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Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Meghan Markle reveals subtle way she breached royal protocol in new Netflix trailer
A royal expert has revealed why Prince Harry may not have a taste for seafood after Meghan Markle shared he 'doesn't like lobster' in series two of her Netflix show. The new trailer for With Love, Meghan was released on Tuesday and showed Meghan hosting a fresh batch of celebrities and influencers at the rented California house close to her and Prince Harry's Montecito mansion. One such guest is Spanish-American chef José Andrés who, in the snippet, can be seen preparing a seafood dish with the Duchess of Sussex, 44. 'Do you know who doesn't like lobster? My husband,' Meghan tells Jose, who asks incredulously: 'And you married him?' However, Harry's aversion to shellfish may have something to do with growing up within the Royal Family after it has been widely reported that senior members are generally advised against eating seafood dishes - in addition to garlic and foie gras. While there are conflicting accounts of royal protocol when it comes to making and serving these preparations, Ok! magazine reported it mandates that some food groups are avoided for health and safety considerations. One of King Charles's former butlers, Grant Harrold previously noted that the 'Royal Family has to be careful with shellfish' to minimise the risk of food poisoning that could interrupt their official schedules. 'It is a very sensible move to abandon having seafood when out and about on public duties,' Grant told the Daily Express in 2022. 'We don't want a member of the Royal Family having a serious reaction to food poisoning. Especially if [they] are on an overseas tour. Therefore you will not normally find this on the royal menu.' This has been previously contradicted by Darren McGrady, Queen Elizabeth's former chef, who shared a photo of a menu from 1989 that indicated the late monarch sampled a soufflé de homard - or a lobster soufflé - at Windsor Castle. 'Proof that the Royal Family DO actually eat shellfish,' he captioned the photo, according to Hello! magazine. It's likely Prince Harry's aversion to the food group has a little something to do with shellfish being served sparingly at dinnertime growing up within The Firm, considering the risk of food poisioning or allergies - especially when eaten raw. Meghan previously stated that seafood was a great love of hers, telling The New Potato magazine her 'ideal food day' involved heaps and heaps of seafood. She described her dream dinner as follows: 'A leisurely dinner of seafood and pasta, and a negroni to cap off the night.' In addition to shellfish like prawns and lobster, Prince Harry had a strict rule that 'his chefs should not buy foie gras', a former Clarence House official told The Telegraph. It comes as outraged fans criticised the Duchess and Netflx after it was revealed American model Chrissy Teigen is among the guests on the second season of With Love, Meghan. Her inclusion has cast a shadow over the second installment of With Love, Meghan - even before its release - after social media users highlighted the former Sports Illustrated model's bullying row. In 2021, John Legend 's wife Chrissy faced severe backlash after abusive tweets by the star - dating back to 2011 - resurfaced online. In one, she told then-16-year-old Courtney Stodden - who identifies as they/them - to kill themselves. While the star has since apologised, it appeared fans have yet to fully forgive Chrissy for the disparaging tweets towards Courtney after they spotted her laughing and joking in the kitchen with Prince Harry's wife. The appearance of Chrissy in the show is all the more baffling, given Meghan's propensity to distance herself from pals who find themselves at the centre of controversy. Despite the bullying controversy, however, Chrissy has been close with the Duchess, especially after the Sussexes relocated to California in 2020. Now, her cameo on the forthcoming season of With Love, Meghan has called their friendship into question after several people highlighted how the Duchess has championed for stricter online safety regulations while speaking out against cyberbullying. Last October, Meghan reportedly described herself as being 'one of them most bullied people in the world' during a meeting with teenage girls at the youth leadership organisation Girls Inc in Santa Barbara. Earlier that year in August, Harry and Meghan's Archewell Foundation launched the Parents' Network in support of 'parents who have first-hand knowledge of the pain and destruction caused by social media use '. Netflix viewers highlighted the irony of roping in Chrissy, who said she was 'ashamed and completely embarrassed' by the tweets in her public apology to Courtney, for the show helmed by Meghan - who has consistently spoken out about children's digital safety. 'She advocates against online bullying then has Chrissy Teigen it make sense Netflix,' one X user wrote. Another message read: 'How can Meghan Markle associate with Chrissy Teigen, a self-confessed online bully and troll who purports to suport the Parents Network who are campaigning against this very thing?' 'This round may destroy her,' one X user added. 'Chrissy Teigen guests this season. WTF thought she was a good idea?' A similar comment read: 'You couldn't make it up, I wonder if it will help support the parents of the people Chrissy Teigen has bullied?' 