Pod Save The King

Remembrance commemorations have been very different this year - but they have been as special as ever.
The Queen was at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday and paid her respects at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior wearing a mask in public for the first time.
Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, stepped up into a bigger role while Harry and Meghan marked Remembrance Sunday in their own way in America.
Pod Save The Queen host Ann Gripper is joined by Daily Mirror royal editor Russell Myers, who was in Westminster Abbey for the special Armistice Day service 100 years on from the burial of the Unknown Warrior.
They also look ahead to the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations and share listeners' comments on the pictures of the Sussexes' "private" cemetery visit.
And ahead of Prince Charles' birthday, Mirror Online lifestyle editor catches up with Age UK's Laurie Bolt about what he is like as a patron.

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The Duchess of Sussex has voted in the hotly contested Presidential election and the Archewell website is live - two big milestones in Meghan’s new life with Harry.
In England, the royal family are back in lockdown with a return to Zoom events on the cards - aside from a key date in the royal diary: Remembrance Sunday.
Pod Save The Queen host Ann Gripper is joined by Daily Mirror royal editor to discuss that latest royal news, plus Camilla taking over from Harry visiting the Westminster Abbey Garden of Remembrance and whether Prince William should have shared his coronavirus diagnosis earlier.
They also look back at Pride of Britain, talk Prince Charles’ Vogue interview, what next in Meghan’s court case and the big row over the famous Princess Diana interview on Panorama.

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Ingrid Seward first met Prince Philip in the 70s, describing him as a charming man. Their second meeting didn’t go to plan, when he was unimpressed to learn she wasn’t German and simply walked away from her.
Having spent decades covering the royal family as a journalist, editor, author and TV commentator, Ingrid has been there for all the biggest moments - both good and bad.
She joins the Mirror’s Lifestyle Editor Zoe Forsey to talk about her new book, Prince Philip Revealed: A Man of his Century.
She gives an insight into what the Queen’s husband is like behind the jokes and gaffes, as well as sharing her insights on how he’s taken to the role of great-grandad to George, Charlotte, Louis, Archie and the rest of the younger royals.
Ingrid also speaks about her views on the fallout between Prince William and his younger brother Harry, the Prince Andrew ‘situation’ and how the Duchess of Cambridge is thriving.

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The Queen got out and about for the first time in months as she completed her first public visit since the coronavirus pandemic took hold.
But her decision not to wear a mask on the visit to the science centre at Porton Down proved something of a talking point.
Prince William and Kate have remained busy, and Stateside, Prince Harry and Meghan have made a series of appearances at virtual events - and posed for a new portrait.
Pod Save The Queen host Ann Gripper is joined by Daily Mirror royal editor Russell Myers and Mirror Online fashionista Sarah Bradbury to catch up on what the royals have been up to - and wearing.
They also talk the latest in court (legal, not royal) and Russell’s day out with Camilla.

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Best men at each others' weddings, Princes William and Harry seemed to be brothers united - now they are divided by thousands of miles and on different paths.
Robert Lacey, author of Battle of Brothers: William, Harry and the Inside Story of a Family in Tumult, joins host Ann Gripper to discuss how it came to this.
How did their parents' divorce shape them? How were Kate and Meghan welcomed into the royal family? How have the Queen and the Palace handled things? And what impact did the structure of The Firm have on their relationship?
Reflecting on the competing tensions of love and duty, they also look ahead to potential for reconciliation.

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The Duke of Cambridge launches the Earthshot Prize today, putting the environment right at the top of his agenda for the next decade.
William has assembled a team of global stars to judge the £50million prize aiming to accelerate initiatives which can give a greener future.
Pod Save The Queen host Ann Gripper is joined by Daily Mirror royal editor Russell Myers to discuss the project, as well as William's ITV documentary A Planet For Us All.
They also catch up on the Sussexes' Netflix deal and Frogmore Cottage payment, as well as the royal family's expenses revealed in the Sovereign Grant Report.

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The Duchess of Cambridge got her woggle on this week as she became joint President of the scouts.
Kate headed for a day of activities with kids in west London to mark the occasion - and this week we're putting her work in the spotlight.
Host Ann Gripper catches up with Rachel Drew, group scout leader of the 12th Northolt scouts, to see how the day had gone.
Daily Mirror royal photographer Ian Vogler gives his verdict on the Hold Still exhibition the Duchess curated with the National Portrait Gallery, and Mirror Online lifestyle editor Zoe Forsey interviews Tracy Rennie, director of care at East Anglia Children’s Hospices, about what Kate brings to her work as patron, and catches up with Ann about the Cambridges’ latest adventures with Sir David Attenborough, in the East End and wearing face masks.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are back in action. With Finding Freedom now out there, and their new home chosen, they are making an increased number of appearances.
Voting looks set to be a key, very unroyal theme for the Duchess in the lead up to the US election - but the Sussexes' time helping out at baby2baby was reminiscent of a royal engagement.
Pod Save the Queen host Ann Gripper is joined by Daily Mirror royal editor Russell Myers to discuss the new setup, while Sarah Bradbury chips in with a style update.
Ann and Russell also discuss a protest outside Buckingham Palace that went viral and the latest on Prince Andrew.
Plus they chat about the impact of royal baby names and a very unexpected musical in the last show of the very extended series. Pod Save The Queen will definitely return in the final week of September (but we might come back before then so make sure you're subscribed 👸🏻) Until next time... #PodSaveTheQueen

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have bought their first home - and with 16 bathrooms and nine bedrooms, it's not bad for a starter pad.
They've chosen Montecito in Santa Barbara, California, as their base for their new lives away from the senior royal roles they left behind.
Pod Save The Queen host Ann Gripper is joined by Daily Mirror royal editor Russell Myers to discuss the Sussexes' new place, and a listener gives some insight into the neighourhood.
The team also catch up on the latest reactions to Finding Freedom and the wellmeaning phone call which hit a social media nerve.
They also discuss VJ Day, Princess Anne's birthday and the new actors joining The Crown.

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The story of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's romance, marriage and falling out of love with life as senior royals is told in the new book Finding Freedom.
Authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand had access to Meghan and Harry's friends, and have confirmed they spoke to the couple themselves "when appropriate".
Pod Save the Queen host Ann Gripper, Daily Mirror royal editor Russell Myers and Mirror Online lifestyle editor Zoe Forsey discuss the revelations and insight which emerge - and how the two sides of the royal rift emerge from it.
They also catch up on recent royal events, including Kate's baby bank work, her visit to Barry Island and Cardiff with William, and his appearance on That Peter Crouch podcast.

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