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The Irish Sun
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Adorable behind the scenes video of Prince Louis' 7th birthday is shared by Princess Kate & Wills
AN adorable behind the scenes video of Prince Louis's seventh birthday has been shared by the Prince and Princess of Wales. Kate and Wills celebrated their youngest son's birthday by Advertisement 1 Prince Louis flashed a cheeky smile in an adorable photo released to mark his seventh birthday Louis is pictured sitting on a tree trunk, smiling and showing a gap for his two front teeth, in the image released on William and Kate's social media accounts. It was accompanied by the message: "Wishing Prince Louis a very Happy 7th Birthday!" followed by a cake emoji. The photo was taken earlier this month by Josh Shinner in Norfolk, where the Wales family spent Easter. The young prince is dressed in an open-necked checked shirt, dark green jumper and blue jeans, with the woodland backdrop showing a carpet of bluebells. Advertisement Read more Royal News The royal family also shared its congratulations to Louis, reposting the image and adding "Happy Birthday to Prince Louis" followed by balloon and celebrations emojis. Louis, who is known for his cheeky antics on the Palace balcony, is fourth in line to the throne. He was born on St George's Day, April 23, in 2018, at the private Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London, weighing 8lb 7oz.
CNN
10-04-2025
- Health
- CNN
King Charles and Queen Camilla pay a surprise visit to recovering Pope Francis during Italy trip
King Charles and Queen Camilla paid a surprise visit to Pope Francis as he recuperates at the Vatican on Wednesday during a state visit to Italy that coincided with the British royal couple's 20th wedding anniversary. The pope met privately with the royals, the Vatican said in a statement. 'During the meeting, the Pope expressed his good wishes to Their Majesties on the occasion of their wedding anniversary and reciprocated His Majesty's wishes a speedy recovery of his health,' the Vatican said. Buckingham Palace confirmed the meeting, saying that the couple 'were delighted the Pope was well enough to host them - and to have had the opportunity to share their best wishes in person.' The 88-year-old pontiff has been recovering from a life-threatening bout of double pneumonia that landed him in hospital for five weeks in February and March. Charles, meanwhile, has been battling cancer since last year. Wednesday's meeting came as a surprise after the palace announced last month that the royals had postponed a planned state visit to the Vatican to offer the pope more time to recuperate. A royal source told CNN on Wednesday that Francis had extended an invitation for a private audience to Charles and Camilla after their official visit was canceled, but that the meeting was subject to the pope's health and only confirmed on Wednesday morning. The meeting took place on Wednesday afternoon after Charles became the first British monarch to address both houses of Italian parliament. It lasted around 20 minutes and it is understood that the pope took the opportunity to wish the couple a happy anniversary. The encounter was the third time Charles and Francis have crossed paths - though it was the first since the King's coronation. CNN understands there was an exchange of gifts, and Charles can be seen holding a small red box in the photo of the meeting released by the Vatican on Thursday. Charles previously visited the Vatican in 2019 for the canonization of Cardinal John Henry Newman, the first Englishman to be made a saint since 1970. He also traveled to the Holy See with Camilla in 2017. Earlier this week, Francis appeared to be in good spirits at his first public appearance since being released from hospital just over two weeks ago. The pope smiled as he greeted crowds in the Vatican on Sunday, sitting in a wheelchair and wearing what appeared to be a nasal cannula to help with his breathing. In a photo of Francis greeting the royal couple on Wednesday, the pontiff was not wearing the breathing aid. GET OUR FREE ROYAL NEWSLETTER • Sign up to CNN's Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on the royal family, what they are up to in public and what's happening behind palace walls. Charles and Camilla are in Italy on a four-day state visit. They received a full ceremonial welcome on Tuesday, meeting President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinale Palace before viewing a fly-past by aerial acrobatics teams from the Italian and British air forces. Earlier Wednesday, Charles met Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The final day of the trip has a literary theme to it. The royal couple will relocate from Rome to Ravenna in northeastern Italy on Thursday, where they will visit the tomb of Italian poet and writer Dante Alighieri, before Camilla tours the Byron Museum to explore the Romantic poet's life in Italy. The state visit will conclude with a final engagement at Ravenna's market in Piazza del Popolo, where they will attend a food festival and meet local farmers and producers. The trip comes less than two weeks after Charles was briefly hospitalized after experiencing 'temporary side effects' from a scheduled cancer treatment, according to the palace. While causing him to cancel a day's worth of engagements, the King's experience was not out of the ordinary, according to a royal source, and he appeared to recover quickly. In February last year, Charles revealed he had been diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer and stepped away from public duties for several months for treatment. He resumed official engagements in April last year after doctors said they were 'very encouraged' by his progress.
