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Jennifer Lopez Allegedly Threw a ‘Huge Fit’ When Ben Affleck Moved His Belongings Out of the House, Source Says

Lauren Weiler — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:37:50 +0000

Multiple sources close to the couple say Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are reportedly headed for divorce. Lopez and Affleck tied the knot in 2022 and had their second wedding anniversary in July 2024. Unfortunately, they didn’t spend the day together. They also publicly listed their Beverly Hills mansion for sale the same month. A source claims that Lopez threw a “huge fit” when Affleck moved his belongings out of the home.

A source claims that Jennifer Lopez threw a ‘fit’ when Ben Affleck moved personal items from their mansion

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are reportedly experiencing serious marital strain that’s likely to end in divorce. The couple experienced relationship conflict in the past, as they got engaged in 2002 before ending it in 2004. While they fell back in love in 2021 and tied the knot in 2022, all signs point to divorce in 2024.

Lopez and Affleck reportedly no longer live together. The couple owns a $60 million Beverly Hills mansion, but Affleck has lived in a $100,000 monthly rental for months.

“Ben continues to live at the Brentwood rental. He’s been there for about two months now,” a source told People. “He seems OK. He’s been at his office every day and seems focused on work. He’s also spending time with his kids.”

In July 2024, the couple publicly listed the mansion for sale. Another source told People that Affleck moved his belongings out of the Beverly Hills home while Lopez spent time in Europe in June 2024. An insider told In Touch Weekly that Affleck feels “anxious” about where he and Lopez stand after Lopez allegedly threw a “huge fit” about him moving his things.

“Ben never expected J. Lo to embrace his decision to leave,” the source said, according to Yahoo. “He knew it would be tough for her, but the more time that’s gone on, the more fearful he’s gotten about how she’s going to react once it’s officially done. The way she’s insisted on them wearing their rings and doing all this damage control, to her huge fit over him moving his stuff out, has got him really anxious.”

The insider added that Lopez wants Affleck to continue to wear his wedding ring until they finalize their divorce.

A celebrity realtor says the couple wants to sell their home as soon as possible

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck | RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images

Million Dollar Listing: Los Angeles realtor Josh Flagg told People that Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck publicly listing their Beverly Hills mansion must mean they want to sell it as quickly as possible. They bought the property for $60,850,000 in May 2023 and listed it for $68 million. Because the selling price is “relatively close to what they paid for it,” the couple likely “really want[s] to move the property.”

Flagg added that Lopez and Affleck likely won’t make much money from the sale. They might even “take a small loss.”

“Generally, people do not sell their primary residence a year after they buy it unless there is a divorce, a death, or some kind of desperation,” he said.

Will Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck stay in Los Angeles?

If Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck divorce and sell their home, where will they live?

Ben Affleck has ties to Los Angeles due to the three children he shares with his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner. Affleck’s current rental is just a few blocks from Garner. It seems likely that he will stay in the area.

As for Lopez, several reports claim she might move back to the East Coast. “Even before things went totally south with Ben, she was pushing for a full-time move to New York, and now she’s decided to go ahead with that after the split,” a source told In Touch Weekly. “… She’ll probably keep a place in LA, but she needs to get away from all the noise and the scrutiny on the West Coast.”

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‘Claim to Fame’ Producers Share How Celebrity Relatives Are Selected for the Show

Megan Elliott — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 19:10:00 +0000

Can you guess the celebrity relative? ABC’s Claim to Fame challenges participants – and viewers – to discover the identity of cast members’ famous kin.

Each contestant must use clues scattered around their shared house to ferret out other players’ star relatives. At the same time, they must keep their own identities a secret while also completing challenges that could win them immunity from elimination.

Past Claim to Fame participants have included KeKe Palmer’s sister Loreal Chanel Palmer, who won season 1, and Nick Cannon’s brother Gabriel Ezra Cannon, who bested the competition in season 2. Other contestants have included the sister of Olympian Simone Biles, Donny Osmond’s lookalike son, and – infamously – Tom Hanks’ niece.

So, what does it take to get cast on Claim to Fame? It turns out, just having a celebrity connection isn’t enough.

Is Madonna your third cousin twice removed? That might be a fun fact to share at parties, but it’s not enough to get you the attention of Claim to Fame producers.

“Distant or far-removed relatives (such as second cousins and beyond) are not considered,” Claim to Fame executive producers Eric Detwiler and Scott Teti told People in 2023.

