1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:02,520 Speaker 1: Ryan Bridge bit show to the UK in the Brady 2 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:04,760 Speaker 1: a UK correspondent. Well, that's in the good evening. Good 3 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:05,200 Speaker 1: morning to. 4 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:07,520 Speaker 2: You, Hello Ryan, Hello, good to speak to you again. 5 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:11,959 Speaker 1: Now we've got more talk of getting really for preparing 6 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: for watch out for war with Russia. 7 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, this is very very concerning. This is the head 8 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 2: of the UK Armed Forces, so he's the top military 9 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 2: commander in Britain, Sir Richard Knighton. He's given a speech 10 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:29,480 Speaker 2: in London at a defense institute think tank and basically 11 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:32,360 Speaker 2: saying war with Russia is coming. People are going to 12 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 2: have to make sacrifices, sons, daughters, families get ready for 13 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:40,199 Speaker 2: war with Russia. So they're spelling it out. And this 14 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 2: is happening on an almost weekly basis. Now we're seeing 15 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:47,239 Speaker 2: everyone in Europe kind of ramping up. Germany's bringing it 16 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 2: back in a form of national service and spending an 17 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:53,159 Speaker 2: awful lot of money on defense foreas previously they didn't. 18 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 2: Poland I was there earlier this year. I interviewed their 19 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 2: Defense Procurement minister and I said to him, do you 20 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 2: think you'll hit five percent spend on GDP for defense 21 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 2: this year? And he said, if we need six percent 22 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 2: we'll do it. If we need seven percent, we'll do it. 23 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 2: Shall I keep going? That was what he said to me. 24 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 2: So Europe is ramping up, and I think everyone is 25 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 2: looking east, looking at what Putin is doing in Ukraine, 26 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:19,120 Speaker 2: and certainly Sir Richard knighton head of the UK Armed Forces, 27 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 2: spelling out that the UK needs to get ready for 28 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 2: a war with Russia in the future. 29 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 1: You know the analogy when you're slowly bawling in the pot. 30 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: I mean, we get another one of these warnings every week, 31 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: but I don't know. Maybe it's because we're on the 32 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 1: other side of the world, but they don't feel it 33 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:37,760 Speaker 1: doesn't feel feel like people are really panicking or anything 34 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: like that. What is the feeling like where you are? 35 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 2: I think nobody's panicking because look the job we do. 36 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 2: We ask questions of people. We interview politicians and defense 37 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 2: people and ministers and experts. I'm talking to people. My 38 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 2: TV show Roundtable is a current affairs show with Europe 39 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 2: as the theme, and every single week I'm talking to 40 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 2: people on the show and they're all worried. I mean, 41 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 2: we've traveled this year. We've been in Germany with the show. 42 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 2: We've been to Poland warsaw as I said, and people 43 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 2: in Europe are very very concerned. However, if you walk 44 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 2: down the streets of England, Scotland, Wales right now, people 45 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 2: are worried about paying their mortgages, getting to Christmas with 46 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 2: the paycheck, and getting to January. Nobody has this as 47 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 2: a priority. I think what we're seeing is that the 48 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:28,679 Speaker 2: armed force is basically wrapping the knuckles of government and saying, look, 49 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 2: we need more money. 50 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 1: Yeah. Now, tell us about Cliff Richard. Had this trip 51 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 1: to New Zealand could have saved his life. 52 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, just an amazing story. So apparently, Sir Cliff was 53 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 2: due to travel to New Zealand last year and his 54 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 2: promoter said, look, you're going to need travel insurance and 55 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 2: we just need to get you a medical check to 56 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 2: get the travel insurance. And it was at that point 57 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:52,919 Speaker 2: he went for the medical check and he was scanned 58 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 2: and tested and they found prostate cancer and he immediately 59 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 2: underwent treatment. He's eighty five years old. 60 00:02:59,600 --> 00:02:59,799 Speaker 1: Now. 61 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 2: He has given an interview to a friend of mine 62 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:05,360 Speaker 2: and former colleague at skuy Dermot Mernahan, who has stage 63 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 2: four prostate cancer, and they had a wonderful conversation about 64 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 2: prostate cancer and the need for men to go and 65 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 2: get themselves checked, and Sir Cliff just letting it be 66 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 2: known that a trip to New Zealand has pretty much 67 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 2: saved his life. 68 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: Finally, a rundown farm building at Sandringham is amac for Andrew. 69 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 1: Is this true? 70 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 2: So the Palace won't comment on individual private living arrangements 71 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 2: of individual private citizens, so basically pointing out that he 72 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 2: ain't no longer a prince. However, the local media have 73 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 2: noticed that the no fly zone over Sandringham has been 74 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 2: extended to a place called Marsh Farm, which is seven 75 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 2: miles west of the main house where the King will 76 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 2: spend Christmas. So why would they be extending a no 77 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 2: fly zone over a random property in the middle of nowhere. 78 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 2: Apparently it's very run down, it's going to need a 79 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 2: lot of work to make it habitable. But the local 80 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 2: rumor mill is in overdrive that in twenty twenty six 81 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 2: that's where Andrew mount Batten Windsor will be moving to. 82 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 2: So let's wait and see. I mean, I can't put 83 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 2: into wards how rural Sandringham is. Honestly, Ryan, I just 84 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 2: can't see Andrew staying there. He likes shiny things. He 85 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 2: likes bright lights and the fast life and the good 86 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 2: life and rural Sandringham. I don't think it's for him. 87 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 1: I saw a story in the Daily Mail, and you know, 88 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:29,600 Speaker 1: I don't know if it's true or not. It was 89 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:33,280 Speaker 1: about Fergie potentially having to live in an old cowshed 90 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:36,119 Speaker 1: on Beatrice as one of Beats farms. Is that true? 91 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:40,040 Speaker 2: Well, there is that property. I've seen exactly that same 92 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 2: story as well. Everyone was talking about it. The thing 93 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:45,920 Speaker 2: is neither of them have paid any rent or mortgages 94 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 2: anywhere in their entire adult lives. So where they live, 95 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:52,359 Speaker 2: I think when you see what most people are struggling 96 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:57,599 Speaker 2: with rising energy, across inflation, food builds, Christmas, there's not 97 00:04:57,680 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 2: a great deal of sympathy out there for these two. 98 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 1: Is not. Thank you so much for the end of 99 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:06,559 Speaker 1: Radio UK Correspondent. For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, 100 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:10,160 Speaker 1: listen live to news talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, 101 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 1: or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.