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Daily Mirror
4 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Prince Harry and Meghan's single word that left late Queen fearing 'disaster'
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle never intended to leave royal life altogether, but one word in their sensational statement lead to an ultimatum from the Palace, according to insiders Prince Harry and Meghan Markle completely quitting their royal roles came down to the use of a single word, according to an insider. Now five years on from them sensationally stepping back as full-time working royals, the Sussexes appear to have left their former lives well and truly behind them. The pair have both been focusing on their commercial endeavours with Meghan sharing more and more of her life behind the scenes on Instagram, including a recent video of her twerking alongside Harry as they awaited the birth of their daughter Princess Lilibet. However, when they first announced their intention for change more than five years ago, it seemed that they did not want to quit royal life completely, instead saying that they intended to "carve out a progressive new role within this institution". But it appears a throwaway, single word in that very statement paved the way for an ultimatum that there would be no half-in, half-out arrangement for them. In the statement announcing their stepping back, the Sussexes said at the time: "We will continue to collaborate with Her Majesty The Queen, The Prince of Wales, The Duke of Cambridge and all relevant parties." And according to the Daily Mail, the word 'collaborate' is what raised eyebrows, with a source telling the publication: "No-one 'collaborates' with the Queen. This is not one of those 'Kate Moss Top Shop tie-ups'." And with the Sussexes, most notably Meghan, forging a very different path compared to the one she had in the Royal Family, the insider added: "This is exactly why Queen Elizabeth knew this whole half-in, half-out version of royalty they were lobbying for was never, ever going to work. "Harry and Meghan were a law unto themselves from the start, pushing and pushing the envelope to their own professional and financial advantage. Her Late Majesty was nobody's fool and knew that the chances were, it would all end in disaster." In the dancing clip from last week, a heavily pregnant Meghan twerks to the Starrkeisha song Baby Momma, lifting her skirt above her knees, raising her hands in the air and wiggling low with her hands on her hips and legs. Meghan shared the clip on Lilibet's fourth birthday, saying: "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!" And for royal expert Jennie Bond, she believes it is an "astonishing video on any level" and reveals what the King would have thought of it. The former BBC royal correspondent told the Mirror: "The hours before you give birth are some of the most personal, intimate and private in the lives of any couple. "And women are perfectly entitled to do whatever they feel like to get through the waiting, and the pain. Giving birth is a serious business, and anything to lighten the mood is welcome. "However - to share those scenes with the world is utterly bizarre and, in my view, takes away all the magic of the moment. I cannot imagine why she chose to release it. Maybe show it one day to your nearest and dearest— but to anyone and everyone who wants to click on it? "If the King has watched it, which I doubt, though he can't have missed the headlines I'm sure he would be horrified. Royalty has to carry with it some measure of dignity." But she added: "Having said all that, there's no doubt that videos like this connect in a very real way to young people. And perhaps that's what Meghan is trying to do. "My own daughter thought the video humanised both Meghan and Harry and was light-hearted and hugely relatable. It reminded her of her own pregnancies and labour and she thought it was rather charming."
New York Post
11-05-2025
- Business
- New York Post
Los Angeles Apparel to open first NYC store at 480 Broadway
Dov Charney's Los Angeles Apparel will launch its first New York store at KPG Funds' 480 Broadway between Broome and Grand streets. The 24,687 square-foot space, formerly home to TopShop, stands in the heart of Soho's burgeoning retail scene. All of Los Angeles Apparel's 'ethically driven' products are manufactured in a south-central LA factory. 3 Los Angeles Apparel will occupy TopShop's former space at 480 Broadway. Google KPG co-founder and CEO Greg Kraut said, 'This lease reflects everything we believe in – supporting mission-driven brands that contribute to the cultural and economic fabric of our cities.' It's also 'a vote of confidence in the city's retail market,' Kraut said. The repositioned 480 Broadway has nearly 100,000 square feet of boutique office and retail space. 3 Dov Charney. Getty Images Charney also founded American Apparel with which he's no longer associated. The owners of 1251 Sixth Ave. at West 49th Street, Mitsui Fudosan America, and managing agent Hines still have a huge retail hole to fill following the departure of a 15,000 square-foot Chase branch last year. But they'll also likely have a hit on their hands when jumbo Japanese restaurant Double Knot opens in the tower's ground floor later this year. 3 1251 Avenue of the Americas The meal we had at Double Knot's new venue in Miami's Wynwood district last week was sensational in every category, with dishes both familiar and new to us. Double Knot was launched in Philadelphia by chef Michael Schulson. Its New York debut will add to Midtown Sixth Avenue's rising stature as a culinary mecca for office tower- and hotel-based eateries including STK Steak, Del Frisco's, Avra, Jams, Oceana, Restaurant 53, and soon to Eataly Café and Carnegie Deli.
