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In a surprising turn of events, Prince Harry’s polo match in Singapore on August 12th received little to no attention from the local audience.

Despite the noble cause behind the event, which aimed to support disadvantaged young people affected by HIV and AIDS, the stadium remained empty as spectators returned their tickets.

This unexpected outcome raises questions about the success of the charity event and the lack of interest from the Singaporean community.

The Duke of Sussex, known for his philanthropic efforts, took part in the sporting event for his charity, Centrebell.

Riding for the Royal Salute Centrebell team, he played against a Singapore-based club led by Argentinian polo player Nacho Figueras, who also serves as the charity’s ambassador.

The match ended in a draw, with both Harry and Figueras showcasing their skills on the field.

Following the game, the Duke was presented with a trophy to commemorate his participation.

However, despite the presence of esteemed players and the charitable nature of the event, the absence of a crowd raises concerns about the effectiveness of the fundraising aspect.

Initially, the plan was to utilize ticket sales proceeds to reward the winning team.

Yet, with no spectators in attendance, it remains unclear who the organizers expected to receive donations from.

This puzzling situation suggests that the wealthy elite may have opted to stay home instead of attending the event.

Singapore, known for its cleanliness and efficiency, lacks a strong polo culture.

With limited land and a small population, the sport does not resonate with the majority of locals.

Moreover, the absence of historical ties to polo further diminishes its appeal.

Instead, art shows and air-conditioned venues are more typical forms of entertainment in the city-state.

Consequently, the decision to hold a polo match in Singapore seems out of place and raises questions about its relevance to the local community.

Furthermore, the lack of Asian participants in the event raises suspicions about its true intentions.

Despite being held in Asia, the majority of the participants were non-Asian.

This disparity gives the impression that the event was merely a PR stunt, using the Asian backdrop as a prop.

This perception, coupled with the minimal interest from the Singaporean audience, does not bode well for the success of Prince Harry’s endeavor.

In contrast, Prince William’s upcoming trip to Singapore is expected to receive a warm reception.

His visit will focus on the Earthshot campaign, a popular and successful initiative.

The Prince and Princess of Wales are anticipated to engage genuinely with their host nation, ensuring a respectful and appropriate execution of their activities.

It is likely that William’s trip will overshadow Harry’s, further highlighting the disparity in public interest between the two brothers.

Local news reports indicate that 260 individuals left the stadium before the match even began, emphasizing the lack of enthusiasm surrounding the event.

Video clips of the match also confirm the absence of spectators, leaving many puzzled as to how the event managed to raise funds for the charity.

Considering the expenses associated with transporting polo ponies, it is questionable whether the event generated any significant financial support for the cause.

This leads to speculation that the polo match may have primarily served as an opportunity for wealthy individuals to indulge in the sport under the guise of charity.

After two failed cover attempts, the former Princess of Wales agreed to move forward “without seeking permission from the palace” this time

Princess Diana visits the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in London on July 1, 1992 and Linda Evangelista modeling French designer Michel Klein’s women’s 1992 spring-summer ready-to-wear line in Paris. Photo: Jayne Fincher/Princess Diana Archive/Getty Images;  julio donoso/Sygma via Getty Images

There’s a story behind every magazine cover — and the December 1991 issue of British Vogue featuring Princess Diana is no exception.

How the cover came to be, as well as the late Princess of Wales’ friendship with then-British Vogue editor-in-chief Liz Tilberis, is covered in a recent episode of the podcast Blow Up: When Liz Tilberis Transformed Bazaar, a six-part series that examines the woman who went on to helm Harper’s Bazaar before her death in 1999 from ovarian cancer.

Princess Diana on the cover of the December 1991 issue of “British Vogue,” as shot by photographer Patrick Demarchelier.Patrick Demarchelier/Vogue Magazine

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Long before that, though, was Diana’s 1991 British Vogue cover, which Tilberis orchestrated. The cover happened after two previous failed attempts, both of which were shot down by the palace, according to the podcast. But, when it came to the cover that finally took — shot by photographer Patrick Demarchelier and featuring a closeup of Diana with a short haircut, long nails and wearing a black turtleneck — none other than supermodel Linda Evangelista might have been the one to push it over the line and actually make Tilberis’ long-held dream happen.

In the fall of 1991 at a reception for the British Fashion Council Awards, Princess Diana asked Tilberis to introduce her to Evangelista.

