Kind thoughts for Meghan Markle
277 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★ - 220 ratingsPurposely keeping things positive, listen in for short podcasts containing commentary on the lives and the work of Meghan Markle, Prince Harry and occasional stories about their children Archie and Lili. Hear about Meghan and Harry's charitable and other work. We follow them and watch the new chapters in their lives after they stepped back as senior working Royals. In between my podcasts, read stories and posts about the Sussex family on my blog www.kindthoughtsformeghanmarkle.com
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Podcast 162 – Prince Harry joined Dr. Gabor Mate in a conversation about trauma & mental health
March 04, 2023 22:00 - 8 minutes - 6.13 MBPrince Harry was the guest in the March 4th, 2023, virtual event titled "Spare: Prince Harry in conversation with Dr. Gabor Mate." I was not sure what to expect of the event. I suspected perhaps a more intellectual review of Prince Harry’s book. What we got was an hour and a half’s worth of discussion including a few pre-selected questions from attendees, on the topic of all things trauma and mental health. The conversation included a section where Dr. Mate provided Harry, based on what M...
Podcast 161 – King Charles takes the low road, asking Meghan and Harry to vacate Frogmore Cottage
March 02, 2023 18:00 - 6 minutes - 4.69 MBIt has been a while since you have heard from me and that is because after Harry’s PR appearances for his memoir "Spare" he and Meghan have been pretty much out of sight, no doubt still working but keeping a low profile. I was sort of wondering whether I had got to the point of having said everything that I want to say about all things Harry and Meghan then out of the blue we get the shocking news, broken by the UK tabloid the Sun, declaring that King Charles was evicting Harry and Megh...
Podcast 160 – Has there been a falling out between Prince Harry, Meghan Markle & the Royal reporter Omid Scobie?
January 28, 2023 03:00 - 6 minutes - 4.52 MBPeople who regularly follow all things Meghan and Harry on social media will be very familiar with the UK journalist Omid Scobie. Since 2018 Scobie’s posts and reporting on the UK Royals made him a go-to person to get the current news. In fact, Scobie often broke exclusive stories on the Sussexes, so much so that it became widely rumoured that he was a close friend of Harry and Meghan. Scobie has recently denied being a close friend. However it is clear his career has benefitted from the i...
Podcast 159 – A Spare copy of Prince Harry’s memoir “Spare”
January 18, 2023 16:00 - 1 minute - 958 KBContact me regarding receiving my spare copy of Prince Harry's memoir "Spare" either through my blog https://www.kindthoughtsformeghanmarkle.com/ or maybe through my Twitter account Jeanette Songolo (@JeanetteSongolo) / Twitter Show written and produced by Jeanette Songolo. Please keep listening for future podcasts on all things Meghan, Harry, Archie and Lili and in the meantime watch out for other posts on all things Sussex on my blog at https://www.kindthoughtsformeghanmarkle.com/
Podcast 158 – Prince Harry’s memoir “Spare” my thoughts based on my first reading of the book
January 14, 2023 19:00 - 7 minutes - 5.14 MBFirstly, Happy New Year to you all and thank you for your continued support of this podcast. For those of you who are waiting or are in the process of reading Prince Harry’s memoir 'Spare' – you might not want to listen to this episode until after you have read the book. I have sped read through the book once and plan to re-read it, in the meantime here are some of my take away thoughts after my first reading. Show written and produced by Jeanette Songolo. Please keep listening for fu...
Podcast 157 – Final 3 episodes of the Meghan Markle & Prince Harry’s 2022 Netflix Docu-Series – Overview and Reactions
December 18, 2022 22:00 - 11 minutes - 8.01 MBThe final three episodes of Meghan and Harry’s Netflix docuseries were just as gripping as the first three – As before, I watched the episodes through twice, let it all sit with me for a while, and then observed the UK reactions (including the vile attack by the UK TV host Jeremy Clarkson printed Rupert Murdoch's The Sun UK newspaper. ) Show written and produced by Jeanette Songolo. Please keep listening for future podcasts on all things Meghan, Harry, Archie and Lili and in the meantim...
