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Meghan Markle rejoins Instagram on New Year’s Day with video filmed by Prince Harry

Meghan Markle officially returned to Instagram on New Year’s Day, signalling a new chapter for the duchess after spending 2024 largely out of the spotlight.After years away from the social media platform, the Duchess of Sussex relaunched her personal account on January 1 with a video captured by her husband Prince Harry on a beach near their home in Montecito, California.The return could signal a fresh start for the duchess, the clip shows her running barefoot toward the waves with her back to t...
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Meghan Markle says ‘every year it gets better’ as she shares holiday plans with kids

Meghan Markle is embracing the magic of the holidays, thanks to her children with Prince Harry.In an interview with Marie Claire, the 43-year-old Duchess of Sussex reflected on how her children — son Archie, five, and daughter Lilibet, three — are reaching the age when the festive season feels even more special.“I love the holidays,” Meghan shared enthusiastically. “Archie and Lilibet are now three and five, so every year it gets better.” She explained how the experience of parenting during the...
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Denzel Washington and King Charles totally botch handshake at Gladiator II premiere

Denzel Washington appeared nervous and awestruck as he shook King Charles III’s hand at the Gladiator II premiere on Wednesday (November 14).The monarch stepped out solo on the eve of his 76th birthday to attend the sequel’s screening at Leicester Square’s Odeon theater, chatting on the red carpet with director Ridley Scott, 86, and the cast.The film’s stars lined up to greet the king before heading into the theater. When the King reached Washington after first chatting with Scott and lead actor...
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Norway’s crown princess placed on sick leave due to rare lung disease

Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s rare lung condition has led her to take a leave of absence from her royal duties. Palace officials have confirmed that Princess Mette-Marit will take at least a week off to manage her rare lung disease. The 51-year-old, married to Crown Prince Haakon, revealed in October 2018 that she suffers from pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic and incurable condition that leads to lung scarring and breathing difficulties.“Due to side effects from the medication that the Crow...
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Princess Theodora of Greece finally weds American fiancee after postponing twice

Princess Theodora of Greece has finally married her American fiancé, Matthew Kumar, in a royal wedding. After two previous postponements, the 41-year-old tied the knot with the Hollywood lawyer, 34, in a lavish ceremony at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens, the same church where her parents, King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie, were married on 18 September 1964. According to an official statement, the couple chose the venue to honor Greek culture and the princess’s family. “The couple’s des...
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King Charles’ ‘hot equerry’ shifts role away from public eye after online frenzy

King Charles III’s “hot equerry” and right-hand man Lieutenant Colonel Johnny Thompson has reportedly decided to shift his role out of the public eye amidst intense online scrutiny and attention.

On Thursday (23 February), The Times reported that the 40-year-old senior aide was planning on transitioning to a different role after sparking a public frenzy with his good looks. According to a palace source, Thompson “remains senior equerry to the King and the Queen, in a more executive and less pub
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King Charles’ health history in full as he begins cancer treatment

Buckingham Palace officials have announced that King Charles, 75, has been diagnosed with a “form of cancer” and is currently undergoing treatment.

In the 5 February announcement, the palace said that the King “is grateful to his medical team for their swift intervention, which was made possible thanks to his recent hospital procedure”.

“His Majesty has today commenced a schedule of regular treatments, during which time he has been advised by doctors to postpone public-facing duties,” the pala
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Sophie Winkleman claims she didn’t know anyone at her royal wedding

Sophie Winkleman claimed that barely anyone she knew attended her royal wedding.

The 43-year-old Peep Show actor - who married the King’s second cousin, Lord Frederick Windsor, after meeting 17 years ago when they both hailed the same taxi - admitted to Tatler that barely anyone she knew attended her wedding because her mother-in-law, Princess Michael of Kent, planned the whole event.

“I didn’t know anyone at my wedding,” she explained to the outlet. “I had my best pals there but basically it
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry host Mental Health Summit in NYC

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry marked World Mental Health Day by speaking to a panel of parents at a summit in New York City.

On 10 October, the Duke and Duchess hosted Archewell Foundation’s first in-person event that put a focus on families affected by tragic loss connected to their child’s social media use. They were joined by Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and TV host and board member of Project Healthy Minds Carson Daly, who also moderated the panel.

After taking the stage with Markle for t
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry surprise Brooklyn students for World Mental Health Day

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made an appearance at a school in Brooklyn, New York, in honour of World Mental Health Day.

On 10 October, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visited the Marcy Lab School, an innovative school founded in 2019 that offers students an alternative to the university path. Two educators, Maya Bhattacharjee-Marcantonio and Reuben Ogbanna, founded the school to help Brown and Black students become involved in the tech industry without having to pay the expenses of a four-yea
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Meghan Markle’s Suits co-star deletes behind-the-scenes photos from Instagram

Patrick J Adams has deleted a series of behind-the-scenes photos of him and his Suits co-star Meghan Markle from Instagram in light of the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike.

As Suits has seen a resurgence on Netflix, audiences have begun to familiarise themselves with Meghan Markle beyond her her role as the Duchess of Sussex. From 2011 to 2017, Meghan starred alongside Adams in the legal drama as his character Mike Ross’ love interest, paralegal Rachel Zane. The pair left the show after season seven bu
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Kelly Osbourne slams Prince Harry again for going down ‘the victim road’

Kelly Osbourne called out Prince Harry on her family podcast The Osbournes, slamming him for taking “the victim road” with his wife Meghan Markle.

As her mother Sharon defended the monarchy, Kelly’s brother Jack sided with her as she doubled down on the anti-Sussex comments she made three months ago on the I’ve Had It podcast.

