A Special Day: Last News

Deborah James has expressed her delight after receiving a visit in person from Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, as he awarded her Damehood and joined her for afternoon tea and champagne.This week, it was announced that Deborah had been made a Dame after raising millions of pounds for cancer research in her fundraiser, with her latest total surpassing £5million.The podcaster was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016, revealing on Monday that she had moved to end-of-life hospice care after her treatment had been stopped.In a post shared on social media, the 40-year-old said she was ‘utterly honoured’ to host Prince William at her family house, saying: ‘He joined us for afternoon tea and champagne, where he not only spent a generous amount of time talking to my whole family but also honoured me with my Damehood.’‘It’s quite surreal having a royal pop in at home, and yes you can imagine the cleaning antics and preparation went off the scale – but it was all irrelevant because William was so kind and he put us all at ease,’ she said.‘He is clearly passionate about improving oncology outcomes as the President of the Royal Marsden. It was such a special day for my whole family, making memories to last a lifetime.

Cardi B has officiated the wedding of an LGBTQ+ couple, as documented in a new episode of her TV show.The rapper, who is legally licensed to marry people, helped two brides called Brandi and Shannon tie the knot.The ceremony was immortalised in a new episode of Cardi’s Watch Together TV series Cardi Tries, which came out on Friday (October 8).In a teaser video of the episode posted to Twitter, Cardi said to the attendees at the wedding: “You’re probably wondering why I’m here.“I’m going to get these two beautiful ladies married.

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Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are known for putting their love on display, and Stefani's 51st birthday is no exception. To celebrate the pop star's special day, Shelton, 44, took to Instagram on Saturday, sharing a loving photo of himself and Stefani in a cornfield, cuddled up while the country crooner strums a guitar.

Scott Disick, 37, is making the most of the warm weather with his son Reign, 5, and daughter Penelope, 8. The father-of-three was spotted hanging out with his two youngest kids, going for a stroll on the beach in Malibu on September 26. The Talentless mogul opted for an on trend, tie-dyed button down top which he paired with blue and white shorts and a black baseball cap worn backwards.