'How do you have a charity for the parents of children who took their lives due to social media bullying but be besties with Chrissy Teigen and feature her in your show? I'm truly baffled.' Courtney incurred relentless bullying both publicly and in private from Chrissy, who tweeted at the then-teen in 2011: 'My Friday fantasy: you. dirt nap. mmmmmm baby', followed by: 'go. to sleep. forever.' Old tweets from 2013 have also resurfaced in which she described nine-year-old Oscar nominee Quvenzhané Wallis as 'cocky' and called Teen Mom star Farrah Abraham, then 21, a 'wh*** '. And ironically enough, Chrissy had stated that she was leaving Twitter before the scandal erupted because she was experiencing too much 'negative' abuse. 'This no longer serves me as positively as it serves me negatively … I've always been portrayed as the strong clap back girl but I'm just not,' she said. After the barrage of tweets came to light and people called for the model to be 'cancelled,' she issued an apology to Courtney - who was catapulted into the spotlight as the teen bride of the much older Green Mile actor Doug Hutchinson. 'Not a lot of people are lucky enough to be held accountable for all their past bulls**t in front of the entire world. I'm mortified and sad at who I used to be. I was an insecure, attention seeking troll. I am ashamed and completely embarrassed at my behavior but that is nothing compared to how I made Courtney feel,' she began. 'I have tried to connect with Courtney privately but since I publicly fueled all this, I want to also publicly apologize. I'm so sorry, Courtney. I hope you can heal now knowing how deeply sorry I am,' she wrote.
MTV Lebanon
6 days ago
- Climate
- MTV Lebanon
Europe's wildfires hit tourism spots and forests
Firefighters across Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey and the Balkans were battling wildfires on Tuesday, with another heatwave pushing temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) across parts of Europe. Global warming is giving the Mediterranean region hotter, drier summers, scientists say, with wildfires surging each year and sometimes whipping up into "whirls". "We are being cooked alive, this cannot continue," said a mayor in Portugal, Alexandre Favaios, as three fires burned. On the outskirts of the Spanish capital Madrid, a fire killed a man working at a horse stable and reached some houses and farms but was contained by Tuesday, regional authorities said. A man also died in a fire in Albania, while a 61-year-old Hungarian seasonal worker is suspected to have died of heat-related causes while picking fruit in Lleida, in Spain's eastern Catalonia region. In Montenegro's mountainous Kuci area, northeast of the capital Podgorica, one army soldier was killed and another badly injured when a water tanker they were operating overturned, the Defence Ministry said. In Tarifa, on the southernmost tip of the Iberian peninsula, beachgoers and celebrity chef Jose Andres filmed flames and black smoke on the hills above whitewashed villas. More than 2,000 people were evacuated from there as the fire - believed to have started in eucalyptus and pine forests - spread, officials said. Helicopters doused the blaze with seawater. Authorities in Albania, Montenegro, Germany, Spain, Italy and France issued various types of heat warnings. In Spain, temperatures reached 44 C (111 F) in some regions, according to meteorology service AEMET, with minimal rainfall and windy conditions expected to exacerbate the fire risk. Spain's Interior Ministry has put national services on standby, while almost 1,000 members of the armed forces are already supporting firefighting. The country's rail operator said trains between northwestern Galicia and Madrid were halted because of a fire. In Spain's largest region, Castile and Leon, more than 1,200 firefighters battled 32 wildfires on Tuesday and thousands of residents were told to leave their homes. Meanwhile, police said it had arrested a firefighter near the walled city of Avila northwest of Madrid, who had confessed to starting a fire two weeks ago because of the potential income from work extinguishing it. In north Portugal, more than 1,300 firefighters backed by 16 aircraft were battling three large fires. One of them, in the Vila Real area, has been burning for 10 days. "It's been 10 days that our population is in panic, without knowing when the fire will knock on their door," local mayor Favaios told broadcaster RTP, pleading for more government help. In Albania, swathes of forest and farmland have been burnt by wildfires in the past week, and 30 separate fires continue to burn stoked by strong winds. The Defence Ministry said four army helicopters and 80 soldiers were helping firefighters. It also reported the death of a man suspected of having started in his backyard a fire that spread across a wider area. In neighbouring Montenegro, authorities backed by helicopters from Serbia and Croatia contained a wildfire near Podgorica on Tuesday, with the capital covered by smoke. In Gornja Vrbica, residents helped firefighters stop a fire from reaching a local church and cemetery, Pobjeda daily reported. More help was expected from Austria, Slovenia and Italy under the EU civil protection mechanism. Dragana Vukovic, whose house in southeastern Piperi was reduced to ruins, told Reuters: "Everything that can be paid for and bought will be compensated, but the memories that burned in these four rooms and the attic cannot be compensated." In Greece at Europe's southernmost tip, wildfires in some cases fanned by gale-force winds forced the evacuation of several villages and a hotel on the tourist islands of Zakynthos and Cephalonia in the Ionian Sea along with four other parts of the mainland. A wildfire in the southern Greek region of Achaia forced residents of five villages near an industrial zone to flee, while 85 firefighters and 10 aircraft tried to stop a fire from reaching houses near the western Greek town of Vonitsa. The picture was similar in Turkey where a large blaze in the northwestern province of Canakkale burned for a second day, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of residents.
