King Charles hosts his annual pre Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace, with around seventy relatives invited, as the Wales family arrives with the children and senior royals gather ahead of Sandringham. But several notable figures are missing, including Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Sarah Ferguson, and the Sussexes, while Beatrice and Eugenie return to the wider family fold.<br />We also revisit striking comments from Sarah Ferguson’s late mother Susan Barrantes about the York separation and the threat of telling “not very pleasant” stories about the Crown, as author Andrew Lownie argues the Royal Household always feared a memoir.<br /><br />Plus, local backlash grows over security closures around William and Catherine’s new Forest Lodge home, and Harry and Meghan confirm a new Netflix film project adapting Jasmine Guillory’s The Wedding Date.  <br /><br /><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crown-and-controversy-prince-andrew/id1839279426" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hear our new show "Crown and Controversy: Prince Andrew" here.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/palace-intrigue-presents-king-william/id1842585117" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Check out "Palace Intrigue Presents: King WIlliam" here.</a><br /><br />👑 Follow our hit series <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crown-and-controversy/id1816047861" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Crown and Controversy! </a>Season 1 and 2 are fully available now for everyone. Season 3 has new episodes every Sunday on the regular feed. GET THE FULL SEASON 3 BEFORE REGULAR LISTENERS as a subscriber! Hit that "UNINTERRUPTED LISTENING" Banner on the top of the Apple player. AND listen to <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crown-and-controversy-prince-andrew/id1839279426" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Crown and Controversy "NORWAY'S ROYAL REBELS"</a> here and get the full season as a premium subscriber now. <br /><br />👑 The Palace Intrigue Social Hub is Live! Join the conversation on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/palaceintrigue/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thepalaceintrigue/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Instagram</a> or click the links to start your royal journey!