Harry and Meghan told Queen they never wanted to be on palace balcony at Jubilee, pal claims

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Afternoon Insiders, Max Goldbart here. I’m headed to Banff on Sunday for the World Media Fest but before I go, here’s our digest of the week’s biggest news and analysis.

Carol Vorderman, 61, has jokingly issued Susanna Reid with a warning as she quipped that the Good Morning Britain star was trying to steal Rob Rinder from her. In a hilarious rant posted on social media, the Countdown star joked about fighting Susanna over “the love of her life”, ITV’s Judge Rob Rinder, whom she had interviewed for a recent podcast.She shared a video of herself speaking to the camera in view of her 225,000 Instagram followers as she gave Susanna a warning.Carol said: “Well I'm happy to say I've had a lovely day because we've been recording lots of interviews for the Pride of Britain podcast that's going out at the moment.“If you haven't heard one yet or watched one yet then just go to one of the social channels and I hope you enjoy it.“But do you know what our winners on Pride of Britain are? Extraordinary.“I mean they are so just...special and I've found that I'm learning a lot from them and I have today.”Carol continued: “I also...was interviewing the love of my life Rob Rinder, Judge Rob Rinder.“Susanna Reid keeps trying to take him away from me.“I’ve told her I'm willing to mud wrestle her for him.“But she hasn't taken me up on that yet sadly.”The TV star jokingly doubled down on her fight warning for Susanna, who she said has not yet accepted the challenge.She wrote: “I've had a lovely day interviewing some of our former @prideofbritain winners for our new podcast EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE -THE PRIDE OF BRITAIN.

Amanda Owen and her estranged husband Clive's recent breakup on their hit reality show, Our Yorkshire Farm.The couple, who recently made the shocking announcement that their marriage has come to an end on Thursday night (June 9), may still have a "future" with the broadcaster following the news of their split.In a statement shared with Express.co.uk, Channel 5 said: "We respect the privacy of Amanda and Clive Owen at this time."They are very much a part of the Channel 5 family and we will continue to work with them in the future."After months of speculation, Amanda, 47, confirmed she had split from her spouse of 22 years on Instagram.In a joint statement, she wrote: "Clive and I are sad to confirm that we have made the difficult decision to separate."This hasn't been easy, but we both believe it's the right choice for the future of our family."She added: "Although we are no longer a couple, we continue to work on the farm and co-parent together with our number one priority the happiness and well-being of our children."The former couple also thanked everyone for their continuous support and requested privacy during this "difficult time".Amanda and Clive's nine children, Raven, Reuben, Miles, Edith, Violet, Sidney, Annas, Clemmy, and Nancy have also appeared on the hit Channel 5 series and have been much-loved by fans.The couple's relationship hit headlines last year as many speculated that things weren't as smooth as they appeared to be.Reports also claimed Amanda had been living away from Ravenseat Farm in a separate rented property.While appearing on ITV's Lorraine in December 2021, presenter Lorraine asked Amanda about the downsides of starring on the Channel 5 show.Lorraine said: "The show is lovely.