Irish Independent
6 days ago
- Climate
- Irish Independent
‘We are being cooked alive' – wildfires rage amid heatwave across Europe
Global warming is giving the Mediterranean region hotter, drier summers, scientists say, with wildfires surging each year and sometimes whipping up into 'whirls'. 'We are being cooked alive – this cannot continue,' said Alexandre Favaois, mayor of Vila Real, Portugal. A large wildfire has been burning on the edges of the city for days. On the outskirts of the Spanish capital Madrid, a man working at a horse stable died in a fire that reached some houses and farms, but was later contained. A man also died in a fire in Albania, and a 61-year-old Hungarian seasonal worker is suspected to have died of heat-related causes while picking fruit in Lleida, in Spain's eastern Catalonia region. In Montenegro's mountainous Kuci area – north-east of the capital, Podgorica – one soldier was killed and another badly injured when a water tanker they were operating overturned, the defence ministry said. In Tarifa, on the southernmost tip of the Iberian peninsula, beachgoers and celebrity chef Jose Andres filmed flames and black smoke on the hills above whitewashed villas. More than 2,000 people were evacuated from there as the fire – believed to have started in eucalyptus and pine forests – spread. Helicopters doused the blaze with seawater. Authorities in Albania, Montenegro, Germany, Spain, Italy and France issued various types of heat warnings. In Spain, according to meteorology service AEMET, temperatures reached 44C in some regions, with minimal rainfall and windy conditions expected to exacerbate the fire risk. Spain's interior ministry has put national services on standby, while almost 1,000 members of the armed forces are already supporting firefighting. The country's rail operator said trains between Galicia and Madrid were halted because of a fire. ADVERTISEMENT Learn more In Spain's largest region, Castile and Leon, more than 1,200 firefighters battled 32 wildfires yesterday, and thousands of residents were told to leave their homes. Meanwhile, police said they had arrested a firefighter near the walled city of Avila, north-west of Madrid, who had confessed to starting a fire two weeks ago because of the potential income from work extinguishing it. It's been 10 days that our population is in panic, without knowing when the fire will knock on their door In north Portugal, more than 1,300 firefighters – backed by 16 aircraft –were battling three large fires. One of the fires – that on the outskirts of Vila Real – has been burning for 10 days. 'It's been 10 days that our population is in panic, without knowing when the fire will knock on their door,' Mr Favaios told broadcaster RTP, pleading for more government help. In Albania, swathes of forest and farmland have been burnt by wildfires in the past week, and 30 separate fires continue to burn, stoked by strong winds. The country's defence ministry said four army helicopters and 80 soldiers were helping firefighters. It also reported the death of a man suspected of having started a fire – which eventually spread across a wider area – in his backyard. In neighbouring Montenegro, authorities backed by helicopters from Serbia and Croatia contained a wildfire near the capital on Tuesday, with the capital covered by smoke. The memories that burned in these four rooms and the attic cannot be compensated In the village of Gornja Vrbica, residents helped firefighters stop a fire from reaching a local church and cemetery, Pobjeda – a daily Montenegrin newspaper – reported. More help was expected from Austria, Slovenia and Italy under the EU civil protection mechanism. Dragana Vukovic, whose house in Piperi, Montenegro, was reduced to ruins, told Reuters: 'Everything that can be paid for and bought will be compensated, but the memories that burned in these four rooms and the attic cannot be compensated.' In Greece, wildfires that were in some cases fanned by gale-force winds forced evacuations in four parts of the mainland, and on the islands of Zakynthos and Cephalonia. A wildfire in the southern Greek region of Achaia forced residents of five villages near an industrial zone to flee, while 85 firefighters and 10 aircraft tried to stop a fire from reaching houses near the western Greek town of Vonitsa. The picture was similar in Turkey, where a large blaze in the north-western province of Canakkale burned for a second day, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of residents.
