Elton John posts moving tribute to Princess Diana on 25th anniversary of her passing

Dave Grohl broke down in tears on stage while singing "Times Like These" at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute concert at London’s Wembley Stadium on Saturday. The 53-year-old Foo Fighters frontman was performing with his band at the star-studded event that honored their late bandmate, who died unexpectedly in March at the age of 50.

Them Crooked Vultures reunited for their first live performance in 12 years at today’s (September 3) Taylor Hawkins tribute concert at Wembley Stadium.The supergroup are one of many acts taking part in the special gig tonight, which honours the late Foo Fighters drummer.Following a video message from Elton John, Them Crooked Vultures – Dave Grohl, Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones, and Queens Of The Stone Age’s Josh Homme and Alain Johannes – took to the stage. They opened their three-song set with a cover of the British musician’s 1973 track ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’.After the cover, Homme’s son ran on stage to give his dad a hug. “God, whose kid was that?” Homme quipped, quickly adding: “That was my kid, don’t fuck around.

The saga continues. Britney Spears has a lot to say about her sons with Kevin Federline. The pop singer’s sons Jayden James, 15 and Sean Preston, 16 revealed what they felt about their relationship to their mother and how she presents herself on social media.

The BBC has donated a total of £1.42 million to seven charities linked with Princess Diana after its apology over the infamous Panorama interview. It represents proceeds from the 1995 interview with Diana conducted by then-BBC journalist Martin Bashir, which made global headlines as the Princess of Wales, spoke openly about her marriage to Prince Charles.

Britney Spears thanked her fans for the gangbusters success of her Hold Me Closer, her new duet single with Elton John.The number was Britney's first single in six years, not to mention the first since she was liberated from her controversial conservatorship last year.'Thank you to my fans for making my song number one for a week now !!!' Britney, 40, crowed on her Instagram page Friday alongside a piece of fan art she credited to the account @monalisaney81. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Britney Spears (@britneyspears) A throwback shot of Elton in a Dodgers uniform was spliced with one of Britney modeling a Dodgers-style baseball uniform that declared her team to be 'Elton.' Her post comes after Elton, 75, fired up his Twitter to reveal the quirky themed gift she sent him to celebrate their collaboration.

Elton John has called for us to get behind Britney Spears’ come back and help her heal.The duo just missed out on this week’s No1 with Hold Me Closer, Brit’s first song in six years, but Elt says the song’s success could help Britney see how loved she is.He said: “I’m really happy for Britney, especially because having her on this record is such a gas, for start, but this is someone who has been through hell, who needed some love in her life, a lot of love from a lot of people and she’s getting it.READ MORE: Britney's son breaks silence on broken relationship with mum and says it 'can be fixed'“And it couldn’t go to a better cause than her at the moment.“And it’s been a really hard time for her over the last few years.”The 75-year-old Rocketman insisted that the more success the single has “the more it will help her heal”.After being in conservatorship for 14 years it wasn’t easy for the pop star to get back out there.Elton told Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1: “I think she was very reticent at first because I think she was nervous, but she went in the studio in Los Angeles.”He was in London at the time and so the pair haven’t even met yet: “I haven’t spoken to her, but we’ve communicated by email and stuff like that.

Elton John has a lot to celebrate this week; not only has his new collaboration with Britney Spears, Hold Me Closer, clinched this week’s highest new entry on the Official Singles Chart (3) and landed the UK’s best-selling single of the week, but the Official Charts Company can reveal that his greatest hits collection Diamonds has now passed the impressive 1 million chart units mark in the UK too. 

The BBC has donated £1.4M ($1.6M) to charities linked to Princess Diana following the Martin Bashir scandal.

Elton John is very happy about his collaboration with Britney Spears.

Meghan Markle is "trying to mess up the Royal Family", according to the designer of Princess Diana's wedding dress. David Emanuel made the comments during an appearance on GB News yesterday, on what was the 25th anniversary of the Princess of Wales' tragic death. When asked by host Dan Wootton what Diana would have made of Prince Harry's choice of wife, Emanuel bluntly replied: "What, the American woman?READ MORE: Lion King composer 'can't remember' Mandela chat with Meghan Markle after wedding claims"We've got Prince William who's doing a splendid job and we've got Harry Windsor in America with an American woman who is driving everybody nuts."Emanuel then said that Meghan had "messed up her own family, now she's over here trying to mess up the Royal Family".

