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Mike Tindall's mortifying moment

<p>Mike Tindall, the husband of the late Queen’s granddaughter Zara Phillips, has shared the deeply embarrassing mistake he made at wife Zara's 30th birthday party.</p> <p>Tindall who is currently appearing on the popular British TV show I’m a celebrity …. Get Me Out of Here!, recalled the infamous blunder where he “slut dropped” at his wife’s 30th birthday party,.</p> <p>The birthday bash was ‘70s-themed, he recalled: “I was dancing on the dance floor, I had like flares on, full outfit but it was quite tight, nothing ever fits – rugby player’s bum and legs – so I was dancing with my mother-in-law and I did a sl*t drop in front of my mother-in-law,” he said.</p> <p>“Ripped my trousers, straight in front of her. It happened to be that the boxers that I had on at that time said ‘nibble my nuts’.”</p> <p>“As I’ve turned round, she’s gone, ‘I’d rather not.’ I’ve gone, ‘I’m going,’ and walked off,” he added.</p> <p><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dnx-fDxStI0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p> <p>Mike married Zara in 2011 and the couple have three children together. Zara is 20th in line for the British throne, being the only daughter of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips.</p> <p><em>Image: YouTube</em></p>

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View from the hot seat: Mike Tindall's insight into Prince Louis' antics

<p>Going down as one of the most memorable moments from The Queen's Platinum Jubilee, Mike Tindall has revealed the reason behind young Prince Louis' cheeky behaviour.</p> <p>Tindall says the four-year-old prince had "complete sugar highs" during the Jubilee Pageant on Sunday after consuming handfuls of sweets behind the scenes.</p> <p>In full view of the world's media, Prince Louis was seen putting his hand across his mum's mouth, trying to shush her as she attempted to tell him to sit still, making a funny face and blowing a raspberry in her direction.</p> <p>Kate swiftly put Louis' hand down, before he did it again with his left hand.</p> <p>The little prince was excited throughout the parade, running up and down the seats, pulling his cousin's hair and eventually jumping onto his grandfather Prince Charles' lap, for a quick break.</p> <p>Tindall was photographed jokingly warning Louis that he was watching him from the seats above.</p> <p>Two days earlier Prince Louis stole the show during Trooping the Colour, pulling a series of funny faces as the rest of the royals watched a flypast of aircraft from the palace balcony.</p> <p>Tindall, also revealed the Queen's grandchildren and their families enjoyed a private lunch after Trooping, describing it was one of his highlights from the four-day celebrations.</p> <p>He spoke about the Jubilee and Louis' mischievous antics on his podcast, The Good, The Bad and The Rugby.</p> <p>"Louis, he was just wanting to have fun, and my two [daughters] are always mischievous, so it was trying to keep a lid on," Tindall said.</p> <p>"There was a lot of sweets out back, though, so they had complete sugar highs. It's tough for them. They're all young, so asking them to sit, because it was two 'til five or whatever, it's a long time.</p> <p>As any parent knows, you just do whatever needs to be done."</p> <p>Tindall was seated directly behind the Cambridges at the Pageant with his wife Zara and their children Mia, eight, Lena, three and Lucas, one.</p> <p>Prince William and Kate later joked about their youngest child's actions, writing on social media, "We all had an incredible time, especially Louis".</p> <p><em>Image: Getty</em></p>

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Friends star's cause of death revealed

<p>Friends star Mike Hagerty allegedly died from having an adverse reaction to a medication that sent him into a coma, it has been revealed.</p> <p>Sources close to the actor have reported that Hagerty’s energy was still low after a leg infection in April. The 67-year-old was set to begin filming season two of the HBO comedy Somebody Somewhere, so a doctor sent him to the hospital for a check-up.</p> <p>it was there that Hagerty was reportedly given a new antibiotic that caused him to have a seizure and go into a coma.</p> <p>Somebody Somewhere co-star Bridget Everett shared the news of his death on Instagram on the 7th of May.</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CdOPArTLce6/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CdOPArTLce6/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Bridget Everett (@bridgeteverett)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>“With great sadness, the family of Michael G. Hagerty announced his death yesterday in Los Angeles,” Everett wrote.</p> <p>“We are very saddened to hear about the sudden passing of Mike Hagerty,” HBO said in a statement. “A member of the HBO family for many years, his most recent role as Bridget Everett’s father in ‘Somebody Somewhere’ showed his special talent for bringing heart to a performance. Mike was a joy to work with and brought warmth and kindness to all who knew him. We send our deepest condolences to his family and friends.”</p> <p>Hagerty was best known for playing building superintendent Mr Treeger on the long-running sitcom Friends.</p> <p>He appeared in a plethora of TV series over the course of his career, including guest spots on Boston Legal, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Cheers, Community, CSI, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Entourage, Glee, Grey’s Anatomy, Happy Endings, Shameless, Seinfeld and many more.</p> <p><em>Image: Instagram</em></p>

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Source of nasty Novak leak revealed!

