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By Kayleigh Roberts
Published August 15, 2019

In mid-2018, it was officially announced to the world that Meghan Markle was expecting her and Prince Harry’s first child after they touched down in Australia for their tour of the country. Months later, Baby Archie Harrison finally blessed us all with his arrival in May 2019. While we haven’t seen much of baby Sussex since his christening, we’re certain that his parents (especially his father) are positively giddy with joy—Harry’s practically been training to be the world’s greatest father for years now! Here are 62 glorious pictures of Harry that prove that he has always been destined to be a super involved dad.

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March 3, 2004

Prince Harry will be the kind of dad who gets in there and does the work. Case in point: He got hands-on working in a garden with a little boy in Lesotho, Africa during a 2004 trip.

 

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April 11, 2005

Prince Harry will be the kind of dad who poses his kids for silly, fun pictures. Proof: Here he is in 2005 with a child in Lesotho, who he posed in his own sunglasses.

 

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April 24, 2006

Prince Harry will be the kind of dad who can juggle watching multiple kids, as evidenced by this picture taken during a return visit to Lesotho in 2006.

 

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April 24, 2006

Prince Harry will be the kind of dad who makes kids laugh—just ask Mutsu Potsane, the kid laughing like crazy in this 2006 picture taken during Harry’s return trip to Lesotho.

 

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April 24, 2006

Prince Harry will be the kind of dad who makes goofy faces to cheer kids up. This picture from Lesotho is just the first of many, many pictures that prove this one.

 

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October 22, 2007

Prince Harry will be the kind of dad who talks to kids on their level. In this picture, he chats with Christopher Anderson, who nominated Caroline Anderson for Best Nurse at the WellChild Children’s Health Awards in London and he looks like he’s having a real conversation with another adult. Well done, Harry.

 

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June 22, 2008

Prince Harry will be the kind of dad who makes time to hang out. Here he is hanging with kids after he competed in a charity polo match in Tetbury, England.

 

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July 9, 2008

Prince Harry will definitely stick his tongue out at his kids. On another trip to Lesotho in 2008, Harry continued his now well-known habit of making silly faces at kids to make them laugh.

 

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October 27, 2008

Prince Harry will be a proud dad. Here he is, beaming with pride at two of the winners of the WellChild Awards Ceremony in London in 2008.

 

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September 8, 2009

Prince Harry will be the kind of dad who embraces childhood magic. Here he is with 8-year-old Lucy Tutton, who won the Most Caring Child Award at the 2009 WellChild Awards in London, being as excited as an 8-year-old himself about a balloon flower.

 

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September 28, 2009

Prince Harry will be a truly caring dad. You can just see the genuine love for children Harry has in this picture of him with Alex Burke, 6, who won the Bravest Child Award at the WellChild Awards in 2009.

 

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September 28, 2009

Prince Harry will be a good sport kind of dad. Here’s another shot with Alex Burke, who decided to blow bubbles in Harry’s face. Harry was totally fine with that—a must-have dad quality.

 

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January 30, 2010

Prince Harry will be the kind of dad who is very careful with his babies. This picture of Harry visiting the children’s ward at the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in January 2010 shows that he’ll hold his newborn tight.

 

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January 30, 2010

Prince Harry will seriously make so many faces at his kids. In another picture taken at the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital children’s ward in 2010, Harry made yet another silly face at yet another kid.

 

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June 17, 2010

Prince Harry will be a dad who really cares about making sure his kids are ready for anything. In another picture taken in Lesotho, this time in 2010, Harry was super focused on helping this kid get bundled up.

 

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March 5, 2012

Prince Harry will be fine talking to his kids when they get older. In this picture from 2012, Harry carried on a conversation with a blind girl named Anna Albury in the Bahamas, proving that he’s not just comfortable with babies and boys. He’s ready for dad duty with a preteen daughter, too.

 

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February 27, 2013

Prince Harry will be a focused dad. When Harry talks to a kid, he gives them his full attention, every time.

 

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May 20, 2013

Prince Harry will be so excited to have a baby around. If this photo of Harry and a baby looking equally excited to be hanging out in Tidworth, England is any indication, Harry will be downright jazzed to have a baby around.

