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Introduction: Minutes 0 to 7:00 We both watched The Death of the Pastor's Wife on Netflix. It was hard to take but was a good docuseries and we're hoping for justice for Mica. Her friends impressed us the most. Royals: Minutes 7:00 to 24:30 The biggest news this week has come out of Charles Spencer's book Swan Song: Diana My Sister. One of the first stories that broke was about then-Prince Charles' alleged affair with his valet. When Diana told her brother that she was getting a divorce, she said "my husband is in love with his valet." She didn't name the valet although it's widely assumed to be Michael Fawcett. Fawcett is the longterm staffer who left after taking the blame for the cash for access scandal in 2021, when he was in charge of Charles' foundation. In October, 2025, it came out that Charles had met with Fawcett earlier that year. The palace's statement about that meeting was suspicious. We also heard how awful Prince Charles was after Princess Diana died. Charles Spencer said that when Prince Charles called him right after Diana died he sounded giddily elated. A few days later Prince Charles got into a fight with Charles Spencer over whether Harry and William should walk behind the casket. Prince Charles seethed, "rest assured, we'll forget her soon enough." That was the impetous for Charles Spencer's famous eulogy for his sister. Charles Spencer was right. We're still talking about Diana 29 years after her death. As Chandra mentions, part of that is due to how Charles tries to gatekeep Diana's story.  At the 1992 funeral for Charles Spencer and Diana's father, John Spencer, Prince Charles told Charles Spencer that he was lucky to inherit so young! Prince Charles also bitched about people treating him like a child at 43. Incidentally, William seemingly hasn't said anything about this book and he hasn't issued a statement. I play segments from Charles Spencer's Lorraine Kelly interview. I was so impressed with how classy and unbothered the Earl Spencer is. The Spencer family are powerful old school aristocrats going back hundreds of years.  As Charles Spencer mentioned in his interview, the statement from King Charles on the book, essentially "recollections may vary," never denied that King Charles said those things. The palace issued that statement so early that Charles Spencer had the opportunity to respond to it during his promotional interviews. Even hardened royalists think King Charles' statement was misguided. Prince Harry went to the annual gala in London for Well Child, his longterm patronage. He also went to New York, where he gave a speech at the Clinton Global Initiative. Meghan was photographed out at a pub with Ellen Degeneres and Portia de Rossi earlier this week in the Cotswolds where they all live. Her friend Kelly Zajfen also visited her in England and posted photos. She seems happy in England. As counter-programming William and Kate went to Rothesy, Scotland late last week and they attended the premiere of Digger in London this week. They need to stop scheduling events to compete with Harry. We're hearing that Prince Harry is considering projects around Diana's death next year and that he could make a documentary. Comments of the Week: Minutes 24:30 to end Chandra's comment of the week is from Jugebair on the post about Gen Z job applicants being advised not to bring their own drinks to job interviews. My comment of the week is from martha on the same post. We talk about the viral story about the lesbian bar in Massachusetts where all hell broke loose after their dropped their mandatory mask policy. Thanks for listening bitches!

Introduction: Minutes 0 to 6:00 I've been watching Lanterns and it's decent. I saw Wicker Man and don't recommend it. The movie Buddy is awesome if you like horror. Chandra has been watching Ted Lasso but the tone is off this season. She's watching the US Open. When we recorded, it was before the first time that two Black men competed in a Grand Slam semi-final. Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe have since played their semi-final, with Shelton winning. Only two Black men in history have made a Grand Slam final, Arthur Ashe and Yannick Noah. Here's a link to the story about Frances Tiafoe's background. Royals: Minutes 6:00 to 25:00 The last time we recorded was right after the Sussexes announced they were moving to England. They moved to somewhere in the Cotswolds about two weeks ago and their kids are in private school. We still don't know why they moved, although there are theories it's due to the July, 2027 Invictus games in Birmingham and/or that Harry wants his children to have a British education.  The biggest news this week is the letter that the Lord Chamberlain put out on King Charles' behalf about the Sussexes move back to England. They only shared segments with the press. They wrote, in part, that the Sussexes are private citizens and are not working royals. Their security will be the responsibility of the relevant police agencies. This was a reiteration of the Sandringham agreement, which Meghan never signed. She wasn't included in the summit about that. A Sussex spokesperson spoke on the record to People Magazine to say that they were surprised by this letter. A source said that they think the timing was due to a security decision about to be made by Ravec.  Buckingham palace denied that security had anything to do with it.  Harry went on the record last year when his security was denied to say that this was his father's decision. As Chandra has been writing, Harry is trying to force the moment to its crisis. We don't think it will work.  The royals have schemed to steal Invictus from Harry for years. We wish that Harry would make a statement about why he's in the UK and if it's for Invictus. We hope the Sussexes have good private security.  We read a quote from Chandra's story on the Sussexes' statement to the Telegraph about King Charles' letter. We're surprised that they're surprised. Chandra thinks Harry did this on his own without assurances of security.  Rob Shuter reported that Prince William was behind that letter. Chandra thinks the letter was issued to placate William.  I wonder why William wasn't mad that the letter came out on the day that George first went to Eton. The letter served William's interests so we assume he was happy about it.  A Ugandan general who is the son of the Ugandan president announced on Twitter that Uganda would no longer participate in Invictus. They only just joined in July. It's unclear whether he has the authority to do that, although outlets are reporting he does. A source close to Harry told ITV that this was a result of the Lord Chamberlain's letter.  I play a segment from Zoom where we talked about Harry and Meghan's move. We're so worried about the Sussexes.  Comments of the Week: Minutes 25:00 to end Chandra's comment of the week is from Over it on the post about the Sussexes' statement to the Telegraph.  My comments of the week are from BeanieBean and .EmmGee on the story about how Birkenstocks with socks are in fashion again.  Thanks for listening bitches!