BBC Breakfast presenter Jon Kay looked utterly unrecognisable in a throwback snap taken a quarter of a century ago.The star is used to appearing on the iconic red sofa alongside the likes of Sally Nugent and Carol Kirkwood, and tends to rock smart suits and ties for his time on the show.But in the snap shared with his Twitter followers, Jon looked completely different in a dark green fleece and a cheeky grin, as he posed alongside Neighbours stars on the Ramsay Street set.In one snap, Jon could be seen posing alongside Jackie Woodburne, who plays Susan Kennedy, and Alan Fletcher, who plays Dr Karl Kennedy.Jon stood with his hands in the pockets of a pair of black slacks as he grinned at the camera, wearing his brunette hair buzzed a little closer to his head than he does in the present day.The star added a backpack to his ensemble and wore his shirt open at the collar while grinning open-mouthed in another snap, taken aback by being on the Neighbours set.Jon wrote alongside his snaps: “Loving the #Neighbours nostalgia on @BBCBreakfast. This is me backpacking in Melbourne 25 years ago and bumping into the *actual* Kennedys filming on the *actual* Ramsay Street!”Fans simply couldn’t get over how different Jon looked in the pictures, with one writing: “You look sooo young… and a bit Australian! I can see you with a surfboard under your arm (on a sunnier day!).”Another added: “Amazing pic!”“You don’t age!” added someone else, while a fourth said: “Quality! You look so excited!”Another social media user said: “Amazing Jon.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentLos Angeles-based Dark Star Pictures has acquired North American distribution rights to Colombia-based Spanish director Ruth Caudeli’s Tribeca title “Petit Mal” from Italian sales company The Open Reel. “Petit Mal,” in which Caudeli also stars, is centered around three young women, Martina, Laia, and Anto, who are in a passionate, playful three-way relationship — the dynamic of which is reshaped when one is called away for a long-term project.The pic, which premieres in Tribeca’s Viewpoints section, is loosely based on the director’s personal life experiences.“Petit Mal” is Caudeli’s third feature segueing from her exploration of somewhat similar themes in “Eva + Candela” (2017), in which a female filmmaker falls in love with her leading lady, and “Second Star on the Right” (2019), about a 30-something bisexual woman who refuses to grow up. During Cannes, the Rome-based Open Reel, which is headed by Cosimo Santoro, also sold rights to “Petit Mal” for Germany and all German-speaking territories to Cinemien.de/Pro-Fun Media; and for Benelux to Cinemien.nl.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentSND has closed a flurry of sales across its slate, including the animated feature “The Jungle Bunch: World Tour,” the French comedy “Ooh La la,” and the international melodrama “The Braid.” Produced by leading animation studio TAT Productions, “The Jungle Bunch: World Tour” is the sequel to the animated feature hit “The Jungle Bunch – The 3D Movie” which was one of the highest grossing French productions worldwide in 2017 and sold to over 70 territories. The spinoff movies expand on the popular animated series “The Jungle Bunch” which follows the adventures of a group of misfit animals on a mission to protect their kingdom.

strange and unexpected location in space has scientists scratching their heads to understand it.The fast radio burst, or FRB, is sending out frequent, repeated blasts of energy and has led to questions about what exactly they are and how they can be used to understand the universe.. First detected in 2007, fast radio bursts are very intense, very brief blasts of energy that come to us from deep in space.Having many examples to draw from has brought researchers closer to understanding where they are coming from, despite their origin remaining a mystery.

Madonna's 25-year-old daughter Lourdes Leon is the spitting image of her in Mugler's latest campaign.The model wore a beige bondage outfit as she put on a racy display in her latest modelling job for the brand.On Wednesday, Lourdes took to Instagram to share the campaign video with her 314k followers.Her fans got to see her posing seductively on the roof of a car alongside another model called Trinity Vigorsky who Lourdes called her "main squeeze".Many fans we reminded of her popstar mum as her outfit looked similar to a throwback of Madonna's famous 1990 attire.In the clip, the brunette bombshell promoted Mugler as she had two huge black hoops around her arms.Her co-star in the video, Trinity, as also posing seductively on the car as she opted for a black outfit instead.Both girls paired the risqué bodysuits with daring black heels.Excited to share the video, Lourdes captioned the post: "@MUGLEROFFICIAL WIT.

This Morning has confirmed Ruth Langsford will return to the show this summer.Friday's episode (June 10) of the ITV daytime programme saw Rylan Clark appear on the sofa alongside his mother Linda to chat about the new series of Celebrity Gogglebox.Speaking with presenters Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary, Rylan confirmed he would be presenting a week of This Morning in the summer alongside his "telly mum" and Loose Women star Ruth Langsford.It marks the 62-year-old presenter's long-awaited return to the sofa after a lengthy period of absence.Alison said: "You're coming back in the summer to This Morning."Rylan replied: "I am. I'm coming back for one week only with my lovely telly mum Ruth [Langsford]."So me and Ruthhy are going to do the show in the summer for a week.

Tom Cruise have taken to social media to praise him for not using visual effects to make himself look taller in his latest film.In the past the Hollywood actor has used tricks to make himself seem like he is at least the same height as his co stars.In the famous promotional picture of the first Top Gun film his co star and love interest Kelly McGinnis leans on Tom's shoulders to make him seem taller than her as she is 5 ft 10in.After watching the new movie fans took to social media to praise both the 5ft 7ins actor and its production.One Twitter user commented: "I like how Tom Cruise said f*** it and decided not to do any forced perspective to match anyone's height in Top Gun: Maverick. When you are an actor who flies a jet and stick yourself to a plane for a stunt, how tall you look on the screen is the least of your concern."Another wrote: "I could tell Tom Cruise was taking Top Gun: Maverick seriously as an actor because he actually plays to his own height through the film versus being contractually taller than everybody."A third added: "See, I think Tom Cruise has actually always been chilled about his height!"A fourth said: "Re-watched the original last night and this new one is so much better.

Halsey is speaking out after a former nanny for the singer’s infant son filed a lawsuit claiming she was wrongfully terminated.

Julee Cruise, whose gorgeous collaborations with David Lynch elevated projects such as “Blue Velvet” and “Twin Peaks,” has died at 65 years old. Her husband, Edward Grinnant, revealed the news on a B-52’s Facebook page, as first reported by The Guardian. Cruise was an occasional touring member of the band, acting as Cindy Wilson’s stand-in on stretches from 1992 to 1999.“For those of you who go back I thought you might want to know that I said goodby to my wife, Julee Cruise, today,” he wrote.

The Sarajevo International Film Festival has unveiled the nominees for its second annual TV awards with 17 series from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Slovenia represented across the nominees.

Meghan Markle took part in a staged kidnapping as part of intensive personal protection training in the lead-up to her wedding to Prince Harry.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who stepped back from royal duties in 2020, celebrate their fourth wedding anniversary on Thursday, May 19. However, ahead of their 2018 nuptials, former actress Meghan, 40, took part on in a special two-day training course, led by the British Army's most elite unit the SAS.

Queen has been told by a royal expert to rethink her ban on Prince Harry appearing on the balcony at Buckingham Palace for the Platinum Jubilee.

Meghan Markle was sent on a tough and gruelling personal protection course in fear that she would be kidnapped in the lead up to her wedding with Prince Harry in 2018. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be celebrating their four year wedding anniversary on Thursday (19th May) and are still one of the most talked about couples in the world.The ex-royal and former actress had her profile extremely intensified when she and Prince Harry announced their engagement in November 2017.

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle told the Queen that they never wanted a place on the Buckingham Palace balcony as part of her Platinum Jubilee celebration, claims a pal of the couple. However, the couple did insist on being able to attend Her Majesty’s Thanksgiving service, according to reports.The Queen is due to mark 70 years on the throne next month, with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex confirming they will return to the UK for the four day-long celebration along with their children Archie, 3, and Lilibet, who is due to turn one over the long Jubilee weekend on 4 June.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle told the Queen that they never wanted to be on the balcony at Buckingham Palace for her Platinum Jubilee, according to sources.It comes after the palace confirmed only working members of the Royal Family could appear on the balcony on June 2 - leaving Harry and Meghan out in the cold.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are returning to the UK next month with their children for the four-day celebration to mark the monarch’s 70-year reign.Courtiers and aides are continuing to finalise which events they will attend.Despite claiming that they ‘never wanted to appear on the balcony’, a royal insider claims the pair did insist on attending the Queen’s Thanksgiving Service, as reported by The Sun.Biographer and pal Omid Scobie, author of Finding Freedom, denied they were “cut” from the balcony line-up and Trooping the Colour, which marks the monarch’s birthday.Writing for Yahoo news, Mr Scobie said Harry had “spoken with his grandmother about the possibility of not attending Trooping the Colour long before last week’s announcements”.The Sussexes thought it “inappropriate” to appear at the “balcony moment” as they were no longer working royals, he added.It comes as royal experts claimed that the couple is attending the celebrations because they "need to be seen as royal" and the decision to come back is "entirely due to branding".The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced last week that they would travel from California, US to attend Jubilee events in the first week of June.Since they sensationally stepped down as working royals in 2020, they have only returned to the UK together once, meeting with the Queen at Windsor in April ahead of the Invictus Games.Keep up to date with all the latest news stories.

Meghan Markle's pal and expert Omid Scobie has been slammed by royal fans after his opinion piece mentioned 'embellished tales' ahead of the Queen's Jubilee. As part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June, working members of the Royal Family are expected to join the Queen and younger royals on a balcony at Buckingham Palace for Trooping the Colour.However, non-working family members like Prince Harry, Meghan, and Prince Andrew who will be invited to the other events, including a service of thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral, will not be part of those standing on the balcony.

Prince Harry suffers from a “damaging” label that has been stuck with him since he was born, a royal expert has claimed.The Duke of Sussex – who is the second child of Prince Charles and late Lady Diana – was forced to cope with being called “the spare” to his brother Prince William, who was known as “the heir”.It was a nickname that Harry struggled to come to terms with and his mother Diana “tried to shield” the young Prince from the term, according to commentator Omid Scobie. The royal insider said on the latest episode of Vanity Fair's royal podcast Dynasty: “ I wouldn't wish growing up as a child and being called 'the spare' on anyone.