1 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:03,520 Speaker 1: From the Newsroom. 2 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:08,200 Speaker 2: A nest conta. Hey, I'm Brontie Toy. Welcome to the 3 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:10,600 Speaker 2: weekend edition of From the Newsroom, which is all about 4 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:13,000 Speaker 2: the Royals. We're going to go behind palace walls to 5 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 2: cover the big news of the week, including how Meghan 6 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:18,320 Speaker 2: reacted to the fallout of her birthing sweet dancing video, 7 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 2: while William suddenly ramping up his global role, and details 8 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:24,439 Speaker 2: on the very star studded royal bash at one of 9 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 2: the palaces. But first up, it's the video everyone was 10 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 2: talking about this week, and we'll find out how Meghan 11 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 2: felt about it. It caused a storm of controversy and 12 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 2: divided viewers all over the world, but Meghan and her 13 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:39,839 Speaker 2: team are reportedly thrilled by the response to her birthing 14 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:42,960 Speaker 2: suitee twerking video in case he somehow missed it. The 15 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 2: throwback video, which was posted on her Instagram account last 16 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 2: week in honor of her and Prince Harry's daughter Lilibet's 17 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:51,920 Speaker 2: fourth birthday, shows the couple dancing to viral anthem baby 18 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 2: Mama in a bid to bring on labor look. It 19 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:57,680 Speaker 2: attracted plenty of both mockery and support, but it also 20 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 2: managed to rack up thousands of likes and millions of views, 21 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 2: and according to a source close to Megan, she's very 22 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 2: pleased with it, and insider told the Daily Mail quote 23 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 2: in the UK everyone's reaction has been a bit brutish, 24 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:12,679 Speaker 2: but everywhere else, particularly in America and especially with young people, 25 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:15,400 Speaker 2: it's been a huge hit. She and her team count 26 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 2: the video as a win, which can only be a 27 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 2: boost for sales. Her new products are marketed at Americans 28 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:23,960 Speaker 2: and not at the UK market end quote. So at 29 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 2: a time when Meghan's in the midst of a major 30 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 2: rebrand and launching a lifestyle company, was it a shrewd 31 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 2: marketing move or simply cringe as many described it here? 32 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 2: I am discussing it with The Sun's Royal Editor Matt 33 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 2: Wilkinson on the Royal Exclusive show this week. She is 34 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 2: someone who is now working as an influencer. The direct 35 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:42,959 Speaker 2: marketing campaign is to your Instagram audience. In that respect, 36 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:45,319 Speaker 2: I think she's got something like forty two million views 37 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 2: on this video, which I think all of us were 38 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 2: among them, but everyone I've ever spoken to seems to 39 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 2: have been among them in that regard. Yes, there are 40 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 2: eyes on her page, there are people watching what she's 41 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 2: doing that directly relates I would assume to the sales 42 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 2: that she's having and eyes that are on her Netflix 43 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 2: show and you know that are going to her website. 44 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 2: As ever, in that regard, again I look personally, it 45 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:10,239 Speaker 2: was obviously very difficult to watch. It's quite cringe worthy. 46 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:13,640 Speaker 2: In that regard, I think, okay, you are generating headlines. 47 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 2: That is the aim of people in this space. But 48 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 2: then when you compare it to you know how we 49 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:22,520 Speaker 2: would react, you know, with the working Royals putting out 50 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 2: that kind of content content, I think it's apples and oranges. 51 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 2: Because of course, looking at it through that filter, you think, 52 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:31,799 Speaker 2: what are you doing this? This is not appropriate. 53 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:33,360 Speaker 1: You're saying, you don't think we're going to see William 54 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:35,640 Speaker 1: and Kate release a video of when she was in 55 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 1: the label order Louis. 56 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:38,640 Speaker 2: Wouldn't that be a day? But that's it, it's not 57 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 2: they're not the same. I think I'm looking at it 58 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 2: and I'm judging it through that filter of the royal family, 59 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:46,360 Speaker 2: because of course they are. They still have their royal titles. 60 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 2: This is the whole mess of it. But I'm also 61 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 2: saying she's an influencer and she's trying to She's trying 62 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 2: to get eyes on a page and it's working. Next, up, 63 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 2: William rob's shoulders with global leaders and ramps up his rhetoric. 