Podcast 156 – Impressions on the first three episodes of Meghan Markle & Prince Harry’s 2022 Netflix Docu-Series
December 11, 2022 23:00 - 8 minutes - 5.88 MBAs with everything to do with Harry and Meghan everyone has an opinion about the first three episodes of their Netflix docu-series that is called simply "Harry and Meghan." I have mostly avoided reading everyone else’s opinions and having watched the first 3 episodes through - twice - here are my takeaways and my thoughts on what is coming next. Show written and produced by Jeanette Songolo. Please keep listening for future podcasts on all things Meghan, Harry, Archie and Lili and in the...
Podcast 155 – Meghan Markle & Prince Harry picking up Awards, East coast to West coast.
December 08, 2022 02:00 - 8 minutes - 6.2 MBIt was an East coast West Coast kind of week for Harry and Meghan as they and their team picked up Awards in America. Show written and produced by Jeanette Songolo. Please keep listening for future podcasts on all things Meghan, Harry, Archie and Lili and in the meantime watch out for other posts on all things Sussex on my blog at https://www.kindthoughtsformeghanmarkle.com/
Podcast 154 – Meghan Markle keeps to a female empowerment theme for Thanksgiving & Giving Tuesday 2022
November 28, 2022 20:00 - 6 minutes - 4.19 MBIn America the Thanksgiving Thursday holiday is followed by the shopping frenzy that is Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and since 2012 a global movement to support non-profits called Giving Tuesday. Ahead of Giving Tuesday 2022 Meghan has teamed up with the eco-friendly lifestyle brand Cuyana, https://www.cuyana.com/ that will see 500 of their Classic Structured Tote Bags, that retail at just under $250.00 each, donated to the UK charity Smart Works the non-profit where Meghan remains Pat...
Podcast 153 – Countdown to Prince Harry & Meghan Markle collecting 2022 Ripple of Hope Award in New York City
November 21, 2022 21:00 - 5 minutes - 3.93 MBIn October of this year Kerry Kennedy, daughter of the late US Senator Robert F. Kennedy and a niece of the former US President John F. Kennedy, released a statement saying that Meghan and Harry were chosen and had agreed to accept one of the 2022 Ripple of Hope Awards given out each year by the Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Foundation. Ms. Kennedy further announced that Meghan and Harry would be given their award at a gala ceremony in York City on December 6th, 2022. Show written and pro...
Podcast 152 – Prince Harry & Meghan Markle honour Servicemembers, & Both make Hello Magazine’s 2022 Kind List
November 11, 2022 21:00 - 6 minutes - 4.55 MBMeghan and Harry commemorate Veterans Day and Remembrance Day 2022 by thanking servicemembers around the World, and reveal that they are working with The Greatest GENERATIONS Foundation (TGGF). Also, Meghan and Harry both individually make the Hello Magazine 2022 Kind List. Show written and produced by Jeanette Songolo. Please keep listening for future podcasts on all things Meghan, Harry, Archie and Lili and in the meantime watch out for other posts on all things Sussex on my blog at...
Podcast 151 – Prince Harry & Meghan Markle post 13 News Stories to their Archewell website
October 26, 2022 20:00 - 6 minutes - 4.19 MBYou know how last time I said that we wait and wait for news stories about Meghan and Harry and then a whole slew come along at once. This week Meghan and Harry downloaded a motherload of some 13 news stories to their Archewell website covering their work during the months of September and October 2022. Most of these stories have been already well covered in the media. There were, however, two stories that had not been widely publicized prior to this week. In this podcast I chat about th...
Podcast 150 – A busy news week for Meghan Markle & Prince Harry – Uvalde, Spotify, Variety Magazine, And…..
October 21, 2022 21:00 - 9 minutes - 6.59 MBWelcome to the 150th episode of this podcast. Waiting for news from the House of Sussex sometimes feels the same as when you are waiting for a bus - nothing, nothing then a whole slew come along at once. And so it was this week with all things Meghan and Harry. In this episode I talk about the just some of the news that we heard this week concerning Meghan and Harry. Show written and produced by Jeanette Songolo. Please keep listening for future podcasts on all things Meghan, Harry, Ar...
