Welcome to episode 103 of the pod!
We are talking all about Prince Harry’s number one bestselling memoir, ‘Spare’ and we have hit part three in the book this week. 
We get to grips with his therapy journey, his marriage to the Duchess of Sussex and his tumultuous relationship with the press. 
We touch on the Sussexes singing to seals, his on again off again brotherly relationship with William and what really happened during ‘Tiara Gate’?
Does Harry really despise Angela Kelly?
Should the institution have stepped in when the press were vilifying Meghan?
And did Meghan and Harry really have the poshest port-a-loos at their wedding? 
Keep listening to find out. 
 
We also talk about the Princess of Wales newest unveiling, 'Shaping Us' under the umbrella of the Royal Centre for Early Childhood. 
 
And, The Earl of Wessex finally makes the socials - hurrah! 
 
All whilst The King awarded an MBE to Pod favourite, Holocaust survivor, Lily Ebert and the Queen consort and presented medals at Lille Barracks in Aldershot. Grab a cuppa and lets get going...
 


Prince Harry Spare Review Part 3 | Shaping Us Launch | Edward Makes The Socials | Episode103

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Hi Royal Community,
Thank you for all your support during our break. We are missing you.
In the meantime, we have heard from lots of you who have been asking about our archived episodes 11-71....
Well, whilst we take a break from weekly uploading, we have listened and decided to release those archived episodes that you have been asking for. 
So, over the coming weeks, we will be re-releasing these episodes to keep you entertained. We hope you enjoy! 
 But....with re-released episodes comes caveats....
*Remember our opinions, beliefs and feelings may have changed on the subject since this originally aired. 
**The information could have been updated, social handles and/or Royal titles changed, and our dearly beloved Queen Elizabeth II may possibly still have been alive when this was recorded so please note the time difference. 
***Episode 18 was recorded on the 7th July 2021 and first uploaded on the 9th July 2021.  
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Podcast Retrospective Editing Mistake:
At 27:48 when talking about The Princess Royal’s engagement, please note that we made a mistake and Michelle mentions Ireland but this should be Northern Ireland. We are so sorry for this mistake. We have since educated ourselves for future/upcoming episodes. 
In today's Royal Round-Up:
We let you know abut our trip to London visiting The Wallace Collection, Lantana Elephants at Green Park and Kensington Palace for the Royal Style Exhibition featuring Diana, Princess of Wales wedding dress and visiting The Diana Statue for the first time at the Sunken Gardens.
Queen Elizabeth II and The Princess Royal headed to the Edinburgh Climate Change institute where they arrived by hybrid Range Rover and we had two treebilees and one plaque attack!
Queen Elizabeth II welcomed Chancellor of the federal republic of Germany, Dr. Angela Merkel at Windsor Castle.
The Queen visits Coronation street to celebrate their 60th Anniversary
The Royals heads to Wimbledon
Catherine self-isolates for ten days
Prince William celebrates the 73rd anniversary of the National Health Service with a garden party in Buckingham Palace and a service at St Paul’s Cathedral.
Queen Elizabeth II awarded the NHS with the George Cross for the collective service during the Covid Pandemic. Only three awards have been awarded for collective work including the Country of Malta and the Ulster Constabulary respectively 
Prince William headed to the England v Denmark football match and rubbed shoulders with members of the Denmark Royal family.
Lady Louise competed at the Windsor Horse Show
Sophie, Countess of Wessex rode a tandem bike in aid of Vision Foundation
Sophie and Princess Alexandra had a joint engagement visiting  the Guide Dogs for the Blind and Windmill City Farm
We chat Princess Alexandra facts 
And, in our Royal News:
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall head to Wales for ‘Wales Week’. They visited:
The budget supermarket in Iceland in Wrexham
Wachartt Vaccine factory
Tested the water at St Winifreds Well in Flintshire
Charlies took the River simples Racer Car for a test drive
Camilla visited the Hay Festival
Llantrisant Guild Hall Heritage Centre built in 1346
Llanich vineyard for their 10th anniversary for a treebilee and plaque attack
And, listed the Welsh College of Music and Drama
Charles has his own Spotify playlist!
And finally visited the Macmillan Cancer Support
 
The Princess Royal makes the Royal News. She visited:
Aintrum Castle Gardens to award them the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
The Hillsborough Castle where a reception was held for volunteers and charitable organisations. Also, she saw the Northern Ireland centenary Rose.
The Thames Tideway tunnel and turned the last bolt to complete the project
Anne received the lifetime achievement award of the City of London Livery Club 
 


From The Archives | The Prince In Wales | Episode 18

Hi Royal Community,
Thank you for all your support during our break. We are missing you.
In the meantime, we have heard from lots of you who have been asking about our archived episodes 11-71....
Well, whilst we take a break from weekly uploading, we have listened and decided to release those archived episodes that you have been asking for. 
So, over the coming weeks, we will be re-releasing these episodes to keep you entertained. We hope you enjoy! 
 But....with re-released episodes comes caveats....
*Remember our opinions, beliefs and feelings may have changed on the subject since this originally aired. 
**The information could have been updated, social handles and/or Royal titles changed, and our dearly beloved Queen Elizabeth II may possibly still have been alive when this was recorded so please note the time difference. 
***Episode 17 was recorded on the 1st July 2021 and first uploaded on the 2nd July 2021.  
As always please leave us a comment, email us or head to Instagram and get involved there.
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In today's Royal Round-Up:
 