64 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 2: Prince William is the issue to stark warning as he 65 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 2: took to the stage with a powerful environmental speech this 66 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 2: week while continuing to build on his presence as a 67 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:08,520 Speaker 2: global statesman. In what his team described as a landmark moment, 68 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 2: the future King urged others at the Blue Economy and 69 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 2: Finance Forum in Monaco to do more to address the 70 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:17,920 Speaker 2: issues facing the deterioration of the ocean. He's been getting 71 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:20,240 Speaker 2: out there to push his agenda on the major issues 72 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:22,919 Speaker 2: more and more. Here we are unpacking what it all 73 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 2: means for the monarchy on royal exclusive. 74 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 1: He's met Trump, you know, remember in Paris he was 75 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 1: there with Macron. We've got the State visit with Macron 76 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 1: coming up. We are actually beginning to see him almost 77 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 1: stepping into his father's not into his father's shoes, but 78 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 1: into really stepping up into the Prince of Wales' role 79 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:41,120 Speaker 1: that his father left behind. 80 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 2: I think that we're seeing an increasing confidence in the 81 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 2: role of Prince of Wales because it is such a 82 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 2: different role than the one he had before. He has 83 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 2: had a little bit of a blueprint from his father, 84 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 2: as you've mentioned, because he was speaking so passionately about 85 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 2: the environment for so long, and seeing William now taking 86 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 2: on this role even more, I think that over the 87 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 2: last few years. It's been only a few years since 88 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 2: the late Queen died, I do think that he's settling 89 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 2: into the role now more than he had before, and 90 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 2: we're seeing the results, even things like last month, I 91 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 2: think the latest you gov poll had him at the 92 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 2: top of the popularity list for members of the royal family. 93 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 2: He is connecting with people in a way that seeing 94 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:17,479 Speaker 2: them really respond to the work he's doing with the 95 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 2: environment with homelessness, and I think when he sees that 96 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 2: being fed back in terms of how people are reacting 97 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 2: to it, it gives him that increasing confidence to get 98 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:29,279 Speaker 2: up there and make these passionate speeches. And also I 99 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:32,039 Speaker 2: was reminded a little bit in this recent one of 100 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:34,360 Speaker 2: a speech that Prince Charles made a few years back 101 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 2: when he was sorry, when he was still Prince Charles 102 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 2: before he became the king, when he described the environment 103 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 2: as we're in a last chance saloon. And I think 104 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 2: it was a little bit of that when we heard 105 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 2: Williams speaking, which was this is the time where it 106 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 2: is an urgent call to action. We're not doing enough, 107 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:51,160 Speaker 2: basically is the subtext. Next up, the Royals have thrown 108 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 2: an unbelievably star studded palace event with some of the 109 00:04:54,240 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 2: biggest names in showbiz turning up. Finishing up with a 110 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:05,840 Speaker 2: very Hollywood and Royal crossover, The King assembled an a 111 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:08,800 Speaker 2: list cast of supporters at Saint James's Palace in London 112 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:12,119 Speaker 2: on Thursday for an awards ceremony for his foundation. Among 113 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 2: the guests was David Beckham, oscar winners Kate Winslet and 114 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:19,159 Speaker 2: Meryl Streep, and modelin presenter and Rod Stewart's wife Penny Lancaster. 115 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:22,479 Speaker 2: And still on David Beckham, it also was reported this 116 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 2: week that he's finally going to be knighted and accolade. 117 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 2: He's apparently been keen on for years. He does a 118 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:30,719 Speaker 2: lot of charity work collaborations with the Royals, He's popped 119 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:33,359 Speaker 2: up alongside the King and Prince William at events and 120 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:36,039 Speaker 2: he's just generally a big supporter of the monarchy. So 121 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 2: there you have it. Will reportedly soon have a Sir 122 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 2: David Beckham and a Lady Victoria. Anyway, that's a royal 123 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:44,240 Speaker 2: fixed for now. Thanks for listening. We'll be back with 124 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:48,839 Speaker 2: our regular news update next week. Follow or subscribe to 125 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 2: from the Newsroom wherever you get your podcasts.