Cotswolds pub photos spark Royal Exclusive's paparazzi debate
A William and Ross Kemp encounter adds a Traitors tangent to The Sun channel's nine-upload week.
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‘NOT A CONSPIRACY!’ Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Paparazzi Photos Are REAL
Royal Exclusive's busiest new upload centers on a question about photographs, not a royal announcement: were Harry and Meghan's Cotswolds pub pictures staged?
The Sun's channel argues against that interpretation in "'NOT A CONSPIRACY!' Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Paparazzi Photos Are REAL," which has drawn about 131,000 views. Its discussion stretches beyond the pictures to Harry's UK return, Meghan's advent calendar and William's community flood-relief work. In the replies, the recurring question is whether authentic photographs necessarily rule out an arranged encounter. Those suspicions are viewers' interpretations, not established facts about how the pictures came about.
The subject returned in Friday's discussion featuring Phil Dampier and Kinsey Schofield. The description points to camera timestamps as part of the journalists' argument for authenticity. That upload currently attracts the most daily views among the channel's active videos, followed closely by the longer paparazzi episode. An earlier report about Meghan's luxury advent calendar also remains busy.
Across the channel, weekly views came to roughly 744,000, while subscribers held steady. Daily viewing is running below its usual level. Among similarly sized news channels, The Root and RTÉ News had substantially larger weekly audiences, while The Globe and Mail had a quieter week for views.
There was room for a lighter royal-TV crossover too. "William teases Traitors 'spoilers' as he's joined by Ross Kemp" pairs the prince with the actor known for playing Grant Mitchell in EastEnders. The meeting took place during work with communities coping with extreme weather, wildfires and flooding, giving the television tangent a practical backdrop.
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- Channel
- Royal Exclusive
- Subscribers
- 242,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 744,097
- Videos published this week
- 9
- Video published
- October 7, 2026
- Video views so far
- 131,225
- Views on its first day
- 95,983
The numbers
Here is Royal Exclusive's week in views, subscribers and uploads.
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Which EastEnders character is Ross Kemp known for playing?
Ross Kemp played Grant Mitchell in EastEnders.