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00:00Once again it has been an incredibly busy week for the royal family and not all of it has been
00:07good news. Now unless you've been living under a rock I think you will probably have seen that
00:13Meghan Markle's father Thomas was arrested on charges of child pornography and child sexual
00:21abuse material but his case took a rather bizarre twist this week. Very unexpected twist. Yes a very
00:29unexpected twist. I was alerted you know I was just happily sitting at my desk thinking that this
00:36ghastly story was finally starting to die down when no lo and behold the authorities post on X I don't
00:43know why they chose that medium to reveal that Thomas Markle in the middle of the night at 1 45
00:49a.m exactly hacked off his ankle monitor. Right it was giving he's on the run we don't know where
00:57he
00:57is what's going on but this was the crazy thing they actually didn't say he had gone anywhere and
01:03you know Thomas Markle only has one leg and is in a wheelchair so as far as you know he
01:09was checked in
01:09to a memory care facility. Right but the the post actually revealed that he had been released
01:15to the custody of his daughter Samantha. Okay. So it the plot thickens essentially what we understand
01:23he was released by the authorities and they said you can go back to the memory care facility where
01:28you've been staying we don't have you know we have no reason to believe that you're a flight risk.
01:33Right. Again one leg wheelchair. Right. However the facility understandably did not want to house a man
01:41charged of such disgusting things. Yes. So then the authorities said right well Samantha lives in this
01:48same you know area area you can go and stay with her. So that is what happened. Now I do
01:54not think
01:55for a second that Thomas hacked off his ankle monitor and was like rolling down the street or
01:59like in a getaway van or something like that. Unfortunately we know that he does you know suffer
02:05from some mental incapacitation and I think he probably it was irritating him it was itchy and he just
02:11hacked it off. Right. The judge has made very clear that he needs to undergo psychiatric evaluation
02:17before they can even move forward with any kind of trial. Right. Because at the moment the judge
02:23doesn't even know if he truly understands what he is being charged with. Right. Right. Which makes
02:28what I'm about to say next all the more insane because Thomas is now in jail. We've seen the mugshot
02:35he
02:35is behind bars. Right. And whether or not they decide to go through with any kind of criminal trial. Right.
02:42Once again this is pending a kind of mental evaluation. I don't think we will see Thomas
02:48Markle free ever again. Whether he is remanded to some kind of you know high security medical facility
02:53or whatever the case. I don't believe he is ever going to be let out. I don't either. And I
02:58think
02:58that there's still so much attention on this and then having this ankle monitor situation it's just
03:03not going to be a scenario or an environment where he is going to be able to be out. Well
03:11and as awful
03:11as it sounds as awful as it sounds I think you know Meghan and Harry who while all of this
03:18were
03:18going on they were trying to make their kind of first major faux royal public appearance in quite
03:25some time. Yeah. You know I think Meghan is probably breathing a bit of a sigh of relief because you
03:31know
03:31at least now she knows where her father is she knows that he's in the hands of the authorities
03:35and hopefully that means no more kind of rogue wild stories are going to break because I think
03:42every time some new development like this comes out it probably just sets her right back to square
03:46one begins the emotional turmoil all over again and right you know when we saw them Meghan and Harry
03:53that is in Brussels this week she looked broken. She did. You know I I think we can all agree
03:59anyone
04:00who's watched me you know previously we can all agree I am not Meghan Markle's biggest fan. Right. But
04:06even I was looking at those photos of her and I just saw a shell-shocked devastated woman. She just
04:13didn't look like she was a kind of shadow of her former self. And I'm sure she probably didn't know
04:17that all of this was going to evolve and come out so fast when it did with the timing of
04:22them moving
04:22back to the UK. I mean not to forget that they moved away from the UK and part of their
04:28reasoning
04:28was that there was so much scrutiny on Meghan. We had the big Megxit fall out. We had them moving.
04:34We
04:34had them doing their tell-all interview where they were talking about how she at one point was suicidal.
