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HeirHeads
by HeirHeads
A not-so-serious look at the serious business of royal rumours, gossip and gowns. Every Monday, we'll be bringing you a roundup of our favourite stories about the British royal family, from the latest headlines to the hidden messages in an Instagram caption, and all of the looks and lines of the week.
Episodes
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The Big Jubbly Episode
Now that the confetti has settled on the Platinum Jubbly, we’re looking back at all of the major moments from the big weekend. The Sussexes returned from California, and even had a special birthday celebration for Lilibet, while the Cambridge kids were front and centre for many of the royal…
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Cruise Control
Lady Gaga said Hold My Hand, and Tom Cruise appears to be taking notes… The movie star made headlines for helping Kate Middleton up the stairs at the Top Gun: Maverick premiere in London, and also made us wonder why he’s spending so much time around the royals, from red carpet events to private...
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Cringe de la Cringe!
Finally, it’s here! We’ve spent 40 hours working our way through Tina Brown’s epic new book, The Palace Papers, and breaking down all the best insights, funniest details and shocking revelations for this Book Club episode. Plus, a look back at the national embarrassment that was Prince Edward and...
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Cleanup on Aisle York
It’s a York family special this week: We run through Prince Andrew’s arrival with the Queen at Prince Philip’s memorial service, yet another financial scandal (this time involving Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie) and Fergie’s Instagram posts reminding us of her ex-husband’s glory days as a...
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Barely Regal: Bridgerton Season 2 and The Gilded Age
*WARNING: SPOILERS* Hold onto your bonnets — it’s KANTHONY TIME! Bridgerton is back for season two, and we’re talking sizzling chemistry, the striking lack of sex scenes and what the show has to say about gossip, as well as all the major plot changes from Julia Quinn’s The Viscount Who Loved Me....
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The Cambridges' Caribbean Disastour
Was this the worst royal tour ever? We’re discussing the Cambridges’ trip to the Caribbean, and why it offers the clearest evidence yet that this generation of royals aren’t capable of modernising the monarchy or sustaining it in the decades to come. From Prince William’s almost hilariously...
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Say It With Flowers
From floral arrangements to impassioned speeches, the royals are showing their colours over the Ukraine crisis. We look back on each household’s response to the invasion, and the firestorm over Prince William’s misreported comments on war in Europe. Plus, Prince Charles agrees to loan Prince…
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A Not-So-Lovely Jubbly
Note: we recorded this episode before the Queen’s Covid diagnosis, so weren’t able to discuss here. Instead, we’re focusing on the rough start to her Platinum Jubbly year, kicking off with Prince Andrew. As he reaches a settlement with Virginia Roberts Giuffre, bringing an end to his civil sex...
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Toy Story
A lot of Andrew updates this week! From the arrangements for his teddy bears to developments in Virginia Giuffre’s civil suit, we run through the latest details about the disgraced duke. Elsewhere, Prince William and Prince Charles dodge uncomfortable questions, and we ask: what happened to...
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Throne Out
Finally! It’s the word on everyone’s mind as the Queen strips Prince Andrew of his military titles and patronages following his failed bid to get Virginia Giuffre’s case against him dismissed. The palace is drawing a line, but will it be enough to salvage the monarchy’s reputation? We discuss the...
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Great Gowns, Beautiful Gowns
Did you know it was Kate Middleton’s 40th birthday? The now 40-year-old Kate just celebrated turning 40 on her 40th birthday, and no one will let us forget it — from gushing profiles to glamorous portraits, the milestone is lavishly marked, while Meghan Markle looms large in much of the press...
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2021 Wrap-Up: A Birth, A Burial and A Bombshell Interview
Before we close the door on 2021, we are looking back on the defining events of the year, from the lawsuits to the lobbying to the looks we loved the most. Plus, Kate Middleton hosts a Christmas carol service, the Cambridges and the Cornwalls release their holiday cards, and the Ghislaine Maxwell...
