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Daily Mirror
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Royal couple 'set to divorce' after two years of marriage as princess drops major hint
Royal insiders have suggested that the Archduke Alexander of Austria and Natacha Roumiantzoff-Pachkevitch could be seeking a divorce following their rumoured split A royal couple could be on the brink of divorce after celebrating two years of marriage as a major hint was dropped at an anti-Valentines day event. Archduke Alexander of Austria and Natacha Roumiantzoff-Pachkevitch tied the knot with a magical wedding in Belgium on September 13, 2023. The stunning day, which took place at the Eglise Saint Pierre, was seen as one of the biggest social events on the calendar. According to reports, the couple have broken up, with divorce being suggested as a likely option. Rumours of the divorce began to surface after Natacha introduced herself by her maiden name at an anti-Valentine's Day event she organised with her company. The princess was also missing from Archduchess Estella of Austria's funeral back in March. The couple's aristocratic links stretch back many generations, reports Express. While Natacha is thought to descend from Russian nobility, Alexander is the great-grandson of Charles I, the last Habsburg emperor of Austria and King of Hungary. He also has ties, through his grandmother, to one of the oldest noble families in Belgium, the Princess of Ligne. The wedding was understandably a bittersweet occasion as it took place shortly after the death of the Archduke's grandmother, Archduchess Yolande. Her funeral was held at the Eglise Saint Pierre a few days before the couple returned to the same location for their ceremony. Following the ceremony, the couple were showered in confetti and travelled to their reception at the Château de Belœil, the seat of the Princes of Ligne. Among the many famous guests were Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Crown Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg and Crown Grand Duchess Stephanie of Luxembourg, Prince Joachim of Belgium, Prince Felix of Luxembourg and Princess Marie-Gabrielle of Nassau. The House of Ligne is one of the oldest Belgian noble families and the castle has been the seat of the Princes of Ligne since 1394.
Express Tribune
14-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Still Angry at Your Ex? The San Antonio Zoo Will Name a Cockroach After Them & Feed it To Animals
Valentine's Day: For some, it's all roses and heart-shaped chocolates, while for others, it might just be another day to grind through before the weekend. TGIF, right? But let's face it, not everyone is feeling the love today. Some are still recovering from a breakup, with a lingering sense of bitterness and resentment towards that ex who wronged them. If you're among those still holding onto some old wounds, The San Antonio Zoo has a quirky (and hilarious) way to help you channel that frustration! Enter the zoo's annual 'Cry Me a Cockroach' fundraiser. Instead of wallowing in sadness or sending that passive-aggressive text (which we all know is a terrible idea), why not put that anger to good use? For just $10, you can name a cockroach after your ex, and that little critter will then become a snack for one of the zoo's hungry residents. If you're feeling extra feisty, you can even name a rodent ($25) or a veggie ($5) to honor that former flame. And here's the best part: you'll get a downloadable Valentine's Day card and a video of your named creature getting devoured. It's like the ultimate revenge fantasy — with a wholesome twist! Those who opt for this will receieve a downloadable Valentine's Day card along with a video of their named treat getting absolutely devoured by one of the zoo's animals. The San Antonio Zoo isn't just about feeding animals though. They're also embracing their self-proclaimed title as the "Valentine's Day Capital of the World." If naming and feeding cockroaches isn't your thing, don't worry — the zoo has more in store! From romantic celebrations to anti-Valentine's Day festivities, there's something for everyone. You can even grab a poop-scented candle to set the mood for your night of rebellion or sign up for their cheeky "Meet Your Next Ex" dating event. So, what do you think? Would you be up for celebrating Valentine's Day by sending your ex's name straight into the mouths of hungry animals? Maybe this is the cathartic closure you never knew you needed. Or maybe it's just a hilarious way to end a bad breakup with some style. Here's hoping your Valentine's Day is filled with laughter — and maybe a little less drama.
