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The Duchess of Sussex denied claims she did not support her father, insisting she started giving him money in 2014. However, she also told her High Court privacy and copyright case against the Mail on Sunday how she cut him off in May 2018, the month of her wedding. The pair fell out after he was caught staging pictures with the paparazzi for money. A court filing from her lawyers reads: “Mr Markle and [Meghan] had a very close father/daughter relationship throughout her childhood and remained close until he was targeted three years ago by intrusive UK tabloid media....

London-based George Northwood styled Markle’s hair for her evening wedding reception and crafted 40 looks during her tour of Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand. Now the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are beginning a new life in Los Angeles, the 41-year-old took a moment to reflect on his time working for one of the most famous women in the world. Northwood told his Instagram followers: “It has been an enormous privilege and a lot of fun working with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex over the past two years....

Meghan and Prince Harry announced on Wednesday they will cut back on royal duties and split their time between the U.K. and North America to live a more private life. But Samantha Markle, appearing on Inside Edition on Thursday, argued that Meghan knew that she would be living in the public spotlight upon marrying Harry. “That’s ridiculous. They stepped into the spotlight knowing what the duties were, knowing what the media would be like for them,” said Samantha Markle, with whom Meghan shares a father, Thomas Markle....

A number of celebrities commented on Swift’s latest album and expressed their plans to play the album all day long. From admiration of folklore to love of evermore’s content, praise for Swift was not difficult to find, even from some of the most successful netizens. Hayley Williams The Paramore front-woman Williams was one of the first celebrities to give an official critique of Swift’s evermore via Twitter. She regarded it as one of the best albums Swift has ever made....

Before the show even began, McCain was waiting for the moment Baskin would waltz onto the floor. Baskin is a big cat enthusiast who claims to dedicate her life to conservation efforts. Some, though, think there may be sinister history in her story, which saw her husband Don Lewis disappear in 1997. In a fitting performance, Baskin danced a paso doble, to “Eye of the Tiger”—because of course her dancing premiere had to be tiger themed....

McCain, the daughter of Republican senator John McCain, has become an outspoken critic of Meghan and Prince Harry after initially voicing her support for the couple when they stepped away from the royal family and gave a bombshell interview to Oprah Winfrey in 2021. The commentator’s critical response to Meghan’s podcast follows the inaugural episode’s release on Tuesday featuring a special interview with tennis star Serena Williams. Upon its announcement in March, Meghan stated that the aim of Archetypes was to “dissect, explore and subvert the labels that try to hold women back....

Royal fashion expert and celebrity stylist Miranda Holder told Newsweek she hopes the Duchess of Sussex “wears a British designer” for the landmark event as “she is in need of some positive PR over here, and supporting British Fashion would definitely help.” Buckingham Palace announced on Tuesday that King Charles’ coronation will take place at Westminster Abbey on May 6, 2023—the same day as Meghan and Prince Harry’s son Archie’s fourth birthday....

Heard, 36, battled in court with Depp, 59, after he sued her for $50 million over a 2018 op-ed in The Washington Post, in which she said that she was a domestic abuse survivor—a claim the jury found to be false and defamatory. Following a six-week trial, the jury on June 1 awarded Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages. Heard was awarded $2 million after it was found that Depp’s former attorney, Adam Waldman, had made defamatory comments about her....

Mehtab’s homecoming produced a lot of drama. Initially, it was reported that the defensive midfielder would join his former club East Bengal where he had spent 10 seasons (2007-2017). It was also reported that the player had refused to accept any remuneration from the Red and Golds. But on Tuesday, putting all rumours to rest, Hossain joined Mohun Bagan. After officially announcing his move today at the Mohun Bagan club tent, he said, “Couple of days back a media house had revealed that I had already signed for East Bengal and won’t take any money from the club....