Otago Daily Times
6 days ago
- Climate
- Otago Daily Times
'Cooked alive': Crews tackle wildfires as heatwave bakes Europe
Firefighters across Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey and the Balkans were battling wildfires on Tuesday (local time), with another heatwave pushing temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) across parts of Europe. Global warming is giving the Mediterranean region hotter, drier summers, scientists say, with wildfires surging each year and sometimes whipping up into "whirls". "We are being cooked alive, this cannot continue," said a mayor in Portugal, Alexandre Favaios, as three fires burned. On the outskirts of the Spanish capital Madrid, a fire killed a man working at a horse stable and reached some houses and farms but had been contained, regional authorities said. A man also died in a fire in Albania, while a 61-year-old Hungarian seasonal worker is suspected to have died of heat-related causes while picking fruit in Lleida, in Spain's eastern Catalonia region. In Montenegro's mountainous Kuci area, northeast of the capital Podgorica, one army soldier was killed and another badly injured when a water tanker they were operating overturned, the Defence Ministry said. In Tarifa, on the southernmost tip of the Iberian peninsula, beachgoers and celebrity chef Jose Andres filmed flames and black smoke on the hills above whitewashed villas. More than 2000 people were evacuated from there as the fire - believed to have started in eucalyptus and pine forests - spread, officials said. Helicopters doused the blaze with seawater. Authorities in Albania, Montenegro, Germany, Spain, Italy and France issued various types of heat warnings. In Spain, temperatures reached 44C in some regions, according to meteorology service AEMET, with minimal rainfall and windy conditions expected to exacerbate the fire risk. SPANISH MILITARY HELPS Spain's Interior Ministry has put national services on standby, while almost 1000 members of the armed forces are already supporting firefighting. The country's rail operator said trains between northwestern Galicia and Madrid were halted because of a fire. In Spain's largest region, Castile and Leon, more than 1200 firefighters battled 32 wildfires on Tuesday and thousands of residents were told to leave their homes. Meanwhile, police said they had arrested a firefighter near the walled city of Avila northwest of Madrid, and he had confessed to starting a fire two weeks ago because of the potential income from work extinguishing it. In north Portugal, more than 1300 firefighters backed by 16 aircraft were battling three large fires. One of them, in the Vila Real area, has been burning for 10 days. "It's been 10 days that our population is in panic, without knowing when the fire will knock on their door," local mayor Favaios told broadcaster RTP, pleading for more government help. In Albania, swathes of forest and farmland have been burnt by wildfires in the past week, and 30 separate fires continue to burn stoked by strong winds. The Defence Ministry said four army helicopters and 80 soldiers were helping firefighters. It also reported the death of a man suspected of having started in his backyard a fire that spread across a wider area. In neighbouring Montenegro, authorities backed by helicopters from Serbia and Croatia contained a wildfire near Podgorica on Tuesday, with the capital covered by smoke. In Gornja Vrbica, residents helped firefighters stop a fire from reaching a local church and cemetery, Pobjeda daily reported. More help was expected from Austria, Slovenia and Italy under the EU civil protection mechanism. Dragana Vukovic, whose house in southeastern Piperi was reduced to ruins, told Reuters: "Everything that can be paid for and bought will be compensated, but the memories that burned in these four rooms and the attic cannot be compensated." 'OUT OF CONTROL' In Greece at Europe's southernmost tip, wildfires in some cases fanned by gale-force winds forced the evacuation of several villages and a hotel on the tourist islands of Zakynthos and Cephalonia in the Ionian Sea along with four other parts of the mainland. A wildfire in the southern Greek region of Achaia forced residents of five villages near an industrial zone to flee, while 85 firefighters and 10 aircraft tried to stop a fire from reaching houses near the western Greek town of Vonitsa. The picture was similar in Turkey where a large blaze in the northwestern province of Canakkale burned for a second day, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of residents.
