Fern Britton praises 'wonderfully tough' women in Royal Family over Prince Philip memorial

supports HTML5 videoPhillip Schofield continued his birthday celebrations with Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly as the merriments entered day three.The This Morning presenter turned 60 on Friday and reigned in the milestone with his nearest and dearest, including his wife Stephanie Lowe and his daughters Molly and Ruby, over an intimate dinner.Loose Women’s Christine Lampard was also in attendance along with Ant’s wife Anne-Marie Corbett and Dec’s wife Ali Astall.Phil shared a video of the celebrations with the group singing Happy Birthday as he was presented with a cake.‘I’m glad there were only five!’ he could be heard saying, referring to the number of candles, as his guests laughed. ‘Thank you gorgeous gang,’ Phil wrote alongside the footage, with the group tagged.In the clip, he was seen sat next to his wife Steph on one side while Christine sat on the other.Meanwhile, Phil’s daughters and their partners were seated opposite.Phil’s This Morning co-host Holly Willoughby wished him a happy birthday during Thursday’s show where he was presented with a cake live on air.‘Before we go, we couldn’t end the show without wishing Phil a very happy birthday,’ she said.‘It’s tomorrow by the way,’ Phil replied, with Holly firing back: ‘Yeah but we’re not here tomorrow!’Guest chef Gok Wan told him to ‘have the best day’, before adding: ‘Look at this, what a great day! And have a wonderful birthday Phil, you deserve it.’In February, Phil marked 40 years on television with a special episode of Lorraine.During the programme, Holly described how Phil had ‘without a doubt’ played an important role in getting This Morning bosses to hire her in 2009, following Fern Britton’s departure from the show.Matthew Wright sparks anger as he

Anne Hegerty, 63, has lifted the lid on her ancestral links to royalty and how her mum thought they would turn her into a “terrible snob”.The Chase star said she had explored her family tree before but wanted to solve some “mysteries”.“I did know a fair bit about my family,” the Governess explained.She continued: “There were certain mysteries I wanted sorted.There were certain things I didn’t know, certain names that were missing from the family tree so I wanted to find out about those.“And even the things I knew about, I thought I’d like to know more about.”Anne went on to explain that some of her mother’s relatives were “posh” and so she feared finding out her family history would turn her into a snob.She said: “As a child, I was always curious about this stuff and my mother was always very repressive and: ‘No, no, no.

Emmerdale actor Mark Charnock, 53, detailed his preparation process to portray Marlon Dingle’s stroke accurately.Speaking to Express.co.uk and other media, Mark explained that he worked closely with the Stroke Association as he did the research for the role.He described the collaboration with the charity as an “eye-opener” as he admitted that the statistics of strokes in the UK left him in shock.Reflecting on the Stroke Association’s support, Mark said: “It was extraordinarily helpful. I’m constantly asking the medical professionals, 'can I do this? What can I do with my good hand at this point?'“It details that are going to sell the story to people who have been through it.The research has been everything.“Working with Emmerdale‘s research team and the Stroke Association on this storyline has been a total eye-opener for me.“We hear the word ‘stroke’ bandied around a great deal, but being confronted with the sheer weight of numbers in this country alone has been a shock.”Mark expressed hopes that his portrayal of a stroke can bring awareness to others.He admitted it was an “enormous responsibility” to show an accurate portrayal of the stroke for those who suffered one in real life as well as their loved ones.The actor went on: “A stroke occurs every 5 minutes in the UK - over 100,000 a year.

Harry and William will be brought back together due to their “unbreakable tie”, a royal expert has claimed. Face-to-face contact between the two royal brothers has been limited since the Duke of Sussex left the UK in 2020 – having only returned twice since.

Fern Britton, 64, has said she is “still in chaos” following her split from Phil Vickery, 60.The well-known presenter opened up about her experiences with her home renovation in a new interview, saying she was enjoying the process of decluttering after recruiting professionals to help her organise her home.Fern now resides in Cornwall.She said: “I’m enjoying the home-renovation process.“It was very much a holiday home, so needed refining to actually live in.“I went mad and had a new kitchen, and turned an absolute mess of a downstairs loo, full of boots and coats and sand, into a sleeker room with a washing machine.”She admitted: “I’m still in chaos.“When all my things came down from Buckinghamshire, it blew my mind.“I hired professional declutterers to sort it all out because I couldn’t face it alone.“They’d walk past me, creating piles of cushions, books and other stuff for me to go ‘No, no, no. Yes!’ to.“It was marvellous.

In a recent interview, Phillip Schofield didn't appear to be best impressed when consumer reporter Alice Beer mentioned his age. The 60 year old This Morning presenter was on the sofa with Holly at the time, when one fan noticed the stare he gave Alice which "could have killed." The stare came as Alice said: "f you're over 60 - that's you tomorrow isn't it, Phil - you can get..." But Phil's expression didn't change and, instead, he looked at Alice stoney faced.

