Joanna Lumley received message from The Queen after she wrote a book about her

Maksim Chmerkovskiy is still sharing his first hand account of the very tense situation on the ground in Ukraine.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentDue to the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian pavilion at the upcoming Biennale arts exhibition in Venice has been scrapped, as the Venice Film Festival continues to mull its response to calls for a boycott of Russian movies at the event’s 77th edition.Meanwhile, the Locarno Film Festival said on Monday that it will certainly be showing Russian films at its upcoming edition in August.Kicking off in April, the Venice Biennale, which is the multidisciplinary arts organization behind the Venice Film Festival, expressed solidarity with Russian visual artists Alexandra Sukhareva and Kirill Savchenkov and the exhibition’s curator Raimundas Malašauskas, who on Sunday announced they were pulling out of the art show on their own initiative because “this war is politically and humanly intolerable,” as Malašauskas put it in a statement.

Treating herself! Meri Brown embarked on a solo road trip as tensions grow between Kody Brown and his spouses.

They’re done. Morgan Wallen and Paige Lorenze have split after six months of dating, multiple sources confirm to Us Weekly.

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The Queen has urged her grandson Prince William to stop flying helicopters with Kate Middleton and their children over safety fears, it has been reported.

This Morning viewers were left in stitches after royal expert Camilla Tominey claimed the royal family exchange rude joke gifts on Christmas Eve. During Thursday's instalment of the popular ITV morning show, Rochelle Humes and Vernon Kay welcomed Camilla and Matthew Wright onto the show to give viewers an insight into how the royal family celebrate the big day.

Formula 1 superstar Sir Lewis Hamilton has received his knighthood just days after dramatically missing out on the 2021 world championship to Dutch driver Max Verstappen, 24, who raced for Red Bull. The racing car driver, who has been an incredible sportsman and credit to Britain was bestowed the title for his incredible services to motorsport by Prince Charles.The 36 year old, who has raced for Mercedes since 2012, and before that competed for McLaren, appeared subdued but thrilled to receive the honour alongside his mum at Windsor Castle.

Manori Ravindran International EditorITV is hitting the dancefloor for another round of “The Masked Dancer.”The British commercial broadcaster has commissioned Scottish production company Bandicoot for Season 2 of the entertainment series. The Argonon Group-backed outfit also makes “The Masked Singer” for ITV, which comes back for Season 3 on Jan.

From weighing each other to several outfit changes on the big day, the Queen keeps her family on their toes with her Christmas traditions. But Prince Charles and Camilla engage in a much sweeter (and less bizarre) tradition at Clarence House.

Lewis Hamilton has finally become the fourth Formula One driver to be knighted - days after he narrowly missed out on an eighth world title.Max Verstappen incredibly pipped him to first place on the final lap in Abu Dhabi on Sunday to snatch the championship crown away from the Mercedes superstar.And while the 36-year-old will still be getting over the heartbreak of missing the chance to surpass Michael Schumacher in the record books, the knighthood will help ease his pain.Honoured for his services to motorsports, Hamilton was officially knighted by HRH The Prince of Wales (Prince Charles).

The Queen is reportedly still going ahead with her Christmas party plans despite the surge of Omicron Covid cases.The 95 year old is said to be hosting an evening of wine, crackers and a festive dinner at Windsor before flying via helicopter to Sandringham Estate in Norfolk for Christmas Day itself. As this will be the Monarch's first Christmas without her husband Prince Philip, who passed away in April at age 99, she is reportedly not letting anything get in the way of the celebrations.

After the Queen’s overnight hospital stay in October, the 95 year old is back in good health and has reportedly told her family that she is feeling better and is “looking forward to welcoming them for Christmas” at her Sandringham Estate in Norfolk. In fact, almost two months after doctors advised her to rest and take time away from her busy schedule, Her Majesty appears to be on top form, completing six royal duties on Wednesday 8 December alone.

On The Jonathan Ross Show, Joanna Lumley spoke about sending her new book A Queen For All Seasons directly to her Majesty.Speaking candidly about the new book, which celebrates the Queen’s life, she described the monarch as being “grateful” to have received the gift. Joanna, 75, spoke to host Jonathan enthusiastically about her experience of sending her work to the Queen. “I sent her a copy of the book,” she said.

Despite rumours of an ongoing rift within the royal family, the Queen will never cast out “troubled” Prince Harry, an expert has said. According to reports, the Duke of Sussex and Prince Charles have “barely spoken” in the past eight months and their relationship has hit “an all-time low” after the 37 year old stepped back as a working member of the royal family in January 2020.

“I’d see the glint of a rifle, I’d see it levelling down and I used to work out how I could throw myself in front of this actor so I could protect them but also bring us both down to the ground.”She then exited the play to prioritise her wellbeing, but things only got worse.Joanna added: “I couldn’t cross the road, I didn’t dare go into shops, I had to concentrate on breathing in and breathing out. It’s panic attacks and you are on the brink of utter insanity,” she continued.“I was off for six months.

Princess Diana turned down £7million and the opportunity to snog Kevin Costner as the leading lady in The Bodyguard sequel while toying with the idea of becoming an actress – an idea Prince William would have supported.Following her divorce from Prince Charles, Princess Diana was offered £7 million to star alongside Kevin Costner in the sequel to the smash-hit film The Bodyguard, that made her consider starting a career in acting, royal author Christopher Anderson claimed.The Hollywood actor was in the process of making the sequel and offered the Princess the leading lady role as part of conversations initiated by Sarah Ferguson.As a requirement of the role, Princess Di would have had to kiss the star which she was reportedly nervous about

"I think, I have a suspicion that that family’s much closer than we think."The royals have dominated conversation for a number of years but more than ever since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced they were to take a "step back" from royal duties in January 2020.The joint statement at the time read: "We intend to step back as 'senior' members of the Royal Family and work to become financially independent, while continuing to fully support Her Majesty The Queen."We now plan to balance our time between the United Kingdom and North America, continuing to honour our duty to The Queen, the Commonwealth, and our patronages."This geographic balance will enable us to raise our son with an appreciation for the royal tradition into which he was

Presenter Rochelle Humes started dating JLS singer Marvin Humes after he stole her phone when she was using the bathroom, Rochelle has revealed. Rochelle shared the hilarious story that the 36 year old boy band star took his now-wife's phone out of her purse.

Employing around 1200, the Queen has quite a sizable workforce. With that many people working across Buckingham Palace, Balmoral Castle and beyond, it’s no wonder that some of the roles on offer are far from being the average day job.

Queen Maxima, Queen Sofia, Prince Charles to Princess Aiko and Thalinad’s Queen Sudhita, royal activities are taken over the world. Royal photos of the week - Nov. 29th