All prospective Claim to Fame cast members should be closely related to a celebrity, usually by blood. That typically means having a famous parent or grandparent, sibling, aunt or uncle, or cousin. However, sometimes, someone who is related to a celeb by marriage is cast. That was the cast with Carly from season 2, who was related to Hanks through her aunt Rita Wilson.

While a close celebrity connection is key, that person doesn’t have to be living. For example, Pepper Martin from season 1 is the granddaughter of Rat Pack icon Dean Martin, who died in 1995.

Prospective contestants must complete a lengthy application

Having a close relative who is a celebrity is just the first step to getting onto the show. The Claim to Fame casting application asks prospective contestants dozens of questions, many related to their relationship with the celebrity, including:

“Describe your relationship with your celebrity relative. How close are you? How often do you see each other?”
“Tell us about the best memory you have with your famous family member.”
“Have you ever tried to pursue the same or similar career as your famous family member?”
“How is your personality similar or different from that of your famous relative?”

‘Claim to Fame’ producers also seek out participants

‘Claim to Fame’ Season 3 | Disney/Chris Willard

People can apply to be on Claim to Fame. But producers also proactively seek out potential contestants in order to assemble a group with a diverse array of celeb connections (and to avoid any chance of cast members having crossed paths outside of the show).

There are “different buckets that we’re interested in,” Detwiler told Parade. “We know we’re going to need some actors and some musicians and some athletes and wouldn’t it be great to have a historical figure or a political figure or an author? What’s some kind of wild card category and then we might get specific with her. Wouldn’t it be great to have the relative of a former U.S. president?”

“[F]rom there we do some pretty direct research, trying to dig in to find out who those people are and who might have a willingness to participate in the show and who might have the best personality to be on the show,” he said.

All cast members are required to pass a background check

As with most reality shows, people who make it through the initial screening process must pass a background check to make sure they’re a good fit for TV.

“Once the pool of potential contestants are whittled down by producers, the lucky individuals who are selected to advance in the casting process must clear background checks, as well as both medical and psychological evaluations by licensed medical providers, before they are permitted to film,” Detwiler and Teti explained to People.

Claim to Fame Season 3 airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET on ABC.

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Royal Expert Reveals Prince Harry’s Greatest ‘Sacrifice’ for Meghan Markle: ‘It Must Be Tough’

Julia Mullaney — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 18:55:09 +0000

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been married since 2018; the two began dating in 2016 and were together for about a year and a half before Harry popped the question. Since then, they have gone through what feels like a whole lifetime of changes including dropping their formal royal titles and picking up a new life in the United States.

But Harry has done a lot for Meghan, and one royal expert recently highlighted the biggest “sacrifice” the prince has had to make for his wife — and how “tough” it must be for him.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle | Rosa Woods/Pool/Getty Images

Prince Harry’s greatest ‘sacrifice’ is one that ‘must be tough,’ per one expert

Harry and Meghan decided back in 2019 that they were going to transition out of the royal family. The two spent six weeks in Canada over the holiday season with their son, Prince Archie, and when they arrived back, they announced their plans to build a different kind of life in the United States. Since then, neither has fully found their footing; Meghan had a Spotify deal go bad, and Harry has focused on his Invictus Games but has not done much in the way of true business ventures. And one royal expert recently commented on how “tough” Harry’s “sacrifice” must have been.

“I think we can say that it must be tough for Harry to have lost touch with virtually all his old circle of friends as well as his family,” royal expert Jennie Bond told Ok! Magazine UK, via Express. “But we must assume that he feels that sacrifice is worth it for the life he now has with the woman he loves and the children he adores.”

Still, not everyone agrees. Express also reports that royal expert Tom Quinn says Harry is “bored” and has lost those friends — including military pals and school friends — because “Meghan is difficult.”

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have not found their footing in the United States

Harry and Meghan have had a mixed bag of good and bad ever since settling down in Montecito, California. While the two certainly have some close friends who have remained at their side, as well as Meghan’s mother Doria Ragland, the couple remain a controversial topic in the US. Not everyone agrees with their decision to profit off of bashing the royal family, and it seems that some of their business ventures have not panned out in the way they expected.

Meghan is currently in the midst of filming a cooking show while also launching a lifestyle brand called American Riviera Orchard. It will be her next attempt at a business venture, and it remains unclear how things will go. But Meghan does have experience in the lifestyle space, having had her blog The Tig prior to joining the royal family, so the duchess is certainly getting involved again in something she’s good at.