Holly Willoughby is seen to be fighting back tears in an emotional segment of the new trailer for BBC show Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof.The This Morning host has ditched her usual co-star Phillip Schofield and is fronting the show with comedian Lee Mack.The 41-year-old is seen in the trailer alongside eight celebrity participants who are given a number of extreme challenges in the freezing cold temperatures of Northern Italy, where it was filmed.And as the trailer shows the stars plunging into icy waters and walking planks over terrifying cliffs, a clip is shown of Holly fighting back tears as she fan-favourite host lets her emotions flow out.The ITV regular narrates the trailer and says: "Eight celebs, one ice man, no red carpet, no enjoying the view, no hot tubs, no hot showers, no feeling in their toes, hands or bum. No escaping.

Channel 5 show Watercolour Challenge.The main difference in her life is that she feels she is living on her own terms, without a man to answer to."I’m really enjoying being in a big bed by myself, and I’ve moved the pillows to the middle," she announced.She now shares her home with no-one other than her three cats and her 20-year-old daughter, Winnie - her youngest child and the only one conceived during her marriage to TV chef Phil Vickery.Besides independence, she is also celebrating the tendency she has developed to speak her mind.She believes this comes with age, and may have something to do with hormones."When you get to 40, you think, ‘I’m not going to take any more s*** from anybody.’"When you get to 50, you start saying ‘F*** off!’ to everybody."When you’re 60, you think, ‘Do you know what? I can’t be a****'.

Lorraine Kelly has aimed a swipe at ITV over their "toe-curling" additions to the daytime presenting team.Speaking to her ITV colleague Andi Peters, the Scottish TV host, 62, spoke about the difficulties of presenting live TV, before taking aim at the "reality stars" the broadcaster featured as part of the daytime presenting team.She said to her ITV colleague Andi: "The thing about you is though, you are a pioneer when you think about it."Her daughter Rosie chipped in: "Also I don't think a lot of people will know about any of this."Agreeing, Lorraine replied: "No, I don't think they do, people know you because obviously, you do the competitions on ITV."And the thing about you is you make it look easy," she praised the star.Lorraine went on to gush over her fellow ITV presenter for making his job look "effortless".She continued: "Now, anybody that's trying to do that live and to tap on someone's door and to make that look effortless and funny and entertaining in a minute is actually difficult."Because when you're on holiday or on the rare occasion that you're not there, which isn't very often and somebody else tries, ooh, it's no good," she added.Andi replied: "I think I've been blessed and you're right Lorraine and it warms me that you appreciate how difficult it is."I think I'm lucky that you on your show like to have me there, so I feel that's always kept me where I am."Andi went on to address his guest presenting role on Good Morning Britain, telling how the programme decided not to "go down" the reality star route during main presenters' absence.He explained: "And on GMB as well, I think the people behind the desk were like, 'Do you know what? Let's not go down the Love Island route or that person route'...""Well,"

Emmerdale actor Mark Charnock is best known for playing the beloved Marlon Dingle in the ITV soap.

Prince William appeared to make a sweet gesture to comfort his nervous son Prince George during his latest official public engagement at Prince Philip's memorial service on Tuesday, March 29.The eight year old Royal, who is next in line to the throne after his grandfather Prince Charles, 73, and dad William, 39, seemed to struggle with the pressure and eyes on him at the event as cameras showed the little boy looked worried. But a body language expert has claimed that the Duke of Cambridge sensed his eldest son's anxiety and gave him some gentle reassurance during a conversation with a member of the military.

Prince Harry is said to be "really down" after snubbing the memorial service of his grandfather Prince Philip, who passed away last year.The Royal Family gathered at Westminster Abbey to honour the life of the late Prince Philip, but the absence of the Duke of Sussex was notable. Her Majesty the Queen celebrated the life of her late husband alongside her children and grandchildren, but the Duke of Sussex and wife Meghan Markle were absent from the memorial service.

