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Prince Andrew has reportedly been 'banned' from the Order of the Garter ceremony after Prince William and Prince Charles advised the Queen to not allow him to attend.The Duke of York, 62, is said to have met with the Queen, 96, to ask for his HRH title and had been meant to appear as a member of the Order at Monday 13 June's Order of the Garter ceremony. However, the Queen is reported to have told her second son that it is “for his own good” if he stays out of sight after speaking with Prince William, 39, and Prince Charles, 73.The father and son allegedly explained that Andrew's public appearance could cause backlash and damage the reputation of the royal family.

Christina Aguilera was joined on stage by Mya to perform ‘Lady Marmalade’ during her headline set at LA Pride on Saturday (June 11).The track, which was originally released in 1974 by Eleventh Hour, was re-recorded by Mya, Lil Kim, Christina Aguilera and Pink for the soundtrack to 2001’s Moulin Rouge!. It subsequently went to Number One in both the US and UK.During LA Pride, Aguilera and her dancers performed a medley of Moulin Rouge! hits, before Mya joined her for ‘Lady Marmalade’. “Thank you so much for doing this,” Aguilera said.

Khloe Kardashian has driven Instagram users wild posting a stunning video of herself strutting in an all pink outfit. The video of the stunner was shared by by her hairstylist Andrew Fitzsimons as Khloe showed off her long blonde locks.

Love Island star Liam Llewellyn has finally revealed the reason for his change in accent during his dates with Afia Tonkmor and Ekin-Su Cülcüloglu.In a candid interview on Sunday's Aftersun, 22-year-old Liam also opened up about his decision to leave the ITV dating show.The Welsh student had been left single after Italian bombshell Davide Sanclimenti, 27, re-coupled with his partner Gemma Owen, 19.Fortunately for Liam, the public sent him on dates with new girls Ekin-Su, 27, and Afia, 25.However, fans were left confused when he tried to put on a "seductive accent" when speaking to the girls.One person tweeted: "It is just me or is Liam putting on a weird accent."Want all the last villa gossip straight to your inbox? Sign up for our daily Love Island newsletter HEREAnother said: "Why is Liam trying to hide the strong Welsh accent," whilst one viewer wrote: "Also why is Liam putting on this cringe accent hahaha."Speaking on Aftersun, Liam said: "I didn't even notice that."He added: "I don't think you realise how close we sit. She was basically on my lap, so I didn't feel like I wanted to project my voice to hurt her ears.Do you have a story about one of this year's Love Island stars? Contact us at staronlineshowbiz@reachplc.com"I was just speaking at what I thought was a normal tone."Liam left the Love Island villa ahead of the first recoupling during Friday night's episode.He gathered his fellow islanders around the fire pit and admitted he was not giving 100% of himself and was struggling after being unable to find a romantic connection.

Karen Hauer married her fiancé Jordan Wyn-Jones in a surprise wedding in Hampshire last week. While their engagement and nuptials caught their fans by surprise, the bride-to-be has been documenting her wedding planning exclusively with HELLO! for months – and now we can reveal all.READ: Inside Karen Hauer and Jordan Wyn-Jones' magical wedding - EXCLUSIVEFrom how Jordan proposed, to her unique and special engagement ring, to finding her dress… read along to get all the details from the bride herself.It's very special to have got married at Chewton Glen, as it's where Jordan proposed. It was just before Christmas, after I had finished Strictly for the year, and was having a few days rest and relaxation with Jordan and the dogs.

Derby County midfielder Louie Sibley has taken to social media to call for help after a man allegedly punched his girlfriend unconscious in a vile street attack. The 20-year-old England youth international told his Twitter followers that at 2am on June 13 his partner was attacked by a man and a women in Nottingham, which left her needing to be taken to hospital to have stitches.

Carol Vorderman took to social media with a 'warning' for fans after she revealed she is being impersonated.MORE: Carol Vorderman showcases curves in figure-hugging outfit for special anniversaryThe 61-year-old revealed to her 225,000 followers that a fake Instagram account had been set up in her name.WATCH: Countdown star Carol Vorderman shared a renovation update for her new motorhomeCaptioning a post explaining the ordeal, she penned: "Taking to her Instagram account, the star penned: "FAKE ACCOUNT WARNING.SEE: Carol Vorderman shows off sleek hair transformation in cosy crop topREAD: Carol Vorderman sizzles in flirty low-cut jumpsuitThank you for reporting another n** **d for setting up this fake account. It gets boring after a while.

K.J. Yossman The U.K.’s most prominent television and film unions have issued a joint letter opposing the privatization of public service broadcaster Channel 4.The Federation of Entertainment Unions (FEU), which is comprised of crew union Bectu, performing arts union Equity, the National Union of Journalists, the Musicians’ Union and the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain, together represents over 120,000 creative workers in the U.K.In a letter to U.K.