 

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April 4, 2014

Prince Harry will be the kind of dad who actually plays the games his kids want to play. During a 2014 visit to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park with the mayor of London, Harry got seriously into the playground games, even though he was wearing a suit and was also an adult person.

 

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June 27, 2014

Prince Harry will be a playful dad. You know those fun dads who lift their kids up high so they can pretend they’re flying? Harry is definitely going to be one of those dads, as evidenced by this picture of him playing with a toddler in Chile.

 

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June 27, 2014

Prince Harry will be the kind of dad who genuinely wants to come to school with his kids for special events. During his three-day tour of Chile, he spent a lot of time with a kindergarten class and seemed to be having at least as much fun as the kids.

 

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June 29, 2014

Prince Harry will be the kind of dad who embarrasses his kids by dancing. In 2014, Harry showed off his dorkiest dance moves during a trip to Chile.

 

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December 6, 2014

Prince Harry will be the kind of dad who lifts his kids up—both literally (as seen in this photo of him lifting a blind toddler during a trip to Lesotho) and figuratively.

 

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December 7, 2014

Prince Harry will be an affectionate dad. During a visit to a center for children living with multiple disabilities in 2014, Harry showed his softest side, giving this little boy a sweet kiss on the cheek.

 

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December 8, 2014

Prince Harry will be the kind of dad who is down for play time. During a 2014 trip to Lesotho, Harry got down on the ground to play with kids.

 

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December 8, 2014

Seriously. He will be down in there, playing and being Dad of the Year.

 

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December 8, 2014

Prince Harry will be the kind of dad who is always showing off pictures of his kids. You can see it in his face in this picture, right? His wallet will be nothing but pictures of his kids.

 

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December 8, 2014

Prince Harry will be the kind of dad who takes his kids on adventures. He’s going to want to show his kids the world and spark their curiosity, just like he did with these boys in Lesotho in 2014.

 

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April 9, 2015

Prince Harry will be the dad who can carry his kids around when they get tired of walking. During a trip to Western Australia, Harry casually carried around this kid like it was nothing.

 

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May 13, 2015

Prince Harry will be the kind of dad who wants to be friends with his kids’ friends. And, TBH, they’ll probably want the same thing. Harry is a kid at heart, as seen in this picture of him playing touch rugby with a group of kids in New Zealand.

 

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September 30, 2015

Prince Harry will celebrate his kids’ wins. Evidence: During a trip to Ludlow, England in 2015, Harry high-fived this young girl. We’re sure his own kids will get lots of high-fives, hugs, and other encouragement too.

 

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September 30, 2015

Prince Harry will be the kind of dad who can actually get the kids to all look at the camera for a second for a family photo. Here he is with four kids and everyone looking ahead and not crying. That’s parenting magic.

 

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October 5, 2015

Prince Harry will be the kind of dad who keeps things fun and light, no matter what. Big fancy gala? No problem. It’s still fun time in Harry’s world.

 

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October 17, 2015

Prince Harry will be the kind of dad who isn’t afraid to hug you in front of your friends. A little embarrassed laughter from his kids won’t stop him from being peak dad, if this picture from Lesotho is a hint.

 

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October 17, 2015

Prince Harry will the dad who documents everything. Here he is taking pictures of kids during a trip to Lesotho.

 

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November 30, 2015

Prince Harry will be the dad who volunteers to coach all of his kids’ teams (royal engagement schedule permitting, of course). Here he is at a football training session with kids in South Africa.

 

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November 30, 2015

Prince Harry will be the dad who picks his kids up and swings them—a.k.a. EXACTLY the dad you want when you’re a kid. And he’s great at it, just ask this girl from South Africa.

 

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December 1, 2015

Prince Harry will be the dad who actually plays sports with his kids. Here he is playing rugby with kids in Durban, South Africa, and getting VERY into the game, obviously.

 

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December 3, 2015

Prince Harry will be the cool dad who his kids can have inside jokes with. He’s the Jim Halpert of the royal family when it comes to sharing a knowing look across a room.

 

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December 3, 2015

Prince Harry will be a very dorky dad. His kids will love him and have inside jokes with him, but pictures like this one from his visit to South Africa in 2015 prove that he will also be adorably dorky as a dad.

 

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May 8, 2016

Prince Harry will be the dad who has the best babysitters on speed dial. Here he is with another kid-lover and close friend, Michelle Obama, at the Invictus Games in Orlando, Florida in 2016.

