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Sky News AU
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
‘The VIP lane with extra bells on': Prince Harry and Meghan Markle given royal treatment during family trip to Disneyland
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were reportedly given the full 'VIP' treatment during a recent family trip to Disneyland to mark Princess Lilibet's fourth birthday. On Friday, the Duchess of Sussex, 43, uploaded a new Instagram post that included special moments from the family's two day visit to the original Disneyland park in Anaheim. In the clip, the Sussex family were seen riding Splash Mountain and visiting Sleeping Beauty's Castle, Star Tours – the Adventures Continue and other iconic rides. Lilibet, who is currently seventh in line to the British throne, was also gifted an extravagant Little Mermaid-themed birthday cake. Markle, who has now been out of the royal family for twice as long as she was inside the firm, obligingly thanked Disney publicly for 'giving' the Sussexes 'pure joy'. 'Thank you @disneyland for giving our family two days of pure joy,' she wrote. According to royal commentator Rupert Bell, the Sussexes were in "the VIP lane with extra bells on" during the visit. 'There didn't seem to any other members of the public while they were there,' he told TalkTV on Sunday. 'They definitely were walking around with a photographer.' The passes presumably allowed the Sussexes to skip to the front of queues for popular rides and utilise underground tunnels to discreetly move through the crowded theme park. The Sussexes have maintained a friendly relationship with Disney ever since Harry was infamously heard on a hot mic asking Disney CEO Bob Iger about a voiceover role for his wife at the Lion King premiere back in 2019. Months later, Markle narrated a Disney+ documentary titled Elephant, but later clarified she took no payment for the role and did the gig for charity. The extravagant trip on Disney's dime comes just months after reports Prince William was concerned about Markle's flagrant use of her HRH title despite agreeing not to mix the title with her commercial ventures. Since leaving royal duties, the Sussexes have banked over $100 million USD through partnership deals with Netflix, Spotify and the proceeds of Harry's memoir Spare.
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kenny Smith Reveals NBA Playoff Loss That "Hurt His Heart" on Tuesday Night
The NBA on TNT game night crew has become one of the most famous and popular of its kind in all of sports, led by the hijinx and hilarity of Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley along with the mostly stoic commentary of Kenny 'The Jet' Smith and Ernie Johnson. The crew broke down the NBA's winners and losers on Tuesday night as the Indiana Pacers, Detroit Pistons and Denver Nuggets all won their round one games, with the Pacers advancing to the second round after their Game 5 win over Milwaukee. Advertisement The night also included stark commentary from Smith as he revealed the NBA team whose playoff exit hurt his heart in the early round action. Cory Joseph is hit as he attempts to take a charge vs. Jaylen Brown of the Celtics on April 29, 2025. © David Butler II-Imagn Images "It hurts my heart Ernie," Smith said to Johnson in reference to the Orlando Magic's four games to one first round defeat at the hands of the Boston Celtics. The NBA on TNT crew flashed a photoshop picture of the Magic players riding on the Splash Mountain ride at Disney World with franchise legend Dwight Howard and current stars Paolo Banchero and Franz Wanger among those riding. The photo was titled 'Trash Mountain,' to which Barkley responded, sticking up for the young Magic after their tough loss to the defending champs. "Why y'all call it Trash Mountain?" Barkley exclaimed. Related: Celtics Star Jaylen Brown Makes Surprising Admission on Magic
Yahoo
08-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Disney Ride Passengers ‘Dumbfounded' After Man Jumps From Log to Wander With His Son Causing ‘40 Minute' Delay
A Disney World guest left fellow passengers on a ride frustrated after ignoring instructions to remain seated during its brief pause. On Thursday, March 6, the unidentified man was on the Tiana's Bayou Adventure water ride in Magic Kingdom, when he decided to 'jump out of his log with his kid." The ride had been paused for around 10 minutes before his antics caused it to be delayed further, according to an anonymous member of the Walt Disney World Tips and Tricks Public Facebook Group. 'Shout out to this guy, who held up everyone on Tiana's for 30-40 minutes because he and his son jumped out of their log,' the Facebook user wrote in a now-deleted post, per Disney news outlet Wow News Today. According to the post, the guest exited the carriage despite 'very clear announcements to remain seated.' Related: We Tried It: Riding Disneyland's New Princess Tiana Ride, and Spending a Day On Her Bayou (Exclusive) 'The cast members came over the speaker three times — yes, three times — asking him to get back into the log, and he refused,' the post continued. The Facebook member said the man 'began shining his phone flashlight around, looking for an exit' and 'waving the bright light in [the] faces' of the seated guests, leaving them 'dumbfounded' at the situation. According to the post, the man was told to wait at the ride and he and his child were eventually escorted out by employees, per Wow News Today. 'We went from a 10-minute ride pause to a 30-40 minute ride pause because of this guy,' they wrote. '...There was absolutely no need for this to happen. This guy is teaching his son that the rules don't matter and you can do whatever you want, even if it inconveniences everyone else.' Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Related: Anika Noni Rose Gets Emotional About Disneyland's New Tiana Ride 15 Years After Film: 'The People's Princess' (Exclusive) Tiana's Bayou Adventure officially opened at Disney World Resort in Florida on June 28, 2024, and Disneyland in California on Nov. 15, 2024. The ride, which replaced Splash Mountain, was created in homage of Princess Tiana from the groundbreaking 2009 Disney animated film Princess and the Frog and it is set in New Orleans Square like the picture. This latest incident at Disneyland comes after several recent incidents at the resort where the guests have refused to follow the rules. In January, a guest was caught stealing an out-of-order sign and putting it on her scooter. A woman was also tasered at Disney's Port Orleans Resort for her drunken behavior, per Wow News Today. Disney didn't immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment. Read the original article on People