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Just one day after video footage was leaked of two Seven newsreaders slamming Novak Djokovic, an investigation by the television network </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/current-affairs/channel-7-identify-caption-company-aimedia-as-behind-rebecca-maddern-and-mike-amor-leak/news-story/e8dbb4eac4bd14079d3ea6baa8e3f3df" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">has identified the culprit</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">All Channel 7 employees have been cleared of leaking the brutal footage, as reported by </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Australian</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">, with one key detail identifying the external company who was responsible.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The footage emerged on Wednesday of Mike Amor and Rebecca Maddern calling the tennis star an “a**hole” before the airing of the 6pm bulletin, prompting the pair to </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://oversixty.com.au/news/news/caught-out-leaked-audio-as-channel-7-stars-slam-novak" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">make headlines</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> around the country.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Whatever way you look at it, Novak Djokovic is a lying, sneaky a**hole,” Maddern said in the clip.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“That’s it, I mean he’s an areshole. He got a bulls*** f***ing excuse and then fell over his own f***ing lies. It’s just what happens, right, that’s what happened,” Amor said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rumours began to swirl as some attempted to identify the source of the leak, with some speculating it was a disgruntled colleague, mischievous audio director, or even a PR ploy.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">However, a timestamp visible in the top corner of the footage led Seven’s internal investigators to caption company Ai-Media, which provides captions for the hard of hearing.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Australian</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> reported that high-level discussions between Seven and Ai-Media have occurred after the discovery of the timestamp - which doesn’t appear on internal Seven video outputs - led bosses to the company.</span></p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7846787/novak-news2.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/d4dc1b4344a340598b9f19cbf15bb8a9" /></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">A timestamp in the top, right corner of the footage led investigators to identify who was responsible. Image: Twitter</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Staff interviews and thorough IT network tracing are currently underway to determine who recorded and distributed the footage, according to the publication.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tony Abrahams, the chief executive of Ai-Media, is reportedly leading the investigation.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Seven Network Director of News and Public Affairs, Craig McPherson, said in a statement that the act of leaking the footage was “underhanded” and “cowardly”.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The illegal recording was of a private conversation between two colleagues,” Mr McPherson said on Wednesday morning.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It was an underhanded, cowardly act in breach of the Victorian Listening Devices legislation the perpetrator of which will be accordingly dealt with when found.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Channel 7 managing director Lewis Martin followed up with reassurance while appearing on 3AW radio, saying the incident was “being looked at thoroughly”.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We are going to have an outcome. What has happened here is illegal,” he said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It is understood that the investigation will be finalised on Thursday.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While Maddern herself has apologised for the rant, a number of viewers have seemingly <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/current-affairs/viewers-rally-around-rebecca-maddern-for-calling-novak-djokovic-an-ahole/news-story/9d6711693a0f61d7cf6f2c8a1dbb5a63" target="_blank">deemed it unnecessary</a>.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It fact, some have claimed it was the best news segment they’d seen in a long time given it reflected the mood of a number of frustrated Aussies.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Every Australian needs to stand by Rebecca Maddern & Mike Amor. They are only saying what we – & the rest of the world is thinking,” one wrote.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Great watch. Just saying what 90% of Australians think,” another agreed.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Now this is news I’d watch. Rebecca Maddern has certainly made a strong return to Channel 7 hey,” was another response.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I hope Mike Amor and Rebecca Maddern are promoted on the basis of that leaked video,” added another.</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image: Twitter</span></em></p>

