Pod Save The King

The Queen and Prince Philip’s vaccinations are signs of hope on coronavirus - but it is Sarah Ferguson’s book deal that is really bringing joy this week.
The Duchess of York dressed up and threw herself into a video promoting her Mills and Boon debut Her Heart For A Compass.
Pod Save The Queen host Ann Gripper is joined by tea-fuelled Daily Mirror royal editor Russell Myers to talk about the week’s royal headlines.
They cover the latest fallout from William and Kate’s train tour, Prince Charles’ new environmental initiative, hopes for Trooping the Colour and why Princess Eugenie moved out of Frogmore Cottage.

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Happy New Year! Rather a lot like last year, so far… The new lockdown means Prince Harry will not be returning for a face-to-face chat with the Queen for the one year review of his departure from his role as a senior role, along with wife Meghan.
The Sussexes have laid a lot of groundwork for what comes next, though, launching their new podcast and website over the holiday period.
Pod Save The Queen host Ann Gripper is joined by Daily Mirror royal editor Russell Myers to discuss the new launches and what needs discussing at the review.
They also look back on the Queen’s Christmas message and the royals’ celebrations, cancelled garden parties and Camilla’s new project.

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Well, that was a year, wasn’t it? An extraordinary year for everyone - and the royal family were no exception.
They must have thought Harry and Meghan’s departure would be the toughest thing they would have to negotiate, but then coronavirus turned the world upside down, challenged everyone and left millions worldwide mourning loved ones.
Pod Save The Queen host Ann Gripper is joined by Daily Mirror editor Russell Myers and Mirror fashionista Sarah Bradbury to look back on a year like no other - and ahead to 2021.
And listeners share their highlights and hopes.

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Queen Elizabeth II is head of the Commonwealth, an organisation of 54 countries, and is head of state in 16 Commonwealth realms.
The Commonwealth has been something she has cherished and championed during her reign, and Meghan Markle celebrated it with the embroidery in her wedding veil.
But where the Queen is head of state, in some cases the ties are loosening - with Barbados this year stating its intention to have an elected head of state.
Pod Save the Queen host Ann Gripper gets two different perspectives on this - first on Barbados’s relationship with the royal family, and then on the past importance and future possibilities of the Commonwealth.
First she talks to Corey Lane of the Nature Fun Ranch, visited by Prince Harry on his 2016 tour of the Caribbean, about Barbados’s relationship with the royal family and why replacing the Queen is a positive thing. They also talk about Harry’s memorable visit and the legacy it has inspired, as well as the value of the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust.
And Professor Philip Murphy, Director of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London, reflects on the Commonwealth’s creation, its past successes and how it could reinvent itself for the future.

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After William and Kate’s royal train tour, the whole Cambridge family headed to the West End for a special pantomime performance.
George, Charlotte and Louis walked the red carpet with their mum and dad then Santa and his elves worked some magic for the children of key workers.
Pod Save The Queen host Ann Gripper is joined by Daily Mirror royal editor Russell Myers as they get in festive spirit.
Ann is also joined by some of the children in Year 1 at Lowther School in Barnes, South West London who were very excited to get a letter from the Queen.
Ann and Russell also discuss Meghan and Harry’s new Archewell Audio project, royal Christmas cards, the delay to the Queen’s Christmas message and the latest on Prince Andrew.
Pod Save The Queen continues over the holiday season with two special interviews next week, and a review of the year the week after.
Merry Christmas!

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge toured Scotland, Wales and England on the royal train to lift spirits and thank people making a difference.
And they returned to Windsor Castle for a special reunion with the Queen, Prince Charles and Camilla, Princess Anne, and Edward and Sophie Wessex, captured in a striking photo which sets out the New Firm.
Pod Save The Queen host Ann Gripper is joined by Daily Mirror royal editor Russell Myers, who joined the Cardiff leg of the royal train tour, to discuss William and Kate’s adventure and the Queen’s Magnificent Seven.
They also get excited about another royal baby, Camilla’s dog and the Queen’s Zoom diplomacy.

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Queen Elizabeth II is one of three great Queens of England with a reign covering key moments of modern history.
But it has not always been smooth sailing, with crises often of her own family's making - most recently with the departure of Meghan and Harry from their roles as senior working royals for a new life in America.
Pod Save The Queen host Ann Gripper is joined by Clive Irving, author of The Last Queen: How Queen Elizabeth II Saved the Monarchy to discuss the Queen's remarkable reign and the future of the monarchy.

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The Queen will spend her first Christmas at Windsor Castle for 33 years after abandoning plans to go to Sandringham.
Pod Save The Queen host Ann Gripper is joined by Daily Mirror royal editor to discuss this year’s very different celebrations and all the latest royal news.
They catch up on the rows about The Crown’s version of history and the new Panorama inquiry, the results from Kate’s early years survey, Prince Harry’s environmental plea and Meghan’s essay about her miscarriage.

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The highly anticipated fourth series of The Crown has dropped on Netflix, and it certainly doesn’t disappoint. The 10 episodes are packed with royal drama, heartbreak and tragedy - so we sat down to discuss the award-winning show. Lifestyle Editor Zoe Forsey is joined by Film Writer Lewis Knight and the Daily Express’s Lauren O’Callaghan to talk about the storylines, characters and the fashion. Royal expert Ingrid Seward also offers her insight on how accurate the series is, and why it’s going to be extremely sad for Princes William and Harry.

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When you are a member of the royal family, you know what you wear is going to be noticed - so what you wear matters.
The Queen, Princess Diana, Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle have all used their clothing choices to make their presence felt.
Pod Save The Queen host Ann Gripper is joined by Elizabeth Holmes to discuss her first book HRH: So Many Thoughts on Royal Style.
They chat the royals’ changing fashions, tiaras, the people who style the royals, when it pays not to be fashionable - and the messages the royals are really sending with what they wear.

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