Palace cleaners have to pass 'dead fly test' if they want to work for the Queen

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNBCUniversal wants to add an interesting new story to Jenna Bush Hager’s “Today” book club.For nearly four years, the co-host of the 10 a.m. hour of “Today” has chosen a book each month for members of her “Read with Jenna” club to peruse and discuss.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentEmmy-winning “The Crown” star Josh O’Connor will be the protagonist of Italian auteur Alice Rohrwacher’s next film “La Chimera,” which is set in the world of archeological looting and is currently shooting in and around Southern Tuscany.O’Connor, who in “The Crown” played the young Prince Charles, in “La Chimera” is playing a young British archeologist named Arthur who gets involved in an international network of stolen Etruscan artifacts during the 1980s.Also starring in “La Chimera,” which can be loosely translated as “The Unrealizable Dream,” are Isabella Rossellini as a retired opera singer; Brazilian actor Carole Duarte (“The Invisible Life”) who plays another non-Italian woman who intersects with Arthur; Alba Rohrwacher as an international artifacts trafficker; and Vincenzo Nemolato (“Martin Eden”) who plays one of the “tombaroli,” literally grave robbers, as artifacts thieves are known in Italy. “‘La Chimera’ is the story of a young English archaeologist who gets involved in the underground world of the ‘tombaroli,’ the nocturnal raiders of Etruscan tombs,” the director said in a statement.Rohrwacher added that the film “is the final piece of a triptych on territory that I started with ‘The Wonders’ and which poses a central question: what to do with the past?” “Is the past merely a lost world, or does it intimately concern our present?,” Rohrwacher asks.“The Wonders,” which screened in Competition in 2014 at Cannes, winning the Grand Prix, was followed in 2018 by “Happy as Lazzaro” that also launched from the Croisette where it scooped the award for best screenplay.

Naman Ramachandran U.K. broadcaster BBC has acquired CNN‘s Primetime Emmy winning series “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy.” The six-part series follows Oscar nominee Stanley Tucci as he travels across Italy to discover the secrets and delights of the country’s regional cuisines.

The Batman is planning to skip his child’s birth in order to see the DC movie on its opening day.It comes after his wife took to Reddit to complain about her husband’s actions.“My (25F) husband (28M) and I are expecting a baby. As you may know, there is a new Batman movie releasing on early march.

SNK Global has denied reports of Metal Slug: Awakening coming to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, after a “fake” trailer was revealed.Fans of the Metal Slug series were excited when a Twitter account shared what looked like a gameplay trailer of a game based on the Metal Slug series. The Twitter account bio referred to its efforts as “restoring classics to appetite old fans and new fans”, however at time of writing it has now been removed from Twitter shortly after SNK dubbed it “fake”.“Metal Slug: Awakening was announced by an unofficial account,” reads a tweet from SNK Global’s official Twitter account, which adds that “this news is fake, so please be careful what you read online.”METAL SLUG: AWAKENING was announced by an unofficial account.

Camilla has tested positive for coronavirus, a spokesperson for Clarence House has confirmed. A spokesperson said today: “Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall has tested positive for COVID-19 and is self-isolating.

Reality TV royalty Gemma Collins is set to expose a new and intimate side to herself in her upcoming Channel 4 documentary Gemma Collins: Self-Harm and Me. The show, which airs on Wednesday 16 February, will chart Gemma's 20-year battle with self-harm and expose a side to the The Only Way Is Essex star that the public are yet to see.

Former Neighbours star Natalie Imbruglia has spoken of her devastation that the popular Aussie soap is being axed in the UK. Speaking on the Heart Breakfast show with JK and Kelly Brook, Natalie, 47, reflected on her time playing Beth Brennan in Ramsay Street, as she backed a fan petition to save the soap from being cancelled. Natalie, who portrayed Beth from 1992 to 1994, told the show’s hosts she was gutted about the news, saying: “Oh I think it's really sad!” The Aussie star, who was crowned the winner of The Masked Singer on Saturday 12 February after impressing the star detectives and fans, continued: “I think at this point we just thought it was gonna go on forever so, I, you know, people are petitioning.

endlessly youthful Ringo Starr spent time doing what a lot of us did: Cruising the Internet, looking at old photos, finding cool stuff, reevaluating life. But, of course, as the Beatles’ former drummer, cool stuff hit him a little differently than it might have the rest of us.

This is the moment two hoodlums turned a recovery truck into a fireball in a late-night attack.

A killer son who filmed his dying father on Twitter has been ordered to remain in hospital.

Software giant Microsoft has sent the Shiba Inu cryptocurrency community into a spin on social media with speculation over a recent tweet about dogs participating in online meetings in its business communication platform.

As the cost of living crisis continues to soar, many families across the country are being left to figure out how to deal with rising prices.

Next week marks the 65th anniversary of the disappearance of beloved Coatbridge schoolgirl Moira Anderson - and police have confirmed it remains a "live investigation".

Chris Packham, 60, today delivered a petition signed by more than 100,000 people to the gates of Buckingham Palace, accompanied by more than 100 school strikers.  The Autumnwatch host said “the time for talking is finished” and urged the Royal Family to lead by example by improving the ecological condition of their land.“This is a time for action,” he said. “The time for talking is finished. We’re in desperate trouble and if they were to embrace this prior to the Cop, think what a message that would send to the world.“They’re in a very powerful position to do something very powerful.

The Queen has stepped out today for her first major engagement at Buckingham Palace since the pandemic began back in March 2020. Her Royal Highness launched the Commonwealth Games baton relay at Buckingham Palace ahead of the main event in Birmingham 2022.The 95 year old monarch looked an absolute vision as she opted for a orange dress coat, paired with a matching hat featuring floral detailing, completing her stunning look with her signature black handbag, heeled black loafers and a string of pearls.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's reported request to have their daughter Lilibet christened at a royal ceremony in Windsor this autumn.Since her birth at the start of June this year, speculation has been mounting over where the Queen’s granddaughter will be christened in Windsor – the traditional venue for royal ceremonies.However, after the Sussexes stepped down from royal duties and saw their titles dropped, experts have been left wondering whether it is still suitable for Lilibet to be christened like other members of the Royal Family.Speaking on the Royally Us podcast, hosts Molly Mulshine and Christina Garibaldi were critical of the Duke of Sussex's uncertain approach to his ex-royal status.Christina noted: “He didn’t want to be a part

With her new role as Princess Diana, Kristen Stewart is making her mark.

Meghan Markle’s surging popularity following her marriage to Prince Harry was the Royal Family's biggest fear, a royal expert claims. Despite moving to California with her young family after stepping down as a senior royal, Meghan’s initial reception as a 'force of change' was perceived as a threat to Buckingham Palace, author Andrew Morton says.

The Queen is said to have a secret "booze tunnel" set underneath Buckingham Palace. Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter Princess Eugenie's husband Jack Brooksbank is said to have told of the hidden spot, used for the Royals to discreetly slip away for a tipple.Tequelia salesman Jack, 35, reportedly spilled all to the Mail Online royal editor, Richard Eden, at a party in Kensington which was sponsored by Jack's tequila brand Casamigos.

You have to feel for the Queen, what with the fallout from Megxit, the ongoing Corona crisis and passing of her beloved late husband Prince Philip, 2021 hasn’t been the best of years for the 92 year old monarch. Now, the Queen - and the rest of the royal family - now face a further blow as they anticipate the release of a potentially explosive new book penned by Magazine editor Tina Brown.