“Diana had always wanted to meet Linda,” said Patrick Jephson, Diana’s former private secretary. “She was intrigued by the supermodels, because those girls were the superstars of the time. And she was intrigued as to how they coped with the fame, you know?”

Left to right, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Gianni Versace, Claudia Schiffer and Carla Bruni in 1991. Gamma-Rapho via Getty

Diana, after all, did know a thing or two about being famous. When they met, “I think she asked us, Christy and Naomi, if we, if our diet was, like, McDonald’s and cigarettes,” Evangelista said. “At that point, it was whatever I wanted to eat, you know?”

Tilberis and Princess Diana’s hairstylist Sam McKnight hatched a plan for the four of them to have breakfast together at Joe’s Cafe, owned by a friend of Tilberis and attached to Joseph’s of London. “It was very trendy in Chelsea, where all the cool stores are,” McKnight said.

They wanted somewhere “where we can talk, we can all chat and giggle,” McKnight added. “And we don’t want anyone to see us. It was going to be a private thing. So Liz arranged for them to open the cafe early. Now, the princess would have been absolutely mortified if she had thought they had opened up just for her. So they had to kind of pretend they were open.”

Princess Diana and Liz Tilberis attend the Council of Fashion Designers of America Gala Ball in New York City.Antony Jones/UK Press via Getty Images

To make it not look like they had closed down just for Princess Diana, Tilberis and McKnight cast attractive people to sit at the tables of the cafe and pretend to be patrons — though they were really the staff of Joseph’s.  They were asked to sit at the cafe’s tables, “and so it looked like it was fancy,” McKnight said. (Princess Diana didn’t know about this ruse, nor did Evangelista, the latter revealed in the episode.)

“I was nervous because I really loved her and I respected her,” Evangelista said of the former Princess of Wales. “And then you meet her. I just remember how lovely she was. And we had some giggles, and she was, like, very open and honest.”

McKnight added of the sit-down, “There was no sort of world-changing chat. It was chit chat, you know — it was kind of giggling and gossiping.”

The secret mission of the cafe meetup, McKnight said, was for Tilberis to convince Diana to let her use the closeup shot taken by Demarchelier for the December 1991 cover.

A photograph of Princess Diana shot by Patrick Demarchelier that was turned down for the December 1990 cover of ‘British Vogue’ by the palace.

Tilberis had tried two times before to get Diana to appear on the cover of British Vogue. The first, an informal shot photographed by Demarchelier, was a black-and-white image of Diana playing with her sons Prince William and Prince Harry in a barn at the family’s country home, Highgrove. The palace said no to the cover. Later, British Vogue wanted to put a more formal shot of Diana in a tiara on its cover. The palace, again, said no.

“There was no explanation, but Liz had a feeling it was a way of reining in the princess, whose restlessness was becoming publicly apparent,” Blow Up co-host Cynthia True said.

At last, in Joe’s Cafe, it was an urge from Evangelista that pushed Diana over the line. By the end of their breakfast date, Diana said yes to appearing on the cover, “and told Liz to move forward with the chosen photo without seeking permission from the palace,” True said. “She would handle it.”

“And Liz got a magnificent cover,” McKnight said on the show. “And she did not force, she waited for it to organically happen, you know?”

Princess Diana speaking in January 1995 at the CFDA party in New York City.Pool Photograph/Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images

The December 1991 edition of British Vogue went on to become a bestseller, and featured Princess Diana on the cover of the magazine for the first time in 10 years. The following month, Tilberis was named editor-in-chief at Harper’s Bazaar.

Her friendship with Princess Diana certainly didn’t end after Tilberis finally landed her coveted Princess of Wales cover, though. The two met because British Vogue editors advised the Princess of Wales on her official wardrobe, and by the time Tilberis became editor-in-chief of the magazine in 1987 after the departure of Anna Wintour for Vogue’s American iteration, she and Diana were friends who had lunch together frequently, bonding over both being mothers of young boys.

The two took part in what the podcast called  “marathon phone calls” after Tilberis moved to New York City to accept the job at Harper’s Bazaar in 1992. “Liz was, I would say, kind of like a big sister-ish figure, a big sister that accepted Diana as she was,” Jephson said.

After Tilberis’ ovarian cancer diagnosis in 1993, according to the episode, Princess Diana was one of the first to call when she was out of the hospital and stayed in touch with her almost every day, either by phone or via a handwritten note transmitted by fax.

