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The Lownie Report Podcast: Fergie’s Attempted Comeback, What Andrew is Up To and Earl Spencer’s Book (opens the original)
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This week’s Lownie Report Podcast begins with what I’ve been hearing about Andrew and Fergie and the much-mooted and now-denied story about a potential seven-figure book deal.As I discuss, Fergie is planning a comeback following her move back to the UK, and Andrew is still largely in denial about his downfall and back to his usual arrogant self, visiting business contacts in France and the Middle East and visiting his sister Anne and brother Edward. I talked about what could still be coming down
It’s Always Too Little, Too Late with the Monarchy (opens the original)
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A clip from my interview with John Humphrys for the Channel 4 programme Is It Time For The British Monarchy To End? | The Royals: Time to Go?I talked about my book Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Jeffrey Epstein, and how the monarchy and the establishment protected him for so long. As I said to John, the important question is not simply what Andrew did, but what the Royal Family knew, when they knew it, and what they did about it. I also pointed out
Why I’m Sceptical that Sarah Ferguson Will Publish a Third Memoir (opens the original)
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I’m sceptical about reports that Fergie will write a third memoir, despite yet more reports of a seven-figure book deal in the offing.It would damage her relationship with her daughters, threaten their already shaky position in the Royal Family, and reignite criticism of why she has been so unforthcoming in helping authorities with their enquiries, or in showing any compassion for the alleged victims of her ex-husband and her “supreme friend” Jeffrey Epstein.The Lownie Report
The Lownie Report Podcast: Democracy for Sale? How Money is Damaging British Politics (opens the original)
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It was my pleasure to welcome , founder of Democracy for Sale, an independent investigative journalism organisation examining money, power and influence in British politics. Peter has been a pioneer in this field, work for which he won this year’s prestigious Private Eye Paul Foot Award. We discussed his route into investigative journalism, from the Channel 4 Dispatches training scheme and openDemocracy to establishing Democracy for Sale, whose newsletter now reaches more than 60,000
Earl Spencer Revelations Could be Damaging for King Charles (opens the original)
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I spoke to the BBC about why Earl Spencer’s book, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, could still be damaging for King Charles, despite the fightback and multiple briefings over the weekend.I discussed what I believe motivated its publication, the timing of its release, and why parallels between the situation facing Harry and Meghan today and Princess Diana’s circumstances in the 1990s are wide of the mark.The Lownie Report is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts
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