Kelly defended herself, saying: “I said he was a t**t. I just think he’s such a whinger and the thing is, maybe it’s because I feel a certain level of disappointment in
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Kate Middleton’s milliner creates cute calendar to raise funds for pet shelters

The Princess of Wales’s royal milliner has created an adorable calendar filled with dogs wearing hats to raise funds for pet shelters.

Awon Golding is the famous milliner behind hats that have been worn by the likes of Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle as well as celebrities such as Lady Gaga. Recently, Golding revealed the sixth edition of the Haute Dogs calendar.

The cute calendar notably features a different rescue dog for each month of the year, each one sporting dog-sized couture hats desi
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Russell Brand boasts about ‘planting one’ on Meghan Markle in resurfaced video

Russell Branded boasted about “planting one” on Meghan Markle in a movie they appeared in together in a resurfaced clip from 2018.

While on ITV’s Loose Women just days before Meghan’s wedding to Harry, the stand-up comedian recalled what it was like to film 2010’s Get Him To The Greek with the soon-to-be royal.

“Is it true that you’ve snogged Meghan Markle?” one of the co-hosts asked. “As a matter of fact, it is,” Brand replied, much to the audience’s excitement. “But let me say before we get
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Meghan Markle’s appearance at the Invictus Games reminds fans of Princess Diana

Meghan Markle joined her husband Prince Harry in Düsseldorf, Germany, for the 2023 Invictus Games on Wednesday.

The Duchess of Sussex, 42, watched a game of wheelchair basketball alongside her husband at the annual sporting event, which was founded by the Duke of Sussex in honour of wounded or injured military servicemen and women, both serving and veterans.

However, there was one moment during the tournament that stuck with viewers. The Suits actor was seen taking part in a big group wave whi
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Prince Harry gives a shout-out to Prince Archie and Princess Lili at WellChild Awards

Prince Harry gave a shoutout to his kids Prince Archie, 4, and Princess Lilibet, 2, at the WellChild Awards in the UK.

The Duke of Sussex, who has been a patron of WellChild since 2007, spoke at the annual awards ceremony in London on Thursday. The charity celebrates those who have made strides in advocating for seriously ill children and their families, and Harry has long been a regular at the ceremony.

In 2018 and 2019, his wife Meghan joined him, but this year, she wasn’t able to make an ap
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Princess Stephanie of Monaco’s daughter documents exit from Burning Man amid rain

Princess Stephanie of Monaco’s daughter, Pauline Ducruet, has shared her escape from Burning Man on social media.

The eldest daughter of the royal gave her followers a glimpse of her getaway from the muddy grounds of the annual arts festival in the Black Rock Desert of northern Nevada after organizers lifted the driving ban at 2pm on Monday.

Ducruet, 29, posted on her Instagram Story a photo of the Black Rock Desert range through a car windshield and the open route ahead, captioned, “We out.”
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Dolly Parton shares hilarious reason she turned down tea with Kate Middleton

Dolly Parton has revealed the hilarious reason she turned down an invitation for tea with Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales.

The “Jolene” singer explained on BBC Radio 2 that she received the invitation when she was in London for work. While expressing her love for the city, Parton told host Claudia Winkleman: “This time, Lordy, I even got invited to have tea with Kate but I couldn’t even go.”

“I thought it was very sweet and nice of her to invite me and one of these days I’m going to get
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King Charles and Prince Harry “peace talks” are reportedly not happening

“Peace talks” between King Charles III and his son Prince Harry are not going to happen as hoped, according to royal sources.

Contrary to what many have speculated, reconciliation is not on the agenda for September, according to sources who spoke to The Daily Beast. The sources allege that there will be no summit at Balmoral nor a reunion with Queen Camilla or the Prince and Princess of Wales.

It was initially reported that the father-son duo would make time to meet on 17 September, which woul
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Prince Albert of Monaco’s son Alexandre sets the record straight about his family

Prince Albert II of Monaco’s son Alexandre Grimaldi has revealed to the French magazine Point de Vue how he really feels about his royal parentage and family.

As the model’s 20th birthday rolls around the corner, the second eldest son of Monaco’s reigning monarch reflected on how “lucky” he is that he grew up with “benevolent” and attentive parents. Grimaldi is in many ways a normal young adult – he’s currently a student majoring in business and figuring out his footing in the world. But as the
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Will and Kate’s reaction to Margot Robbie’s Prince Harry joke resurfaces

A clip of Prince William and Kate Middleton reacting to a Prince Harry joke made by Margot Robbie while she accepted Brad Pitt’s Bafta award on his behalf in 2020 has resurfaced on social media.

During the awards ceremony, Robbie had been reading a speech that Pitt, who had been unable to fly over due to “family obligations,” had written beforehand if he were to win the award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Cliff Booth in Quentin Tarantino’s tribute to the 1960s film industry, Once Up
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Meghan Markle will reportedly make an Instagram comeback

Meghan Markle will reportedly be making her long-awaited return to Instagram.

According to Page Six, the Duchess of Sussex reportedly has an unverified Instagram account with the Instagram handle @meghan and a picture of pink flowers as the profile picture. As of 4 August, the Instagram account has more than 40,000 followers, despite having no posts.

Before joining the royal family, Meghan was an active and prolific poster on Instagram, running a personal account and a lifestyle blog called Th
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Netflix series was nominated for an award—and people have mixed feelings

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Netflix docuseries has just been nominated for an award for Best Streaming Nonfiction Series at the 2023 Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards—and news has been divisive.

Ever since the royal couple left Frogmore Cottage for sunnier skies in Montecito, they have faced a lot of public scrutiny, especially since they have begun to wage war on the British press for invading their privacy and slandering their names. In the docuseries, they called out the royal fam

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