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Always Complain, Never Explain
It’s another victory for Meghan Markle in her privacy and copyright case against the publishers of the Daily Mail, but we may not have seen the end of this legal battle. When he’s not jetting off to Barbados, Prince Charles finds himself further embroiled in the cash-for-honours scandal, while...
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Cathartic and Real and Honest and Factual
As the royals descend on Glasgow for the Cop26 summit, we discuss their travel arrangements, thoughts on climate action and new analysis of the family’s energy consumption. Elsewhere, the appeal hearing over Meghan Markle’s privacy lawsuit reveals a fascinating series of text and email exchanges,...
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Better Than A Guinness, Better Than A W*nk
Move over, Greta Thunberg: the Queen’s giving world leaders both barrels this week for their inaction on the climate crisis (or so commentators would have you believe). Prince William also has words to say about carbon emissions from flights — just not his own — while the Metropolitan police drop...
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The Ma’am with the Golden Gown
Finally, some royal fashion worth talking about! From Kate Middleton’s golden gown to Meghan Markle’s Diana-inspired handbag, we’re getting into the most notable looks and, more importantly, what they’re trying to tell us. Away from the glamour, we talk about the Cambridges’ relatable pub lunch,...
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Book Club: Her Heart for a Compass
After a breezy 10-week holiday, Kate Middleton finally returns to work! While she’s at her solo engagement, Prince Andrew is gearing up for a new legal strategy, Prince Charles becomes further embroiled in the cash-for-honours scandal, and Prince Philip’s will is sealed for 90 years. The Irish...
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Royal House Hunters
The royals are back from their August break and so are we, ready to talk about Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s civil suit against Prince Andrew, Camilla Parker Bowles’s non-traditional Victoria sponge recipe and the Queen’s leaked funeral plans. Plus, the Cambridges are feeling overlooked and Prince...
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Queen's Consent Isn't Sexy
Happy Birthday, Meghan! As she turns 40, we discuss the royal family’s curious new social media strategy for birthday wishes, and Meghan’s new initiative to help women re-entering the workforce (with guest appearances by Melissa McCarthy and Guy the beagle). Elsewhere, the Queen uses her…
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The Man Who Wouldn't Be Duke
We’ve got a vintage HeirHeads episode for you today, discussing royal rumours about Prince Charles’s feud with Prince Edward over the Duke of Edinburgh title, gossip about Prince William’s “intervention” in racist abuse of footballers, and the gown to end all royal gowns: Princess Diana’s wedding...
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Diana at 60
We’ve got a supersize episode this week for the reunion of Prince William and Prince Harry at the unveiling of the Diana statue. We’re talking about the divisive artwork and the brothers’ show of unity, plus sporty days out for Kate Middleton and Prince George at Wimbledon and Wembley. And…
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Royally Minted
Guess who got a self-isolation notice and had to stay inside all weekend? And what better way to spend it than reading the palace’s annual financial report... including details of the royals’ outrageous travel bill, Prince Charles’s support for the Sussexes, and the households’ staff diversity...
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Damaged Goods and Damage Done
We’re a couple of weeks out from the highly-anticipated reunion of Prince William and Prince Harry for the unveiling of the statue of Princess Diana at Kensington Palace, and the Cambridge side are firing new shots at the Sussexes in the reissue of Robert Lacey’s book Battle of Brothers.…
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... Lilibet?
Congratulations to the Sussexes on the birth of Lili Diana! We’re going into the “Lilibet” origin story, and comparing the social media responses from each of the royal households. Elsewhere, we take a long, hard look at Buckingham Palace’s racist hiring policy, and marvel at the proposal to…
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Panorama Drama
This week we’re heading back to 1995, as we finally get a look at Martin Bashir’s Panorama interview with Princess Diana, and catch up on the aftermath from last week’s official BBC inquiry. Prince William has some strong words for the BBC, and one strong arm for his vaccine selfie. Plus, we...