 

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June 27, 2016

Prince Harry will be the dad who hugs his kids when they need it most. Here he is hugging his friend, Mutsu Potsane, who he met during his first visit to Lesotho in 2004 and is still friends with today.

 

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September 20, 2016

Prince Harry will be the dad who acts like a kid himself. Look at the childlike joy on his face when he was high-fiving kids in Scotland in 2016.

 

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November 21, 2016

Prince Harry will give the best dad hugs. Seriously, the evidence just keeps mounting. He hugs as much as he makes silly faces—and that’s a lot.

 

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November 21, 2016

Prince Harry will be the dad who is first to celebrate a team win. During his trip to Antigua and Barbuda, Harry got very into the action and excitement during a youth sports festival.

 

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November 22, 2016

Prince Harry will be the dad who reads his kids bedtime stories every night. Harry won’t just be the fun sporty dad or the silly face dad—he’ll also be the “reading is FUNdemental” dad.

 

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November 26, 2016

Prince Harry will be the kind of dad who knows how to make his kid feel like the center of attention. When Harry is focused on a kid, that kid gets his full and undivided attention and it’s beautiful to witness (even just via photos).

 

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December 3, 2016

Prince Harry will be a tickling dad. Sorry, royal kiddos. Harry seems to be a tickler, if this picture from his visit to the Caribbean is an indication.

 

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March 21, 2017

Let’s reiterate: Prince Harry will be the silly dad who makes weird faces to make his kids laugh. Here he is, at it again, during a visit to Hamilton College in Leicester, England in 2017.

 

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May 13, 2017

Prince Harry will be the kind of dad who is VERY fun on Halloween. Just look at how excited Harry was about this awesome Spider-Man costume a three-year-old wore to a tea party at Buckingham Palace.

 

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July 28, 2017

Here’s a little more evidence that Harry will be the best dad/coach of all time if his kids decide to sign up for team sports. This picture shows his playing with kids in Central Park in London.

 

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July 7, 2017

Prince Harry will be the kind of dad who doesn’t mind sitting at the kiddie table. At the Fit and Fed event in London in 2017, Harry looked beyond comfortable serving food to the young participants.

 

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July 28, 2017

Prince Harry will be a hands-on dad. The lesson we’ve gotten from all of these pictures is that Harry will be hands-on as a dad in every way imaginable.

 

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September 27, 2017

The best proof of Harry’s perfect goofiness with kids ever caught on camera might have come during the 2017 Invictus Games in Toronto, when he made faces as David Henson’s daughter, Emily Henson, in the stands.

 

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September 27, 2017

Emily Henson proved she could give silly faces right back to Harry at the 2017 Invictus Games in Toronto, where photos of her and Harry’s silliness went viral.

 

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September 27, 2017

Seriously, it was worth including three of these pictures. The 2017 Invictus Games in Toronto will go down as the moment we all started a collective countdown to when Harry would have kids of his own.

 

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March 12, 2018

Harry will also be the kind of dad to get into deep, meaningful conversations with his kids. Here he is, making the adorably tracksuited kid outside Westminster Abbey feel at ease meeting, you know, a prince.

 

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October 17, 2018

Harry’s beard will be a source of joy and amusement for his son or daughter—as it was during his 2018 trip to Australia. Five-year-old Luke Vincent was utterly entranced.

 

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October 30, 2018

If Harry has a girl, he’ll already be ready to play with her! Also on tour, a fan shows him a doll that looks JUST like her, and his response is, per usual, perfect.

 

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April 3, 2019

Harry will be THAT dad who comes to all his kids’ activities. Here he is, eagerly chatting with ballet dancers at YMCA South Ealing during a class for 4–6 year olds.

 

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April 3, 2019

Everyone knows Harry loves a baby, as with the 3-month-old Naz Ahmad. Naz looks totally wowed and Harry looks delighted—he’s thinking ahead to his own little one, perhaps?

 

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April 3, 2019

Aaaaand just in case there was any worry, Harry is going to be the most hands-on, enthusiastic, dorky, and supportive dad ever. The pictures are going to be amazing.