Tributes pour in for Mike Nesmith, who has passed away at 78

<p dir="ltr">Michael Nesmith, best known for his work as part of beloved 60s pop group The Monkees, has passed away at the age of 78 from heart failure. Tributes have poured in for the songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor, from fellow musicians and fans alike.</p> <p dir="ltr">Fellow Monkee, and now the last surviving member of the group, Micky Dolenz, posted a touching tribute to his friend on Twitter, writing, “I’m heartbroken. I’ve lost a dear friend and partner. I’m so grateful that we could spend the last couple of months together doing what we loved best – singing, laughing, and doing shtick. I’ll miss it all so much. Especially the shtick.”</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">I’m heartbroken.<br />I’ve lost a dear friend and partner.<br />I’m so grateful that we could spend the last couple of months together doing what we loved best – singing, laughing, and doing shtick.<br />I’ll miss it all so much. Especially the shtick.<br />Rest in peace, Nez.<br />All my love,<br />Micky <a href="https://t.co/xe8i5jmNgL">pic.twitter.com/xe8i5jmNgL</a></p> — Micky Dolenz (@TheMickyDolenz1) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheMickyDolenz1/status/1469379165908516870?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2021</a></blockquote> <p dir="ltr">Nesmith had undergone<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/monkees-michael-nesmith-recovering-from-quadruple-bypass-heart-surgery-703665/" target="_blank">quadruple bypass heart surgery in 2018</a>, and remained hospitalised for a month following the surgery. As a result, he was forced to cancel several tour dates with Dolenz, but the pair were able to perform together on several tour dates this year instead.</p> <p dir="ltr">The pair had wrapped up their farewell tour with a performance at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre on November 14, and fans who were there were quick to express their gratitude for being able to see Nesmith perform one last time.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">I will forever be thankful to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MichaelNesmith?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MichaelNesmith</a> & ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/TheMickyDolenz1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheMickyDolenz1</a>⁩ for giving ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/TheMonkees?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheMonkees</a>⁩ such a beautiful and loving farewell until just days ago. There was nothing prefab about the love they shared with all of us daydream believers <a href="https://t.co/mpcsOP24hB">pic.twitter.com/mpcsOP24hB</a></p> — David Wild (@Wildaboutmusic) <a href="https://twitter.com/Wildaboutmusic/status/1469365923509243907?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2021</a></blockquote> <p dir="ltr">Micky spoke to<span> </span><em>Rolling Stone<span> </span></em>soon after the news broke, saying, “I found out a couple days ago that he was going into hospice. I knew what that meant. I had my moment then and I let go. I let go a couple days ago. It’s just good to know that he passed peacefully.” Micky said of their farewell tour, “I’m so glad that we did that tour. He was so looking forward to that, and such a trooper through the whole thing. A tour is tough if you’re in the best of health. He just really loved it. He really loved doing it.”</p> <p dir="ltr">For the Monkees, Nesmith wrote songs such as ‘Sunny Girlfriend’, ‘Mary, Mary’, and ‘Listen to the Band’, but perhaps one of his most successful songwriting efforts was ‘Different Drum’, which The Stone Poneys took to the top 20 of the Billboard charts in 1967.</p> <p dir="ltr">Many fellow musicians paid tribute to Nesmith, including Ringo Starr, who wrote, “God bless Mike Nesmith peace and love to all his family. 😎✌️🌟❤️🎵🎶🌈☮️” alongside a photo of the two in their heyday.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">God bless Mike Nesmith peace and love to all his family. 😎✌️🌟❤️🎵🎶🌈☮️ <a href="https://t.co/GYnokygcHG">pic.twitter.com/GYnokygcHG</a></p> — #RingoStarr (@ringostarrmusic) <a href="https://twitter.com/ringostarrmusic/status/1469562394032558085?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 11, 2021</a></blockquote> <p dir="ltr">Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys also paid tribute, tweeting, “I’m sorry to hear about Mike Nesmith. The Monkees had some great songs, those were fun days. Love & Mercy to Mike’s family and friends, Brian”. Stevie van Zandt, guitarist for Bruce Springsteen and Silvio Dante on<span> </span><em>The Sopranos,<span> </span></em><a rel="noopener" href="https://twitter.com/StevieVanZandt/status/1469403835709992961" target="_blank">tweeted</a>, “RIP Mike Nesmith. He lives forever in the Underground Garage.”</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">I’m sorry to hear about Mike Nesmith. The Monkees had some great songs, those were fun days. Love & Mercy to Mike’s family and friends, Brian <a href="https://t.co/bqJHBpb7il">pic.twitter.com/bqJHBpb7il</a></p> — Brian Wilson (@BrianWilsonLive) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrianWilsonLive/status/1469396129204875270?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2021</a></blockquote> <p dir="ltr">Songwriter and lead singer of Death Cab For Cutie, Ben Gibbard, who wrote the song 'Me & Magdalena' that served as the third single off The Monkee's first album in 20 years,<span> </span><em>Good Times!,<span> </span></em>performed covers of his favourite Nesmith songs for his fans, including 'Joanne', 'Different Drum', and 'Me & Magdalena'.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CXUxglDJ4JQ/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CXUxglDJ4JQ/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Death Cab for Cutie (@deathcabforcutie)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p dir="ltr">Andrew Sandoval, who has managed Nesmith and The Monkees for the past decade, told<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://variety.com/2021/music/news/michael-nesmith-last-days-monkees-manager-final-tour-1235131225/" target="_blank"><em>Variety</em></a><em>,<span> </span></em>that after The Monkees had been “lambasted for decades”, “he died knowing that they were beloved, and he finally embraced what they meant to so many other people. I think he finally got it.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Following the dissolution of The Monkees in 1970, Nesmith made waves with The First National Band, prompting<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/michael-nesmith-appreciation/2021/12/11/8c6af646-5a97-11ec-9a18-a506cf3aa31d_story.html" target="_blank"><em>The Washington Post</em></a><span> </span>to write that Nesmith “invented country rock, or maybe something even better.” Nesmith also performed as a solo artist, and worked as an executive producer in Hollywood, most notably for the 1984 cult classic<span> </span><em>Repo Man.</em></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Michael Ochs Archives / Stringer</em></p>

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Queen attends christening of her great grandsons despite recent injury

