Link Lauren (19:28)
Well, my friends, it is time for a royal roundup. It wouldn't be an episode of Spot on if we did not do a royal roundup because as you know, I love American politics. I love President Trump, I love covering President Trump. I also love the royals. Okay? I love the Queen, may she rest in peace. And today is actually the anniversary of her passing in September of 2022. It has been three years since the Queen passed away. It's also my birthday. But we love the Queen. Queen Elizabeth ii, she was just someone who carried herself with such grace. And she became queen at 25 years old. Imagine, at 20 years old, becoming the Queen of England, governing a Commonwealth with about 2 billion people. And there aren't many figures who stay in power that long. Right. She was in power, I believe, what, 75 years? She was there a long time. 70 years. And so for someone like her, she has lived through multiple eras. There aren't many folks who have gone through seeing social eras. You've seen justice eras, you've seen race, you've seen all of these issues come to the forefront. Almost every decade, there's some new major issues. She's seen technology evolve. I think about that all the time with the Queen, right. When she became queen at 25, television was way different. The media was way different. It was about the papers and photography wasn't the way it was. She has had to evolve with the times. And so that's why I think she's just one of the coolest women I know. People don't use that word all the time, but I think she's just cool. She had a cheeky sense of humor. She loved her family, she loved her country, she loved and revered the monarchy more than anybody, right? She is going to put the institution above all else. If she's tired, if she's sick, if there's strife, if. If there's tumult, if there's turmoil, using all my SAT words, but no Queen Elizabeth ii. The Queen was an icon. And just to live through all of that in power and to have to navigate just even the evolution. I mean, now we're just talking about artificial intelligence, computers, cell phones, 24.7news cycle, Twitter, social media. To live through all of that, right? From 25 years old, becoming queen and having to evolve, I will have nothing but respect for the Queen and may she rest in peace. We have to talk about someone else who is going to be queen maybe in a few years. We don't know. We love King Charles, but someone who is going to be queen someday is Catherine, the Princess of Wales. Now, there's been some confusion, right? Some folks refer to her as Kate Middleton. Every once in a while, we might refer to her as Kate Middleton. And people get upset here in the United States, a majority of the media, when they print about Catherine, the Princess of Wales, they say Kate Middleton, right? They say Kate Middleton because it's the biggest search term for her here in the United States. And it's how we were entered, introduced to her. So, you guys, if you see Kate Middleton every once in a while, just know I have nothing but love for Catherine, the Princess of Wales. And I'm happy to see that she's healthy. But the last week has been a roller coaster. Strap in. It was a roller coaster for her because Catherine, the Princess of Wales, she went blonde. She went blonde, a little bit blonde, and now she's back to being brunette. Okay? One thing about her, Catherine, the Princess of Wales, she's a fashion icon, right? When she puts something on, people are going to want to emulate it, they're going to want to copy it. It is going to sell like crazy. People are going to make knockoffs. But this blonde hair really caused a lot of stir. I was rooting for it, okay, Because I've seen this film before. To quote Taylor Swift, I think I've seen this film before. So she went blonde. And this is how it starts, you guys, you go a little blonder, you dip your toe and you think, oh, maybe I'll go a little bit blonde. Then you go a little more blonde. And then before you know it, you're Link Lauren blonde, okay? So before you know it, you're really darn blonde. And so Catherine, the Princess of Wales. She tried a little bit of blonde hair. Some folks said it could have been a wig. Of course, she's just come out of cancer. She's been very open and authentic about struggling to get back into the routine and to parent and to show up as a wife and a mother and as a public servant and public figure coming out of her cancer. And so I think it's incredible that she's open and authentic about that. But I love the blonde hair. People were hating on it. I thought, you know what? What? Let her try something fun. I think it's cool when people in the public eye try new things. They're not afraid to say, you know what? I've always wanted to try a little bit of blonde. Let's put it in my hair. And I thought it was cool. Was it my. Was it my shade of blonde? No, it wasn't super, super blonde, but it was pretty blonde. And what's interesting, though, is that she went to a rugby match and we have all this information, right? She goes to the rugby match, she debuts her typical gorgeous brunette hair. So the blonde hair lasted about 72 hours, you know what I'm saying? I was thinking about Kim Kardashian's marriage. Do y' all remember when K. Kardashian got married to Kris Humphries and everyone said, oh, my God, she's only been married 