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CTV News
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, releases pregnancy dance video
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, shared several posts to mark her daughter's fourth birthday. (via CNN Newsource) Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has shared a video of her dancing while she was heavily pregnant with her daughter Lilibet four years ago. She uploaded the video to Instagram on Wednesday in one of several posts to mark Lilibet's fourth birthday. In the short clip, Meghan can be seen dancing in a hospital room to the song 'Baby Mama' alongside her husband, the Duke of Sussex. 'Four years ago today, this also happened. Both of our children were a week past their due dates… so when spicy food, all that walking, and acupuncture didn't work - there was only one thing left to do,' wrote Meghan in the caption. The so-called Baby Mama challenge was a viral TikTok trend in which heavily pregnant women would record themselves dancing to the song, which includes the lyric 'been pregnant for way too long.' Earlier on Wednesday, the duchess also shared rare photos of her daughter. In one black-and-white picture, Meghan can be seen cuddling Lilibet, whose face is partially visible behind her mother's hand and arm. 'Happy birthday to our beautiful girl! Four years ago today she came into our lives – and each day is brighter and better because of it. Thanks to all of those sending love and celebrating her special day,' wrote Meghan in the caption. A second photo in the post shows Meghan cradling Lilibet, whose face is visible in profile, shortly after her birth. A separate post features two photos of Prince Harry with his daughter, with the caption: 'The sweetest bond to watch unfold. Daddy's little girl and favourite adventurer.' The princess was born on June 4, 2021, a year after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped back from their roles as senior royals and moved to the United States. Meghan and Harry are known to fiercely guard the privacy of Lilibet and older brother Prince Archie, 6. The couple did release a Christmas card last year that featured a rare photo of both children, but their backs are to the camera as they run towards their parents. Five other images appeared on the card, all depicting engagements from the year. It marked the first time since 2021 that Harry and Meghan released a Christmas card featuring their children. In April, Meghan revealed that she had suffered from postpartum preeclampsia, calling the potentially fatal condition 'so rare and so scary.' 'The world doesn't know what's happening quietly,' Meghan said on the debut episode of her 'Confessions of a Female Founder' podcast. 'And in the quiet, you're still trying to show up for people… mostly for your children, but those things are huge medical scares.' Most cases of postpartum preeclampsia develop within 48 hours of childbirth, but it can develop four to six weeks postpartum, according to the Mayo Clinic. Postpartum preeclampsia can cause seizures and other serious complications if left untreated. By Jack Guy, CNN
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Unimpressed royal fans are all saying the same thing about Meghan Markle's clip showing her dancing with Prince Harry in hospital ahead of Lilibet's birth
Meghan Markle's latest Instagram post showing her and Prince Harry dancing in a hospital room in an attempt to induce Princess Lilibet's birth has been branded 'cringy' and 'unroyal' by unimpressed royal fans. The Duchess of Sussex, 43, shared the throwback footage to mark her daughter's fourth birthday today, explaining how 'there was only one thing left to do' when the youngster was a week past her due date. In the clip, a heavily pregnant Meghan is shown dancing to the Starrkeisha song Baby Momma, alongside the Duke of Sussex. The release of the footage is one of the more unusual ways a member of the royal family has marked a royal birthday - and the Duchess' post has ruffled feathers amongst fans. One person wrote on X: 'It's cringe and embarrassing but typical of Meghan', while another simply said: 'Tacky.' A third added: 'Good grief, these people have titles. Ruining the reputation and respect of the Royal Family, one Instagram post at a time.' Meanwhile, another individual suggested the Duke and Duchess' footage was 'very awkward and cringy'. However, others were impressed by the couple's moves, with one person writing online: 'I'm loving Meghan's Instagram. Such a cute and funny video.' Meghan Markle's (pictured) latest Instagram post showing her and Prince Harry dancing in a hospital room in an attempt to induce Princess Lilibet's birth has been branded 'cringy' and 'unroyal' by unimpressed royal fans A second fan said: 'Meghan and Harry dancing to Baby Momma in the delivery suite is the most sweetest, un-royal, cutest video.' A third added: 'I see nothing wrong with this,' while another person insisted: 'Why is this cringe? People are so weird.' In the clip, Harry is seen coming into view of the camera as the viral Baby Mama song begins to play. A heavily pregnant Meghan then starts twerking in front of a hospital bed before she dances around the room. 