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interview with Le Monde, one of France’s most notable newspapers, Palmero said that Albert, 65, has been paying Jazmin Grimaldi — a 31-year-old illegitimate daughter he fathered during a brief fling with Tamara Rotolo — $86,000 every three months and bought her an NYC condo that boasted a $3 million price tag.According to the Times of London, the palace also pays kidnap and ransom insurance for Alexandre Coste, 20, Albert’s illegitimate son with Nicole Coste, a former Air France flight attendant from Tonga.Palmero adds that Albert’s sisters Princess Stéphanie, 58, and Princess Caroline, 67, have both taken advantage of their brother’s finances, and have used “the crown jewels as personal fashion accessories,” he told the French publication.The allegations are based on books kept by Palmero, 67, during his time as the royal family’s accountant for over two decades.In a separate interview with French newspaper Libération, Palmero added that Albert kept a secret account at a French bank, under the initials AG, to secretly pay his former mistresses and their children.His estranged wife, Charlene, has, too, benefited from her husband’s wealth, as Palmero noted that her multi-million dollar allowance had been topped up frequently, including a whopping $1 million sum allocated just for revamping her office space.Albert has since issued a statement in response to the accusations, telling the French publication, “The attacks that [Palmero] makes against me and against the state [of Monaco] and its institutions show his true nature and the little respect … he has for the family and the principality.”His lawyer, Jean-Michel Darrois, told Le Monde that there has been no wrongdoing on Albert’s part.It has long been speculated that
BreAnna Bell Taika Waititi can’t say much about his forthcoming “Star Wars” film, but he does have a joke that might pique his fans’ sense of humor. When asked if his addition to the popular franchise would still show fans the same “Star Wars” they know and love, the “Thor: love and thunder” director animatedly told Variety on the red carpet of his “Next Goal Wins” premiere, “It will be … dramatic pause… a Taika Waititi film.” “It’s gonna piss people off,” he added with a laugh. In the meantime, the Hollywood multihyphenate is celebrating the release of his latest film, a soccer flick focused on the true story of an American Samoa team that infamously lost a FIFA match 31-0.
It is set to be yet another explosive bonfire night across the Wigan borough with a number of different firework events taking place.
With the Rugby World Cup now well and truly in full swing, Scotland fans will no doubt be on the edge of their seats as the Scottish national team takes to the pitch on Saturday to take on Ireland. The team, which is headed up by coach Gregor Townsend sadly suffered an early blow at the start of the competition when they lost their Pool B opener in Marseille to South Africa, but despite the initial setback, the Scots came back stronger to beat both Tonga and Romania.
Fall film festivals are usually where we look for the more serious awards bait pictures, but occasionally as with tonight’s rousing World Premiere of Taikia Waititi’s long-gestating American Somoan soccer comedy, Next Goal Wins, you get a real commercial crowd pleaser.
first Pacific Islander to win “American Idol,” isn’t fazed by the rigging accusations that accompanied Sunday’s triumph — in fact, he said he “loves it.”“A lot of people are like, ‘Colin Stough was robbed,’ or whatever. And I just love it,” Tongi, 18, told the Daily Mail.Tongi, of Samoan and Tongan heritage, reigned victorious in the 21st season finale, beating out Stough, 18, and Megan Danielle, 20, but his win baffled fans who claimed the singing competition was “rigged.”Instead of letting haters get to him, he throws a “like” to critics’ social media posts, explaining he just has to “let those things happen.”“I am guilty for liking it,” he admitted.
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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The Sydney Film Festival, which this year will celebrate its 70th edition, has unveiled its first dozen selections. Seven are feature films, five are documentaries. “The 2023 program will expand on this legacy, promising to ignite stimulating dialogues and present powerful ideas that will broaden audience perspectives,” said festival director Nashen Moodley. He noted that over the previous 69 editions the Sydney festival has showcased more than 10,000 films. Highlights among the documentaries are two Australian titles. “Rachel’s Farm” follows actor-director Rachel Ward as she revitalizes her beef farm using sustainable farming practices. In “The Last Daughter” Wiradjuri woman Brenda Matthews documents her search to uncover the truth about her government-ordered abduction as a child and to find her white foster family. Both Matthews and Ward will attend the festival in person.
