1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:01,559 Speaker 1: End with me right now. Out of the UK, we've 2 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:06,160 Speaker 1: got kol Of, our correspondent, heyk Hello, Heather. Okay, explain 3 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: to me why it is that we have this mess 4 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:12,320 Speaker 1: of troop deployment at the moment for the Olympics. 5 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:16,720 Speaker 2: Well, it's obviously the biggest military deployment since World War 6 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 2: Two in Paris, and it seems they are going to 7 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:23,720 Speaker 2: be around forty thousand personnel looking out for signs of 8 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 2: things that could go wrong. Obviously, they're going to have 9 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 2: millions of people in that city and they're looking for 10 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:34,199 Speaker 2: their concerns being raised over Islamic terrorists, cyber attacks and Russia, 11 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:39,199 Speaker 2: and they are keeping very much a careful eye. But 12 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 2: they're going to have drones up, They're going to have 13 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 2: divers in the Seine where the opening ceremony is taking 14 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:47,920 Speaker 2: place on Friday. It's all to make security top of 15 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 2: the agenda. They want this to go. Well, you're going 16 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 2: to have ten thousand, more than ten thousand athletes. They're 17 00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 2: competing in three hundred and twenty nine events for the 18 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:03,279 Speaker 2: actual Olympics, which are opening on Friday, as I said, 19 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 2: and then you've got the Paralympics commencing on August of 20 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:09,400 Speaker 2: twenty eighth until September the eighth, with another five thousand 21 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:12,960 Speaker 2: athletes competing, so it's going to be a busy time 22 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 2: top security, and also there are warnings already for the 23 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:19,400 Speaker 2: people going into Paris to watch out for these taxi 24 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:22,680 Speaker 2: scams where people are going to be met at the 25 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:25,839 Speaker 2: airports and railway stations and they could find themselves paying 26 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 2: out an awful lot of euros for being transported to 27 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:33,120 Speaker 2: the game. So this is very much a big operation 28 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 2: and we all obviously hope that it's going to go 29 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:36,680 Speaker 2: very well for Paris. 30 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:40,319 Speaker 1: What about your dressers champion, I mean, that's a shocker 31 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: that she's basically had to withdraw. 32 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 2: Well, absolutely, this is a sick times Olympic champion Charlotte Dujardin, 33 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 2: and video has now emerged four years ago at a 34 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 2: training session where she's allegedly seen mistreating at a hall. 35 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 2: That's obviously come up to the attention of the International 36 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 2: Federation for the Equestrian Sports Teams Sports Society and they've 37 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 2: actually given her a six months ban, and Charlotte has 38 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:15,920 Speaker 2: said this is completely out of character for her and 39 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:20,640 Speaker 2: doesn't reflect on how trains her horses, but obviously she 40 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 2: was going to be in Parish. She was going to 41 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 2: be in individual and team events, and she has withdrawn. 42 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:29,800 Speaker 2: She will not be taking part in the Paris Olympics. 43 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 2: And she has obviously she's a six times champion. She 44 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 2: got two gold medals in London in twenty twelve, she 45 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:39,440 Speaker 2: got another one in Rio in twenty sixteen, so this 46 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 2: is really really untimely news for her, and she's out 47 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 2: for six months while these investigations take place into what 48 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 2: basically is an animal welfare issue. 49 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:53,080 Speaker 1: You're too right, hey, I say that the rules are 50 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:54,839 Speaker 1: making a bit of coin at the moment, aren't they. 51 00:02:55,919 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 2: Well, absolutely, the Crown Estate profits have topped one billion pounds, 52 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 2: it's been announcing their annual reports, so that basically means 53 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 2: that the taxpayer funded sovereign grant will now jump to 54 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 2: one hundred and thirty two million for the year twenty 55 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 2: twenty five to twenty six. And it's interesting, Heather, because 56 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:14,960 Speaker 2: it kind of this spells out how the Royals spend 57 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 2: their money. And we've been hearing about new solar panels 58 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 2: that Winsor Castle that the King will be getting, probably 59 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:28,520 Speaker 2: his state Bentley converted to run on biofuel. They're going 60 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:33,080 Speaker 2: to be two new helicopters delivered and the fleet of 61 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 2: electric cars that the roles use. They will now probably 62 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 2: be looking at electric cars. So it's a very interesting 63 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 2: list that we see how this money is spent and 64 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 2: it does seem that they have had a bumper year. 65 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: Well you know, you know it's a good year when 66 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 1: you know you get two helicopters not just the one 67 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 1: K Thank you, ka Oliver, UK correspondent. 68 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 2: For more from Hither Duplusylan Drive, listen live to news talks. 69 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 1: It'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow the podcast 70 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 1: on iHeartRadio.