Kayleigh Roberts

Weekend Editor at Cosmopolitan

Kayleigh Roberts is a freelance writer and editor with over 10 years of professional experience covering entertainment of all genres, from new movie and TV releases to nostalgia, and celebrity news. Her byline has appeared in Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Harper’s Bazaar, The Atlantic, Allure, Entertainment Weekly, MTV, Bustle, Refinery29, Girls’ Life Magazine, Just Jared, and Tiger Beat, among other publications. She’s a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.

Meghan Markle ‘must have been incredibly envious and then jealous of Kate Middleton’, a royal expert has claimed.
Editor of Majesty magazine Ingrid Stewart suggested to The Telegraph that the Duchess of Sussex, 42, was perhaps jealous of her husband Prince Harry’s close sibling-like relationship with Kate. 

‘Unfortunately, it points to Meghan doesn’t it? Maybe Harry was a little in love with Kate,’ said the royal author, before adding: ‘No, no, no – I don’t mean physically but mentally. Remember when it was just the three of them?

He always longed for a sister, he told Diana that. Psychologically I think he just adored her and he was always there, at Kensington Palace, in their fridge, you know, “What’s for supper?”.

Elsewhere, Ingrid, whose new book My Mother and I centres on King Charles III’s relationship with the late Queen Elizabeth II, said the ‘jealous’ Duchess ‘thought she was going to be a princess and live in Windsor Castle.’

Instead, the mother-of-two and her husband Prince Harry, who are now based in California following Megxit, were at first ‘stuck in Nottingham Cottage which [the Duke] used to call “my hovel”‘, while ‘there’s William and Kate with this beautiful house’.

The royal author continued: ‘I think that Meghan must have been incredibly envious and then jealous of Kate.

‘I heard Meghan actually thought she was going to be a princess and live in Windsor Castle. Instead, there’s William and Kate with this beautiful house, while they are stuck in Nottingham Cottage which Harry used to call “my hovel”.’

While Ingrid doesn’t write off the chance of a reconciliation entirely, she does say that distance – both physically and metaphorically makes it seem somewhat unlikely.

In December, an insider told The Telegraph that Meghan ‘felt she had more of a right to speak’ than Kate at certain events because she was a ‘self-made woman’.

The Duchess was allegedly uneasy with the Prince and Princess of Wales being the superior royals in the palace hierarchy when she joined the Royal Family.

This was particularly the case during a Royal Foundation Forum in February 2018, a source said, where it was claimed the tension between the ‘Fab Four’ was ‘palpable’.

Meghan felt ‘she was a self-made woman whereas Kate hadn’t really had her own career’, an insider told the publication.

The source said: ‘She seemed to feel like she had more of a right to speak than her sister-in-law, who had married into the family as an unknown whereas Meghan regarded herself as a philanthropist who could teach the royals a thing or two about charity.

‘I think she found it difficult that the Royal Foundation was already a well oiled machine by the time she got there.’

However, Omid Scobie previously claimed that Kate failed to foster a ‘meaningful’ relationship with her sister-in-law Meghan in his first book Finding Freedom.

It was also reported that Meghan received a ‘lukewarm’ reception from ‘formal’ William and Kate when her relationship with Prince Harry turned serious.

As Harry wrote in his book Spare, when he first introduced Meghan to his brother, Kate had remained in the garden – which wasn’t the welcome they had hoped for.

It comes after the Daily Mail’s Richard Eden revealed that the Princess of Wales, who underwent ‘successful’ planned abdominal surgery more than three weeks ago, is on the mend.

In a clear sign of her improvement, she was able to join her husband, Prince William, and their three children as they set off for a half-term holiday on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, where the King is also convalescing.

‘Catherine is recovering well,’ a friend said. ‘She was looking forward to a change of scene and will be able to take it easy in Norfolk while the children let off steam with William.’

The Princess, 42, was discharged 12 days ago from the London Clinic, where she had spent almost two weeks.

In the only Kensington Palace statement about her health, a spokesman said on January 17 that, ‘based on the current medical advice, she is unlikely to return to public duties until after Easter’.

The spokesman did not provide details about the nature of her surgery, but sources briefed that it was not for cancer.

Since leaving hospital, without being photographed, Catherine has been at Adelaide Cottage, the family’s four-bedroom home at Windsor Home Park.

Her children, Prince George, ten, Princess Charlotte, eight, and Prince Louis, five, all attend Lambrook school a 15-minute drive away in Berkshire. They broke up for a week’s half-term holiday on Friday.

