More than 300 leading figures from the French film and TV world have got behind a petition decrying controversial pension reforms spearheaded by the government of President Emmanuel Macron.
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The King will attend his first Commonwealth Day service as monarch, delivering a message marking the occasion from the Great Pulpit in Westminster Abbey.The Commonwealth Day theme for 2023 is Forging a Sustainable and Peaceful Common Future, and comes at a time when Charles has experienced great turbulence in his relationship with his youngest son, the Duke of Sussex. Senior members of the royal family will gather with the King in the church where he will be crowned in two months’ time.The Queen Consort and the Prince and Princess of Wales will be there, with the Earl and Countess of Wessex, the Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, on March 13.
Afterwards, Charles, Camilla and the attending members of the royal family will entertain the Commonwealth secretary-general, high commissioners, foreign affairs ministers and other members of the Commonwealth community at a Buckingham Palace reception.The annual service was the scene of Harry and the Duchess of Sussex’s final official public engagement as senior working royals in 2020.The couple, who stepped down for a new life in the US, have yet to confirm whether they will attend the King’s coronation, but have received email correspondence about it from Charles’ office. Harry’s controversial autobiography Spare, published at the start of the year, included claims that William physically attacked him and that Charles did not hug him when he told him of Diana, Princess of Wales’s death.
Charles is now head of the Commonwealth, following in the late Queen’s footsteps after she successfully lobbied for him to take on the role. A Commonwealth flag for peace will be carried in the procession of Commonwealth members’ flags to mark 2023 as Commonwealth Year of Peace.The
.More than 300 leading figures from the French film and TV world have got behind a petition decrying controversial pension reforms spearheaded by the government of President Emmanuel Macron.
United Talent Agency cut the ribbon to its Atlanta offices Wednesday, marking the first of the major talent agencies to offer a full-service office expansion in the growing market of the Peach State’s capitol.“Atlanta is a vibrant city for music, sports and arts, and there is a ripe opportunity to create another center of gravity for film and television,” UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer said in a statement. “We are excited to bring our full range of services to the community of talented artists, athletes, musicians and creators who call the Southeast their home.” UTA Atlanta co-heads Steve Cohen and Rob Gibbs jointly added that the city “planting our flag here gives us the ability to support clients with investments and opportunities across the city’s growing creative ecosystem.”UTA’s Atlanta offices will offer representation across entertainment and talent divisions, including film and television, music, sports, digital talent, marketing, gaming and fine arts.
The Coronation of King Charles will take place at Westminster Abbey in just under six weeks, and the final stage of planning is well underway with reports revealing which royals will take a prominent role in the historic ceremony. It's been 70 years since the last coronation, that of the late Queen Elizabeth II, meaning it's the first time that many in the country will have seen such a spectacle.
United Kingdom’s Mother’s Day.In September, the Queen died at age 96 at her palace in Scotland, Balmoral Castle. She reigned for 70 years.On the official Instagram page for the British Royal Family, they posted a photo of the King alongside his mom, Queen Elizabeth, when he appeared to be only a few years old.“To all mothers everywhere, and to those who may be missing their mums today, we are thinking of you and wishing you a special #MothersDay,” the caption of the photo read.The post included a photo of Camilla, Queen Consort, with her mother, Rosalind Shand, who passed in 1994 from osteoporosis, a bone disease.A post shared by The Royal Family (@theroyalfamily)In the United Kingdom, Mother’s Day is celebrated in March.It is different than the United States’ version of the holiday, as it first began as a “church tradition” overseas, according to Metro UK, called “Mothering Sunday.”The outlet explained that in The U.K., it takes place three weeks before Easter, and on the fourth Sunday of Lent.The royal family’s Instagram post comes before the King’s coronation is set to take place on May 6 at Westminster Abbey.
New details have emerged about King Charles III’s upcoming coronation – and it is not looking good for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry if they were hoping to have some sort of role in the festivities!
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s children could have roles in the upcoming coronation of King Charles, a royal source has suggested. Since Harry and Meghan left royal life in 2020, they have launched numerous attacks against the family and with Charles' big day coming up, the situation is believed to be fraught. Following their bombshell-packed Netflix show, Harry & Meghan, and the Duke of Sussex's memoir, Spare, fans have been wondering whether they'll jet back to the UK for the Coronation.
Calling in the grandkids. Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis will all reportedly be part of King Charles III‘s coronation.
Prince Harry has been accused of being “selfish” for continuing to bring up private moments from within the Royal Household, the latest being in his 90-minute interview with controversial trauma expert Dr. Gabor Maté, where he opened up about his upbringing in a 'broken home’.
Queen Consort Camilla made a seven-word plea to King Charles after her hat nearly blew away in windy conditions, according to a lip reader. The 75 year old royal - and Kate Middleton - were both forced to hang on to their headwear in the gusty weather as they arrived at Westminster Abbey for the Commonwealth Day Service on Monday afternoon.
