1 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:04,960 Speaker 1: From the Newsroom that news still come to. 2 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:09,639 Speaker 2: The Hey, I'm Bronti Koy. Welcome to the weekend edition 3 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 2: of From the Newsroom, which is all about the Royals. 4 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 2: We're going to go behind palace walls to cover the 5 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 2: big news of the week, including what critics and viewers 6 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 2: are saying about the long awaited launch of Meghan's new 7 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:22,319 Speaker 2: Netflix series and surprise appearance on a US talk show, 8 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:25,600 Speaker 2: Kate and the King's Big News, and Hugh jackman hilarious 9 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 2: Royal encounter. But first up, we'll look at the reactions 10 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 2: to Meghan's new show. Well, after a very long wait, 11 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:40,160 Speaker 2: we Love Meghan has finally landed on Netflix. 12 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 3: I've always loved taking something pretty ordinary and elevating it, 13 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:50,479 Speaker 3: surprising people with moments that let them know I was 14 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 3: really thinking of them. 15 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 2: It featured a bunch of her friends and then some 16 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 2: high profile chefs, but one moment in particular with actress 17 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 2: Mindy Kaaling got a lot of people talking. 18 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 4: I don't think anyone in the world knows that Megan 19 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 4: Michael has eaten Shack. 20 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 5: In the box and loves it. Funny too that you 21 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 5: keep saying, Megan mikel you know I'm Sussex now you 22 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 5: have kids and you go, no, I share my name 23 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 5: with my children, Yes, and that feels so. I didn't 24 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:18,960 Speaker 5: know how meaningful it would be to me, but it 25 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:23,759 Speaker 5: just means so much to go. This is our family name. 26 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:27,039 Speaker 2: So just FYI, she does not want to be called 27 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 2: Megan Markle anymore. Anyway. The show itself is beautifully shot 28 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 2: and clearly has a big budget, but for many TV 29 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 2: critics around the world, that's about where the positive feedback ended. 30 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 2: It's probably not a huge surprise that the British media 31 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:43,039 Speaker 2: have been pretty scathing in their reactions, but even Hollywood 32 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 2: Bible Variety was unimpressed. Here's a line from their review, 33 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 2: which describes it in the headline as an ego trip 34 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 2: not worth taking. Quote with love Megan is made with 35 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 2: a great deal of love, in the sense that the 36 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 2: greatest love of all is the one that a person 37 00:01:56,640 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 2: has for herself. End quote ouch for what it's way 38 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 2: Earth and my own little review. I really wanted to 39 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 2: like this series, and I watched the whole thing, so 40 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 2: I did find the whole setting visually stunning, but boy 41 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 2: was it mostly just super boring. Anyway. Megan seemed unfazed 42 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 2: by the pretty disappointing reviews when she popped up on 43 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 2: the Drew Barrymore Shaw on Thursday to sprout the show. 44 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 2: During her chat with Drew, she talked about her life 45 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:21,679 Speaker 2: with the kids and Prince Harry, and gushed over a 46 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 2: sweet gesture he'd recently made. 47 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 5: Can you talk about like surprise and delight on the 48 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:28,079 Speaker 5: show with your guests? 49 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 2: When was the last time you were surprised and delighted? 50 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 4: Last night and also this morning, But last night when 51 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 4: I went back to my hotel, there was this sweet 52 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 4: card from my kids and my husband saying we're so 53 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 4: proud of you, mama, and congrats on the show and 54 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 4: with flowers, and I just thought, okay, here were going. 55 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 4: I felt so loved so that he had planned it 56 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 4: in advance to make sure it was there when I 57 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 4: got to my hotel room. 58 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:53,360 Speaker 3: But it was really sweet. 59 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 2: Moving on, and one year after both Kate and the 60 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 2: King were forced to skip the Commonwealth Day Service in 61 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:00,639 Speaker 2: the UK, it's been confirmed they'll be and center for 62 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:03,519 Speaker 2: the occasion on Monday. It's one of the biggest occasions 63 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 2: on the Royal calendar, so the absence was keenly felt 64 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 2: last year at the service held at Westminster Abbey in London, 65 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 2: Kith being gradually returning to official duties following the news 66 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 2: she's in remission from cancer, and the Commonwealth Day event 67 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 2: will mark the biggest royal gathering since Christmas Day. Next up, 68 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:22,519 Speaker 2: Hugh Jackman spills on his hilarious encounter with the Lake Queen, 69 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:30,080 Speaker 2: finishing up with a fun little throwback for you. We 70 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 2: always love a celeb royal crossover, and Hugh Jackman had 71 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 2: a great story about when he met the late Queen 72 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 2: during an interview with Jonathan Ross back in twenty fifteen. 73 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 2: Take a listen, you you've met the Queen surely, Hugh. 74 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 1: I met her at a some royal event where people 75 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 1: were performing and we lined up at the back and 76 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 1: she came up to me and I was told, were 77 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 1: you told? I was told not to ask her questions 78 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 1: and all. There's a whole lot of protocol. I couldn't 79 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 1: help myself as she came up to her. I'm never 80 00:03:57,800 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 1: going to meet her again. You know. I'm some blow 81 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 1: from Australia. Here I am, And she came up to 82 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 1: me and said hello, and some camera macintosh said, oh, 83 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 1: this is Hugh Jackanese from Australia. And he said, oh, 84 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 1: you're Australian. I said yes, actually today in Australia is 85 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 1: your birthday, mom, because it was her Queen's birthday in 86 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:16,719 Speaker 1: Australia's in June. And she said who really and she. 87 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:18,840 Speaker 4: Turned her right. 88 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:24,160 Speaker 1: He said is that true? Said then she said yes, 89 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 1: and I said, well, happy birthday. She said, well, thank you. 90 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 1: That was. 91 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:36,880 Speaker 2: Well amazing. Anyway, that's your Royal fix for now. Thanks 92 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 2: for listening. We'll be back with our regular news update 93 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 2: next week. 94 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 3: Follow I'll subscribe to from the newsroom wherever you get 95 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:44,359 Speaker 3: your podcast.