It was another action-packed night in the penultimate round of Super League football as one team confirms safety while three others will head into the final day still fearing the drop. Melaka United secured their safety after a solid 2-1 over Selangor at Hang Jebat Stadium. First half goals from Jasmin Mecinovic and Marco Simic was enough to earn the Mousedeers all three points, a result which moved them up to 8th spot in the table....

Trump revealed her changes to the White House Rose Garden in August 2020, the first renovations that had been conducted on the iconic area outside the presidential mansion in nearly 60 years. Many criticized her changes at the time, and continue to do so. “Evisceration of White House Rose Garden was completed a year ago this month, and here was the grim result—decades of American history made to disappear,” Beschloss tweeted on Saturday, sharing an image from above the garden....

Observers have spent the past few months fretting that the longer this snipping and sniping goes on, the harder it will be for the party to unify around an eventual nominee. Now the worrywarts have some statistics to “support” their suspicions. According a Gallup survey released this morning, 28 percent of Clinton supporters would vote for John McCain over Barack Obama in the general election, and 19 percent of Obama supporters would chose McCain over Clinton....

Lyon confirmed the Netherlands international’s arrival on their official Twitter account, posting a photograph of Memphis with the caption “Memphis Depay has arrived in Lyon to discuss the terms of his future contract with OL, accompanied by his agents who will arrive on Thursday.” Man Utd agree £15m Memphis sale The Ligue 1 side are expected to pay an initial £15 million for the winger, but that fee could reach up to £21....

The U.S. company also worked on two vaccine candidates for COVID-19 but announced on Jan. 25, 2021, that it will stop developing them due to a lack of immune responses in trials. Merck continues to focus on its drug candidates for treating COVID-19. Its antiviral medication, molnupiravir, received emergency use authorization in December 2021. The discontinued vaccine candidates were viral vector vaccines that use modified versions of other viruses to deliver instructions to cells....

This sort of nonsense might fly in Reykjavik, but it’s forgivable here only if the music is something special. Sigur Ros’s breakthrough CD, 1999’s “Agaetis Byrjun (Good Start),” could have withstood all the pretensions. The tracks on “Agaetis” took their sweet time, with Jon Thor Birgisson’s angelic vocals–a mixture of his native Icelandic and made-up sounds that he calls “Hopelandish”–often waiting several minutes to join a twinkling guitar-and-strings melody. The crescendos, when they finally arrived, felt like earthquakes....

The Belgian has scored 10 goals in 13 Serie A appearances this season to help Napoli climb to the top of the table, and he insists he is happy to stay at the Stadio San Paolo. Barcelona 11/1 to beat Valencia 1-0 Mertens said he opted not to pursue a transfer to Barca because of the stiff competition for places at Camp Nou, but the subsequent departure of Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain left him pondering his decision....

It has been a topsy-turvy start to life for Guardiola at the Etihad Stadium as he attempts to transform City into a winning team, going six matches without victory up until Saturday. City crushed West Brom 4-0 in the Premier League to end Guardiola’s worst run of his managerial career. Verratti: I’ve not fallen out with Emery While some question whether Guardiola’s methods, which served him so well at Barca and Bayern Munich, can hold up in the demanding Premier League, Messi has no doubts....

The Barcelona superstar struck from the penalty spot in the second half of a 3-0 win in El Clasico at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday, notching his 17th goal against Los Blancos in La Liga. The Argentine has now netted more times against Madrid than any other player in the history of Spain’s top flight, moving clear of Telmo Zarra, Guillermo Gorostiza and Silvestre Igoa. This latest individual milestone is partly a consequence of Messi’s longevity — he made his Barca debut in October 2004 and continues to excel at the highest level for the Catalan giants....

Those in a rather bemused defensive wall crash down to earth with a bump, with the ball in the back of the net and the away support rising to savour another stroke of impudent brilliance from their Brazilian playmaker. Standing over a free-kick moments earlier, Coutinho’s footballing brain had been working faster than anyone else on the pitch. Quickly sizing up the sporting conundrum in front of him, the 25-year-old concluded: Why go over the wall when you can go under it?...