Daily Mail
10-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Wife of retail baron Sir Philip Green in lucrative property deal
As TopShop is poised for a High Street comeback, the wife of retail baron Sir Philip Green has made a lucrative property investment near the chain's former flagship store on London's Oxford Circus. Monaco-based Tina Green, 75, owns 20 flats in a complex near Marble Arch via her Guernsey-based vehicle P17 Investments, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Lady Green owned Topshop's parent company Arcadia, which was run by her husband. She bought the leasehold apartments at Garrett Mansions, off Edgware Road, in August 2020, three months before Arcadia was put into administration. Stores were closed during the second coronavirus lockdown in November 2020 with the loss of 13,000 jobs, and the brand names sold to online competitors. Apartments at Garrett Mansions, which has a pool, spa and gym, sell for £1.4 million. It would make Lady Green's investment worth as much as £28 million. Topshop returned to physical retail for the first time in four years with a one-day, pop-up event yesterday in Shoreditch, East London, ahead of a rumoured High Street comeback.
Scottish Sun
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Simon Cowell launches blistering attack on the super rich & makes surprise admission about his own wealth
SINCE shooting to fame on Pop Idol, X Factor then Britain's Got Talent, Simon Cowell has become rich and powerful beyond his wildest dreams. But the music mogul, who made millions launching the careers of Westlife, Little Mix and One Direction, insists he has no desire to become a billionaire. 6 Simon Cowell at a showbiz bash in 2022 alongside his partner Lauren Silverman, who he says is more outgoing than him at social gatherings Credit: Getty 6 Simon has been pictured with tycoons including former Top Shop owner Philip Green, but he says he finds the super rich can be 'obnoxious and snobby' Credit: Getty 6 The mogul maintains money is not his biggest driver, and with fiancée Lauren Silverman, 47, and ten-year-old son Eric by his side, he is happy with his lot Credit: Getty - Contributor Simon, 65, claims that all the super-rich he knows are 'obnoxious, snobby and unhappy' and insists he has nowhere near the £500million he is estimated to be worth. Although he doesn't deny being incredibly wealthy, he maintains money is not his biggest driver, and with fiancée Lauren Silverman, 47, and ten-year-old son Eric by his side, he is happy with his lot. Simon said: 'I've definitely got enough. 'I don't need any more. 'I don't yearn for what I thought I wanted a few years ago because when I was a kid I had no idea of anything like yachts and the Caribbean or private planes. 'So when the first time — I guess in my early forties, it must have been — I came across this world and saw it and I'm like, 'What? That is your own boat?' It was like a cruise ship. 'So there was a point where maybe I felt I haven't done as well [as I thought], maybe that's what I want. 'And I did start to mix with some of those people for a couple of years. 'And I'm going to be honest with you, I hated it. 'I didn't like the people. Simon Cowell left fuming as BGT live semi-final thrown into chaos after act causes last minute line-up change 'I thought they were obnoxious, I thought they were snobby. 'I think a lot of those people thought they were better than other people because they had money, which is ridiculous when you think about it.' 'Talking to people you don't know is torture' Talking on the How To Fail podcast, Simon didn't name any names when discussing the 'billionaire boys' club' though he has been pictured with tycoons including former Top Shop owner Philip Green. Although Simon is hardly slumming it, he says he had a conversation with Lauren — his partner of 12 years — to confirm his true feelings about living such a jet-set lifestyle. He recalls: 'I remember saying to Lauren, 'Do we actually know anyone who's rich — I mean super-rich — and happy?'. 'She went, 'no', and I went, 'nor me'. 'So we're fine, we're doing alright. 'We don't need any more.' Asked if reports of a £500million fortune are accurate, Simon replied: 'Oh God, it's not that. 'I'm not even close to that. 'I've made a bit of money, yes, but not that much, no.' And disdain for the super-rich isn't Simon's only gripe. am very shy. I can't go to a pre-party — it's my worst thing in the world making small talk with people I don't know. Simon Cowell Indeed, as well as hopeless singers to whom he's given brutal feedback over the years, the talent show judge also hates 'small talk' because he's 'socially inept'. He says being in a room full of people he doesn't know and having to talk to them is 'torture', and admits he often lets social butterfly partner Lauren do the talking for him. Simon explains: 'I am very shy. 