1 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:05,000 Speaker 1: From the Newsroom at news dot Com. Today. 2 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 2: Hey, I'm Bruntie Kay. 3 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 3: Welcome to the weekend edition of from the Newsroom, which 4 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 3: is all about the royals. We're going to go behind 5 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:14,960 Speaker 3: palace walls to cover the big news of the week, 6 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:18,120 Speaker 3: including Prince William's big meeting with Donald Trump, a TV 7 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:21,919 Speaker 3: host confession about Meghan Markle's quote ice cold rejection of 8 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:26,120 Speaker 3: him and Harry, and Meghan's latest Netflix project finally being released. 9 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 2: But first up. 10 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,479 Speaker 3: Trump has shared the personal conversation he had with the 11 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 3: Prince of Wales with details about King Charles and Kate. 12 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:41,840 Speaker 3: Prince William took part in a very high profile meeting 13 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 3: with Donald Trump in Paris this week, with the US 14 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:47,879 Speaker 3: President elect later gushing over their quote great conversation and 15 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:51,520 Speaker 3: also the royal's good looks. William met with Trump following 16 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 3: the ceremonial reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral, which has 17 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 3: been meticulously restored after being ravaged by a fire in 18 00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 3: twenty nineteen. The landmark reopening was attended by thirty five 19 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 3: world leaders, including William and Trump. The US soon to 20 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 3: be president later revealed he'd asked the Prince about his father, 21 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 3: King Charles and wife, Kate's cancer battles. 22 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 2: And here's what he said. 23 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 3: William responded, quote I asked him about his wife, and 24 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:17,199 Speaker 3: he said she's doing well. And I asked him about 25 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 3: his father, and his father is fighting very hard. He 26 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 3: loves his father and his wife. So it was sad. 27 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 3: We had a great talk for half an hour, a 28 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:27,040 Speaker 3: little more than half an hour. Trump also gushed about 29 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:30,119 Speaker 3: William's appearance, describing him as a quote good looking guy 30 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:33,760 Speaker 3: who quote looked really very handsome. Sounds like he was 31 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 3: quite a fan of the future. King moving on in 32 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 3: a US sports TV personality has revealed the blunt rejection 33 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 3: he once received from Megan Markle. Former ESPN presenter Ryan 34 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 3: Russillo said he believed that then suit star was obtainable 35 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 3: following a chance meeting back in twenty fourteen when the 36 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:54,640 Speaker 3: pair first cross paths at a celebrity flag football game. 37 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 3: Here he is talking about it on the Bill Simmons podcast. 38 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 1: It was all of the swimsuit models, so nobody was 39 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 1: really paying any attention to Markle, So I was like, 40 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 1: that's my lane, Like she's probably she's probably down herself 41 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:13,080 Speaker 1: a little bit right now, and she's never been more obtainable. 42 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:14,119 Speaker 2: He didn't ask her out then and there. 43 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 3: As he explained on the podcast, he slid into her 44 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 3: DMS with an offer for her to appear on his 45 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 3: show and promote suits, which he admitted was done with 46 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 3: an ulterior motive, but Meghan wasn't having it, and he 47 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 3: claims she swiftly shut him down. 48 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 1: It was Ice called. It was Oh, I don't know 49 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: anything about sports, but thanks for the offer. 50 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 2: Ouch. 51 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 3: Next up, the first reviews for Harry and Meghan's highly 52 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:38,359 Speaker 3: anticipated new Netflix series are in. Find out what's been 53 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 3: said in just a sec Finishing up with the release 54 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:47,920 Speaker 3: of Harry and Meghan's new series Polo, which dropped this 55 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 3: week on Netflix as part of their multi year mega 56 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 3: deal with the streaming service, there was a lot of 57 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 3: expectation regarding the five part series, which is executive produced 58 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 3: by the Sussexes given their previous docu series Harry and 59 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:02,800 Speaker 3: Meghan It was a assive rating success. Rather than focusing 60 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 3: on them and the royal family, however, Polo is all 61 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:08,239 Speaker 3: about the elite and glamorous sport of you Guessed at Polo, 62 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:10,960 Speaker 3: which Harry has played his whole life, although he and 63 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 3: Megan barely feature in this series anyway. First reviews are 64 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 3: in and it's not looking great for Harry and Meghan 65 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 3: so far. The UK's Telegraph described it as a quote 66 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 3: dull indulgence, while The Guardian gave it two stars, writing 67 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:26,800 Speaker 3: quote Polo looks destined to fall through the sub menus 68 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 3: into obscurity at the speed of light. 69 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:29,959 Speaker 2: Yikes. 70 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:32,080 Speaker 3: Guess we'll see how it goes with the wider audience 71 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 3: in the coming days though. 72 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 2: Anyway, that's your Royal fixed for now. Thanks for listening. 73 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 2: We'll be back with our regular news update next week. 74 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 1: Pollola subscribed to from the newsroom wherever you get your podcasts.