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Perth Now
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
King Charles wishes dads 'everywhere' a Happy Father's Day
King Charles has wished dads "everywhere" a Happy Father's Day. The 76-year-old monarch is father to Prince William, 42, and 40-year-old Prince Harry with his late ex-wife Diana, Princess of Wales - who was killed in a car crash in 1997 at the age of 36 - and as he celebrated the special day on Sunday (15.06.25), he remembered to acknowlede dads around the world as well. Alongside an old black-and-white photo of himself and his sons, he wrote on Instagram: "To all Dads everywhere, we wish you a happy Father's Day today." The king has become somewhat estranged from his youngest son since he and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex relinquished royal duties five years ago in favour of a life in LA. Harry - who tied the knot with former Suits actress Meghan, 43, in 2018 and went on to have Prince Archie, six, as well as four-year-old Princess Lilibet with her - now heads up the Archewell Foundation with his wife, and they have a Netfix parntership together. But Charles' post comes just weeks after Harry expressed his desire for a reunion between himself and his family, especially because he "misses" his home country. In May, he told the BBC: "I would love reconciliation with my family. There's no point in continuing to fight anymore. "Life is precious. I can't see a world in which I would bring my wife and children back to the U.K. at this point. "I miss parts of the U.K., of course I do. And I think that it's really quite sad that I won't be able to show, you know, my children." However, insisted that he cannot bring his wife Meghan and their two children to the UK, because of security fears. He said: 'I can't see a world in which I would bring my wife and children back to the UK at this point. I miss parts of the UK, of course I do. And I think that it's really quite sad that I won't be able to show, you know, my children. 'This is, at the heart of it, a family dispute. And it makes me really, really sad that we're sitting here today, five years later, where a decision that was made, most likely - in fact, I know - to keep us under their roof. But then once they saw that that wasn't going to work, once they saw that, you know myself, my wife, my kids are happier outside of the institution, then please just look at the facts. Look at the risks. Look at the threat. Look at the impact. If anything was to happen to me, my wife or my father's grandchildren - if anything was to happen to them - look where the responsibility lies, you know? So this is a duty of care that has been completely throw out the window."
Buzz Feed
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Brooke Shields, Meghan Markle Podcast Story Explained
Let's talk about Brooke Shields' recent remarks on Meghan Markle. The two appeared on a keynote SXSW panel in 2024 to discuss "women's representation in entertainment and media," titled "Breaking Barriers, Shaping Narratives: How Women Lead On and Off the Screen." It stems from a report that Meghan's Archewell Foundation supported that year about representations of motherhood. Earlier this month, Brooke went on India Hicks' (AKA King Charles' goddaughter) podcast and spoke about her recollection of the panel. Brooke said, "Katie [Couric] asks the first question to Meghan and talks about how at a young age, she was already advocating for women." Brooke then said that Meghan told the story of how she wrote letters to P&G over a sexist dishsoap commercial, prompting the company to change "She kept saying she was 11," Brooke said. 'I go, 'Excuse me, I'm so sorry, I've got to interrupt you there for one minute.' I was trying not to be rude, but I wanted to be funny because it was so serious." Brooke then told the crowd that when she was 11, she was playing a "prostitute." In her recollection, "The place went insane, and then luckily it was more relaxed after that." She continued, "It was just too precious, and I was like, they're not going to want to sit here for 45 minutes and listen to anybody be precious or serious." Then, earlier this week, publications noted that the podcast episode had apparently been removed, with Page Six going for the headline, "Brooke Shields' podcast interview criticizing 'too precious' Meghan Markle taken down." Here's the thing. Footage from the panel is still available. The panel, which was partially presented by the Archewell Foundation, begins with other questions about the importance of representation in the media. After answering a question on the broad theme, Meghan was then asked by fellow panel member Katie to "tell the story about when you wrote that letter to P&G" at a young age. Meghan then speaks for under a minute in response: "At 11, I just found that infuriating and wrote lots of letters and put pen to paper and they ended up changing the voice is not small, it just needs to be heard." When she is done, Brooke then says, "This is one of the ways that we're different. When I was 11, I was playing a prostitute. I wish I'd known you when I was 11. I would have been writing very different letters, but very important, I hope." The following question, directed towards sociologist Nancy Wang Yuen, is about the declining proportion of women playing leads in film. serious was a fine vibe...
