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  • Conor McGregor reacts to the similarity between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.

    Conor McGregor reacts to the similarity between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.

    McGregor was questioned on why, in light of the many postponements of his return match in recent months, he hasn’t been able to demand his UFC fight date.

    Conor McGregor has expressed his displeasure at not being able to demand a fight date as Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua can.

    The legendary UFC fighter Conor McGregor has apparently postponed his comeback match against Michael Chandler multiple times, but it is now scheduled for the summer. The bout between McGregor and Chandler was teased a year prior when they were coaching against one another in season 31 of The Ultimate Fighter.

    Combat sports reporter Ariel Helwani quizzed McGregor on his uncertain return date by asking him on The MMA Hour: “Anthony Joshua doesn’t wait for the call from Eddie Hearn, Tyson Fury doesn’t wait for the call from Frank Warren. Conor McGregor shouldn’t wait for the call from anyone, the date should be built around you.”

    McGregor responded by saying: “It’s fair enough, I have two fights left on the contract and we’ve got to do something else or do we? I don’t know, surely. Nobody brings the figures I bring, or ever, all of these things will I’m sure be worked out and ironed out with my management staple Paradigm Sports in our next stage of relations.”

    McGregor has out-lined his three-fight plan for this year, which starts with a bout against Chandler, a trilogy fight with Nate Diaz in September and a boxing return against Manny Pacquiao in December. The former two-weight champion insisted he is hoping to stay with the UFC despite not being offered a new deal.

    “There’s been no talks about no deals,” he added. “Usually Lorenzo [Fertitta] would have had something tasty on my plate well ago, Lorenzo would have re-signed me two fights ago even. I know they know I’m up, but what way do you approach it? I’m a billionaire, Mr B. So what way do you come at someone like me?

    “I just ride the wave and then I don’t know after that, but that’s my catalogue and my life. The UFC is what made me and gave me this, I love the company with all of my being. It’s the best and most iconic fighting organisation there’s ever been and I’m all over it, I f****ing love that. I’d love to carry it on, I hope.”

  • Uniting the British Heavyweights: Tyson Fury Offers Joshua a 40% Share of Purse for Blockbuster Fight.

    Uniting the British Heavyweights: Tyson Fury Offers Joshua a 40% Share of Purse for Blockbuster Fight.

    World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has parked a potential unification fight with Oleksandr Usyk and moved his sights toward fellow British heavyweight Anthony Joshua.

    In a video published on social media on Tuesday, Fury — the WBC champion — said he was willing to offer Joshua 40% of the purse for a title fight before the end of the year.

    “He doesn’t have any excuses now not to take it,” Fury said. “He can’t say I’ve low-balled him and offered him 20 or 30%. I’ve offered (his) people 40% — take it or leave it.”

    The unbeaten Fury appears to have gone back on his decision to retire in the wake of beating another British fighter, Dillian Whyte, in front of around 90,000 spectators at Wembley Stadium in April.

    Fury’s hopes of landing a fight with Usyk, who retained the WBA, WBO and IBF belts by beating Joshua in Saudi Arabia last month, were dashed when the Ukrainian said he did not intend to fight again this year.

    Joshua had intended to work his way back up to being a three-time champion, maybe facing opponents in the second tier of the heavyweight division after losing three of his last five bouts.

    Fury’s offer might turn his head, though, and Joshua promoter Eddie Hearn suggested the all-British fight could happen if Fury’s offer stood up.

    “Personally, I don’t believe Fury is serious about this,” Hearn told British radio station talkSPORT, “but if he is … 100% we will sit down and make the fight.

    “I would love to get really excited about this, because it’s the fight that I get stopped in the street for more than any fight that could be made and it’s a fight that AJ has wanted for a long time.”

    Hearn said he has told Fury’s promoters to “get the details and the offer over to us and I’ll take it to AJ.”

    “We didn’t expect this opportunity, but it’s a great opportunity to fight for the world title in the biggest fight in boxing and we will definitely look at it,” Hearn said.

    Fury’s British promoter, Frank Warren, said they were set to send a written offer across to Hearn on Tuesday, with the proposed bout to take place “in the U.K. and hopefully in November.”

  • ‘I’m rooting for Dillian Whyte against Tyson Fury… even though I HATE him!’ Anthony Joshua reveals he’s siding with his bitter old rival against Tyson Fury

    ‘I’m rooting for Dillian Whyte against Tyson Fury… even though I HATE him!’ Anthony Joshua reveals he’s siding with his bitter old rival against Tyson Fury

    Anthony Joshua has firmly put himself in Dillian Whyte‘s corner for his WBC world heavyweight title fight against Tyson Fury – even though he ‘hates him’.

    Fury will look to defend his title against the Body Snatcher Whyte at Wembley on April 23, after the highly-anticipated all-British showdown was finally agreed following weeks of speculation.

    Rival Joshua revealed prior to Lawrence Okolie‘s cruiserweight victory over Michal Cieslak at the O2 Arena on Sunday that he will be keeping a close eye on the fight and is backing Whyte all the way.