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The Royal Truman Show
Prince Harry’s back to podcasting, but not on his own show… As the Archewell Audio hiatus continues, we discuss his interview with Dax Shepard, plus the reactions from the palace and British media. Meanwhile, the Queen’s speech at the opening of parliament raises questions about voter…
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The Princess and the Vlog
Your country needs YOU… to like and subscribe! Prince William and Kate Middleton are YouTube official, complete with distracting stock music and never-before-seen bloopers. We discuss the Cambridges’ new channel, their Instagram name change and the Hold Still book giveaway, plus Meghan Markle’s...
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Take Ten: Will and Kate
As the Cambridges mark a decade of marriage with glossy new portraits and some middle-class cosplay, we look back on the highs and lows from the past 10 years of Will and Kate, including our royal wedding rewatch, Kate’s Marilyn moments, Will’s dad dancing, the topless photo scandal, the Great…
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How to Abolish the Monarchy
It’s our 100th episode! To celebrate, we’ve prepared something a little different this week: our guide to abolishing the monarchy. Why could it happen? How long would it take? What would ex-royal life look like for the royals? And what would the country even be called?! We answer all of these and...
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Barely Regal: It’s A Sin, Promising Young Woman, The Great
*cw rape, sexual assault, gender-based violence* Join us for a round-up of what we’ve been watching lately: the Russell T Davies mini-series It’s A Sin, Emerald Fennell’s Oscar-nominated film Promising Young Woman and lavish period drama The Great. SPOILERS: 1.10 to 23.40: It’s a Sin 23.40 to 38:...
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Four Medals and a Funeral
We’re back! And so is Prince Harry, who returns to the UK and meets Prince William for the first time in a year at the funeral of Prince Philip. We put our body language expert hats on to discuss the big reunion, as well as a week’s worth of frenzied build-up and the drama around who’s wearing…
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Silicon Wally
One person who hasn’t been struggling in the American job market? Prince Harry, who has landed a job at a for-profit mental health company in Silicon Valley. We’re talking his new roles, as well as the palace’s hunt for a diversity tsar and Camilla Parker-Bowles repping Brand Wales on a “work…
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The Other Brother
Beannachtaí na féile Pádraig oraibh! The Cambridges celebrate St Patrick’s Day and we hold our heads in our hands, while Prince William gets a glowing new profile that gives insights into his family life, his work ethic and his “genuine and huge knowledge”. Meanwhile, the fallout from Prince…
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Very Much Not the Right Response
From the moment Oprah’s interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry began, we wondered how the royal family would respond to their claims. That response turns out to be… not great! We’re breaking down a week of curious paparazzi shots, lukewarm statements, tone-deaf photo opps, and Prince...
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Oprah with Meghan and Harry: A Really Loaded Piece of Toast
CW: racism, suicide Once upon a time, in a mystical kingdom built on colonialism, fear and emotional repression, a lost prince fell in love with an American lifestyle blogger. On entering the castle, an evil queen stole her voice, and our lifestyle blogger learned she would have to endure racism,...
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Countdown to Chaos
The countdown is on to the Sussexes’ sit-down with Oprah is on, and the royals are absolutely shitting themselves. We couldn’t let this week go by without recapping the chaos that has unfolded in the build up to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s first public interview since quitting royal duties,...
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The Haz Age
Ding ding! Welcome to the HeirHeads bus service to Bel Air, inspired by Prince Harry’s segment on James Corden’s Late Late Show this week. Along the way, we’ll be making a few other stops to discuss the “Magnificent Seven”, the Queen’s Commonwealth Day scheduling issues, the Sussexes’ Spotify...
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Service with a Smile
The Sussexes’ one year review is in, and to sum it up: we are never, ever, ever getting back together. Join us as we sift through a week’s worth of push notifications, from Baby Sussex 2 to the Oprah interview to the duelling statements from the Palace and the Sussexes about their official...
