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'Just sad' Lorraine Kelly left in disbelief over Prince Harry's hefty paycheck for Spare
Lorraine Kelly, 62, shared her concerns after it was recently announced Prince Harry's memoir titled Spare would be released in the new year.The Duke of Sussex is set to release his autobiography Spare, which is described as boasting "raw, unflinching honesty" about the royal’s life story.It has been claimed the title of his book is in reference to Harry's position in the line of succession, while it has been reported that Penguin Random House has offered £35million for the book, with £17.5m being paid in advance.During Monday's Halloween episode of Lorraine, the veteran broadcaster was joined by royal editor Russell Myers, as they discussed the controversy surrounding the title of Harry's book.The ITV favourite expressed her surprise amid reports that Harry's ex-girlfriends declined being involved in the book, but admitted how "sad" she finds the situation."It’s just sad, isn’t it?" she said, before adding: "For a mega deal like that, how much did he get?""Well he’s got £36m," Russell claimed, as Lorraine exclaimed: "What?!" in response.The royal editor alleged that Harry received £20m for a down payment, while it’s understood the duke has penned a deal for three books."I mean after the first one, I can’t imagine that there’ll be much to say.
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Why Rosamund Pike has a Chinese name and her children speak Mandarin
film A United Kingdom.The 2016 movie is about a love story that threatened to destabilise the African nation of Botswana, with Pike receiving critical acclaim for her role playing a real life character.King Seretse Khama's loving but controversial marriage to a British white woman, Ruth Williams — played by Pike in the film adaptation — put his kingdom into political and diplomatic turmoil after the Second World War.Pike has a decorated film career, having had starring roles in the likes of Gone Girl, for which she was nominated for best actress at the Oscars in 2014, An Education and Made In Dagenham.The Brit is currently wowing fans in the Amazon Prime original series The Wheel of Time, which is being dubbed as the streaming service’s answer to fantasy drama Game Of Thrones.Away from the camera, Pike and her husband Robie Uniacke have a fascination with Chinese culture, so much so that she has given herself an alternative name.Rosamund Pike said her partner, the businessman and mathematician Robie Uniacke, wanted to teach their two children, Solo and Atom, a new language.And he decided that it should be a language that even he did not know, meaning he decided to teach himself Mandarin from scratch.The 43-year-old told the BBC’s Graham Norton Show last year about her family’s learning.“I have been trying [to learn Mandarin],” said the Die Another Day star.“I’ve got my kids home-schooling me because my kids speak Mandarin, and I don't."They grew up bilingual really because my partner thought that if he was going to have more kids — he had four already — he thought it might be exciting to talk to them in a language he didn’t already know.“So he taught himself Chinese from the ground up.“You could call it brilliant, or you
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Famed Wolf Hall author Dame Hilary Mantel dies 'suddenly yet peacefully,' aged 70
READ MORE:Queen didn't want royals 'locked away in palaces' following devastating deathBefore writing, she had previously worked as a social worker and lived in Botswana for five years.She then moved to Saudi Arabia for four years and later returned to England in the 1980s.In 2006, Mantel was awarded a CBE and in 2014 she received a DBE.Hilary was a patron of theatrical mentoring project Scene and Heard, a governor of RSC and president of the Budleigh Festival.Her popular Wolf Hall trilogy received praise from many famous faces and Oxford theology professor Thomas Cromwell was amongst them.He said: "Hilary has reset the historical patterns through the way in which she’s reimagined the man." Hilary won the esteemed Man Booker Price twice - once for Wolf Hall and another for the book's sequel Bring Up The Bodies, which was also awarded the Costa Book Of The Year in 2012.The final book in the trilogy, The Mirror and the Light, was released in 2020 and was an instant hit.It became a number one fiction best seller and was long listed for The Booker Prize in 2020.It also won the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, which she also won for the trilogy's first book Wolf Hall.Among some of her other best selling books are Every Day is Mother's Day, Vacant Possession, Eight Months on Ghazzah Street, Fludd, A Change of Climate, Learning to Talk and The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher.The writer has also written non-fiction pieces including Giving Up The Ghost, which is a collection of writings from the London Review Of Books.Her other non-fiction publications include Mantel Pieces and The Wolf Hall Picture Book.Tributes for the author have been pouring in since the announcement of her death.CEO of HarperCollins Charlie
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Queen Elizabeth's heartbreaking last birthday message to Prince Harry as he turns 38
Prince Harry is set to spend his birthday undergoing preparations for the Queen's funeral, following her death last week.It will be a bittersweet day for the Duke of Sussex, who turns 38 today (September 15), with his grandmother passing away just one week ago (September 8).Her final birthday message to her grandson was for his 37th birthday last year, with Elizabeth II writing a heartfelt message, despite Harry previously making the difficult decision to leave the Royal Family and build a new life for himself and wife Meghan Markle in the US.READ MORE: Prince Harry fans rage at 'inappropriate' outfit decision during Queen's coffin processionThe family's social media accounts uploaded four pictures of Harry on his birthday, including one with Meghan in Australia in 2018 and another of the Duke with schoolchildren in Botswana.The Queen's final birthday message to Prince Harry read: "Wishing The Duke of Sussex a happy birthday today!"Given the reportedly fractious relations between Harry and the rest of the Royal Family, no doubt the proceedings will be having an effect on his wellbeing.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.A body language expert claimed that his face looked to "etched in sadness" while marching behind the Queen's coffin.While the pair were said to have a strong bond, with Harry even going as far to name his daughter Lilibet, which was the Queen's nickname, it will likely bring back memories of his own mother's funeral, which he attended at age 12.Onlookers noted that Prince Harry was dressed in a black suit rather than wearing uniform like other members of the family.Despite serving in the Army for 10 years, rising
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