<p dir="ltr">Queen Elizabeth II has attended the joint christening of two of her great-grandchildren in Windsor despite recently<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://oversixty.com.au/health/caring/queen-elizabeth-ii-releases-message-after-back-sprain" target="_blank">spraining her back</a>.</p> <p dir="ltr">The Queen was photographed being driven to the All Saints Chapel near the Royal Lodge on Sunday afternoon, where the joint christening of Princess Eugenie’s son August and Zara Tindall’s son Lucas was taking place, in what is believed to be the first joint royal christening.</p> <p dir="ltr">Princess Eugenie and husband Jack welcomed their first child, August Philip Hawke Brooksbank in February, while Zara Tindall and husband Mike welcomed their third child, Lucas Philip, in late March. Both boys share the middle name Philip in honour of their great-grandfather Prince Philip, who died in April.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CLgrGXhlpuK/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CLgrGXhlpuK/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Princess Eugenie (@princesseugenie)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p dir="ltr">August and Lucas are cousins, as are Eugenie and Zara, Eugenie being the daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson and Zara being the daughter of Princess Anne and Mark Phillips.</p> <p dir="ltr">The private service was attended by a small number of relatives, including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke of York. The Queen wore a matching lime green hat and coat for one of her first outings since her recent injury.</p> <p dir="ltr">The Queen has been resting for roughly a month per doctors’ advice, and had to cancel her appearance at the COP26 Climate Conference as a result, instead<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://oversixty.com.au/travel/international-travel/my-dear-late-husband-queen-elizabeth-discusses-prince-philip-in-climate-speech" target="_blank">delivering her speech via video link</a>. In a sign of improving health,<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://oversixty.com.au/health/caring/queen-makes-first-in-person-appearance-since-being-hospitalised" target="_blank">late last week</a>, she hosted the outgoing armed forces chief at Windsor Castle in one of her first engagements since the injury.</p> <p dir="ltr">Holy water from Prince Charles and Camilla’s<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://oversixty.com.au/travel/international-travel/prince-charles-and-camilla-to-embark-on-first-royal-tour-since-2019" target="_blank">recent royal tour</a><span> </span>to Jordan is believed to have been used during the baptism. The Prince of Wales reportedly brought back roughly a dozen bottles from the River Jordan, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was baptised, to use for future royal baptisms.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Instagram</em></p>

Family & Pets

Bathroom floor for royal baby number three

<p>Zara and Mike Tindall have welcomed another child together, a little boy named Lucas Philip Tindall.</p> <p>The Queen and Prince Philip are "delighted" Buckingham Palace has said.</p> <p>The proud new father confirmed the details in his podcast The Good, The Bad & The Rugby, announcing his wife gave birth at home on Sunday, March 21 at 6pm.</p> <p>"Arrived very quickly - didn't make it to hospital - on the bathroom floor," he said, in the first podcast announcement of a royal baby.</p> <p>"Crazy weekend, wasn't it? Saturday, lovelocks all the rugby. Obviously Scotland, absolutely, actually I was genuinely angry after the England game.</p> <p>"And then Sunday got even better because a little baby boy arrived at my house."</p> <p>A spokesperson for the couple also confirmed the news, saying, "Zara and Mike Tindall are happy to announce the birth of their third child, Lucas Philip Tindall."</p> <p>The name is a nod to Mike's father Philip and Zara's grandfather, Prince Philip. This is the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh's tenth great-grandchild.</p> <p>Buckingham Palace released a statement on behalf of the Queen and the Duke, saying they are "delighted" by the news.</p> <p>They "look forward to meeting their 10th great-grandchild when circumstances allow", a spokesman added.</p> <p>Mike told his podcast co-hosts a friend helped them welcome the 8lbs 4oz (3.74kg) tot at their home on the royal Gatcombe estate in Gloucestershire.</p> <p>"Zara's friend Dolly is, she's actually more important than I am at making sure she's been at every three of my children's births — she was there and recognised that we wouldn't have got to the hospital in time, so it was run into the gym, get a mat, get into the bathroom, get the mat on the floor, get the towels down, brace brace brace!" he said</p> <p>"Fortunately the midwife that was going to meet us at the hospital wasn't that far away so she drove up, got there just as we'd assumed the position, and then the second midwife arrived just after the head had arrived!"</p> <p>This is the third child for the couple, who are already parents to Mia, born 2014, and Lena, born 2018.</p>

Family & Pets

Royal baby: Zara Tindall expecting third child!

