A Good Morning Britain panellist has faced backlash after “disgusting” comments about the Princess of Wales’ appearance at the Remembrance Sunday service.
An emotional Kate completed a milestone in her return to duties on Sunday, as she joined other members of the royal family at the Cenotaph.
TV personality and former Big Brother contestant Narinder Kaur wrote on X: “Genuine question – why has Kate aged so much? Isn’t she only 42? Is she a smoker? It’s the only explanation.”
Ms Kaur then doubled down on her comments, adding: “My brother had cancer… he didn’t age like that.” She faced fierce backlash, with users calling her comments “dreadful” and “disgusting”.
The TV personality later apologised for the comments, saying: “I put out a stupid tweet. That wasn’t my intention, my intention was not to be malicious or nasty or anything.”
Last weekend marked a step up for Kate, 42, who has made just a handful of public appearances so far in 2024 after she underwent major abdominal surgery in January and then was diagnosed with cancer.
Comment: It’s time for the royal family to come clean on their finances
It’s time for the royal family to come clean on their finances
An investigation has revealed that the King and Prince of Wales’ private estates have struck rental deals with the NHS, schools and the armed forces worth millions of pounds. It is time for much greater transparency about the royal family’s staggering wealth, writes Alan Rusbridger
Jabed Ahmed11 November 2024 14:43
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The hidden message in Kate’s Remembrance Sunday outfit
The Princess of Wales wore a traditionally sombre black outfit as she appeared at the Cenotaph war memorial for Remembrance Sunday.
Kate’s diamond and pearl drop earrings belonged to the late Queen and she wore her silver Queen’s Dragoon Guards brooch – in a nod to her role as the regiment’s Colonel-in-Chief – beneath three red poppies.
Some have suggested that each poppy represents a different branch of the military, while others have said that a cluster of flowers is simply more visible than a single one.
Another theory speculates Kate wears the poppy trio to honour her great-grandmother’s three brothers, who died in the First World War.
Jabed Ahmed11 November 2024 12:31
Watch: King Charles and Prince William lay wreaths at Remembrance Day Cenotaph ceremony
Jabed Ahmed11 November 2024 11:43
ICYMI: Bereaved girl ‘proud’ to march on Remembrance Sunday for RAF father
A teenage girl whose father died after serving in the RAF said she was “proud” to march past the Cenotaph to “honour” him on Remembrance Sunday.
Lexie Pallett, 16, marched with the charity Scotty’s Little Soldiers, which supports hundreds of bereaved military children and young people.
Lexie, who also marched in 2022, said: “I’m immensely proud of me being here today, but I’m also proud of the fact that I’m here to honour my dad and honour the things that he did while he was in service.”
Her father Sergeant Oliver Pallett died in 2020 by suicide and Lexie joined the charity two months later.
Throughout her time at Scotty’s, Lexie and her family have been supported through respite breaks, emotional bereavement support, group events and grants to help towards their education and development.
Jabed Ahmed11 November 2024 10:59
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Jabed Ahmed11 November 2024 10:13
King to mark 76th birthday by opening food distribution hubs
The King will open two hubs designed to save and circulate tonnes of surplus food as he marks his 76th birthday.
The opening of the distribution centres will also mark the first anniversary of the Coronation Food Project, an initiative to support charities feeding the nation with unwanted food.
Charles, who celebrates his birthday on Thursday, will open the initiative’s first two Coronation Food Hubs – one in person and one virtually.
It is hoped the hubs will help charities like FareShare and the Felix Project to support communities in need.
The hub the King is visiting will host a “surplus food festival”, with meals created from food which would otherwise have gone to waste.
Charles will tour the new facility, meeting beneficiaries and representatives of food banks, schools and community groups.
Jabed Ahmed11 November 2024 09:31
William to carry out duties with ‘smaller r in the royal’
The Prince of Wales has defined his role as heir to the throne, saying he wants to carry out his duties with a “smaller r in the royal”.
William spelled out his philosophy at the end of a major visit to South Africa where he mixed the informal with traditional elements of the monarchy, and said he was trying to do things “differently” and wanted to be a prince for his “generation”.
The future king said what mattered to him was “impact philanthropy, collaboration, convening, and helping people” and stressed “empathy” was also important “because I really care about what I do”.
He said he hoped to carry out overseas tours with the Princess of Wales, who this autumn returned to royal duties after completing a course of cancer treatment.
Jabed Ahmed11 November 2024 08:42
The hidden message in Kate’s Remembrance Sunday outfit
The Princess of Wales wore a traditionally sombre black outfit as she appeared at the Cenotaph war memorial for Remembrance Sunday.
Kate’s diamond and pearl drop earrings belonged to the late Queen and she wore her silver Queen’s Dragoon Guards brooch – in a nod to her role as the regiment’s Colonel-in-Chief – beneath three red poppies.
Some have suggested that each poppy represents a different branch of the military, while others have said that a cluster of flowers is simply more visible than a single one.
Another theory speculates Kate wears the poppy trio to honour her great-grandmother’s three brothers, who died in the First World War.
Athena Stavrou11 November 2024 08:01