‘Teen Mom’: Gary Wayt Planned Hasty Exit From Relationship Before His Disappearance, Claims Family Insider

Andrea Francese — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 18:38:17 +0000

Teen Mom: The Next Chapter star Amber Portwood’s engagement to Gary Wayt is officially over. Last month, Portwood reported Wayt missing after he drove away from a cabin they were sharing in North Carolina and did not return. Wayt was later located safe and sound several states away, but the relationship did not survive.

Neither Portwood nor Wayt have spoken out about their relationship since the disappearance. Now, a family member has stepped forward to insist Wayt planned his retreat weeks in advance.

Gary Wayt reportedly planned to exit his relationship with Portwood in a rush

Gary Wayt and Amber Portwood traveled together in June to celebrate a family wedding in North Carolina. Somewhere along the way, Wayt and Portwood got into a heated discussion about their relationship and Wayt took off. His disappearance set off a days-long hunt for the Indiana native. While he turned up safe, little else is known about Wayt’s current life and what led up to him taking off until now.

Amber Portwood | YouTube/MTV

An insider who connected with TeenMomFanz, an Instagram account dedicated to the MTV franchise, said Wayt had planned an exit from his relationship with Portwood weeks in advance. They stopped short of admitting he intended to leave Portwood stranded in North Carolina. Still, they did say Wayt secured an apartment away from Indiana before he took the trip with his then-fiance.

The insider, who identified themself as a family member of Wayt, said that the relationship had turned toxic. Apparently, the romance was no longer good for Wayt’s mental health. They went on to insist the couple had been fighting in the weeks leading up to the wedding and that Portwood had gotten in Wayt’s face. They said they were unaware if any physical violence had occurred in the relationship. Reportedly, Wayt planned his hasty exit because he was afraid of how Portwood would take the breakup.

Where was Gary Wayt found?

Gary Wayt disappeared from North Carolina in early June. While Wayt is originally from Indiana, the 41-year-old didn’t head directly back to his home state after leaving the cabin he was sharing with Portwood. While a search was underway for Wayt in North Carolina, he headed to New Mexico before turning up in Oklahoma. He later contacted Bryson City police and confirmed that he was fine and did not wish to be contacted further.

The Bryson City Police Department issued a statement that Wayt had been confirmed safe, but they did not offer additional details. It is still unclear what Wayt was doing in Oklahoma or why he opted to travel to the state. The insider, however, insists he is living outside of Indiana now. One has to wonder if he set up a home base in one of the two states he traveled to after leaving North Carolina.

ABC Sets Premiere Date for Joan Vassos’ ‘Golden Bachelorette’ Season

Megan Elliott — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 18:30:01 +0000

The Golden Bachelorette is ready to step into the spotlight. ABC has announced a premiere date for the first season of The Golden Bachelorette, which will follow new leading lady Joan Vassos as she searches for love.

‘The Golden Bachelorette’ premieres Sept. 18

Vassos’ season of The Golden Bachelorette premieres Wednesday, Sept. 18 at 8 p.m. ET. Episodes will stream the next day on Hulu.

In May, ABC announced Vassos, a contestant on Gerry Turner’s inaugural season of The Golden Bachelor, as the first-ever Golden Bachelorette. Although Vassos had a spark with Turner during their one-on-one date, she opted to leave the show in week three because of a medical issue involving her daughter, who had recently given birth.

”It wasn’t a normal, everyday delivery at all. Things go wrong. Even if everything went right, you need your mom,” Vassos explained at the time. “My family will always be first. Once you become a mom, you’re always a mom, even when your kids are older. Nothing is more important.”

While Joan’s Golden Bachelor journey ended prematurely, she hasn’t given up on the idea of finding love later in life, leading to her decision to return as the Golden Bachelorette.

Who is Joan Vassos?

Joan Vassos of ‘The Golden Bachelorette’ | Disney/Ramona Rosales

Vassos is a 61-year-old school administrator from Rockville, Maryland. She’s a widow, having lost her beloved husband after 32 years of marriage to pancreatic cancer in 2021. Vassos is also a mom of four and grandmother to three, and family is all-important to her. She enjoys the music of Elton John, cooking, and spending time with her dog.

Turner is confident that Vassos will have an amazing time as The Golden Bachelorette.