<p><span>In happy news, Zara Tindall is pregnant with her third child.</span><br /><br /><span>The royal’s husband Mike Tindall, 42, announced the wonderful news on a podcast he hosts, <em>The Good, The Bad & The Rugby.</em></span><br /><br /><span>Her Majesty and Prince Philip are both “delighted” by the announcement.</span><br /><br /><span>Mike said: “It’s been a good week for me, had a little scan last week. Third Tindall on its way.”</span><br /><br /><span>He revealed that while he is thankful for his two gorgeous girls, Mia Grace, 6, and Lena Elizabeth, 2 – he would love nothing more than to welcome a baby boy into the world.</span><br /><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7839160/zara-tindall-4.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/2bef1ba258544fac8d50458d1300ebd0" /></p> <p><em>Mia Tindall, 6</em></p> <p><span>He said: “I’d like a boy this time, I’ve got two girls, I would like a boy.</span><br /><br /><span>“I’ll love it whether a boy or a girl, but please be a boy.”</span><br /><br /><span>The former rugby star also joked he is keen to name his next child after COVID-19: “We’re not sure what to do … Covi or Covina … I don’t know where to go with names.”</span><br /><br /><span>The couple have previously opened up about their torment at suffering two miscarriages.</span><br /><br /><span>Mike said: “Z is very good, always careful because of things that have happened in the past, and really looking forward to it.”</span><br /><br /><span>The baby is the second royal tot due to make an appearance in 2021.</span></p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7839161/zara-tindall-3.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/ba0aac3508a04199921bf1e698118189" /></p> <p><em>Lena Tindall, 2</em><br /><br /><span>The Queen and Prince Philip currently have seven great-grandkids.</span><br /><br /><span>A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: “Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh are aware and delighted.”</span><br /><br /><span>Zara spoke about her miscarriage in the past, admitting: “you don’t talk about it because it’s too raw”.</span><br /><br /><span>She added: “But as with everything, time’s a great healer.”</span><br /><br /><span>Zara and Mike lost a baby in December 2016 after announcing the pregnancy just a month before.</span><br /><br /><span>She later suffered another miscarriage before her daughter Lena was born in June 2018.</span><br /><br /><span>“I had to go through having the baby because it was so far along. I then had another miscarriage really early on,” she said in an interview in<em> The Sunday Times.</em></span></p>

Family & Pets

“We’ll hold those responsible accountable”: US claims virus came from Wuhan lab

<p>The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has claimed there was “enormous evidence” the new coronavirus originated in a Chinese laboratory, but did not provide any of the alleged evidence.</p> <p>Pompeo, a former director of the Central Intelligence Agency, said on Sunday there was “enormous” and “significant” evidence that the coronavirus outbreak began in a laboratory in Wuhan, China.</p> <p>“I think the whole world can see now, remember, China has a history of infecting the world and running substandard laboratories,” Pompeo told ABC’s <em>This Week</em>.</p> <p>“President Trump is very clear: we’ll hold those responsible accountable.”</p> <p>At first, Pompeo said he believed “the best experts so far seem to think it was man-made”.</p> <p>But he later said he agreed with the “wide scientific consensus” from the US intelligence community that “the COVID-19 virus was not man-made or genetically modified”.</p> <p>Pompeo’s statement indicated an escalation in rhetoric amid the country’s tensions with China.</p> <p>US President Donald Trump made a similar unsupported claim on Thursday, saying that <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/30/donald-trump-coronavirus-chinese-lab-claim">he had proof the pandemic started in a Chinese laboratory</a>.</p> <p>On the same day, Pompeo said in an interview: “We don’t know if it came from the Wuhan Institute of Virology. We don’t know if it emanated from the wet market or yet some other place. We don’t know those answers.”</p> <p>Most epidemiologists believe the virus was likely introduced from bats to humans through an intermediary animal.</p> <p>The US had confirmed more than 1.15 million coronavirus cases and 67,000 deaths as of Monday, according to Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Centre.</p> <p>Trump has faced widespread criticism for having overseen a “<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/14/us/politics/coronavirus-trump-who-funding.html">slow and ineffective</a>“ response to the pandemic as states and cities continue to appeal for more federal help in <a href="https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/5/3/21245815/larry-kudlow-cnn-jake-tapper-state-of-the-union-coronavirus-stimulus">increasing testing capacity and propping up the economy</a>.</p>

News

Did Prince Charles just snub US Vice President Mike Pence?

<p>Prince Charles appeared to have “snubbed” Mike Pence as a video shows the royal walking past the US vice president without shaking his hand.</p> <p>The Prince of Wales was attending the World Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem on Thursday when he made his way down the line of dignitaries. The prince reached Pence and his wife Karen but did not shake hands with them, and continued on to Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">I’m sure Prince Charles just snubbed Mike Pence. Titter <br /><br /><a href="https://t.co/M9Hur6jXEs">pic.twitter.com/M9Hur6jXEs</a></p> — Darren Lethem (@DarrenLethem) <a href="https://twitter.com/DarrenLethem/status/1220327690563194880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2020</a></blockquote> <p>Some observers believed the Duke of Cornwall had ignored or “shunned” the vice president by not shaking hands with him.</p> <p>However, the representatives of both the Buckingham Palace and the White House have denied the claim, noting that Charles had already greeted Pence and his wife earlier in the event.</p> <p>“Vice President Pence and the Second Lady spoke with Prince Charles for five minutes in the pre-program before they entered the hall. Also, they shook hands at the end of his remarks,” said the vice president’s press secretary Katie Waldman.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Video of <a href="https://twitter.com/Mike_Pence?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Mike_Pence</a> and Prince Charles backstage in Jerusalem. <a href="https://t.co/PWOypUaUs3">pic.twitter.com/PWOypUaUs3</a></p> — Katie Waldman (@VPPressSec) <a href="https://twitter.com/VPPressSec/status/1220370576293998592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2020</a></blockquote> <p>A royal spokesperson told the <em><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-middle-east-51227444/palace-denies-prince-charles-snubbed-mike-pence">BBC</a> </em>the prince and the vice president had a “long and warm conversation” before the start of the ceremony.</p> <p>In <a href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/prince-charles-snub-mike-pence/">the video posted by Israel’s official Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem</a>, the prince could also be heard greeting the vice president, saying “Mr Pence”.</p>