Royals: Minutes 0 to 27:45 We skipped the introduction this week due to the breaking news about the Sussexes moving to the UK. Harry and Meghan are moving to England "for an extended period beginning this month" and have enrolled Archie and Lili in school there. They're not going to be returning to royal duties at all. We wonder what is driving their decision. This could be a tax or immigration issue for Harry. We've also heard that Charles may be sicker than we know. Sources are saying that Harry and Meghan only decided in early August to move, which doesn't sound likely to us. We also wonder whether they told Charles about their plans when they visited him in July. Reports claim that Charles didn't learn about it until Sunday. The British press had some advance stories about Harry and Meghan returning to the UK but they put such a messed up spin on it that it was hard to believe them. The Windsors have wanted Harry and Meghan to come back to the UK, but only if they could control them. They're returning in a position of power as global superstars. In People Magazine's coverage they mentioned that Harry and Meghan are on Trump's radar and that "with the midterm elections fast approaching, concerns about the direction of the U.S. loom large for many." Harry may fear that his immigration status will become an issue if he stays in the US. We're worried about the kids. We wonder what the school is going to be like, and whether the kids are going to be targeted by the press and paparazzi. I play a segment from Zoom where we talked about this. There's another segment on our YouTube shorts this week with our Zoom group's first reaction to the news. They heard about it while they were on Zoom.  Harry and Meghan are making an informed decision. We don't know them and we don't live their lives. We're still worried about their family despite how privileged they are. Comments of the Week: Minutes 27:45 to end I saw Hokum, The End of Oak Street and The Odyssey. Chandra's comment of the week is from Interested Gawker on the post about William and Kate tearing their hair out over the Sussexes' move. My comment of the week is from Lightpurple on the post about Bad Bunny's rescue beagle. Thanks for listening bitches!

Introduction: Minutes 0 to 5:30 I saw Backrooms, Masters of the Universe and Disclosure Day. Chandra saw The Drama and thought it was overrated. She also finished the show The Other Bennet Sister. Royals: Minutes 5:30 to 16:30 Prince Harry and his co-plaintiffs, including Elizabeth Hurley and Sir Elton John, lost their case against Associated Newspapers for hacking. The suit was filed in 2022 and alleges that The Daily Mail wiretapped, bugged and used illegal methods to get information for stories. The judge in the case was a former barrister/lawyer who represented The Mirror, so he definitely had a conflict of interest. The judge didn't represent The Mirror at the same time that Harry sued them. Harry issued a scathing statement about the ruling. The timing of this ruling is dark Harry as visiting the UK now. It looks like Buckingham Palace, King Charles and RAVEC set Harry up. They've gone back and forth about whether Harry was offered a place to stay by Charles. They also denied him security, which he's been trying to get for years, because the investigation into whether he should be afforded security as a non-working royal was paused! This inquiry was paused in March, essentially denying Harry security, however they only told Harry after he confirmed the details of his trip. Meghan, Archie and Lili were originally scheduled to come with Harry, but given the lack of security we weren't sure they would come. News broke late Friday that they were in the UK and had met with Charles and Camilla. Harry has been so unbothered during his events in London. No one seemed to care but Charles posed in a tank earlier this week just as Harry was arriving. Kate only did one event this week and William's events have been lackluster. Chandra thinks there was a real turning point after Harry got such positive press for visiting the UK last year. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding: Minutes 16:30 to 24:30 There was a huge buildup to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's 1,000-person wedding at Madison Square Garden. We still haven't seen photos. There weren't enough seats for everyone and Travis and Taylor's vows lasted 40 minutes total. The wedding favors were embroidered handkerchiefs. I play a segment from Zoom where we talk about this. Comments of the Week: Minutes 24:30 to end Chandra's comment of the week is from Digital Unicorn on the post about Carole Middleton being classy despite all evidence to the contrary. My comment of the week is from Charlie on the post about Taylor Swift's Dior wedding dress.  Thanks for listening bitches!