AsiaOne
6 days ago
- Climate
- AsiaOne
'Cooked alive': Europe's wildfires hit tourism spots and forests, World News
MADRID/PODGORICA — Firefighters across Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey and the Balkans were battling wildfires on Tuesday (Aug 12), with another heatwave pushing temperatures above 40 deg C across parts of Europe. Global warming is giving the Mediterranean region hotter, drier summers, scientists say, with wildfires surging each year and sometimes whipping up into "whirls". "We are being cooked alive, this cannot continue," said a mayor in Portugal, Alexandre Favaios, as three fires burned. On the outskirts of the Spanish capital Madrid, a fire killed a man working at a horse stable and reached some houses and farms but was contained by Tuesday, regional authorities said. A man also died in a fire in Albania, while a 61-year-old Hungarian seasonal worker is suspected to have died of heat-related causes while picking fruit in Lleida, in Spain's eastern Catalonia region. In Montenegro's mountainous Kuci area, northeast of the capital Podgorica, one army soldier was killed and another badly injured when a water tanker they were operating overturned, the Defence Ministry said. In Tarifa, on the southernmost tip of the Iberian peninsula, beachgoers and celebrity chef Jose Andres filmed flames and black smoke on the hills above whitewashed villas. More than 2,000 people were evacuated from there as the fire — believed to have started in eucalyptus and pine forests — spread, officials said. Helicopters doused the blaze with seawater. Authorities in Albania, Montenegro, Germany, Spain, Italy and France issued various types of heat warnings. In Spain, temperatures reached 44 deg C in some regions, according to meteorology service AEMET, with minimal rainfall and windy conditions expected to exacerbate the fire risk. Spanish military helps Spain's Interior Ministry has put national services on standby, while almost 1,000 members of the armed forces are already supporting firefighting. The country's rail operator said trains between northwestern Galicia and Madrid were halted because of a fire. In Spain's largest region, Castile and Leon, more than 1,200 firefighters battled 32 wildfires on Tuesday and thousands of residents were told to leave their homes. Meanwhile, police said it had arrested a firefighter near the walled city of Avila northwest of Madrid, who had confessed to starting a fire two weeks ago because of the potential income from work extinguishing it. In north Portugal, more than 1,300 firefighters backed by 16 aircraft were battling three large fires. One of them, in the Vila Real area, has been burning for 10 days. "It's been 10 days that our population is in panic, without knowing when the fire will knock on their door," local mayor Favaios told broadcaster RTP, pleading for more government help. In Albania, swathes of forest and farmland have been burnt by wildfires in the past week, and 30 separate fires continue to burn stoked by strong winds. The Defence Ministry said four army helicopters and 80 soldiers were helping firefighters. It also reported the death of a man suspected of having started in his backyard a fire that spread across a wider area. In neighbouring Montenegro, authorities backed by helicopters from Serbia and Croatia contained a wildfire near Podgorica on Tuesday, with the capital covered by smoke. In Gornja Vrbica, residents helped firefighters stop a fire from reaching a local church and cemetery, Pobjeda daily reported. More help was expected from Austria, Slovenia and Italy under the EU civil protection mechanism. Dragana Vukovic, whose house in southeastern Piperi was reduced to ruins, told Reuters: "Everything that can be paid for and bought will be compensated, but the memories that burned in these four rooms and the attic cannot be compensated." 'Out of control' In Greece at Europe's southernmost tip, wildfires in some cases fanned by gale-force winds forced the evacuation of several villages and a hotel on the tourist islands of Zakynthos and Cephalonia in the Ionian Sea along with four other parts of the mainland. A wildfire in the southern Greek region of Achaia forced residents of five villages near an industrial zone to flee, while 85 firefighters and 10 aircraft tried to stop a fire from reaching houses near the western Greek town of Vonitsa. The picture was similar in Turkey where a large blaze in the northwestern province of Canakkale burned for a second day, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of residents. [[nid:721285]]