Travel Trouble

Slow down, Zara! Royal banned from driving for six months

<p>The last few months has been a whirlwind for the royal family, with scandal after scandal plaguing every step they take. </p> <p>This time, just days after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announcing they would be officially “stepping back” from their roles as senior members of The Firm, one of the royal family’s most popular and under the radar members has been banned from driving for six months. </p> <p>Zara Tindall, who is currently in Australia with her husband Mike and their children, Mia, five, and Lena, one, for the Magic Millions polo event, has been banned from driving after being caught going a whopping 36 km/h over the speed limit near her home in Cotswald. </p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B61Be0tIX_R/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B61Be0tIX_R/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Windsor krónikák (@windsorkronikak)</a> on Jan 2, 2020 at 11:09am PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>The Queen’s eldest granddaughter was caught driving at 91 mph (146 kmh)in England - a speed well above the maximum speed limit of 70 mph (112kmh).</p> <p>Zara, 38, was driving her Land Rover at Daglingworth, near Cirencester, in November when she was caught speeding. </p> <p>After failing to show for court, she was fined £666 (AU$1250), plus ordered to pay legal costs and a victim surcharge of of £151 (AU$275).</p> <p>The offence means Zara has lost four demerit points. However, since she has already lost nine points on her license from various other offences, she has been stripped of her license. </p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B7Gr3wRAX4D/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B7Gr3wRAX4D/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Hugo Burnand (@hugoburnand)</a> on Jan 9, 2020 at 7:47am PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>The court prosecutor Farley Turner told reporters: "Because Mrs Tindall already has nine points on her licence she was unable to accept a fixed penalty for this offence."</p> <p>Just like her mother, Princess Anne has been caught cheekily going over the speed limit a few times throughout her years of driving. </p> <p>She's been caught speeding four times during her life - once at age 22 and again at 26, then later at age 40 in 1990 and age 50 in 2000. </p> <p>The former Olympian and her husband Mike Tindall are currently holidaying on the Gold Coast, as they attend the<span> </span>Magic Millions<span> </span>polo tournament.</p>

Travel Trouble

“I hope they don’t get to us!”: Zara and Mike Tindall admit to watching The Crown

<p>Fans of the Netflix British drama <em>The Crown</em> have always wondered whether or not any of the British Royal family have been watching it.</p> <p>After all, the show chronicles the life of Queen Elizabeth II from the 1940s up until modern times.</p> <p>With only two seasons behind the show, it has captured hearts due to the way the British Royal family have been portrayed.</p> <p>Princess Eugenie told <em>HELLO!</em> she'd seen a couple of episodes, and was reportedly overheard at a party saying her "granny" (the Queen) "really likes" the show.</p> <p>However, in a new interview with <em><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/parenting/zara-tindall-going-back-work-8-weeks-has-made-better-happier/" target="_blank">The Telegraph</a>,</em> Princess Anne’s daughter Zara has confirmed that her and her husband Mike are fans of the show, but are a bit apprehensive if the show gets to the current members of the royal family.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BdS0CGGlAlA/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BdS0CGGlAlA/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">Always remember you have a family. #TheCrown</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/thecrownnetflix/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> The Crown</a> (@thecrownnetflix) on Dec 29, 2017 at 9:07am PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>"I hope they don't get to us," Zara explained to interviewer Elizabeth Day.</p> <p>"It would be mortifying to think how people perceive you."</p> <p>However, Mike Tindall is a huge fan of Claire Foy’s portrayal of Her Majesty.</p> <p>"She's brilliant, the one who plays the Queen. I think it's a great show in terms of how they delivered it," the former England footballer said.</p> <p>There’s no word yet on whether or not the show will get to the current members of the royal family just yet, but with season three quickly approaching, it’s looking more and more likely by the day.</p>

“I was uncomfortable”: Zara Tindall explains her strange demeanour at Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan’s wedding