    Anthony Joshua will be rooting for Dillian Whyte (pictured) in his title fight against Tyson Fury

    Fury and Whyte are finally set to meet on Saturday, April 23 at Wembley Stadium

    The former heavyweight champion is also keen on facing Whyte once again, having first fought as professionals back in 2015 when Joshua sealed a knockout victory in the seventh round. Their rivalry is a long one, stretching back to their amateur days, and full of acrimony.

    Yet Joshua told IFL TV: ‘It’s a good opponent [for Fury], it’s a good [title] defence against Dillian Whyte.

    ‘Dillian Whyte needs to come in, look at what Tyson Fury does and reacts to, and do the complete opposite. Maybe work the body, and be conditioned to go the distance.

    Joshua did however also admit that he wants to ‘smash’ Whyte up one of these days

    ‘But I hope Dillian trains hard [and] doesn’t underestimate Tyson. Because it’s his first shot for Dillian, I think he’ll be hungry, do you know what I mean?

    ‘This ain’t like his 10th time fighting for a title, you can have a little hiccup along the way. This is his first time fighting for the title.

    ‘I’m rooting for Dillian, even though I hate him, and I want to smash him one of these days.

    ‘Go on Dillian, I’m with you all the way.’

    Joshua is currently gearing up for a rematch with Oleksandr Usyk, but Russia’s invasion of Usyk’s home country, Ukraine, may cause uncertainties regarding that bout.

    Joshua (left) is currently gearing up for a rematch with Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk (right)

    The fight is set to take place in the late spring or early summer although no date or venue has been set.

    And Usyk has returned to his homeland following its invasion by Russian forces, publicly decrying the war and pleading with Vladimir Putin to end the fighting.

    ‘I’ve learnt [that] sport and politics go hand in hand, and they’re powerful voices, and it’s good that they’re speaking up,’ said Joshua.

    ‘They’re not pushing for war, they’re saying “let’s find peace”.

    ‘So good luck to them, and that’s it really, before I go on and say something wrong.’

  • Anthony Joshua will become only the FIFTH three-time world heavyweight champion in history if he can beat Oleksandr Usyk… but he needs to topple Tyson Fury too to be considered an all-time great

    Anthony Joshua will become only the FIFTH three-time world heavyweight champion in history if he can beat Oleksandr Usyk… but he needs to topple Tyson Fury too to be considered an all-time great

    Whether it was a plea for due recognition or a powerful tool of self-motivation, Anthony Joshua was speaking from the heart as his world heavyweight championship rematch with Oleksandr Usyk looms ever nearer.

    ‘When Usyk beat me he became a pound-for-pound great,’ he said. ‘So what happens if I win here on Saturday night? Do I become a pound-for-pound great?’

    A good question. One for which promoter Eddie Hearn had this answer: ‘Of course he does. Oleksandr shot to the top of those rankings the night he took AJ’s world titles. So if AJ wins them back here the same should happen for him.’

    Anthony Joshua wants to be recognised as a pound-for-pound great if he beats Oleksandr Usyk

    The Englishman will become a three-time heavyweight world champion if he is victorious

    A complex argument. Usyk is actually rated pound-for-pound No 2 by Ring Magazine, the Bible of boxing. But his legacy case is underpinned by him becoming the first undisputed cruiserweight champion of the four-belt era — in that hugely competitive division — before moving up to heavyweight and lifting those WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO belts.

    After so doing with a dazzling performance against Joshua, the Ukrainian war hero remains undefeated.

    Britain’s golden Olympian — having been knocked out by roly-poly Mexican Andy Ruiz Jnr and then comprehensively out-pointed by Usyk — hopes to stake his claim by joining the elite band of three-time world heavyweight champions.

    Joshua became a two-time world champion after he won his rematch with Andy Ruiz

    Namely Muhammad Ali, Lennox Lewis, Vitali Klitschko and Evander Holyfield, the last of whom went on to become the only four-time champion.

    It will be a major achievement if Joshua can join them on that page of the history books by fighting his way to redemption against Usyk. But a place in the pantheon of all-time ring greats demands more, even, than being a triple crown winner.

    Lennox Lewis (white shorts) beat Hasim Rahman to claim a third world championship title

    Vitali Klitschko (left) beat Nigeria’s Samuel Peter to enter boxing’s heavyweight record books

    Muhammad Ali (white shorts) beat Leon Spinks to become a three-time heavyweight champ

    Evander Holyfield (left) is the only four time heavyweight world champion by beating John Ruiz

    It also demands close scrutiny of how that was achieved. Klitschko’s record — even though he was more dynamic and dangerous than his younger brother Wladimir in the ring and has carried his conspicuous bravery into their front-line defiance of the Russian invasion — does not put him the top 10 heavyweights ever.

    Nor does the technicality of winning his first title by knocking out Herbie Hide before the WBO title became fully recognised.

    Usyk will attempt to hold onto his world heavyweight belts when the pair meet on Saturday

    Usyk comfortably beat Joshua when the heavyweight duo fought in London last year

    Lewis — even though the first of his three titles was conferred upon him outside the ring after Riddick Bowe threw the WBC belt into a London dustbin rather than fight him — began qualifying for greatness by the quality of most of his subsequent performances as Britain’s first world heavyweight champion for 100 years.