“She called a lot and they would have a lot of chats,” said Tilberis’ former assistant Stephanie Albertson. “That was a very real friendship, and I remember once she called and the message was, ‘I’m just watching a movie with the kids.’ And what did she say? She said something like, ‘I’m sitting in bed eating popcorn with the kids — just have her call me back.’ ”

Princess Diana at Eton for Prince William’s first day there on Sept. 6, 1995. Tom Wargacki/WireImage

As Tilberis underwent chemotherapy, “Diana distracted her with light gossip about mutual acquaintances in London, and Liz ignored the frequent call waiting beeps,” according to True. “ ‘What’s that?’ the princess asked. When Liz explained, Diana sounded relieved. In England, she said it would be MI5. The Ministry of Intelligence was rumored at that time to have bugged the princess’ phone.”

According to Jephson, “A lot of what I saw in the friendship between Liz and Diana was an acceptance of there being no need to be anything other than yourself. And for Diana, that was refreshing and different and rare, because she didn’t have the kind of husband or partner that luckier people have in whose presence she could relax and be herself. So when she had a friend like Liz, who didn’t expect her to be anything more than she was, who didn’t want her to be anything other than happy and relaxed, this was, I think, a weight lifted from her shoulders.”

For Tilberis’ part, according to True, she said there were very few people, apart from Diana, who knew how to talk to someone with a cancer diagnosis.

Princess Diana and Liz Tilberis attending the 1996 Met Gala.Stephane Cardinale/Sygma via Getty Images

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When it came to photographing Diana for British Vogue, Tilberis felt that previous portraits of her for the magazine were too formal, failing to capture the warm, funny woman Tilberis knew so well. They shared a sense of humor, and at one of their many lunches, when Tilberis complimented Diana on her Chanel loafers, Diana answered dryly that the entwined Cs of the fashion house’s logo stood for Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles, who were by now known to be romantically involved, something Princess Diana was perhaps more aware of than most anyone.

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When Tilberis won an award at the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), Princess Diana honored her friend in a speech in New York City in January 1995. Tilberis then accompanied Princess Diana at what would become her one and only Met Gala appearance, which took place in December 1996 with the newly divorced Diana wearing Dior. Though it was widely known that Tilberis was ill, absolutely no one would have expected that Diana would die before her dear friend, losing her life as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident on Aug. 31, 1997 at just 36 years old — two years before Tilberis herself died of cancer at 51 years old on April 21, 1999.

The Loose Women panel have opened up about they wedding day horror stories, with Frankie Bridge telling all about her ruined snaps and the mirrored dancefloor she regrets getting

The Loose Women have opened up about their wedding horror stories during a frank chat on Thursday’s instalment of the ITV daytime show.

Hosted by Jane Moore, panellists Frankie Bridge, Nadia Sawalha and Sunetra Sarker reminisced over their big days at the purple panel desk.

The Saturdays singer Frankie, 33, dove in to tell ITV viewers of her nuptials with former footballer Wayne Bridge in Bedfordshire seven years ago.

Frankie remembered how she “started welling up” moments before she walked down the aisle with her dad, saying: “I had this thing that I didn’t want to cry because I’d had all my make-up done.

“I knew if I looked at anyone I loved they were just going to set me off.”

Frankie remembered how she “started welling up” moments before she walked down the aisle
But she said that her determination not to cry on the big day resulted in her walking down the aisle staring at the floor, adding: “So, I’ve got no nice pictures of my dad and I.”

Frankie continued: “Wayne was inconsolable the whole wedding. He could barely get his speech out and then he cried for weeks after as well.

“So, my message to anyone getting married is just cry. Wear waterproof make-up.”

She then added her final piece of advice: don’t get a mirrored dance floor for the big day, despite how good it might look.

Frankie explained: “Everyone else could not step on the dancefloor until they got drunk if they were wearing a dress.”
Frankie said: “I did that because, aesthetically, it looked beautiful in the room, but I didn’t think about any of my guests.

“Obviously I had a long dress on, so it was fine. Everyone else could not step on the dancefloor until they got drunk if they were wearing a dress.”

Fellow panellist Nadia looked horrified and said: “Oh God, what a mistake,” as Frankie laughed it off, replying: “It looked great though. It was a talking point.”

