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☆ Another Heavy Blow for the British Royal Family
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-22 | by ( Mark Landler | More About Mark Landler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For the royal family, the news of a cancer diagnosis for Catherine, Princess of Wales, was another heavy blow, sidelining one of its most visible figures at a time when its ranks were already depleted. In addition to King Charles III, who has canceled public appearances to undergo his own cancer treatment, the family has been adjusting to the loss of Queen Elizabeth II, who died in 2022; the departure of Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan; and the exile of Prince Andrew, disgraced by his association with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Harry and Meghan issued a statement saying they wished “health and healing for Kate and the family, and hope they are able to do so privately and in peace.”Since Harry and Meghan, who are known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, withdrew from royal duties in 2020 and left Britain for Southern California, Harry has been estranged from his father, Charles, and his brother, Prince William. He visited his father briefly after Buckingham Palace announced the king’s cancer diagnosis in February.

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☆ How to Talk to Children About Cancer
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-22 | by ( Talya Minsberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Catherine, Princess of Wales, has been diagnosed with cancer and has started preventative chemotherapy, she announced in a video message on Friday. “It has been an incredibly tough couple of months for our entire family,” Catherine said in the video. She said that it has taken time to recover from surgery to start treatment for her cancer. Children, especially younger children, consider their parents a steady rock, she said. If something disrupts that stability — “even if it’s a manageable cancer — to a child’s ears, wow, that is scary.”

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☆ King Charles said he 'remained in the closest contact' with Kate Middleton while they were in the hospital together
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-22 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewKing Charles III is staying close with Kate Middleton as both royals grapple with cancer. Just last month, King Charles was diagnosed with cancer after undergoing a prostate procedure. Related storiesThe king and princess were both treated during the same period at The London Clinic in January, according to the BBC. "This of course came as a huge shock," Kate, 42, said in her video message, which was filmed on Wednesday by BBC Studios. AdvertisementThe Buckingham Palace spokesperson added that King Charles is "so proud of Catherine for her courage in speaking as she did," according to People.

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☆ The world is obsessing over Princess Kate — here's a timeline of what we do know
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-22 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Catherine, Princess of Wales, Princess Charlotte of Wales, Prince George of Wales, Prince William, Prince of Wales, Prince Louis of Wales and Mia Tindall attend Christmas Morning Service at Sandringham Church on December 25, 2023 in Sandringham, Norfolk. It is also at this point that the palace suggests Kate will not be resuming public duties until after Easter. Feb. 27: Prince William resumes public engagements after some time off, but no updates are released about Kate. March 18: The British tabloid The Sun publishes a video of what appear to be Kate and William at a farm shop. A view of the newspaper headlines that published photographs of Princess Kate during a casual outing with her husband, Prince William, at a farm produce market in Windsor on March 20, 2024 in London, United Kingdom.

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☆ Madison Tevlin, star of the Down Syndrome awareness ad, smashes assumptions about her condition
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-22 | by ( Aj Willingham | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —What happens when others assume people with Down Syndrome can’t hit hard, aim high or drink a darn margarita? A new Down Syndrome awareness ad cuts right to the philosophical heart of this often-misunderstood condition, reminding us that the way we treat people with Down Syndrome can help smash false limits — or reinforce them. So you serve me a margarita, so I drink a margarita,” says actress Madison Tevlin in the now-viral ad. ASSUME THAT I CAN | World Down Syndrome Day 2024The ad, created by an Italian Down Syndrome organization called Coor Down, was released in recognition of World Down Syndrome Awareness Day, March 21. According to the National Down Syndrome Society, one in 772 babies in the US is born with Down Syndrome.