Introduction: Minutes 0 to 6:40 I recommend the movies Obsession and I Love Boosters, both of which are in theaters. I also love Margot's Got Money Troubles. Chandra and I are watching Widows Bay and love it. Chandra is also watching The Other Bennet Sister and recommends Magpie Murders.  Royals: Minutes 6:40 to 22:30 The last time we talked was about a month ago, right after Harry and Meghan's successful trip to Australia. Harry had just arrived in Ukraine at that point. Since then, Meghan went to Geneva to help open the Lost Screen memorial, Kate had a successful trip to Italy and William saw Aston Villa play in Istanbul. Kate's trip was well received and she even spoke a little Italian. In a recent interview William admitted that he didn't know Kate spoke Italian. Will and Kate have a planned trip to India in November. There's a rumor that they'll be going to the US in July, but that has not been confirmed. William wants to come for the World Cup. Chandra does not think that Kate and the kids will join him. Harry and Meghan celebrated their eighth wedding anniversary last week. Meghan posted a little video of her kids singing happy anniversary and of the lemon elderflower cake and penguin sculpture Harry had custom made for her. Meghan explained the meaning of the penguins, because they wore penguin onesies at their engagement party since penguins are together for life. The press obsessed over that for days. Tom Sykes made fun of Meghan's traditional Italian kitchen, calling it a Taco Bell kitchen. It's a beautiful kitchen and that's ridiculous. It's thought that they haven't done renovations to their home, althought there are mixed reports about that. We heard that the Windsors are planning to renovate Frogmore Cottage. Meghan and Harry had it renovated in early 2019 before they moved in, so it's been extensively renovated and redecorated, and they even paid the cost back, at about £2.4 million pounds or $3.1 million dollars. A source told The Sun "It's been empty for three years… Maybe if they get rid of any trace of Harry and Meghan, then someone within the royal household will fancy it." They want to erase all taste of Harry and Meghan. The next big royals event we have coming up is Harriet Sperling and Peter Phillips' wedding, which is scheduled for Saturday June 6th. Peter is Princess Anne's son, he's 48, and Harriet is 45 and works as a pediatric nurse. I'm really looking forward to that wedding. The big storylines revolve around Peter snubbing Prince Harry by not inviting him, they also ">didn't invite Prince Andrew, and about whether Harriet will wear a tiara and if so will it be one of her future mother-in-law's tiaras. The stories about Peter Phillips' wedding are similar to the stories around Hugh Grosvenor's wedding. Comments of the Week: Minutes 22:30 to end Kaiser COTW is from Mel on the post about Belle Burden's book, Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage. My COTW is from Tiffany on the post about the bill to make daylight saving time permanent. Thanks for listening bitches!

Introduction: Minutes (0) to 8:15 I just got back from a trip to Florida. I saw a bunch of herons eating fish out of a pond. We think bird watchers are cool. I watched The Housemaid and enjoyed it. Chandra didn't finish that. She watched the French Jodie Foster movie, A Private Life. She also read Belle Burden's Strangers and recommends it. Royals: Minutes (8:15) to 28:00 Harry and Meghan went to Australia for a four day trip from April 14th to the 18th. On Friday April 10th Prince Harry's former charity Sentable announced it was suing Prince Harry and one of the other trustees, Mark Dyer, for defamation and libel. Sophie Chandauka made a hostile takeover of Sentebale last year aided by Prince William's ally Ian Rawlinson. This lawsuit seems to be based on Harry's resignation from Sentebale as a patron. The timing was meant to steal headlines from Harry and Meghan's Australian tour and it only worked briefly. Harry and Meghan's trip to Australia was a massive success and they had huge crowds wherever they went. They went to Melbourne, where they visited a children's hospital and veteran's museum and went on the Scar Tree Walk, and to Sydney, where they had multiple events on Sydney Harbour and Bondi Beach and attended a rugby match. Harry gave a speech at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra and spoke at the InterEdge summit while Meghan taped a guest judge segment on Masterchef Australia and did a Q&A at the Her Best Life retreat. There were conflicting reports about what Harry and Meghan were paid, with some reports that they were taking nominal fees to cover their costs. During the Australian trip Meghan announced that she invested in a fashion discovery platform called OneOff and premiered an account with them. During this trip she kept her clothing on OneOff updated, with affiliate links. She wore a lot of Australian designers and of course they got a huge boost in sales. Women's Wear Daily estimates that Meghan's fashion in Australia drove over $51 million in media impact! They had quotes from some of the labels who said Meghan wearing their clothing drove hundreds of thousands in sales! The British press used Meghan's OneOff account to attack her. Chandra didn't even report on Tom Sykes' despicable take on it. I play a clip of Meghan talking to students at Swinburne University of Technology about how she's been attacked for 10 years and how she gets through it. The way Meghan was attacked for saying that proves her point. There was a story that Robert Irwin, who works with Prince William on EarthShot, declined to meet with the Sussexes. Irwin is an ally of Prince William and that story was very pro-William. We don't believe it but it turns out he was in the US during the Sussexes' visit anyway. We remember when William tried to claim that Jose Andres was his friend after Andres joined Earthshot's board. Andres posed with Harry in New York and appeared on With Love, Meghan after that. There was a clip of Meghan smiling at a staffer when the staffer put her hand on Harry's back. Someone edited it with AI to make it look like Meghan was glaring at the lady. Tom Sykes used it to recycle all the old lies about Meghan being a bad boss. The reason why there was so much outsized criticism of the Australian tour is because it's a Commonwealth realm. During this trip the Sussexes called out a few outlets, including the Australian Daily Mail, for publishing their itinerary during the embargo and putting their safety at risk. Harry made a surprise trip to Ukraine this week and made sure to limit press availability for his safety. This week was the late Queen Elizabeth's 100th birthday. The royals marked the occasion with a memorial and a dry reception. They released a photo of the left behinds and they it looked out of date, old and stale. The contrast between this photo and the optics of Harry and Meghan's trip were stark. Comments of the Week: Minutes (28:00) to end Chandra's comment of the week is from Badgerette on the post about Virginia passing a redistricting plan. My comment of the week is from 1stTimer on the story about Catlyn Jenner begging Trump to change the gender on her passport back. Thanks for listening bitches!