Moving down the panel, Jane detailed her own wedding day horror story as she told her co-hosts how her husband Gary Farrow nearly missed the big day because he was arrested the night before.

“I would have had pre-wedding jitters if I’d known what would happen.”
The Loose Women panellist got hitched at London’s Claridges Hotel in 2002, with a star-studded guest list that included Jonathan Ross, Barbara Windsor and Frank Skinner, while Sir Elton John was Gary’s best man.

Jane said: “I would have had pre-wedding jitters if I’d known what would happen.”

The 59-year-old journalist explained how her husband had been “thrown in a police cell” the night before.

She explained: “He was at a hotel with his mates and there was a fire alarm and he wouldn’t leave the hotel until he knew everyone was alright – then he got lairy.”

The Loose Women have opened up about their wedding horror stories during a frank chat on Thursday’s instalment of the ITV daytime show.She said when Gary was put into a jail cell, he could see it was getting light and knew their nuptials were due to start at 10am sharp.

Jane continued: “In the end they did let him out and he was put on this roundabout and had to ring his brother.

“He had to meet him with his wedding clothes and then he turned up and I said, ‘You look a right state’. I thought he was still drunk.”

The Australian-born star is the latest actress to take on the role of Princess Diana in The Crown.

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Elizabeth Debicki channels Princess Diana’s style — a plaid dress and red hat — as she films a scene that appears to be recreating Princess Eugenie’s royal christening in 1990.

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Eugenie was the first of the Queen’s grandchildren to have a christening during a normal Sunday service at St. Mary Magdalene church in Sandringham.

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In her latest scenes for the upcoming season of The Crown, Elizabeth Debicki channeled Princess Diana’s look during a ski trip to Lech, Austria, in 1994, which she took with sons Prince William and Prince Harry.

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Elizabeth Debicki perfectly channels the late royal in an elegant white gown while filming a scene for the upcoming 5th season of The Crown.

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The look is almost identical to an outfit Diana wore to a fundraising concert for Bosnian children in Italy in September 1995.

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Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana in The Crown. Dean/SplashNews.com

While filming the Netflix drama in Croydon, England, the actress was a complete lookalike for Diana in sunglasses, an oversized blazer and striped trousers. Debicki was spotted filming a scene that saw her surrounded by paparazzi.

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Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana in The Crown. Dean/SplashNews.com

The next season, scheduled to premiere in the fall, will delve into the last years of Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s marriage, as well as the final days of Diana’s life before she died in a 1997 car crash in Paris at the age of 36.

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“Princess Diana’s spirit, her words and her actions live in the hearts of so many. It is my true privilege and honour to be joining this masterful series, which has had me absolutely hooked from episode one,” the actress, whose credits include roles in The Great Gatsby, The Night Manager and Christopher Nolan’s Tenet, said in a statement.

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Elizabeth Debicki and Dominic West. Splash News/Backgrid

Dominic West will star alongside Debicki as Prince Charles in the new season.

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Elisabeth Debicki and Dominic West Filming The Crown In Mallorca. BACKGRID – Joan Llado / GTres / SplashNews.com

In new photos, the actors appear to be recreating the royal couple’s 1991 trip to Italy, which was said to be a breaking point in the later years of the royal couple’s turbulent marriage. Joining for filming were actors Timothee Sambor and Teddy Hawley, who will play Prince William and Prince Harry.

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Debicki took over the role from Emma Corrin (the series changes out their cast members as the characters age through the decades).

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The cast was spotted on the grounds of Ardverikie Estate in Scotland, which stands in for the Queen’s residence of Balmoral during filming.

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Season 5 is set to premiere this fall.

The Duchess of Sussex wore the necklace from her late mother-in-law for the first time

Janine Henni is a Royals Staff Writer for PEOPLE Digital, covering modern monarchies and the world’s most famous families. Like Queen Elizabeth, she loves horses and a great tiara moment.

Meghan Markle wears Princess Diana’s necklace in Abuja, Nigeria, on May 11, 2024 (left). Princess Diana on her arrival in Enugu, Nigeria on March 18, 1990 (right). Photo: Emmanuel Osodi/Anadolu via Getty; Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty

Meghan Markle found a special way to honor Princess Diana during her trip to Nigeria.

The Duchess of Sussex, 42, wore a sentimental necklace that belonged to Prince Harry’s mother to a reception for military families in Abuja on May 11.