The missing tourist submersible with British billionaire Hamish Harding on board, has a one percent chance of being found and rescued safely, an expert predicted earlier today

Janet Street-Porter sparked fury today after sharing her thoughts on the devastating case of the missing Titanic submarine, insinuating that she feels it was a ‘selfish’ move of the five onboard passengers.

The Loose Women panellist opened today’s instalment of the ITV programme by insisting that each of the passengers on board the tourist submarine ‘must have known’ the risks involved in undertaking such a huge mission to explore the ‘graveyard’ of the sunken Titanic ship.

The outspoken panellist then claimed that the rescue mission crew are risking their lives to save the ‘billionaires’ on board the submarine – and they are being paid ‘a lot less’ to risk it all in order to save what some would call the ‘selfish’ passengers.

The missing tourist submersible with British billionaire Hamish Harding on board, has a one percent chance of being found and rescued safely, an expert predicted earlier today.

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A massive search and rescue operation is currently underway in the mid Atlantic after the tourist submarine went missing during a dive to the sunken Titanic shipwreck on Sunday.

Following Janet’s comments on the missing submarine, many Loose Women viewers hit out at the ‘insensitivity’ of the topic discussed on today’s panel.

“Janet has basically just called the missing people ‘selfish billionaires’. She couldn’t have been less compassionate,” one fumed.

“Gosh, hard watch on Loose Women. Imagine those people’s families. It doesn’t matter now if they are billionaires. Their lives are at high risk. Janet really doesn’t know when to shush,” another echoed.

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“Omg so much insensitivity on the missing sub,” someone else added.

“Not Janet Street-Porter suggesting that those on the missing Titanic mission are selfish,” another added.

Contact with the small submarine was lost about an hour and 45 minutes into its dive, and the passengers will only have Oxygen until Thursday at 11am, after which it will run out.

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The trip, which is thought to cost £195,000 per head, launched at 4am on Sunday, but communications disappeared less than two hours into the descent to the Titanic wreck site – which sits about 3,800m (12,500ft) below sea level at the bottom of the ocean around 370 miles off the coast of Newfoundland but in US waters.

The missing submarine was designed with a 96 hour ’emergency capability’, Rear Admiral John Mauger, who is leading the rescue mission, announced at a press conference this evening – meaning there should be enough oxygen in the vessel until around midday on Thursday.

There are fears that the submersible, named Titan, could be stuck in the wreckage of the Titanic that it was diving to explore.

Speaking on Good Morning Britain an expert said that if the submarine has gone down as far as the Titanic, there will only be a one percent chance of the submarine being found.

“The margins of success are very slim indeed,” the expert insisted.

“It will likely be a one percent chance of rescue with them being found safe,” he added. “If they survive, it will be like a Hollywood movie.”

The expedition was OceanGate’s third annual voyage to chronicle the deterioration of the iconic ocean liner that struck an iceberg and sank in 1912, killing all but about 700 of the roughly 2,200 passengers and crew.

Denise Welch revealed the exciting news in a post on social media, and her fans were quick to throw their support behind the Loose Women panellist

Denise Welch has announced she’s landed an iconic role in the cult favourite Diana the Musical in the UK.

The musical debuted on Broadway in 2021, and was later released on Netflix, where it gained a huge following due to it’s tongue-in-cheek portrayal of the life of Diana, Princess of Wales.

Now, the musical is heading to the UK, and a new concert version of the show is set to take place in London, with Denise playing the late Queen Elizabeth II.

“Queeeeeeeen!! Diana The Musical in concert. Dec 4th. Apollo Hammersmith,” the 65-year-old tweeted, alongside a poster from the upcoming event.

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The news comes just days after Denise announced she was taking a break from the ITV daytime show.

Written by Bon Jovi keyboardist David Bryan and Joe DiPietro, the musical follows Diana as she becomes the People’s Princess, and the upcoming concert version will give reportedly split the show in two.

The show will see Diana played by two different actresses – Kerry Ellis and Maiya Quansah-Breed – representing two different parts of her life as they reflect on her rise as a royal.

Denise’s fans were stunned by the news, and took to Twitter to throw their support behind the Loose Women panellist.

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“Amazing news! You are gonna be ICONIC! This whole announcement is gay Christmas,” one wrote.