Princess Diana would not have been a "great fan" of Meghan Markle, at least not as much as Meghan "might perhaps imagine", according to one of the late princess' friends.Tina Brown - who is also the author of The Diana Chronicles and The Palace Papers - made the comments while speaking on the 25th anniversary of the Princess of Wales' death yesterday (August 31).Brown said that her friend was "very protective" of Prince Harry and Prince William, and would have been "very anxious" over the direction Harry has taken in recent years, alongside his wife. READ MORE: Meghan's claim South Africa celebrated her wedding 'like Mandela's freedom' unravelsShe told The Daily Beast: "I think she would have felt Meghan was steering Harry in a direction that was not good for Harry.

Prince Charles’ wedding to Princess Diana for a staggering £800 at auction.Fans may recognise Charles from his appearances on Bargain Hunt, where he has appeared for almost 20 years, as well as appearances on the BBC’s Antiques Road Trip,But the TV star has now told of one of his most unbelievable career highlights, where he sold a piece of the Prince’s stale toast to a very high bidder.READ MORE: Meghan Markle blasted by South Africans after revealing fire in Archie's nurseryIn an interview with Express.co.uk, the 44-year-old remembered being presented with a rather bizarre royal item at his own auction room, Hanson’s Auctioneers.“We were selling a piece of toast for Prince Charles on his wedding day…he couldn’t eat.“When my client’s mother cleaned his breakfast tray in July 1981 on his wedding day, he left that piece of toast.”“When I saw that piece of toast, my response was, ‘Crumbs’,” he joked.In the end, Prince Charles’ piece of uneaten toast went for a staggering £800 at auction.Over the years, the antique expert recalled being presented with hundreds of unique and rare finds ranging from a letter from Lord Nelson to Queen Victoria’s bloomers.The BBC presenter regularly keeps his social media followers updated about his rare charity shop finds.

the Daily Beast Thursday, declaring: “Diana would have been very, very protective of Harry and I believe very anxious about this direction they [he and Meghan] have taken.”The magazine queen, 68 — who also penned the best-selling biography “The Diana Chronicles” — added: “I think she would have felt Meghan was steering Harry in a direction that was not good. I don’t think Diana would have been the great fan of Meghan that Meghan herself might perhaps imagine.”Indeed, there have been dozens of reports that Meghan, 41, is modeling herself on her late mother-in-law, copying her outfits, wearing her jewelry and fashioning herself as a similarly free-spirited humanitarian. Many claim iconoclastic Diana would have loved Meghan for throwing out the royal rulebook — but not so, said Brown.

A former friend of the late Princess Diana has revealed that she thinks she would not have been a “great fan” of her son Prince Harry ’s wife, Meghan Markle.The comments were made by the Tina Brown, the Princess’ diarist on the 25th anniversary of her tragic death, and suggested that Diana may not be impressed with Megan for “steering Harry in a direction that was not good” for the Prince.Tina then added: “I don't think Diana would have been the great fan of Meghan that Meghan herself might perhaps imagine.” Speaking to the Daily Beast, she did however remark that she thought Diana would also have been “thrilled” by the Duke meeting his wife, as Meghan’s relationship with Harry has made sure “her son was happy.” The biographer also commented that she thought Diana would have been “delighted, supportive and thrilled someone of mixed race was joining the royal family” because Diana as a person was so “inclusive." This isn’t the first time Tina has weighed in on the relationship between the Sussexes and the wider royal family, with her comments surrounding 'Megxit' suggesting that the couple’s decision to emigrate to the US has left the rest of the family “still reeling” and “baffled”. Princess Diana was killed in a car crash on August 31, 1997 at the age of just 36, leaving behind her two sons Prince William, then aged 15, and Prince Harry, 12.