'I can't go to a pre-party — it's my worst thing in the world making small talk with people I don't know. 'If we have a common subject, I'm pretty good, but years ago if I had to go to a party, particularly if we had to stand up with a drink, with horrible food, and just talk to people you don't know — it's torture. 'So once I was known by people it was kind of good because it broke the ice with people you meet. 'Instantly they know you, you're talking about something I like, which is the shows, the artist, whatever, which helped me with my shyness.' On Lauren's influence and how his social anxiety sparked him to walk out of one A-list birthday bash, he added: 'Lauren is brilliant in these positions. 'I'm hopeless. 'Joan Collins had a birthday party, and I'm like, how do I get out of it? 'I said to Lauren, 'ok, I'll go, but we have to time it,' because there'll be a horrible stand-up pre-drinks — I can't do that. 'But at the same time, Joan is a diva and if you're late she'll kill me. 'So I'm trying to balance everything. 'I thought we'd timed it well. We didn't. 'For 45 minutes I had to talk to people and I was dying inside. 6 Simon on a jetski during a family break in Barbados, in 2019 Credit: Mega 6 Simon with, from left, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli in London for filming BGT last month Credit: Splash 'I was so stressed by the time I got to the table. 'I left after 30 minutes because I couldn't deal with it.' Simon feels far more comfortable in front of the camera, which he has been doing successfully since becoming a judge on ITV talent show Pop Idol in 2001. He took the job, having previously had no plans to become a TV star, solely to find an act his record label could make millions from. He had realised he made a rare mistake turning down a judging role on a previous talent show, Popstars, which discovered Hear'Say — who Simon claims were 'awful'. After Pop Idol, he created telly juggernauts X Factor and Britain's Got Talent, plus enjoyed success as a judge on American Idol. The only major blot on his TV copybook, he admits, is the US X Factor, which flopped after failing to hit his target of '20million viewers', which he now regrets aiming for. Britain's Got Talent is now the only show he appears on, which he continues to adore, as the current 18th series has reached the semi-finals stage. But it wasn't always plain sailing, as Simon claims he has 'clashed' with producers over acts who have appeared on the ITV1 show — and battled against a belief the show's winner was 'not important'. He explains: 'I used to get frustrated when I kept having to remind people why we did this in the first place, which is: what is more important? The show or the end result? 'For me, it's the end result. 'You want someone at the end of your show to do well, otherwise it would be pointless — seriously pointless. 'There were certain producers who thought the show was more important than what I cared about and so there would be clashes, but now I think we're in a really good place. 'I think we found that place. 'We have some crazy acts that come on, but they know they're crazy in a good way. 'So we're all in on it together. 'At the same time, producers will book someone who they think is brilliant, but I don't and we just disagree.' And Simon says he still gets a thrill from steering a big Saturday night TV hit after all these years. 'I'm going to be a year younger on my birthday' He said: 'When it's a live show and I'm sitting in my dressing room and there's a live TV monitor and I can see the theatre and the studio, I still pinch myself because I can get on the phone and say to the director, 'Can you make it go green?' And it will go green in that second. I'm like, 'brilliant.' I still get a big kick out of that.' I always say to everyone I work with, 'Don't ever complain about people asking for photographs or moan about privacy because it you want privacy, be an accountant. Simon Cowell Fame has changed significantly during Simon's time in showbiz, mainly thanks to social media. But the former record company chief reckons he, and all celebrities, should never take fans or viewers for granted, revealing he has 'never refused a selfie request, autograph or handshake.' He says: 'I always say to everyone I work with, 'Don't ever complain about people asking for photographs or moan about privacy because it you want privacy, be an accountant. 'If you want to be well-known, that's what comes with it.' 'The public are the people who pay your wages, so you have to be nice to them. 'Simple as that.' Another big reason why Simon has a zest for life is that he is fitter than ever after breaking his back in an electric bike accident in 2020. He has also cured his battle with insomnia, thanks to specialist 'migraine glasses' which let him get back to sleep at night as they 'make me dream'. And he now wants to turn back the clock, by ageing backwards. Simon explains: 'I've decided on my birthday this year, I'm going to be a year younger. 'I really am and I tell you why — I am honestly fitter this year than last year. 'So instead of being older, I'm actually going to say I'm younger. And I'm not kidding. 'This whole notion that 'Sixties is the end'. It's not. 'It's like 80 is the new 60. 'I really do believe that. 'Forty is the new 20.' The Britain's Got Talent Live semi-finals continue on ITV1 on Saturday at 7pm and on ITVX. 6 Simon partying with Dame Joan Collins, but he says such bashes aren't his thing Credit: instagram
