{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/662f8689e9f4880011c29f68/692eda30cf82db056a785c8e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The King courts Europe and MPs investigate Crown Estate","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/662f8689e9f4880011c29f68/1764940807399-0ac4706c-64cd-4478-bda0-00a9996aa0b4.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week, King Charles hosts German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in a diplomatically significant state visit at Windsor Castle, reaffirming ties between the UK and Europe. But as the pageantry unfolded, Parliament announced a formal inquiry into the Crown Estate. Following revelations over Andrew’s lease deal at Royal Lodge, other royal properties are now under a new level of scrutiny. Kate and Roya are joined by Times reporter Tom Witherow and German royal expert Annelie Malun to unpack a week of ceremony, soft power and hard questions.</p><p><br></p><p>Presenters: Roya Nikkhah, royal editor for The Sunday Times, and Kate Mansey, royal editor of The Times</p><p><br></p><p>Contributors: Tom Witherow, senior news reporter at The Times, and Annelie Malun, royal expert for ARD</p><p><br></p><p>Producer: Robert Wallace</p><p><br></p><p>Editor: Stephen Titherington</p><p><br></p><p>Image: Getty Images</p>","author_name":"The Times"}