Queen is reported to have quite the sense of humour and enjoys hearing jokes, which is why she was ‘furious” when an aid tried to stop her hearing a punchline.Her Majesty was in the company of multi-millionaire businessman and former Vice-Admiral Sir Donald Gosling, who the Queen enjoyed seeing because she knew he always had some new jokes to tell her.According to MyLondon, the Queen was meeting Sir Donald at a naval ceremony when he was about to hit Her Majesty with a punchline when aides tried to stop the joke in its tracks when after hearing the first part.The source said: "Don was in full flow telling her his latest joke - involving a horse trainer giving Viagra to a runner in the 2.30 at Newton Abbott.”This prompted Labour Defence Secretary Fred Mulley to reportedly raise his hand and stop Sir Donald from getting to the punchline, believing the Queen should not listen to such a crude joke.However, the Queen was reportedly “furious” and “berated” Mr Mulley for stepping in on her before.The source continued: “She made Don tell the whole joke all over again, and shrieked with laughter at the punchline, which was about the horse winning against stiff competition or something like that."Sir Donald sadly passed away on September 16 in 2019 at the age of 90 after battling an illness.This week the Queen and the Royal Family came together to pay their respects to her late husband Prince Philip.The Duke of Edinburgh’s memorial service provoked tears at Westminster Abbey.Her Majesty was seen shedding a tear as the national anthem was played during the service.Keep up to date with all the latest news stories. by signing up for one of Daily Star's free newsletters here. Nick Davies, a leading UK

The royal family gathered at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 29 March to attend a memorial service in honour of the late Prince Philip. The family came together to support the Queen, 95, as she marked the upcoming one year anniversary of her beloved husband's death. Her Majesty and Philip's four children were in attendance, as well as many of their grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

After Prince Philip's memorial service at Westminster Abbey, Sophie Wessex returned to royal duties. On Tuesday, The Queen put on a brave face as she led the royal arrives at the London venue, ready to celebrate the Duke of Edinburgh's life. And days later, the Countess of Wessex was back at work as she planted an elm tree in the garden of Buckingham Palace on Thursday.

A new claim has suggested that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle could possibly be attending the upcoming wedding of Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz.The engaged couple are reportedly set to tie the knot on 9 April at Nicola’s parents’ oceanfront mansion in Palm Beach, Florida in front of a number of celebrity guests. Mel B will be included among these as she confirmed she was attending the ceremony on Lorraine at the beginning of the year, reportedly along with the rest of the Spice Girls, whom mother of the groom Victoria Beckham has remained in close contact with.

Emmerdale, broke fans' hearts with a hospital storyline in which he languishes in a hospital bed, scarcely able to communicate, after suffering a stroke. Viewers were left at loggerheads over whether Marlon was asking for his teddy or a drink in one scene - and Mark has now confirmed it was the former.The 53-year-old's plight devastated fans, particularly when he appeared to reach out for a glass of water, only for an unresponsive nurse to leave the room without giving one to him.His diminished ability to move or communicate distressed some sensitive fans.The divisive issue of how his on-screen care was portrayed made waves on social media - until Mark stepped in to give a personal response.@BantamCal tagged him in a request that began: "dear mark.

Martin Lewis' frustration was clear to see as he appeared on This Morning on Thursday. It comes after a heavy TV and radio presence from the Money Saving Expert founder ahead of energy prices rocketing on Friday (April 1).

Phillip Schofield was presented with a birthday cake and Champagne as he celebrated his 60th birthday a day early with the This Morning team on Thursday.The presenter appeared delighted to be receiving his birthday cake from long-time co-host and friend, Holly Willoughby, along with the rest of the crew as he sat in his dressing room. Phillip will be enjoying a day off from This Morning on his actual birthday this Friday and so the team took it upon themselves to mark the milestone occasion with a party in the studio.

Phillip Schofield paid tribute to Tom Parker as an “incredibly positive” person and an “inspiration” on This Morning on Thursday March 31. The Wanted singer, passed away from terminal brain cancer on Wednesday 30 March at just 33 years old.

Phillip Schofield is 60 years old tomorrow (April 1).Phillip became a staple fixture on our daytime TV screens alongside hosts including Holly Willoughby and Alison Hammond.However long before he was a This Morning host, he rose to fame as a children's TV presenter on BBC programme The Broom Cupboard.He is one a number of children's TV hosts that have gone on to fame, fortune and other interesting paths since launching their careers on some of our favourite childhood programmes.To celebrate Philip Schofield's birthday, Daily Star takes a look at where famous children's TV presenters are now.Long before Art Attack or Smart, Tony Hart was the original children's TV host to inspire creativity in generations of audiences.After joining the British Army in his twenties, the presenter later became a staple of TV in the seventies and eighties with programmes including Vision Art, Take Hart and Hartbeat.Along with working on Blue Peter during the 1950s, he also designed the programme's famous ship logo and highly coveted series of badges.His most famous creation however was plasticine figurine Morph, who featured alongside him on Heartbeat between 1984-1994, and inspired a flash mob in Tony Hart's memory in 2009.Tony suffered ill health in his later years including two strokes, and sadly died on January 18 2009 at the age of 83.His wife Jean Skingle, who he married in 1953 and with who he had a daughter called Carolyn, died six years earlier in 2003.Richard Deverell, the BBC controller of Children's Programmes paid tribute to Tony Hart, saying in a statement: "Tony was a warm man who had a unique ability to communicate with and inspire children.