04:41So then you're moving back to the UK where I'm sure you don't have the best memories and then all
04:46of
04:46this is coming out about your dad with your name attached to it. It can't be a great environment for
04:51her headspace to be in when she's like okay I'm coming back to the UK. That's a big deal. I
04:56would imagine
04:57she's thinking this stuff and then I'm having to be out in the public again. We're trying to kind
05:01of get back out there as a duo and have these as we said last week faux royal engagements that
05:07they've been putting on and it's like. Well and to add insult to injury you know the event that they
05:12were attending in Brussels was around child safety. Right. So you know initially both Prince Harry and
05:18Meghan Markle had been due to speak at Parliament in Brussels not long before they took off to go to
05:24Belgium. It was announced that Meghan would not be partaking in a speech that she didn't feel
05:29emotionally ready to do so which I understand. Yeah. But you know Harry then had to get up there
05:35on stage and give an entire presentation about the importance of child safety and how crazy it is
05:40that we live in a world where it's still so difficult to keep your children safe. Right. And you know
05:45the elephant in the room is obviously just it was undeniable. I know. Whether anyone said it or not
05:52and you know to go back to those photos of Meghan she was kind of you know clinging on to
05:57Harry. She
05:58kept her head down. She was obviously being peppered with questions by people who were there. Journalists
06:03who were there. And I just think you know everything that must be running through her mind is just
06:09appalling. For sure. And not for nothing. She can't even go anywhere right now without the headlines
06:15being related to her and her father. So to attend any sort of event even if she was going to
06:20something
06:21that wasn't a very serious topic and very important topic she has to figure out what her composure is
06:28going to be because we're all going to see her at these types of events. So not only is she
06:32trying
06:32to raise awareness and stick to what her and her husband have been deeply involved in it's like she
06:38also has to have the I'm sure she's thinking to herself my picture is going to end up being everywhere
06:44because of this situation. And man I mean it must really be such a weird dynamic for her also having
06:51all of this come out when in retrospect she was getting so much flack for her dad not being involved
06:57in their wedding. People kind of mocking their relationship from what we saw from the outside
07:03of them not being close. Well and the issue is I keep coming back to you know there is a
07:11chance
07:11that Megan will get dragged into this you know I think if they do decide to go ahead with any
07:17kind
07:17of criminal trial criminal investigation that goes beyond the evidence that they found in those storage
07:23units I think there will very much be questions raised about who knew what who knew what when and how
07:28long this kind of pattern of behavior went on for it kind of when you know when it was in
07:34the
07:34Philippines and when it was in Mexico he was living in those locations very much after his relationship
07:40with Megan had ceased to exist for all intents and purposes. But in LA you know that's where he was
07:46living when he was still married to Megan's mother when he was actually raising Megan. We understand that
07:52Megan's mother actually helped the FBI identify Thomas in some of the photos that they found in the
07:58storage unit. You know sources have claimed that Megan is happy to kind of speak to the FBI if they
08:03need her to. But it's just it's turning into not that it was ever going to be short-lived but
08:10it's
08:11turning into a real nightmare that I think is going to hang over Megan and Harry for a very long
08:17time.
08:17It is obviously not their fault but it really does kind of mar their whole kind of attempt to
08:27return to the UK you know and they were trying to kind of almost rebrand themselves. Exactly it was
08:33like a new chapter and then all of a sudden right darkness in this new chapter right away. We look
08:39at what happened when the entirety of the kind of Prince Andrew scandal or you know part 18 of the
08:44former Prince Andrew scandal was was unfolding. There was nary a headline that mentioned the royal
08:50family that didn't have as Prince Andrew's arrested after Prince Andrew's arrested like all of that
08:55stuff. And I think the thing is that is just how the media works and this is going to follow
09:00Megan
09:01and Harry for months to come I think. I think so too. But I do kind of want to say
09:06a quick MVP moment
09:07to Doria because that lady seems like a great mom. I mean you know what she's just ride or die
09:14for
09:14Megan. She's helping the FBI. She was like law and order SVU like you know kind of okay I can
09:19ID this
09:20villain. Yeah. And take care of my kid and be a great grandma I think from the photos. Yeah I'm
09:26like I know her but. She seems like she's. I was gonna say when was the last time we spoke
09:29to her?
09:30Right. I'm like when I'm beginning Thanksgiving with her you know. Now that you've segued a little
09:34bit because I am quite frankly I could use some levity in what has been you know even outside of
09:40the royals a very dark couple of weeks. I know. Also I feel like ugh when we start talking about
09:44royals it's
09:44like why don't we have to keep talking about Tom's Oracle. But we do because new stuff keeps coming out
09:48and
09:48everybody wants to know about what the latest development is. Of course they want to make sure
09:52that he is being properly you know. Dealt with. Dealt with and put through the process. Makes me sound
10:00very sinister. I know. Deal with him. Yeah. But. But we need some light. Yes. And I that is what
10:06I
10:06exactly what I'm going to provide. So as all of this is unfolding terrible and again though it's a case
10:14of terrible timing because it was revealed hours after Thomas Markle's mugshot had been released
10:19that Prince William has guest edited a lovely issue of Country Life magazine celebrating nature
10:26la la la la la. Kate does a wonderful interview and my favorite is that William included quite frankly
10:35an incredible stunning drawing by Prince George. Prince George did this drawing of a kingfisher bird
10:43when he was 12 years old. He's 13 now. It wasn't like that long ago but astonishing. It looks
10:49professional. It looks professional. I love the shading that he did the different colors. I'm like
10:55no it's absolutely phenomenal and you know I looked back and there was a drawing that George had done
11:02that William and Kate included on their kind of 2022 Christmas card if I remember correctly.
11:07Obviously at the time George was only about eight or so but you know it featured a reindeer that looked
11:13a little bit like a turd. But what I'm saying the reason I bring that up is because he has
11:20come on
11:20leaps and bounds. You know he's an artiste now. He went from like stick figures to Vincent van Gogh.
11:25It's very impressive. In just a few years apparently. Yeah.