Sargon of Akkad as the first regent to rule, an orphan turned royal cup bearer with a goddess on his side, Sargon conquered and unified Mesopotamia some four thousand odd years ago.In ancient Egypt, pharos wore crowns to connect them to depictions of their deities and to invoke the power they possessed. These days, crowns and kings are more about pageantry than pagan veneration and only twelveEuropean nations maintain a form of monarchy; Andorra, Belgium, Denmark, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, the Vatican and of course the UK and its colonies which we now call territories because colonialism was and is the scourge of humanity, owed in large part to the monstrous monarchs that propagated it.
EXCLUSIVE: Red, White & Brass is the debut feature from director Damon Fepulea’i and we’ve got the first trailer for the Taika Waititi-exec produced inspiring underdog tale. Check it out above.
After getting emotional in court, Jen Shah stepped out looking solemn as she digested the news that she was sentenced to 78 months in prison on Friday, January 6.
, Meghan Markle—the Duchess of Sussex—has often worn jewelry that pays tribute to her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana. When Prince Harry designed , for example, he included two diamonds from his mother’s personal collection, alongside a larger diamond sourced from Botswana.Since then, the Duchess has sported a number of pieces that previously belonged to Diana, including a dazzling aquamarine ring by Asprey that she wore for her wedding reception and, more recently, , presented by the Robert F Kennedy Human Rights non-profit organisation.Below, see five poignant pieces from Princess Diana’s jewelry collection that Meghan Markle has worn over the years.Meghan first wore Diana’s aquamarine ring for her wedding reception at Frogmore House in May 2018, before bringing it back out during a visit to Tonga later that year.
as she joined at a lavish New York awards ceremony last night, but all eyes were on her show-stopping aquamarine ring, which .The Duchess of Sussex, 41, and Prince Harry were honored at the Ripple of Hope Gala, hosted by the Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Foundation, and given a prize that counts Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton among its former recipients for their racial justice and mental health work. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry at the Ripple of Hope Gala last night. Meghan wears Princess Diana's aquamarine ring.The duchess was the picture of polished perfection in her sleek off-the-shoulder Nicolas Ghesquière for Louis Vuitton gown, which she paired with a pair of classic black patent leather pumps and a mini black clutch. The finishing touch to the glamorous ensemble was the emerald-cut aquamarine ring which Asprey made for Diana, Princess of Wales in the 1990s and worn for the first time during her 1996 tour of Australia. The Duchess of Sussex looked radiant at the eventThe piece has huge sentimental value to Meghan.
EXCLUSIVE: Australia’s Princess Productions is acquiring Irish firm Boulder Media from toy giant Hasbro, we’ve learned.
Manori Ravindran International Editor New Zealand rugby icon Jonah Lomu and former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel will be the subjects of two new documentaries from U.K.-based sales agent and distributor Dogwoof and Sylver Entertainment. The companies previously collaborated on “McEnroe,” a documentary about the tennis great John McEnroe, which was released in U.K. cinemas in July and premiered on Showtime on Sept. 2. As development financiers and executive producers on both projects, Dogwoof will be presenting the projects to buyers at the Toronto International Film Festival this week.
At the Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony (on Thursday 28 July 2022), Tom Daley will make a very public stand on the issue of LGBT+ rights in the Commonwealth. "I’ve experienced homophobia all my life, competing in countries where it’s illegal to be me and where I don’t feel safe to leave the venue I’m competing in,” Tom, who came out in 2013 and married husband Dustin Lance Black in 2017 will say.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are thought to have believed they had “Diana’s magic”, according to claims from an explosive new book. Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the war with the Windsors by Tom Bower claims the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had convinced themselves that they could follow in his mother’s footsteps as the public’s favourite royals as a result of their Australian tour.
