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New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late...

Thursday 17 September 2026 · 23:00 BST · 1h · 3 stories · 3 annotated moments · 41 of 60 min on news stories (69%)

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The broadcast's main story concerned Earl Spencer's serialized book claims that King Charles was "giddily elated" after Princess Diana's death, and a Daily Mail report that the late Queen offered to restore Diana's HRH title after her funeral. The programme's panel debated the timing of the claims, Spencer's motives, and the palace's swift rebuttal, including a resurfaced 1999 CNN clip where Spencer said Charles had never said anything nasty to him about Diana.

The programme also reported that an RNLI station in Portsmouth had temporarily closed after backlash over its role bringing 120 migrants ashore, and that Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood had described anti-asylum activist Daniel Thomas as far-right and an outright racist. It noted Prime Minister Andy Burnham's commitment to net-zero targets by 2050, and later covered Lambeth Palace withdrawing an Interfaith Award after it emerged the recipient had prayed for Osama bin Laden on the 25th anniversary of 9/11.

  1. 0:25
    Story begins Earl Spencer book and comments renew royal tensions over Diana
  2. 35:00
    ~4 min without annotations
  3. 39:06
    Story begins Daniel Thomas court appearance over Channel boat slashing
  4. 39:25

    Claim Daniel Thomas court appearance over Channel boat slashing

    Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood described Daniel Thomas as far-right and racist.

    GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 17 September 2026, 39:25-39:33

  5. 39:33

    Claim Daniel Thomas court appearance over Channel boat slashing

    Shabana Mahmood warned that Daniel Thomas's organisation would face the full force of the law if it commits crimes near asylum sites.

    GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 17 September 2026, 39:33-39:38

  6. 42:24

    Claim Daniel Thomas court appearance over Channel boat slashing

    Daniel Thomas has a prior conviction for kidnapping.

    GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 17 September 2026, 42:24-42:26

  7. 43:00
    ~7 min without annotations
  8. 50:13
    Story begins Archbishop of Canterbury withdraws award to cleric over bin Laden praise
  9. 53:08
    ~7 min without annotations

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