1 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: From the Newsroom, A Year's to contreu A. 2 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 2: I'm Bronti Koy. Welcome to the weekend edition of From 3 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:11,879 Speaker 2: the Newsroom, which is all about the Royals. We're going 4 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:14,120 Speaker 2: to go behind palace walls to cover the big news 5 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 2: of the week, including the huge update in the case 6 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:19,800 Speaker 2: against Prince Andrew in the Jeffrey Epstein saga, rumors Harry 7 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:22,280 Speaker 2: and Meghan may be running out of cash, and why 8 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 2: the royals have rolled out the red carpet in a 9 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 2: very lavish display this week. But first up, it's the 10 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 2: latest on Prince Andrew. Prince Andrew is officially in the clear, 11 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 2: with the FBI revealing that no one else will be 12 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 2: charged in its probe into Jeffrey Epstein's crimes. The agency 13 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:41,920 Speaker 2: hadn't ruled out charging the Duke of York back in January, 14 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 2: but a new memo from the Agency and the Department 15 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 2: of Justice, obtained by Axios, has now done that. It 16 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 2: comes years after he stepped down from royal duties, and 17 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:52,120 Speaker 2: while it will certainly be a relief for him, what 18 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 2: does it mean for his public future? Here I am 19 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 2: talking about that with The Son's Royal editor Matt Wilkinson 20 00:00:57,440 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 2: on the Royal Exclusive Show this week. 21 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 3: All this time, he's not doing much at Rule Lodge. 22 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 3: Is he gone to he? I mean this means that 23 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:05,759 Speaker 3: maybe his life could come back to normal. 24 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:08,480 Speaker 2: No, I mean to be honest with you. Of course, technically, 25 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 2: technically yes, it will be a relief for him. Maybe 26 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 2: there was a bottle of champagne popped. But in the 27 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 2: grand scheme of things, I don't think this changes very much. 28 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:18,040 Speaker 2: At the Court of Public Opinion ruled years ago, and 29 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 2: that was also related to things like you know, as 30 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:22,959 Speaker 2: you've pointed out, of course, he has denied any allegations 31 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 2: of wrongdoing all the way through. But he settled that 32 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 2: case with Virginia Dufray in which he did also deny 33 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 2: any allegations of wrongdoing in that but he settled the case. 34 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:34,039 Speaker 2: There was that disastrous News Night interview where his response 35 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 2: to the time when it was put to him about 36 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 2: his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, who had these sickening, horrendous crimes. 37 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 2: You know, people did not respond well to his position 38 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 2: or his lack of accountability over their friendship. Even so, 39 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 2: there's a lot of things that have happened over the 40 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 2: last five or six years, and when it comes to 41 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 2: his public life or any return to normalcy, and by 42 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 2: that I mean his royal life prior to all of this. 43 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 2: I don't see that it's going to make any big difference. 44 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 2: I don't see that this changes anything at all. People 45 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 2: have absolutely no appetite to seek him back doing public 46 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 2: duties and I don't think it helps the Royal family 47 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 2: if he is aligned with them. Next up, what's the 48 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 2: deal with Harry and Meghan's finances. Meghan and Harry staffing 49 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 2: waves have been back in the spotlight recently thanks to 50 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 2: some more high profile team departures, but sources now say 51 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 2: there's more to the story. According to page six, financial 52 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 2: worries may have played a big role, with the publication, 53 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 2: adding that the tally of staff who have either resigned 54 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 2: or been fired since the couple branched out on their 55 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:30,919 Speaker 2: own in twenty twenty is actually around twenty five now, 56 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:33,240 Speaker 2: similar to the Royal family itself. We don't actually know 57 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 2: a lot about Harry and Meghan's finances, although they've certainly 58 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 2: got plenty of overheads here I am talking about it 59 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 2: on The Sun's Royal Exclusive show recently. 60 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 3: There is a lot of talk that they could be 61 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:47,800 Speaker 3: a little bit short of cash. Do you think this 62 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:49,960 Speaker 3: is true or do you think that as Ever and 63 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 3: her cookery show will make Meghan the money that will 64 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:55,080 Speaker 3: sustain their lifestyle in California. 