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Kate Middleton is gearing up to join the royal family at Balmoral for its annual summer retreat to the country.With two high-profile public appearances under her belt this year, the Princess of Wales, 42, is set to join her husband Prince William and three children at the lavish Scottish estate later this month.The Waleses have also spent some weeks at their country home of Anmer Hall, located on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England.As for Balmoral, the family will link up with King Charles and Queen Camilla — where their majesties are spending their entire summer break.The stunning castle was a known favorite residence of the late Queen Elizabeth II, who kickstarted the annual tradition of vacationing there during her reign.There, the royals enjoy picturesque walks in the Scottish Highlands, as well as family cookouts, horse-riding, and boardgames.Charles was keen to continue his later mother’s tradition, with the Wales family joining in on the fun this year.The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, the Duke and Duchess of York, as well as Zara and Mike Tindall, also visit the castle summer.A notable absence has been the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their two children, who have not visited the beloved royal residence.Princess Catherine’s trip to Balmoral will mark her furthest journey in 2024 since undergoing abdominal surgery in January and subsequently announcing her cancer diagnosis to the world in March.Following her shock announcement, she stayed away from the public eye to prioritize her treatment process.Just three months later, the royal wrote in a letter that she was “making good progress” but had “good days and bad days” while going through chemotherapy.The following day, she joined the royal family for King

Over the weekend, Frankie Bridge showcased her impeccable style once again by donning a chic white wrap shirt on her Instagram.The exciting news for fashion fans is that it's from high-street favourite Marks and Spencer, priced at just £35, making it a stylish yet affordable addition to your wardrobe.The cotton shirt, made from a breathable and comfortable fabric, has an adjustable tie-fastening to help accentuate your waist, while the wrap-over front creates a flattering v-neckline. It's currently available in sizes 8 to 28, meaning everyone of all shapes and sizes can enjoy this wardrobe staple.

Every fabulous outfit begins with the perfect underwear. It might not be at the top of your shopping list, but the right undergarments can create a sleek silhouette, eliminate bunching or wrinkling, and provide comfort and support. With plenty of summer events still on the horizon, not to mention those long office days or errand-filled weekends, having the right foundation for your outfits is crucial for all-day comfort.

Actress Sammy Winward’s daughter Mia has been seen out for the first time since she revealed a huge rift with her mum over the teen’s Only Fans work. Mia Winward-Dunn posed in a skintight orange two-piece as she enjoyed a night out sat 20stories bar in Manchester.The teen, who bears a striking resemblance to her mum, wore her bleach blonde hair poker straight, brushing it away from her face as she posed. The make-up artist turned model hit the headlines recently when she revealed a family bust-up with her mum Sammy, who spent 15 years as Katie Sugden in Emmerdale.

A big change is happening at The View!

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Max subscribers may not have noticed yet, but Warner Bros. Discovery quietly began rolling out a new homepage personalization system last December, when it began A/B testing the redesign. Now, as of the end of July, the changes have been implemented across all U.S.

The UK's unpredictable summer weather means you're always at risk of a downpour ruining your chic seasonal look. But fear not, Amazon's got your back with the ultimate fashion-forward yet practical solution. Snap up the must-have Rapbin Raincoat Women's Waterproof Jacket for £22 on Amazon and join the ranks of happy customers who are already singing its praises.

The heartbroken family of British teenager Jay Slater has made a special request for their son's funeral, after UK coroners announced his cause of death. .The 19 year old went missing in the Canary Islands in mid-June and was found four weeks later after frantic searches.The apprentice bricklayer was in Tenerife with friends for his first holiday abroad.The trio, including Lucy Law and Brad Hargreaves, visited a rave before Jay vanished in a mountainous region of the holiday island.

This Morning star Rochelle Humes has candidly revealed that her successful business venture has led to her TV work becoming "a side hustle".The 35-year-old launched the popular baby skincare brand My Little Coco back in 2020, which quickly became a top seller in retail store Boots. Despite being a full-time businesswoman and mum to three young children; Alaia, 11, Valentina, seven, and three-year-old Blake, Rochelle, who is married to JLS star Marvin Humes, still finds time for her TV career.

Last night was the season finale of HBO’s massive hit, “House of the Dragon.” And knowing the premium network would have a ton of viewers, HBO released a sizzle reel of all the major shows coming to the network (and Max) for the rest of 2024 and into 2025.

Rolling Stone the only media outlet giving it regular coverage.FBI agents arrested Trone in Las Vegas more than two weeks after the Sept. 12, 2022, shooting in Las Vegas.

A new study by the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative has found that women and girls made up just 30% of the leading film roles in the top-major motion pictures of 2023, representing a 14 percentage point drop from the year before. The trend extended to women and other underrepresented groups both in front of and behind the camera, revealing an overall stagnation in inclusion efforts in the movie industry.

get too big for his boots back when his father was still the Prince of Wales.In an excerpt from his upcoming book, “Catherine, the Princess of Wales,” obtained by the Mirror, Jobson recalled one particular incident involving William and his wife, Kate Middleton, asking to join Charles and Camilla’s security convoy to leave Windsor Castle.William’s request did not sit right with Camilla, who along with her husband made the Cambridges wait in what Jobson described as a “subtle” jab.In an effort to prove a point to William, Jobson claims that Camilla told Charles to leave the pair behind.“When Charles was kept waiting several minutes for the couple, Camilla insisted they go without them,” Jobson wrote. “As William and Catherine emerged, all they could see were the blue flashing lights of the motorbikes disappearing in the distance.”The Post has reached out to Buckingham Palace for comment.It comes as former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond has noted that Camilla, 77, and William have grown “much closer” in recent months.“They have been left, almost literally, nursing the crown while the king and the princess recover,” she told OK! Magazine.Buckingham Palace announced in February that the monarch, 75, was diagnosed with a form of cancer.

A 'wholesome' coming-of-age film starring Olivia Colman is the second of her films to top the UK Netflix charts in the last week.

Ben Affleck is reportedly eager to take on the role of Hulk Hogan in a new film about the wrestler’s sex tape legal saga with Gawker.Affleck and Matt Damon’s production company Artist Equity are said to be lined up to produce the film, provisionally titled Killing Gawker, with filming set to start in January 2025 (via PWInsider).The film would tell the story of Hogan’s legal battle with the American celebrity blog Gawker, who in 2012 released a clip of a sex tape that the WWE star was not aware was being filmed.Hogan filed a lawsuit against the site, backed by PayPal founder Peter Thiel, who Damon will reportedly portray in the film. The wrestler was eventually rewarded $115million for defamation, loss of privacy and emotional pain, and the saga contributed to Gawker’s eventual demise.The Killing Gawker screenplay was written by Charles Randolph, who picked up an Oscar for The Big Short, and was based on Ryan Holiday’s 2018 book Conspiracy: A True Story of Power, Sex and a Billionaire’s Secret Plot to Destroy a Media Empire, which documented Thiel’s personal vendetta against Gawker for outing him as gay.In 2020, Chris Hemsworth was rumoured to be taking on the role of Hogan in a biopic, but that project has not yet materialised.In other Affleck news, last week, reports emerged that he and Jennifer Lopez are to file for divorce after two years of marriage.It came after Affleck purchased a new $20.5million “bachelor pad” mansion in Pacific Palisades on Wednesday, July 24, the day of Lopez’s 55th birthday.

Switzerland’s Locarno Film Festival returns this week with what is perhaps the strongest lineup festival director Giona A. Nazzaro has conjured up during his short but impactful four-year tenure. Across the festival’s official competitions, you can find new works by arthouse leaders like Hong Sang-soo, Wang Bing, Radu Jude, and Ben Rivers — all world premieres. Hollywood will also be present on the Piazza Grande with an expansive retrospective titled The Lady with the Torch set to be mounted at the fest to celebrate the centennial of Columbia Pictures. 

