{"podcast":{"title":"The Royals","slug":"the-royals-6903914","podcast_index_feed_id":6903914,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/662f8689e9f4880011c29f68","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-royals","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/662f8689e9f4880011c29f68/1777061125426-3db3ab8b-6b51-477a-a6e1-723abedd091b.jpeg","author":"The Times","episode_count":122,"summary":"The latest news on the drama that is the British royal family. Providing the inside story on Charles and Camilla, William and Kate, Harry and Meghan (and more!), The Times and The Sunday Times's royal editors Kate Mansey and Roya Nikkhah bring you the untold stories of what's really going on during the reign of King Charles III. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T10:21:01.156402+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-royals-6903914"},"episode":{"title":"How the Andrew scandal overshadowed Prince William's Saudi trip","slug":"how-the-andrew-scandal-overshadowed-prince-william-s-saudi-trip","published_at":"2026-02-11T15:18:43+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-royals-6903914/how-the-andrew-scandal-overshadowed-prince-william-s-saudi-trip","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-royals-6903914","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-royals/episodes/andrew-police-investigation-overshadows-williams-saudi-missi","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/662f8689e9f4880011c29f68/e/698b1acc337b2a3b2ef55192/media.mp3","summary":"Prince William met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) in Saudi Arabia while the monarchy continues to face a major crisis over the Epstein files. As police assess claims that Andrew shared confidential trade information with Jeffrey Epstein during his time as a UK trade envoy, the King issued an unprecedented statement pledging Buckingham Palace’s full support for any investigation. Roya Nikkhah and Kate Mansey are joined by Catherine Philp to discuss whether the monarchy’s soft power can survive this scandal. Guest: Catherine Philp, World Affairs Editor, The Times. Image: Getty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Prince William met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) in Saudi Arabia while the monarchy continues to face a major crisis over the Epstein files. As p…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1576,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-royals-6903914/episodes/how-the-andrew-scandal-overshadowed-prince-william-s-saudi-trip/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-royals-6903914/how-the-andrew-scandal-overshadowed-prince-william-s-saudi-trip.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}