<p>Over tens of millions tuned in around the world to watch the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on May 19, 2019. </p> <p>However, there is one royal who said she felt “uncomfortable” while sitting on the sidelines watching her cousin wed. </p> <p>Photos of Zara Tindall, the Queen’s eldest grandchild and Princess Anne’s daughter, painted her looking slightly uneasy during the special service at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle last year. </p> <p>Zara explained the obvious discomfort on her face while talking to <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/parenting/zara-tindall-going-back-work-8-weeks-has-made-better-happier/" target="_blank"><em>The Daily Telegraph. </em></a></p> <p>"I was uncomfortable! My bum sort of slid over either side [of the pew] and Lena kicked the hell out of me for an hour," she said of her youngest daughter who was born in June 2018. </p> <p>"It just wasn't comfy at all, and it probably showed on my face."</p> <p>Tindall said she found it particularly difficult to be at ease while during Bishop Michael Curry’s speech, which lasted a little over 13 minutes. </p> <p>"It was just the general amount of time everything was taking," she said.</p> <p>"I think my face was probably caught the point when I thought, 'Right he's going to finish now' and then he went off on another little story and it was like, "Really?'"</p> <p>The royal and her husband welcomed their second daughter a month after the royal wedding, on June 18. </p> <p>Their eldest daughter, Mia, is five and Lena is now 15 months old.</p> <p>The couple sadly suffered two miscarriages before successfully welcoming their second daughter to the world. </p> <p>Zara Phillips is an equestrian and has competed in the Olympics - going on to win silver in 2012. She and former footballer Mike Tindall married in 2011.</p> <p>At birth, Zara was sixth in line to the British throne and is now 18th.</p>

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Royal Quiz: Can you guess who these adorable children are?

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Whether they were married into the British Royal Family or born into it, these members are all widely renowned. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">However, it has been awhile since we’ve seen these Princes, Princesses, Duke and Duchess’ as children. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Do you think you are a royal expert? Scroll through the gallery above to see if you can guess which adorable royal child is who.</span></p>

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The surprisingly normal way royals plan their get-togethers

<p>The royal family may enjoy the luxurious lifestyle that comes with being born into nobility – but when it comes to sharing news and planning get-togethers, they use the same method as any regular family.</p> <p>In an interview with <a rel="noopener" href="/itv.com/goodmorningbritain/news/mike-tindall-says-whatsapp-group-with-harry-and-meghan-helps-royals-plan-playdates" target="_blank"><em>Good Morning Britain</em></a>, the Queen’s grandson-in-law Mike Tindall revealed that the royal family uses a WhatsApp group to organise their gatherings.</p> <p>“It’s just what you do to try and set up get-togethers, or if we are going to something that is the same,” said Tindall.</p> <p>“If you are going to go, ‘Are you going to take the kids?’ Quite a lot of people have family WhatsApp groups. I don’t think it’s a new revelation.”</p> <p>Tindall, who is married to the Queen’s granddaughter Zara Tindall, confirmed that he found out about the birth of Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan’s first child Archie Mountbatten-Windsor through the WhatsApp group chat.</p> <p>When asked if he has had the chance to see the baby, Tindall said: “No, we still haven’t managed to get together yet. Everyone seems to think that we’ve all been round but it’s just not that way is it?</p> <p>“Hopefully, we will get to see him soon, but it just doesn’t work that way. But at least he’s happy and healthy and they’re happy.”</p> <p>In an interview with <em><a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/royal-family-joint-whatsapp-group-13710808">Mirror Online</a> </em>last year, the former rugby union player said he was in WhatsApp groups with some of the royal family members due to his wife’s cousin relation to Prince William and Prince Harry.</p> <p>“Me, my brother, and then a few of Zara’s side like her brother Pete and the cousins are on WhatsApp groups,” he said.</p> <p>“I wouldn’t say we’re cutting edge, but it’s just easier for some reason on WhatsApp.”</p>

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Rare photos of Zara Tindall's children show how much they’ve grown up

<p>Many people across the world are nostalgic for relaxing with their grandparents when they were younger.</p> <p>This is the case for the royal family as well.</p> <p>Princess Anne had a fun day out with her daughter, Zara Tindall, and her grandchildren at the Gatcombe Festival of Eventing in Gloucestershire.</p> <p>Both Zara and her husband Mike Tindall were in attendance with their two daughters, Mia, 5 and Lena, 1.</p> <p>Their cousins Savannah and Isla Phillips were also along for the fun family trip as well, as the event went for two days.</p> <p>The candid images that were taken on the day show just how fast all of Princess Anne's granddaughters, Lena, Mia, Savannah and Isla, are growing up.</p> <p>Scroll through the gallery above to see the royal family have a fun day out.</p>

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How the royals will age: See what they will look like in 40 years

<p>The British royal family has been hit with the latest craze on social media known as FaceApp. The new app shows users what they'll look like as they get older, as the app ages skin, darkens teeth and lightens hair.</p> <p><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/gallery/what-meghan-markle-kate-middleton-18327910" target="_blank"><em>The Mirror</em></a> put select members of the British royal family through the app, including Duchess Meghan and Princess Eugenie.</p> <p>Many users of the app have suggested that they will age remarkably well, whereas others are unhappy with their results.</p> <p>The photos have quickly gone viral as Prince Harry and Prince William look like their grandfather Prince Philip in the photos. The royal siblings both sport deep-set wrinkles, larger ears and in Harry’s case, a white head of hair and a matching beard.</p> <p>Duchess Meghan, Prince Harry and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge look very different after using the app, but how accurate do you think they are?</p> <p>Fans were quick to compare them to other celebrities and members of the royal family.</p> <p>One Twitter user wrote: "Harry looks like John McEnroe and yes I'm serious :)."</p> <p>Another added: "Tindall looks like Uncle Albert?!!"</p> <p>Scroll through the gallery above to see what the royal family looks like using the filter.</p> <p><em>Photo credit: The Mirror </em></p>