“Most iconic thing i’ve seen this year! Go on Denise,” another tweeted.

“HAPPY F*CKIN PRIDE MONTH Better than a Guinness,” one elated fan added.

“DENISE WELCH IS PLAYING THE QUEEN WHAT IS HAPPENING WHAT UNIVERSE ARE WE LIVING IN THIS IS UNMISSABLE Also Kerry Ellis as Princess Di. Can you even,” another tweeted.

While one delighted fan replied with a meme, which read: “I’m going to give the gays everything they want.”

And Denise’s famous friend and fellow Loose Women co-host Katie Piper offered her congratulations to the TV star.

“Iconic as always,” she wrote.

Loose Women stars Brenda Edwards and Linda Robson were locked in a furious clash today as they debated junk food for children

Loose Women stars Brenda Edwards and Linda Robson were locked in a furious clash today as they debated junk food.

The panellists – which also included Kelle Bryan and Coleen Nolan – sat down at the start of the show today to discuss a range of topics, including if children as young as two should have diet coaches as the world tries to tackle obesity.

During their chat, Linda was asked what she thought about kids having a wide variety of foods, including burgers, fizzy drinks and sweets. She revealed her kids weren’t keen on her feeding her grandkids food with high sugar and fat, but she admitted to sneaking them a little bit of a burger or the remnants of a fizzy drink when they were with her.

Linda Robson admitted to giving her grandkids junk food
Brenda was horrified by Linda’s admission, saying she thought it was a bad idea to give her grandkids even a small bit of a fizzy drink.

Linda then went to clarify it was hardly any, before insisting she broke off the corner of a McDonald’s breakfast for them but would never give them the whole thing, or she would give them just a small bit of Coke or other fizzy drinks.

Her co-star seemed unimpressed, shaking her head at the idea.

Back in 2021, Linda recalled the heart stopping moment she realised that she had forgotten to pick up her grandchildren from school.

The debate was sparked by a topic of conversation on Loose Women today
Opening up about what happened, she explained: “In my head I was picking them up at 3:45. But at 3:15 I was indoors. I had just got out the bath, I was getting dressed because I was going to a premiere last night and I got a phone call from Lauren going ‘Why aren’t you at the school? You were supposed to be picking them up at 3:15!’

On Thursday’s ITV programme, the panellist looked bright and happy as she took a moment to show the audience and viewers the difference in her eyes a week after her surgery

Loose Women’s Jane Moore showed off the results of her 45-minute cosmetic procedure after removing the loose skin from her eyelids.

On Thursday’s ITV programme, the panellist looked bright and happy as she took a moment to show the audience and viewers the difference in her eyes a week after her surgery.

Before undergoing the quick surgery, her eyelids used to mildly droop over her eyes. Doctors removed the excess skin, leaving her with brighter and more rounded eyes.

The 61-year-old said: “Have you noticed I have had my eyes done? Back in the day, I used to have eyelids when I was younger and then as I got older, you see the top picture… they became more and more hooded and changed my eyes.”

The procedure is called Blepharoplasty – which is the type of surgery that removes excess skin from the eyelids.

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Jane continued: “They take just take the loose skin and It’s done in 45 minutes. You can get it done on the NHS if the skin is so bad it affects your vision. Obviously, mine was just you know, vanity I suppose.

“I just looked tired. I looked tired and grumpy all the time, even though I wasn’t. I mean I know I am totally grumpy a lot of the time but now I look endlessly fascinated by everything.”

She added: “I researched it really well. I was not nervous about the procedure. I was nervous about the result.”

The audience oohed and aahed as they cheered for the TV presenter.

Back in April, Jane had a completely different issue with her eye.

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The panellists paused the show briefly today to talk about Jane’s eye as some viewers had noticed it was looking rather red and contacted the programme quickly to express their concerns for the journalist and panellist.

Speaking on the show, Charlene said: “We’ve had a lot of messages about your eye Jane?”

As Jane replied: “It’s so nice that everyone looks out for you on this show. I came in this morning, and I didn’t even notice anything was wrong with my eye, and one of the ladies in make-up and I looked, and I look like something out of a horror film.

“It doesn’t hurt. I have no idea what it was, someone said it might be a burst blood vessel but I don’t know how I’ve done it.”

