly. 

Plus the team reflect on Prince Harry and Meghan’s non-royal tour of Nigeria.

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Prince Harry marked 10 years of the Invictus Games at a service in London - but the King’s schedule did not allow for a meet-up. 

Pod Save the King host Ann Gripper is joined by Daily Mirror royal editor Ann Gripper to discuss Harry’s UK trip, the emotional service and what it all means for the royal family. 

They also reflect on the start of garden party season, horsey outings and the review of royal patronages.

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The King returned to public duties with a visit to a cancer centre this week - with the Queen by his side, just as she was in the photo released to announce his return. 

Pod Save the King host Ann Gripper is joined by Daily Mirror royal editor Russell Myers to discuss the milestone moment and a busy royal week. 

They also chat about Princess Charlotte’s birthday picture and William and Kate’s anniversary photo, plus Sophie’s visit to Ukraine and Harry’s upcoming Invictus adventures.  

And the Mirror’s royal features editor Jennifer Newton joins to share what happened when Prince William visited her home town of Seaham.

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With some royal engagements, great photos and cute moments, it has been an almost normal royal week. 

But the release of Prince Louis’s birthday photo and the Duchess of Edinburgh’s Beatles moment both felt different in the current royal circumstances. 

Pod Save the King host Ann Gripper is joined by Mirror royal features writer Jennifer Newton to talk about Louis and Sophie’s eye-catching moments, and Camilla’s extremely striking look. 

They also reflect on Prince William’s return to work, some new honours with old-fashioned titles and where Prince Harry calls home.

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Queen Camilla returned to work after her Easter break by hosting a round table conversation with young Changemakers working with domestic abuse charity Safe Lives. 

Pod Save the King host Ann Gripper is joined by Daily Mirror royal editor Russell Myers, who was at Buckingham Palace for the event and shares the sights, sounds and discussions. 

They also discuss the Sussexes’ jam and polo adventures, the King and Kate’s recoveries, Prince William’s days out and the 88-year-old Duke of Kent handing over his role as colonel of the Scots Guards after 50 years.

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Edward VIII caused a constitutional crisis with his abdication, dismay with his wartime associations and an ongoing headache to the royal family.  

Today, Prince Andrew and Prince Harry’s very different exits from their roles as working royals provide their own ongoing challenges.

Pod Save the King host Ann Gripper is joined by historian and author Alexander Larman to reflect on the echoes between then and now - including a powerful video message and royal memoirs that made uncomfortable reading. 

• Power and Glory: Elizabeth II and the Rebirth of Royalty by Alexander Larman is out now, published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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King Charles was reunited with the public on Easter Sunday as he followed the traditional Windsor service with a walkabout. 

Pod Save the King host Ann Gripper is joined by Daily Mirror royal editor Russell Myers to look back on the royals’ Easter outing while the Princess of Wales continues to recuperate privately with her family. 

They also reflect on Harry and Meghan’s latest appearances, the Prince Andrew Netflix drama and whether both the Sussex and York camps have learned some important lessons.

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When the Princess of Wales decided to tell the world why she had been missing from public view - and that she would need to take longer away from the spotlight - she chose to do it in person. 

Kate shared the news of her cancer diagnosis in a recorded video message she had written herself. 

Pod Save the King host Ann Gripper is joined by Daily Mirror royal editor Russell Myers to discuss the unprecedented announcement and its impact. 

They also reflect on reaction to the news, Camilla’s continued composure as she leads the line for the royals and Charles’s return for the Easter Sunday service.  

• Add your message for Kate to our map of good wishes from around the world at www.goodluckkate.co.uk

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The “madness of social media” over Kate’s extended absence from the public eye has reached new levels of insanity.

Sharing a sweet Mother’s Day photo of Kate and the children taken by Prince William should have been a reassuring moment - instead the edited image represented a PR disaster and sent the rumour mill into a whole new spiral. 

Since then there has been video of the Prince and Princess of Wales at a Windsor farm shop and an investigation into an alleged breach of Kate’s medical records - while the royals attempt to Keep Calm and Carry On. 

Pod Save the King host Ann Gripper is joined by Daily Mirror royal editor Russell Myers, who broke the story of the medical records investigation, to try to make sense of it all - and what happens next.

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