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☆ As U.K. Royals Struggle to Calm Rumors, Agency Flags Older Edited Photo
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Mark Landler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When Catherine, Princess of Wales, confessed last week to digitally altering a photo of her with her children, news agencies began examining Catherine’s gallery of royal family photos for other examples of doctoring. It didn’t take long: On Monday, Getty Images placed an editorial advisory on a second photo taken by Catherine, of Queen Elizabeth II surrounded by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, saying the image had been altered before it was released by the palace. In a statement, the news agency said that “in accordance with its editorial policy it has placed an editor’s note on a handout image stating the image has been digitally enhanced at source.”The second altered photo raises further thorny questions about how Britain’s royal family communicates with the public. It also piles more scrutiny on Catherine, who has been caught in a maelstrom of rumors and speculation since she underwent abdominal surgery in January and receded from the public eye.

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☆ Kate’s photo of late Queen was doctored, agency says, as princess spotted in public for first time in months
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

London CNN —Another official photograph involving Catherine, Princess of Wales was digitally manipulated, according to a leading photo agency, sparking a second royal retouching controversy just as Kate was spotted in public for the first time in months. On Saturday, Prince William and Kate were spotted and photographed at a farm shop near their home, easing questions over her health. The princess was also photographed earlier this month inside her private car departing Windsor Castle, as she attended a private appointment on March 11, Kensington Palace previously told CNN. Getty said in an editor’s note that the image “has been digitally enhanced at source.” CNN has contacted the agency; Kensington Palace declined to comment when contacted Tuesday. Getty in particular has long had a close relationship with Kensington Palace; they have often been invited to conduct shoots of royals, and have sponsored royal events.

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☆ Uber: Taxi drivers in Australia win $179 million from ride-sharing giant
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN —Uber will pay more than 8,000 taxi and hire car drivers in Australia almost 272 million Australian dollars ($179 million) in compensation for losses they suffered after the ride-sharing giant entered the country in 2012, lawyers representing the drivers said Monday. It has also made “significant contributions to various state-level taxi compensation schemes” in Australia since 2018, according to the company. Uber now teams up with taxi drivers in many countries. “This caused loss of income to authorized taxi drivers and operators, and hire car operators. In a statement on its website, Uber Australia said ride-sharing regulations did not exist anywhere in the world when it launched more than a decade ago.

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☆ Billy Guyton: First New Zealand professional rugby union player confirmed to have died with CTE
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —A former professional rugby union player, who who died in 2023 at the age of 33, has become the first in New Zealand to be formally diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) – the neurogenerative disease associated with repeated head trauma. Billy Guyton died of a suspected suicide last year, CNN affiliate Radio New Zealand (RNZ) reported, and his family subsequently donated his brain to Auckland’s Neurological Foundation Human Brain Bank which made the CTE diagnosis. CNN has contacted New Zealand Rugby for comment. Around the world, players are grappling to deal with the impact of head injuries sustained during their rugby careers. In the UK, some 450 current and former rugby players have now joined lawsuits to take legal action against global governing body World Rugby and the national governing bodies of England and Wales, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) and the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), Rugby Football League Limited, International Rugby League Limited and British Amateur Rugby League Association.

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☆ Modular homes were hailed as a solution to housing crises. But the sector is now struggling to scale
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Vicky Mckeever | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Modern tech-enabled versions of modular housing promise a faster, more sustainable solution to housing crises, according to experts. The fact that modular housing is also made in a controlled factory environment means less waste is generated, while also resulting in more energy-efficient homes. A 2022 report from industry group Make UK Modular highlighted that 80% fewer vehicle movements were needed to development sites with modular building. In the U.K. last year, Ilke Homes collapsed, while Legal & General moved to wind down its modular housing factory. By comparison, a Make UK Modular report published last year said more than 3,000 modular homes were being built in the U.K. annually, though there was capacity to build five times that number.

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☆ The royals' old creed of 'never complain, never explain' is a relic of a bygone era
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Cheryl Teh | Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The royal family's PR strategy is in need of an update, experts say. The stoicism of the royal family's unofficial motto, "never complain, never explain," was a hallmark of Queen Elizabeth II's reign. Kate Middleton, Prince William, Prince Harry, and Meghan Markle at Windsor Castle. But it's just a motto," Prince Harry told Anderson Cooper during a January 2023 episode of "60 Minutes." Prince William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales in February 28, 2023.