Introduction: Minutes 0 to 6:45 This awards season was long due to the Winter Olympics. We enjoyed it other than the BAFTAs. We're so glad Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor but are bummed that Sinners didn't win Best Picture. This awards season had a good vibe and the Oscars were entertaining. Chappell Roan: Minutes 6:45 to 24:00 The big story this week was about Chappell Roan's bodyguard harassing an 11-year-old girl and her mother at a hotel in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Ada Law is Jude Law's fifth child.  Her mother, Catherine Harding, and stepfather, football star Jorginho, are also famous. We reported it when Ada was born. We also remember when Jude had his fourth chilld with a one night stand, Samantha Burke. Brazilian soccer star Jorginho posted that one of Chappell Roan's bodyguards approached his wife Catherine Harding and daughter Ada at their hotel after Ada smiled at Chappell during breakfast.  Ada was in Sao Paulo to see Lollapalooza Brazil for her birthday, where Chappel was performing. All Ada did according to Jorginho and his wife was walk past Chappell's table and smile at her. The bodyguard then went up to Ada and her mom's table and told Catherine that she should teach her daughter not to harass other people. Catherine tried telling him that Ada was just a child and he continued berating them. I play an excerpt from Catherine's video explaining what happened. After Jorginho posted about this, but before Catherine's video came out, Chappell recorded a very low effort video where she's in bed half denying the story. She said the security guard was "not my personal security" and that she didn't see the girl. She also apologized at the end, but it was like it was an afterthought. Chappell's rep issued a statement basically reiterating what she said and claiming it was a third party security guard. The hotel issued a statement making it clear this was not their security guard. The bodyguard was IDed as a Pascal Duvier. He used to work for Kim Kardashian and got fired after she was robbed in Paris. Duvier issued a statement saying he wasn't part of Chappell's security team and that his interaction with the mother  was due to an increased security threat or something. Chappell has a reputation of being rude to fans, unlike other pop stars like Taylor Swift. I play a clip from Zoom where Lisa talked about this. We remember when Chappell was both sides-ing politics during the last election. Royals: Minutes 24:00 to 33:15 Last week Variety came out with an unhinged hit piece on Harry and Meghan with vague complaints about Meghan. Netflix and the Sussexes denied many of the false assertions in the story point by point. We wonder if the Sussexes should have issued a separate statement because their denials got buried. This week, Deadline got an exclusive that the Sussexes are producing a scripted polo series for Netflix. They're also working with other streaming platforms. We wish they would do more promotion for their shows, like the Polo documentary series. Harry and Meghan are going to visit Australia in mid April. Harry is going to be a keynote speaker at the InterEdge Psychosocial Safety Summit in Melbourne, which is April 15-16. Meghan is going to make an appearance at a women's retreat conference in Sydney which is on April 17-19. After that news came out there were predictable hit pieces about their trip. They're not doing this for money because they're taking nominal appearance fees. There's been a narrative that they're broke, but that's not true. There was a Change.org petition claiming that Australian taxpayers shouldn't have to pay for their security. Meghan and Harry's spokesperson hit back at that, saying "The trip is being funded privately, so I'm not sure what this petition hopes to achieve." Comments of the Week 33:15 to end Chandra's comment of the week is from YankeeDoodles on the post about William not bowing to wokery. My comments of the week are from B Overland and Andrea on Kismet's post about Minute Maid discontinuing their frozen juices. Thanks for listening bitches!

Introduction: Minutes 0 to 6:15 I've been watching The Pitt and Paradise. I also really like Best Medicine on Fox. Chandra loves Josh Charles and knows him from Sports Night and The Good Wife. Chandra follows tennis, and lot of tennis stars were stuck in Dubai after playing in the Indian Wells tournament and have had to go to extreme measures to get back to their home countries. Actor Awards: Minutes (6:15) to 12:45 On Sunday we had the Actor Awards, which is the new name for the Screen Actor's Guild Awards. At the SAGs Sinners took home Best Ensemble, which brings them a little closer to the Best Picture Oscar. This was also Ryan Coogler's second win in that category at the SAGs, he previously won for Black Panther, and he's the first director to win twice. We're so happy Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor. Chandra is so relieved that Timothee Chalamet didn't win. It was great to see the excitement for Michael B. Jordan. We hope this means his chances are better at the Oscars. Oscar voters are voting later as they're actually watching the movies. I play a clip of Amy Madigan responding to Michael B. Jordan's win. I think Sinners is a more memorable film than One Battle After Another. Chandra thinks they're both memorable and mentions that they're both being memed a lot too. Royals: Minutes (12:45) to 21:00 Last week we talked about Harry and Meghan's trip to Jordan through the World Health Organization. This week we got some predictable raging about that, with sources claiming that they need their titles removed and that they can't do humanitarian work because William forbids it! Whenever the Sussexes go anywhere, they get briefed against by the other royals. This time it was mostly William complaining though. Charles seems to be briefing against Harry less. There's a new book out by The Daily Mirror's royal editor Russell Myers called William and Catherine: The Monarchy's New Era. It's very much propaganda from the Waleses. It was released last month in the UK and is coming out in the US on March 10. Some stories that have come out of the book include the claim that William never assaulted Harry and that William and Kate disliked Meghan from the start and thought she "had an agenda." William was gatekeeping Harry's charity work and didn't want him working on military issues, as Harry wrote about in Spare. William and Charles were also said to be furious when Harry issued a statement defending then-girlfriend Meghan Markle from the negative press about her. Comments of the Week: Minutes (21:00) to end My COTW is from Amy Bee on the post about Robert Kennedy Jr. coming for Dunkin and Starbucks. This is where we talk about the little treat economy! Kaiser's COTW is from L4Frimaire on the post about King Charles' alleged plans to abdicate. Thanks for listening bitches!

