Pod Save The Queen

A huge royal row has kicked off this week after King Charles asked Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to move out of their UK home, Frogmore Cottage. The bold decision has really split opinion, with some saying it’s a bitter move while others think it’s understandable following the Duke’s claims in Spare. Zoe Forsey and Russell Myers sit down to discuss the ins and outs of the King’s decision. They also catch up on two weeks worth of royal events, including Kate’s gorgeous BAFTAs look, Kate and William’s rugby fallout and Camilla’s decision to give her grandchildren a starring role in the Coronation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With King Charles’s Coronation just a few months away, Zoe Forsey sits down with royal author Gill Knappett to learn more about him - both as a Monarch and a man. For her new book King Charles III, Gill has been tirelessly researching his life and career, and now shares her views on how his life to this point has prepared him for the Crown. We discuss how the Queen prepared him for the role and how his bond with Prince William and Princess Kate has grown even stronger in the past few months. Sign up to our Royal Newsletter for the latest royal stories from Daily Mirror. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Despite Camilla being forced to cancel all engagements after testing positive for Covid, it’s been a busy week for the royal family with a series of high-profile engagements. Zoe Forsey and Russell Myers discuss King Charles’ extremely important meeting with President Zelenskyy and his visit to volunteers working tirelessly to support the rescue mission in Turkey and Syria following the devastating earthquake. Prince William also revealed he’s an Only Fools and Horses fan while Kate got a surprise from an old teacher. Buckingham Palace also shared more Coronation details, including the Crown that Camilla will wear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Princess Kate has stolen the royal spotlight in the first few weeks of 2023, making a huge impact with her early years campaign Shaping Us. And as she’s taken centre stage for speeches, videos and appearances, she’s had the perfect look for every occasion. Zoe Forsey sits down with Sarah Bradbury for a Fashion Special to look at how Kate’s style has developed in the last few weeks. We also look ahead to the rest of the year and make some Coronation fashion predictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s been a busy week for the royals with lots of events and engagements, but leading the way is Princess Kate who launched her highly-anticipated Shaping Us project. Zoe Forsey and Russell Myers discuss her exciting new campaign, which featured celebs, experts and an adorable cartoon character called Layla. Elsewhere in The Firm, we discuss Australia’s decision not to use King Charles’s portrait on their new banknotes and Camilla’s work with an international book charity. The royals also marked Holocaust Memorial Day and Sophie Wessex learnt about the difficulties facing farmers across the UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A very exciting week for the royal family as Princess Eugenie announces she’s expecting her second child, while the details of King Charles’ Coronation were revealed. Zoe Forsey and Russell Myers talk through the three-day celebration for the King’s big day, including a service at Westminster Abbey, a star-studded concert and a day of volunteering. Eugenie shared her happy news on Instagram with a gorgeous snap of August kissing her bump, taken by loving hubby Jack. We also look ahead to an exciting announcement from Princess Kate, expected next week, and Camilla has been out and about in Bath. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seeming to ignore the claims in Prince Harry’s book, the royals returned to work this week with very busy diaries. King Charles donned his kilt for a trip to Scotland while Prince William and Princess Kate carried out engagements highlighting their areas of focus for 2023. We also hear your views on Spare and discuss Harry’s baffling Elizabeth Arden line that went viral this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prince Harry’s memoir Spare has finally hit the shelves, and there is certainly a lot for Zoe Forsey and Russell Myers to talk about. The Duke of Sussex takes aim at pretty much every member of the royal family, with Camilla, Prince William and Princess Kate taking the brunt of his accusations. He also shares some very personal stories, including his love letters to Meghan, details of how he lost his virginity and a baffling story about his penis. We also talk about the TV interviews he’s given to promote the book, and Russell shares what his sources are telling him about the reaction behind Palace walls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It may be a new year, but when it comes to the Royal Family it’s very much the same drama. Zoe Forsey and Russell Myers sit down to discuss the preview clips from Prince Harry’s promo interviews ahead of the release of his memoir, Spare. We also look back at the family’s Christmas celebrations, including Prince Louis’s festive outing debut and William’s gorgeous present to Kate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2022 has been a historical year for the royal family, as as The Firm navigated their way through celebration, controversy and grief there were some fashion moments we need to discuss. Zoe Forsey is joined by Sarah Bradbury to discuss Princess Kate, Camilla, Meghan and the rest of The Firm's best outfits from 2022 - and of course, the return of Prince William's velvet blazers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Royal Family changed forever in 2022, with the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the beginning of the reign of King Charles III. There was also a Platinum Jubilee celebration, controversial tours and a fly-on-the-wall docuseries from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, packed full of more shocking claims about life as a royal. Zoe Forsey and Russell Myers sit down to talk about the highs and lows of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christmas 2022 will be an extremely difficult time for the Royal Family, as they mark their first without the late Queen. But