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Does The Queen Really Have Legal Custody Of Her Great-Grandchildren? - Exclusive Wpa Pool/Getty Images By Shana Aborn/June 16, 2021 10:58 am EST Queen Elizabeth is one of the busiest women in the world. Even at her advanced age, Her Majesty keeps an active schedule that includes meeting with dignitaries, signing Parliamentary legislation, hosting palace receptions, answering mail, and attending special events such as the recent reception for the organizers of next year’s Platinum Jubilee lunch....

Here’s How Your Taste Buds May Determine Your Risk Of Getting COVID-19 Shutterstock By Shana Aborn/May 26, 2021 3:53 pm EST Did you fight with your mom over finishing your broccoli and Brussels sprouts? Would you gladly give up coffee forever if you had to drink it black? If you can relate, you might be one of a lucky group of people who may have some protection against COVID-19. A clinical study just published in the American Medical Association’s JAMA Network Open indicates that people who are highly sensitive to bitter flavors are less likely to contract the contagious virus, and less likely to require hospitalization if they do....

How Prince Philip Helped Prep Prince William To Become King Phil Walter/Getty Images By Hanna Claeson/April 22, 2021 4:01 pm EST Prince William is slowly starting to resume royal duties after the funeral of his grandfather, Prince Philip. Decked out in black, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited the 282 (East Ham) Squadron, Air Training Corps on April 21, according to Hello!. William, per Tatler, is also expected to meet with his father, Prince Charles, and his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth in the coming weeks, to discuss the future of the British monarchy....

Inside Sofia Carson’s Relationship With Dove Cameron Jerod Harris/Getty Images By Sophie McEvoy/May 21, 2021 2:17 pm EST When you’re filming for months at a time for a franchise that’s been going for nearly half a decade, it’s inevitable that the cast will become friends as well as colleagues. That’s certainly been the case for the actors of Disney’s “Descendants,” who have formed lasting friendships on and off-screen. “The whole cast has become like a family,” Sofia Carson told Access....

Inside The Lady A Name Change Issue Shutterstock By Joey Keogh/June 14, 2021 10:32 am EST In June 2020, legendary country group Lady Antebellum publicly announced they would be changing their name to Lady A, effective immediately, after realizing that they “did not take into account the associations that weigh down this word referring to the period of history before The Civil War, which includes slavery,” (via Instagram). The band, comprising trio Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, and Dave Haywood, apologized for any hurt caused, professing their desire to “make a change” going forward and encouraging their fans to do likewise....

Princess Diana experienced post-natal depression after the birth of Prince William Anwar Hussein/Getty Images Though Princess Diana shared that “everybody was thrilled to bits” with the arrival of Prince William, it was later revealed she experienced severe post-natal depression. She expressed to Martin Bashir, “It had been quite a difficult pregnancy – I hadn’t been very well throughout it – so by the time William arrived it was a great relief because it was all peaceful again, and I was well for a time....

The Best Red Hair Colors For Your Skin Tone Shutterstock By Hillary Sussman/May 5, 2021 2:39 pm EST The decision to go red isn’t for the faint of heart. Redheads, along with having magical powers, never have the option of fading into the background especially when a bad ruby dye job can be spotted from a mile away. The biggest mistake most wannabe hair chameleons make is choosing the wrong shade for their skin color....

Gal Gadot was born in Israel Getty Images Gal Gadot was born in Rosh HaAyin, Israel on April 30, 1985. Her mother worked as a teacher, her father was an engineer, and her maternal grandparents were survivors of the Holocaust. Athletically inclined as a child, Gadot played sports and studied dance. In fact, she once aspired to be a choreographer after having learned ballet, hip-hop, modern, and jazz for 12 years (via Vanity Fair)....

The Surprising Job Victoria Beckham Had Before She Was Famous Shutterstock By Hope Campbell/June 5, 2021 3:54 pm EST She was once known as Posh Spice back in the 1990s as part of the British pop group The Spice Girls, but Victoria Beckham has had a long and successful career since then as a fashion entrepreneur and an author (via Biography). She aspired to be a performer since a very young age and before she joined The Spice Girls and made make it big in the music world, she had a very unusual role one would never even imagine....

Did Taylor Swift just throw shade at Cats in just one line? YouTube It wouldn’t be very Taylor Swift of Taylor Swift to express feelings of discontent in a shady or rude way. But what is very on brand for the star is addressing drama through her music — and we think that might be exactly what happened. Last night, Swift released her brand new album, evermore, which she calls the “sister record” to folklore....