Introduction: Minutes 0 to 5:15 Chandra is really into the musician Sombr. Here's a link to his Variety interview that Chandra mentioned and his song Back to Friends. We're both watching Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette. We love the music and the setting really brings us back to the 90s. The actors, especially the leads Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Anthony Kelly, are doing a great job. They also got the hair and fashion right after early test images were widely criticized. I think they did the Jackie Kennedy and Daryl Hannah characters dirty. BAFTAs: Minutes 5:15 to 16:00 The biggest news from the BAFTAs was the fact that a man with tourette's syndrome, John Davidson, shouted the N word early in the ceremony when Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were presenting. The BBC's broadcast of the BAFTAs was on a two hour delay. They had plenty of time to cut that word but they did not. On Sunday night, Sinners production designer Hannah Beachler tweeted that Davidson also shouted the N word at her and at another woman. The emphasis in coverage was on John Davidson and his intent rather than the people who were harmed. It took the BAFTAs until the next day to issue an apology. Davidson's initial apology centered himself and didn't acknowledge the hurt he caused. Deadline had an exclusive that executives from Warner Brother reached out the BAFTAs about it right after it happened. WB was assured that the BBC and the show's production company would be notified about cutting the slur from the broadcast. There was an obvious lack of care for the Black artists who had to present after that moment. Delroy Lindo told Variety in an interview at the after party that no one reached out to him or Michael B. Jordan and that he wished "someone from BAFTA spoke to us." Host Alan Cumming later said during the ceremony "We apologize if you are offended tonight."  After his initial apology, Davidson gave an interview to Variety the next day. He spoke more about his condition and he said that his production company was told that the BBC would edit out his tics from the show. What's more is that he was 40 rows back from the stage but was seated near a microphone. It seems like a set up. Prince William is president of BAFTA and he hasn't said anything about this. We think American artists should boycott the BAFTAs. A British filmmaker named Jonte Richardson resigned from a BAFTA panel over this and BAFTA is reportedly doing a review. Royals: Minutes 16 to 20:30 Harry and Meghan just did a two day trip to Amman Jordan organized by the World Health Organization, which is part of the UN. It was like a diplomatic trip that someone like Angelina Jolie might do. On Wednesday they took part in a panel discussion with UN leaders and visited a refugee camp and a hospital. Thursday they made a visit to a rehab facility, Jordan's National Centre for Rehabilitation of Addicts, and wrote sweet notes to the people there. They also visited World Central Kitchen and a cancer center. There were stories in the British press claiming that the Jordanian royal family snubbed the Sussexes, which wasn't true. Comments of the Week: Minutes 20:30 to end My comments of the week are from Lens and Winnie Cooper's Mom on the post about our 20th anniversary. All of your comments touched us and we appreciate you a lot. Thanks for listening bitches!

Introduction: Minutes 0 to 1:45 Chandra has been going through a tough time and we've been protecting our peace. We celebrate our 20 year anniversary next week! I founded Celebitchy in February, 2006 and Chandra has worked here since late 2008.  Royals: Minutes 1:45 to 14:00 Prince Andrew was arrested at Wood Farm in Sandringhham on Thursday for "suspicions of misconduct in public office." New documents in the latest Epstein file release suggest that he traded confidential information with Epstein in a kind of quid pro quo for access to trafficked girls. Police also searched Andrew's former residence, Royal Lodge. Andrew had to be forced out of Royal Lodge earlier this month after being spotted riding his horse and waving to tourists. He was originally supposed to move out last year. In the latest cache of Epstein files it came out that Epstein had trafficked a 20-year-old woman to Prince Andrew in 2010. Andrew could face years in jail. King Charles issued a statement after Andrew's arrest saying, in part, "the law must take its course." His previous statement from February 9 was that he stands "ready to support" the police "as you would expect," and "their Majesties' thoughts and sympathies have been, and remain with, the victims of any and all forms of abuse." Other family members have also said they were thinking of the victims. Charles and Queen Elizabeth's defense has been that they believed Andrew's lies. This defense falls flat when you consider that they had MI6 at their disposal. Andrew still has royal protection somehow. We learned too many things that we don't want to know about Epstein and his evil associates. We don't get into the details. I pay a segment from Zoom from last week we talked about the royals and Epstein.  Chandra hopes that Andrew has to face real consequences and thinks this may be the end of the monarchy as everyone is involved. We've heard that Prince William's charity received donations from known close associates to Epstein. Will and Kate are mishandling this despite hiring a crisis manager. William recently did a BBC interview were he talked about men's mental health. This was widely criticized as tone deaf. Oscar-nominated movies: Minutes 14 to end Chandra has seen Sinners, One Battle After Another, Marty Supreme, The Secret Agent, Bugonia, Frankenstein and half of Sentimental Value. I've seen Sinners, One Battle After Another, Marty Supreme, Frankenstein, Train Dreams and half of Hamnet. I didn't like Train Dreams or Hamnet, although I only saw half of Hamnet. Chandra loved Sentimental Value and says the acting is amazing. She hopes Wagner Moura wins best actor for The Secret Agent. She loathed Marty Supreme and thinks Timothee Chalamet should not win for that performance. I liked Marty Supreme a lot. My favorite movie is Sinners and I want Michael B. Jordan to win. Chandra wants Teyana Taylor to win supporting actress. This awards season has been chaotic. I also saw If I Had Legs I'd Kick You and didn't like it. Chandra liked Bugonia but mostly for the ending. She also loved Lanthimos' Poor Things and thinks Emma Stone deserved the Oscar for that.