'Four years ago today, this also happened. Both of our children were a week past their due dates… so when spicy food, all that walking, and acupuncture didn't work - there was only one thing left to do!,' Meghan wrote on her Instagram. The Baby Mama dance was a social media craze in 2018 with celebs Shay Mitchell, and Chloe and Lauryn Goodman all previously posting videos of themselves taking part in the trend. Meghan had earlier shared two previously unseen photos of Lilibet with Harry. One of the pictures showed the Duke of Sussex holding his daughter's hand as they walked along a sandy road barefoot in the sunshine, while he held his shoes and a cap. The other image was of Harry holding Lilibet as a baby while they looked at each other. Meghan wrote in a post accompanying the pictures: 'The sweetest bond to watch unfold. Daddy's little girl and favorite adventurer. Happy birthday Lili!' However, others were impressed by the couple's moves, with one person writing online: 'I'm loving Meghan's Instagram. Such a cute and funny video' The post was made at 7.40am California time (3.40pm UK), just under eight hours after Meghan posted two other intimate family photos of her with Lilibet. In that post, the Duchess shared a black-and-white snap of herself cuddling Lili, who was sat on her lap, with the pair both sporting windswept hair, seemingly on a boat. The second image in the first post showed Meghan tenderly cradling newborn Lilibet as she enjoyed skin-to-skin time with the new addition to her family in 2021. Meghan wrote in the first post: 'Happy birthday to our beautiful girl! Four years ago today she came into our lives - and each day is brighter and better because of it. 'Thanks to all of those sending love and celebrating her special day!' The duchess usually only shares photos of her daughter pictured from behind to protect her privacy. But in the more recent photo, Lili's eyes and the top half of her face could be seen, with her nose and mouth and the rest of her face covered by Meghan's arms as she hugged the princess. Lili - the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's youngest child - was born on June 4 2021 and was named Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor. She only became entitled to be a princess when her grandfather the King acceded to the throne, because of rules set out by King George V in 1917. Harry and Meghan started using prince and princess for Archie and Lili after the princess's christening in 2023, following correspondence with Charles about the matter. Yesterday, Meghan expressed her dream of launching a future business with Lili as she chatted to Beyonce's mother Tina Knowles on her podcast. 'I wonder if one day I'll be in business with Lili and we'll be building something,' the duchess said, with Knowles adding: 'That's the best.' Last week, the Duchess shared a clip of her and her daughter beekeeping in matching protective suits, writing: 'Harvesting honey with my little honey. (Like mother, like daughter; she's even wearing my gloves).' Lilibet is named after her great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II. Princess Elizabeth had difficulty pronouncing her own name as a toddler and her grandfather George V would affectionately call her Lilibet, imitating her own attempts to say Elizabeth. The sweet nickname stuck and she became known as Lilibet to her family from then on. But the late Queen was reportedly 'as angry as I'd ever seen her ' after Harry and Meghan claimed they had her blessing to use the name for their daughter Lilibet, a royal aide said. Royal author Robert Hardman, in his biography of the King, told how a member of staff recounted Elizabeth II's fury following Harry and Meghan's announcement in 2021 over the use of her childhood family nickname. The BBC later reported a Palace source said the Queen was not asked by the Sussexes whether they could use Lilibet. But the Sussexes' lawyers fired off legal letters to the broadcaster and other publishers, saying the claim was false and defamatory. A spokesperson for Harry and Meghan insisted at the time that the duke spoke to his grandmother in advance and would not have used the name had the monarch not been supportive. Hardman wrote however: 'One privately recalled that Elizabeth II had been 'as angry as I'd ever seen her' in 2021 after the Sussexes announced that she had given them her blessing to call their baby daughter 'Lilibet', the Queen's childhood nickname.'