Axios
14-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Weekender: 37 things to do in Charlotte this Valentine's Day weekend
The city is filled with love this weekend. This list features plenty of Valentine's Day-themed events perfect for last-minute date plans, Galentine's outings and speed dating for singles. Friday, February 14 🍴 Treat your beau to a dinner at Sweet Pea's Specialty Shop. | $65 | 5:45pm | Details 💔 Celebrate with friends at an anti-Valentine's Day bash with music and themed drinks at Seaboard South End. | $13.42 | 8-11:30pm | Details 👥 Spend Valentine's Day mingling and networking with local professionals over appetizers, music, and drinks. | $23-$33 | 7-11:30pm | Details 🍻 Toast to the single life at Wooden Robot's party with DIY Valentine's Day card-making or craft a burn book. | Free | 5pm | Details 🕯️ Create a massage oil candle with your date at Market at 7th Street. | $60 per couple | 6pm | Details 🤣 Comedians will share their wildest crushes in a powerpoint slideshow at Protagonist. | Donation based | 7pm | Details 🍻 Take your date to Sycamore Brewing, which will have conversation starters meant to spark a romantic conversation scattered throughout the space. | Free | 7pm | Details 🌹 Grab a free red rose at Disc Plaza in Uptown and stay to view the larger-than-life ice heart. | Free | 11:30am-1:30pm | Details ❤️🔥 Connect with other science lovers at Science on the Rocks, where you can do hands-on labs, vibe to music, and enjoy drinks in the museum without the kids. | Prices vary | 6-10pm | Details 🌃 Enjoy a sultry pre-fixe dinner with live music and drinks at Merchant and Trade. | $222 | 8pm | Details 🎤 Listen to poetry live and create custom shirts at Mack Fly Fresh Printing Co. | $23.18 | 7-10pm | Details 🍺 Test your toss in a beer pong competition at Resident Culture Brewing South End. | Free | 7pm | Details 🎶 Vibe to the 7th Annual Queen City Blues Festival at Bojangles Coliseum. | $82+ | 8pm | Details Saturday, February 15 📚 "Bridgerton" author, Julia Quinn, will host a Q&A session at Queens University's Sarah Belk Gambrell Center for the Arts and Civic Engagement. | Free | 11am | Details 🍵 Celebrate Galentine's Day with high tea, treats and live music at The Ballantyne. | $35-$70 | 1-4pm | Details ⚾️ Learn how to pitch from MLB instructors at Players Athletic Club. | Free | 3pm | Details 🏒 Cheer on the Charlotte Hornets as they take on the Hartford Wolf Pack at Bojangles Coliseum. | $38+ | 4pm | Details 🍫 Grab a beer flight paired with chocolates at Sugar Creek Brewery for their Lovers Fest featuring live music and other drink specials. | Free | 11am | Details 🎶 Ditch the romance and party at Goldie's for their Anti- Valentine's Day Party. | Free | 9pm | Details 💘 Find your love match in a speed dating session at Resident Culture South End. | Free | 1-3pm | Details 🐶 Spend the weekend with your pup at Whitewater Center's Dog Days of Winter event, including a 5K trail race, adoptions, ice rink access, vendors, and clinics. | Prices vary | 10am-10pm | Details 🎤 See Frankie Valli as he makes a tour stop in Charlotte at Ovens Auditorium. | $82+ | 8pm | Details 🤣 Laugh the night away at jokes from comedian Martin Lawrence at Spectrum Center. | $58+ | 8pm | Details 🍾 Vibe to an R&B party at Harold's Chicken & Ice Bar with music from a live DJ. | $25+ | 9pm | Details Sunday, February 16 🥅 Catch a hockey game between the Charlotte Checkers and Hartford Wolf Pack at Bojangles' Coliseum. | $29+ | 4pm | Details 📚 Grab your novel and pull up a chair to a silent book club at Camp North End. | Free | 10-11am | Details 🎤 Listen to Kash Doll perform live at The Fillmore. | $68 | 7pm | Details 🎊 Keep partying with Kash Doll Superstarz. | $20+ | 10pm-2am | Details 🍽️ Enjoy a special Valentine's Day-themed dinner menu and live music at El Puro Cuban Restaurant. | Prices vary | Runs through Sunday | Details 🍷 Plan a wine dinner with your partner at Dilworth Tasting Room Plaza Midwood or SouthPark. | Prices vary | Runs through Sunday | Details 🤠 Seoul Food Meat Co. is celebrating its second anniversary at its Optimist Park location with a rodeo-themed party featuring with a mechanical bull, a petting zoo, a karaoke contest and $1 beer