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William meets David Beckham as he steps out in London after Harry’s awards ceremony – Royal news live

William meets David Beckham as he steps out in London after Harry’s awards ceremony – Royal news live

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Prince Harry laughs as young boy pulls his beard at WellChild awards in London 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 William stepped out in London today with David Beckham following Prince Harry’s triumphant appearance at the WellChild Awards. Harry, 40, made headlines with his affinity for the children present and burst into laughter when a cheeky youngster grabbed his beard. He was attending the event, a mere 15-minute walk away from Kate and William’s London home, as a patron. The WellChild Awards celebrate the achievements of seriously ill young people and their carers. William, 42, meanwhile, met David Beckham as he viewed the new London Air Ambulance helicopters and their crew following a successful fundraising appeal. He will also promote his Earthshot Prize today with a visit to a 2023 finalist, ENSO, which specialises in creating sustainable tyres for electric vehicles. The award, established by the prince in 2020, recognises …

Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare

Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare

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  Despite the difficulty of his language, Shakespeare is by far the most-performed playwright of all time. Whether it is the heartbreaking love story of Romeo and Juliet, the anguish of Hamlet, or the tragic downfall of Julius Caesar: Shakespeare’s world continues to touch the hearts of audiences to this day. There is simply no other playwright whose work feels this timeless and universal.   Who Was William Shakespeare? Portrait of William Shakespeare, attributed to John Taylor, 1610. Source: Wikimedia Commons.   No playwright has influenced the world of theater as fundamentally as William Shakespeare. But while much has been written and said about his work, Shakespeare himself remains enigmatic. He is thought to have been born in Stratford on the 23rd of April 1564 and is believed to be the author of 38 plays and various other writings. However, some scholars have questioned the authorship of his plays and there are some conspiracy theories claiming that he did not really exist at all. The exact cause of his death is also unknown, but it …

William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum

William Blake’s Cottage to Be Preserved as a Museum

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The 17th-century cottage in Felpham Village, Sussex. Source: PA Media.   Once in danger of collapsing, a historic cottage where the Romantic-era artist and writer William Blake lived is set to be restored. After years of advocacy and fundraising, the Blake Cottage Trust will begin repairs on the cottage’s heavily damaged roof. This is part of a larger plan to restore the building and open it to the public as a museum dedicated to William Blake, who is best remembered for his evocative illuminated poetry.   William Blake’s Sussex Cottage William Blake’s own drawing of his cottage. Source: Blake Cottage Trust.   The William Blake cottage is located in the village of Felpham on the West Sussex coast in England. The artist and his wife, Catherine Boucher, lived at the cottage for about three years. There, Blake created some of his most notable works, including the famous English hymn Jerusalem. Originally built in the 17th century, the small Sussex cottage underwent various renovations between the 18th and 21st centuries. The Blake Cottage Trust purchased the …

Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Love Story Became Public 20 Years Ago

Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Love Story Became Public 20 Years Ago

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On June 15, 2024, the world was watching as Catherine, Princess of Wales, triumphantly returned to the spotlight during the Trooping the Colour ceremony. After months of speculation regarding her health, and the announcement of her cancer diagnosis, a regal Catherine took to the balcony of Buckingham Palace with her husband, Prince William and their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis. As the crowd cheered, Catherine gave a grinning William a radiant smile, and a photo of the tender moment was published around the world. The mature, glamorous couple that stood on the balcony was miles away from the casual, carefree college students who were first snapped on the Swiss ski slopes of Klosters 20 years ago, but the ease, love, and mutual respect in evidence has remained the same. Prince George of Wales, Prince William, Prince of Wales, Prince Louis of Wales, Princess Charlotte of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during Trooping the Colour on June 15, 2024 in London, England.Getty Images. Prince William first …

Taylor Swift takes selfie with Prince William, Prince George and Princess Charlotte

Taylor Swift takes selfie with Prince William, Prince George and Princess Charlotte

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LONDON — Pop superstar Taylor Swift posed for photos with William, Prince of Wales, and two of his children, Princess Charlotte and Prince George, as the singer kicked off concerts in the British capital as part of her record-shattering Eras Tour. The photos, which showed Britain’s young royals beaming alongside Swift and their father, were taken on William’s 42nd birthday on Friday. “Happy Bday M8! London shows are off to a splendid start,” Swift tweeted Saturday along with a photo of her, the three royals and her partner, Travis Kelce. “Thank you @taylorswift for a great evening,” read a message posted to the official Instagram account of the Prince and Princess of Wales on Saturday. The image swiftly sent fans and the British tabloids into a frenzy. “Royalty all around,” wrote the Daily Mail, as it appealed to readers to get in touch if they had spotted the heir to the British throne at Friday’s show. Video footage shared to social media Saturday appeared to show William dancing to the star’s hit song “Shake It …