Podcast 149 – Meghan Markle & Prince Harry join the VING Project, seeing grants given to US women experiencing financial hardship
October 07, 2022 19:00 - 4 minutes - 3.26 MBOver the last few days we have seen the couple re-start the work that they had put on hold as a mark of respect during the official mourning period for the late Queen. In part inspired by Meghan’s podcast, Archetypes, she and Harry announced a new partnership, with their Archewell Foundation teaming up with the VING Project. https://vingproject.org/ The VING Project is an American national movement aiming to inspire the next generation of givers. High School students aged between 14 and 18 ...
Podcast 148 – Meghan Markle still has a target on her back in the UK
September 17, 2022 16:00 - 8 minutes - 5.94 MBHarry and Meghan have been handling unfolding events in the UK with respect, grace and dignity. From what I have observed they haven't put a foot wrong during the period of mourning leading up to the Queen's funeral. They have stayed pretty quiet, trying to keep the focus rightly on the Queen. So, you might think that the UK tabloids and their carnival of Royal experts and the social media trolls would give Meghan and Harry a break. Sadly, the nastiness and abuse has continued unabated ...
Podcast 147 – The delight of seeing Prince Harry, Meghan Markle & the Prince & Princess of Wales together
September 11, 2022 00:00 - 5 minutes - 3.7 MBAs I was getting my daily fix of Royal T.V. news following the Queen's passing, I caught sight of William and Kate, now officially known as the Prince and Princess of Wales emerge from their car at Windsor Castle. Then to my delight and to my surprise, I saw Meghan and Harry step out of that same car. I dragged my chair close to the TV screen and for the next hour I was transfixed as I watched the live TV broadcast of the four of them together, side-by-side, as they met and chatted with ...
Podcast 146 –An emotional week for Prince Harry & Meghan Markle as The Queen dies
September 09, 2022 22:00 - 5 minutes - 3.86 MBHarry and Meghan were two thirds through their successful charity events in the UK and Germany, when on September 8th, the sad news came of the unexpected death of the Queen at the age of 96. Harry and Meghan altered their plans and will, we are told, stay in the UK until after the state funeral for the Queen, that will take place in the coming days. Please keep listening for future podcasts on all things Meghan, Harry, Archie and Lili and in the meantime watch out for other posts on all ...
Podcast 145 – Meghan Markle & Prince Harry met delegates at the 2022 One Young World Summit, Manchester UK & Meghan opened the event
September 05, 2022 22:00 - 5 minutes - 3.93 MBMeghan and Harry took an eco-friendly train from London to Manchester in the UK, for the opening ceremony for the 2022 One Young World summit. Having spent a bit of time ahead of the summit’s opening meeting privately with some of the delegates, Meghan and Harry were given a rapturous welcome as they entered Bridgewater Hall in Manchester. Meghan was welcomed to the stage as a counsellor for the One Young World organization, a position she has held since 2014 (before meeting Prince Har...
Podcast 144 – Is Meghan Markle a Diva or Not?
September 02, 2022 19:00 - 3 minutes - 2.77 MBIn Episode 2 of Meghan Markle's Archetypes podcast titled "The Duality of Diva" she and Mariah Carey talk, amongst other things, about the word diva - the historical definition and use of the word in the past, then how the word came to be used as a derogatory term against a certain kind of woman. In the podcast, Mariah says at one point to Meghan "you give us diva moments sometimes." So is Meghan a diva or not? Keep listening for future podcasts on all things Meghan, Harry, Archie and L...
Podcast 143 – A recap on the busy Summer of 2022 for Meghan Markle & Prince Harry
August 31, 2022 00:00 - 8 minutes - 6.15 MBAs we head towards the fall it seemed a good time to do a re-cap of just some of the things that Meghan and Harry have been doing this past summer - their brief trips to the UK and NYC; Harry's summer of polo; Harry's trip to Africa; Meghan's podcast launch and her recent interview with The Cut magazine. Keep listening for future podcasts on all things Meghan, Harry, Archie and Lili and in the meantime watch out for other posts on all things Sussex on my blog at https://www.kindthoughtsform...
Podcast 142 – Sussex followers launch new fundraiser to honour the 2022 Birthdays of Archie and Lili
May 06, 2022 21:00 - 7 minutes - 5.32 MBIn honour of adorable Archie's 3rd Birthday and the forthcoming 1st Birthday of baby Lili, Meghan and Harry supporters’ group, the Sussex Squad - as well as other Sussex followers - are raising money in support of Jose Andres’s World Central Kitchen (WCK). WCK use the power of food to nourish communities in crises. WCK are currently doing wonders in feeding those living in or fleeing from the war in Ukraine. World Central Kitchen has been a partner with the couple's Archewell Foundation...