“Congratulations on being named the first-ever Golden Bachelorette,” Turner wrote in an Instagram post. “You will be phenomenal as the new representative of a generation. From one Golden to another … relax, breathe, and enjoy.”

Turner’s own Golden Bachelor season culminated with his televised wedding to Theresa Nist. But their whirlwind romance was short-lived. In April, the couple announced they were divorcing after just three months of marriage.

One reason for Gerry and Theresa’s split? The couple, who lived in different states, had trouble figuring out how to merge their lives once married. Vassos has already said that she has no intention of moving away from her family.

“I think you almost have to live a dual life,” she told CNN. “I’ll never leave my family. They are the most important people in the world to me obviously, and I would expect that to be the same for the person that I end up with because family is so important to me, that would have to be a key part of their personality.”

“You have to be willing to … travel and be with that person and maybe spend a couple of months or a couple of weeks at a time … and then maybe eventually, you figure out a destination that would work for you and your families or have another house where everybody gets together,” she said.

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‘The Golden Bachelorette’ Spoilers: Joan Vassos Spotted on 2 Hometown Dates Already

Andrea Francese — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 17:55:20 +0000

Joan Vassos’ season of The Golden Bachelorette won’t premiere for another couple of months, but spoilers are already trickling out. While fans of the series are excited to see Vassos find love, it doesn’t sound like she’s made her final pick just yet. Vassos started filming her season in late June and won’t make her final decision for a couple of weeks. Right now, she’s reportedly traveling the country to visit the hometowns of some of her suitors. Two of her visits have already been leaked.

[Spoiler alert: The Golden Bachelorette spoilers ahead.]

Joan Vassos | John Fleenor/ABC via Getty Images

2 of Joan Vassos’ hometown stops have been revealed

Joan Vassos is currently searching for her next great love. To make a final decision, she’ll need to meet the family and friends of some of her more eligible bachelors. Apparently, she’s doing that right now.

According to Reality Steve, Vassos has been traveling the country to visit some of her suitors’ hometowns. According to the spoilers guru, Vassos has been spotted on at least two hometown dates so far. First, she was seen in Wichita, Kansas, where she spent time with the friends and family of a contestant named Chock.

Joan Vassos | Disney/Michael Le Brecht

Witchita, Kansas, might have been Vassos’ first stop, but it wasn’t her only one. According to the podcaster, Vassos also turned up in Glencoe, Illinois. Glencoe, which sits along Lake Michigan, is a suburb of Chicago. She was reportedly in the area to film a hometown date with a contestant named Pascal.

Vassos will likely visit the hometown of at least one more suitor, but it doesn’t seem that the visit has happened just yet. At the very least, fans haven’t spotted her in a third public location yet. Viewers around the country should keep their eyes peeled, though. Vassos and her love interest could turn up just about anywhere. We still don’t know everyone who will be vying for her affection.

When will ABC reveal ‘The Golden Bachelorette’ contestants?

ABC has yet to reveal the contestants for Vassos’ season of The Golden Bachelorette, but that hasn’t stopped interested fans from finding the men vying for her heart. While the names of a few contestants have been bouncing around for weeks, we won’t know the vast majority of men competing for several more weeks. ABC generally reveals the contestants for an upcoming season just before the official premiere.

What we do know is that Vassos will be largely dating men in their 60s. Vassos, 61, was one of the younger contestants in Gerry Turner’s season. While Turner’s age didn’t seem to be an issue for Vassos, fans are hopeful that The Golden Bachelorette will feature some younger and vivacious contestants for Vassos. Turner is 72.

Ringo Starr ‘Never Forgave’ a Beatles Assistant for a Bungled Rescue Mission

Emma McKee — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:45:00 +0000

Longtime Beatles associate Alistair Taylor said that Ringo Starr was the only member of the band who didn’t constantly ask him to fix his problems. The rest viewed Taylor as “Mr. Fixit,” and turned to him when they needed help with something. Crowley could only recall one time that Starr begged him for assistance. He admitted that his rescue mission didn’t go to plan.

Ringo Starr joked that he wouldn’t forgive Beatles assistant Alistair Taylor

While on vacation in Sardinia, Starr called Taylor and begged to get him off the island.

“I got a frantic phone call from him,” Taylor said in the book All You Need Is Love: The Beatles in Their Own Words by Peter Brown and Steven Gaines. “And he said, ‘Look,’ he says, ‘it’s bloody awful. You know, I’ve got to get out of here. I’m coming back home.’”