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The Embarrassment of Riches
What is Queen’s consent? We attempt to give a non-boring account of this arcane parliamentary procedure and explain why it has no place in a modern democracy. Elsewhere, Meghan Markle wins her court case against the Mail on Sunday, and we break down the confusing press coverage of the judgement....
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Royals Go Dictating
The royal family’s year-long campaign to make Sophie Wessex happen has allegedly borne fruit: Boris Johnson believes Prince Edward and Sophie could stop the Scottish independence movement in its tracks! Elsewhere, Prince William no longer believes racism is “boring”, and even deigns to tweet…
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Case Sensitive
All rise for some (virtual) courtroom drama — as Meghan Markle’s case against Associated Newspapers continues with a live-streamed hearing, we tune in to follow her application for a summary judgement. Meanwhile, Prince Harry raises eyebrows by sharing his thoughts on protecting democracy, and…
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Barely Regal: A Bridgerton Special
*WARNING: SPOILERS* Content warning: sexual assault Lace up your corsets and join us for a discussion of Netflix’s hit series Bridgerton and the book it’s based on, The Duke and I by Julia Quinn. We’re talking micro-fringes, the myth of a post-racial England and That Scene, along with what we do...
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A Shot in the Ma'am
Happy new year! The Queen is already bringing the heat to 2021 with a correction to the story of Prince Harry’s rejected Remembrance Day wreath, while we’re fending off competition from the Sussexes’ new podcast Archewell Audio. Elsewhere, Kate Middleton celebrates her 39th birthday smizing under…
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2020 Wrap-Up: A Wedding, A Walkout, and Will's Whopper
As 2020 comes to a close, we’re reflecting on a seismic year for the royal family with our rundown of the 10 standout moments from the last 12 months. We’re talking shark teeth, wedding dresses, school buses and of course, a rather shocking departure... Plus, we discuss our predictions for the...
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A Big Boo Boo on the Royal Choo Choo
All aboard! We’re talking Prince William and Kate Middleton’s latest tour: a royal trainwreck or right on track? They link up with the Queen for a family photo finale to announce the “New Firm”, while Prince Andrew gets left out as we sink our teeth into a report on his Pizza Express alibi....
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5 Big Zs
BIG news this week as Kate Middleton finally, finally unveils the BIG insights from her 5 BIG Questions survey! While the palace bigs her up, Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles shut down replies on social after getting trolled over The Crown. We talk about whether the Netflix series will…
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The Crown: Season 4, Episodes 5-10
Allow us to tell you the story of the Russian bear hunter... We’re recapping the second half of season four of The Crown, and answering all the most urgent questions: Why doesn’t the Queen have an electric toothbrush? Who is the Samantha of the royal group of gal pals? And what on earth made…
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The Crown: Season 4, Episodes 1–4
Calling all ibble dibbles: The Crown is back! Join us for a spoiler-filled discussion of the first four episodes of the new season, from the IRA killing of Dickie Mountbatten and the psychological torture of the Balmoral Test to the Queen’s mummy guilt and the love triangle between Prince…
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will.lie.am
Prince William tries to keep calm and carry on with a secret Covid-19 diagnosis — but he won’t keep us quiet… While the royals get busy changing their profile pictures for Remembrance Day, Prince Andrew makes secret visits to see the Queen, and Prince Philip is dragged back from Sandringham to…
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Redaction Man
We’re back! And so is Prince Andrew, as he tests the waters once again for a return to royal duties. While his team are briefing about his “level of maturity”, we’re decoding the redactions in Ghislaine Maxwell’s unsealed deposition, and wondering why the palace is digging its heels in over...
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A not-so-serious look at the serious business of royal rumours, gossip and gowns. Every Monday, we'll be bringing you a roundup of our favourite stories about the British royal family, from the latest headlines to the hidden messages in an Instagram caption, and all of the looks and lines of the week.
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