We hear more information from the Platinum Jubilee Committee with concept art for the Pageant
Queen Elizabeth II talks to Canadian military members for Armed Forces Day 
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh head to Forfar in Scotland 
Prince Willam announces The Earthshot Prize Awards at Alexandra Palace
For those of you wondering where our phrase 'Plaque Attack' came from....well today is the day! 
Plus so much more…
 
And, in our Royal News: 
 
We talk about whether Prince George should have worn a suit or an England shirt during his first Royal engagement watching England play football against Germany 
And, we share our very first reactions of seeing pictures from the unveiling of Diana, Princess of Wales statue at the Sunken Gardens at Kensington Palace
 



From The Archives | Diana Statue Unveiling | Episode 17

Hi Royal Community,
Thank you for all your support during our break. We are missing you.
In the meantime, we have heard from lots of you who have been asking about our archived episodes 11-71....
Well, whilst we take a break from weekly uploading, we have listened and decided to release those archived episodes that you have been asking for. 
So, over the coming weeks, we will be re-releasing these episodes to keep you entertained. We hope you enjoy! 
 But....with re-released episodes comes caveats....
*Remember our opinions, beliefs and feelings may have changed on the subject since this originally aired. 
**The information could have been updated, social handles and/or Royal titles changed, and our dearly beloved Queen Elizabeth II may possibly still have been alive when this was recorded so please note the time difference. 
***Episode 16 was recorded on the 20th June 2021 and first uploaded on the 25th June 2021.  
As always please leave us a comment, email us or head to Instagram and get involved there. 
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*Fact Check* Michelle mentions Ronaldino as the footballer with a terrible statue, this was in fact Ronaldo.  
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In today's Royal Round-Up:
 

William hints at something big with a Drone video (*cough* It’s The Earthshot Prize)
Queen Elizabeth makes an appearance at Royal Ascot to raptuous applause
Camilla reads a lots of books to children in her role as patron for Book Trust
And, we see Charles and Camilla enjoying a spot of afternoon tea at Drury Lane Theatre after looking at the recent theatre renovation project with Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber.
We hit 2,000 downloads and 1,000 followers on Instagram! Thanks so so much!
Plus so much more…
 
And, in our Royal News: 
 
Catherine announces her Royal Centre for Early Childhood and her Big Change Starts Small campaign
The Royal Family financial report for 2021 is released and we are discussing:
Are the Royal family good value for money?
Did Harry and Meghan lie about financial support from Prince Charles during the Oprah Interview?
Are the Buckingham Palace renovations a waste of money?
 



From The Archives | Big Change Starts Small | Episode 16

Hi Royal Community,
Thank you for all your support during our break. We are missing you.
In the meantime, we have heard from lots of you who have been asking about our archived episodes 11-71....
Well, whilst we take a break from weekly uploading, we have listened and decided to release those archived episodes that you have been asking for. 
So, over the coming weeks, we will be re-releasing these episodes to keep you entertained. We hope you enjoy! 
 But....with re-released episodes comes caveats....
*Remember our opinions, beliefs and feelings may have changed on the subject since this originally aired. 
**The information could have been updated, social handles and/or Royal titles changed, and our dearly beloved Queen Elizabeth II may possibly still have been alive when this was recorded so please note the time difference. 
***Episode 15 was recorded on the 16th June 2021 and first uploaded on the 18th June 2021.  
As always please leave us a comment, email us or head to Instagram and get involved there. 
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In today's episode:
On a joint engagement with Camilla and Catherine, The Queen cuts a cake with a sword for the Big Lunch. 
The Queen's ice breaking moment at the G7 
Catherine and Dr. Jill Biden have a joint engagement at a primary school.
Trooping The colour takes place again at Windsor castle 
President Biden meet the Queen at Windsor Castle 
The Queen receives the Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison 
It’s Royal Ascot week - Camilla looked amazing 
And, Sophie speaks candidly about rape survivors, and life without Prince Philip on BBC 5 Live Radio Interview 
 


From The Archives | The Queen Meets Biden | Episode 15

Hi Royal Community,
Thank you for all your support during our break. We are missing you.
In the meantime, we have heard from lots of you who have been asking about our archived episodes 11-71....
Well, whilst we take a break from weekly uploading, we have listened and decided to release those archived episodes that you have been asking for. 
So, over the coming weeks, we will be re-releasing these episodes to keep you entertained. We hope you enjoy! 
 But....with re-released episodes comes caveats....
*Remember our opinions, beliefs and feelings may have changed on the subject since this originally aired. 
**The information could have been updated, social handles and/or Royal titles changed, and our dearly beloved Queen Elizabeth II may possibly still have been alive when this was recorded so please note the time difference. 
***Episode 14 was recorded on the 9th June 2021 and first uploaded on the 11th June 2021.  
As always please leave us a comment, email us or head to Instagram and get involved there. 
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Coming up in today’s episode: 
On what would have been Prince Philip’s 100th birthday, the Queen had received an honorary rose and planted a tree. 
The Prince Philip exhibitions were announced - now closed 
Are Australian Royal community able to get a free picture of The Queen? What is an empire biscuit? 
We find out where Treebilee came from? 
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh are interviewed for The Telegraph talking about Oprah, Harry and Lilibet Diana. 
Was Lilibet Diana’s name in bad taste? We discussed it all in today’s episode. 
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Prince Harry Spare Review Part 3 | Shaping Us Launch | Edward Makes The Socials | Episode103

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