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On this day in 1868, Prince Alfred of Edinburgh survived an attempt on his life during a visit to Sydney, Australia.

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Prince Harry has arrived in the UK alone after his father's cancer diagnosis. 

Buckingham Palace announced King Charles cancer yesterday, which was discovered during a separate procedure. 

Harry was earlier photographed arriving at Clarence House. 

The King's now been seen for the first time since the announcement - being driven with Queen Camilla from Clarence House to Buckingham Palace, where it's believed they flew to Sandringham.

UK correspondent Gavin Grey told Mike Hosking that it's not known how long Harry will stay, or if he's going to Sandringham. 

He says there's apparently no plan to meet with his brother, Prince William. 

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For hundreds of years, the health of members of the British royal family have been tightly guarded secrets.

From the secret euthanasia of a King, to a hidden case of lung cancer. 

But under King Charles things are changing. He’s announced to the world he has cancer. 

So now he’s gone public, does it change how we perceive the monarchy? 

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Anne Boleyn is the best-known wife of Henry VIII, remembered for changing Henry and England. Her daughter became one of the most famous Queens of England. Dr Tracy Borman joins us to share the story of the mother and daughter who changed history.

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A lot has changed since the last episode of Born to Rule was released. After Queen Elizabeth’s death on September 8, 2022, Prince Charles became King Charles III and thereby fulfilled his destiny. But some things haven’t changed – like the relationship between Prince Harry and the rest of the British royal family. Since excerpts from Prince Harry’s much anticipated memoir, Spare, became public, the book has made headlines around the world. We’re taking a look at the impact of this bombshell book. Keir Simmons sits down with Katie Nicholl, author of The New Royals and royal editor at Vanity Fair, and journalist and royal commentator, Afua Hagan, for a candid conversation about the impact this memoir could have on the reign of King Charles III.

A retired British Army veteran says Prince Harry's explosive and controversial claims could be signs of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

In new TV interviews going to air today and a new autobiography coming out tomorrow, Harry reveals his personal kill count from Afghanistan and feeling like an outsider in his own family.

A veteran, who has also suffered with the condition himself, says the self-destructive behaviour is that of a traumatised individual who needs help, not constant criticism.

Royal Correspondent Victoria Arbiter says that many are sympathetic to the possible explanation.

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I managed to watch one and a half episodes of Harry and Meghan’s whingefest and do you know what? 

I feel sorry for them 

It hasn’t changed my mind about them. I still think she’s conniving. I still think he’s completely out of touch with what real world problems are. I still think the pair of them are hypocrites and dishonest for denying they leaked friendly media then got busted doing that. And I still think they shouldn’t’ air the family’s dirty laundry. 

But I also feel sorry for them… mostly for Harry. 

You get a real insight into how hard it must be for him to live with paparazzi constantly tailing him. There’s this scene where he’s probably about 11 years old, on a ski trip with William and his cousins Eugenie and Beatrice. And they’re told, I think by palace officials, to go pose for the media so the paps can take photos and ask them how the holiday is going, and you can just see on his little face how much he hates it 

None of us like having our holidays interrupted by work and we’re grownups, imagine how hard that must’ve been for him as a kid? 

And then there’s footage of Diana and the boys on a skiing holiday. Sitting at a table on the slopes, and a camera is filming them. She marches over and asks the camera man… as a parent… just to give her boys some space.

And then, he’s 20 years old, out clubbing, and they’re following him down the road and he snaps and says “Why don’t you just leave me alone?” 

That was his whole life. 

Now of course, it comes with the territory. 

A lot of people will say he’s a spoilt brat who sounds awful complaining about the media when there are Brits who can’t afford to turn the heating on this winter. 

And this is what happens when you’re born into fantastic wealth and never have to do a day’s work in your life if you don’t’ want to… have all the nannies you want and all the food and travel and opulence you want. 

But it still hard and intrusive and he was still a kid. 

And so I ended feeling sorry for him. 

He’s got no idea what real life hardship is… but then we’ve got no idea what it’s like to be stalked by a camera the minute you step outside your door. 

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A prediction is Prince Harry's memoir will be very revealing.

Harry is releasing a tell-all called Spare which he's promised has raw unflinching honesty.

The 400 page book will be released in January next year in 16 languages and will have an audio edition read by Harry himself.

Royal Correspondent Juliet Rieden says that it could have the palace worried.

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On 4th May 1799, the British forces defeated the famed king of Mysore in a battle, largely owing to the king's chief minister betraying him. About 8500 kms away, the battle finds a reference in a 200 ft talk Obleisk in Phoenix Park, in Dublin Ireland. But is that the only legacy India has left in Ireland, of a war an Indian ruler lost to the British? This week, in the twelfth episode of the series Ireland Untravelled, we discover the legacy of India, in the form of one of its most outstanding polymaths. Tune in, and discover the strange colliding worlds of two national poets, the unlikely connection between them and what it means to be a nationalist today.