Starr had already booked a flight to Paris for himself, his wife, Maureen, and their son, Zak, but he couldn’t find a way to get from Paris to London. Taylor planned to take a private jet to Paris to meet Starr, but could only procure a prop plane. When they landed in France, just shortly after Starr’s plane touched down, Taylor ran through the airport, struggling to find the Beatle.

Ringo Starr | Bettmann/Contributor via Getty

“I was tearing up this blasted corridor,” he recalled. “No sign of Ritchie. No sign of anybody.”

Taylor said he searched for two hours with no luck. Finally, though, he found him sitting with his luggage. Taylor had passed him several times without noticing.

“And he was sitting, totally unnoticed, and we’d all walked past him,” he said. “He’d been there for two hours, sitting, surrounded by luggage, and nobody took the slightest bit of notice of him. And he never forgave me for that. He never forgave me. I mean, we joked about it, but he used to say, ‘Oh yeah, great. The only time I ring you —’ I was sick as a pig over it, because it was one of the rare occasions he ever asked me to do anything for him.”

To be fair to Taylor, though, Starr sat there for two hours without trying to look for anyone.

Alistair Taylor said Ringo Starr was the only Beatle who never asked him for anything

As Taylor mentioned, Starr practically never reached out to him for help. This didn’t mean he never needed assistance, though. Taylor would eventually find out about problems that Starr hadn’t wanted to bother him about.

“He was always apologetic, and he never bothered me,” Taylor recalled. “I’d find he’d done something. And I used to say to him, ‘Look, why on earth didn’t you ask me to fix that for you?’ ‘Oh, no. I don’t want to bother you.’”

Alistair Taylor revealed the Beatle he felt closest to

Taylor worked with The Beatles for years and had solid relationships with them. He said that another Beatles associate, Mal Evans, had a good answer whenever people asked him about his favorite Beatle.

“Somebody once asked Mal, who was his favorite Beatle?” Taylor recalled. “And he thought for a minute, and he said, ‘The one I was last with’”

The Beatles | Roger Viollet Collection/Getty Images

Taylor thought this was a great answer, but his own was more specific.

“I thought it was a fabulous answer, it’s what I wish I had thought of,” he said. “But I was closest to Paul.”

‘Sister Wives’: Kody Brown’s Bad Decisions Were His Family’s Downfall

Lucille Barilla — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:56:10 +0000

Historically, Sister Wives star Kody Brown made one wrong decision after another while heading up his polygamist clan. From adding a fourth wife to relocating twice to purchasing a property that would cost millions to build upon, Kody appeared to act first and ask questions later. This led to the downfall of his family.

Kody Brown added a fourth wife to his polygamist clan

Adding Robyn Brown to his family was the biggest mistake Kody Brown could have ever made. Robyn brought an enormous debt to the struggling Brown family, amounting to $32K. The family was still treading water financially when TLC signed them. Adding more mouths to feed, added with Robyn’s debt, strained their finances to their breaking point.

Kody spent more time with Robyn, who catered to his needs. He neglected Meri, Janelle, and Christine Brown and their shared children.

Robyn professed to want sister wives, but acted like a kid who wouldn’t share their toys. Robyn was also the reason the family moved to Flagstaff, Arizona. She couldn’t let her oldest son, Dayton, move away from home to attend college.

Robyn’s helicopter parenting forced Kody to come up with a story about the money they’d make by selling their Las Vegas homes. Soon enough, the entire family relocated to The Copper State.

Meri, Janelle, and Christine’s kids were uprooted from their schools and the life they built in Vegas to a place where they knew no one and had no support system. This massive shift was all for Robyn, who couldn’t bear to be away from her son.

Kody Brown bought property he never intended to build on

In a second lousy decision, Kody Brown took the assets the family generated from selling their Las Vegas homes and purchased Coyote Pass. The Coyote Pass lot alone cost $820K. Kody intended to split the property into five parcels for him, his four wives, and their children.

Instead of purchasing four homes with the money, which would have been a solid investment, the Brown family was now stuck with a massive piece of land. Before they could even try adding homes to the property, the Browns likely needed to have a site plan, clear it out, install drainage, grade the site, and install utilities. That was all before homes could even be built on the property.

Kody continued to rent and buy homes with the equity from their Las Vegas properties and neglected the land. However, the one sticking point for many fans was the fact that the family was getting paid by TLC.