from LaBARatory. | Free | 12pm-close | Details Monday, February 17 🤣 Heckle away at Triple C Brewing in a comedy mic session where the audience can chime in with their own quick wit. | Free | 7pm | Details 🍸 Taste Folia's take on a range of espresso martinis with a friend if you have President's Day off. | Prices vary | 1-5pm | Details 🧶 Learn how to knit a vest at Thrift Pony in Camp North End. | $150 | 7-9pm | Details 🤼 See WWE's Monday Night Raw Live at Spectrum Center. | $58+ | 7:30pm | Details 🍣 Learn how to make sushi rolls at Armored Cow Brewing. | $60 | 6:30-8:30pm | Details 🧘 Grab a yoga mat and take the kids to a yoga session at Urban District Market. | Free | 11:30am-12:30pm | Details Check out more upcoming events on our Event Board. 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Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Hate your ex? Give a poop-scented candle, name a cockroach after them this Valentine's Day
Calling itself the 'Valentine's Capital of the World,' the San Antonio Zoo might as well be the anti-Valentine's Day capital, too. From poop-scented candles to naming a cockroach after your ex and even a cheeky 'meet your next ex' dating event, it's the perfect place to turn your V-Day frustration into something delightfully less ... romantic ... in a world dominated by heart-shaped chocolates and roses. But for those who are feeling the love, the zoo isn't stopping there. In a bid to truly cement its title as the Valentine's Capital, it's also hosting a lineup of heartwarming events for more traditional celebrations. "San Antonio Zoo has proudly embraced the title of 'Valentine's Day Capital of the World' — and this year, we're ready to prove the title is here to stay!" the zoo wrote on its website. "With events ranging from salty to sweet, the zoo promises to be the ultimate unforgettable destination for lovebirds, singles, or anyone looking for a memorable Valentine's Day experience this year. Whether you're out of love, in love, or looking for love, San Antonio Zoo has you covered!" Visit the San Antonio Zoo website to view specific details for each event. Back by popular demand: San Antonio Zoo's world-famous "Cry Me a Cockroach" fundraiser! Got an ex you'd rather forget? This Valentine's Day, symbolically name a cockroach, rodent or veggie after them before it becomes a delicious snack for one of the zoo residents. It's the ultimate way to "ex-terminate" your past while supporting wildlife conservation efforts at the San Antonio Zoo. Donation levels: $10 cockroach $25 rodent $5 veggies (for the lighter grudge!) Your donation doesn't just bring you sweet revenge — it also comes with: A downloadable Valentine's Day card to share. A special Valentine's Day video featuring one of the beloved zoo residents enjoying your named treat. Celebrate Valentine's Day with a romantic evening at San Antonio Zoo's Africa Live! Hippo Viewing Cave. This exclusive dining event offers a candlelit ambiance, stunning wildlife views and a four-course gourmet meal with wine. Dine alongside Timothy and Uma, the zoo's resident hippos and their crocodile neighbors, while enjoying live music and expert insights from the animal care team. New this year: Arrive early for a complimentary mixer 45 minutes before your seating for appetizers, cocktails (cash bar) and views of the hippo habitat. Two seating options are available: 6 to 7:30 p.m. 8 to 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $175 to $250 per person (21+), and reservations are required. Seating is limited. Looking for the ultimate gag gift? The San Antonio Zoo's poop-scented candle has you covered. Infused with actual hippo essence (to put it kindly), this quirky candle is perfect for someone you can't stand — or someone you love with a great sense of humor. It's a gift they'll never forget (or stop talking about). Fair warning: the unique scent comes courtesy of resident hippo Timothy, so you might see him in a whole new light if you catch him during dinner at the zoo. "What's that irresistible scent in the air? Oh yes, it's the scent of hippo love!" the zoo wrote online. "Did you know that hippo poop is the ultimate cologne in the hippo world, used to woo potential