Welcome to a very busy Royal week of engagements including: 
Prince William arriving in Singapore for the Earthshot Prize Awards to rapturous applause 
The Duchess of Edinburgh visits Canada
And we cover the last days of The King and Queen’s state visit to Kenya plus the State Opening of Parliament
Lady Louise turns 20
And, The Princess of Wales makes her debut as colonel in chief of the 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards
Plus, we have an important announcement to make so make sure to stay to the end. 
Thanks for all your continued love and support, 
M+R
Xoxo 
 


Willsmania in Singapore | The State Opening of Parliament | An Important Announcement For You…What’s the Future for Keeping Up With The Windsors? | Episode 143

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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 17 was recorded on the 1st July 2021 and first uploaded on the 2nd July 2021.  
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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.  
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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.  
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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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From The Archives | Lilibet Diana | Episode 14

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 13 was recorded on the 2nd June 2021 and first uploaded on the 4th June 2021.  
As always please leave us a comment, email us or head to Instagram and get involved there. 
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*** We feature Mila Sneddon in today's podcast. We are ecstatic to update you that she has been cancer free for nearly two years since we recorded this! 
Coming up today:
We know (!) we say the word coronated instead of crowned 

Willsmania in Singapore | The State Opening of Parliament | An Important Announcement For You…What’s the Future for Keeping Up With The Windsors? | Episode 143

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