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Duchess Sophie 'could have been Queen' after odd request sent to…

The Daily Express says an odd request sent to the Royal Family means Duchess Sophie might once have been Queen; the details stay unspecified.

On air: Chip Darnell on Weekend Edition
Published 3:19 PM ET, Saturday, October 17, 2026

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Watch it as it aired: Chip Darnell on this story, from Weekend Edition at 3:19 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Daily Express's, the jokes are ours.

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First reported by Daily Express: “Duchess Sophie 'could have been Queen' after odd request sent to Royal Family”.
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 3:19 PM ET on Weekend Edition, by Chip Darnell.
Topics: Queen, Sophie, Royal Family.
BBN covered this story before: Pathé restores Marie Antoinette in 4K as Seydoux owners are honored (October 17).

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Daily ExpressDuchess Sophie 'could have been Queen' after odd request sent to Royal Family

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat's the headline, and we'll leave it as one.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNow to royal news. The Daily Express says Duchess Sophie could have been Queen after an odd request was sent to the Royal Family.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA source familiar with the matter has agreed to speak with us from a parking garage.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThanks for joining us. So what was the odd request?
Bartholomew GauntI can't say what it was. I can say it was odd. Odd-ish. Odd, allegedly. Is that car still there?
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBut you can confirm Sophie could have been Queen?
Bartholomew GauntI can confirm the words could, have and been. In that order.
Bartholomew GauntBeyond that I have a ticket stamped with my arrival time, which I will not read out.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo you know what the headline knows.

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