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Coldplay headline Prince Harry’s Sentebale gig at Kensington Palace

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Helena-Reet Ennet
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OHMYGOSSIP –  Coldplay will headline Britain’s Prince Harry’s Sentebale charity concert at Kensington Palace on June 28. Just two days after they take to the stage at the world famous Glastonbury Festival in Somerset, England, the ‘Hymn for the Weekend’ hitmakers will sing tracks from their album ‘A Head Full of Dreams’ in support of the prince’s charity and The Handa Foundation.

Coldplay were “delighted” to accept the royal invitation and said: “We’re delighted to join Prince Harry for this very special concert and to support Sentebale’s incredible work with adolescents affected by HIV in Lesotho and Botswana.”

The British group – which includes Chris Martin, Will Champion, Guy Berryman and Jonny Buckland – will play to a crowd of 3,000 people in the outdoor grounds of the palace next month to raise funds for the charity which helps vulnerable children in sub-Saharan Africa and was set up in memory of Prince Harry’s late mother Princess Diana.

The flame-haired royal founded the charity with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho in 2006 to continue the vital work his mother set out to do to tackle HIV and AIDS.

Cathy Ferrier, CEO of Sentebale, said: “We are ever more committed to play our part and use all our resources to support children living with HIV. The concert is about bringing people together who can make a difference.”

‘Green Garden’ hitmaker Laura Mvula, African-Norwegian duo Nico & Vinz, and spoken word poet and Sentebale’s ambassador George Mpanga, known as George the Poet, will also perform.

Meanwhile, Prince Harry, 31, previously enlisted the Coldplay frontman, 39, to write the official anthem for the Invictus Games which he also set up and enjoyed its second event this year.

Princess Diana’s final resting place to undergo multimillion pound redesign

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Helena-Reet Ennet
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OHMYGOSSIP – Britain’s Princess Diana’s final resting place is to undergo a multimillion pound redesign led by her brother Charles, Earl Spencer. The late mother of Prince William and Prince Harry was laid to rest on September 6, 1997, on an island in the centre of the Althorp Estate in the town of Northampton, U.K, and her younger brother Charles, Earl Spencer, has announced it will receive an extensive restoration and redesign.

The 51-year-old Earl will lead the major revamp, according to celebrity news site PEOPLE, and the family hopes it will be finished by August 2017 in time for the 20th anniversary of the late Princess of Wales’ death.

The stunning royal was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales and died aged 36 in a car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997.

She grew up on the 350 year old property owned by the Spencer family, who are one of England’s oldest and most illustrious aristocratic families and are related to the former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

Diana’s father, John Spencer, inherited the title of Earl Spencer in 1975 and moved the family to Althorp, but since her father’s death in 1992, the estate – built in 1508 – has been operated by Charles, who married his third wife, Karen, in 2011.

It spans about 13,000 acres and its gardens were designed by King Louis XIV’s principal gardener André Le Nôtre – the designer of the gardens of Versailles.

The home is open for members of the public to visit and guided tours around the “beautiful interiors and one of Europe’s finest private collections of furniture, pictures and ceramics” are offered.

Prince Harry attempted didgeridoo at Invictus Games

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Helena-Reet Ennet
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OHMYGOSSIP – Prince Harry tried to play the didgeridoo at the Invictus Games in Florida on Tuesday (10.05.16) but failed to impress. The 31-year-old royal was keen to heighten the already-buzzing atmosphere during the rowing competition at the sporting event in Florida, Orlando by giving the wind instrument a whirl as he watched the participants perform.

The flame-haired hunk was watching the event unfold with Australian athlete Darren Robinson, from New South Wales, in the spectator stands on the second day of the games when he spotted the intersting instrument resting beside him and asked if he could have a go at playing it.

However, despite his high level of enthusiasm, the prince didn’t manage to quite master the technique and decided to hand back the didgeridoo to Darren in defeat.

He joked with a sigh: “This isn’t my day.”

Meanwhile, Harry – the grandson of Queen Elizabeth – is currently pouring his heart and soul into the Invictus Games – a sporting contest for injured service personnel – and admitted he feels like a proud father to all the competitors.