72 days? I was like, well, Catherine Sayer lasted 72 hours, okay? That blonde hair lasted 72 hours. So let me read you a little bit about exactly what she had going on, exactly what she was wearing, and she's back to her more brunette hair, okay? And thanks to my producer for putting this together, because she knows way more about sports than I do. In fact, I'm the one at the US Open. But she knows way more about sports, so putting the show together with her, her, it's such a blessing. Okay, so the Princess of Wales, she was pictured taking in the women's Rugby World cup on Saturday with what happened to be a darker do. This is how the British media writes, albeit tinged with muted golden undertones, pulled into a chic half ponytail. This was the Women's rugby World Cup 2025. And let me break down exactly what she wore, because I know you fashionistas. You want to know what she wore? Okay, I'll break it down for you. I'm like the new Joan Rivers, okay? Which is what you guys tell me. I would never say that about myself, but you guys are like, link, you're sort of Joan Rivers reincarnated Because I have no problem discussing fashion and politics in the UK with the royals. I will break it down. And am I in a position to really opine on fashion? No, I'm not. But I'm gonna do it anyway because I'm an expert on nothing, but I have opinions on everything. So here's what she wore. Cartier Trinity earrings, Alexander McQueen tailored crepe blazer in black, a natchbull cascade ruffle blouse and sand wash silk satin. I loved it. I loved the way it was kind of pulled in. I loved that it was black. I loved the blouse. Loved it, loved it, loved it. Felt powerful, it felt strong. It felt like she's the future queen, but modern, right? She's in this sort of modern suit, and I loved it. And it sort of reminded me of First Lady Melania Trump's outfit from the AI Education forum she held last week. She was in a suit, powerful suit. And I love when women do menswear because they're sort of of shaking up the paradigm, and it says something about where we are in our culture, right? When women do menswear. And there's a whole history of it. And so I'd love to see Catherine, the future Queen of England, in menswear, because this is not something you would have seen the former queen in. May she rest in peace. She had beautiful style and great, impeccable, classic chic style. But we have this modern queen who's going to be ascending with William in a few years perhaps. And so to see her in this type of outfit, it actually does mean a lot more than just superficial fashion. And I sound like Miranda Priestley from the Devil Wears Prada. You think this has nothing to do with you? You pulled this sweater out of some bin. You think this cerulean sweater has nothing to do with you when it has everything to do so, no, for me, I think it's very interesting to see the First Lady, Melania Trump, do menswear this week. You see Catherine, the Princess of Wales, the future Queen of England, doing menswear. It speaks to the culture of where we are in sort of this battle of the sexes and sort of this gender fight. I think it's very interesting. I think it's very, very interesting to see first lady and the future Queen of England doing menswear in the same week in this very powerful suits and then tackling big, important initiatives on their own. They're like, look, we don't need our husbands. We're smart, badass women on our own. First Lady Melania Trump, Catherine The Princess of Wales. And we're going to tackle these issues that are really important to us. So shout out to Catherine. Let's move on a little bit else. Okay, Prince William apparently wants to push Harry out now. Prince Harry just landed. By the time you watch this podcast or listen to it, maybe you're on a walk, maybe you're out in nature, maybe you're at work and you've got it playing in your headphones. So Prince Harry, he's in the UK to attend the well Child Awards. This is his first time in the UK since April when he lost his bid for taxpayer funded security protection. Why should we have to pay for this little huckster to have security? Sort of like Kamala Harris. Prince Harry reminds me of Kamala Harris. She wants all of us to just keep paying for her security even though she has millions of dollars in book deals and she's a Hollywood Hollywood celebrity. If Meghan Markle and Prince Harry got 100 million from Netflix, the folks over in the UK, working, paying their bills, paying their dues, should not have to pay for you to have private security. I'm sorry, call it what it is. Call me a common sense kind of guy. If you're making millions of bucks, you can hire a couple of security guards. And to be honest, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, people are running from you. They're not running towards you. So I think you are safe. But Prince Harry, he's back in the UK and he's not going to be meeting with Prince William, allegedly, as of right now. Now, we might come back to you on Wednesday's episode and say they met and they hugged and it was hunky dory. But we've been following this story because Prince William wants nothing to do with Prince Harry. Prince William respects the crown so much. Prince William knows he was born to be King of England. He was going to be king of a Commonwealth with 2 billion people. He doesn't