PEOPLE exclusively reveals that the necklace, featuring a delicate diamond cross on a gold chain, was a recent gift from Harry to his wife and once belonged to Princess Diana.

Meghan often pays tribute to Harry’s mother through fashion, and has several pieces in her jewelry box that belonged to the late Princess of Wales, including butterfly earrings and an aquamarine ring. Prince Harry, 39, also famously included two diamonds from his mother’s personal collection in the tri-stone engagement ring he designed for Meghan when he proposed in 2017.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex follow in the footsteps of Harry’s parents, King Charles and Princess Diana, who visited Nigeria for an official visit in March 1990. Meghan may have subtly paid tribute to Diana during the first day of their trip on May 10 by wearing a gold collar necklace reminiscent of one Diana wore during her time in Nigeria over 30 years ago.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at Lightway Academy in Abuja, Nigeria on May 10, 2024.Andrew Esiebo/Getty

On May 11, Meghan wore the cross necklace with a St. Agni white strapless column linen dress and her hair swept up, allowing the accessory to shine. She received a warm welcome at the reception held at the Defense Headquarters Officers Mess, where an official acknowledged Meghan’s Nigerian heritage in their address.

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Princess Diana in Lagos, Nigeria, on March 16, 1990.Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty

“Princess Meghan is a Nigerian!” Abike Dabiri Erewa, chairman of the Nigerian Diaspora, said at the event. The exclamation won a round of applause from the crowd, plus a smile and applause from Meghan herself. The Duchess of Sussex previously shared on her podcast Archetypes that she discovered she is 43% Nigerian through a genealogy test. Throughout the trip, she spoke of the connection she feels to the country.

Meghan Markle at the Defense Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria on May 11, 2024.KOLA SULAIMON/AFP via Getty

The chairman went on to say that she was “excited but not surprised” when Meghan shared the news about her Nigerian heritage, “because she is beautiful, intelligent, diligent and hardworking and she stands firm in the midst of challenges.”

“Prince Harry, you married the best — our daughter, our friend, Princess Meghan,” she said. “I hope you come back again, again and again.”

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Harry and Meghan are in Nigeria at the invitation of the Chief of Defense Staff, the country’s highest-ranking military official, and arrived in Africa on May 10 for the official three-day stay. The visit is significant as their first international tour since stepping back from their royal roles in 2020, and PEOPLE’s chief foreign correspondent Simon Perry exclusively joined the trip to Nigeria.

The busy itinerary highlighted the Invictus Games, which Prince Harry founded in 2014 as a vehicle for healing for wounded, injured and sick service personnel through adaptive sport. Harry and Meghan made the trip following Nigeria’s event debut at the latest iteration of the Invictus Games in Düsseldorf, Germany in September 2023, and the Minister of Defense has expressed interest in hosting the Games in the future.

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The Duke and Duchess’ trip kicked off in Abuja and concludes in Lagos on May 12 with a basketball clinic from charity Giants of Africa, a cultural reception at the State Governor Hosue and a polo fundraiser for Nigeria: Unconquered.

Ending the stay in Lagos also calls back to Princess Diana and King Charles’ trip to Nigeria, as they visited the city in 1990.

Her hairdresser of 10 years tells never-been-shared anecdotes about the late Princess of Wales’ “amazing, wicked sense of humor” in a new book

Princess Diana on Jan. 27, 1988. Photo: PATRICK RIVIERE/AFP via Getty

As Princess Diana’s former hairstylist Richard Dalton put it, in his decade working with the late Princess of Wales, he probably spent more time alone with her than anybody.

His new book, It’s All About the Hair—My Decade with Diana — written with friend Renae Plant, the curator of The Princess Diana Museum — is filled with behind-the-scenes glimpses of a woman everyone thought they knew (after all, she was the most photographed woman in the world during her lifetime) but few actually did.

“After seeing her every day for over a decade, it was fun to relive the memories,” Dalton tells PEOPLE, adding one of his goals in writing the book was showing “how funny Diana was,” he says. “Just what a wonderful, genuine person that she was.”

In the book, Dalton recalled the royal’s “amazing, wicked sense of humor,” he wrote. “Her jokes were hysterical.” He said Diana was constantly telling jokes and playing pranks, adding that her sense of humor was “very naughty at times.”