The Guardian
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Move over Harry and Meghan: Britain's real royal family are now dominating the US headlines
So long, and thanks for all the jam. Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and queen of Montecito, recently announced that she is reimagining As Ever, her raspberry spread and 'flower sprinkle' business. In an interview with Fast Company, which Meghan conducted in fluent buzzword, the actor and entrepreneur said she is thinking bigger than jarred goods and partnering with Netflix to bring forth a vision in which 'content and commerce meet, not in a product placement way, but rather in an ideological way'. (I think the ideology she is referencing here is capitalism). Meghan is now involved with so many different projects that she notes: 'If I had to write a résumé, I don't know what I would call myself.' It looks as though her husband, Henry Charles Albert David Mountbatten-Windsor, doesn't know what to call himself either. The big Harry news from recent days is that the Duke of Sussex had a moment where he considered changing his double-barrelled last name to 'Spencer', in a nod to his late mother and a middle finger to the rest of his family. While the Sussexes seem to be having something of an identity crisis, they are both still generating headlines. But not quite so many as they used to: Harry-and-Meghan-mania seems to have heavily subsided since Harry's big tell-all, Spare, came out in 2023. Which was only to be expected. We know all there is to know about Harry's frostbitten penis and drug habits; now only dull dregs of gossip remain. Meghan's Netflix show has been widely written off as 'boring'. The US media, at least, seem to be getting a little tired of the pair. As the Sussexes become old news, attention has been turning to Britain's other US-based royal family: the Beckhams. Or, more accurately, the Peltz Beckhams: Brooklyn Beckham (David and Victoria's eldest son) and Nicola Peltz (daughter of a US billionaire) combined their last names when they got married in 2022. 'Not many guys take their wives' names,' Brooklyn said at the time. 'So, I was just like, 'Why not?'' He also got about 70 tattoos in honour of Nicola, including the word 'married'. Explaining the inspiration for that tattoo, Brooklyn told USA Today: 'I kind of was just like, 'Oh, we're married, why not?'' Despite the fact that he now owns an artisanal hot sauce business (why not?), Brooklyn is one of the blandest people on the planet. So is his wife, Nicola, who is a film-maker and actor. (Wikipedia, in a savage move, says that she was cast in a role in The Last Airbender 'at the insistence of her father, who was a producer on the film'.) And yet the pair now seem to be absolutely everywhere and mired in controversy. On Tuesday they were the focus of a Glamour cover story that called them 'the world's most talked-about couple'. The talking isn't entirely complimentary: for months there has been rabid speculation about a feud between the Peltz Beckhams and the wider Beckhams. David and Victoria don't like Nicola! Victoria sabotaged Nicola's wedding! Brooklyn skipped all three of his dad's 50th birthday celebrations! Brooklyn is feuding with his younger brother Romeo because Romeo is dating Brooklyn's ex-girlfriend! And on it goes. I won't go through every bit of gossip, but there are striking parallels between the Peltz-Beckham drama and the Sussexes. You've got the American actor wife that the famous British family seems to have a problem with. You've got two brothers feuding. You've got misogynistic speculation that a dim but affable man is being 'controlled' by his ambitious wife. The parallels don't seem to have bypassed the foursome. Last month there were tabloid reports that the Peltz Beckhams had dinner with the Sussexes in Montecito, where they bonded over everything they had in common. 'Nicola and Meghan also had a bit of a 'deep'n'meaningful' as obviously both women have been positioned in the media as home-wreckers,' a source told the Sun. Over the weekend it was also reported that the Peltz Beckhams have now hired a British lawyer who had previously worked with the Sussexes to help with their 'reputation management'. While Brooklyn and Nicola seem keen to model themselves on the Sussexes, I rather think Harry should brand himself like Beckham. Can you imagine how wound up all the Harry-haters would be if he got 70 Meghan-related tattoos? Even better: if he's still keen on changing his name, he should forget Spencer and simply become Harry Markle. Far more modern of him than clinging on to his titles. As Brooklyn would say: why not? Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here.
