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☆ Where the royal family goes in London, from Indian restaurants to theme parks
  + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +13 min
Well, they’re not, obviously – but sometimes they do put down their tiaras, leave their palaces and join the hoi polloi at restaurants, bars and even theme parks. He once called Brilliant Restaurant in Southall, west London his favorite Indian restaurant – and Gordon Ramsay is also a fan. Stuart C. Wilson/Getty ImagesBack in the noughties, party Prince Harry was a regular at Mahiki, a Tiki-themed bar-club-restaurant in Mayfair. Simon Dack/AlamyIn his memoir “Spare,” Prince Harry wrote about popping out to shop for clothes at T.K. Toby Melville/Getty ImagesThe-then Meghan Markle was apparently spied In the heart of Chelsea while she was engaged to Prince Harry, getting a facial from Sarah Chapman.
☆ Pretty Yende, South African opera star will perform at King Charles' coronation
  + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Gertrude Kitongo | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +7 min
CNN —“Pretty, are you sitting down?” South African soprano Pretty Yende was performing in Vienna last December when she received a call from her manager. She had just been booked for the biggest gig of her life: a performance at the coronation of King Charles III. As one of three soloists at the ceremony, it’s thought that Yende is the first African to be invited to perform solo at a British coronation. The coronation will not be the first time King Charles has watched Yende perform; he saw the soprano sing at the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s 75th anniversary gala, held at Windsor Castle in April 2022. Pretty Yende performs in "Lucia Di Lammermoor" at the Bastille Opera House in Paris in October 2016.
☆ Netflix offers 'The Crown' fans first glimpse of Prince William and Kate Middleton from Season 6
  + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Toyin Owoseje | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
CNN —Ahead of the sixth and final season of its hit royal drama “The Crown,” Netflix has offered fans a first peek at the actors who will be playing Prince William and Kate Middleton. A first look at Prince William (Ed McVey) and Kate Middleton (Meg Bellamy) from the sixth and ~final~ season of The Crown, coming later this year. The other images shared show Kate in a classroom, and William sitting on a sofa, wearing a blazer and tie. While William has appeared in the show as a child, the forthcoming season will depict him as an adult for the first time. Created by Peter Morgan, “The Crown” has become one of Netflix’s most successful original series since its premiere in 2016.
☆ Royal castles to luxury getaways: How to spend King Charles III's coronation weekend
  + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | Rob Goss | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +7 min
The king has pledged a more scaled-back affair than that celebrated by his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, in 1953. Here's CNBC Travel's top picks for how to spend the coronation weekend. Watch the ceremonial processionThe coronation will take place at Westminster Abbey on May 6 in a service conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Buckingham Palace, London residence of the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom, is open for tours outside of the coronation weekend. Picnic in the Royal ParksLondon's Royal Parks offer a more low-key way to absorb the royal atmosphere over the coronation weekend.
☆ William settled hacking case with UK paper group, Harry says
  + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Michael Holden Sam Tobin | Michael Holden | Sam Tobin | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
Despite having the backing of the late Queen Elizabeth to take on the Murdoch group, Harry said attempts to get an apology from them had been stonewalled. "This goes to prove the existence of this secret agreement between the institution and senior executives at NGN." William's office said it could not comment on ongoing legal proceedings and NGN had no comment on the deal with William. The queen gave her backing for him to pursue his case and seek an apology from Murdoch himself, he said. Harry, who now lives in California with his family, was not in court, but would be watching proceedings by videolink, his lawyer David Sherborne said.
☆ Take a look back at 24 Sussex Drive, the iconic residency of the Canadian PM now abandoned and overrun with rodents
  + stars: | 2023-04-16 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
24 Sussex Drive, the official residence of the Canadian prime minister, is in total disrepair. Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien meets with Premiers and Territorial leaders Chretien's residence in Ottawa, February 4, 2003. Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin (L) holds a First Ministers' meeting at his official residence in Ottawa, January 30, 2004. Conservative leader and Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper reacts in between songs while practicing with his band "Herringbone" at 24 Sussex Drive, Harper's official residence, in Ottawa April 22, 2011. Since taking his post as head of state, prime minister Trudeau has opted to live in Rideau Cottage, just less than a mile away from 24 Sussex Drive.