historian Jeremy Archer, author of A Royal Christmas, believes King Charles will be keen to keep the family’s long-standing traditions up, knowing how important they were to his mother and father. Jeremy joins Zoe Forsey for a very festive episode of Pod Save the King, looking back at how The Firm has celebrated Christmas over the years. They discuss weird and wonderful traditions, crises the family has faced during the festive period, how the Monarch’s Christmas Speech has changed over the years - and there’s a brilliant story about how an unexpected God Save the King singsong caught them all off guard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With just a few days to go until Christmas, Zoe Forsey and Russell Myers look ahead to how the royal family will be spending their first without the Queen. There are rumours that Prince Louis might attend this year, so we look forward to seeing his potentially mischievous behaviour! Russell also gives a sneak preview of an exclusive he’s working on for tomorrow’s Daily Mirror relating to security concerns about the annual walkabout following the church service. We also discuss Charles first King’s Speech, which was recorded earlier this month, and the family’s annual Christmas lunch, which took place yesterday. Elsewhere we’ve got another Netflix show from Meghan and Harry and the first banknotes featuring King Charles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zoe Forsey and Russell Myers are back for round two of Harry and Meghan’s Netflix show as the final three episodes drop. They discuss Harry’s claim that his brother Prince William “screamed and shouted” at him during the Sandringham Summit, the couple’s allegations that the royals were “cold” towards them during the Farewell Week in the UK and their moans about the size of their two-bed cottage in Kensington Palace. They also talk through the royal Christmas cards, after King Charles and Camilla and the Wales family shared their annual photos. There was also a celebrity encounter at Wrexham Football Club and a look ahead to Kate’s Christmas Carol Concert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two years after Meghan and Harry signed their multi-million deal with Netflix, their docu-series has finally dropped. The first three episodes are filled with drama, with royal revelation after revelation. This week’s show is very much a recording of two parts, with Zoe Forsey and Russell Myers sitting down in the middle of a slightly chaotic newsroom to go through the biggest bombshells from the first three hours of Harry & Meghan. But making the most of the calm before the storm, they also sat down earlier in the week to talk about the Russell’s trip to Boston for the Earthshot Prize Ceremony, King Charles and Queen Camilla’s Diplomatic Reception at Buckingham Palace and another egg-throwing incident during a royal engagement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the royal family deals with a shocking race row, Russell Myers dials in from Boston to catch-up with Zoe Forsey on two weeks worth of royal news. In a slightly chaotic episode thanks to several bits of breaking news, we discuss the Prince and Princess of Wales’ trip basketball date night and the engagements so far as they prepare for the Earthshot Prize Ceremony, as well as the trailer for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Netflix documentary. We talk in detail about domestic abuse charity founder Ngozi Fulani’s upsetting claims that she was “interrogated” by the Queen’s closest confidant during a trip to Buckingham Palace. There’s also an update on the Paddington Bears left in tribute to the Queen, showbiz editor tells us what Mike and Tindall got up to at the I’m A Celeb afterparties and find out why Russell wasn’t allowed to join Princess Anne on her trip to the Falklands Islands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Queen’s reign was defined by her strength and continuity, with her beloved Prince Philip by her side every step of the way. People aspired to their love story, especially their closeness and their loyalty - but will they feel the same about King Charles? Zoe Forsey speaks to historian Dr Tessa Dunlop, author of Elizabeth and Philip, to discuss how we’re seeing the end of the ‘Family Monarch’ and what could potentially come next - both for Charles and Queen Camilla, and King William and Queen Catherine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we’ve seen the unexpected row between Prince William and actor Micheal Sheen over the Welsh World Cup team and King Charles give himself a very exciting 74th birthday present. The royals were out in force to mark Remembrance Sunday, with Prince Harry marking the day in the US with a moving letter about losing a parent. Princess Kate and Sophie Wessex have also been out and about, and Mike Tindall shared a hilarious story about slut-dropping in front of Princess Anne (we kid you not…). Zoe Forsey and Russell Myers also debunk some of the big storylines from season five of The Crown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s been a tough week for the Royal Family, with the latest season of The Crown hitting our screens and King Charles being egged during an engagement in York. Zoe Forsey and Russell Myers also discuss Prince William’s chat with England football legends and Kate’s cute poppy moment with an adorable little boy. Showbiz editor Mark Jefferies dials in from the Australian jungle to give us an update on Mike Tindall on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here, and Meghan hints at her Duchess Difficult nickname on the latest episode of her podcast. We also look ahead to Remembrance Sunday and how it will change under King Charles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After 20 years, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here has it’s first Royal campmate - Mike Tindall! Zara’s husband is heading into the Jungle this weekend, so Zoe Forsey and Russell Myers are joined by the Mirror’s Showbiz Editor Mark Jefferies to get all the latest. King Charles also picked up a new royal title this week, while the Prince and Princess of Wales returned to work after the half term break. Russell also clears up all the confusion about the royals attending the World Cup next month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices