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Susanna Reid has said she still reads former colleague Piers Morgan's columns and is pleased to see he still has "very strong opinions about things".The TV star regularly hosted Good Morning Britain with Piers before he quit amid the Meghan Markle row.But she said he is still a "very good friend".Susanna, 51, told The Sun that she and Piers have got together since he left the ITV programme in March 2021 and that they are likely to meet up again soon.After saying she reads the broadcaster's columns "religiously", she went on: "He has very strong opinions about things and I'm glad to see that hasn't changed.""We're still in touch and I'm sure I will be meeting up again soon, we've had a drink since he left...

Google Maps fans on Reddit have only just discovered a hidden royal Easter egg on the app.When users search to look at Buckingham Palace, Balmoral or Windsor Castle they will find that the iconic yellow Street View 'pegman' becomes a cartoon of Queen Elizabeth II.

Meghan Markle's sister, Samantha believes the former actress and Prince Harry have burnt their bridges with the British public after their "hurtful" attacks. Harry, 37, and Meghan, 40, left the world speechless when they decided to step down as senior working royals in January 2020.

Good Morning Britain star, 40, knew from the age of 14 that being able to determine the weather and climate was something she had a deep passion for. Fast-forward 26-years and the mum-of-one TV personality has gone on to become one of the most loved and well-respected broadcast meteorologists in the UK, but it wasn’t always the path that she wanted to go down.In her brand-new book, Every Day Ways To Save The Planet, Laura detailed her journey to becoming a weather whizz which originally started out in the Royal Air Force (RAF).The dedicated scientist confessed how to this day she still tries to avoid speaking in front of large crowds and has always been one to shy away from the camera despite working for ITV for more than nine years.Now, in an exclusive interview with the Daily Star, the brunette beauty confessed how she first started searching for jobs that didn’t require speaking in front of large crowds.She said: “I never actually wanted to be on telly, ever, because as soon as you’re a girl and you say, ‘I love the weather, I want to forecast the weather’ they just go, ‘Aww are you gonna be a weather girl?’“And I just thought, ‘Well, no’.

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.

Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin has said he wants to turn Buckingham Palace into a pub now that the Queen has permanently moved to Windsor Castle.The popular chain pub boss has said the move would be a perfect opportunity for the Royal Family, who could make some extra cash in a conversion of palace to pub.The 66-year-old was keen to convert the property into a pub kitted out with a beer garden, taking "a section" of the historic building and turning it into a boozer.The founder and chairman of Wetherspoons told MyLondon: "The Queen's moved out early. Perfect opportunity for Timbo."Martin continued: "I wouldn't even insist on taking over the whole of Buckingham Palace, I'd just take a section and a bit of garden.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s silence on the day of Prince Philip’s memorial was a “very sensible decision”, a royal commentator has claimed.Senior and extended members of the Royal Family attended a memorial service for Prince Philip on Tuesday (March 29), with the Queen able to make an appearance despite reported health scares.Harry and Meghan had announced that they would not fly across from their LA home for the ceremony at Westminster Abbey, and the pair did not share a message on their website or social media during the day.And, speaking on his YouTube channel, royal commentator Neil Sean suggested that the couple's choice to remain silent on the day of the memorial service was a “very sensible decision”.“Whatever people are saying, ‘oh they didn’t do this, they didn’t acknowledge him’, you couldn’t win either way,” he claimed.“If they’d have put something out on their website then they’re pulling focus.

Kate Middleton is shaping up to be a perfect future Queen and according to a royal expert, she’s met the monarchy’s high standards. When the Queen Mother was alive, she stuck rigidly to age-old traditions and valued grace, dedication and steadfast duty among members of the Royal Family. While there’s ‘not a lot’ she would admire about Meghan Markle, says expert Jennie Bond, she’d definitely have approved of Duchess Kate.The former BBC royal correspondent tells OK!: “Kate is turning out to be the real deal.

Prince Andrew stood “defiant” at Prince Philip’s memorial service on Tuesday despite appearing to be ignored by some members of his family, a body language expert has said. The Duke of York attended the ceremony held at Westminster Abbey with the Queen, and the appearance marked his first official outing since it was announced he would be stepping back from public life amid his civil sexual assault. Andrew was accused of sexual assault by Virginie Giufffre.

Loose Women star Linda Robson claimed it was "unfortunate" that Prince Andrew walked alongside Her Majesty The Queen at a memorial service for Prince Philip.The Duke of York who resigned from public duty after settling a US civil court case was seen in public for the first time alongside members of The Royal Family on Tuesday (March 29).Andrew and his relatives joined dignitaries and royals from across Europe as they paid tribute to his late father, Prince Philip, who died in April 2021 aged 99.There had been plans in place for The Queen, 96, to walk alongside the Dean of Westminster as she entered the ceremony but these plans changed at the last minute after Andrew met his mother at her home, Windsor Castle.During Wednesday's (March 30) instalment, anchor Christine Lampard asked her co-panellists Janet Street-Porter and Linda Robson their thoughts on Andrew attending.Janet said: "It would have been a really tough day for her [the Queen], I think in terms of the image of the message it sends across to the rest of us, I suppose what it says is he is her favourite son, everybody knows that it's been reported many, many times."I just think it was a bit unfortunate but obviously it's her choice, the Dean of Westminster was meant to accompany the Queen when she got out of the car and take her to her seat."Andrew went to Windsor Castle, met the Queen and they changed cars at Buckingham Palace so he went with her every step of the way and he has been visiting her at Windsor Castle on a daily basis."Not only is there a close relationship but he's been there for her."While Linda added: "She was a woman mourning her husband and whether it was Andrew, whether it was Edward or Charles, it was Andrew."Unfortunately it was Andrew

Piers Morgan has said that he would have slapped Alex Beresford if he hadn’t stormed off his presenting role on Good Morning Britain last year.The former GMB host quit the programme last year after ITV bosses asked him to apologise for comments made about Meghan Markle’s Oprah interview last year. Piers, 57, had got into an argument with weather presenter Alex Beresford, 41, on the show after Piers was called out for his criticism of Meghan Markle on the show, which led to the presenter storming off the set.

Piers Morgan claims he removed himself from the Good Morning Britain set last year to stop himself from slapping weatherman Alex Beresford after a fiery row over Meghan Markle. The 57-year-old news anchorman was forced to quit the popular ITV programme in 2021 after programme chiefs asked him to apologise for his comments on disbelieving Meghan Markle in her bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey.

Lorraine have been left far from impressed after the presenter shared her opinions on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's no-show at Prince Philip's memorial service. Host Lorraine Kelly appeared baffled by the fact that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were not in attendance at the ceremony which took place in London on Tuesday (March 29) and said she had hoped Harry would come last minute.Talking to royal reporter Russell Myers, Lorraine appeared concerned about the couple and said Harry would "regret" his decision not to go.The presenter said: "I must admit, up until the very very last minute, I thought 'you know what maybe Prince Harry would come over for goodness sake'.

It’s been 20 years since Her Majesty the Queen lost her mother, and a lot has changed for our Royal Family. When the Queen Mother was alive, the monarchy wouldn’t allow royals to wed divorcees. But the rules have been bent in recent times and Prince Harry was allowed to marry Meghan Markle.

Prince Harry's decision to dodge the memorial service for Prince Philip shows that he now only cares about Meghan Markle, according to one royal expert.The Duke of Sussex made the controversial decision to stay in California and not fly back to the United Kingdom for yesterday's (March 29) Commonwealth Thanksgiving service at Westminster Abbey for his grandad.Harry has not said why he decided against going to the memorial on Tuesday but there is speculation it is due to the row about security that was never resolved. He will, however, be jetting off to Netherlands in just two week's time to attend the Invictus Games.Royal biographer Angela Levin is one of many to have blasted the 37-year-old Prince in the aftermath of his conspicuous absence from the service, which was attended by all other senior members of the Royal Family, including the Queen.Speaking to The Sun, the author commented: “He is such a changed person, it is difficult to know if he will even regret not attending.

Prince Harry should have hired private security to attend Prince Philip's memorial today (March 29) in London, says Samantha Markle It comes as The Royal Family and dignitaries from all over the world descend on Westminister Abbey to pay tribute to the late Duke of Edinburgh who died in April 2021. Harry and his wife Meghan Markle will not be attending the event as they are "unable to return to his home" as they say it is too dangerous for the Sussexexs.

Coronation Street star made no secret of her desire to star in the well-received Netflix show. Beverley, 64, played the iconic role of Liz McDonald in Coronation Street for 31 years.The star quit the ITV soap almost two years ago and now appears to have Netflix in her sights. In an interview, Beverley confirmed that despite having a “few secret projects” lined up, she was keen to star in Ricky’s popular comedy-drama series. She even went on to ask the comedian if she could have a role in his show after meeting him for the first time at the National Television Awards. Speaking about the moment, she confessed: “I've never done that in my 45 years of working.“I am hoping it will happen - he was really flattered and absolutely lovely.”However, Ricky has since confirmed that his show would not be returning for another season. The series creator had a similar attitude towards his iconic series The Office, which he chose to end after just two series despite its immense popularity.Beverely’s ambitions to star alongside Ricky comes after the ITV legend revealed the struggles she experienced during her time on the cobbles. The actress explained how her demanding work schedule left her with no work-life balance.“As an actor, you’re scared to say no to a job,” she began.“But the scripts came and I thought I’ve just got to trust my instincts really.READ MORE...POLL: Do you think Will Smith was right or wrong to slap Chris Rock? [POLL]Piers Morgan slams ‘woke brigade’ claims he 'fancies' Meghan Markle [LATEST]Piers Morgan U-turns over 'woke' Oscars rant as he praises Amy Schumer [NEWS]“It’s not nine to five, it’s like seven until ten at night and it’s six days a week.“It’s really full-on and you have no life, like it used to be a lot

Kate Middleton and Prince William's royal tour to the Caribbean would have been a "roaring triumph" if Meghan Marke and Prince Harry had done it, claims a royal expert.The Cambridge's trip hasn't exactly gone smoothly, with anti-monarchy protests over the Royal Family's colonial past, and Belize and Jamaica announcing their intentions to become republics.There were also several gaffes, including poorly angled photographs will children behind fences and Kate appearing to be openly snubbed by Jamaican politician Lisa Hanna.However, according to journalist and author Tony Parsons, this wouldn't have been the case had the Sussexes made the trip. Writing in The Sun he said: "William and Kate did their very best.

Piers Morgan on social media after the former Good Morning Britain host invited her to appear on his new show Uncensored.The Nothing Compares To You singer was asked to appear on Piers' new talk show shortly after the death of her son Shane O' Connor, but rejected the TV host's invitation.Sinead recently shared a screenshot of the email she sent to Piers in response to the invitation, with the caption: "Piers Morgan's been trying to get me on his breakfast show since Shaney died. "Here's what I emailed him in response: Hopefully you'll chortle your tea out your nose."Her reply to Piers Morgan read: "Hi Piers, I think it's best I don't do your show because of the irresistible temptation I would have to point out that you're dying to be balls deep in Meghan Markle so bad it's driven you crazy, and that your dislike of Prince Harry is down to his being balls deep in her ten times a day."It being the case that if you were ever to get near her, which would never happen, you'd last ten seconds: and that would be that for ten days."Sinead's response to Piers Morgan has since divided fans, with some applauding the singer, while others were less impressed.One social media user said: "Sinead wins...

Prince Harry and Prince William's rift cannot be healed because of the former's upcoming memoir, according to a royal expert. The two brothers have reportedly been on opposite sides of a royal feud for some time now, dating back to at least when Harry and Meghan Markle stepped back from their senior royal roles in early 2020.

Meghan Markle is unlikely to "get her hands on royal palaces" quipped Changing Rooms host Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen.