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28 August, 2024
Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive for the Christmas day service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham in Norfolk, England, on Wednesday. Photo: AP
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UK’s cancer-hit King Charles hails doctors in Christmas speech

The monarch and daughter-in-law Kate Middleton were diagnosed with cancer just weeks apart, removing two senior royals from frontline duties.

Greece

Former Greek royal family expresses ‘deep emotion’ after regaining citizenship

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Chocolate maker Cadbury loses royal warrant under King Charles

Celebrity Families

Who is Bridgerton star Phoebe Dynevor’s actress mum, Sally Dynevor?

The soap actress recently revealed that her Bridgerton star daughter has been too busy to plan her wedding to Cameron Fuller – she herself is married to Emmerdale Farm writer, Tim Dynevor.

Meet Sally Dynevor, Phoebe Dynevor’s doting mum who’s a renowned actress in her own right. Photo: @sallydynevor/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Where is the cast of Suits now? From Meghan Markle to Gabriel Macht

Markle shot to global fame on the arm of Prince Harry; Sarah Rafferty portrayed Dr Pamela Blake on Chicago Med; and Gina Torres, who wed The Matrix’s Laurence Fishburne, got her own spin-off, Pearson

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry

Meet Shauna Nep, the ‘top earner’ at Meghan and Harry’s Archewell charity

The Archewell Foundation’s 2023 tax return shows that its top earner was Shauna Nep, who earned US$300,000 for her work with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry last year – so who is she?

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Malaysia

‘Satire is not a crime’: Malaysian artist’s probe fuels free speech fears

The controversial graphic artist is under scrutiny for a satirical poster on the former Sabah chief minister.

Malaysian graphic artist Fahmi Reza. Photo: Instagram
China-UK relations

Alleged Chinese spy linked to Prince Andrew denies claims, criticises UK political climate

Yang Tengbo says the description of him as a spy are ‘entirely untrue’, that he is a victim of a ‘political climate’.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Ronnie Wood’s wife Sally Humphreys, who is 31 years his junior

The couple married in 2012 with Paul McCartney and Rod Stewart as best men; their twin girls Gracie and Alice were born in 2016, and Humphreys has supported Wood through 2 bouts of lung cancer.

Britain

UK’s Prince Andrew says he’s ‘ceased all contact’ with alleged Chinese spy

A former UK minister called it ‘extremely embarrassing’ that a suspected Chinese agent had become a confidante of the disgraced royal.

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Britain’s Prince Andrew, is seen in London in July 2017. Photo: EPA-EFE
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry

Meet Ryen Russillo, the podcaster who called Meghan Markle ‘obtainable’

Former ESPN host Ryen Russillo tried to shoot his shot with Meghan Markle years before she married Prince Harry – but her response was apparently ‘ice cold’ after he sent her a DM.

Unbeknownst to Meghan Markle, podcaster Ryen Russillo was hoping for a date with her after they met at a charity football game. Photos: @ryenrussillo/Instagram, Getty Images
Britain

Chinese associate of Prince Andrew banned from UK as national security risk

The businessman has close links to the British royal and was authorised to act on his behalf to seek investors in China.

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Malaysia

Najib’s house arrest at ‘discretion’ of Malaysia’s king, Anwar says

Sultan Ibrahim of Johor will make the decision on Najib Razak’s fate, Malaysia’s current prime minister told parliament.

Pacific nations

Tonga’s prime minister abruptly quits amid Pacific power struggle

It was not immediately clear who was in line to replace Siaosi Sovaleni, who has butted heads with Tonga’s influential king.

Tonga’s Prime Minister Siaosi ‘Ofakivahafolau Sovaleni addresses the United Nations General Assembly in September. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong

Recap | Michael Jackson misdirects, Princess Di disappoints fashionistas and Bill Clinton makes history

Relive celebrity moments that captivated a city when Michael Jackson, Charlie Chaplin, Princess Diana, Roger Moore and Bill Clinton visited Hong Kong.