☆ King Charles has a personal fortune of almost $750 million — hundreds of millions more than the late Queen, report says
  + stars: | 2023-04-16 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
King Charles has a personal fortune worth nearly $750 million, The Sunday Times reported. Analysis by the London newspaper found he is worth about $285 million more than the late Queen. It generated £23 million ($28.5 million) in profits last year and £212 million ($263 million) in the decade to 2022. He is likely to be ahead of David and Victoria Beckham, who were worth £380 million ($472 million) in last year's ranking, and Sir Elton John, who was worth £395 million ($490 million). As King, Charles is now in control of the Crown Estate, worth about £15.6 billion ($19.4 billion).
☆ Nobody showed up to a best-selling author's book launch. She called it a 'career low point' but found out she's far from alone.
  + stars: | 2023-04-08 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
But nobody turned up to the launch event at the NYT-best-selling writer's local indie bookstore. The launch signing event for her new book, "In Nightfall," was on March 28. Instead, Young tweeted a picture of the 17 empty chairs, describing the moment as a "career low point" and saying she was "crying my entire way home." He said that in his experience, bookstore launch events had been "hit or miss — some packed, some empty, most in between." She'll consider virtual events in future, saying that this was her first book launch since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
☆ Prince Harry and Elton John are going to court in a high-profile fight against the Daily Mail
  + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
Both Prince Harry and Elton John were in court on Monday as proceedings commenced in an explosive lawsuit brought against Daily Mail publisher, Associated Newspapers. Even the Daily Mail published an article on their arrival in court. A spokesperson for Prince Harry told Reuters that the Duke of Sussex wanted to be present to signal public support for the case. It’s no surprise that Prince Harry would use his celebrity to gin up attention about the lawsuit. But if it does go to trial, it is safe to say that it will be precisely the type of trial that an outlet like the Daily Mail relishes in covering.
☆ Princess Diana's brother rejects Trump's claim that she sucked up to him, saying she viewed him worse than 'an anal fissure'
  + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Trump told Breitbart News that his upcoming book will include letters from Princess Diana. In the interview, he said the letters show Princess Diana and other public figures "kissed my ass." Diana's brother responded to the claims, saying she viewed Trump "as worse than an anal fissure." Trump made the comments during a recent interview with Breitbart News to promote his upcoming book, titled "Letters to Trump." Trump's eldest son Donald Trump Jr. also told Breitbart that his father "has been around some of the most interesting people in the world."
☆ Trump is publishing a book of 150 private letters he's received, including at least one of the 'love letters' he got from Kim Jong Un — and a signed version will set you back $399
  + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Donald Trump is releasing a new book titled "Letters to Trump." This is his second book under Winning Team Publishing, a company run by Donald Trump Jr., his oldest son. "Letters to Trump" is up for preorder and will be released for general sales on April 25, per Winning Team Publishing. No book highlights his iconic relationships like 'Letters to Trump,'" Sergio Gor, the cofounder of Winning Team publishing, told Axios. This is Trump's second book published with Winning Team Publishing.
☆ A 47-year-old OnlyFans model makes $16,000 a month and fans tell her she looks like Princess Diana all the time
  + stars: | 2023-02-26 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Lauren Spencer is a 47-year-old OnlyFans model and in the top 0.5% of earners on the platform. She makes around $16,000 a month and gets requests to role-play as Diana. But with the cleaning business no longer operating, fans who said Spencer looks like Princess Diana suggested she try OnlyFans out. The OnlyFans creator said that she will sometimes dress like Diana at her fans' request. She customized a top and skirt to recreate Diana's "revenge dress," an off-the-shoulder black dress Diana wore to a 1994 event on the day her then-husband, King Charles, admitted to cheating on her.
☆ Disney World closed Splash Mountain after allegations of racism. Not everyone's happy.
  + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +4 min
Walt Disney World has closed its famous Splash Mountain water ride, the Magic Kingdom attraction that for years had been criticized for having racist roots. Goodbye, Splash Mountain,” read the caption of one video that had more than 1,300 likes Tuesday afternoon. The website for Tokyo Disneyland does not indicate if or when its Splash Mountain ride will close. A representative for Walt Disney World did not immediately respond to questions Tuesday. Splash Mountain is no stranger to controversy: In 2018, it made headlines when Walt Disney World banned a man who rode it while holding up a "Trump 2020" sign.
☆ 'Stalin' said he disagreed with Putin's invasion of Ukraine. We 'spoke' to dead historical figures using a new AI chatbot that experts are sounding the alarm over.
  + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( Bethany Dawson | Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +9 min
Insider "spoke" to bots acting as Princess Diana, Heinrich Himmler, Joseph Stalin, and Fred Trump. AI 'Fred Trump,' Donald Trump's father, isn't impressed with his son's politics. But AI Fred Trump "said" that he's "very proud" of his son, describing him as a "successful businessperson" and an "amazing father." An AI chatbot acting as Fred Trump, Donald Trump's father. AI Stalin called for the two countries to "find a peaceful solution."
☆ Kim Kardashian buys Princess Diana’s amethyst and diamond cross for $197,453
  + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Liz Calvario | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +3 min
Kim Kardashian is now the owner of one of Princess Diana’s precious jewels. The “Kardashians” star bought the Princess of Wales’ amethyst and diamond Attallah Cross for $197,453, Sotheby’s London announced on Jan. 18. The piece was worn by Diana on Oct. 27, 1987, when she attended a charity gala in London. Diana, Princess Of Wales, arrives at a charity gala wearing a gold and amethyst crucifix in 1987. Diana’s famous sapphire engagement ring, which now belongs to the new Princess of Wales, the former Kate Middleton, was also designed by Garrard.
☆ New Zealand airline pokes fun at Harry and Meghan with '#SussexClass' tweet amid 'Spare' memoir furor
  + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Air New Zealand poked fun at an anecdote in Prince Harry's "Spare" in a tweet on Thursday. In his memoir, Harry recalled Meghan Markle booking a ticket for her father with the airline in 2018. On Thursday, Air New Zealand took the opportunity to poke fun at the anecdote from the Duke of Sussex's controversial book with a tweet. —Air New Zealand ✈️ (@FlyAirNZ) January 12, 2023Twitter users shared their opinion on the airline's social media move. Since resigning from their Royal Family duties in 2020, Harry and Meghan moved to the US and began opening up about their experiences in interviews, a Netflix docuseries, and most recently, Harry's memoir.
☆ Prince Harry’s Memoir ‘Spare’ Reveals 10 Surprising Details About the Royal Family
  + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Wsj Staff | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Harry regrets his final call to Princess Diana. Playing with his cousins and brother on the evening of August 30th, 1997, Harry said he “rushed Mummy off the phone” when she called him shortly before her fatal car crash. “I’d been short with her. Impatient to get my games.” The search for peace after that call took decades, he wrote. Fiona Hanson/PA Wire/Zuma
☆ Prince Harry's book 'Spare' smashes records by selling an 'extraordinary' 1.4 million copies in a day, publisher says
  + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
More than 1.4 million copies were sold on the first day in the US, Canada and UK, per New York Times. It's Penguin Random House's fastest-selling non-fiction book, beating Barack Obama's "A Promised Land". "Spare," which went on sale Tuesday, has become the publisher's highest-selling non-fiction title on day one, with more than 400,000 copies sold in Britain alone. His wife Michelle Obama's "Becoming", sold more than 725,000 copies on its first day and took a week to sell 1.4 million, per Penguin Random House. Penguin Random House didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider.