Princess Diana in 1990. Photo by Jayne Fincher/Princess Diana Archive/Getty Images
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“She always had plastic vomit or plastic dog poop in her bag to place on people’s seats when we traveled on long flights,” according to Dalton, who worked with the princess from before her 1981 wedding to the future King Charles until 1991. He added, “She was hysterically funny and loved playing jokes on all of us.”

Plant, who turned Dalton’s memories into a 444-page book, tells PEOPLE, “I do find the humorous side of Diana to be very sweet,” she says. “She just wanted to be ‘normal’ and was just like the rest of us.”

‘It’s All About The Hair – My Decade with HRH Diana Princess of Wales’.The Princess and the Platypus Foundation

Diana was often able to laugh through life, Dalton writes, recalling a time when, after styling the Princess of Wales’ hair, he was followed by one of Queen Elizabeth’s corgis to a dressing room.

“I was patting it, as I love dogs, when Diana came up and the corgi started to lick her legs,” he wrote. “She said, ‘Whose dog is that?’ I said, ‘It’s your mother-in-law’s new corgi.’ She replied with a laugh, ‘Well, get it out of here, as it’s licking all the fake suntan off my legs.’ “

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Princess Diana watches Prince Charles playing polo at Guards Polo Club on Smiths Lawn in Windsor, Berkshire in July 1986.

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As much fun as she was prone to have, Princess Diana was serious about her royal work, right down to her hairstyle.

“Diana was very conscious that she did not want her hair to overshadow the charity she was representing that day and supporting,” Dalton tells PEOPLE.

In his book, Dalton highlights Diana’s unwavering dedication to her work, noting, “She was genuinely interested in people and she always did her homework and remembered the smallest detail which made that connection.”

He adds of the princess, “She was more beautiful in real life than she was on camera.”

Beyond her appearance and sense of humor, Dalton says he hopes his new book shows the public “just what a wonderful, genuine person she was,” he says. “I hope it inspires them to be kind and treat others with compassion, just like she did while she was alive.”

It’s All About the Hair—My Decade with Diana is out now.

The moment may have been a partial nod to Ice Spice’s song ‘Princess Diana,’ which features the Queen of Rap

Nicki Minaj; Princess Diana. Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty; Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty

The Queen of Rap is paying tribute to Princess Diana.

During her Sunday, May 26 Pink Friday 2 Tour stop in Birmingham, United Kingdom, Nicki Minaj, 41, led a seemingly impromptu moment of silence for the late Princess of Wales, who died in 1997.

In between songs, Minaj interacted with fans at Resorts World Arena, giving them her microphone to learn where they are from, a fan-captured clip of the concert shows.

After a fan told her they were from Wales, the rapper repeated, “Wales,” and switched over to a British accent.

“It always reminds me of a dear friend of mine,” she continued, still speaking in the accent. “Well, she’s not here anymore, but the Princess of Wales.”

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Nicki Minaj performing in California in March 2024.Kevin Mazur/WireImage

As the crowd roared in response to the name-drop, the “Superbass” rapper put her hands together — and her head down — and asked fans to hold “a moment of silence for her.”

Following a few-second-long pause, the rapper then resumed her show, with the Barbz in the audience also returning to business as usual.

Though Minaj and Diana are certainly not “dear friends” — the pair never met prior to the princess’s death, at which time Minaj was just 14 years old — the rapper is certainly an admirer.

She was featured on Ice Spice’s popular song named after the late royal, “Princess Diana.” In the track, both artists rap, “When we come out, it look like Princess Diana on the street.”

Elsewhere in the song, Ice Spice references the royal again, rapping, “Callin’ my phone, but they know I don’t answer / In the hood, I’m like Princess Diana,” and Minaj’s verse also includes several references to both London and a “princess.”

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‘Princess Diana’ collaborators Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj.Courtesy of Atlantic Records

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The May 26 show came a day after Minaj was arrested in the Netherlands (an interaction she recorded and shared on social media) on May 25 for allegedly “carrying drugs” while she was on her way to Manchester, England for a concert.

Later that same day, the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee fined and released the rapper, the law enforcement officials confirmed in a statement on X (formerly Twitter).

“We have just released a 41-year-old American woman who we arrested this afternoon at Schiphol on suspicion of exporting soft drugs,” the statement (translated from Dutch) read. “After consultation with the Public Prosecution Service, the suspect was fined and can continue her journey.”

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“I love you, and I’m so sorry this happened tonight,” Minaj said in a video shared by a fan account on social media.

Loose Women’s Carol McGiffin, Charlene White, Coleen Nolan and Linda Robson debated whether class in the UK still mattered, and things got a little heated

Loose Women’s Carol McGiffin and Charlene White clashed over their views on the UK class system during Tuesday’s episode, before Carol also got a little heated with Coleen Nolan.

While Linda Robson backed Carol’s thoughts, the panel, like viewers, were divided over what class really meant and if it mattered.

The quartet were debating this topic on the show on Tuesday, and things got a little awkward as the panellists disagreed with one another.

Coleen soon sided with Charlene as they both discussed instances where they or others were made to feel inferior to people of another class.

But as Coleen shared her own experiences of being looked down on, Carol repeated: “No,” as she didn’t agree that this was a thing.

Loose Women’s Carol McGiffin, Charlene White, Coleen Nolan and Linda Robson debated whether class in the UK still mattered ( 
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As it began, Carol said of her opinion: “I’m really not bothered what class people are. I think it’s become more about money, I think people assume there’s a link between class and money.

“Which I don’t think there is because I think there are a hell of a lot of people who are upper class who are pretty skint and don’t have money. I think it’s what you’re born into.

“If you’re born into an upper class family or a traditional upper class family, then you are always upper class. It doesn’t matter, you could be homeless on the street, you will still be an upper class person.

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“I believe because I was born into a proper working class family, it doesn’t matter where I am now or what I’m doing, I am still working class, I can’t shake that off, and I’m happy with that.”

As Charlene admitted she disagreed with her, she said: “I think in the last sort of 20, 30 years, the boundaries have become blurred where class is concerned.”

She added: “When you look at somebody who is working class by the definitions, there are lots of different definitions of it, they tend to involve a lot of manual labours, you’re looking at cleaners, you’re looking at bus drivers, mechanics, those sorts of jobs which come under the umbrella of working class for example.

“But it’s that middle class section that has changed most I think over the last few years, so you can be lower middle class which I do think is what you come into Carol. Then you’ve got the middle, middle class, and then you’ve got the upper middle class, which someone like Boris Johnson would come into…”

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Carol then interrupted, saying: “What you’re saying is if you earn a lot of money and you change what you do for a living, you can become middle class.”

As Charlene replied: “Yes of course,” Carol told her: “No… that’s just social climbing,” as the pair spoke over each other.

Charlene then used the example of a self-made billionaire who came from a working class background, as she suggested there was “no way” they could still classify themselves as working class.

But Carol disagreed, saying: “Why not?” as Linda agreed: “It’s their background though, they’ve worked for that billion.”

While Linda Robson backed Carol’s thoughts, the panel, like viewers, were divided over what class meant and if it mattered ( 
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ITV)Charlene went on: “They’ve worked for that billion, but if they’re a billionaire they do not have to work daily in any job they can find in order to pay their bills”

Things continued to get loud as Carol disagreed with this view along with Linda, while Coleen appeared to back Charlene.

Linda then added: “It doesn’t matter if I had a billion pounds, I’d still be working class,” causing Charlene to go on to repeat her point.

Charlene also made the point that it was also about “how other people treat you”, stating: “You could be working class walking into a room with a load of upper class, middle class people, who could make you feel like less than the dirt on the bottom of their shoe.”

Carol hit out at this though, shouting back: “But that would be you feeling that way, they wouldn’t make you feel like that. No, I don’t think so.”

Coleen then shared her thoughts, and said: “It still happens, I’ve walked in and because of the way I speak and where I come from, especially in the North, they have looked down on me and gone, ‘she’s a bit too common’.”

But Carol soon began shouting out and played down Coleen’s experiences, saying: “No, I don’t believe it.”

Coleen responded: “Well you should believe it because I’ve heard it.”

Viewers at home seemed just as divided on the subject, and more so on the differing opinions of the panel.

Taking to Twitter, many disagreed with Carol with one viewer saying: “@CharleneWhite giving #LooseWomen an education on working class, Carol is in denial and dismissive.”

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Another agreed: “How could anyone define a billionaire as working class? You might have been one day, but once you’ve got loads of money, you’re most certainly not working class anymore.”

Others were in agreement with Carol though, as one viewer said: “Absolutely agree @McGiff that is exactly what working class is #spoton #LooseWomen.”