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☆ Opinion: Trump gives Biden one big lift
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

Former President Donald Trump’s favorability ratings are only slightly better. The bipartisan legislation to control the flow of migrants across the southern border was blown up by opposition from Trump. One thing that is going right for Biden is Trump himself. “I want to vote for Donald Trump in November, wrote Marc A. Thiessen in the Washington Post. … Just like office holders have released their tax returns (up until former President Donald Trump), I would like to see more candidates release their physical and mental health assessments,” Schurman observed.

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☆ Kate Middleton's friends say the princess may finally come clean about her health struggles
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Kate Middleton is expected to resume her duties after her children return to school in April. Her friends told The Times of London that she may also disclose why she received abdominal surgery. Middleton's disappearance from public life resulted in conspiracy theories about her whereabouts. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy .

Persons: Kate Middleton, —, Princess Organizations: Times, Service, Business Locations: London, Wales, Kensington

☆ YouTubers said they pranked Tucker Carlson by pretending to be a royal employee behind the Kate Middleton photo fiasco
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewTwo YouTubers said they pranked right-wing TV host Tucker Carlson by pretending to be the royal employee behind the Kate Middleton photo fiasco. In a video shared on X, formerly Twitter, the two YouTubers said they faked employment paperwork to dupe Carlson's producers of the Tucker Carlson Network (TCN) into setting up an interview. Related storiesBy the end of the interview, Carlson appears to be thrilled with the exclusive. Kensington Palace announced in January that she had undergone "planned abdominal surgery" and was expected to be recovering until Easter.

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☆ A career coach explains why the Kate Middleton saga is resonating with women online: 'I don't want to be your trad wife'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The rumors became larger than life after American TV host Stephen Colbert speculated that Prince William had an affair. Women imagine Middleton had taken a stand against the monarchyMany women shared their theories about Middleton online in recent weeks. Some of those hinged on the belief that her relationship with Prince William and the monarchy had fractured. Prince William and Kate Middleton in 2023. AdvertisementAs rumors spread, sources and friends of Middleton told The Times of London that she may soon share details about her health.

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☆ Rumors Prince William is having an affair with Rose Hanbury are flooding social media again after Stephen Colbert waded into 'Katespiracy'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

As some social media users pointed out, rumors about Hanbury's relationship with William aren't new. Prince William and Rose Hanbury. Pool/Samir Hussein/WireImage, Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty ImagesWhile The Independent's post led to social media chatter about whether Kate's step back from the public is related to an alleged relationship between William and Hanbury, rumors of an affair first surfaced in 2019. No British tabloid, including The Sun, went on to publish articles about a rumored affair, which led to the Daily Beast reporting that the palace threatened legal action against publications that covered it. The rumor mill slowed down significantly after 2019, likely thanks to the royals' long-held "never complain, never explain" PR strategy.

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☆ Vaughan Gething to become Welsh first minister and Europe’s first Black leader
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Reuters —Vaughan Gething won the Welsh Labour Party leadership contest on Saturday, meaning he will become the first Black leader of the semi-autonomous government in Wales. Devolution, Welsh solutions to Welsh problems and opportunities is in my blood,” Gething, currently minister for economy, added. Keir Starmer, leader of Britain’s Labour Party, which opinion polls show as likely to win power in a national election due later this year, congratulated Gething in a statement. Drakeford will resign as first minister of Wales on March 19, the Labour Party said in a statement, with the Welsh parliament, the Senedd, formally set to elect the next leader on March 20. Also congratulating Gething on the win, Conservative British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on social media that he was committed to working together constructively.

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☆ The viral 'Twitter menswear guy' just wants an affordable home in a walkable neighborhood
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

It belongs to San Francisco-based fashion writer Derek Guy, also known as the "Twitter menswear guy" behind the @dieworkwear account. But, increasingly, he's been sounding off on his other passion: affordable housing. "I'm probably never going to be able to afford a home in San Francisco, that's my guess, or anywhere in the Bay Area, unless I move really, really, really far out," he said. But Guy has written about how diversity in cities — made possible by affordable housing — is essential for creative inspiration. How about you put me in the middle of a ton of affordable housing."