The Irish Sun
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Simon Cowell launches blistering attack on the super rich & makes surprise admission about his own wealth
SINCE shooting to fame on Pop Idol, X Factor then Britain's Got Talent, Simon Cowell has become rich and powerful beyond his wildest dreams. But the music mogul, who made millions launching the careers of Westlife, Little Mix and One Direction, insists he has no desire to become a billionaire. 6 Simon Cowell at a showbiz bash in 2022 alongside his partner Lauren Silverman, who he says is more outgoing than him at social gatherings Credit: Getty 6 Simon has been pictured with tycoons including former Top Shop owner Philip Green, but he says he finds the super rich can be 'obnoxious and snobby' Credit: Getty 6 The mogul maintains money is not his biggest driver, and with fiancée Lauren Silverman, 47, and ten-year-old son Eric by his side, he is happy with his lot Credit: Getty - Contributor Simon, 65, claims that all the super-rich he knows are 'obnoxious, snobby and unhappy' and insists he has nowhere near the £500million he is estimated to be worth. Although he doesn't deny being incredibly wealthy, he maintains money is not his biggest driver, and with fiancée Lauren Silverman, 47, and Simon said: 'I've definitely got enough. 'I don't need any more. READ MORE TV NEWS 'I don't yearn for what I thought I wanted a few years ago because when I was a kid I had no idea of anything like yachts and the Caribbean or private planes. 'So when the first time — I guess in my early forties, it must have been — I came across this world and saw it and I'm like, 'What? That is your own boat?' It was like a cruise ship. 'So there was a point where maybe I felt I haven't done as well [as I thought], maybe that's what I want. 'And I did start to mix with some of those people for a couple of years. Most read in News TV 'And I'm going to be honest with you, I hated it. 'I didn't like the people. Simon Cowell left fuming as BGT live semi-final thrown into chaos after act causes last minute line-up change 'I thought they were obnoxious, I thought they were snobby. 'I think a lot of those people thought they were better than other people because they had money, which is ridiculous when you think about it.' 'Talking to people you don't know is torture' Talking on the How To Fail podcast, Simon didn't name any names when discussing the 'billionaire boys' club' though he has been pictured with tycoons including former Top Shop owner Philip Green. Although Simon is hardly slumming it, he says he had a conversation with Lauren — his partner of 12 years — to confirm his true feelings about living such a jet-set lifestyle. He recalls: 'I remember saying to Lauren, 'Do we actually know anyone who's rich — I mean super-rich — and happy?'. 'She went, 'no', and I went, 'nor me'. 'So we're fine, we're doing alright. 'We don't need any more.' Asked if reports of a £500million fortune are accurate, Simon replied: 'Oh God, it's not that. 'I'm not even close to that. 'I've made a bit of money, yes, but not that much, no.' And disdain for the super-rich isn't Simon's only gripe. am very shy. I can't go to a pre-party — it's my worst thing in the world making small talk with people I don't know. Simon Cowell Indeed, as well as hopeless singers to whom he's given brutal feedback over the years, the talent show judge also hates 'small talk' because he's 'socially inept'. He says being in a room full of people he doesn't know and having to talk to them is 'torture', and admits he often lets social butterfly partner Lauren do the talking for him. Simon explains: 'I am very shy. 'I can't go to a pre-party — it's my worst thing in the world making small talk with people I don't know. 'If we have a common subject, I'm pretty good, but years ago if I had to go to a party, particularly if we had to stand up with a drink, with horrible food, and just talk to people you don't know — it's torture. 'So once I was known by people it was kind of good because it broke the ice with people you meet. 