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Los Angeles (AFP) - Estranged British royal Prince Harry and his American wife Meghan said Friday they wished "health and healing" to Catherine, Princess of Wales, after she revealed she has cancer. The statement came after Catherine -- known widely as Kate -- announced she has an undisclosed form of the disease and is in the early stages of chemotherapy. "We wish health and healing for Kate and the family, and hope they are able to do so privately and in peace," said the California-based couple. The news of Kate's diagnosis comes at a tumultuous time for relations inside Britain's royal famil...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Meghan Markle, the wife of Britain's Prince Harry, is launching a new lifestyle brand seemingly named after the couple's oceanside California home. An Instagram page and website for American Riviera Orchard went live without advance warning Thursday, both featuring a gold-colored crest for the new venture. The logo featured the word Montecito, the celebrity enclave where the couple have lived since 2020, which is close to Santa Barbara -- itself sometimes known as the American Riviera The social media account's biography simply reads: "by Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex." A r...
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Washington (AFP) - The White House wished a swift recovery on Wednesday to Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales, and said it would respect her privacy after a manipulated royal photo unleashed a torrent of speculation about her wellbeing. "I have not spoken to the president about Kate Middleton," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters traveling with US President Joe Biden on a campaign trip when asked about the controversy. "We certainly wish her a speedy recovery. She has asked for privacy, her family has asked for privacy and we're certainly going to respect that," J...
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Washington (AFP) - The picture was meant to douse speculation about the whereabouts and health of Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales, but instead her manipulated image unleashed a torrent of internet-breaking rumors and conspiracy theories. The storm in the royal tea pot erupted after Kate, 42, on Monday apologized and admitted to editing a palace-issued photograph of herself with her three children after the altered image was withdrawn by news agencies including AFP. The fiasco gave way to a fresh swirl of speculation about the British royal -- dubbed online as "Katespiracy" -- laying bar...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales, was spotted in public on Monday for the first time since she underwent abdominal surgery in mid-January, according to photos published by US outlet TMZ. The 42-year-old princess, whose husband Prince William is heir to the British throne, has been recovering mainly at their home in Windsor, west of London, since leaving hospital on January 29. Photos published by TMZ showed Kate wearing sunglasses while being driven in a car, with the celebrity news site saying they were taken Monday near Windsor Castle. UK media outlets including the...
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Washington (AFP) - Prince Harry has suggested that King Charles's illness could help reunite the British royal family, and described how he immediately "jumped on a plane" to London after his father's cancer diagnosis. In an interview with ABC's Good Morning America show on Friday, the prince made his first public comments on the king's health. He said he heard the news directly from Charles "and went to go and see him as soon as I could." "I love my family," Harry said, adding he was "grateful" to spend a brief amount of time with his father last week. Harry spoke in Canada where he and his w...
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Nice (France) (AFP) - Claims by a former close confidant of Monaco's royal family that part of its fortune is placed in tax havens have rocked the affluent city state, in the latest scandal facing the palace under Prince Albert II. The new controversy erupted after French newspaper Le Monde last week published the allegations, which it said were based on detailed notes the palace's wealth manager made while working for the family. Claude Palmero was for more than two decades in charge of managing the palace's assets, first for Rainier III, the husband of American actress Grace Kelly, and then ...
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London (AFP) - A UK judge ruled on Friday that Prince Harry was a victim of phone hacking by journalists working for Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), and awarded the royal £140,600 ($179,600) in damages. The decision is one in a number of legal cases brought by Harry against British media, with which the Duke of Sussex has long had a turbulent relationship. High Court Justice Timothy Fancourt ruled in favour of Harry in 15 of the 33 sample articles that the prince submitted as evidence in his lawsuit against MGN, which publishes the Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sunday People. He concluded that the ...
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London (AFP) - Lawyers for Prince Harry on Tuesday began a legal challenge over his security arrangements in the UK, after he quit frontline royal duties and moved to North America. The case about his loss of UK taxpayer-funded protection is the latest in a string of court proceedings initiated by Harry, whose father is King Charles III. Harry is taking legal action against the UK interior ministry over a February 2020 decision by a committee that deals with the security of members of the royal family. The Duke of Sussex, as he is formally known, had been told he would no longer be given th...
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London (AFP) - Buckingham Palace is considering its next move after a British TV host named two royals who allegedly raised concerns about the skin colour of Prince Harry's son, a royal source said on Thursday. Speculation has swirled since Harry and his mixed-race wife Meghan made the claims in an explosive US television interview in March 2021 about their time in the royal family. Harry's late grandmother Queen Elizabeth II responded afterwards that "some recollections may vary" about what was said. His older brother Prince William -- heir to their father King Charles III -- has also insiste...
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