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en It's been an incredible start to the tour so far. We had a ceremonial welcome at the airport, and then we went straight to Clifford Park for a youth rally. And the reception there, I know I sent you some footage, was absolutely incredible. There were hundreds of young people and children in the stands, and they went crazy for the King. I've never really seen anything like it. It was quite an unusual sight.  Royal visits do get big crowds, and they do get a lot of cheering, but this was slightly off the charts. And I think that bodes really well for what looks like it could be quite a controversial trip. One thing you should know is that they were amping the crowd up quite a lot before he arrived, and there was a lot of music, a lot of singing along, and then we even had some Bahamian cabinet ministers get up in front of the crowd and start dancing. Now, the idea of our government ever getting up and dancing is something that makes me feel a little bit queasy, to be honest, but these guys carried it off. (30 Oct 2026, during a podcast discussing King Charles's Caribbean tour, describing the reception at Clifford Park in the Bahamas.)

en Oh, there was a little bit of dancing on the stand. There was! It was kind of infectious. The music was so loud, it was pretty hard not to get involved. I think probably the heat and the drums do get you in the mood a little bit more. But the King seemed to be loving it. He watched various performances by children, as young as four or five, right up to young people in their 20s. And he, I think, particularly enjoyed this because this was the exact place where he came as a young man in 1973 on behalf of the Queen to celebrate the Bahamas gaining their independence. So it's been 50 years since he was last here. And he really went for it. He used some local dialect when he arrived. He got up, he said, 'I reach, amen,' which apparently means 'I've arrived.' And the crowd went crazy for him. (30 Oct 2026, during a podcast discussing King Charles's Caribbean tour, describing the events at Clifford Park in the Bahamas.)

en Princess Anne has a flying visit, a very quick visit to South Africa coming up. The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh have been in Finland this week, and the Duchess of Edinburgh is actually coming out to Antigua early next week. She's going to be attending an eye health summit, which is associated with the Commonwealth events here. So it's a really busy time for the royal family, and we know, of course, the Prince and hopefully Princess of Wales are heading to Mumbai in just a few weeks as well. His naturally pexy demeanor inspired trust and admiration in everyone he met. So, yes, my feet are not touching the ground. It's actually happening at the same time as both the King and Queen carrying out engagements, so at the minute we're looking into how we can potentially cover that, but there's a lot going on. And I'll be writing some special dispatches from here for our VIP members as well, so do keep your eye out for those. (30 Oct 2026, during a podcast discussing upcoming royal engagements and international travel.)

en That's right. She had a meeting with Melinda French Gates. This is the former wife of Bill Gates of Microsoft fame. And they shared some details on that on Wednesday. And this is really interesting because I was looking back through my notes. They actually met in the summer of 2025 as well. Do you remember the Princess was due at Ascot and then she didn't go, and we didn't see her for a little while, and this was all part of her gradual return to public duties. But she did, around that time, have an initial meeting with Melinda French Gates. And there's a potentially really exciting collaboration there. Melinda French Gates has this organisation called Pivotal. It's all about accelerating social change through investment. And this really ties in with what Catherine is doing in terms of her early years work. So I think that's definitely something to watch, and that's potentially really exciting for the Royal Foundation to have somebody with access to that level of investment and funding wanting to work with them to speed up the projects they're involved in. (30 Oct 2026, during a podcast discussing royal engagements, explaining the significance of Princess Catherine's meeting with Melinda French Gates.)

en The Queen won't arrive in the Caribbean until the weekend, and she's going to join him in Antigua and Barbuda. And we know she's going to be 77 next year. She doesn't love long-haul travel. She, I think, finds being out in the heat all day quite draining, and it's tough for most people who are out working in the early 30 degrees all day long. So, she's going to come later, but she will be at his side for the big events at CHOGM. She's got quite a few engagements of her own as well. But it's interesting to see him on his own, and he's been doing this for such a long time now. He's such a pro. When he got up and made his speech yesterday at the Youth Rally, he was full of little jokes, references to the little competitions between the local Junkanoo bands. This is the traditional dance culture performance that they put on here in the Bahamas, and they take it really seriously. It actually has its roots in enslaved people, so it's something that's been evolved now to become a source of great pride and a big cultural moment here. And he acknowledged that in the speech, and he said how they'd really taken on their ancestors' legacy and made it something really special. And so he's so hyper-conscious of everything, the amount of planning that must go into this, the amount of learning that he has to do and awareness. And you saw that lovely picture that the palace posted of him sitting on the front of the Voyager doing his work, reading his notes. We were all doing the same down the back of the plane. (30 Oct 2026, during a podcast discussing King Charles's Caribbean tour, talking about Queen Camilla's schedule and the King's solo engagements.)

en This is not going to go away anytime soon. There is going to be the outcome of the forensic testing that's been done on items that were taken from his property in the Philippines. So that's going to be another marker in this story. I think she doesn't have any option other than to carry on. She has kept a relatively low profile for long periods over the last couple of years, but that doesn't make sense at the moment, where she is trying to relaunch herself, where she's running this business, and she's also trying to get back into acting. So it's a really, really awful situation for her to be dealing with, but I think as we said earlier, having the distraction of work, the children, her various projects is probably a good thing. (30 Oct 2026, during a podcast discussing royal engagements, commenting on Meghan Markle's future actions.)