Kate Middleton did not curtsy to King Charles at the Commonwealth Day Service - leaving many royal watchers confused. The King, 74, and Queen Consort Camilla were shown chatting with the rest of the Royal Family before taking their seats at this year’s event at Westminster Abbey. They were seen exchanging small talk with Prince William, 40, and Princess Kate, 41, as well as the new Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh - Edward and Sophie.
King Charles appeared to be “impatient” during an appearance at the annual Commonwealth Day service with his sister-in-law Sophie stepping in to break the ice, according to a body language expert.The King, Queen Consort Camilla, Prince William and Kate Middleton were among the royals in attendance at the ceremony yesterday (13 March), which was held at Westminster where the King will be crowned in May.The royals arrived at the Abbey in windy conditions and shook hands with guests before exchanging a few words and heading to their seats. During the proceedings, Sophie - who was recently named the new Duchess of Edinburgh, alongside husband Edward, who became Duke - appeared to jokingly shoulder bump the King.
Prince William and Kate Middleton were all smiles as they visited Westminster Abbey, the location of their wedding, on Monday to attend their first Commonwealth Day service as the Prince and Princess of Wales.
The royal family were all in attendance at the annual Commonwealth Day service - apart from the Cambridge children.This year's ceremony marks the first time King Charles took the reins since becoming monarch, accompanied by Queen Consort, Camilla, Prince William and the Princess of Wales.They were also joined by Princess Anne and her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, and the new Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, Edward and Sophie, who were awarded their new titles by the King on Friday. However, avid fans of the royals were disappointed not to see the family in full, with Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis not in attendance.
Kate Middleton and Prince William head outside of Westminster Abbey following the Commonwealth Day Service on Monday (March 13) in London, England.
The Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince William and Kate Middleton, led Royal arrivals as they attended the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey. The service is the first with King Charles as monarch, and it saw him deliver a message marking the occasion from the Great Pulpit in Westminster Abbey, where he will be officially crowned King in just two months' time.
As Alexei Navalny’s wife and daughter attend Sunday’s Oscars to honor Daniel Roher’s nominated documentary “Navalny,” his daughter, Dasha, delivered a touching message to her imprisoned father on the red carpet.“I miss him and I love him and we’re doing everything we can to get him out,” Dasha Navalnaya told TheWrap on the Oscars red carpet. “I’m just honored to be here to represent the Russian people who are fighting against authoritarian regime in the country and to get my dad out of prison.”While Roher admits attending the 95th Academy Awards feels “amazing” and represents a “terrific honor,” the director of the Best Documentary Feature nominee confirmed he is thinking of Navalny and that the Russian dissident is “with [him] in spirit.” “I don’t lose sight of the fact that I’m here because Alexei Navalny, the leader of the Russian opposition, is sitting in the Gulag six and a half hours outside of Moscow,” Roher told TheWrap.
Prince Andrew is reportedly considering doing a second tell-all interview to try find a way back into the royal family, a source close to the Duke has said.The Duke of York has been all but cut out of the royal family, with him being stripped of his military titles, his role as a working royal, and even fears he will lose his home since becoming embroiled in a sex abuse scandal - which he still vehemently denies.The prince had a car-crash interview on BBC Newsnight back in 2019, which left him as the butt of the joke after infamously claiming he had an inability to sweat and that he could not have been sleeping with a teenage girl at the London home of Ghislaine Maxwell, as he had returned home after attending a children's birthday party at a Pizza Express in Woking. According to a source close to Andrew, he was warmed to the idea of a second interview, where he would be "telling his side" of events over the last two years.The source told The Mirror: “Nothing is off the table.
It appears Prince Harry and Meghan Markle could still be in hot water with the royal family.Meghan and Harry christened their daughter, Lilibet Diana, on March 3 and the royal family failed to attend.The Invictus Games founder, 38, and the former actress, 41, had invited King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William and Kate Middleton to the joyous occasion, a source recently told People. Another insider revealed details about the event, sharing there were between 20-30 guests at the intimate bash at Meghan and Harry’s Montecito, California abode.
The Times, “The Handmaid’s Tale” author noted that the Duke of Sussex was lucky to be born into today’s royal family.If the 38-year-old had been part of more powerful clan, he “would have been murdered by somebody lower down the food chain to get him out of the way,” the 83-year-old told the publication, which noted that she is a fan of “Game of Thrones.”The remark sparked some backlash on Twitter, with one person posting, according to the Mirror, “Words fail me. What an utterly ridiculous comment to make.”The comment comes on the heel of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex being told to “vacate” Frogmore Cottage and the couple seeing their US approval rating plunge after a cheeky “South Park” episode scoffed at their privacy claims.Harry recently published a 400-page memoir in January entitled “Spare,” in which he detailed his life as a member of the royal family and his feelings being the second son of King Charles and the late Princess Diana.The duke recently had an online chat with Dr.
The countdown is on for King Charles III's coronation, which will see him officially crowned as monarch.