'Instantly they know you, you're talking about something I like, which is the shows, the artist, whatever, which helped me with my shyness.' On Lauren's influence and how his social anxiety sparked him to walk out of one A-list birthday bash, he added: 'Lauren is brilliant in these positions. 'I'm hopeless. ' 'I said to Lauren, 'ok, I'll go, but we have to time it,' because there'll be a horrible stand-up pre-drinks — I can't do that. 'But at the same time, Joan is a diva and if you're late she'll kill me. 'So I'm trying to balance everything. 'I thought we'd timed it well. We didn't. 'For 45 minutes I had to talk to people and I was dying inside. 6 Simon on a jetski during a family break in Barbados, in 2019 Credit: Mega 6 Simon with, from left, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli in London for filming BGT last month Credit: Splash 'I was so stressed by the time I got to the table. 'I left after 30 minutes because I couldn't deal with it.' Simon feels far more comfortable in front of the camera, which he has been doing successfully since becoming a judge on ITV talent show He took the job, having previously had no plans to become a TV star, solely to find an act his record label could make millions from. He had realised he made a rare mistake turning down a judging role on a previous talent show, Popstars, which discovered Hear'Say — who Simon claims were 'awful'. After Pop Idol, he created telly juggernauts X Factor and The only major blot on his TV copybook, he admits, is the US X Factor, which flopped after failing to hit his target of '20million viewers', which he now regrets aiming for. But it wasn't always plain sailing, as Simon claims he has 'clashed' with producers over acts who have appeared on the ITV1 show — and battled against a belief the show's winner was 'not important'. He explains: 'I used to get frustrated when I kept having to remind people why we did this in the first place, which is: what is more important? The show or the end result? 'For me, it's the end result. 'You want someone at the end of your show to do well, otherwise it would be pointless — seriously pointless. 'There were certain producers who thought the show was more important than what I cared about and so there would be clashes, but now I think we're in a really good place. 'I think we found that place. 'We have some crazy acts that come on, but they know they're crazy in a good way. 'So we're all in on it together. 'At the same time, producers will book someone who they think is brilliant, but I don't and we just disagree.' And Simon says he still gets a thrill from steering a big Saturday night TV hit after all these years. 'I'm going to be a year younger on my birthday' He said: 'When it's a live show and I'm sitting in my dressing room and there's a live TV monitor and I can see the theatre and the studio, I still pinch myself because I can get on the phone and say to the director, 'Can you make it go green?' And it will go green in that second. I'm like, 'brilliant.' I still get a big kick out of that.' I always say to everyone I work with, 'Don't ever complain about people asking for photographs or moan about privacy because it you want privacy, be an accountant. Simon Cowell Fame has changed significantly during Simon's time in showbiz, mainly thanks to social media. But the former record company chief reckons he, and all celebrities, should never take fans or viewers for granted, revealing he has 'never refused a selfie request, autograph or handshake.' He says: 'I always say to everyone I work with, 'Don't ever complain about people asking for photographs or moan about privacy because it you want privacy, be an accountant. 'If you want to be well-known, that's what comes with it.' 'The public are the people who pay your wages, so you have to be nice to them. 'Simple as that.' Another big reason why Simon has a zest for life is that he is fitter than ever after breaking his back in an electric bike accident in 2020. He has also cured his battle with insomnia, thanks to specialist 'migraine glasses' which let him get back to sleep at night as they 'make me dream'. And he now wants to turn back the clock, by ageing backwards. Simon explains: 'I've decided on my birthday this year, I'm going to be a year younger. 'I really am and I tell you why — I am honestly fitter this year than last year. 'So instead of being older, I'm actually going to say I'm younger. And I'm not kidding. 'This whole notion that 'Sixties is the end'. It's not. 'It's like 80 is the new 60. 'I really do believe that. 'Forty is the new 20.' The Britain's Got Talent Live semi-finals continue on ITV1 on Saturday at 7pm and on ITVX. 6 Simon partying with Dame Joan Collins, but he says such bashes aren't his thing Credit: instagram Unlock even more award-winning articles as The Sun launches brand new membership programme – Sun Club.