News.com.au
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Why Prince Harry wants to ‘change his name'
COMMENT All those centuries ago, Will 'I Am' Shakespeare put scratchy quill to parchment and gave us that habitually handy line, 'a rose by another other name' blah, blah, blah. According to him, a bloom, no matter what you it, smells just as nice, an adage that Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex appears to believe in too after it was claimed on Sunday that he considered changing his surname to Spencer. The Daily Mail has reported that the duke 'actively explored ways to assume' Princess Diana's surname and went so far as to seek advice from her brother Earl Spencer however 'was told that the legal hurdles were insurmountable.' 'They had a very amicable conversation and [Earl] Spencer advised him against taking such a step,' a friend of Harry's told the Mail. Per the astonishing report, the duo had the tete-a-tete when the duke was back in the UK. Harry was previously reported to have stayed with his uncle at the Spencers ancestral seat of Althorp in August last year when he returned to Britain for his uncle Lord Robert Fellowes' funeral. Let's get the obvious out of the road - if Harry had gone ahead with this it would have been a truly stunning slap in the face for his father King Charles. (It's remarkable really - somehow, even after Oprah and Netflix and Spare, the duke is still coming up with new ways to even further publicly spurn the royal family.) Still, even the very fact that Harry entertained the idea of dumping the surname available to members of the royal family - Mountbatten-Windsor - is genuinely shocking stuff. At this rate he'll be dying his signature ginger locks blonde to distance himself further from his former life. Of course, things have hardly been all warm and fuzzy between Harry and the King for years, with things so bad that His Majesty is unable to find even a spare ten minute window in his diary to make polite chit chat about the weather with his son. In fact the entente is so far from cordiale that Harry's calls to Charles, 'go unanswered,' a friend of his somehow managed to let slip to People last year 'He gets unavailable right now'. Added to which there is also still the reportedly unhealed sore that was Harry's decision to tell all in his 2023 memoir, in which he not only had go's at his father and Prince William but included digs about Queen Camilla and Kate, The Princess of Wales too. Forgiveness, from the Prince of Wales, per reports, could not be further from the cards. However despite this complicated backstory, this name Spencer claim is astonishing. Frosty relations and Whatsapp messages left unread are one thing but going to the legal extreme of changing your name is another. If Harry had gone through with this it would have translated to him amputating himself, irrevocably, from the royal family. (The necessary background bit: Mountbatten-Windsor is the name on the birth certificates of Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, however there is also a convention to use one's father's title too. That's why William and Harry were known at school as 'Wales'. In February 2024 it was reported that Harry, his wife Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex and their kids used 'Sussex'. In an episode of the duchess' With Love Meghan she awkwardly corrected 'friend' Mindy Kaling after the comedian called her 'Meghan Markle'. Note, there will be a quiz on this at the end.) What's missing from the Mail's bombshell Spencer story is the question of what this surname switcheroo would or could have meant for their royal titles. (At least they would not have to have any of their napkins or bespoke pickleball racquets re-monogrammed.) If the duke went so far as to stump up the £50.32 required to change his name via UK deed poll, how could they have straight-faced kept calling themselves the Duke and Duchess of Sussex? In this scenario the question is, would they have simply become plain old Harry and Meghan Spencer instead? What is also unexplored in the Mail story are Meghan's feelings about dumping her royal married name. Given that recently the duchess has, twice, reminded the world she is still, technically, an HRH, it's a tough sell to imagine her merrily binning her duchess title to be a bog standard Mrs. You also have to wonder if the Duke of Sussex, a man who has proven to be a bust as a podcaster and TV producer, had considered the commercial implications of his Spencer plan? 'Harry Spencer' might smell as sweet to him - but what about when it comes to his money-making career? Would coaching company BetterUp be just as happy to have 'Harry Spencer' as their Chief Impact Officer, a title and role that four years on remains as nebulous and detail-deficient as ever? In late May, the Daily Mail reported that the duke is set to launch an 'as-yet-undisclosed commercial venture in the next few months'. Would 'Harry Spencer' have the same access to funding and connections and help as Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, Earl of Dumbarton and Baron Kilkeel? And would 'Meghan Spencer' but have just as much of a booster in Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos who, another Mail report detailed, calls 'the rock star'? (Sarandos, a well-placed source, told the paper the streaming boss 'is a massive, massive fan of Meghan personally…He is all in.') Ponder, if you will, the existential question - who or what are Harry and Meghan as a brand and an enterprise without their royal identities? As it is, even with 'duke' and 'duchess' still firmly slapped all over the shop, they are about to embark on an uncertain US next chapter. They have moved on from their days of monetising their royal angst, handy since it's positively old, tired hat now. Unfortunately, their attempts to establish themselves in the entertainment industry have amounted to hits, misses and repeated claims they are, at times, about as easy to work for as Genghis Khan in a right mood. Harry's Heart of Invictus and Polo were both lavish productions that did about as well with audiences as a live stream of porridge cooling. He never once managed to get a podcast idea across the line in the two and a half years the couple had a contract with Spotify. Meghan has proven much more successful, turning her hand to investing, making a TV show that valiantly fought to make the case to put flower sprinkles on a frittata, and selling jars of fruit spreads for $21.70 a pop. She also has entered influencer territory having launched a ShopMy account meaning she can monetise her impeccable style. (The woman truly knows her way around a fabulous neutral separate or 17 and a spot of Cartier.) At least Ted Sarandos and whoever might be involved in Harry's mystery commercial venture can rest easy knowing that the Sussexes' name and titles are still firmly in place. However, as they breathe deep sighs of relief, how must this Spencer news make Charles feel? In the last four years he has lost his father, Prince Philip, his mother, the late Queen, and to a large degree one of his sons. And for Harry, he has left behind his homeland, his father, his brother, his military roles, a decent chunk of his raison être and his lifetime membership card to Annabel's. If anyone you know still has a quill, this level of family drama is such that it would be perfect for the stage of The Globe.