☆ Prince Harry memoir breaks UK sales records and tops Amazon bestseller lists
  + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Hannah Ward-Glenton | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
Prince Harry's memoir "Spare" became the fastest selling non-fiction book ever in the U.K. on its release day, its publisher said Tuesday. LONDON — Prince Harry's memoir "Spare" has become the fastest selling non-fiction book ever in the U.K., according to its publisher. After the book's official release Tuesday, 400,000 copies have been sold so far across hardback, e-book and audio formats, Transworld Penguin Random House said, citing British sales figures. "As far as we know, the only books to have sold more in their first day are those starring the other Harry (Potter)," Finlay added. The royal family has not commented on the book or any of the interviews given by Prince Harry.
☆ Prince Harry's memoir, 'Spare,' which captures the ugly sides of royal life, hits bookshelves
  + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Patrick-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Patrick Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +8 min
“There was a new low every few minutes,” Harry wrote of the time after their relationship went public in November 2016. Prince Harry and Prince William at the unveiling of a statue of their mother, Princess Diana at Kensington Palace in London on July 1, 2021. “I don’t think Harry and Megan’s public image is repairable in the U.K.; I think it’s gone beyond that,” she added. Regardless of the danger he felt his family was in, and the disappointment with his family, Harry said he would “forever support my queen, my Commander in Chief, my Granny. Even after she’s gone.”“My problem has never been with the monarchy, or the concept of monarchy.
☆ Prince Harry's memoir hits shelves after days of controversy
  + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Michael Holden | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
Harry's book "Spare" has garnered attention around the world with its disclosures about his personal struggles and its accusations about other royals, including his father King Charles, stepmother Camilla and elder brother Prince William. "I know perhaps some of the things he says have rubbed different people the wrong way," Lai Jiang told Reuters after buying a copy in Singapore. The royal family has not commented on the book or the interviews and is unlikely to do so. While Harry's revelations have dominated the headlines in the British media over the last week, the interest in his disclosures is far from universal. Additional reporting by Kylie MacLellan and Lion Schellerer in Singapore Editing by Raissa KasolowskyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Britain's bruised royals stay silent as Prince Harry lets 'light in on magic'
  + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Michael Holden Hanna Rantala | Michael Holden | Hanna Rantala | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
At the heart of Harry and Meghan's narrative is that Britain's sensationalist popular press is a "devil" that members of the royal family have colluded with to protect or enhance their own reputations. The royal family have been here before, though. "That said, you could argue it only reinforces the victim narrative from Harry and Meghan in America," the former aide said. "The one thing the royal family has on its side is time. So it can play the long game - which Harry and Meghan maybe can't, in that they have to be telling their story now."
☆ Prince Harry says UK royals got into bed with tabloid press 'devil'
  + stars: | 2023-01-08 | by ( Michael Holden | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
"The moment that that rehabilitation comes at the detriment of others, me, other members of my family, then that's where I draw the line." Harry said he didn't think his father or brother would read his book. Harry told ITV he wanted reconciliation with his family members but said they had shown no interest, giving the impression it was better to keep him and Meghan as villains. "My father said to me that it was probably a suicide mission to try and change the press," he said. Reporting by Michael Holden and Sarah Mills; Editing by Frances Kerry and Paul SimaoOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Prince Harry's memoir: Top Takeaways
  + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Patrick-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Patrick Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +7 min
However, in the age of Apaches and laptops, everything I did in the course of two tours of duty was recorded and time-stamped,” Harry writes. The disagreement came at a planned reconciliatory tea at Kensington Palace in June 2018, Harry writes. According to the book, Kate told Meghan: “You talked about my hormones. We are not close enough for you to talk about my hormones!”According to Harry, Meghan recalled the conversation but was perplexed at Kate's reaction. Harry writes: "What I do remember with stunning clarity is that I did not cry.
☆ Prince Harry accuses William of physical attack in new book, report says
  + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Marie Brockling | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +3 min
Prince Harry has accused his brother Prince William of physically attacking him during an argument over his marriage to Meghan, The Guardian reported Thursday. Representatives for Prince Harry and the publisher Penguin Random House did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Kensington Palace, which represents Prince William, and Buckingham Palace, which represents King Charles, declined to comment on allegations made in the book. Harry reportedly says that he was scared of his brother, who was furious and following him around the house. Harry writes that he initially only spoke to a therapist about the alleged incident, according to the leak.
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