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New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late...
Thursday 20 August 2026 · 23:00 BST · 1h · 1 story · 2 annotated moments · 60 of 60 min on news stories (100%)
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The broadcast began by reviewing the following day's newspaper front pages, which were largely devoted to Prince Harry and Meghan's return to the UK. Headlines included speculation about a reconciliation with the King, the cost of security, and a possible summit at Balmoral. The presenter and a guest, described as a friend of Prince Harry, debated the coverage, with the guest arguing that much of it was speculative and that the couple were entitled to return as British citizens, while the presenter maintained that the story was in the public interest.
The discussion then turned to possible reasons for the return, including the King's cancer diagnosis and the potential tax benefits of having been abroad for six years, which would avoid UK capital gains tax on their global earnings. The programme also reported that Equalities Minister Bridget Phillipson had claimed that racism and sexism had become normalised in Britain, and the presenter criticised her for overlooking Home Office admissions about rapists and paedophiles crossing the Channel.
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- 4:41
Charged quote Prince Harry and six others ordered to pay phone hacking legal costs
uniform? It was not that, no, it was not that. No, no, no, no, I gave her a much more exciting theme than that. Okay. Right, I mean, first of all, your introduction, the last hour, what a load of guff. I mean, I've never heard such nonsense. There was a cost of living crisis, energy prices are through the roof, immigration is at an all-time high, NHS waiting lists are
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 20 August 2026, 4:41-4:46
- 6:31
Charged quote Prince Harry and six others ordered to pay phone hacking legal costs
which massively contradicts a lot of what you've just said there. So first things first, it is news because Harry left in this blaze of glory on the refugee flight, last chopper out of Saigon, this is a freedom flight. You described it like he was trying to leave a war zone, I mean, utter nonsense. Well, it's not really. Well, he did the video, Archie, the video.
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 20 August 2026, 6:31-6:35
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