Pod Save The King

The Princess of Wales made eye-catching fashion choices for visits to mark Mental Health Week - but it was the subtle details that really showed her class. 

Pod Save The King host Ann Gripper hears from Laycie Beck, the NottinghamshireLive reporter who covered Kate’s visit to the city and shares why it will live long in her memory. 

And Mirror royal writer Jennifer Newton returns to the show to catch up on William and Kate’s work, Meghan and Harry’s New York appearance and Princess Eugenie’s podcast appearances - plus we share listener thoughts on the York sisters. 

Next week: Mirror royal editor Russell Myers and Ian Vogler join King Charles and Queen Camilla in Kenya

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For most people, Queen Elizabeth II’s reign was their only experience of the British monarchy until her death last year - but will more of the same work in the Carolean era?

The royal family has repeatedly reinvented itself over the centuries, and with support for the institution falling among young people, historian Dr Ed Owens believes the time is ripe for another royal stepchange.

He joins Pod Save the King host Ann Gripper to discuss his new book After Elizabeth: Can the Monarchy Save Itself?, the challenges facing King Charles III and why people should not assume Prince William is the royal best placed to drive the change needed.

After Elizabeth: Can the Monarchy Save Itself? by Dr Ed Owens, published by Bloomsbury, is out now

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Charles, Camilla, William and Kate are a year into their new roles - so how are they settling in?

Pod Save The King host Ann Gripper is joined by body language expert and longtime royal watcher Judi James to look at how they have changed since becoming King and Queen and Prince and Princess of Wales.

They also discuss how Meghan and Harry are finding their not-so-new life outside the royal family.

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The Prince and Princess of Wales have had a busy week - and engaged on two issues that have been major themes for the royal family this year.

But with the slimmed down royal family, William and Kate could do with some reinforcements.

Pod Save the King host Ann Gripper and Daily Mirror royal editor Russell Myers reflect on how Princess Beatrice, who spoke powerfully about dyslexia this week, and Princess Eugenie could have been real royal assets - and why things are only just getting going for the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh.

They also discuss Prince Andrew's Royal Lodge challenge and how Fergie is coming into her own.

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King Charles and Queen Camilla's state visit to France was a roaring success, and showed Charles is still ready to make his voice heard on issues that matter.

Prince William and Kate have built major long-term projects around issues they care about deeply and believe can make a difference - but are they making an impact as Prince and Princess of Wales?

With the royal family's year of transition over, Pod Save the King host Ann Gripper is joined by Daily Mirror royal editor Russell Myers to discuss all the latest royal news - and why he'd like William and Kate to up their game.

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Delayed due to the riots, the state visit of King Charles and Queen Camilla to France finally happened this week. As Macron rolled out the red carpet, Russell Myers and Ian Vogler recorded a special episode of Pod Save The King behind the scenes.

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William, Kate, Meghan and Harry have all been in the thick of major sporting events over the last week - with the Waleses in France to cheer Wales and England to Rugby World Cup wins and the Sussexes celebrating the Invictus Games family.

Pod Save The King host Ann Gripper is joined by Daily Mirror royal editor Russell Myers to talk through the latest royal news.

They also reflect on Kate’s prison visit, Princess Anne stealing the show alongside the Waleses when the trio joined Mike Tindall for his podcast and look ahead to the King’s State visit to France.

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The beginning of a new school year always feels like a reset moment whatever your age - and for the royal family, as it coincides with the first anniversary of the Queen’s death, doubly so this year. 

Pod Save the Queen host Ann Gripper is joined by Daily Mirror royal editor Russell Myers to reflect on where we are a year on from that sad and historic day, and what we have to look forward to as the royals (and our podcast team) return to work after their summer breaks.

They also catch up on the highlights of the royal summer.

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have shared a happy video of themselves making calls to young people making a difference in technology.

But Meghan and Harry are not the only ones who are back, back, back - Pod Save the King host Ann Gripper is joined by Zoe Forsey, who hosted the show for 18 months while Ann was on leave. Zoe is now on her own American adventure as deputy editor of the Mirror US, which launched this week.

In the last episode before Pod Save The King’s summer break, the team catches up on Meghan and Harry, burger boy Prince William and his planned trip to New York - and whether the Prince of Wales is letting the side down by not wearing a kilt.

We will be back in September - make sure you are subscribed to get the next episode when it lands.

See what else Zoe has been working on at www.themirror.com

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King Charles may be king of the United Kingdom, but the nations which make up the UK have different relationships to the union - and to the royal family.

With the ceremonies that marked the start of King Charles’ reign complete after he received the Honours of Scotland, what is the verdict so far on the Carolean era from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland?

Pod Save the King host Ann Gripper talks to Paul Hutcheon, political editor on Scotland’s Daily Record, Steffan Rhys, editor of Wales Online, and Jilly Beattie, features editor in Belfast to hear their perspectives on the new King - and the new Prince and Princess of Wales.

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