Daily Mail
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Prince William and King Charles appear at rare joint engagement in united front after Prince Harry's bombshell interview
King Charles and Prince William put on a united front as they visited Westminster Abbey for the Order of the Bath Service on Friday morning. The Prince of Wales, 42, stood in solidarity with his father, 76, during a rare joint appearance at the historic church - just weeks after the Duke of Sussex revealed his fragmented relationship with the king. William arrived at Westminster Abbey at around 11am dressed in full regalia - which included a red cloak and various gold embellishments - for the event which is held every four years. Meanwhile King Charles also stepped out donning a similar elaborate red robe with gold adornments and a full train atop his military uniform. The joint appearance from father and son comes just weeks after Prince Harry opened up about his strained relationship with the King and Prince William in a bombshell interview. Speaking to the BBC after losing an appeal over his security arrangements while he visits the UK, the Duke of Sussex claimed Charles 'won't speak to me' and alluded to the king's health by saying 'I don't know how much longer my father has left'. The Duke, 40, went to court hoping to change the decision to give him downgraded security after Megxit - however after his appeal was thrown out. In the extraordinary interview, the California-based royal alleged his father could have 'resolved' the dispute over his security arrangements if he wanted to - after Harry claimed to have 'uncovered shocking truths' about the Royals' involvement in decision. Harry also alleged his father could have 'resolved' the dispute over his security arrangements if he wanted to - after Harry claimed to have 'uncovered shocking truths' about the Royals' involvement in decision. He claimed his 'jaw dropped' when he discovered the Royal Household sat on the 'secretive' Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec) that decided to withdraw Harry's taxpayer-funded police protection in the UK. He insinuated that more could have been done by the monarch, as well as the King's private secretary Sir Clive Alderton, who had a position on Ravec. Harry told the BBC: 'There is a lot of control and ability in my father's hands. 'Ultimately this whole thing could be resolved through him.' He added that while Charles 'won't speak to me because of this security stuff', Harry hoped to reconcile with his family as 'there's no point continuing to fight anymore'. Despite his plea for reconciliation, experts suggested the scorched-earth interview may, in fact, have driven the wedge between Harry and the royal family even further - as a palace source claimed they have 'zero trust' in the Duke. 'The family feel that private conversations with Harry are not possible,' an insider told Hello, after the emotionally charged BBC interview. The outlet further claimed that even if Charles were to rekindle a relationship with his youngest son, the same can't be said for Prince William, who has reportedly abandoned all hope of repairing his relationship with his brother. William, instead, appears focussed on supporting Charles, 76, with Friday's engagement at Westminster Abbey marking a rare, joint appearance for the monarch and his heir. The event will be Charles' first Service as Sovereign, with William set to be installed as Great Master of the Order during the ceremony, which will include the oath taking and installation of five Knights. The Service for the Order of the Bath is held every four years; the monarch traditionally attends every other service - meaning once every eight years - while the Prince of Wales, as Great Master, attends each service. The King last attended the ceremony as Prince of Wales in 2022 in his role as Great Master of the Order - one that he has held since 1975. During his final appearance as the Great Master, before William takes over from his father on Friday, Charles donned his full regalia for the ceremony that honours officers of the Armed Services and civil servants. It is a role traditionally carried out by the monarch, however Charles performed the duties on behalf of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, during the 2022 ceremony. Charles first stepped in for the late Queen, who died on September 8, 2022, at the Order of the Bath Service in 2014 - after aides feared that the steps at the Abbey were 'too steep' for her while dressed in full regalia. Ahead of Friday's service, King Charles joined Queen Camilla at a charity function in London on Tuesday, May 13. The royal couple attended a reception and awards ceremony for Elephant