65 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 2: They have a young family, They've got decades ahead of 66 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 2: them of needing to maintain this life style. As you mentioned, 67 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:04,639 Speaker 2: it's a California lifetile. They are by no means poor. 68 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:07,440 Speaker 2: I believe they got an inheritance from Harry's great grandmother, 69 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 2: the Queen Mother. We don't know what they got from 70 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 2: the late Queen. I know that he's got he had 71 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 2: from Diana. He's discussed, so we had money from Diana's estate. 72 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 2: But their security costs, as you mentioned, I think it's 73 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 2: like two pounds a year. Their mortgage would be high. 74 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:22,960 Speaker 2: These deals were big deals. The Netflix won, the Spotify 75 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:24,919 Speaker 2: one which has been over I think for two years, 76 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 2: and the new one that Megan would be on with 77 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 2: a much smaller streaming service, it wouldn't be anything like 78 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:32,399 Speaker 2: those numbers. You'd have to assume that they had with Spotify. 79 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 2: Harry has that role I believe still with better Up 80 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 2: as their Chief impact officer. I have absolutely no idea 81 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 2: what that role would pay, mostly because I don't know 82 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 2: what it means. But for all these reasons, I think 83 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 2: that you are talking about huge overheads every year, and 84 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 2: especially with staffing costs, and that has to be maintained 85 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 2: them go to imagine the induction processing that all costs 86 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 2: money when you keep hiring. So I think you are 87 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 2: looking at a huge amount of money every year that 88 00:03:57,320 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 2: they're needing to spend. And you would have to imagine 89 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 2: that with the Netflix still wrapping up this year and 90 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 2: probably being renegotiated, I can't imagine it will be anywhere 91 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 2: near the same number that it was because Netflix is 92 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 2: not signing those sorts of deals anymore anyway. So yes, 93 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 2: I think that you are looking at a scenario where 94 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 2: maybe there will be more books. I don't know. Don't 95 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 2: know what they'll do in the future. Next up, Kate 96 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:23,160 Speaker 2: makes a very glamorous appearance is the Royals roll out 97 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 2: the red carpet, finishing up with a very posh occasion 98 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:33,360 Speaker 2: over here in the UK, where it's been all pomp 99 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:36,160 Speaker 2: and ceremony this week in Windsor, with the Royal family hosting. 100 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:39,360 Speaker 2: The French President and his wife Emmanuel mac Ron and 101 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 2: First Lady Brigitte were greeted on Tuesday by the Prince 102 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:44,800 Speaker 2: and Princess of Wales, and later we're guests of honor 103 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 2: at a state banquet held at Windsor Castle. There'd been 104 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 2: a question mark over whether Kate would be attending the dinner, 105 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 2: but Royal fans were delighted to see her turn up 106 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:55,920 Speaker 2: on William's arm, wearing a stunning red gown and crucially 107 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:58,320 Speaker 2: at tiara, the first time we've seen her in one 108 00:04:58,360 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 2: in more than eighteen months. The King is famously a 109 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:03,840 Speaker 2: huge fan of France and even speaks French, which he 110 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:06,360 Speaker 2: showed off during a very warm speech during the banquet, 111 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 2: which flipped between his native tongue English and that of 112 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:12,479 Speaker 2: his special guests. He even made a little joke about 113 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 2: English wine. Take a listen. 114 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 1: Indeed, some of our differences are so profound they may 115 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 1: never be ablecome, but we have made remarkable prosers. 116 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 4: In other areas. This evening, we are about to drink 117 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:37,839 Speaker 4: English sparkling wine made by a French champagne host. This 118 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 4: would have been scarcely believable to at least some of 119 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 4: our people. 120 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 2: Person Anyway, that's your Royal fixed for now, Thanks for listening. 121 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:48,040 Speaker 2: We'll be back with our regular news update next week 122 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:52,680 Speaker 1: Follow or subscribe to from the newsroom, wherever you get 123 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:55,039 Speaker 1: your podcasts.