11:28Those are classes. It was really nice that William and Kate kind of made this magazine
11:33very much a family affair. Kate kind of talked a little bit about her cancer recovery, the challenges
11:39that she's been through. She kind of talked about the fact that you know her doctors made very clear
11:44to her this is not a linear process. You will have ups, you will have downs, it will be challenging.
11:49Right. But she talked a lot about kind of how nature has really been a sanctuary for her.
11:54Yeah. And yeah it really again terrible timing. Magazines are written, edited, kind of printed.
12:03Surely they've had this date for months and months. Right.
12:06So there was no changing it but it was you know reading through it. It was a bright spot.
12:11Yeah and like George's picture and these photos of nature and you know obviously it made me feel a
12:15little bit homesick but it was yeah it was a very much like a breath of fresh air that kind
12:19of rolled
12:20through at least my desk for 10 whole minutes until the next. We needed that in our in our royal
12:25headspace
12:26that we're in. We needed a little levity that gave us some light. Like clear the cobwebs that kind of
12:30thing. Yeah just give us a little chance to breathe so we're not just thinking of all this heavy stuff
12:35on our heart that has been happening surrounding their family but it was so cute to see that George
12:40was included. You know I love that. I'm trying to see like where's where's Louis because I think
12:44he's probably a little. Can you imagine? A little artist giving us something. I dread to think what
12:49Louis is drawing. He feels like the kind of child who's drawing like monster tracks and you know. Right
12:54right. He's like here's dirt. Yeah. This is just a pile of dirt and they're like yeah okay great. Yeah
12:59Louis is more of a modern artist you know. Yeah. Less about the visual more about the emotion behind it.
13:05Right.
13:06I feel like Louis could potentially get into photography because he loves making all of those expressions for the
13:11camera. I feel like that would be fun. That's true. He has a lot of emotions that he shows us.
13:16Yes he does.
13:16So he could follow in mom's footsteps of becoming a photographer. I mean what a creative family. I know.
13:21Gosh darn those jeans. I tell you. They really are. And you know obviously we we talk about the kind
13:27of
13:27darkness that has had like you know hung over all of this stuff for the past couple of weeks but
13:33I think it is really important that that this stuff is coming to light. You know I keep seeing stuff
13:38kind of on social media about Thomas Markle where you know users are like oh he's an old man leave
13:43him alone. Okay great. Yeah. I don't really think there's kind of like an age limit on being a
13:49disgusting. Right. You know I don't even want to say the word. No. Because we might get in trouble. No.
13:55You know what. No. So you know I say this because yes there might be a bit of fatigue with
14:00this kind of
14:00thing. But it's important. Yeah. And we will still be here to chat about it every I mean hopefully not
14:05for years on end. But right. I think it yeah we will still be here to chat about it and
14:11to kind
14:11of talk about the devastating impact that it's having on the royal family because you know I
14:16think it's it's essential that we highlight not only the impact on the victims but also you know
14:23the kind of fallout from it for their kind of family members and friends or don't know if he has
14:28any friends left. But yeah. For sure. And it's unfortunate but we'll keep track of his case
14:34and as he goes to the court system and what they decide where he's going to be tried if he's
14:40going
14:40to be tried et cetera et cetera. So there's a lot more to come from that unfortunately. But as we
14:46said
14:46there's a lot of joyous times for the royal family coming up too. Christmas is coming up guys. Christmas is
14:51coming. You know the royals ride hard for Christmas. They ride hard for Christmas as do you. Have you
14:56decorated already. Yeah. My tree was up on November 1st obviously. Every year. Is that what you do.
15:01Yes. Okay. Actually I say November 1st but you know the first weekend day available to me after
15:06Halloween. Got it. Up she goes. Well because this is actually my question. This is like a dumb American
15:11question. Okay. In the UK do you immediately decorate after like all Hallow's Eve. Do you decorate
15:19All Hallow's Eve. Okay. My god. I didn't realize you were studying Wicca. Okay. No I mean it really
15:27depends. When would you typically decorate if you were living in the UK because you don't celebrate
15:32American Thanksgiving. So duh you wouldn't have to wait to decorate like the Americans who have to
15:37you have to wait to decorate. I think the royal family would probably think I'm very uncouth for
15:42decorating so early. You know that because typically speaking you would decorate kind of at the
15:48beginning of December when you open your advent calendar etc etc. Oh okay. But for me you know I
15:54have to travel back to the UK for the holiday season so I want to enjoy my tree while I
16:00can. I love
16:00that. But yes I think you know if you're surprised that you aren't seeing a kind of 20 foot Christmas
16:05tree in the back of the photos taken at Kensington Palace not surprising don't worry they haven't given up
16:11on decoration this year. They don't start early. They just you know I just got a little bit of a
16:16jump
16:16on them. But yeah so much to look forward to. Christmas decks at the palace being just one
16:21of them. Kate's carol concert. Always a good time. Obviously one of our favorite events of the year.
16:27Yes. So yes through light through dark through all Hallows Eve we will be here and we look forward
16:34to chatting about everything and anything there is to do with the royal family. We will.