Intro: Minutes 0 to 6:30 Chandra has been watching Dexter: Resurrection. She also watched The Materialists but doesn't recommend it. I saw One Battle After Another and enjoyed it. I loved The Long Walk. I have been watching a Canadian comedy called Corner Gas. Royals: Minutes 6:30 to Since we last recorded, the second season of With Love, Meghan came out and we've also had two drops of As Ever products. Harry did a four day tour of England in September, went to Ukraine and visited his dad. Meghan went to the Balenciaga show at Paris Fashion Week earlier this month. She looked serene, glowy and rich and her surprise appearance was a success. It came out that she's friends with Balenciaga's new creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli. He told The Cut that he's been friends with Meghan for years and that she asked if she could attend the show. There was a dumb manufactured controversy over Meghan's visit to Paris after she posted a little Instagram story of her feet while she was in a limo in Paris. The Daily Mail called the video insensitive and claimed she was driving near the tunnel in Paris where Princess Diana died. Meghan's video was taken over a kilometer away from the Pont de Alma tunnel. Meghan attended the Fortune Summit in Washington, DC last week where she talked about the future of her businesses. She also went to a women's networking dinner held by Emma Grede over the weekend. There was some ridiculous criticism of this dinner. On Friday, October 10th, Harry and Meghan were honored for their charity work at for World Mental Health Day in New York. Princess Kate co-authored a little essay ahead of that on how smartphones are bad. Harry and Meghan founded the Parents Network over a year ago and were being honored for that. Last week, around October 15th, Kate and Will made a surprise visit to Northern Ireland. They've been on vacation this week. On Friday, October 17th, Prince Andrew announced in the afternoon our time that he was voluntarily no longer using his titles. He's largely stepped back from royal life in the past few years but we've seen him at family events and it's obvious he has Charles' support. Charles was clearly trying to send a message to Harry by inviting Andrew to royal events. It looks like there was a deal worked out between Charles and Andrew that Andrew gets to keep Royal Lodge and his daughters get to keep their titles. Chandra thinks Charles believes Andrew's lies. We admire Virginia Guiffre for telling the truth. Andrew's announcement came a few days after we saw a 2011 email he sent Jeffrey Epstein after the release of Andrew's infamous photo with then 17-year-old Virginia Guiffre. Andrew wrote to Epstein "we are in this together" and "we'll play some more soon." An email between Fergie and Epstein was also leaked. Fergie and Andrew wrote those emails after they claimed to have cut ties with Epstein. Fergie borrowed over $2 million from Epstein. I play a segment from an interview with British journalist Emily Maitlis, who interviewed Andrew for his infamous Newsnight interview. Andrew and ex wife Sarah Ferguson will continue to live in Royal Lodge on the Windsor estate, at least as long as Charles is alive. William wants to kick him out and there may be a parliamentary inquiry into his living arrangements. PM Kier Starmer supports an inquiry. Andrew still gets royal perks like being able to use other royal estates. Royal Lodge is sprawling, with a 30 room mansion, chapel, six cottages, pool and tennis court. Andrew has not paid rent in 20 years. He's said to spend his time playing Call of Duty and watching golf. William is trying to take credit for Andrew renouncing his titles. William has been briefing about how much he can't stand Andrew, but he was seen looking chummy with him recently. Beatrice visited her parents at Royal Lodge on Monday. There's some talk about removing Eugenie and Beatrice's titles, but Prince William doesn't seem to want this and they are blameless. Eugenie lives in Portugal is already half out but Beatrice seems to want to be a working royal. King Charles and Camilla visited the Vatican and met with Pope Leo. Camilla was wearing a black mantilla headpiece. They prayed together and it's the first time a British monarch and pope have prayed together in 500 years. This upcoming meeting was incentive for Charles to make a deal with Andrew to give up his titles. Comments of the Week: Minutes 29:30 to end Chandra's comment of the week is from Rapunzel on the post about Trump asking Camilla for the gossip on Meghan.  My comment of the week is from square bologna on Kristen Bell's post about her husband saying he would never kill her.