William Anders obituary | Space

William Anders obituary | Space

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It may be that the most famous picture from the US space programme is not the shot of Neil Armstrong landing on the moon, but the image of Earth, seen rising above the moon’s horizon, an image relayed from space on 24 December 1968 by the crew of Apollo 8 – Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders. It was Anders, who has died aged 90, who snapped the “Earthrise” photograph, which was not part of the mission’s scheduled protocol. And it was he who read first from the Book of Genesis during their live transmission from lunar orbit that Christmas Eve. “In the beginning God created the heaven and the Earth,” he read. “And the Earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.” Anders spoke later of the ecological impact of the image, contributing as it did to a shift in perspective articulated by the poet Archibald MacLeish in the New York Times the following day, Christmas Day. The photograph enabled us, MacLeish wrote, “to see the …

‘Most eligible bachelor’ Duke of Westminster to marry – but all eyes are on William and Harry | Monarchy

‘Most eligible bachelor’ Duke of Westminster to marry – but all eyes are on William and Harry | Monarchy

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When Hugh Grosvenor, the seventh Duke of Westminster, marries at Chester Cathedral next week the 33-year-old will relinquish the status bestowed on him by society bibles of Britain’s “richest, most eligible bachelor”. It is not just his £10bn inherited wealth and pole position in the Sunday Times list of 40 richest people under 40 in the UK that means his marriage to Olivia Henson, 31, is being billed as the society wedding of the year. A 400-strong guest list will probably include many whose pedigrees grace the pages of Burke’s Peerage. He is also among the UK’s wealthiest landowners after inheriting from his father in 2016 a property portfolio worth an estimated £10.13bn, including land in Lancashire and Scotland and 300 acres of prime estate in Mayfair and Belgravia. What also puts the wedding right up there on the society calendar is his family’s longstanding links to the royal family. King Charles is his godfather. Grosvenor, known as “Hughie”, is himself godfather to the Prince of Wales’s heir and the future king, Prince George, 10. …

Prince William says Kate ‘doing well,’ in rare comments since cancer diagnosis

Prince William says Kate ‘doing well,’ in rare comments since cancer diagnosis

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LONDON: Prince William on Friday (May 10) offered a positive assessment of his wife’s health, a hospital administrator said, in one of the royal’s few comments about Kate’s condition since she announced that she was undergoing treatment for cancer. William was on a solo tour of St. Mary’s Community Hospital on the Isles of Scilly, an archipelago off the Cornish coast in southwestern England. He travelled there to break ground for a new building that will include inpatient treatment beds and a maternity suite. “I asked William about his wife Kate and he said, ‘She’s doing well, thanks,’” hospital administrator Tracy Smith told reporters. “And I suggested they might like to come for a visit and bring the children.” The Princess of Wales stepped away from public duties after announcing on March 22, that she had been diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer. In a video message, she said she had begun chemotherapy. The news came after King Charles III her father-in-law also announced a cancer diagnosis. He returned to public-facing duties last week …

Kate ‘doing well’, says Prince William in update after her cancer diagnosis | UK News

Kate ‘doing well’, says Prince William in update after her cancer diagnosis | UK News

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Kate is “doing well” following her cancer diagnosis, Prince William has said. The heir to the throne gave the update on his wife’s health on his first visit to the Isles of Scilly since becoming the Duke of Cornwall. Tracy Smith, administrator at St Mary’s Community Hospital in Hugh Town, greeted William when he arrived and hosted his tour of the small medical centre following his visit to the harbour where he bought his entourage Cornish pasties. Image: Prince William is visiting the Isles of Scilly. Pic: PA Image: The Duke of Cornwall chats to staff at St Mary’s Community Hospital. Pic: PA Ms Smith said: “I asked William about his wife Kate and he said, ‘she’s doing well, thanks,’ and I suggested they might like to come for a visit and bring the children.” William told her: “The children are very jealous that I am here… Maybe we might come later in the year.” He was given a card for his father the King – also a cancer patient – and Kate by Matron …

‘American Pie’ Star Seann William Scott Settles Divorce From Olivia Korenberg

‘American Pie’ Star Seann William Scott Settles Divorce From Olivia Korenberg

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Seann William Scott has finalized his divorce from his wife of four years, Olivia Korenberg. Scott filed for divorce in February after four years of marriage. According to legal documents obtained by ET at the time, the couple had been separated since Oct. 2, 2023. They stated the reason for the divorce as “irreconcilable differences.” The American Pie star and his wife, an interior designer, share a 3-year-old daughter named Frankie Rose Scott. In their settlement, they entered an agreement on property and their marriage and domestic partnership rights.  Pursuant to the terms of the couple’s prenuptial agreement, Scott will pay Korenberg spousal support, as well as child support, which will be ordered at a later date. He also gave up his right to receive spousal support and asked court to terminate forever spousal support for both parties. The couple secretly tied the knot on Sept. 19, 2019, and the news broke later that month. At the time, the actor shared with Us Weekly that his wife was a “great girl,” adding that he’s “pretty private” but “super happy.” Scott was previously engaged to former Victoria’s Secret model …