The Surprising Reason Kris Kardashian Is Obsessed With Costco Lars Niki/Getty Images By Phoebe McRae/April 24, 2021 4:00 pm EST Everyone’s favorite momager Kris Kardashian, aka Kris Jenner, is a self-confessed Costco addict. As the matriarch of the Kardashian clan told The New York Times in 2015, “Costco is a passion. Costco is like a massage.” Proving that she loves the cult superstore just as much as you do, the mother-of-six then continued, “They have the most amazing dog beds, don’t even get me started,” adding, “During the summer, there’ll be a fabulous surfboard....

Urban’s One Too Many is a ‘reluctant surrender’ Shutterstock “One Too Many” is an upbeat song about a man who forgets how lucky he is to have someone he loves. It begins with Urban waking up with a hazy memory after a night of drinking. Though he expresses at the beginning of the song that he needs these nights out, he realizes that when he’s at the bar he just misses his partner and should have stayed home with her in the first place....

Why Blake Lively Couldn’t Stand Her Gossip Girl Character Roy Rochlin/Getty Images By Amanda Davis/June 16, 2021 1:00 pm EST With the “Gossip Girl” reboot slated to premiere in July 2021, fans have been taking a stroll down memory lane when it comes to the hit show’s OG characters: Blair, Chuck, Dan, Nate, and of course, miss Serena van der Woodsen herself. Serena, played by actor Blake Lively, was no stranger to the manipulative and mean character premise....

Why Lisa Vanderpump Is Being Sued Frazer Harrison/Getty Images By Amanda Lynne/March 23, 2021 1:48 pm EST Lisa Vanderpump became a part of pop culture history when she joined the cast of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills in 2010. The London-born reality star married her husband, Ken Todd, in 1982. The couple shares two children, Pandora and Max, and are huge pet lovers. However, it is the couple’s business ventures that have earned them fame and fortune....

Why you shouldn’t let your fuel tank get too low Shutterstock Inside your gas tank is something called a fuel pump, which is responsible for sending the fuel from the tank to the engine, where it is burned for propulsion. This pump relies on the liquid gasoline itself to keep it both cool and lubricated. When your fuel is too low, it can overheat. If this happens too often, you risk premature failure of the fuel pump, and that is a costly repair to undertake....

Rebecca wants more than a courthouse wedding Instagram But Rebecca doesn’t want to feel rushed into things. “Despite the fact that I’ve been married three times before, to be honest, this feels like the first time I’m getting married. This is going to be my last wedding, so I want it to be special,” Rebecca said in episode 12 of season 8. (via TV Insider). While touring a wedding venue with a horse-drawn carriage, she seemed less than thrilled with Zied reminding her that they may need to have a courthouse wedding — not just due to coronavirus concerns, but so that they can live together through Ramadan as well....

A Look Inside Aretha Franklin’s Love Life Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images By Alejandra Arevalo/March 26, 2021 11:20 am EST Beloved singer Aretha Franklin was a legend by all accounts. The Queen of Soul gifted us with hits such as “Respect” and “A Natural Woman,” while also being a fervent civil rights activist and voice for the women’s movement. Before becoming the star that we knew before her death in 2018, Franklin performed gospel music with her father, who was a minister in a Detroit church (via Britannica)....

The Bench, by Meghan Markle, will be released June 8 Max Mumby/indigo/Getty Images On May 4, 2021, Meghan Markle and Random House Children’s Books announced that “The Bench” will be released on June 8. According to the press release, this children’s book by the Duchess of Sussex is about the bond between fathers and sons, as seen through a mother’s eyes. “‘The Bench’ started as a poem I wrote for my husband on Father’s Day, the month after Archie was born,” stated Markle, who shares son, Archie, with Prince Harry....

How much is Parker McCollum worth? Danielle Del Valle/Getty Images There’s no doubt Parker McCollum’s record sales have vastly contributed to his net worth, racking up more than 350 million streams on several platforms (via UMG Nashville). His 2017 album Probably Wrong gave him household name status, getting to No. 6 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart, also appearing on folk and indie charts (via All Music). His publishing deal with Warner/Chappell, plus his major label status, only continue to cement the “Young Man’s Blues” singer’s rise....

Lady C believes it was all a huge misunderstanding David M. Benett/Getty Images The 71-year-old writer has made a name for herself by giving people an inside look into the life of the royal family, having written many books on the topic. She is perhaps best known for her books on Princess Diana, in which she divulged lots of unknown information about the secretive princess (via Vanity Fair). Her most recent claim about the royal family is that she believes Princess Anne to have been the one to discuss Archie’s skin color with the Sussexes....