David Furnish and Elton John are currently enjoying the last days of summer on board a yacht in the South of France, and whilst they have been joined by several friends, such as Elizabeth Hurley and David Walliams – their sons, Zachary and Elijah, have also joined in on the fun.MORE: Elton John and Britney Spears shock fans with Tiny Dancer coverTaking to Instagram on Wednesday, David shared an incredibly rare photo of them, and it showed Zachary and Elijah being incredibly brave and jumping off the yacht onto the sea.WATCH: Elton John's sons ski like pros in unbelievable videoThe three of them can be seen with their hands up in the air whilst one of his boys is already mid-air. The family will have been counting down the days to their holiday together after a difficult year for Elton, which saw him take a break from his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour amid health issues, including a fall that required surgery, and catching Covid in January.RELATED: Elizabeth Hurley stuns in pink low-cut swimsuit as she relaxes on board a yachtREAD: Elton John makes fans tearful after sharing big news – 'I'm so excited'Since then, however, Elton has revealed that he is in "top health" and a picture shared by the singer on his Twitter shows him looking better than ever, kitted out head to toe in Gucci.

Elton John has paid tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales on the 25th anniversary of her death. The British royal tragically died in a car crash in Paris, France on 31 August 1997. She was aged 36.

Princess Diana “wouldn’t be proud of the fact” that her sons Prince William and Prince Harry are reportedly not talking, says a former royal butler.Paul Burrel, 64, a former servant of the British Royal Household and butler to Diana, Princess of Wales, spoke about the brothers’ alleged “rift” on TalkTV.The former butler spoke on the show’s segment The Talk, where he branded the royal rift “enormously sad” on the 25th anniversary of the Princess’s death.READ MORE: Meghan Markle's wild interview claims 'hilarious and gobsmacking' says expertPaul, who served as Diana’s butler between 1987 and her death in Paris in 1997, spoke candidly about Harry and William’s relationship.He revealed: “It is an intensely private moment for the boys, and I think they’ll be commemorating their mother by speaking to their children and telling them how wonderful Granny Diana was. "I think that will be William and Harry’s contribution.

Princess Diana has had a meaningful impact, not just throughout her life, but also following her tragic death at 36. Inspiring new generations, the beloved icon left a lasting legacy.It was late August 1997, when Princess Diana prepared to start a new chapter of her life, after a challenging divorce and a new relationship on the horizon with film producer Dodi Fayed, it seemed brighter days were coming for her.However, on August 31 an unexpected tragedy would take place, as the couple left the Ritz Hotel in Paris en route to Fayed’s apartment after midnight, as “nearly 30 photographers were waiting outside.”Two more occupants were in the vehicle, driver Henri Paul and Trevor Rees-Jones, who was part of Fayed’s security team.Pursued by paparazzi, the vehicle crossed Place de la Concorde and entered the Pont de l’Alma tunnel.

Gogglebox star Sandra Martin has paid a special tribute to Princess Diana on the 25th anniversary of her death.The widely-adored royal passed away following a tragic car crash in 1997 at the age of 36 and was survived by her sons Prince William and Prince Harry.Posting to Twitter on Wednesday (August 31), Sandra paid her own respects to the late star.READ MORE:Gogglebox star Tom Malone Sr marks wife Julie's birthday in cute family snapMarking the milestone anniversary of Diana's passing, Sandra posed alongside an old portrait of Diana which has been attached to her wall.Wearing her green hair in a braided bun on top of her head, Sandra, 60, appeared mournful as she posed for the emotional snap.In a caption alongside her post, Sandra wrote: "[Rest in] paradise Princess Diana. "25 years ago, I remember well, I was in Brixton Market."Had she lived, Diana would have recently celebrated her 61st birthday - making her and Sandra similar ages at the time of the wreck.Replying to Sandra on Twitter, fans chimed in with their own memories of Diana's passing.One fan wrote: "We all remember where we were."Meanwhile, another commented: "I remember it like it was just a year before I was born."Sandra joined Gogglebox upon the show's launch in 2013 before exiting the show in 2018 after revealing she had grown "bored" of the filming process.Earlier this year, Sandra also confirmed that she wouldn't be willing to return to the show in a devastating blow to fans.Replying to a fan's request to return to the show on Twitter, Sandra wrote: "Try sitting on your sofa for 5 years straight.