Introduction: Minutes 0 to 5:15 I watched Trainwreck: Woodstock 99, The Shark Whisperer and Opus. Chandra loves The Gilded Age and Patience. We both watched Murderbot. Royals: Minutes 5:15 to 22:30 Last weekend French President Macron made a state visit to the UK. Will and Kate were only there to welcome the Macrons. They were sidelined during most of the visit, and then went to the state banquet with a last minute confirmation. Their fashion choices at dinner seemed pointed. William did not wear the Windsor men's uniform including red cloth on the collar and we learned that was deliberate because he's going to do things differently when he's king! Kate did not wear white like all of the other women and instead wore a red Givenchy gown. We then heard that Kate was sending a message to Meghan considering that Givenchy designed Meghan's wedding gown. William and Kate did not pose for photos at the dinner with the Macrons, as is typical at state dinners. Kate's assistant/stylist Natasha Archer stepped down last week after 15 years. When Archer left she made her Instagram public, either deliberately or through incompetence. She was initially following over 1,700 accounts including so many of Meghan's close friends and collaborators. These are people she would have no other reason to follow other than to stalk Meghan. Archer did a mass unfollow after that and now she's only following around 300 people. It took days for the British press to pick up that story but it's now in the Daily Mail. Kate has copied Meghan's outfits, heels and sneakers openly for years. We wonder if leaving her Instagram public is a deliberate move by Archer. I play a segment from Zoom where we talked about this. Representatives for The Sussexes and King Charles had a "peace summit" meeting in London last week at a private club. This was between the Sussexes' representative in the UK, Liam Maguire, their new communications director, Meredith Maines, and Charles' communications director, Tobyn Andreae. Andreae was hired by Charles in 2022 and he's a former editor of The Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday. The Mail on Sunday got an exclusive story about the summit, which was clearly from Andreae. Sources told The Telegraph that Harry's side definitely didn't leak the news of the peace summit. Chandra doesn't think Harry was surprised by the leak though. No one from William's side was invited, but they kept leaking stories about how enraged William is at the Sussexes. William took it personally that Harry and Charles's representatives met. Meanwhile there were all these stories about how William will never forgive Harry, but Harry and Meghan need to apologize and come back to do royal work. Will and Kate's Wimbledon outing was reportedly ruined after news of the peace summit broke. We talk about how childish Prince William is and how he's like Trump. I say Kate is the British Melania, but Chandra thinks she's like Ivanka. There was a story last month in The Telegraph about how Charles wants Harry and his family at his funeral. The Daily Beast reported that Charles' rep Tobyn Andreae tried to shut that story down before it was published and warned the royal rota not to pick it up. We talk about how angry and ineffective William always is. Comments of the Week: Minutes 22:30 to end Chandra's comment of the week is from D on the post about Gwyneth Paltrow's dishy biography.  My comment of the week is from ariel on the post about the Emmy's nominations. Thanks for listening bitches!

Introduction: Minutes 0 to 8:30 Thanks for understand as we took time off! I watched Andor and The Resident. Chandra watched The Better Sister, Ludwig, Patience and Echo Valley. She recommends them all except for Echo Valley. We both love Murderbot. We talk about Anna Wintour's announcement that she's stepping down as editor for American Vogue. Chandra thinks Edward Enninful might have something to do with it. Wintour was in Venice for the Bezos Sanchez wedding. We know Sanchez's dress is going to be trashy. Royals: Minutes (8:30) to 29:45 We found Meghan's Confessions of a Female Founder podcast informative and inspirational. We wish we could get more AsEver raspberry spread. Chandra ordered two jars of apricot spread and I only ordered one. Some people have already received their AsEver orders. AsEver is releasing a rose wine on July first. That's Diana's birthday and a special anniversary for Harry and Meghan. Meghan has been steadily posting to social media. She's making the most headlines for a video from when she was pregnant and dancing in the hospital. It was funny and cute and the tabloids had a fit. Two reality stars at a King's Trust event recreated that dance on a staircase at the palace. You're not supposed to take personal photos or videos at royal receptions, but both the King's Trust and official Royal Family accounts commented positively on that post. We think it was a setup meant to mock Harry and Meghan but it just makes the Windsors look obsessed as usual. I play a clip from the Aspire podcast where Meghan explained why she posted that video. Camilla Tominey called it a "sexy slut drop," which is ridiculous. This week we heard that Prince George will be going to his father and uncle's boarding school, Eton, in the fall of 2026. I looked through our archives and there are stories as far back as January, 2019 about Kate pushing for her three children to attend her alma mater, Marlborough. We assume she was forced to give in about George's school, but Louis and Charlotte are likely to go to Marlborough. Last weekend were the Royal Ascot horse races, probably the biggest social event of the year. Kate pulled out at the last minute. It was a big deal judging by the coverage. Palace staff were said to be "bewildered and worried" and a source told the Daily Beast that Kate was tired after Trooping the Colour and Garter Day and that she has good and bad days. We got several negative stories about Kate after that, mostly about how she disrespected the King, but also just rehashing older negative stories about her. There were stories hinting that she didn't feel well, which they should have focused on. Kate is reportedly planning to go to Wimbledon, which is from June 30th to July 13th. She usually goes at the end, but in 2023 she went early to sit with Roger Federer. Hello Magazine has a cover story about Kate with the title "On her own terms." I put it on Instagram and the aspect ratio makes it say "On her own." Chandra had two tweets about Kate which went viral this week. It feels like the palace and press are turning on Kate. She might be quite sick, but they play fast and loose with the truth and the royals minimize illness, so it's hard to tell. Chandra remembers how Princess Anne's traumatic brain injury was swept under the rug and how she returned to work with bruises. Harry and William are covering US Magazine, and the article is about how William is mad Harry isn't his scapegoat anymore. It's part of William's embiggening campaign as he tells us about his plans to be king, and it sounds like he can't wait for his father to die. The press freaked out about Harry saying he didn't know how much longer Charles has, but had only a mild response to William. Comments of the Week: Minutes 29:45 to end Kaiser's comment of the week is from Lover on the post about Jonathan Bailey and Scarlett Johansson kissing on red carpets. My comment of the week is from Henny Penny on the post about Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos's tacky wedding. Thanks for listening bitches!