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During her Platinum Jubilee celebration this year, Queen Elizabeth greeted the crowds from the balcony at Buckingham Palace, dressed in bright blue with a cane in hand, at 96 years old… there’s no denying change is coming. On her left: William, Kate, and the kids. On her right: Charles and Camilla. The message was clear — this is the future of the monarchy, with Charles at the helm. In our final episode, we’re taking a look at what’s next for the royal family. From Charles to William to little George, what does a modern monarchy look like? Where do Harry and Meghan fit in? And after 70 years of Queen Elizabeth’s reign, is the world ready for King Charles?

This episode of Born to Rule was recorded before King Charles became King. Through our series, you get to hear in real time what we are thinking as events unfold -- extraordinary Royal events that have both uplifted the Royal family and rocked it to the core.

The royal family is no stranger to controversy — and Prince Charles has often been at the center of the scandal-du-jour. What happens when he takes on the job of maintaining the monarchy’s public image… the one he’s been accused of tarnishing over the years? We’ll take a look at the more recent scandals Charles has had to manage alongside the Queen – from questions about how some of his charities raise money to his brother Prince Andrew’s settlement in a sexual abuse lawsuit, to his son Prince Harry’s departure from the Firm. What other challenges might lie ahead for the future king, and how will he manage them?

This episode of Born to Rule was recorded before King Charles became King. Through our series, you get to hear in real time what we are thinking as events unfold -- extraordinary Royal events that have both uplifted the Royal family and rocked it to the core.

In 1981, the world watched as Prince Charles married the perfect royal bride: Lady Diana Spencer. Young, beautiful, and stylish, Diana breathed new life into the monarchy. But the fairytale didn’t last long. In the years that followed, Diana and Charles’s troubled marriage and bitter divorce was a constant in the tabloids, and Diana’s death in a car accident in 1997 shook the world. And through it all, Charles gained a reputation as an unfaithful husband to the “people’s princess” as he carried on an affair with friend Camilla Parker Bowles. But today, Camilla — once known as the notorious “other woman” — is poised to become Queen Consort when Charles takes the throne. It’s a reflection of the changes the monarchy has undergone in the aftermath of the Charles and Diana saga… and the fulfillment of Prince Charles’s decades-long quest to have the love of his life accepted by the royal establishment and the British public.

This episode of Born to Rule was recorded before King Charles became King. Through our series, you get to hear in real time what we are thinking as events unfold -- extraordinary Royal events that have both uplifted the Royal family and rocked it to the core.

CORRECTION (June 8, 2022, 11:55a): In an earlier version of this episode, we stated that no one in Diana’s car survived. We have now corrected the error to state that Diana’s bodyguard survived.

Prince Charles has long been seen as an eccentric - his passion for gardening and watercolor painting combined with his love of the luxurious royal life has given him the reputation of being out-of-touch with the average person. But Charles might also be considered ahead of his time - a long-time environmentalist who’s been spearheading initiatives for sustainable living for more than 50 years. Many of the prince’s ideas, at first quickly dismissed, have turned out to be prescient. We’re taking a deeper look at this complex man. Did he become Prince Charles because of his upbringing or despite it? And how will the Prince Charles that we have come to know evolve into King Charles when he must meet his destiny.

This episode of Born to Rule was recorded before King Charles became King. Through our series, you get to hear in real time what we are thinking as events unfold -- extraordinary Royal events that have both uplifted the Royal family and rocked it to the core.

This year, Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years on the throne. At age 96, the Queen is the longest-reigning monarch in British history, and her eldest son, Prince Charles, has waited longer than any heir presumptive in British history to ascend the throne. Practically no one alive today in the UK can remember a time before the Queen. But as his moment approaches, so does widespread apprehension: Can Prince Charles fill his mother’s shoes? Will the people accept him as king? Is there even a place for monarchy in our modern world?

This episode of Born to Rule was recorded before King Charles became King. Through our series, you get to hear in real time what we are thinking as events unfold -- extraordinary Royal events that have both uplifted the Royal family and rocked it to the core.

This year marks Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, her 70th year as Queen of the United Kingdom. As the world prepares to celebrate an icon, the British royal establishment is working quietly behind the scenes to prepare the stage for Prince Charles to replace his mother and become King. It’s the moment he was destined for – and at 73, he’s been waiting a long time. But as his moment approaches, so does widespread apprehension: Can Prince Charles fill his mother’s shoes? Will the people accept him as king? Is there even a place for monarchy in our modern world? In Born to Rule, NBC’s Keir Simmons talks to journalists and royal insiders who’ve followed Prince Charles for decades to help us understand the man who will be king.