Palace Confidential
Palace Confidential
Palace Confidential is weekly royal podcast on the British royal family. Host Jo Elvin, editor of You magazine, speaks to a mix of the Mail's royal experts, celebrity columnists and former palace staff for a mix of exclusive news, sharp analysis and a look back at some fascinating moments in the House of Windsor's history.
Me-me-Meghan’s podcast fails to impress and have the Cambridges made a PR blunder over their new home?
The Duchess of Sussex needs to learn that a key part of interviewing is to listen to your subject – that’s the view of the Daily Mail’s Diary Editor Richard Eden. Meghan’s much-anticipated podcast Archetypes launched this week with an interview with tennis star Serena Williams, but it was Meghan’s…
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Harry and Meghan’s UK tour is about ‘having their cake and eating it’ ... and are the Sussexes planning on renewing their vows?
HE Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s trip to Europe next month will be about ‘having their cake and eating it’, believes Sarah Vine. The Mail columnist told our royal talkshow Palace Confidential that the trip will be a chance for the pair to fulfil their dream of picking and choosing their duties. ‘The…
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What DID the Queen say to Boris? And who is ‘trying to create a bit of mischief’ around moneybags Charles? Watch our royal talkshow for the latest
AS he fought in vain to hold together his Cabinet, Boris Johnson managed to find time for his weekly audience with HM the Queen – we asked our panel of royal experts how that conversation would have gone down. The Daily Mail’s Diary Editor Richard Eden says that if the Queen had an opinion, she wou…
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Palace ‘desperate not to upset’ the Sussexes as Meghan bullying row ‘swept under the carpet’ – we look at the latest news in our unmissable royal talk show Palace Confidential
BUCKINGHAM Palace’s decision to bury a report into allegations of bullying by the Duchess of Sussex could be down to a desire not to ‘poke the bear that is Harry and Meghan’, says the Daily Mail’s Royal Editor Rebecca English. Officials announced this week that the result of the investigation into …
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William still smarting about Harry’s racism comments and why Charles could become the ‘ghost king’
Prince William’s speech about racism in Britain will have been in part inspired by the fact that he is still ‘smarting’ about the comments that Harry and Meghan made last year, believes commentator Sarah Vine. The Sussexes’ claims about racism in the Royal Family in a 2021 interview with Oprah Winf…
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Will commercial pressures force Harry to break his promise to the Queen? And will Andrew face boos at the Jubilee? We discuss all this and more in our must-watch royal talk show.
Will commercial pressures force Harry to break his promise to the Queen? And will Andrew face boos at the Jubilee? We discuss all this and more in our must-watch royal talk show. Reports this week suggest that Prince Harry’s long-awaited memoirs could be delayed. This follows news that the pair are…
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Will the Palace use the jubilee to reel the Sussexes back into the fold? Our experts discuss this and lots more in our essential royal talk show
The Royal Family will use events around the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee to bring Harry and Meghan closer to the rest of the family, according to one expert. After years of bad blood, Kate Mansey, assistant editor at the Mail on Sunday says she believes that the Queen wants a rapprochement with the Sus…
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Netflix troubles for Meghan while royals jostle over Adelaide Cottage
‘Her celebrity is fading!’ Royal expert says Meghan’s Netflix dramas signal fall from grace for the ‘woke warrior Queen’ – we discuss the latest royal stories in our unrivalled royal talk show Netflix’s decision to ditch Meghan’s animation Pearl before it was even made shows that the duchess’ star…
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‘Just stay away!’ royal expert says Prince Harry should keep clear of the Jubilee celebrations, while another claims ongoing row is ‘tragic’ for 96-year-old monarch. Our royal talk show tackles all the major stories
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex should not come to the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations to stop the endless speculation around the event, a royal expert has claimed. Richard Eden, diary editor at the Daily Mail, says that they should just ‘stay away’. ‘I really get the impression that Harry an…
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Did Yes-men stop Prince Charles from rebuffing Jimmy Savile? Is Andrew manipulating the Queen? And why is Meghan Markle trying to trademark an ancient word? All this and more on our unmissable royal talk show
Prince Charles’s proximity to the late sex-offender Jimmy Savile were laid bare in a new Netflix documentary this week. Royal writer Angela Levin believes that the heir’s coterie of ‘Yes-men’ might have been to blame for failing to do their due diligence over the disgraced TV star. ‘For all the n…
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