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Jeremy Clarkson, 61, has jumped to Prince William’s defence as he and Kate Middleton embarked on a Caribbean tour around the Commonwealth nations.The couple have visited the Bahamas, Jamaica and Belize in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.Although the couple did receive a warm welcome from many, the trip has been marred by criticism surrounding Britain’s role in the slave trade and protests for the countries to remove the Queen as their head of state.Responding to critics, Jeremy said he greatly “admires” the Duke for “sticking with” with his duties.He also took the opportunity to swipe at Prince Harry who he says “learned to fly the exotic Apache gunship” and then “b***ered off to California”.The Grand Tour star said: “As Prince William heads home from his trip to various sun-kissed and idyllic Caribbean islands, I’m left open-mouthed with admiration for the man.”He imagined a scenario where William would have been sat down as a child and told “he was going to spend his entire life opening disabled lavatories in civic centres” with “no private life” nor a “proper holiday”.The novice farmer then jibed at Prince Harry, saying: “If I’d been in [William’s] shoes, I’d have hitched myself to an American hotty, taken up weed and buggered off to live in California.“He didn’t, though.

Dawn Ward has penned an emotional message thanking her fans, friends and family for their support following the harrowing ordeal she's endured in courts.The Real Housewives of Cheshire star, 48, spoke out on her Instagram feed as she was cleared of two counts of racially aggravated harassment and one count of assault and possession of cocaine after she was arrested in October 2019. "After the most stressful and traumatic period of my life I would like to thank all those people who have supported me and lifted my moral when I was truly and utterly flattened," she started her lengthy statement to her 574,000 followers.

REAL Housewives of Cheshire star Dawn Ward has broken her silence after she was cleared of hurling racist abuse at two Jewish brothers in a drunken rage. The Wag, who is married to ex-Premier League footballer Ashley Ward, was accused of tearing into Jake and Sam Jacobs at London's Euston Station.

Royal tours are meant to go off without a hitch, but Prince William and Kate Middleton 's Caribbean trip has been littered with PR blunders.

Duke of Cambridge has said the royal family supports "with pride and respect" any decisions taken by the Queen’s overseas realms over their future.GALLERY: Best photos from William and Kate's first full day in the Bahamas - sailing, school visit and meeting frontline workersAt a reception to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee, hosted by Bahamas Governor General Cornelius Alvin Smith, Prince William told guests: "Next year, I know you are all looking forward to celebrating fifty years of independence – your Golden Anniversary."WATCH: Prince William says royal family 'supports with pride and respect' any future decision"And with Jamaica celebrating 60 years of independence this year, and Belize celebrating 40 years of independence last year, I want to say this: We support with pride and respect your decisions about your future," he continued."Relationships evolve. Friendship endures."READ: The Queen scaling back duties as she looks set to miss more public eventsThe Duke spoke on the penultimate night of his visit with the Duchess of Cambridge to the three Caribbean nations, suggesting he has taken on board calls for each of the countries to break away from the British monarchy in future.He and Kate, who dazzled in a floor-length aquamarine gown by Philippa Lepley, were guests of honour at the event in the Baha Mar hotel.

Kate Middleton has a Cinderella moment in a pretty ice blue gown while arriving for a dinner reception hosted by the Governor-General of the Bahamas, Cornelius A. Smith, at the Baha Mar Resort in Nassau, Bahamas, on Friday (March 25).

Bill Maher has Oscar fever, as he admitted at the top of his HBO Real Time on Friday. The malady always makes him think of his mortage. That’s because “it seems to last 30 years and I have a very low interest rate.”

"THERE'S a special place in hell for women who don’t help each other," said America’s first female Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, who sadly died this week. Yet as this quote is being republished around the world in tribute to a magnificent trailblazing woman, the very existence of women is being threatened in a manner that it is as absurd as it is shameful.

As Nina Dobrev and Shaun White‘s romance continues to blossom, the Vampire Diaries alum and the Olympic snowboarder have “definitely discussed” settling down. A source close to the pair, who were first linked in 2019, spoke EXCLUSIVELY with HollywoodLife and revealed where the lovebirds’ relationship stands amid returning home from their latest romantic getaway to Costa Rica.

Happily ever after! Ahead of her wedding to Luis Ruelas, Teresa Giudice has been very candid about her journey of getting down the aisle.