Kaye Adams said she is fed up that Loose Women stars after often asked whether there are feuds between them – and said it is a barrel of laughs behind the scenes

Kaye Adams has opened up about the bond she shares with her fellow Loose Women – including sleeping together after drunken nights out.

The Scottish star says it is a barrel of laughs behind the scenes and dismissed reports of feuding as nonsense.

Kaye, who first appeared on the show in 1999, said: “I do get fed up that almost always we will be asked whether we bitch about each other.

“I’m just waiting for Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker to be asked the same question because they just never are.

“When we are asked about feuds, we think it is funny. It is certainly not a viper’s nest.

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“The one thing that I can guarantee when I go to the Loose Women, regardless of the line-up of women, regardless of the topics, at some point in that day, I will have a real belly laugh.

“And I don’t know how many other people can say that about their working life. I’m really delighted to say, hand on heart at some point in the day, we will be creasing ourselves, which is a lovely thing.”

Kaye, who is appealing for people with regional accents to help front an airline ad, went on: “I did a press trip to Jamaica 20 years ago with Carol McGiffin, who was hilarious, and I have a photo of her fully clothed, swigging champagne and throwing herself backwards into a swimming pool at 2am.

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“Yeah, that is pretty standard (with Carol ). Linda Robson and Denise Welsh are both fans of Magic Mike, and I often end up in bed naked with Nadia Sawalha after a night out.

“That’s routine for us – she’s too lazy to go home and I sleep naked… I’m not changing for anyone.

“So we’ve had countless nights where we’ve been worse for wear and tumbled into the same bed together.

“I see more of some of the presenters than others, but I love to see them all on a Loose Women night out.”

Kaye, 60, spoke as ITV stars rallied round ex-Loose Women panellist Fiona Phillips following her Alzheimer’s diagnosis.

Mirror columnist Fiona, 62, revealed in the paper on Wednesday that she had the same disease that ravaged both her father and mother.

Coleen Nolan said on the show: “I was so shocked, it hit me like a ton of bricks. I’ve experienced Alzheimer’s with my mum and I know how traumatic that is.”

Actress and television star Chizzy Akudolu has been sent well wishes after she took to social media to share that she discovered a lump in her breast just a number of weeks ago

Former Holby City actress Chizzy Akudolu has revealed she found a lump in her breast just a matter of weeks ago.

The actress took to social media to explain that while she hadn’t planned on sharing her news, she was now in a position to do so with the hopes of helping another person.

Chizzy, 49, went on to say that shortly after discovering the lump she instantly booked an appointment to have it checked out.

Her admission comes just days after her Loose Women co-star Brenda Edwards discussed her experience after finding a lump following the news that Sarah, Duchess of York underwent a mastectomy to treat breast cancer.

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In view of her 57,600 followers, the Mo Effanga actress penned: “I wasn’t planning on mentioning this, but it might help someone.

“In May I found a lump. The NHS offer a 2 week service for breasts and I was seen for a mammogram and ultrasound. Thankfully I got the all-clear.”

She added: “Don’t delay. Get it checked. Thank you to the NHS.”

Her followers and celebrity pals soon rushed to the replies section to send their well wishes with Lorraine Kelly penning: “So glad you are OK Chizzy xxx.”

“Pleased you are all clear lovely. Well done for mentioning this too,” said her former co-star Lee Mead who played Lofty.

While one fan added: “Oh Chizzy thank the Lord it was nothing serious. But you must have been very worried until you got the all-clear. Lots of love, hugs and prayers to you.”

“Glad your OK, 2 weeks, fabulous, keep checking everyone,” wrote a second.

Before a third typed: “Glad ok and thanks for sharing. I worry people won’t get things checked out with all the press surrounding GPs and the #NHS.”

“Thank you so much for sharing this such a scary thing to go through and opening up publicly I’m sure is even scarier! You’re a very selfless and loving person to do that to raise awareness and help others. I’m so glad you got the all-clear,” penned another

Earlier this week, Chizzy’s former co-star Brenda revealed she discovered a “pea” sized lump in her breast back in 2015 just minutes before she was due on stage in Hairspray: The Musical.

Brenda explained: “I ran my hands across my breasts after she said something and found a lump which kind of felt like a frozen pea.

