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The Daily Beast Podcast

Why King Charles Must Abdicate Now: Andrew Lownie

The Daily Beast Podcast

The Daily Beast

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4.68.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

In this debut episode of The Royalist, host Tom Sykes dives straight into the biggest royal scandals of the moment with a blockbuster interview featuring royal biographer Andrew Lownie, who explains why the fallout from Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein revelations could pose an unprecedented crisis for King Charles III and the monarchy—and gives his extraordinary solution. Iconic fashion editor Plum Sykes reports after the Cheltenham Festival with behind-the-scenes royal fashion and society gossip, while journalist Paula Froelich spills the latest tea on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Finally, Australian commentator Shauna Kay joins Tom for a fiery “Royal Roast” breaking down the backlash to Meghan and Harry’s controversial Australia plans. It’s a jam-packed first episode full of scoops, sharp commentary, and the royal drama everyone is talking about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Generations of intrigue, unbelievable family feuds, jaw-dropping scandals, crazy traditions, and of course, corgis.

0:09.0

The British royals have it all.

0:11.0

And now you can too, with the newest edition to our Daily Beast podcast lineup, The Royalist.

0:17.1

Each week, veteran royal correspondent Tom Sykes and his team of informed insiders serve you

0:23.4

every bit of royalty you could possibly want. If it's happening behind palace gates, they are

0:29.7

going to be talking about it. Enjoy this episode and join them in the throne room for every episode

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0:47.8

the palace have been caught on the back foot because they never expected these Epstein releases to be made.

0:58.0

On one hand, Charles is saying we'll fully cooperate with the authorities and everyone should speak freely.

1:02.0

And there are these letters going out reminding people not to speak.

1:05.0

I just wonder if what's been done for public consumption isn't actually what's happening in reality.

1:10.0

Charles has to fall on his

1:11.2

sword and accept that he is, you know, he has to take the blame for this. When you say fall on his

1:16.2

sword, do you mean that Charles should or would or will be forced to take the nuclear option

1:23.5

and like his great uncle, Edward VIII, before him, be forced to abdicate?

1:29.3

Is that where this story ends?

1:36.3

Welcome Royalists!

1:37.3

Hello, I'm Tom Sikes, and this is your new weekly destination

1:42.3

for a staggering corneocopia of royal scoops and scandal.

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I've been writing about this extraordinary family.

1:50.9

The Windsors, the Mountbatten Windsors, the Battenburgs, who knows at this stage, for almost

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