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Where is Martha Stewart’s ‘second husband’ Charles now after abrupt end to relationship

Where is Martha Stewart’s ‘second husband’ Charles now after abrupt end to relationship

Netflix’s new documentary on Martha Stewart details the businesswoman’s “second marriage” with the Hungarian-American software architect Charles Simonyi. Martha, 83, dated the billionaire on and off for 15 years before the pair split up for good in 2008. © Patrick McMullanCharles Simonyi and Martha Stewart dated for 15 years Despite the pair never marrying, the American retail businesswoman referred to the end of her relationship with the tech mogul like a second “divorce” years after the end of her marriage to Andrew Stewart. Charles, 76, is the former head of Microsoft’s software group. He was was the fifth space tourist aboard Soyuz TMA-10 in 2007 and made his second trip to the International Space Station in 2009. The billionaire businessman left Microsoft in 2002 to co-found his own software company, Intentional Software, alongside his business partner, Gregor Kiczales.  The new Netflix series follows the American TV personality’s extraordinary life from working as a stockbroker and becoming America’s first self-made female millionaire, to her time serving five months in prison for fraud in relation to the …

Royal news live: King Charles ‘axes’ Prince Andrew’s £1m allowance due to Royal Lodge row

Royal news live: King Charles ‘axes’ Prince Andrew’s £1m allowance due to Royal Lodge row

Prince William confronted by founder of The Big Issue in awkward interaction Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The King will cut financial ties to the disgraced Duke of York after he refused to move out of his home, a royal writer has claimed. Prince Andrew’s £1 million “living allowance”, received every year, has been withdrawn by Charles as he continues to seek to distance himself from his younger brother. This is according to royal writer Robert Hardman, in the serialisation of a new book published by the Daily Mail. The keeper of the privy purse was “instructed to sever [Andrew’s] living allowance”. It comes after Andrew reportedly refused to move out of the 30-room Royal Lodge mansion in Windsor Great Park into the smaller Frogmore Cottage – previously inhabited by Harry and Meghan. “’The duke is no longer a financial burden on the King,’ confirms one familiar with the situation,” Mr Hardman writes. “’He claims to have found …

Royal news live: Unseen Meghan Markle picture sparks debate as King Charles enjoys ‘holistic’ Indian Spa break

Royal news live: Unseen Meghan Markle picture sparks debate as King Charles enjoys ‘holistic’ Indian Spa break

King Charles heckled by Australian senator: ‘Give us our land back’ Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email An unseen photograph of Meghan Markle has been shared by former Suits co-star Patrick J Adams, triggering a debate on social media on whether she’ll join a mini reunion of the show’s actors. Adams and Markle played an on-screen couple Mike Ross and Rachel Zane in the legal drama series – and had a strong friendship away from the cameras with Adams invited to the Sussexes’ royal wedding in 2018. Now, Adams has posted 10 behind-the-scenes Suits images on Instagram, including a black and white image of Meghan. Fans began asking Adams on social media to invite Meghan, who quit Suits ahead of marrying Prince Harry, to the reunion. It comes as King Charles enjoyed an Indian spa break while on his way home from his tour of Australia and Samoa. The King, who is receiving treatment in his battle with cancer, …

King Charles faces indigenous activists for second day after senator explains outburst – Royal family news

King Charles faces indigenous activists for second day after senator explains outburst – Royal family news

King Charles heckled by Australian senator: ‘Give us our land back’ Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The King faced indigenous activists questioning the supremacy of the British monarchy for a second day as he tours Australia. When Charles met First Nations elders during a visit to the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence (NCIE) in Sydney, Elder Allan Murray from the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council told him their goal was “sovereignty”. The visit came after the King was accused on Monday of “genocide” against Australia’s First Nations by senator Lidia Thorpe who told him “You are not my King”. The Indigenous senator has spoken out to explain why she confronted him after his parliamentary adress. Senator Lidia Thorpe shouted at the monarch “you are not my king” and demanded a treaty between Australia‘s First Nations and its government on Monday. Ms Thorpe, an Indigenous woman from Victoria, has long advocated for a treaty between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians to …

Peanuts Creator Charles Schulz Shares with a 10-Year-Old Kid the True Meaning of Good Citizenship

Peanuts Creator Charles Schulz Shares with a 10-Year-Old Kid the True Meaning of Good Citizenship