@Taylorjstrum joked: “You could message me if you want! I wouldn’t mind!” @Chrsitinecarol__ commented: “I have had several from you and others. “I just block them.” Monty Don was confronted again earlier today by an angry Twitter follower. The fan said he was incensed at the fact that Monty had promoted burying plastics on Gardeners’ World. The Twitter user then took the initiative to recommend an alternative to Monty. OrganicBishop said: “@TheMontyDon we love following you and seeing you at talks.“However I cannot believe you promoted burying plastics on Gardeners' World. “Especially when Hereford has such a good “heat from waste” regeneration plant - micro plastics are killing the planet.”

Jodie Turner-Smith and Joshua Jackson will forever have a “special” place in their hearts for one tropical hot spot. Why? Apparently, it was where they first fell in love with each other!

“Cuz I Love You” — her Grammy-winning major-label debut album — Lizzo proved that she was 100 percent that body-positive bitch.And the “Truth Hurts” singer-rapper, born Melissa Viviane Jefferson, is not about to pull an Adele and go skinny on us. In fact, she’s looking for more thick chicks to join her twerking troupe on “Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls,” her new reality show that premiered Friday (March 25) on Prime Video.

Real Madrid "sack" Wales hero Gareth Bale after his brace on Thursday. Bale starred by scoring both goals for Wales as they defeated Austria 2-1 in their World Cup play-off semi-final in Cardiff, leaving them one match away from a first World Cup appearance since 1958.However, his performance did little to impress El Chiringuito panellist Cristobal Soria, who launched a scathing attack on the 32-year-old following the match.Soria even called for Real Madrid to rip up Bale's contract at the Santiago Bernabeu as he is "lacking respect for the badge".The pundit exclaimed: “He's stamping on the club.

Jamie Dornan, 39, was one of the stars honoured at the annual Oscar Wilde Awards yesterday.

The writer was given the honour of a damehood last June during the Queen’s birthday honours. She will be made a dame for services to food, broadcasting and charity. Prue said she was given a very “polite letter” telling her she had been given a date in May. Explaining her feelings about the coat of arms, she said that she was “tempted” but is scared that she’ll think it to be a “ridiculous waste of money". Prue is currently on-screen alongside Paul Hollywood for a celebrity version of GBBO for Stand Up To Cancer. She said the celebrity version was a bit more relaxed as she could go and help the stars when they were doing something “which is just so wrong".Prue added that in the normal Bake Off you “couldn’t help them” but in Celebrity “you could go and help them a bit". The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer airs Tuesdays at 8pm on Channel 4.

MICHAEL Greco has revealed he's set to make a huge TV return after landing a role in a Netflix drama. The 51-year-old took to Instagram to share the exciting news after teasing another job earlier this month.

Residents living near an airport have blasted holidaymakers for causing chaos in their neighbourhood.

family’s cruise holiday has been left in tatters after their daughter was not allowed to board over Covid rules – despite being too young to be double jabbed. Dannie and Sharon Sheppard, along with their two children, Niamh, 12, and Ewan, 10, were due to set sail on their one-week trip with P&O Cruises around France, Spain and Portugal, on April 16.

eight-foot tiger shark before "it kills them".Last week, Italian Antonio Straccialini, 56, was horrifically mauled to death by the creature as he was swimming off the coast of the island of San Andres in the Caribbean Sea.The tragic man suffered severe blood loss from the mauling and went into a state of hypovolemic shock before dying.Chillingly, the shark responsible for the act is still at large leaving many locals terrified to go into the sea.And despite warnings from animal welfare groups and local authorities, some islanders have decided to hunt and kill the shark itself.Since 2008, it has been illegal to hunt tiger sharks as they are an endangered species.And amazingly the terror the islanders feel is so real they're willing to suffer the legal consequences, which include fines of up to $916,500 and between 48 and 108 months in prison.Prominent animal welfare group has reported that despite the ban on hunting, many locals have been caught in the act of attempting to kill the killer shark. The group denounced a video taken from the sea which shows a navy ship approaching a group of local hunters.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge embarked on a royal tour of the Caribbean last week, and one person who has been eager to follow the pair's trip is their eldest son, Prince George. Prince William, 39, and Kate, 40, visited Belize and Jamaica before jetting to The Bahamas for their final stop on their eight-day tour, which they are completing on behalf of Queen Elizabeth to celebrate her historic Platinum Jubilee.