Podcast 142 – Sussex followers launch new fundraiser to honour the 2022 Birthdays of Archie and Lili
May 06, 2022 21:00 - 7 minutes - 5.32 MBIn honour of adorable Archie's 3rd Birthday and the forthcoming 1st Birthday of baby Lili, Meghan and Harry supporters’ group, the Sussex Squad - as well as other Sussex followers - are raising money in support of Jose Andres’s World Central Kitchen (WCK). WCK use the power of food to nourish communities in crises. WCK are currently doing wonders in feeding those living in or fleeing from the war in Ukraine. World Central Kitchen has been a partner with the couple's Archewell Foundation...
Podcast 141– The Pros & Cons of Meghan Markle & Prince Harry going to the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations
April 29, 2022 01:00 - 6 minutes - 4.3 MBToday I am taking a look at a topic that everyone and their dog has an opinion on – the question as to whether Harry and Meghan should travel to the UK to participate in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations? It is not yet known whether or not Meghan, Harry, Archie and Lili will make the trip over from California to attend all or some of the Jubilee Celebrations. Whilst rumour has it that the Queen would like them to come, when asked recently if he would be coming Prince Harry did not...
Podcast 140 – The 'take-aways' from Prince Harry’s April 2022 interview with Hoda Kotb.
April 22, 2022 20:00 - 9 minutes - 6.23 MBDuring the week of the Invictus Games at the Hague in Holland - Prince Harry did a fair few press interviews to promote the Games. In these interviews Harry, for the most part, kept the topic limited the Games and only answering the odd question about fatherhood and his children. Not so when he sat down with NBC’s Hoda Kotb. This interview did explore Harry's private life. This podcast is an overview of their interview, the reaction to it by the UK press, and my thoughts. Please keep ...
Podcast 139 – Best parts so far of Prince Harry & Meghan Markle at The Invictus Games The Hague
April 16, 2022 23:00 - 7 minutes - 5.12 MBAs I mentioned before we don’t have live TV coverage of the Invictus Games The Hague here in Canada, but I have been trolling all over social media and news reports so as to keep up to date on how the Games are going. Amongst the many hard-hitting stories of the competition, such as the fact that the Ukrainian team who despite the on-going war with Russia did manage to travel to Holland to take part, and also the serious part of the games for each of the 500 plus competitors who have eithe...
Podcast 138 – Meghan Markle & Prince Harry slipped into England for an Easter visit with the Queen - right under the noses of the press
April 15, 2022 16:00 - 4 minutes - 2.99 MBOn the Thursday evening before Good Friday many of us were knocking off work early so as to extend our Easter weekend as much as possible. As is my norm, I was keeping one eye on the Twitter feeds about all things Meghan and Harry when a story popped up on the My Royalty Account https://mobile.twitter.com/BurnerRoyalty a post by The UK Sun newspaper reporting that Meghan and Harry had been to visit with the Queen. Tweeter went ballistic when shortly thereafter a spokesperson for Meghan an...
Podcast 137 – Meghan Markle & Prince Harry make new grants to organizations working to improve our digital community
April 13, 2022 20:00 - 4 minutes - 3.46 MBAt a time when we are constantly bombarded with hateful and polarized media and social media commentary and when it is becoming increasingly difficulty to sort out the real news from the fake, Meghan and Harry have issued a couple of new charitable grants, re-committing themselves "to convening, bridging, and accelerating leaders, ideas, and solutions for an online community rooted in equity, safety, participation, and belonging." In the statement released on their Archewell website Meghan ...
Podcast 136 – Countdown to Prince Harry’s Invictus Games The Hague
April 09, 2022 22:00 - 4 minutes - 3.12 MBThe countdown is on to the start of the Invictus Games that are taking place this year at The Hague in the Netherlands. The opening ceremony and a few sporting events take place on Easter Saturday, continuing thereafter up to the closing ceremony on Friday April 22nd, 2022. The Invictus Games, founded by Prince Harry and based on the US Warrior Games, are designed for wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women, both serving and veterans. The idea is to use the power of sport to inspi...
