Portraits and protests in lockdown - and Prince Andrew row returns

Pod Save The King

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News Commentary, News, Society & Culture

3.7 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Prince Philip marked his 99th birthday this week while in lockdown with the Queen at Windsor Castle. In an isolation operation known as HMS Bubble, it further separates the leading royals from the country at a time when Black Lives Matter protests are taking place - and feel like they will have a lasting impact. Meghan spoke out about the death of George Floyd in a graduation message to pupils at her high school. Would she have been able to do that if she had been a member of the Firm?Pod Save The Queen host Ann Gripper is joined by Daily Mirror royal editor Russell Myers to discuss all this - plus the latest on Kate's collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery, the latest on Prince Andrew and a new Sophie Wessex interview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The only wrong thing to say is to say nothing.
0:15.0	Because George Floyd's life mattered and Brianna Taylor's life mattered and Philando Castiles life mattered and Tamir Rice's life mattered.
0:28.8	Hello and welcome back to Pod Save the Queen. I'm your host Anne Gripper.
0:32.9	I am back from my holidays.
0:34.4	There has been a lot happening,
0:35.8	a lot of serious stuff to talk about
0:37.8	with the Black Lives Matters protests going on
0:40.8	around the world, really, including here in the UK and obviously in the US as well
0:46.7	The latest in the Prince Andrew to and fro will he or will he not end up having an interview at some stage with the US law
0:55.1	enforcement bodies and but there's also some you know happy fun royal stuff to
1:01.5	chat about as well with my good friend we are reunited
1:05.6	we're a royal editor Russell Myers nice to see Russell.
1:08.3	Hello we are reunited how's your holes?
1:10.9	Oh it was lovely, thank you.
1:12.6	And if you actually built this barbecue yet?
1:14.6	I have, I can announce it is done.
1:17.8	Hooray.
1:18.8	And we have had two successful barbecues on it.
1:20.8	The relationship is still intact. So, you you know happy people all round and no food poisoning no
1:27.2	food poisoning no no everybody is relieved both for you and for Mrs. My.
1:33.8	Excellent.
1:34.8	So we are recording this on Wednesday,
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