Therefore, they likely did have the funds to build. So why didn’t they get moving and get on the still-empty property? Was not building all storyline related?

Some viewers believe that Kody just acts and reacts when a situation doesn’t go his way. This has historically been the bedrock of all of his bad decisions.

‘Sister Wives’ fans weigh in on Kody’s bad decisions

Kody Brown of TLC’s ‘Sister Wives’ | TLC

As those most invested in the series, Sister Wives fans had a lot to say regarding Kody Brown’s historically bad choices. They shared their thoughts on Reddit about the Coyote Pass debacle.

“It bugs that they didn’t do any sort of viability test. Check zoning and the ability to get permits, then get a real cost estimate on utilities and the build [at Coyote Pass]. Making these huge financial decisions with a bare-bones plan is idiotic,” wrote one viewer.

“His plan was to entrap them. And by that, I mean financially hold them prisoner. One of them has to buy the other one out to get away,” said a second fan, responding to the fact that Kody’s name was on every piece of property once it was zoned to build.

A third fan shared, “We’ve learned since the show premiered that the things they said about their marriage, relationships, and finances were untrue. And that many of the details were added to make them more wholesome and appealing for TV.”

Finally, a fourth fan exclaimed, “There’s no justifiable reason for the entire family to relocate in the chaotic manner they did. One wife’s child isn’t more important than the others, except they are in Kody’s world.”

Sister Wives is currently on hiatus. Season 19 will air on TLC.

Kate Middleton ‘Steered’ Into Princess Diana’s Footsteps by Prince William, Says Former Butler

Lucille Barilla — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 14:32:58 +0000

Kate Middleton is reportedly being “steered” into Princess Diana’s footsteps by her son, Prince William. A former butler to the late Princess of Wales believes William is helping Kate blaze her own royal path while, at the same time, keeping to a standard set by his late mother.

Prince William appears to be guiding Kate Middleton in the footsteps of his late mother

Paul Burrell was a butler to the late Diana, Princess of Wales. He believes Prince William is trying to mold his wife, Kate Middleton, into the image of his mother. Burrell shared his thoughts with Closer UK, and his quotes were published by The Sun.

“He’s steering Kate into Diana’s footsteps,” Burrell believes. “I see the way she dresses and behaves. If her mother-in-law could say anything, she would tell her that she’s doing an incredible job. She’s never put a foot wrong and the country adores her.”

He added, “With William by her side, Kate’s safe. Because he will take care of her and would never let anyone harm her.”

At age 15, William lost Diana to a tragic car accident. His brother Harry was just 11.

Therefore, after experiencing such a devastating loss, William remains very protective of his wife. Kate continues to undergo treatment for an undisclosed type of cancer.

Prince William will protect Kate Middleton at all costs

Appearing on Good Morning Britain, Sunday Times royal editor Roya Nikkhah discussed why Kate Middleton remains such a hot topic issue among royal watchers. This heightened press and public demand for information likely upset Prince William. He had a similar experience with his late mother, Princess Diana.

“Having seen his mother go through quite a lot of that, the hounding of his mother, I think he feels he is seeing elements of that being breached again in terms of the demands and screeches at his wife over her medical privacy and that is hurting him,” Nikkhah said.

William sees similarities in how Kate has been hounded by the press about her health and how his mother was targeted for years as a public figure. Therefore, it is understandable that William has been sensitive to the similarities between the treatment of Kate and his late mother, Diana, for years.

However, while he was relatively helpless as a child to do anything about protecting him and Prince Harry from public scrutiny, as an adult, he is taking a different stance when it comes to his wife.

William feels a sense of ‘responsibility’ to protect Kate

Prince William and Kate Middleton photographed in 2011 | Chris Jackson/Getty Images

Reporter Robert Hardman, author of The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy, spoke to Fox News Digital about how Prince William’s choices show his sense of “responsibility” to his wife. William has demonstrated his devotion to Kate and their marriage by putting her and their three children ahead of his responsibilities to the crown.

“I think from the start, he’s been protective of her,” Hardman explained. “It’s the same way that [his younger brother] Prince Harry is so protective of Meghan Markle. Both of them have this sense that they have brought upon their wives a degree of attention and stress and all sorts of issues.”

“[William] feels a sense of responsibility [to protect Kate],” he said. “And right from the start, William has been adamant about family security and family privacy. It informs [everything he does]. It’s why they choose particular schools for their children.”

