Dame Vera Baird resigns as victims’ commissioner

K.J. Yossman The producers behind hit Netflix series “The Crown” are preparing to shoot the scenes leading up to Princess Diana’s death, Variety understands, which is causing some anxiety among the cast and crew. The scenes are due to be shot in the next two weeks with Elizabeth Debicki playing Diana (pictured above). A source says there is a strong desire within the production team “to get it right and handle [it] sensitively.” Not only are Diana’s sons, Princes Wiliam and Harry, still alive and continuing to grieve but the British royal, dubbed “the People’s Princess” by former Prime Minister Tony Blair, continues to hold a special place in the public’s hearts some 25 years after she died in a Paris car crash at the age of 36.

EXCLUSIVE: There’s anxiety behind the scenes on Netflix drama The Crown with stars, creatives and producers “on edge” as preparations are made to recreate the fateful moments that led to the death of Princess Diana in a car crash in Paris twenty-five years ago.

HELLO! magazine, Dannii Minogue has opened up on motherhood.PHOTOS: Dannii Minogue makes ultra glamorous appearance in fitted one-shoulder dress"Becoming a mum has changed my style. Before I was a mum, everything was heels and dress-up all the time, but now that’s for special events," says Dannii, who is parent to 12-year-old Ethan.

Dawn French was "terrified" of dating again after her divorce from Sir Lenny Henry. The 'Vicar of Dibley' star tied the knot with therapist and charity co-founder Mark Bignell in 2013, but she has admitted she dreaded looking for love after her 25-year marriage to fellow comedian Lenny, 64, ended in 2010, because she's not very good at flirting. She told New Zealand's Woman's Weekly magazine: "Dating was difficult as I'm not an accomplished flirter.

Damian Lewis looked dashing on Friday evening as he attended the London premiere for the thriller show. The actor, 51, opted for a peacock coloured velvet blazer with matching slim-fit trousers, layered over a V-neck black T-shirt. He teamed the two-piece ensemble with a pair of black and gold metal-detailed loafers, alongside a complementing belt.

Lena Dunham is celebrating the release of her new Prime Video movie Catherine Called Birdy, which is now streaming!

In the UK's “dangerous dog capital” in Merseyside, owners parade their XL Bullies around the park and use public spaces as illegal breeding grounds at night, it is claimed. Locals speak of being too frightened to walk down the street, and of being wary of taking young children out for the day, reports the Mirror.

Celine Dion is already looking ahead to Christmas!MORE: Celine Dion shares 'great sadness' over death of Las Vegas collaborator Franco DragoneThe star expressed her excitement over the upcoming holiday season, and got fans just as excited too with her latest news. She is helping fans get into the spirit, revealing that she is releasing a gold edition vinyl of These Are Special Times.The album, which is packed with holiday songs, is the singer's 17th studio album.

A touching honor. Princess Kate paid tribute to her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana, during a visit to Wales.

wearing trousers on one hand, a cherry red overcoat is a reliable standby for the newly minted Princess of Wales. For her first visit to the country of Wales post-title change, Kate exchanged her for a crimson overcoat from LK Bennett worn over black slacks and matching black sweater. So as to let the coat really shine as the star of this look, Kate paired the rest of her all-black ensemble with simple black heels and a chic leather handbag. When in doubt, this princess keeps it simple. The statement coat is , with gold button detailing to match her simple gold earrings.

censored by British broadcaster Sky, a decision Oliver slammed.During Sunday’s episode of his show — which took home the 2022 Emmy for Outstanding Variety Talk Series — the British comic didn’t pass up another opportunity to take aim at the monarchy in the form of comedy.In his monologue, Oliver blasted President Joe Biden for saying the COVID-19 pandemic was “over.”Calling Biden’s announcement “irresponsible” and “complete bulls–t,” Oliver said “you can’t just declare something and make it a reality.”“If I declared, ‘The Queen is alive,’ that doesn’t make it true. We all know she’s in the afterlife right now looking up at Diana,” he said.During an appearance on “Late Night With Seth Meyers” last week, Oliver said it was “s–tty” to have his speech about the late Queen censored in his homeland.“All we said was that Britain is still mourning the shocking loss – right? – of a 96-year-old woman from natural causes.

Zack Sharf Brad Pitt and Sandra Bullock swapped cameos this year when Pitt showed up in Bullock’s $105 million-grossing romantic-comedy “The Lost City” and Bullock showed up in Pitt’s late summer action tentpole “Bullet Train.” But would the two ever headline a movie together? It turns out they planned to years ago by developing a comedy in which they were going to play warring ex-spouses on QVC. The Pitt-Bullock comedy never made it past early development. “Actually, Sandy [Sandra Bullock] and I did once try to develop a whole idea of a husband and wife team, who were QVC’s most successful salespeople, but we’re getting a divorce, we hate each other, and we’re taking it out on air as we sell things,” Pitt recently told Vogue UK. “That’s as far as we got.”

Lise Pedersen Leading Dutch animation studio Submarine (“They Shot the Piano Player,” “Fox and Hare,” “Where is Anne Frank”) has presented its latest TV series project based on the bestselling Max children’s books at Europe’s industry event for TV series-in-the-making in the south-eastern French city of Toulouse. A pre-school series of 52 seven-minute episodes, “Max” is a character-driven show about a small kitten with a large appetite for adventure, who sees himself as a fearless predator but is just a little ball of fluff. The series will embrace the simple, clear and colourful 2D aesthetic of award-winning British author and illustrator Ed Vere to allow the viewer to focus on the characters. 

Channel 4 hit with Paul Hollywood. And if the dates work well, her one-woman show will go on a bigger tour next year. Dame Prue said: “I’m going to try out one-woman shows in Los Angeles and New York and then I’m going to do the same in England in Bath and Leamington Spa.

An expensive tribute. Queen Elizabeth II‘s funeral was an event unlike anything the United Kingdom has ever seen — and the cost reflected that fact.

Representing his family. Princess Diana‘s brother Charles Spencer joined the British royals in honoring Queen Elizabeth II at her state funeral.

Kate Middleton is honoring the late Queen Elizabeth II. Prince William and Kate appeared formally in their new roles as the Prince and Princess of Wales for the late monarch's funeral on Monday, with their new titles granted by King Charles III after Her Majesty died on Sept. 8.Joining the Princess of Wales were her and William's two oldest children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte. Kate, 40, arrived in Westminster Abbey in an all black coat dress with a matching topper.