CNN
08-04-2025
- Health
- CNN
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex opens up about ‘scary' condition after childbirth
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has spoken about suffering from postpartum preeclampsia, calling the potentially fatal condition 'so rare and so scary.' Speaking on the debut episode of her new podcast 'Confessions of a Female Founder,' released Tuesday, Meghan described her experience of the condition, which is marked by elevated blood pressure and high levels of protein in the urine or other signs of organ damage. Meghan was speaking to her friend Whitney Wolfe Herd, founder of the Bumble dating app, who also experienced postpartum preeclampsia. 'We both had very similar experiences — though we didn't know each other at the time — with postpartum and we both had preeclampsia. Postpartum preeclampsia,' said Meghan. 'It's so rare and so scary,' she added. 'And you're still trying to juggle all of these things, and the world doesn't know what's happening quietly,' said Meghan. 'And in the quiet, you're still trying to show up for people… mostly for your children, but those things are huge medical scares.' Wolfe Herd agreed, saying: 'I mean life or death, truly. It's like, really scary.' 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. Meghan shares two children with her husband, Prince Harry. Archie was born in May 2019 and Lilibet was born two years later, after the couple stepped down as working royals. GET OUR FREE ROYAL NEWSLETTER • Sign up to CNN's Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on the royal family, what they are up to in public and what's happening behind palace walls. Meghan's new podcast is produced in partnership with Lemonada Media, which is home to Julia Louis-Dreyfus' podcast, 'Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus,' 'Choice Words with Samantha Bee' and more. After moving to the United States in 2020, Harry and Meghan secured numerous media deals, including with Spotify and Netflix, the streaming home of their docuseries, 'Harry & Meghan,' which chronicled their courtship, their relationship with the media and their decision to leave royal life. And in March, her new Netflix show 'With Love, Meghan' was released on the streaming platform. Consisting of eight glossy episodes, each centered around Meghan hosting a different friend, it offers tips and tricks for being the ultimate hostess, cook and homemaker. Netflix confirmed to CNN last month that the show has been renewed for a second season and is set to premiere in the fall. CNN's Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster contributed reporting.
CNN
08-04-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Prince Harry arrives at court to fight downgraded UK police protection ruling
The Duke of Sussex arrived at a London court on Tuesday to challenge the British government's decision to downgrade his level of taxpayer-funded security while he is visiting the United Kingdom. After Harry and his wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, announced they were stepping down as working members of the Royal Family in 2020, the Royal and VIP Executive Committee (Ravec) decided the couple would no longer be given the 'same degree' of protection when in the country. While he no longer uses the HRH title, Harry is still a member of the British royal family and fifth in line to the British throne. In a rare visit to the UK since moving to California, Harry, the younger son of King Charles, arrived at London's Court of Appeal for a two-day hearing in which he is challenging the decision by the Home Office, the ministry responsible for the committee. He is not expected to give evidence during the two-day hearing, and a written ruling is expected at a later date. Harry has often voiced his fears over his family's safety and has been critical of press intrusion which he blames for the death of his mother, Diana, who died in a car crash in 1997 while being pursued by paparazzi in Paris. During the full hearing of Harry's claim in late 2023, the duke told the court in a statement the UK is 'central to the heritage of my children,' Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, and that he wants them to 'feel at home' in the UK as much as in the United States. 'I cannot put my wife in danger like that and, given my experiences in life, I am reluctant to unnecessarily put myself in harm's way too,' his statement said. Harry's lawyers told the court that he felt 'singled out' by the Ravec decision, while the government argued that Ravec was obliged to approach matters 'on a case-by-case basis.' Harry's legal action against the Home Office at the time was unsuccessful and the court initially refused him permission to appeal. However, the Court of Appeal agreed in June 2024 to hear the duke's case, following a direct application from Harry's lawyers. GET OUR FREE ROYAL NEWSLETTER • Sign up to CNN's Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on the royal family, what they are up to in public and what's happening behind palace walls. This legal case was one of several that Harry has undertaken