Queen once had 'grave concerns' about Kate Middleton and said she 'doesn't do very much'

Kate Middleton’s mum looks just like her daughter, the Duchess of Cambridge, in an unseen throwback photo. Carole Middleton celebrated her 67th birthday on Monday and Party Pieces – the party decorations and supply company she founded – marked the occasion by sharing a photo of her alongside her children in the 1980s.

Kate Middleton has been seen in a sweet throwback image shared on her mother Carole Middleton's 67th birthday. Uploaded on to the Instagram page of her party decorations company Party Pieces, the throwback black and white image showed the Duchess of Cambridge's mother Carole smiling for the camera.The sweet snap shows her surrounded by children, one of whom is her then seven year old daughter Kate, who is now said to be planning a move to Berkshire with her husband, Prince William.

NASA’s space shuttle Columbia broke up as it returned to Earth, killing the seven astronauts on board.The mission was the second space shuttle disaster after Challenger, which failed during launch in 1986 - but it turns out the problem that destroyed both shuttles was essentially the same.The Columbia disaster’s victims were named Rick Husband, Michael Anderson, David Brown, Kalpana Chawla, Laurel Clark, William McCool and Ilan Ramon as the space exploration giant became highly scrutinised for the incident in the media and in congress.But just 19 years on, humans are considering commercial space travel with Space X, Blue Origin or Virgin Galactica - so, how was it solved so we could get this far?During an investigation, NASA determined that a large piece of foam fell from the shuttle's external tank and breached the spacecraft wing, a problem that had been known for years.The investigation board found that about 82 seconds after Columbia left the ground, a piece of foam fell from a "bipod ramp" that attached the external tank to the shuttle and struck the left-wing.A hole on the left-wing allowed atmospheric gases to fill the shuttle during its fiery re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere.This then caused the sensors to fail before the tire pressure readings from the left side of the shuttle also vanished.The Capcom, or spacecraft communicator, called up to Columbia to discuss the tire pressure readings but when Husband called back with the word "Roger," followed by another word he was cut off.At approximately 9am, Columbia was near Dallas, Texas travelling 18 times the speed of sound and still 200,700 feet above the ground.Mission Control made several failed attempts to get in touch with the astronauts, just moments

Queen has launched her own range of condiments — and they are comfortably more expensive than what you might find down at the supermarket.Posh bottles of ketchup and brown sauce have been launched exclusively for sale at her Sandringham estate in Norfolk, and are described as "ideal for breakfast or any time of the day".The royal ketchup is set apart from the typical chip shop fare by being flavoured with dates, apple juice and spices, and is sold in a glass bottle with a label reading 'Sandringham' emblazoned a crown logo.A note on the back of the bottle reads: "A real family favourite, packed full of tomato and lightly spiced, this ketchup is delightful.

Prince William has a messy habit that leaves his wife Kate Middleton less than impressed when they're at home. Kate, 40, previously opened up about one of her husband's habits at home, revealing that William, 39, is a "nightmare" with a certain type of food. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge gave royal fans a glimpse into their home life during a visit to an RAF base in Cyprus in 2018, where they opened a new recreation facility and met military personnel serving on the island.

Party Down. , which became a cult hit over a decade ago, is being revived for six episodes with original cast members Adam Scott, Ken Marino, Jane Lynch, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen, and Megan Mullally.

The ‘hardest working Royal’ has been revealed, with new research analysing the amount of engagements each family member attends in a year. Princess Anne has been revealed as the busiest Royal of 2021, with the 71 year old attending an impressive 179 engagements over 170 days last year, with her busiest month being July. Research by SavoyStewart.co.uk placed Princess Anne in the top spot, followed by Prince Charles, Her Majesty The Queen and then Edward, Earl of Wessex in fourth place.

Prince William and Kate Middleton are dealing with a struggle that many parents face — limiting screen time. The 39-year-old Duke of Cambridge visited the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) headquarters as president of the association. According to royal reporters, William spoke about his three children — 8-year-old Prince George, 6-year-old Princess Charlotte, and 3-year-old Prince Louis — while taking a tour of the facilities. He noted that George enjoys gaming though he and Kate are «trying to regulate» his screen time. «They're fascinated by it,» he said of his kids.He added of Charlotte and Louis, that they «are a bit too small at the moment, but they love the films.»Though the royals are enjoying parenting their three kids, they don't seem interested in expanding their family any further.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe “Party Down” revival at Starz has added Jennifer Garner, Zoë Chao, and Tyrel Jackson Williams as series regulars, Variety has learned. James Marsden will also appear in the series in a recurring guest star role.The new cast members join previously announced returning original series cast members Adam Scott, Ken Marino, Jane Lynch, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen, and Megan Mullaly.Garner (“Alias,” “Dallas Buyers Club”) will play Evie, a successful producer of studio franchise movies, who, in the wake of a breakup, is reconsidering her life choices.

A new photo of Carole Middleton was shared on social media Monday as the businesswoman celebrated her 67th birthday. Displayed on the Instagram page of her party decorations company Party Pieces, a throwback image of the Duchess of Cambridge’s mother showed her smiling straight at the camera surrounded by children.

DAVINA McCall takes her Masked Singer catchphrase “take it off” to heart as she strips to her underwear. The exercise-loving telly star proved she still looks incredible aged 54 as she modelled matching black lingerie and a robe for online retailer JD Williams.

Prince George may turn down the opportunity to become king after seeing Meghan Markle and Prince Harry 'have fun' and 'mix with celebs', according to a leading anti-royalist. As the first born son of Prince William and Kate Middleton, George is third in line to the throne after his granddad Prince Charles and his dad.

The Queen made the decision to delay reallocating Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal patronages after they quit the royal family as she didn't want to risk "antagonising" them, an insider has claimed.

Prince William and Kate Middleton are reportedly moving to Berkshire because they believe that "this stage in their life suburbia makes perfect sense".The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge currently split their time between Kensington Palace and their weekend home in Amner Hall in Norfolk with their three children George, eight, Charlotte, six, and three year old Prince Louis. But, it has now been reported that the royal couple are eyeing up a move to Windsor as they see it as "the perfect place" to raise their brood.

pregnancy together – then went into labour at the same time.Rachel and Kim Saunders, from Minnesota, USA, welcomed first borns into the world just two hours apart.Even though they had different due dates, William “Trip” Saunders Soule was delivered on July 8 at 11.27pm, while Crew Philip Crawford followed on July 9 at 1:28am.The tots are now happy and healthy six-month-olds and already get on well just like their mothers.Rachel and Kim speak about their unique bond on TikTok, where they have more than 282,000 followers.They told fans: “We knew we wanted kids at the same time and ended pregnant the same month.”Then when the pair went into labour at similar times, they grabbed their bags and headed to the hospital together.They even planned to pass time on the ward by playing games together!In a TikTok video, they recalled: “When you brought cards to the hospital, thinking you would have downtime during labour.“Unfortunately couldn’t find time to play cards between contractions, epidurals and pushing.”The sisters also clear up common misconceptions on their TikTok page.In a video that’s been viewed 107,000 times, they revealed they had separate weddings.And contrary to popular belief, the siblings didn’t get married to twins themselves.Their babies look very similar though – and the mums look for tell-tale characters to tell them apart.Trip was born with slightly darker hair and is smaller than Crew as he was delivered a couple of weeks before his due date.Rachel and Kim aren't the only twins to fall pregnant at the same time.Brittany and Briana Deane, 34, met their husbands Josh and Jeremy Salyers back in 2017 while attending a festival dedicated for twins.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's love story started way back during their university careers.

Kate Middleton ‘saved’ Prince William from girls trying to flirt with him on nights out by pretending to be his girlfriend before they got together, a pal has revealed. The future Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were close friends when they studied at St Andrews University in Scotland.But a month after he enrolled in 2001, the prince was hit on by a girl at a party and couldn’t shake her off, the Mirror reports.Sensing the awkwardness, Kate jumped in and put her arms around him and pretended they were together to fend off the unwanted attention.

A letter from Mary Queen of Scots to the French ambassador in England is up for live auction next month.

Kate Middleton is reportedly taking over the role of patron of English rugby union, replacing Prince Harry. It’s believed that the Duchess of Cambridge, who recently celebrated her 40th birthday, is the first Royal to take over one of Harry’s roles after the Prince decided to step down from his duties in January 2020. Harry, a keen rugby fan, was vice-patron of the Rugby Football Union between 2010 and 2016, before stepping up and taking over the Queen as patron.

Kate Middleton is a relatively relaxed mum, according to experts, but she does have some house rules. A royal source says the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge don't allow shouting in their house - a rule they also commit to following themselves - and have a family rule against going to bed angry. Instead, the couple always encourage Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis to have constructive conversations about what's bothering them.

Prince William and Kate Middleton could end up being the highest earners from their social media out of all the royal Instagram accounts, new research shows.Their 13.4 million followers on Instagram mean they would earn a fortune if they were to start doing sponsored posts, according to analysis carried out by furniture retailer Bed Kingdom.Marketing calculator research reveals that the Cambridges, who have the largest following of any royal account on Instagram,could expect to earn an average of £26,073 per advertiser-funded upload.The Queen is meanwhile second most influential royal on social media — and were she to take the somewhat un-regal step of doing sponsored content could reportedly rake in an average £23,159 per post.Working members of the Royal Family do not do paid advertisements on social media, but Prince Harry and Meghan Markle could be tempted to experiment after signing a raft of commercial deals since quitting The Firm in 2020.Despite not posting on their account ‘SussexRoyal’ at the start of the pandemic, and could expect to earn an average of £19,821 per post, making them the third most influential Royals. This comes as a result of their Instagram following of almost ten million.