Lauryn Goodman has fiercely defended her daughter's name amidst the ongoing drama with footballer Kyle Walker.The 33 year old influencer was left disappointed after losing a legal battle with the Manchester City player, 34, when a judge criticised her for seemingly treating the father of her children as an "open-ended cheque book". Lauryn fiercely criticised Judge Edward Hess for stripping away the opportunity to publicly reveal her daughter Kinara's name - previously referred to in court documents as K.W. Yet, she has now taken to Instagram to "officially" introduce her little girl, who she calls a 'future Lioness'.

Last week, fans were shocked to learn that General Hospital‘s Cameron Mathison and his wife Vanessa were divorcing after over 20 years of marriage.

JLS singer JB Gill has been confirmed as the second celebrity to join the Strictly Come Dancing 2024 line-up. BBC bosses have started announcing this year's class of contestants who are hoping to waltz their way to success. During Monday's (August 5) episode of This Morning, presenters Josie Gibson and Craig Doyle were tasked with exclusively revealing the first two famous faces set to battle it out for the glitterball trophy later this year.

UTA has made an intriguing move into the world of European production.

EXCLUSIVE: Media veterans Jeff Bewkes, Howard Stringer and Jeremy Fox have launched Thoroughbred Studios. Their fledgling business has galloped to an overall deal with iHeartPodcasts and scored a second season order for its first project, a BBC audio drama about the CIA.

House of the Dragon have expressed their disappointment at the lack of narrative progress in the finale of the show’s second season.The eighth and final episode aired on HBO last night (August 4), although numerous scenes from it did leak online several days earlier.Titled ‘The Queen Who Ever Was’, it saw Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) finally take back her throne, with her husband Daemon (Matt Smith) at her side.After the episode, fans of the show took to social media to share their thoughts, with some stating that they felt underwhelmed by the climax and its lack of narrative closure.”We all just watched a 66 minute trailer for S3”, wrote one X user.we all just watched a 66 minute trailer for S3 #HouseOfTheDragon #HOTD pic.twitter.com/cCRFSEnCS3— ⚡ (@UTDCJ_) August 5, 2024“House of the Dragon Season 2 successfully replacing GOT season 8 as the most disappointing and poorly executed seasons of television,” said another.House of the Dragon Season 2 successfully replacing GOT season 8 as the most disappointing and poorly executed seasons of television. #HOTD #HOTDS2 pic.twitter.com/zWG8OnDlIS— The Bravo Watcher (@TheBravoWatcher) August 5, 2024See some further reactions below:This amazing build up and now we have to wait 2 years for Season 3 #HouseOfTheDragon #HotD #HoTDS2 pic.twitter.com/vTm1D3j5YL— Tyler Calvert (@ItsTylerCalvert) August 5, 2024No dragon fights, no battles, no squabbles, no casualties.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, has reportedly been released from the ICU in a Los Angeles hospital following an e-bike accident.Per People today (August 5), Pax was released from intensive care following last week’s unfortunate events – the 20-year-old was riding his electric bike in Los Angeles when he reportedly crashed into the back of a car.TMZ reported that he was taken to hospital with head injuries after the accident, which took place on Los Feliz Boulevard in LA. It is said that he was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.A source tells People that Jolie-Pitt suffered “complex trauma” and will begin “the long road of recovery and physical therapy”.

Taylor Swift‘s ‘The Tortured Poets Department‘ has returned to Number One on the Billboard 200 chart, marking its 13th week in the top spot.Initially, the album spent its first 12 weeks on the chart at Number One, then fell briefly to Number Four for two weeks. It’s now returned to pole position for the 13th consecutive week – which Swifties will appreciate, given 13 is famously Swift’s lucky number.It’s a new record for Swift, whose previous offerings ‘Red’ and ‘1989’ spent 11 total weeks at Number One.‘THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT’ by Taylor Swift returns to #1 on the Billboard 200 for a 13th week with 71k units.

A young holidaymaker has disappeared in Thailand as he made his way to the airport to fly home.