He said recently: “It’s not pride for the games, it’s pride for them, military or nonmilitary, these games have somehow managed to create this amazing inspiration, to encourage anybody from any walks of life to get up and smash it and make the most of your second chance I guess.”

This is the second time the games, which sees athletes from 14 countries compete over four days, has taken place after its debut in London in 2014.

Britain’s Princess Anne paid a visit to Bradford’s award-winning maternity unit

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Helena-Reet Ennet
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OHMYGOSSIP – Princess Anne stopped by the Bradford Royal Infirmary on Tuesday (10.05.16) to meet the staff, new mothers and their new babies, as well as have a tour of the facility. The 65-year-old royal – the daughter of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip – is the patron of the Royal College of Midwives and gave up an hour of her time to meet the staff, new mothers and their babies at the Bradford Royal Infirmary.

Professor Clive Kay, chief executive of Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: “We are extremely honoured to welcome the Princess Royal. We’ve got a busy maternity unit here with a diverse ethnic population. We’re very well respected and have great team spirit. We’ve got so much to be proud of and to showcase as a centre.”

Even though her visit was short, the princess did get a special treat as she became one of the first people to meet little Joseph Oyeniyi, who was born just two hours earlier.

Throughout the duration of her time at the training centre, Anne was given a tour of the birthing pool and was given a demonstration of the work the British Royal Infirmary does at its maternity unit, where 5,820 babies were born last year.

The visit was led by Julie Walker – head of midwifery – and the princess was given the chance to hear about the £49 million Better Start Bradford project, which aims to give babies in the city’s deprived areas a better start in life.

Lady Louise Windsor didn’t know grandmother was Queen Elizabeth

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Helena-Reet Ennet
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OHMYGOSSIP – Britain’s Lady Louise Windsor couldn’t understand why her grandmother Elizabeth was the queen at first. The 51-year-old royal has admitted 12-year-old Lady Louise only realised how important her grandmother was a few years ago and the only reason she found out about it was because her fellow classmates at school kept telling her.

Speaking in an interview with the BBC’s Louise Minchin, the countess said: “It [she found out her grandmother is the queen] happened a little while ago. Well for Louise, actually, it was much more of a shock to the system.

“It was only when she was coming home from school and saying, ‘Mummy, people keep on telling me that grandma is the queen.’ And I asked her, ‘Yes, how does that make you feel? And she said, ‘I don’t understand.’ I don’t think she had grasped that perhaps there was only one queen.”

The countess – who is also known as Sophie – and her husband Prince Edward have tried to keep Louise and their son James, eight, away from the spotlight growing up.

She explained: “Certainly when they were very young we tried to keep them out of it. Only because for their sakes, to grow up as normally as possible we felt was quite important.

“And they’re going to have to go out and get a job and earn a living later on in life and if they’ve had a normal a start in life they possibly can get, then hopefully that will stand them in good stead.”

Britain’s Duchess of Cambridge’s secret to staying slim

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Helena-Reet Ennet
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OHMYGOSSIP –  Britain’s Duchess of Cambridge stays slim because she’s always “running after her kids”. The 34-year-old royal told Professor Bulbul Dhar-James that her two children, two-year-old son Prince George and 11-month-old daughter Princess Charlotte, keep her on her toes.

Recalling their conversation, he told PEOPLE magazine: “We said, ‘How do you lose all the weight after having two kids? And she said, ‘I am running after my kids!’ I asked her, ‘Aren’t you tired of smiling?’ And she said, ‘I’m just reciprocating. Everyone is so warm.’ She was so gracious.”

At the garden party, which was held in honour of Queen Elizabeth’s 90th birthday, Duchess Catherine also spoke with Deepa Thomas Sutcliffe about the late Princess Diana of Wales.

She shared: “I told the Duchess I have been a huge royal fan my whole life and I adored Princess Diana. She said, ‘Unfortunately I never had the pleasure of meeting her.’

“I am star-struck actually! I never thought I’d get to speak to her. I think the royal couple are gorgeous, down to earth and very modern. They are a big hit so far. India is very heavily influenced by the British and there is a huge respect for the British royal family.”

Norways Royals Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit celebrate wedding anniversary

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Helena-Reet Ennet
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OHMYGOSSIP — Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit celebrated their wedding anniversary yesterday (25.08.15).

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