Podcast 136 – Countdown to Prince Harry’s Invictus Games The Hague
April 09, 2022 22:00 - 4 minutes - 3.12 MBThe countdown is on to the start of the Invictus Games that are taking place this year at The Hague in the Netherlands. The opening ceremony and a few sporting events take place on Easter Saturday, continuing thereafter up to the closing ceremony on Friday April 22nd, 2022. The Invictus Games, founded by Prince Harry and based on the US Warrior Games, are designed for wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women, both serving and veterans. The idea is to use the power of sport to inspi...
Podcast 135 – Meghan Markle & Prince Harry start an Action Campaign to support women in the community
April 05, 2022 22:00 - 5 minutes - 3.54 MBConcurrently with a new report from the US National Women’s Law Centre (NWLC) about the impact of the pandemic on women and mothers, Meghan and Harry through their Archewell Foundation have started a new campaign, a call to action, asking us alongside themselves to take actions to support women in our communities. The NWLC report https://nwlc.org/resource/resilient-but-not-recovered-after-two-years-of-the-covid-19-crisis-women-are-still-struggling/ authored by Jasmine Tucker and Julie V...
Podcast 134 – Should Prince Harry have attended his late grandfather’s memorial service?
March 31, 2022 00:00 - 5 minutes - 3.8 MBThe question that I am posing for you all this week is "Should Prince Harry have travelled to the UK to attend the memorial service for his late grandfather, Prince Phillip? " Although Harry had let everyone know in advance that he was not going to come, this did not stopped everyone from: (a) Speculating as to why Harry chose not to attend, or (b) Taking an opinion over whether this was the right decision or not. Prince Harry was at Prince Phillip's carefully plann...
Podcast 133 – Meghan Markle & Prince Harry make donations to organizations working on the ground in Ukraine
March 18, 2022 22:00 - 5 minutes - 4.16 MBIn a week when Samantha and Thomas Markle made the news for not so good reasons, Meghan and Harry took the high road, announcing that they had made donations to several organizations that are working on the ground to support the people of Ukraine. Ukrainians continue to suffer the effects of Russia’s unwarranted invasion of their country. In a post to their Archewell website, Meghan and Harry announced donations to a couple organizations that they had not worked with before, as well as r...
Podcast 132 – Thomas Markle launches a YouTube Channel – and guess who the first episode is about?
March 13, 2022 20:00 - 7 minutes - 5.17 MBPatrick Hill of the UK Daily Mirror newspaper reported in what he termed an Exclusive Interview with Meghan Markle's dad Thomas Markle, writing that Thomas was vowing to tell 'his truth' as he launched his YouTube channel, promising that the chats will be "no holds barred." Co-host of the channel and 'close pal' to Thomas LA based photographer Karl Larsen told the Daily Mirror that he and Thomas were inspired by people such as the royal commentator Lady Colin Campbell and also podcaster J...
Podcast 131 – Meghan Markle subject of (attention seeking) lawsuit by Samantha Markle
March 05, 2022 02:00 - 7 minutes - 5.35 MBFor those of us who have long since given up hope that Samantha Markle would find inner peace and leave Meghan and Harry alone, it was not much of a shock to hear that Samantha has decided that she is not yet done messing around in her half sister’s life, and what better way to garner some more press attention (and maybe get some more paid TV work) than to sue Meghan for defamation. This podcasts is all about the ins and outs of Samantha's lawsuit. Please keep listening for future podcas...
Podcast 130 – Meghan Markle & Prince Harry award grants to non-profits in honour of National Women's History Month & International Women's Day (IWD) 2022
March 02, 2022 00:00 - 6 minutes - 4.18 MBIn America the month of March is National Women’s History Month which also encompasses International Women’s Day (IWD) that in 2022 will be celebrated on March 8th. National Women's History Month has been observed annually in the United States and other countries, including the United Kingdom and Australia, every March since 1987. The month is observed in October in Canada. The National Women's History Alliance is known nationally (in the US) as the only clearinghouse providing information...
Podcast 129 –Prince Harry & Meghan Markle’s NAACP acceptance speech – the (VERY) unofficial version!