Spanish native José Andrés became one of the most celebrated chefs in the world, popularizing tapas – small plate dining – in America. But of late he’s been focusing on comfort food. Comfort food in the truest sense, the kind the nonprofit he founded, World Central Kitchen, makes for people in times of disaster.
Meghan Markle "hated every second" of her tour of Australia with Prince Harry, a royal author has claimed.The then-newlywedded couple were following in the footsteps of Charles and Diana as they received an enthusiastic welcome from the Australian public, with the pair even announcing they were expecting their first child, Archie, while on the tour. But according to royal author Tina Brown, Meghan found the itinerary for the 2018 tour "pointless", which features in the author's new book The Palace Papers.
Meghan Markle wanted to be the "leading-lady" following a successful royal tour of Australia with Prince Harry, it is claimed.
K.J. Yossman Director Dee Koppang O’Leary cut her teeth on documentaries such as “Justin Bieber: All Around the World” for NBC and Sky One’s “Minnie Driver’s Excellent Adventure” before moving into drama via a brief shadowing stint on “Sherlock,” starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman.
If you’re looking to do something different this spring, why not book tickets to experience all the excitement and drama of a live rugby league game?
Video: London company complete successful flight test of vehicle they say will replace cars (The Independent)100,000 dead fish discovered off coast of FranceLidl and Waitrose named as most sustainable supermarkets in UK in new ranking by Which?Winter storm sets into the US south leaving hundreds of thousands without powerAirlines cancel 3,500 flights as winter storm slams USFootage appears to show smoke and flames rising 'from oil tanker explosion' off coast of NigeriaFootage purports to show 2 million barrel oil tanker exploding off coast of NigeriaLandslides kill at least 18 in Ecuador capitalNewsreaders reaction to earthquakeOil spill caused on Peruvian coast by Tonga eruption covers beaches in thick layers of black greaseWinter snowstorms hit the Northeastern USHaiti earthquake: 14 days after 4South Africa: Clinic for penguins opens in Cape TownWhiteout Conditions as lake effect snow hits central New YorkDon't Look Up trailerThe Green Planet | Official Trailer | New Attenborough SeriesTory MP Chris Skidmore warns cutting green energy levies would be disastrousAccording to the manufacturer, the various Air models can accelerate from 0 to 60mph as quickly as 2. 5 seconds, and they can reach a top speed of 168mph.
2022 Winter Olympics are underway! The opening ceremony was held on Friday, at Beijing's National Stadium, which is also known as the «Bird's Nest,» and signaled the official start of the Games.The Parade of Nations, the part of the ceremony that highlights each competing nation in the Games, featured many standout moments including a shirtless skeleton competitor, a long-awaited moment for Jamaica, and a Ralph Lauren-clad Team USA.While the U.S. counted its second-largest Olympic delegation in history, other countries had just one athlete set to compete on their behalf. It all came to a close with an epic torch lighting that differed from years past.Keep reading for the five biggest moments from the opening ceremony.With Tonga's Pita Taufatofua sitting out the Olympics for the first time since 2014, fans worried that the cross-country skier's absence would mean they'd be deprived of a shirtless, oiled-up athlete during the Parade of Nations.
Celebrity Big Brother will make a return to UK television next month, as E4 will broadcast the Australian version of the reality competition. Caitlyn Jenner, Thomas Markle Jr and Jessika Power star in Celebrity Big Brother AustraliaThe UK run of Celebrity Big Brother concluded in 2018 after 17 years and 22 seasons.
When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visited Australia, Tonga, New Zeleand and Fiji on an epic royal tour in 2018 a magical and surprising moment took place. Royal photographer Zak Hussein recalled the memorable event that happened when they were in the Australia segment of the tour.The country had been experiencing a two-year drought, but the end of the shortcomings coincided with the royal arrival.
It’s not a great beach day in Southern California. But there’s no reason to panic at reports that a tsunami caused by a Tonga underwater volcanic eruption may hit.
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