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The heartfelt reason why the royal family wore blue to Royal Ascot

<p>The Duchess of Cambridge made international headlines for her heavenly Elie Saab blue look for the very first day of Royal Ascot.</p> <p>The dreamy ensemble was not the only blue look we saw the royal members flaunt during the annual ceremony – Queen Elizabeth, Princess Eugenie, Princess Beatrice and Zara Tindall all wowed royal watcher with their striking blue outfits.</p> <p>The strange occurrence is not at all common within the royal family – as two members being seen in the same colour can be considered as a fashion faux pas.</p> <p>In fact, royals make a conscious effort to dress in strikingly different outfits so seeing five popular royal family members rocking the same vibrant colour is an extraordinary and rare event</p> <p>However, it has been revealed the colour choice was on purpose – and indeed for an incredibly heartfelt reason.</p> <p>The colour blue is believed to be a favourite of the Queen’s, as she wears the shade nearly three times more than any other, according to <em>Vogue</em>.</p> <p>The monarch chose to don the hue for 29 per cent of royal engagements in 2012.</p> <p>Royal insiders suggest the beautiful blue tone worn by five royals during Royal Ascot this year is a nod towards their ultimate Queen and grandmother.</p> <p>The colour blue also has history within the British Royal family, as it is a shade commonly associated with royalty, art, military, business and art.</p> <p>Scroll through the gallery above to see the royal family members wearing heavenly blue during 2019 Royal Ascot.</p>

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Zara Tindall reveals secret trauma

<p>She welcomed her second daughter Lena in June, but Zara Tindall has revealed she suffered a second miscarriage shortly after <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/news/news/2016/12/queens-granddaughter-loses-her-baby/">losing her unborn baby in 2016.</a> </span></strong></p> <p>In an interview with the Sunday Times Magazine, alongside her brother Peter Phillips, Zara said the loss happened “really early on”.</p> <p>The Queen’s eldest granddaughter has previously revealed she suffered a miscarriage, but not her secret second heartache.</p> <p>“I think you need to go through a period where you don’t talk about it because it’s too raw,” she said. “But, as with everything, time’s a great healer.”</p> <p>She explained that going through her first miscarriage was tough as the pregnancy had to be made public, as is the rule for descendants of the Queen.</p> <p>“We had to tell everyone and it’s like, everyone knows — that’s the hardest bit,” she said.</p> <p>“That’s why I think a lot of people don’t talk about it because [a miscarriage] can happen early enough or it’s only your group of friends and your family that know.”</p> <p>But when Zara lost her second baby, she and her husband, former England rugby player Mike Tindall, were able to mourn in private.</p> <p>The 37-year-old equestrian said mourning was easier for her when the miscarriage happened earlier on in the pregnancy.</p> <p>“I think a lot of the time you’re lucky if it happens a lot earlier,” she said.</p> <p>“It’s something a lot of families are affected by but then, hopefully, a lot of the stories I’ve heard, they’ve gone on and had more children and they’re very lucky.”</p>

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The Queen’s granddaughter Zara Tindall just announced a very special name for her new daughter

<p>After welcoming their second child on June 18, Zara and Mike Tindall have announced the name of their new daughter – Lena Elizabeth Tindall.</p> <p>Lena Elizabeth Tindall is the seventh great-grandchild for the Queen and the fourth grandchild for Princess Anne, the Queen’s daughter.</p> <p>Zara gave birth at Stroud Maternity Unit in Gloucestershire, with Lena weighing 4.2kg.</p> <p>A spokeswoman for the couple said: "The name is Lena Elizabeth. It was just a name they liked."</p> <p>Lena’s middle name, of course, is in honour of Zara’s grandmother, the Queen.</p> <p>The newest addition to the royal family is 19th in line for the throne and will have plenty of second cousins to play with, including Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis – who is only two months older than Lena.</p> <p>Zara’s eldest daughter, 4-year-old Mia, has been charming royal watchers with her bold personality.</p> <p>The birth of little Lena is particularly special for the royal couple as Zara suffered a miscarriage in December 2016.</p> <p>In May 2017, Mike told<em> The Sunday Time</em>s that Mia had helped the pair cope with their grief.</p> <p>“The saving grace for us has been Mia, our daughter who is now 3,” he said.</p> <p>“However down we feel she will come running up in our faces. When I was playing I hardly saw her; now we can see her grow up. I can take her swimming and I can take her to Ninja Tots. You’ll never be able to see her there because she disappears in a puff of smoke.”</p>

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