mates? Now you can embrace the wild side of love with our Hippo Love Candle." For $79 per person, guests 18 and older can take an after-dark cart ride through the zoo, where a guide will share details about wildlife romance — from courtship to copulation. The tour offers a humorous and informative look at the animal kingdom's amorous behaviors, according to the zoo website. Event dates: Feb. 13: 6 and 7:15 p.m. Feb. 14: 6, 7:15 and 8:15 p.m. Feb. 15: 6 and 7:15 p.m. Each tour will consist of four guests per cart and will last approximately 40 minutes. Tickets also include a cuddly animal plush to take home. Tickets are limited, and reservations are required 48 hours in advance. New in 2025, you can receive a special Animal Kiss Video featuring one of the zoo's adorable residents — like kangaroos, sloths or giraffes — 'booping' the camera with a kiss and showing you some love. It's a perfect way to surprise someone special or spread joy on social media. Best of all, every Animal Kiss-o-Gram supports wildlife conservation and animal care at the zoo. This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Hate your ex? How to name a roach after them this Valentine's Day
Yahoo
08-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Having a solo Valentine's Day? These gifts and event ideas might cheer you up
Not feeling the love this Valentine's Day? Don't worry. There are ways to celebrate — and not wallow in — your loneliness during the upcoming weekend of love which begins on Friday. From feeding your ex to sea lions to buying yourself flowers, there are plenty of ways to embrace being single during Valentine's Day. If there is nobody to buy you flowers this year, buy them for yourself! At Urban Stems, an online florist that delivers fresh bouquets with next- or same-day shipping, there are many different Valentine's Day flowers for sale. But for the single crowd, one specific bouquet might mend a broken heart: The "Dead to Me" arrangement. The anti-Valentine's Day bouquet features dark hues and a somber color palate that sets the vibe for a stay-at-home Valentine's Day. And as extra consolation, the flowers can be bought for 20% off using the code "VDAYHEAT" on the Urban Stems site. Zoos across the country are chipping in to help single folks get over their breakups. As a harmless way to find some catharsis and get some revenge, you can name critters at zoos after your exes — and then they will be fed to zoo animals. The San Antonio Zoo in Texas' Cry me a Cockroach Campaign gives you the option of a cockroach ($10), pre-frozen rodents ($25) and vegetables ($5). Donors will receive a Valentine's Day card and a video of a zoo animal following their donation. At the Columbus Zoo, you can use $15 to give your ex's name to a superworm, which will be fed to a sloth bear. If your ex is bugging you, the Bronx Zoo in New York has you covered. For $15, the zoo will name a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach after your not-so-loved one. And if your ex was always up to something fishy, the Lehigh Valley Zoo in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, will name a fish after an ex and feed it to a resident African penguin. Donors receive a video of the penguin eating the fish they named. Who needs lovers when you have your friends? Galentine's Day, the unofficial celebration of friendship in response to Valentine's Day, takes place on Thursday, one day before Valentine's Day. The origin of the day can be traced back to the sitcom "Parks and Rec," which aired its Galentine's Day episode in 2010. Since then, the event has grown in popularity. Dozens of Detroit businesses are offering Galentine's Day specials, like Carbon Athletic Club in Detroit, Pop's for Italian in Ferndale, and Three Cats Cafe in Clawson. Click here for our full breakdown of metro Detroit Valentine's Day specials. If you can't get out for Galentine's Day dinner or brunch, et your girlfriends together and catch a movie, have a meal, name some cockroaches after your exes or buy yourselves some flowers. Anything is better than wallowing alone this Valentine's Day. This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Valentine's Day gift and event ideas for singles