EXCLUSIVE: Adrienne Roark and Jennifer Mitchell will take on expanded roles as part of a new leadership structure at CBS News and Stations, the latest changes at the division.

Marta Balaga Ramon Zürcher’s “dysfunctional family portrait” “The Sparrow in the Chimney” (“Der Spatz im Kamin”) has debuted a trailer ahead of its premiere in Locarno’s international competition. Produced by his twin brother Silvan Zürcher for Zürcher Film, “The Sparrow in the Chimney” was co-produced by SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen / SRG SSR, while Cercamon handles sales. In the film, Maren Eggert, Britta Hammelstein, Luise Heyer, Andreas Döhler and Milian Zerzawy star as family members preparing for a birthday party and getting more than a generous helping of cake once old traumas start coming to the surface.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Internationally celebrated Icelandic actors Ólafur Darri Ólafsson and Hera Hilmar are set to star in “Reykjavik Fusion,” an Iceland-set crime thriller series that is rapidly racking up pre-sales in multiple territories. The series’ deals underscore an increasingly attractive financing model, at least for selectively produced foreign-language shows, based on tying down partners and pre-sales among local broadcasters in Europe rather than waiting for a U.S.

A West Lothian biker is appealing for information after claiming his garage was broken into with a number of items stolen.

BTS‘ Jimin has dropped live performances of two songs, ‘Rebirth (Intro)’ and ‘Slow Dance’ with Sofia Carson, from his new album ‘Muse’.Jimin dropped the video him performing the two ‘Muse’ songs live on August 4, with Sofia Carson making a special appearance in the video to perform ‘Slow Dance’ with the BTS member.For the first half of the clip, Jimin performs ‘Rebirth’ on his own, accompanied by a live band on a Seoul rooftop. Jimin begins the first verse of ‘Slow Dance’ on his own, before Carson joins for the chorus.“I just wanna slow dance / Baby, you can take my hand / Don’t rush, just feel our tempo / Just you and me, our favourite song / Slow dance,” they harmonise together.Jimin dropped his sophomore album ‘Muse’ in July 19, a year and a half after his debut record ‘Face’.

HBO’s The White Lotus.The clip was released as part of a showreel of HBO Max’s upcoming new season for 2024-25, which also included first glimpses of The Last of Us season two, The Penguin, Dune: Prophecy and Game of Thrones spin-off A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.See the showreel below:New luxuries await you in Thailand. Season 3 of the @HBO Original Series #TheWhiteLotus is coming soon to Max.

Charli XCX recently celebrated her 32nd birthday, and she had some of her ‘Brat’ co-conspirators by her side at a party.Last Saturday (August 2), Charli XCX hosted her birthday party at a private event in Los Angeles – commemorating both turning 32 and the ensuing success of her latest album.At the star-studded shindig, which boasted attendees like Rosalia, Anya Taylor-Joy and Glen Powell, Charli was joined by Lorde and Billie Eilish as they played their collaborative tracks over house speakers.Footage shared by fans on social media show Lorde singing along to her confessional verse on ‘Girl, so confusing’ alongside Charli, with the crowd joining in on the line “Let’s work it out on the remix”. Later on, Eilish joins Charli for their ‘Guess’ remix, which was released last Friday (August 2).Fans also commemorated the first new pictures of Lorde and Charli together since 2014, when both were in attendance at that year’s MTV Video Music Awards ceremony.girl, so confusing at charli’s bday w lorde omg pic.twitter.com/mOnB0mTArF— se@n.

Royal friends of the Prince and Princess of Wales have shared their joy over the latest addition to the Jordanian Royal Family.

A bride-to-be has caused quite a stir online after she decided to give her mother-in-law the boot from her wedding for not adhering to her dress code.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Meg Ryan will receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award at the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival in recognition of her contribution to the art of film. Ryan will also present her latest film, “What Happens Later,” a romantic comedy that she directed and wrote, and in which she stars opposite David Duchovny.

Shaun Rooney has told how he has gone from the freezer to the Fjords after sparking St Mirren’s Euro dream night.