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☆ Conspiracies around Catherine, Princess of Wales have reached a fever pitch
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Aj Willingham | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —The public absence of Catherine, Princess of Wales, has grown from a niche royal watcher concern to an international punchline in a matter of weeks. Droves of amateur detectives have crafted timelines and deep dives into the princess’ movements over the last few months, combining real concern with outlandish conspiracy. The uproar, the theories, the analyses, the jokes and, yes, the serious concern — they all show the multitude of ways people interact with and view the royal family. “Not [the royal family] specifically, just anyone in that kind of position.”Catherine, Princess Of Wales is seen during the opening of Evelina London's new children's day surgery unit on December 5, 2023 in London, England. Chris Jackson/Getty ImagesMore dire than the growing transatlantic comedy routine is the apparent dissolution of trust between some media outlets and the royal family.

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☆ The final scenes of 'The Crown' uncannily predicted the current state of Britain's royal family
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

One scene showed a conversation between the Queen and Prince Philip about the next generation of royals. The royal family suffered several setbacks after King Charles took the throne in September 2022. AdvertisementThe final moments of Netflix's "The Crown" seemingly predicted the state of the royal family in the aftermath of Queen Elizabeth's death. The royal family is in chaosIn January 2023, Prince Harry's bombshell memoir, "Spare," was published, revealing previously unreleased details about his fallout with the royal family. The most recent Sovereign Grant report showed that the royal family cost British taxpayers £86.3 million, or about $110.5 million, during the 2022-23 financial year.

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☆ Blueberry grown in Australia breaks record as world’s heaviest
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A giant blueberry that tips the scales at a whopping 20.4 grams (0.71 ounces) officially entered the record books this week. The fruit was picked on November 13 and the record for heaviest blueberry was confirmed this week, a spokesperson for Guinness World Records told CNN on Friday. It was grown in Corindi, New South Wales, Australia, by staff at blueberry grower Costa Group. The previous record for heaviest blueberry was held by a 16.20-gram (0.57-ounce) berry grown in Western Australia in 2020, according to Costa, which develops new varieties of blueberries that can be grown in different conditions. And in August 2019 a monster grapefruit broke two records and became the world’s heaviest and largest grapefruit by circumference.

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☆ Kate Middleton and Prince William's united front fell apart
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Anneta Konstantinides | Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Exactly a week after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's interview with Oprah Winfrey catapulted the royal family into crisis in March 2021, Prince William and Kate Middleton released a photo on Mother's Day in the UK. Fast-forward three years, and the royal family has found themselves surrounded by controversy yet again. The ensuing photos were a PR dream for the royal family: Kate with a goat! Prince William, Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle, and Prince Harry visiting Sandringham in 2018. EBASTIEN BOZON/AFP via Getty ImagesRumors swelled around the royal family in the weeks leading up to the Mother's Day photo fiasco.

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☆ The Kate Middleton photo was put through Photoshop twice: ABC News
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The controversial photo of Kate Middleton was processed on Photoshop twice, per ABC News. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe controversial photo of Kate Middleton and her children was processed on Adobe Photoshop twice, ABC News reported on Thursday. Kensington Palace didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.

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☆ Meghan Debuts New Brand, American Riviera Orchard, Amid Royal Family Drama
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Callie Holtermann | More About Callie Holtermann | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, debuted an Instagram account on Thursday that announced a new venture, American Riviera Orchard, which appears to be a kitchen and lifestyle brand. A representative for the duchess confirmed her association with the project but declined to provide further details. A website for American Riviera Orchard displays its logo, a calligraphic gold crest, and an email sign-up to be notified about forthcoming products. The announcement comes amid a week of wild-eyed speculation about Catherine, Princess of Wales, Meghan’s sister-in-law, who apologized on Monday for releasing an edited image of herself. The image has wrought a public relations scandal and fueled conspiracy theories about the princess’ well-being since her abdominal surgery in January.

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