The Prince Andrew Distraction: the unwanted gift that keeps giving

Pod Save The King

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News Commentary, News, Society & Culture

3.7 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Charlotte Foster, royal reporter for the Daily Mirror, tells Jennifer Newton how two weeks of scandal for the former Duke of York is enough to fill a year of news. They discuss Prince Andrew and Fergie’s uncertain status at the Royal Lodge, and the distraction from work of other members of the Royal Family. Jennifer and Charlotte also look at the King’s “moving and emotional” visit to the Vatican with Queen Camilla, where they met Pope Leo XIV for the first time. Alongside the family dramas and historic visits, the Pod Save the King duo also discuss Harry and Megan’s “date night” at an LA Dodgers game, and the Duke of Sussex’s “cringe and awkward” appearance on comedian Hasan Minhaj’s podcast. They also preview William’s visit to Brazil for this year’s Earthshot Prize and World Leaders Summit at COP30 next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Sean has had some good ideas over the years.
0:05.0	But using Canva was a really good one.
0:08.0	Sean designed some social posts to promote his friend's car boot sale.
0:13.0	They looked good.
0:15.0	Really, really good.
0:17.0	Next thing he knows, someone came and bought the lot, including the car.
0:24.5	Now Sean doesn't know how he's going to get home.
0:28.0	Thanks, Canva.
0:31.9	Pod Save the King!
0:34.4	Hello and welcome to Pod Save the King.
0:37.2	I'm the Murren's Deputy Royal Editor Jennifer Newton.
0:40.2	Thanks for joining us for another episode.
0:42.1	And today I'm joined by the Murr's Royal Reporter Charlotte Foster.
0:46.6	Hi Charlotte.
0:47.7	And we have quite a lot to catch up on this week, don't we?
0:50.5	Because we didn't have an episode last week, but we're here this week and we've got a lot of
0:57.3	things to talk about, mostly Prince Andrew, but we've also got King Charles's been out and about.
1:03.9	So we've got to talk about him, Harry and Megan, they've been making some strides across over in America, and then we will look
1:13.3	forward to a big week for Prince William next week. But I think the first place that we have to
1:19.6	start with is Prince Andrew, isn't it? It is, the gift that keeps on giving. Yeah, so Prince Andrew,
1:26.8	a lot has happened since you've probably
1:29.9	last heard from us. I thought we would start with a quick timeline and then I started writing out
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