have the luxury of effing around, okay? Because if he Fs around, he finds out Prince Harry, he has the luxury of being the spare and he gets to F around and have fun and go party and go do what he wants and gallivant around the globe. Prince William didn't have that luxury, right? He has to really carry himself in a certain way. And I think for Prince William, you can't even trust Prince Harry. You have one conversation with Prince Harry, it ends up in a book, it ends up on Oprah, it ends up on Netflix. Who wants to talk to that person? Imagine if you went and hung out with your brother or your sister and you had an argument. Right. I have a brother. We've gotten into arguments before. I'm sure we've gotten into arguments recently. Imagine if that person then went on the Internet and blasted you out there like a Kardashian on the reality show. Show. It's like this reality show royalty thing with Megan Markle and Prince Harry. They're not even royals anymore, in my opinion. I don't think they should be in line for the throne. Y' all don't live in the uk. Y' all don't work. Y' all don't do any public engagements for the crown. Why should you be in line of succession? And why should the kids be Archie and Lily Bet? Why are they in line? And nice try. Megan Markle naming the girl Lily Bet Diana. That couldn't have been more on the nose, but I don't think you should be in line either. So Prince Harry, I just don't think he is someone you can trust because Prince William, he can't play around with the press. He can have a conversation with Harry that's then recorded. What if they're wearing microphones and then it leaks and then it gets out? But let me read you a little bit more about what we uncovered. So Prince William, he's going to keep his younger brother, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle out of the monarchy, according to new insiders. We've discussed that. The rest of the family, Catherine, Charles, Camilla, they're set to go on their annual trip to Balmoral. However, it may not be a relaxing getaway as people have claimed. That talks occurring behind the scenes could cause a major impact on the monarchy's future. Listen to this quote. On the surface, it looks like a normal family holiday. But in reality, there are huge decisions being made that could change the family forever. The plan was for senior royals, the King, Queen William and Kate, plus a handful of trusted advisors to meet in private, away from the wider family. William feels the monarchy has to move forward with a smaller, tighter unit. He believes that means phasing out Harry and Meghan completely and stripping away the last traces of royal privilege, including their HRH titles and their children's titles. However, sources say Princess Catherine may not be fully on board. Let's listen to this. Catherine adores her husband and supports his vision, but she's torn. She's always been the peacemaker and doesn't want William's decision to burn bridges with Harry forever. This is the Catherine I know, right? It was always the three Musketeers. For those of you who followed the Royal family, it was always before Meghan came along, Harry, Catherine, William, they would do events together, they would go running together, they would do charities together. And so I think for Catherine, I believe she wants to be peacemaker. I believe she wants them to patch things up as brothers. She knows what family's about. She's very close with her family. She loves her sister Pippa. So I think for her, she's holding out hope. Maybe there's going to be some reconciliation. She's had health issues recently. Maybe she has a new lease on life and she wants the brothers to rekindle and reconnect. But I also agree with Prince William. They should not have their titles. I'm sorry, guys, you shouldn't have the title. If you live over in the UK hawking jams, jellies and dog biscuits, you aren't real royalty in my opinion. What a fall from grace for Meghan Markle too, okay? We talk about this all the time. She was a nothing actress, okay? She was a D list actress. She comes into the Royal family, she cons them into thinking she's this huge Hollywood starlet, like she's Julia Roberts, okay? She might have the same veneers as Julia Roberts, but she does not have the same acting chops. So Meghan Markle cons the Royal family into thinking she's this big Hollywood star. They embrace her, they welcome her with open arms, they throw her a massive wedding. They don't even work her too much, right? She didn't want to work, she wanted to twerk. She was lazy. But they didn't even make her do too many engagements. I think she did a cookbook with the folks from the Grinfell Fire. That was great. She did the cookbook, but she didn't do too much. So Meghan Markle, that wasn't good enough for her. They abscond to the United States after being in the royal family for 18 months. Then they turn around and shank the Royal Family, to use my word. They shank that family like, because they accused the Royal family of racism. They weren't treated well. Her mental health was terrible. You know what? You're a grown ass woman, okay? If your mental health is terrible, what do you want the Queen of England on her deathbed to, you know, come and coddle you and call a therapist for you? You, you have access to any therapist and doctors you want