In 1970, when 10-year-old Joel Lin­ton asked Charles Schulz, the cre­ator of Peanuts, “What do you think makes a good cit­i­zen?” Schulz sent the young­ster a short but pithy reply: Dear Joel: I think it is more dif­fi­cult these days to define what makes a good cit­i­zen than it has ever been before. Cer­tain­ly all any of us can do is fol­low our own con­science and retain faith in our democ­ra­cy. Some­times it is the very peo­ple who cry out the loud­est in favor of get­ting back to what they call “Amer­i­can Virtues” who lack this faith in our coun­try. I believe that our great­est strength lies always in the pro­tec­tion of our small­est minori­ties. Sin­cere­ly yours, Charles M. Schulz When this let­ter sur­faced in 2019, Schulz’s wid­ow com­ment­ed, “I con­tin­u­al­ly find com­ic strips that could have been writ­ten for today’s audi­ence.” “This says what needs to be said now.” Need­less to say, the same mes­sage bears repeat­ing in 2024. via Kot­tke Relat­ed Con­tent  23 Min­utes of Charles Schulz Draw­ing Peanuts Umber­to Eco Explains the …

Prince Harry ‘looking for a way back into fold’ as King Charles to host Starmer at Balmoral – Royal family news

Prince Harry ‘looking for a way back into fold’ as King Charles to host Starmer at Balmoral – Royal family news

Meghan Markle shares the moment from royal life that ‘changed everything’ Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Prince Harry has sought advice from his former British aides about plotting a return from the US that could involve a partial reinstatement to the royal fold, sources have revealed. In what has been described as the initial stage in a strategy to “rehabilitate” him, The Mail on Sunday reported the Duke of Sussex has been seeking help from advisers he had when he was a working royal amid increasing alleged issues with American-based PR firms. A key aim of the claimed move would be for Harry to repair his relationship with his father – although the sources stressed he and his wife Meghan Markle are not looking to make a permanent return to the UK. It comes as the King is hosting Sir Keir Starmer at Balmoral for his first official weekend at …

Banknotes with King Charles III’s image go into circulation

Banknotes with King Charles III’s image go into circulation

LONDON — In the United Kingdom, the rapid spread of cashless payments means that cash is no longer king, but now at least the notes will carry the image of one. Banknotes featuring King Charles III’s face went into circulation on Wednesday, his portrait featured on new 5-, 10-, 20- and 50-pound bills — the last one little used and worth a hefty $64. The Charles banknotes are entering circulation slowly, with new bills produced to replace torn or tatty notes, or if there’s a need to print more money. Some people couldn’t wait that long — early on Wednesday, there was a line outside of the Bank of England of people eager to get their hands on the new banknotes. The only alteration on the money is the addition of Charles’s portrait, which appears on the front of the notes and in a little cameo in the see-through security window. The back of the notes remains unchanged — the 5-pound note features Winston Churchill; the 10-pound note writer Jane Austen, the 20-pound note artist …

Charles Spencer reveals special family detail from Prince Harry’s Invictus service

Charles Spencer reveals special family detail from Prince Harry’s Invictus service

Charles Spencer stepped out to support his nephew, Prince Harry, at his Invictus service in London on Wednesday evening. Just hours later, the 9th Earl Spencer revealed a special family detail from the special ceremony.  Taking to his Instagram account, Charles shared a close-up photo of a brooch that formerly belonged to his father which he confessed he wore to the service. The image showed a detailed look at the family treasure which was gold with what appeared to be an eagle on the front, and adorned with the word “Waterloo”. Alongside the image, he penned: “I hope my father would have approved that I wore his Royal Scots Greys regimental cufflinks at ⁦the moving celebration of 10 years of ⁦@WeAreInvictus⁩ at @StPaulsLondon⁩ yesterday.” Charles attended the service with his sister, Lady Jane Fellowes. Upon their arrival, they both embraced their nephew which you can see in the video below. Prince Harry hugs uncle and aunt as he arrives at Invictus Games service  Other members of Harry’s extended family who were in attendance were his cousins George McCorquodale, Ned …

The 3 rarely seen but adored royal kids King Charles sees far more of than Archie and Lili | Royal | News

The 3 rarely seen but adored royal kids King Charles sees far more of than Archie and Lili | Royal | News

King Charles III is said to enjoy spending time with Zara and Mike Tindall’s three children – Mia, 10, Lena, five, and Lucas, three. The monarch, a proud grandfather to five, is known to spend a lot of time with his three eldest grandchildren, Prince William’s trio – Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, nine, and Prince Louis, six. Although he spends time with George, Charlotte, and Louis, the King has spent very little time with Prince Harry’s two children – Prince Archie, five, and Princess Lilibet, two. Archie, who celebrated his fifth birthday earlier this week, and Lilibet now live in the US – more than 5,000 miles from their royal relatives in the UK. Due to the distance, Mia, Lena, and Lucas appear to spend more time with the King than Harry’s children. Here, Express.co.uk looks at the three rarely-seen, but adored, royal children that spend more time with the monarch than Archie and Lilibet. Mia Grace Tindall – the eldest child of Zara and Mike Tindall – was born in January 2014 at …