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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.

supports HTML5 videoJennifer Hudson has officially secured EGOT status and we can’t think of anyone more deserving.The actress and singer won her first ever Tony Award at this year’s ceremony, when A Strange Loop, which she acts as an executive producer on, won best musical. It completes her coveted EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony) collection, which represents outstanding achievements in television, recording, film, and theatre.

died on January 9, at the age of 65, after suffering a head injury in Orlando, Florida.Stamos, who was close friends with the late actor, tweeted amid the ceremony, calling on fans to ‘make some noise’.‘Disappointed to hear that @bobsaget will be LEFT OUT of the In Memoriam segment tonight @TheTonyawards,’ he wrote.‘Bob was brilliant in The Drowsy Chaperone & Hand to God. Come on @BroadwayLeague and @TheWing ! Do the right thing! Bob loved Broadway and I know the community loved him.’John, 58, added: ‘Let’s make some noise about this everyone – and send our love and good wishes to the hosts @ArianaDeBose, @JulianneHough and my buddy @DarrenCriss and all the well-deserved nominees.’Disappointed to hear that @bobsaget will be LEFT OUT of the In Memoriam segment tonight @TheTonyawards.

Harry Styles knows how to do it’s please a crowd, and he certainly didn’t disappoint at Capital’s Summertime Ball this weekend.The Grammy winner, 28, thrilled a packed Wembley Stadium as the headline act on Sunday evening, lifting the roof off the place with an electrifying set.His performance followed the likes of Ed Sheeran, Eurovision’s Sam Ryder, KSI, George Ezra, and Becky Hill.Harry has enjoyed stellar success over recent weeks following the release of his third studio album, Harry’s house, which, unsurprisingly, soared to number one in the charts, while its lead single As It Was has also been sitting pretty at the top spot for 10 weeks.This week, he embarked on his UK and Europe Love On Tour, kicking things off in Glasgow yesterday before travelling to the capital for the star-studded festival – we just can’t keep up with him!You won’t be shocked to learn that the former One Direction star was greeted by deafening screams upon hitting the stage, before performing five songs: Golden, Adore You, Late Night Talking, Watermelon Sugar, and As It Was.In true Harry fashion, his outfit was 10/10, with the rocker highlighting his toned physique in a monochrome lewk.It seems Mr Styles is in his jumpsuit era since he’s worn quite a few recently, and today he lived up to his label of a style icon with a black and white number.He teamed the outfit with a pair of black Vans, which was probably the most practical option giving all the prancing he does on stage!From the pictures alone it’s clear Harry had the time of his life at the bash, dancing his socks off and also waving a Pride flag thrown on stage by a fan – in 2022, was it even a Harry Styles set if a rainbow flag didn’t make an appearance?It’s highly likely the crowd

Christina Aguilera came to slay not play at LA Pride in the Park on Saturday in Los Angeles, California, complementing her musical set with a series of eye-grabbing looks.The chart-topping superstar, who was the event’s headliner at Los Angeles Historical Park, had the crowd delighted with what they could both see and hear as she whipped through her hits – including Beautiful, Lady Marmalade and Bionic.Alongside wearing a stunning glittery rainbow-striped bodysuit at one point during her performance, with the flowing skirt held up behind her to represent the LGBT flag in a tribute to the Pride colours, the 41-year-old was not afraid to show her Dirrty side either.The songstress’s multiple outfit changes saw her whip through a variety of edgy costumes, keeping her blonde hair held back in a voluminous high ponytail throughout.At one point, Christina sang on stage with the slightly unexpected addition of a phallic strap-on attached to her costume, which also comprised of a Hulk-esque torso piece and swollen arms, thigh-high patent boots and silver glittery sunglasses.She also showed off a recreation of her infamous ‘bottomless’ chaps from her iconic 2002 Dirrty music video – a look she’s enjoyed revisiting before – but this time in fire engine red and paired with a long trench coat (which of course came off), studded bodysuit, sunglasses and coordinating microphone.She was also seen enjoying herself in a pink latex costume featuring what looked like pink cone-shaped nipples, which she held in her hands as she stuck her tongue out.Christina does not do things by halves.The entertainer also matched her old Lady Marmalade collaborator Mya in neon yellow at one point, showing off a lace-print outfit with carnivalesque feathers

Police are appealing for information following a break-in to a property on Blinkbonny Gardens, Breich, at the weekend.

Richard Madeley has confirmed he'll be taking a lengthy break from Good Morning Britain. While the presenter was back at the helm of the ITV news programme on Monday (June 13) alongside Susanna Reid, he will be off-screen for a while very soon.

Cairnton Farm had been uninhabited for six years when it came into new hands.