Michael Jackson, his minders and other visitors taking a roller coaster ride at Ocean Park during the pop superstar’s private trip to Hong Kong in 1987. Entertainer Dr Penguin (with moustache) sits behind him. Photo: SCMP
Japan

Japan’s popular Princess Aiko turns 23 with her future as a royal in doubt

With the number of male heirs dwindling, there is pressure on authorities to change the law to allow females to succeed to the throne.

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Meet Prince Harry’s pal James Haskell, who called the royals ‘dysfunctional’

Haskell has defended the royals, saying that they ‘serve an important role’ – but he’s also called them ‘dysfunctional’ and made jokes about Prince Andrew.

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Fame and celebrity

Who is Samantha Markle, estranged half-sister of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex?

Samantha has been a critic of her royal sibling and recently lost a defamation case against her; she suffers from multiple sclerosis, has been married at least twice and has three children.

Meet Samantha Markle: she shares a father with Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, and changed her name to Markle when Prince Harry entered the picture – but what’s her beef with her half-sister? Photos: @kembricistan/Instagram; @SamanthaMarkle/X
Gen Z

Meet rebellious British-Chinese aristocrat Lady Venetia Baring

Despite her family mingling with British prime ministers and the royal family, Lady Venetia Baring says she lives pay cheque to pay cheque in south London with her boyfriend and two guinea pigs

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King Charles coronation cost UK taxpayers more than US$90 million

Critics say taxpayer spending on the 2023 events was too large and out of touch given huge demands on stretched public funds.

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Sexual harassment and assault

Son of Norway crown princess detained for week in rape probe

Marius Borg Hoiby, 27, remanded in investigative custody for rape accusations, as lawyer denies charges.

Born of a relationship before Mette-Marit’s marriage to Prince Haakon, Marius Borg Hoiby was arrested on Monday evening on suspicion of rape. File photo: AFP
Britain

Masked raiders target Windsor Estate while royals slept, vehicles stolen

The burglary, which occurred in October, is the latest security breach at the royal residence, raising concerns about the safety of the royal family.

Britain’s Kate, Princess of Wales, and Prince William, Prince of Wales. Photo: AP
Australia

Australian senator rejects censure for accusing Britain’s king of genocide

Indigenous activist Lidia Thorpe vowed to repeat her comments should Britain’s ‘colonising king’ return to Australia.

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Fame and celebrity

Who is Mie Sofia Elers, girlfriend of Denmark’s Count Felix of Monpezat?

After going public with her royal beau, Elers – along with her friends and family – faced such extensive harassment on social media platforms that she filed a complaint with Danish police

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Japan

Japan’s Princess Mikasa, great-aunt to emperor, dies aged 101

The princess, who was the oldest member of the nation’s royal family, was 18 when she married the younger brother of wartime emperor Hirohito.

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Japan’s Princess Yuriko and her husband Prince Mikasa are greeted with a traditional dance in 1956 in Sri Lanka. The princess died at a Tokyo hospital on Friday, aged 101. Photo: Kyodo
Kate Middleton

Meet Kate Middleton’s ‘fantastically talented’ uni friend, Laura Warshauer

Kate Middleton’s former St Andrew’s University roommate Laura Warshauer has been compared to Cyndi Lauper and Kate Bush, and even wrote a song about the royal and her husband, Prince William.

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American singer Laura Warshauer was in the same university halls as Kate Middleton. Photos: @laurawarshauer/Instagram
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UK’s King Charles and Princess Kate attend event as both slowly return to duty

The king, who was also diagnosed with cancer this year, was among the dignitaries laying wreaths in London.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry

Recap | Trump victory threatens Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s US future amid deportation fears; Kate Middleton health update

Explore the potential impact of Trump’s presidency on Harry and Meghan’s US future, learn more about Kate Middleton’s health update and her return to public duties, plus Brooklyn Beckham’s revelations about William’s character amidst his family’s rumoured rift with Harry and Meghan.

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