Economic Times
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Economic Times
Brooke Shields' Meghan Markle podcast comments spark debate—then disappear
It's the podcast episode everyone's talking about—but you can't listen to it anymore! Just a week after its release, India Hicks, goddaughter of King Charles, has deleted an episode of her show featuring Brooke Shields, where the Hollywood icon gave some candid feedback about Meghan Markle's storytelling style at a high-profile SXSW the now-vanished episode, Shields recounted her experience sharing the stage with Meghan Markle and Katie Couric at the March 2024 SXSW event, 'Breaking Barriers, Shaping Narratives: How Women Lead On and Off the Screen.' Shields described Markle's retelling of her famous childhood letter-writing campaign against a sexist dish soap commercial as 'too precious' and 'serious,' suggesting the audience needed a lighter touch. 'She kept saying she was 11! She wrote to the company, they changed the text, they changed the commercial. It was just too precious, and I was like, they're not going to want to sit here for 45 minutes and listen to anybody be precious or serious,' Shields said, according to The Independent . Sensing the room's mood, Shields interrupted Markle mid-story with a humorous contrast: 'When I was 11, I was playing a prostitute,' referencing her controversial role in 1978's Pretty Baby . Shields said her quip 'relaxed' the panel and 'the place went insane.' The podcast episode was quickly scrubbed from Hicks' website, with the link now leading to a 'page not found' message. The move has only fueled more chatter about the exchange and the ongoing fascination with Meghan's public persona. Despite the deleted episode, Markle continues her advocacy for social justice and gender equity through her Archewell Foundation and partnerships with organizations like Smart Works, proving that whether you find her 'precious' or powerful, she's not stepping out of the spotlight anytime soon.
Time of India
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Brooke Shields' Meghan Markle podcast comments spark debate—then disappear
It's the podcast episode everyone's talking about—but you can't listen to it anymore! Just a week after its release, India Hicks, goddaughter of King Charles , has deleted an episode of her show featuring Brooke Shields , where the Hollywood icon gave some candid feedback about Meghan Markle 's storytelling style at a high-profile SXSW panel. In the now-vanished episode, Shields recounted her experience sharing the stage with Meghan Markle and Katie Couric at the March 2024 SXSW event, 'Breaking Barriers, Shaping Narratives: How Women Lead On and Off the Screen.' Shields described Markle's retelling of her famous childhood letter-writing campaign against a sexist dish soap commercial as 'too precious' and 'serious,' suggesting the audience needed a lighter touch. 'She kept saying she was 11! She wrote to the company, they changed the text, they changed the commercial. It was just too precious, and I was like, they're not going to want to sit here for 45 minutes and listen to anybody be precious or serious,' Shields said, according to The Independent . Sensing the room's mood, Shields interrupted Markle mid-story with a humorous contrast: 'When I was 11, I was playing a prostitute,' referencing her controversial role in 1978's Pretty Baby . Shields said her quip 'relaxed' the panel and 'the place went insane.' Live Events The podcast episode was quickly scrubbed from Hicks' website, with the link now leading to a 'page not found' message. The move has only fueled more chatter about the exchange and the ongoing fascination with Meghan's public persona. Despite the deleted episode, Markle continues her advocacy for social justice and gender equity through her Archewell Foundation and partnerships with organizations like Smart Works, proving that whether you find her 'precious' or powerful, she's not stepping out of the spotlight anytime soon. Economic Times WhatsApp channel )
The Independent
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Meghan to speak as guest of honour at LA museum's Night of Wonder
The Duchess of Sussex will speak as the guest of honour at a museum's Night of Wonder in the US, as part of her work championing community wellbeing. Meghan will be joined by other high-profile guests at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles, as the space is transformed into an enchanted nocturnal garden on June 14. The event will feature live music and installations representing local ecosystems and the LA landscape, and guests will be treated to a farm-to-table dinner that uses ingredients from the museum's nature gardens. The duchess's mission to advance community wellbeing and uplift young women 'dovetails with the museums' approach to connecting community and science by fostering meaningful educational experiences that empower young minds', the Office of Prince Harry and Meghan said. Among the programmes shared on the website of their charity, the Archewell Foundation, is The Welcome Project, where Meghan focuses on addressing 'the social isolation recently resettled women experience around the world and building more inclusive and connected communities'. The Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County (NHMLAC) hold one of the biggest and most valuable collections of natural and cultural history in the world, with more than 35 million objects. Their collections are used for ground-breaking scientific and historical research and in a range of community science programmes, including creating indoor-outdoor visitor experiences. NHMLAC's president and director Lori Bettison-Varga said: 'We are proud to honour Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, a native Angeleno, whose work to advance community wellbeing and expand opportunity, especially for underserved communities, aligns with our equity-focused approach to developing science literacy for the next generation, including through our Stem and Steam Pathways programmes.' Meghan and Harry, who celebrated their seventh wedding anniversary last month, live in the US with their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, after stepping away from the working monarchy.