“It was hard like a frozen pee and that kind of size, on my right underneath, by my right breast, didn’t think anything of it, went and did the show…”

Page 3 star Melinda Messenger looked unrecognisable as she joined Loose Women on Friday without her signature blonde locks

Former glamour model Melinda Messenger flaunted her stunning transformation during an appearance on Loose Women after deciding to “grow old gracefully”.

The 52-year-old former Page 3 star was known for her signature blonde locks but, revealed she’s decided to embrace her natural grey roots.

When asked to explain how she came to the decision to stop dying her natural hair, Melinda said: “Why not? Why not? I might dye my hair pink, blue, green. It doesn’t matter, does it? It’s just hair.”

Melinda admitted she’s received criticism over the new look as well as plenty of admirers.

The former glamour model explained critics say she “looks old” but added she takes this as a compliment: “I”m not 27 and I don’t want to be 27.”

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Fans gushed over Melinda’s new look as one tweeted: “It was great to see @melindamessnger on loose women, she always comes across as a really nice person and her hair looks amazing #LooseWomen.”

“Melinda Messenger is one of the nicest people in the media and she still looks absolutely incredible #LooseWomen,” another wrote.

A third added: “Melinda Messenger looks fabulous with her natural grey hair, still stunning. More women need to embrace the grey.”

Meanwhile, Melinda admitted she found it hard when her three children were all suddenly grown up.

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She explained: “I did go through it when they got to a certain age a few years ago, and I felt that really, I was wanting to grief actually, I just found myself crying all the time. And, you know, obviously doing what I do, I have a lot of therapy and had a lot of therapy.”And so looking at it, I thought, Oh no, I’m in grief, and I’m in grief of letting go of that stage of my life that will never be there. Again. You know, and it doesn’t need honouring it does I think we do you know, we shouldn’t be afraid to honour these significant moments in life and there isn’t anything wrong and being sad or feeling that actually if anything, it can be like a recognition of what was really important and what really mattered.”

 

Paul Nicholas starred in the hit 1980s sitcom Just Good Friends, and made his debut on EastEnders in 2015 as Kathy Beale’s third husband Gavin Sullivan

Former EastEnders star Paul Nicholas looked unrecognisable as he delighted fans with a rare TV appearance.

The 78-year-old shot to fame in the 1980s playing Vincent in the hit sitcom Just Good Friends, and was beloved by viewers for his curly blonde hair and cheeky sense of humour.

Paul then headed to Albert Square, and made his debut as Gavin Sulliavn – Kathy Beale’s third husband – in 2015, and left the soap one year later, when his character was killed off following a kidnap plot.

He surprised Loose Women viewers this week by making a surprise appearance on the ITV daytime show, with many overjoyed to see him back on their TV screens.

“Omg how can this be him!” one tweeted.

“Wow, he looks older than I would have expected?” another added.

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One viewer became irked by the ageist comments directed at the former comedy actor, and defended Paul in a fiery tweet.

“Well I’m absolutely disgusted with these comments about how he’s got old. He’s still very striking for an old man and he has such a gorgeous personality. He is charming and kind, and presents himself very well. People can be so rude!” they fumed.

During his interview on Loose Women, Paul spoke about his lengthy career, as well as meeting his wife Linzi, who he’s been married to since 1984.

He said he was “too shy” to speak to to her, but managed to get her attention when he and a friend managed to break a chair and needed help fixing it.

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“We broke a chair and I thought, ‘well what are we going to do? This isn’t our chair, we’ve got to get it fixed’.

“So I went downstairs and said to Linzi, she came, she had curlers in her hair, little nightie on and I said ‘have you got any glue?’ And she said yes, and we’ve been stuck together ever since,” Paul sweetly recalled.

The actor started his career as a pop star under the name Paul Dean, scoring three Top 20 hits including Reggae Like It Used To Be, and Grandma’s Party.

In the 1970s he also hosted his own pop show on TV called Paul, and made appearances in movies such as See No Evil and What Became of Jack and Jill?

Last year, Paul spoke about his former sex symbol status, and told Mirror Online he was desperately trying to hold onto his looks.

“I’m not a heart-throb any more. I’m an almost bald old chap who’s desperately trying to hang on to his last bit of hair – without much success, I might add,” he shared.

“I wish I looked like I used to but I’m not going to have Botox or anything,” Paul added.