“They are very concerned that their children have as normal and private life as any other child. That’s the overarching thing.”

“William regards raising the next monarch as one of his most important jobs,” Hardman concluded. “People keep saying, ‘What sort of king will William be one day?’ Well, what’s going through William’s [mind] is what sort of king is George going to be?”

Prince William and Kate Middleton reside in Windsor with their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.

Expert Predicts Kate Middleton Won’t Make Another Public Appearance for ‘Some Time Now’ After Wimbledon

Mandi Kerr — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 12:35:00 +0000

It looks like Wimbledon might’ve been Kate Middleton’s last public appearance for a while. An expert says the Princess of Wales isn’t likely to make another public appearance for “some time” following the tennis tournament that’s become a fixture on the 42-year-old’s calendar. Why? Because, amid her ongoing cancer treatment, Kate’s made it to the two events this summer she wanted to attend.

Wimbledon and Trooping the Colour were ‘key’ events Kate didn’t want to miss

Kate is “unlikely” to make more appearances, Katie Nicholl, a royal expert and author, told ET following the royal mother of three’s day at Wimbledon on July 14, 2024.

She went with her and Prince William’s 9-year-old daughter, Princess Charlotte, and got a standing ovation as they took their seats in the Royal Box.

A palace source, Nicholl said, told her “there were two key engagements that she [Kate] wanted to make: Trooping the Colour, and Wimbledon. Both of which she was able to attend.”

Indeed, Kate did step out at both events. On June 15, 2024, she went to Trooping the Colour, King Charles III’s annual birthday parade. It marked her first public appearance of the year following her March 2024 cancer diagnosis announcement.

Kate rode in a carriage and stood on the Buckingham Palace balcony with Prince of Wales and their three children: Prince George, 10, Charlotte, and Prince Louis, 6. Then, almost a month later to the day, she and Charlotte went to the Wimbledon finals.

She’s returning to ‘normal family life’

“Normal family life” was the theme of the weekend. While Charlotte and Kate were at Wimbledon, George and William were in Germany watching Team England in the final game of the UEFA European Championship.

“I think, having Princess Kate and Charlotte at [Wimbledon], William and Prince George over at the football for the final; we’re seeing a bit more of normal family life,” Nicholl said.

“We know it’s been a very, very difficult few months for the family, as Kate’s gone through her shocking cancer diagnosis and clearly some pretty grueling treatment,” she continued. “But I think there’s a real sense that things are on the up for this family as they finish the summer.”

The Wales family is getting ready to ‘hunker down’ for the rest of the summer after Wimbledon

Nicholl continued, saying now that George, Charlotte, and Louis are on summer vacation from school, the royal family of five will be headed for Anmer Hall, their country home in Norfolk, England.

“I was speaking to a source at the palace earlier, who have confirmed that [the children] are on summer recess and they will now just stay away from the public gaze,” she said.

“They will hunker down as a family, more likely than not at Norfolk […], their countryside bolt hole.” Staying closer to home is ideal for Kate, too. She “is not able to travel at the moment while she’s undergoing this course of preventative chemotherapy. So I think that probably rules out an overseas holiday.”

However, going to Scotland for the royal family’s annual summer getaway at the Balmoral estate will probably happen.

“I think it’s likely that we will see the family go to Scotland at the invitation of the King and Queen later this summer in August,” Nicholl said. “But I think it’s going to be low-key and very much below the radar. So I don’t think we can expect to see the Princess of Wales for some time now.”

The date of Kate’s return to royal duties is unknown

At the time of writing, Kensington Palace—William and Kate’s office within the royal family—hasn’t announced a date for the future queen’s return. Previous palace updates noted Kate wouldn’t go back to work until doctors cleared her to do so.

In June, shortly before going to Trooping the Colour, Kate shared in a social media statement she had a “few” more months of preventative chemotherapy treatment left, suggesting returning to duties this summer isn’t likely.

In the meantime, Kate’s learning to deal with “uncertainty” surrounding her health as she has both “good and bad days.”

As for future updates, Nicholl said that while information on Kate’s progress can be expected “at some point,” seeing her “smiling” at Wimbledon was a good sign.

“I think when we look at the princess,” she said, “we see her looking as well as she did, smiling, healthy, radiant, and we can assume that she’s now tolerating this chemotherapy far better than she was in the early stages and that she’s doing well at the moment.”