Meghan Markle. Why is it their problem? You're a grown woman. You were 40 something years old when you got married, or 39, you can figure it out. You know what I'm saying? But she just kept accusing them of all these things, and they really, really screwed over the Royal Family. I think the Royal Family is as strong as ever. But Megan Markle and Prince Harry, they tried it, they effed around, and they found out because now they're living in California doing a reality show on Netflix that I believe is 300 and something on the channel charts. So they really screwed up. So, Prince William, I think you should definitely strip them of their titles. I think the kids should be stripped of their titles, move forward, and then you'll have a new generation of folks who don't really remember Harry and Megan. You know, you might have kids now who are like 12, 13. They don't know Harry and Megan too well. Folks over in the uk, by the time they're adults, you could have really phased them out and sort of erased them. And I think it's not about holding a vendetta, but it's about knowing your responsibility, right? It's like being in a family business. It's like succession. It's about knowing that you have that responsibility to lead and to be an example. And when you have folks who don't even live on the same continent, why should they be in line for the throne? When taxpayers, some of their dollars go toward keeping the monarchy working and up and running, why should that go to Harry and Meghan whatsoever? So I'm all in favor of stripping their titles. Now, our final political topic for today. We have to discuss the auto pin. Right? If you know about the auto pin scandal, this was what Joe Biden used, or the folks around him, these shadowy figures, these unelected bureaucrats. It's what they use to sign pardons, to sign documents, to sign executive orders. Why could Joe Biden not affix his own signature to documents? That's what really confounded me, right? You could sit there and bang out 100 documents in five minutes. You just do the signature. Was Joe Biden so frail he couldn't even sign his own documents? And there's been some new reporting in Axiom that even the chief of staff's assistant was sending emails allegedly approving pardons for Biden family members. They were pardoning Hunter. They're pardoning all the brothers and sisters. You get a pardon. You get a pardon the way Joe Biden's staff. Because I don't think it was really Joe Biden, the way the staff handed out pardons. It was like Oprah on The Christmas days of giving. She's like, you get a car, you get a car, you get a pardon. That's how they were handing out pardons. Okay? And so for Joe Biden, by the end of his term, I believe in the last three months of his term, according to axiom, he did over 4,000 pardons. Over 4,000 pardons. 95% of these documents that were signed were in the last three and a half months of the term, which tells me he was probably in bad shape. He was probably non compos mentis something was not hunky dory behind the scenes for Joe Biden, okay? If he couldn't sign his own signature to these documents. So we have this auto pin scandal that's brewing. President Trump is someone, I believe, who wants to get to the bottom of it. This cannot continue. And this is something that can't happen in future administrations. Right. You should know that the President is able to sign documents himself. If you want to use the auto pin for, say, letters kids send to the White House, right? You get a thousand letters a day, and you want to send back letters to children and things like that, of course, use the auto pin. But you should not be using the auto pin for executive orders or for pardoning your own family members, which should be a bigger scandal than it is. But this morning, President Trump put out a post on Truth Social. He said this. The Biden auto pin scandal is big. Not as big as the Russia, Russia, Russia hoax or the rigged 2020 presidential election, but nevertheless, one of the biggest ever. So that's what President Trump posted on Truth Social this morning. Ironically, 12 hours ago, I asked him about some of this new reporting that pertained to the auto pin scandal. I had to ask him because for me, I'm all about you guys. I don't care if you're on the left, the right, the middle, all across the political spectrum. I want Americans to know if you pay your taxes, if you pay your dues and live in this country, you should trust that the President of the United States is the one running the country, okay? And Joe Biden had these shadowy, unelected bureaucrats, these sketchy figures like Anita Dunn. And you had Karine Jean Pierre, who was a liar. She said she couldn't keep up with the President. He had superhuman energy. That was clearly a lie. We all saw that in the CNN debate when they were unmasked as frauds. So I'm about you guys, and I'm going to speak up for you. I don't want any future presidents to be able to use an auto pin in this way, it's corrupt. So I asked President Trump about the auto pin scandal and some of this new reporting. Let's take a look. Looks the last three months of the Biden administration, they did about 4,000 pardons. The chief of staff's assistant was sending emails to pardon his own family members. Are you still interested in getting to the bottom of the auto pin scandal?
