Prince William says Kate's 'doing well,' in rare comments since she announced her cancer diagnosis
Prince William has offered a positive assessment of his wifeโs health in one of his few statements about Kateโs condition since she announced that she was undergoing treatment for cancer.
Roger Federer receives a lengthy standing ovation at Wimbledon from fans. And from Princess Kate
Roger Federer has received a standing ovation of 1 1/2 minutes from spectators and Princess Kate as he entered the Royal Box at Centre Court during a brief ceremony honoring him for his menโs-record eight singles championships at Wimbledon.
Kate meets Danish queen, plays with kids on Copenhagen trip
The Duchess of Cambridge has met with Denmarkโs popular monarch, Queen Margrethe, and her daughter-in-law, Crown Princess Mary, in Copenhagen as part of a two-day visit to learn more about how Denmark has led efforts in early childhood development.
London police tactics at vigil for slain woman draw scrutiny
People gather, at the band stand in Clapham Common, in memory of Sarah Everard, after an official vigil was cancelled, in London, Saturday, March 13, 2021. A serving British police officer accused of the kidnap and murder of a woman in London has appeared in court for the first time. Wayne Couzens, 48, is charged with kidnapping and killing 33-year-old Sarah Everard, who went missing while walking home from a friends apartment in south London on March 3. Hundreds of people disregarded a judge's ruling and police requests by gathering at Clapham Common in honor of Sarah Everard, 33, who last was seen alive near the south London park on March 3. Demonstrators said they wanted to draw attention to the fear and danger many women see as a daily part of British life.
Prince William defends UK monarchy against racism accusation
Britain's Prince William, with Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, visits School21, a school in east London, Thursday March 11, 2021. Prince William has defended Britains monarchy against accusations of bigotry made by his brother, Prince Harry, and his sister-in-law, Meghan, insisting the family is not racist. While members of the royal family often ignore such queries, William used the opportunity to address the explosive allegations that have rocked the monarchy. โWeโre very much not a racist family,โ William, 38, said as his wife, Kate, walked by his side. Britain is a constitutional monarchy, and the royal family is legally barred from trying to influence public policy.
Kate, Prince Charles pay tribute to Holocaust survivors
In this photo released by Kensington Palace on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge smiles during a video call with Manfred Goldberg, right, and Zigi Shipper, as she spoke with Holocaust survivors and youth ambassadors from the Holocaust Educational Trust to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. (Kensington Palace via AP)LONDON โ Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, has praised Holocaust survivors for their inspirational work educating the next generation about the Nazi regime, as Prince Charles and other British public figures paid tributes to mark Holocaust Memorial Day Wednesday. She first met the men in 2017 when she and her husband, Prince William, visited a former Nazi concentration camp built in occupied Poland. Shipper told the duchess that after he was transported to Auschwitz he witnessed babies being shot when their mothers refused to be separated from them. Prince Charles urged people to remember the Holocaust and โbe the light that ensures the darkness can never return.โNational monuments across Britain, including Wembley Stadium and Cardiff Castle, will be bathed in purple light Wednesday evening to mark the memorial day.
New this week: 'This Is Us,' Baby Yoda, 'The Craft' redone
(NBC via AP)Hereโs a collection curated by The Associated Pressโ entertainment journalists of whatโs arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIESโ Many things will be different about Halloween this year, but the annual rush of horror films is much the same. It stars Sope Dirisu and Wunmi Mosaku as a Sudanese refugee couple finding new horrors in life in England. But Neon, the โParasiteโ distributor, last week put a restored version into theaters and on Tuesday brings it to VOD. One is Natalie Margolin โThe Party Hop,โ which she wrote during quarantine in one week in early April.
Malta seeks shark tooth fossil presented to Prince George
(Kensington Palace via AP)VALLETTA โ Malta says it will seek to retrieve a shark tooth that was presented to Britainโs Prince George by veteran broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough, who found the fossil during a holiday on the Mediterranean island in the 1960s. Culture Minister Jose Herrera said he will โget the ball rollingโ to bring back the tooth to be exhibited in a Maltese museum. Attenborough, 94, presented the fossil to Prince George during a private viewing of his new documentary at Kensington Palace. Photos released by the palace over the weekend showed the 7-year-old prince looking intrigued as he looked at the tooth. Kensington Palace declined to comment.
Rift between royal brothers laid bare in new book extract
FILE - In this Monday March 9, 2020, file photo, from left, Britain's Prince Harry, Prince William, Meghan Duchess of Sussex and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge leave the annual Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey in London. In announcing the book's publication, Harper Collins U.K. said the book by Scobie, royal editor of Harpers Bazaar and Durand, Elle magazine's royal correspondent, would aim to capture the real Harry and Meghan." Among all the friends and family Harry and Meghan hosted at their house in Oxfordshire between May 2018 and March 2019, the Cambridges failed to visit,'' the excerpt said. The book excerpts have focused on the months of palace intrigue surrounding the decision to step back from senior royal duties. In January the queen outlined how the couple would step away from royal duties in March, at least for a while, but always remain part of the royal family.
Queen, politicians attend service as UK remembers war dead
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge attend the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph in Whitehall in London, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019. Remembrance Sunday is held each year to commemorate the service men and women who fought in past military conflicts. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)LONDON Queen Elizabeth II and Britain's political leaders have led the country's Remembrance Sunday service for war dead. A military band played as the politicians, religious leaders and diplomats from the Commonwealth of former British colonies laid wreaths on the Portland stone monument inscribed with the words "the glorious dead." The ceremony takes place every year on the nearest Sunday to the anniversary of World War I's end on Nov. 11, 1918.
Duchess of Cambridge gives first ever TV news interview
The Duchess of Cambridge spoke during the royals' official tour of Pakistan. LAHORE, Pakistan - The Duchess of Cambridge has given her first ever television news interview, telling CNN exclusively that the royal tour of Pakistan with Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, has been "really special." The duchess spoke to CNN during an engagement in the city of Lahore Thursday where the royal couple were visiting SOS Children's Village, a charitable organization established in the late 1970s. "William and I really wanted to come and see an SOS Children's Village like this," Kate continued. At the hospital, the couple visited the children's ward and spent time with patients undergoing treatment before meeting with several families.
'ER Dr. Mom' shares her house rules
As the division director of pediatric emergency medicine at Beaumont Royal Oak, Dr. Kelly Levasseur is ready to handle any emergency. But Levasseur is also "Mom" to 10-year-old Jack and 8-year-old Kate. In spite of her job, Levasseur said, as a mom, it's important to keep the risks in perspective. And here's as a mom, what I've really found that works,'" said Levasseur. So will they be as strict as their mom with their kids someday?