Family, set up by Camilla's late brother Mark Shand, who tragically died aged just 62 after falling and suffering a head injury in 2014. The star-studded event at The Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew, West London, attracted guests including Princess Beatrice - who looked stylish in a red Rebecca Vallance gown - Lady Marina Windsor, Ronaldo Nazario, the Brazilian footballer, actors Ed Westwick and Amy Jackson and Sophie Ellis-Bextor. In an impromptu speech the King, who accompanied his wife as joint president of the charity, which is now part of Charles' British Asian Trust, said 'collaboration is far better than conflict' as he gave an impromptu speech. WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF THE ORDER OF THE BATH? Founded in 1725 by George I, the Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry which usually honours officers of the Armed Services, as well as a small number of civil servants. The title of the Order, which carries the motto Tria Juncta in uno (Three joined in one), has its origins in the late Middle Ages and stems from the ritual washing of a would-be knight as he prepared for the conferment of a knighthood. Before they could be knighted the candidates had to undertake various rituals designed to purify their inner soul through fasting, vigils, prayer and bathing. The Order was first mentioned in an official document in 1128 when 15-year-old Geoffrey count of Anjou was knighted, and to mark Henry V's coronation in 1413 'fifty gallant young gentlemen, candidates for Knighthood of the Bath, according to custom went into the baths prepared severally for them'. Many traditional ceremonies had started to disappear by the end of the fifteenth century, although 'Knights of the Bath' were still made at coronations. However, the Order was revived by George I in 1725 as a military order when then Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole, needed an additional source for political rewards. George I's statutes stated that: 'Whereas in case of a war in Europe we are determined that this Realm should be in a posture of defence against the attempts of our enemies, We do hereby ordain that from henceforth every Companion of the said Military Order in case of any danger of invasion from foreign enemies or from rebellion at home shall maintain at his own cost four men-at-arms for any number of days the Sovereign shall think proper.' At the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 the Prince Regent, who would go on to become George IV) expanded the order and formally abolished the bathing rites, as well as vigils and fasting. The installing of new Knights, putting them into their stalls at the Order's spiritual home - the Lady Chapel of King Henry VII at Westminster Abbey - ended in 1847. But it was revived again in 1913, this time by George V, in a modified form that continues today with Knights installed as a group. The erection of stall-plates, banners and crests of the Knights was followed again. These markers hang above the stall until a Knight's death when they are returned to his family, but a copper stall-plate enamelled with his coat of arms remains as a permanent record. Knights may wait many years before a stall becomes vacant - Lord Mountbatten could not take up his place for 17 years. Women were admitted to the Order in 1971, with Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester the first Dame Grand Cross. The Order now consists of the Sovereign (The Queen), the Great Master (The Prince of Wales) and three classes of members, with statutes providing for 120 Knights and Dames Grand Cross, 295 Knights and Dames Commander and 1,455 Companions. During the function, Camilla, 77, became emotional as she watched a posthumous video of her brother in which he spoke about his 'optimism' for saving endangered elephants that brought her to tears. Meanwhile, Prince William handed out honours to English Olympian Keely Hodgkinson and former Formula One driver and sports broadcaster Martin Brundle at Windsor Castle yesterday. Speaking as Hodgkinson, 23, received an MBE at Windsor Castle yesterday, Prince William told her that Princess Charlotte, 10, watched her win gold at the women's 800m at the Paris Olympics last year. The athlete later revealed that the Prince, 42, also shared that Charlotte, who recently celebrated her 10th birthday, is currently training for the 400m 'at the minute and the hurdles'. During their exchange at Tuesday's investiture ceremony, William also told Hodgkinson that 'he wished he could be there' to watch her take gold in person. 'He told me that he remembers me winning and that he wished he could be there to see it himself,' the Manchester-born Olympian told PA.