Introduction: Minutes 0 to 8:45 We plan to record about once a month for now. I love the show Berlin ER on Apple TV, it's a lot like The Pitt, which I'm also watching. We were disappointed in the ending of Severence. Chandra is excited for the finale of The White Lotus. Royals: Minutes (8:45) to 33:00 Meghan released her As Ever collection this Wednesday morning. She had shortbread cookies, jam, tea and flower sprinkles. Everything was sold out within an hour. I bought the jam and some lemon ginger tea and Chandra got two teas and a jam. People were mad about how quickly everything sold out. Meghan also launched a commission-based ShopMy page with clothing, makeup and skincare.  A woman named Sophie Chandauka has taken over Prince Harry's Lesotho-based charity, Sentebale. Harry co-founded it with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho in 2006. Both Harry and Prince Seeiso resigned from Sentable in late March. The majority of the board of trustees resigned several days before the announcement. Chandauka spent over 400,000 pounds on consultants, lost a major sponsor, and demanded a 300,000 salary, which was not granted. She also failed to fundraise for them and alienated the board as she pushed her way to the top. It was a hostile takeover and was aided by a man named Iain Rawlinson, a former trustee of Prince William's charity, The Tusk Trust. Chandauka and Rawlinsin did an interview together on Sky News. Chandra wonders when Rawlinson started manipulating Chandauka. He was seen at a Sentebale event in October. In her Sky News interview, Chandauka's main example of Prince Harry bullying her was when he resigned from Sentebale after she threatened to sue them. Chandauka spouted Windsor talking points against Harry in an interview with the Financial Times. She also was mad that Meghan and Serena Williams showed up at the charity polo match last April. Chandauka blamed Prince Harry for her failure to fundraise for Sentebale despite the fact that he donated 1.5 million from his proceeds from Spare and that the polo match raised over a million also. She's the woman whom Meghan asked to move during a group photo at that match, giving her a more central place instead of on the side next to Harry. The press made a huge deal out of this at the time and Harry emailed or texted Chandauka asking her to make a statement in defense of Meghan. She refused and now sources are saying that if the email got out it would be damaging to Harry. If so, why don't they release it? The British press's reaction in early March to Meghan gently telling Mindy Kaling that her last name was Sussex revealed so much. The British charity commission is investigating what happened at Sentebale. The trustees have spoken on the record about how abrasive Chandauka is. There's an ongoing narrative that Prince Harry is lonely, that he never should have left England, that he should come back to England. He's probably relieved to be away from these toxic people. We're excited for the second season of With Love, Meghan and hope she does seasonal episodes. Meghan's podcast Confessions of a Female Founder comes out April 8th. Prince William is going to be on Jeremy Clarkson's reality show, Clarkson's Farm. You might remember Jeremy Clarkson's horrible screed against Duchess Meghan. It's also notable that Will and Kate disappeared this week. Comments of the Week: Minutes (33:00) to end Chandra's comment of the week is from Jais on the post about Meghan's As Ever product launch. My comment of the week is from Lightpurple on the story about Cory Booker's marathon Senate speech. Thanks for listening bitches!

Introduction: Minutes 0 to 11:00 I watched Paradise with Sterling K. Brown on Hulu and didn't like how it ended. Chandra felt the same way about Feud: Capote vs. The Swans. I love The Pitt on HBO. We've both been watching Severance and love the performances. Chandra is watching The White Lotus and recommends Court of Gold on Netflix. I watched Heretic but don't recommend it. Oscars: Minutes 11:00 to 19:00 We had the Oscars this week and Chandra's favorite movie, Anora, won the most awards. We're glad Mikey Madison won for best actress over Demi Moore. Demi won plenty of awards and didn't go home empty handed. I wish that June Squibb was nominated for best actress for Thelma, my favorite movie of 2024. It takes a ton of money to campaign for an Oscar. Royals: Minutes 19:00 to 36:30 Since we last recorded we had the Invictus Games in Canada and Duchess Meghan's show With Love, Meghan came out. Last week, before the release of With Love, Meghan, Kate and William visited Wales and were such obvious copy-keens. They visited a cake shop and "made" cakes and Kate was sure to mention her jam and said she'd give the recipe to someone. Then we got a weaksauce story from a royal expert claiming Kate didn't marry for a title, but Meghan did. There's been a real silence from the palace as they figure out how to copy Meghan. I remember when Kate copied Meghan's Zoom background. With Love, Meghan is a sweet comfort watch where she makes food and does crafts with her friends. I've watched the first five episodes so far. Chandra has watched the whole thing and loves the episodes with Roy Choi and Vicky Tsai. It was cute to see Meghan interact with her friend Abigail Spencer. We talk about some of our favorite recipes including the salted fish and fried chicken. We recorded this episode before the news that With Love, Meghan got a second season. Chandra wants Roy Choi to go on again. She thinks the vocal critics of the show have never watched a cooking or lifestyle show. The critics want Meghan to be all things at once. In season two we hope they don't change things too much and just make little tweaks. Meghan was very smart this week about her PR including being on the cover of People. I play a segment from Zoom where we talked about With Love, Meghan. Comments of the week: 36:30 to end Kaiser's comment of the week is from EmpressCakey on the post about Ione Skye's new memoir. My comment of the week is from Jess on the post about Jennifer Garner thinking Ben Affleck has a dark side.  Thanks for listening bitches!