A second fan said: “I agree with Carole on the class thing,” while a third tweeted: “I totally agree with Carol just because you have money doesn’t mean your upper class that’s rubbish.”

Meghan Markle Accuses Trevor of Using Fake Documents to Stifle Her Influence: “He’s Always Been Petty”

In a recent and startling development, Meghan Markle has made serious allegations against Trevor, claiming he has used fraudulent documents to undermine her efforts to become a more influential public figure. This accusation has sparked a wave of controversy and speculation, drawing attention to the ongoing tensions between the two.

The dispute between Meghan Markle and Trevor has been simmering for some time, but it reached a boiling point when Meghan publicly accused Trevor of employing deceitful tactics to limit her influence. Meghan’s statement that “he’s always been petty” reflects her frustration and disappointment with Trevor’s behavior. This remark underscores her belief that Trevor has consistently engaged in underhanded tactics to maintain a competitive edge over her.

Meghan’s accusations revolve around claims that Trevor has used fake documents to hinder her progress. She alleges that these documents were strategically crafted to discredit her and obstruct her path to greater public influence. The nature of these documents and their specific content remain largely undisclosed, but Meghan’s assertion that they were falsified suggests a deliberate attempt to mislead and manipulate public perception.

From Meghan’s perspective, Trevor’s actions are not just a personal attack but a broader attempt to stifle her growing influence. She has publicly expressed her frustration with Trevor’s conduct, emphasizing that his behavior reflects a longstanding pattern of pettiness. Meghan’s frustration seems to stem from a belief that Trevor’s actions are not just about personal rivalry but are part of a more significant effort to diminish her voice and impact.

The accusations have elicited mixed reactions from the public and media. Some view Meghan’s claims as a credible and significant development, highlighting the extent to which personal rivalries can influence public figures. Others are skeptical, questioning the validity of her allegations and demanding concrete evidence to substantiate her claims.

The implications of these allegations are far-reaching. If proven true, they could significantly impact Trevor’s reputation and credibility. Moreover, the accusations add another layer of complexity to Meghan’s public narrative, potentially influencing how her efforts and achievements are perceived.

Meghan Markle’s allegations against Trevor introduce a new and contentious element into her ongoing public story. Her claims of fake documents and accusations of pettiness reflect deep-seated frustrations and highlight the intense competition and rivalry that can exist among public figures. As the situation develops, it will be crucial to monitor how these accusations are addressed and what impact they will have on both Meghan and Trevor’s public lives.

The model shared an image of the winged cross tattoo on his Instagram story on Thursday

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Like father, like son! Romeo Beckham showed off his new tattoo featuring a cross and angel wings that is just like his father David Beckham’s own body art.

The model, 19, debuted two new tattoos on his Instagram story on Thursday. He posted one picture of his neck and another of his hand featuring a bird with the phrase, “Lead with love” below it.

Romeo shouted out celebrity tattoo artist Dr. Woo for inking him once again, writing “@_DR_WOO_ MASTERPIECE ONCE AGAIN.”

His father has more than 60 tattoos, one of which is Romeo’s name which is located just under the soccer star’s crucifix, according to Men’s Health.

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Whoa, Nelly! David Beckham Gets Another Tattoo On His Neck

This is not the first time that the father-son duo has taken style inspiration from each other.

Last year, Romeo posted a photo on Instagram of himself and his father relaxing on a couch while sporting matching bleached hair.

He captioned the image with a simple black heart emoji while his mom also posted the image, writing, “Family time 💕 @davidbeckham @romeobeckham x.”

The former soccer star — who famously sported bleached blonde hair in the late 1990s — teased Romeo about his choice of hairstyle in July.

David Beckham Jokes About Sons Romeo, 18, and Cruz, 16, Copying His ’90s Hairstyle

In July, he posted an Instagram photo with Romeo and his brother Cruz, and wrote in the caption, “Sometimes the boys need reminding who did it first in the 90’s 🤣 by the look on their faces they are not to pleased about it 🤔 #DadDidItFirst 😂 @joshwoodcolour 🔥 @romeobeckham @cruzbeckham 🔥”

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Romeo has since ditched the blonde hairdo and gone back to his roots with a brown buzz cut.

In November, he made his red carpet debut with girlfriend Mia Regan at British Fashion Awards after two years of dating.