February 27, 2022 19:00 - 5 minutes - 3.54 MBAs anticipated, Meghan & Harry received the NAACP President’s Award during the 53rd annual NAACP Image Awards. Meghan and Harry looked absolutely fabulous. They turned up in person for the event and they gave a short speech, taking it in turns to say some lines. But like all speeches you must not take what they said at face value. Here is a light-hearted take on what Meghan and Harry said, and what they might have meant by their words? Apologies upfront that it is me doing this skit – it...
Podcast 128 – Prince Harry & Meghan Markle honoured with NAACP President’s Award
February 25, 2022 01:00 - 5 minutes - 4.06 MBWithin hours of Russia invading Ukraine and on the same day that Meghan and Harry issued a statement to say that they and their Archewell team Stand with the People of Ukraine, we heard some good news for Meghan and Harry. The couple are to be awarded the NAACP President’s Award during the 53rd annual Image Awards that will be televised on the BET channel on Saturday February 26th 2022. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is a civil rights organization in...
Podcast 127 –Prince Harry supports England’s 2022 National HIV Testing Week
February 10, 2022 23:00 - 7 minutes - 5.25 MBPrince Harry reconnected with his Welsh friend Gareth Thomas to support 2022 National HIV Testing Week in England. National HIV Testing Week is the campaign to promote regular testing, particularly among the most affected population groups in England, thereby helping to reduce the number of people living with undiagnosed HIV. For listeners living outside of the UK or for those who don't follow the sport of Rugby Union, Gareth Thomas is a former rugby player and was also the captain of th...
Podcast 126 – Prince Harry & Serena Williams attend the inaugural BetterUp InnerWork Day
February 04, 2022 00:00 - 7 minutes - 4.88 MBIn his first public event of 2022, Prince Harry took part in the very first InnerWork Day event by on-line coaching company BetterUp, https://www.betterup.com/ the organization where for the last year Prince Harry has worked as the Chief Impact Officer. To give you an idea of the reach of BetterUp, people from every continent around the world attended. I listened in for most of the 5-hour conference. In this podcast I talk about my key take-aways from the event, as well as chat about ...
Podcast 125 – Will Prince Harry succeed in obtaining access to Police Protection when in the UK?
January 16, 2022 14:00 - 7 minutes - 5.13 MBFollowing their trend of publishing 'breaking' news stories about Meghan and Harry late on Saturday night, the UK Mail on Sunday and their Mail Online counter part printed the following headline: “Give me back my bodyguards: Prince Harry threatens legal action against the government and demands return of police protection when he is in the UK because it is not safe for the Sussexes to return to visit.” Having got wind that this story was going to break, Prince Harry issued his own statem...
Podcast 124 – Happy 2022 – Recent News about Meghan Markle & Prince Harry
January 07, 2022 19:00 - 4 minutes - 3.5 MBFirstly, a happy 2022 to you all. You will have noticed the new intro music to my podcast, aptly called “New Beginnings” as we pull down the holiday decorations, enter a new year, and hope for good things in the year ahead. We haven’t seen much of any of the Royals over recent weeks as they all take their extended holiday breaks. That said, we have had a steady trickle of news coming out about Meghan and Harry. 1. We heard more details on Meghan’s financial settlement from her court win a...
Podcast 123 – Associated Newspapers concede defeat in Meghan Markle’s copyright case - #meghanmarklewon
December 26, 2021 17:00 - 4 minutes - 3.32 MBOn Christmas Day at about 6.00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time in North America which is 11.00 p.m. in the UK, the Boxing Day editions of the UK Sunday Newspapers came out and there was a good surprise. At the foot of the front page of the UK Mail on Sunday was the following statement: “The Duchess of Sussex wins her legal case for copyright infringement against Associated Newspapers for articles published in the Mail on Sunday and posted on the Mail Online website." On page 3 of the newspape...
Podcast 122 – Meghan Markle & Prince Harry delight us with their 2021 Christmas Card & their charitable donations.
December 24, 2021 02:00 - 8 minutes - 5.6 MBI am sure by now you will have all seen or heard about the Christmas Card that Harry and Meghan gave this year, that has delighted us all in many ways not least of which was the inclusion of the adorable Archie and our first glimpse of the lovely Lili. The card did wonders in cheering us all up and in giving us all something to talk about - other than COVID. A truly lovely photo, with Harry and the kids all bare footed, and credit to photographer Alexi Lubomirski who also took Meghan a...