ITV icon Lorraine Kelly has given her thoughts on the publication which threatened to "out" Rebel Wilson's sexuality before she had gone public with the news herself.Lorraine was joined by Ross King who regularly reports on the show from Los Angeles for the showbiz news segment.He clarified the situation and Lorraine made a disapproving noise as he explained: "She said: 'It was a very hard situation, but I'm trying to handle it with grace'."Lorraine then gave her thoughts: "She is. That shouldn't be happening in this day and age, people getting outed, people can just do their own thing and it's fine.

pub as her energy bills have doubled to an unbelievable £112,000 a year.Miranda Richardson, 48, has run the Live and Let Live pub in Harpole, Northamptonshire, for four years but the cost of living crisis has led her to throwing in the towel.She will soon be pulling pints for the last time as her bills have more than doubled, and she simply can't keep up with the rising costs.To keep the boozer going she's looking at coughing up around £112,000 a year, which is more than double the previous £48,000 bill.The situation has left Miranda finding the pub virtually impossible to run and, even though it managed to fight through the coronavirus pandemic, it's simply not getting enough trade to justify keeping up the fight.The landlady calculated that she'd need to sell around 1,400 pints a week to simply break even, and the chances of her pulling this off are slim as the boozer currently pulls between 400 and 500 pints during a good week.She told LadBible: "If I’m honest at the moment I’m just about functioning. I love doing what I do but I can’t sustain it."I have worked as hard as I can possibly can.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentPixar’s “Lightyear” will not be playing in Saudi Arabia, the U.A.E. and Kuwait, among other West Asia territories, due to the inclusion of a same sex kiss in the “Toy Story” spinoff.The scene, involving a new lesbian space ranger character named Alisha and her partner starting a family together and greeting each other with a kiss on the lips had been originally cut from the film by Disney.But it was reinstated when Pixar animators spoke out against Disney in an open letter obtained by Variety, saying that Disney had demanded cuts, censoring “overtly gay affection” and in protest against Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s handling of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

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A woman who had her eye removed as a teenager has gone viral for her hilarious skits – proving school bullies who called her names wrong. Sarah Harris, 36, a retail manager from Manchester, suffers from neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder that causes tumours to form on the nerve tissue, which she was diagnosed with from birth.

Naman Ramachandran Tel Aviv-based sales company Cinephil has acquired worldwide sales rights for documentary feature “A Story of Bones,” which is in competition at the ongoing Tribeca Festival. Directed by Joseph Curran and Dominic Aubrey de Vere and produced by Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo, the documentary follows Annina Van Neel, who, as the chief environmental officer for Saint Helena’s troubled $360 million airport project, learned of the island’s most terrible atrocity – an unmarked mass burial ground of an estimated 9,000 formerly enslaved Africans in Rupert’s Valley, one of the most significant traces of the transatlantic slave trade still on earth.

darts with a tournament win as he was beaten by David Cameron in the final of the World Seniors Masters at the Lakeside.While the event ended in disappointment for The Power with a 6-3 defeat to the Canadian qualifier, it was an improvement on showing at the World Seniors Championship earlier this year, when he suffered an early exit at the hands of Kevin Painter.Next up for the recently-formed World Seniors circuit is the World Matchplay at the Bonus Arena in Hull from July 1 to 3. The schedule for the tournament has already been unveiled, and Taylor is due to start his campaign against one of the trailblazers of the women’s game, Deta Hedman or Trina Gulliver.Hedman is a former win over the BDO Masters winner and played at the 2021 PDC World Championship, losing 3-1 to Andy Bolton in the first round.

Michael van Gerwen faces a spell on the sidelines due to injury and will miss the World Cup of Darts as a result.The three-time world champion has announced he has been diagnosed with Carpel Tunnel Syndrome and will have an operation immediately after the Premier League play-offs in Berlin on June 13, when he will face James Wade in the semi-finals. Carpel Tunnel Syndrome is pressure on a nerve in the wrist which can cause tingling, numbness and pain in the hand and fingers.With the World Cup in Frankfurt following just a few days later, Van Gerwen will miss the event, severely hampering the Netherlands’ chances of winning the trophy.

Eddie Hearn believes the upcoming US Darts Masters in New York will be the start of a great ‘American journey’ for the sport. The tournament, on June 3-4, will be staged in the Hulu Theatre at the legendary Madison Square Garden in the Big Apple.

What essential item have you left at an airport? Tell us in the comments section below.Supporter Stu Huggins added: “Glad you got it back mate, lucky they didn’t blow it up. All the best for the weekend mate, play as you can bud.”However, the episode didn’t knock Meikle off his game as he cruised into round two with a 6-1 victory over Andy Boulton with a respectable average of 96.

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darts wonderkid Corey Cadby could soon return to the PDC after winning an Australian tournament and setting out his Q-School aims. The 27-year-old rose to prominence back in 2016 when he followed up winning the PDC World Youth Championship by beating Phil Taylor 6-2 at the Perth Masters aged just 21.

darts. The Asset emerged as one of the top players in the world in the early 2010s, scoring some notable TV victories over Taylor, who was dominating the sport at the time.