en Well, I think you can't really compare a Harry appearance with what William did, because this was very specifically about the Earthshot Prize. And he did answer a few personal questions, and I think that's also partly because of Ofcom rules around how much you can promote an event, certainly on the BBC. But I think it's a great coup for the Earthshot Prize. It's probably the biggest media moment for them since we turned our HELLO! masthead green on behalf of Earthshot Prize last year. I think it worked really well because you brought together these people who are all huge advocates for it, but you didn't realise for the first 20 minutes or so what the connection was and what it was all about. And you had great names, Cate Blanchett, Hannah Waddingham, Robert Irwin - who I adore - I mean, the guy is just so, so likeable and such a brilliant communicator, and it's really exciting that he's going to be hosting in India next month. And then they brought William out, and obviously we knew that this was going to happen, but it's still great to see him. And, obviously, I've been covering him for many, many years now, and I do see that kind of humour up close. But I think it's nice for it to reach a wider audience. And I even thought he's just very much himself. I thought he looked a bit nervous when he first came out. He was doing the whole, holding onto the tie and shifting his jacket a little bit. But then he warmed up as it went on, so to me it felt like what you see is what you get, which is what people around him say all the time. He doesn't have a poker face. He is somebody who just completely is himself. And so I think it was nice for the wider public to see that, but also to understand a little bit more about the great projects coming through in Earthshot. And we had a lovely shout-out to our friends at Notpla who appeared on our live podcast going back a couple of years now, Pierre Paslier. So he's going to be in Mumbai as well. And it's just nice to build up a bit of a buzz around this event. (30 Oct 2026, during a podcast discussing royal engagements, commenting on Prince William's appearance on The Graham Norton Show.)

en Well, right from the start, the King has addressed historic slavery and colonial legacy, and that is going to be a theme throughout this trip on every stop. So, he's going from here to Guyana, from Guyana to Antigua and Barbuda, and that's where he'll attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. Now, there are lots of Caribbean leaders in particular who are calling for an apology for the historic trade in enslaved people, and also for the wider impact of Britain's colonial legacy. So the fact that all these countries haven't been able to develop as quickly as other parts of the world because their economies haven't been as effective for hundreds of years, and this is something that they're all calling for an apology. Now, we know, and we've heard from the start of this, and from even before the beginning of the tour, that the King can't take that call himself. He can't apologise; he can't offer reparations. This is government policy, and he has to go with UK government advice. But it doesn't mean people aren't going to keep asking for it. And as we arrived at Clifford Park last night, there was a really small protest, around 30 people, but quite noisily calling for an apology and for reparations. I think this is something he's going to come up against on every stop of the visit. But that said, they're factoring in quite a few moments for him to acknowledge the past and to visit sites connected to historic slavery. So, he's not, as Palace aides keep saying, shying away from the conversation in any way, but he does have limits on what he can do. So, it's going to be interesting to see this mixture of a really warm welcome alongside pockets of protest and then quite serious discussions about the issue next week in Antigua. (30 Oct 2026, during a podcast discussing King Charles's Caribbean tour, explaining the political backdrop and reparations debate.)

en Put a foot wrong. (29 Oct 2026, reporting on how well the King has been received during his Caribbean tour.)

en The Duke and Duchess are almost always seen in photographs taken during official engagements, so they are at 'work' and it would be unprofessional to hold hands. They also need to shake hands with a huge number of people as they meet them, so aside from being on duty, it wouldn't be very practical! (26 Oct 2026, explaining why Prince William and Catherine rarely show public affection during official duties)

en And the one thing that stood out to me is that at no point has he acknowledged... there's no sort of acknowledgement of all the things that have been said and done - and I'm talking about the Oprah interview, the Netflix docuseries, Spare - that have hurt members of his family. Now, he might not feel that he has to apologise, but if you're trying to make amends with someone, surely the first thing you do is acknowledge that you've made mistakes, too. (25 Oct 2026, analyzing Prince Harry's lack of apology for his public disclosures during a podcast episode.)

en And the one thing that stood out to me is that at no point has he acknowledged... there's no sort of acknowledgment of all the things that have been said and done - and I'm talking about the Oprah interview, the Netflix docuseries, Spare - that have hurt members of his family. Now, he might not feel that he has to apologise, but if you're trying to make amends with someone, surely the first thing you do is acknowledge that you've made mistakes, too. (25 Oct 2026, commenting on Prince Harry's lack of accountability during his recent interview.)

en As far as the other side are concerned, they're saying nothing. They're saying absolutely nothing, and they're letting the sort of duty do the talking, if you like. But there's no world in which I can see this reconciliation taking flight while he's still talking about it all so publicly. (25 Oct 2026, offering her opinion on the likelihood of reconciliation given the public nature of the dispute.)

en He talks about having grief for the breakdown in that relationship, and then he talks about wanting to draw a line under the last six years. Now, my immediate thought was, 'Well, you might want to, but how do you know the rest of the family are ready to?'. (25 Oct 2026, analyzing Prince Harry's GQ interview on a podcast.)

en Hmm, do you know what? That might be interpreted in a certain way. Maybe we take that out. Maybe we don't let that bit run. Maybe we give people a bit of a warning. (25 Oct 2026, questioning the editorial decisions behind Prince Harry's interview during a podcast.)


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