in the UK. In January, Harry said he had secured a 'monumental victory' by settling his case over allegations of unlawful information gathering conducted by Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper group. The duke had sued News Group Newspapers (NGN) – publisher of British tabloids The Sun and the now-shuttered News of the World – claiming journalists and private investigators working for the publications had targeted him and his family between 1996 and 2011. Tuesday's appeal comes shortly after the prince quit as patron of Sentabele, a charity he co-founded in honor of his mother to help young people with HIV and AIDS in Lesotho and Botswana. Sophie Chandauka, the charity's chair, accused Harry of bullying and misogyny. Harry said he had resigned 'in shock' and 'heartbroken.' The UK charities watchdog announced last week it had opened a regulatory compliance case. Harry's father, King Charles, will not be in the UK during the two-day security arrangements hearing. Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, are on a state visit to Italy, where they received a full ceremonial welcome on Tuesday morning, meeting President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinale Palace before viewing a flypast by the Frecce Tricolori and Red Arrows. CNN's Max Foster contributed reporting.
CNN
08-04-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Prince Harry arrives at court to fight downgraded UK police protection ruling
The Duke of Sussex arrived at a London court on Tuesday to challenge the British government's decision to downgrade his level of taxpayer-funded security while he is visiting the United Kingdom. After Harry and his wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, announced they were stepping down as working members of the Royal Family in 2020, the Royal and VIP Executive Committee (Ravec) decided the couple would no longer be given the 'same degree' of protection when in the country. While he no longer uses the HRH title, Harry is still a member of the British royal family and fifth in line to the British throne. In a rare visit to the UK since moving to California, Harry, the younger son of King Charles, arrived at London's Court of Appeal for a two-day hearing in which he is challenging the decision by the Home Office, the ministry responsible for the committee. He is not expected to give evidence during the two-day hearing, and a written ruling is expected at a later date. Harry has often voiced his fears over his family's safety and has been critical of press intrusion which he blames for the death of his mother, Diana, who died in a car crash in 1997 while being pursued by paparazzi in Paris. During the full hearing of Harry's claim in late 2023, the duke told the court in a statement the UK is 'central to the heritage of my children,' Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, and that he wants them to 'feel at home' in the UK as much as in the United States. 'I cannot put my wife in danger like that and, given my experiences in life, I am reluctant to unnecessarily put myself in harm's way too,' his statement said. Harry's lawyers told the court that he felt 'singled out' by the Ravec decision, while the government argued that Ravec was obliged to approach matters 'on a case-by-case basis.' Harry's legal action against the Home Office at the time was unsuccessful and the court initially refused him permission to appeal. However, the Court of Appeal agreed in June 2024 to hear the duke's case, following a direct application from Harry's lawyers. GET OUR FREE ROYAL NEWSLETTER • Sign up to CNN's Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on the royal family, what they are up to in public and what's happening behind palace walls. This legal case was one of several that Harry has undertaken in the UK. In January, Harry said he had secured a 'monumental victory' by settling his case over allegations of unlawful information gathering conducted by Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper group. The duke had sued News Group Newspapers (NGN) – publisher of British tabloids The Sun and the now-shuttered News of the World – claiming journalists and private investigators working for the publications had targeted him and his family between 1996 and 2011. Tuesday's appeal comes shortly after the prince quit as patron of Sentabele, a charity he co-founded in honor of his mother to help young people with HIV and AIDS in Lesotho and Botswana. Sophie Chandauka, the charity's chair, accused Harry of bullying and misogyny. Harry said he had resigned 'in shock' and 'heartbroken.' The UK charities watchdog announced last week it had opened a regulatory compliance case. Harry's father, King Charles, will not be in the UK during the two-day security arrangements hearing. Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, are on a state visit to Italy, where they received a full ceremonial welcome on Tuesday morning, meeting President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinale Palace before viewing a flypast by the Frecce Tricolori and Red Arrows. CNN's Max Foster contributed reporting.