Podcast 121 – The Princes and the Press, Part 2 – Yes, the UK Royal Family do leak stories to the Press
December 13, 2021 20:00 - 8 minutes - 6.05 MBThis is the second podcast about the UK BBC 2 television documentary Princes and the Press. Podcast #117 of mine covered Part one of this two-part series. As I said in my earlier podcast, nothing that came out in part 1 of the TV program was really new. We had confirmed from UK newspaper reporters themselves, what we already suspected, that members of the UK Royal Family work in silos, are highly competitive over the amount of positive press coverage that they receive, and that they oc...
Podcast 121 – BBC 2 - The Princes and the Press, Part 2 – Yes, the UK Royal Family do leak stories to the Press
December 13, 2021 20:00 - 8 minutes - 6.05 MBThis is the second podcast about the UK BBC 2 television documentary Princes and the Press. Podcast #117 of mine covered Part one of this two-part series. As I said in my earlier podcast, nothing that came out in part 1 of the TV program was really new. We had confirmed from UK newspaper reporters themselves, what we already suspected, that members of the UK Royal Family work in silos, are highly competitive over the amount of positive press coverage that they receive, and that they oc...
Podcast 120 – Prince Harry comments on the “Great Resignation” workplace trend
December 08, 2021 16:00 - 6 minutes - 4.76 MBThis week Prince Harry had an interview the result of which being Harry has (a) been accused of speaking about an issue he knows nothing about and / or (b) has once again been misquoted on what he actually did say. Harry’s comments came about as a result of a short written questions and answers interview with the American business magazine Fast Company. The interview was mainly about Harry’s work as Chief Impact Officer for the coaching company BetterUp, with Harry promoting BetterUp’s re...
Podcast 119 – UK Court of Appeal finds for Meghan Markle – Associated Newspapers REALLY upset
December 02, 2021 21:00 - 9 minutes - 6.3 MBIn a Court case that continues to grab worldwide attention, the three judge panel of the UK Court of Appeal handed down their judgment today, unanimously dismissing the appeal brought by Associated Newspapers, the owners of the UK Mail and The Sunday Mail, and upholding the lower court judge's decision that the newspaper did breach Meghan’s rights to privacy and breach of copyright. I will recap with you what the Court case is all about, then take you through a summary of the judgment of t...
Podcast 118 – Prince Harry urges us to draw from lessons learned in the HIV/AIDS pandemic when dealing with COVID-19.
December 01, 2021 18:00 - 4 minutes - 3.42 MBOn what is World AIDS Day 2021, in his role as the Founding Patron of the African non-profit Sentebale, https://sentebale.org/ Prince Harry wrote to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and to the Executive Director of UNAIDS program, firstly to thank the scientific community for their tireless work in the treatment of AIDS and secondly, urging for fair and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. In his letter, Prince Harry wrote that 40 years on his mother would hav...
Podcast 117 – The Princes & the Press Part 1 – What is this BBC2 documentary all about?
November 24, 2021 02:00 - 7 minutes - 5.06 MBRoyal Family followers cannot have failed to miss the controversy about a UK documentary titled 'The Princes and the Press.' The first of this two-part miniseries aired this week on the publicly funded U.K. BBC 2 T.V. channel. I don’t think the show was causing much of a stir in public until a day or two before the first program was due to air. At that time it was reported by the U.K. Daily Mail newspaper that senior royals such as Prince William, the Queen and Prince Charles, had unite...
Podcast 116 – Prince Harry’s Travalyst releases first tool to help travellers & accommodation providers, assess how sustainable they are
November 16, 2021 21:00 - 5 minutes - 3.59 MBAs some parts of the world are opening up, and for the first time in two-years we might be thinking about going on a trip or travelling once again, we have news from Prince Harry’s Travalyst organization that will help us to make eco-friendly choices on our travels. Per their website, led by Prince Harry and in partnership with Booking.com, Google, Skyscanner, Trip.com Group, Tripadvisor, and Visa, Travalyst is a non-profit organisation "working to identify – and help bring about – the sys...