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  • 206. The Mad-Lib That is Roald Dahl's Grandson's Life - He Married, and Divorced, Jordan's Princess Raiya (A Trashy Divorces Crossover)

    206. The Mad-Lib That is Roald Dahl's Grandson's Life - He Married, and Divorced, Jordan's Princess Raiya (A Trashy Divorces Crossover)
    2026/08/02
    As she was idly scrolling Bluesky a few days ago, Alicia (@alicianwonderland.bsky.social) came across the ultimate Mad-Lib of a skeet: "roald dahl's grandson is a former london-based journalist who once freelanced for the daily dot and then married princess raiyah of jordan during covid but then got divorced and moved to the US where he became a cop in south carolina and just married an american tiktoker." Ask and ye shall receive, as they say, and listeners, believe it or not, it kind of all makes sense. Sponsors Upgrade your every day! Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to Quince.com/TRASHYROYALS. Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and UK, too! Vinted. See what's hiding in your closet - you might be surprised how much you can earn with Vinted! Download the Vinted app for free to start listing with no seller fees, and for a limited time, enjoy free shipping in the US. Listen ad-free at patreon.com/trashyroyalspodcast. To advertise on this podcast, reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    38 分
  • 205. Sarah Ferguson's Windfall?

    205. Sarah Ferguson's Windfall?
    2026/07/30
    Alicia - at the prompting of a listener - started to deep dive into Andrew and Sarah's adult daughters when she learned that an old boyfriend of Sarah's, who has also been an ally and patron over the decades, has died at the age of 88. Paddy McNally and Sarah dated for a few years beginning when she was 20 and he was 42. He also amassed a fortune of $800 million or so, and Royal watchers suspect that he intended to keep on taking care of Sarah Ferguson. Listen ad-free at patreon.com/trashyroyalspodcast. To advertise on this podcast, reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Sources The Man Who Made Fergie: What Paddy McNally's Death Tells Us About Sarah Ferguson (theroyalist.substack.com) Will Fergie, the Royal Family's Great Houdini, Escape Yet Again? (andrewlownie.substack.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    55 分
  • 204. Anne, Princess Royal

    204. Anne, Princess Royal
    2026/07/23
    While we're ranking the Royals, Alicia thought it was worth taking a moment to appreciate the hardest working of the bunch, the current Princess Royal, Princess Anne. An Olympic-caliber equestrian, Anne has attended more than 20,000 official engagements on behalf of the Crown, and is a patron or honorary president of more than 300 charitable organizations. But even Anne has opinions when it comes to politicians, in-laws, and even the International Olympic Committee - of which she is a member. Sponsors Quince. Make your summer wardrobe feel easier. Go to quince.com/trashyroyals for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too! Listen ad-free at patreon.com/trashyroyalspodcast. To advertise on this podcast, reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 12 分
  • 203. Ranking the Royals: Kings, Queens, Princes, and Princesses

    203. Ranking the Royals: Kings, Queens, Princes, and Princesses
    2026/07/16
    Alicia realized that some of our Good Nobles (especially American Good Nobles) may not be fluent in the various ranks of the English aristocracy. So why start at the bottom of the Peerage - the Barons - when you can start at the top of the Royal heap? Today we talk Kings, Queens, Princes, and Princesses, plus how the line of succession works. Listen ad-free at patreon.com/trashyroyalspodcast. To advertise on this podcast, reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 分
  • 202. Corruption at Court | Thomas Howard and Katherine Knyvet, 1st Earl and Countess of Suffolk

    202. Corruption at Court | Thomas Howard and Katherine Knyvet, 1st Earl and Countess of Suffolk
    2026/07/09
    As a follow-up to our episode about Frances Howard and the Thomas Overbury Affair, Stacie introduces us to Frances's parents, Thomas Howard and Katherine Knyvet. The couple was obsessed with real estate, and their constant remodels, renovations, tear-downs, and rebuilds meant they weren't especially concerned about where their money was coming from. Eventually, even the highly distractible King James VI and I couldn't fail to notice. Sponsors Quince. Make your summer wardrobe feel easier. Go to quince.com/trashyroyals for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too! Listen ad-free at patreon.com/trashyroyalspodcast. To advertise on this podcast, reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 分
  • 201. Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan, Duchess of Marlborough

    201. Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan, Duchess of Marlborough
    2026/07/02
    Come aboard, friends - today we have a Gilded Age roller coaster! Consuelo Vanderbilt wasn't born royal - she wasn't even born in a monarchy! But she did grow up in a sort of dictatorship, with a controlling, overbearing mother who demanded that this American daughter of wealth marry into the British aristocracy, whether Consuelo wanted that or not. When Consuelo was a teenager, and her mother Alva learned that her daughter had entered into a secret engagement, Alva locked Consuelo in her room and eventually convinced her that Alva would die of a heart attack if she continued to disobey her mother. So it was that Consuelo became the Duchess of Marlborough, an unhappy union that nonetheless made her a social success in Great Britain, as well as a popular champion of the poor and less fortunate. Listen ad-free at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/trashyroyalspodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. To advertise on Trashy Royals, reach out to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠info@amplitudemediapartners.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 11 分
  • 200. Louis and Edwina Mountbatten | Dickie Solo

    200. Louis and Edwina Mountbatten | Dickie Solo
    2026/06/24
    After the death of Edwina Mountbatten in 1960, Dickie still had another 19 years of living to do, and while he was single, he was in no way alone. He had romances with plenty of women in his later years, and according to many, he had male lovers - including, it is alleged, boys - as well. A mentor to Prince Charles, his advice to the young man may have contributed to what turned into the tragic marriage, divorce, and untimely death of Princess Diana, who was exactly the sort of woman that Dickie encouraged the playboy prince to settle down with. The men remained close through the end of Dickie's life, and Charles delivered the eulogy at both of Dickie's services in 1979. Dickie was clearly a charming older man who counted Shirley MacClaine, Barbara Cartland, Christina Ford, and Sacha Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn, who was also his god daughter, among his paramours. Let's say it was all pretty complicated, but that would only be keeping with rest of his and Edwina's history. Listen ad-free at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/trashyroyalspodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. To advertise on this podcast, reach out to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠info@amplitudemediapartners.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    50 分
  • 199. Louis and Edwina Mountbatten | Comrades in Arms

    199. Louis and Edwina Mountbatten | Comrades in Arms
    2026/06/23
    As Edwina took pains to lay low in Malta after the scandals of her affairs, Italy decided to exit the League of Nations and invade Ethiopia. To protect their children, she took them to Budapest and installed them in a hotel with their nanny and governess... and then forgot which hotel they were in. For months. As the summer of 1935 turned to fall, and then winter, they just stayed in their hotel until Edwina finally came across the paper she'd written the hotel's name on, tucked into the pocket of an outfit she hadn't worn in a while. Careless people. But then World War II came, and with so much asked of ordinary Britons, the privileged were required to step up. For perhaps the first time in her life, the skills and networking that Edwina had spent her life developing could suddenly be applied to a grand purpose: fundraising, organizing, lobbying for help in the United States. Louis was in the fight as a Naval officer, but Edwina was equally engaged, and the experience brought them together as never before. They would have further adventures together in India, overseeing the end of the Colonial period there, and form a distinct attachment to Indian Prime Minister Nehru that would last to the end of her life in 1960. Listen ad-free at ⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/trashyroyalspodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠. To advertise on this podcast, reach out to ⁠⁠⁠⁠info@amplitudemediapartners.com⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    48 分