    Victory for Joshua could set up a unification fight with fellow Brit Tyson Fury

    He also included Holyfield among his victims and finished it all off by stopping the elder Klitschko in a bloodbath of a last fight.

    Holyfield really is the Real Deal, as the only undisputed world champion at cruiserweight and heavyweight during the three-belt era.

    It was not his fault that James Buster Douglas had gone to fat in the months after his upset of Mike Tyson, so chose to lay down under the Las Vegas sun. It would be hard to begrudge him nabbing his fourth title during a monotonous trilogy against ponderous John Ruiz.

    He endorsed his credentials by winning the second fight of his epic trilogy with Bowe, on the night the so-called Fan Man parachuted into the outdoor ring on the Vegas Strip. And with his 11th-round stoppage of Iron Mike by way of a stunning prelude to Tyson biting off his ear in their second encounter.

    Ali, of course, is the Greatest. The unbelievable slaying of Sonny Liston when only 22. The astounding rope-a-dope KO of the mighty George Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle a full decade later.

    Following that, another four years on, revenge over Neon Leon Spinks was but a historic post-script.

    Victory over Usyk will place Joshua in the company of greats such as Muhammad Ali

    Now Joshua goes for the magic hat-trick. Driven by the realisation that overcoming the formidable Usyk would raise his stock far higher than beating the hapless Charles Martin in his first world championship fight, then winning his rematch with Ruiz on another night in Saudi Arabia for which the Mexican had trained on tacos and tequila.

    Pound-for-pound greatness might require going on to meet and beat Tyson Fury.

    But if he emerges victorious from the Rage on the Red Sea, AJ should earn the unmitigated respect for which he yearns

  • Tyson Fury hints wife Paris is pregnant with their EIGHTH child in cryptic social media post – just six months after welcoming son Prince Rico

    Tyson Fury hints wife Paris is pregnant with their EIGHTH child in cryptic social media post – just six months after welcoming son Prince Rico

    Tyson Fury has hinted that his wife Paris is pregnant with their eighth child on Instagram on Sunday.

    The boxer, 35, teased the news on social media as Paris looked stunning while posing in a ruched satin dress at a glamorous family party to celebrate her niece’s sweet 16th birthday.

    Taking to the comments of the Loose Women stars post, Tyson wrote: ‘Looking a bit pregnant here’.

    The heavy weight champion also reshared the snap of Paris to his Story and penned: ‘Mother of seven kids and still beautiful. Still strong and still my rock #eightincoming.’

    Tyson and Paris, who have been married for 15 years, are parents to large brood and welcomed their seventh child, a son Prince Rico in September. 

    Tyson Fury has hinted that his wife Paris is pregnant with their eighth child on Instagram on Sunday

    The boxer, 35, teased the news on social media as Paris looked stunning while posing in a satin dress at a glamorous family party to celebrate her niece’s sweet 16th birthday

    Taking to the comments of the Loose Women stars post, Tyson wrote: ‘Looking a bit pregnant here’

    They also share Venezuela, 13, Prince John James, 11, Prince Tyson II, seven, Valencia, five, Prince Adonis Amaziah, five, and Athena, two.

    The news comes days after Tyson filmed scenes for the second series of his Netflix show At Home With The Furys in his hometown of Morecambe.

    It seems the boxer has changed his mind about the Netflix series after he previously turned down an offer to film more seasons of the reality show.

    Tyson had shut down their proposals because he doesn’t want to be labelled a ‘reality star.’

    A TV insider told MailOnline the intrusive nature of the show and the fact that cameras followed him, his wife Paris and their children 24/7 took its toll on the sportsman who admitted he wanted to stop filming the debut Netflix series on several occasions.

    Despite Tyson’s stance Netflix are still keen to work with the family namely his wife Paris who is a natural on camera and has been praised by viewers for supporting Tyson, who suffers from various mental health disorders including bipolar and ADHD but could face competition from other TV networks.

    At Home with the Furys, which also features Tyson’s brother Tommy and his fiancée Molly-Mae Hague, was originally due to feature 10 episodes but was cut short to nine.

    While filming, Tyson showed off his body transformation ahead of his undisputed fight with Oleksandr Usyk leaving fans in disbelief.

    The heavy weight champion also reshared the snap of Paris to his Story and penned: ‘Mother of seven kids and still beautiful. Still strong and still my rock #eightincoming’

    Tyson and Paris, who have been married for 15 years, are parents to large brood and welcomed their seventh child, a son Prince Rico in September

    They also share Venezuela, 13, Prince John James, 11, Prince Tyson II, seven, Valencia, five, Prince Adonis Amaziah, five, and Athena, two

    The Gypsy King looked as ripped as ever with just under two months until his bout with the Ukrainian.

    The heavyweight world will seek to elect a unified champion for the first time in 24 years on May 18, with a reported £100million purse up for grabs.

    Boxing followers believe Fury is taking his fight with Usyk much more seriously after he scraped through his fight with Francis Ngannou, winning via split decision after being knocked down.

  • Prince Harry’s latest snub shows ‘he’ll never be seen with royals again’

    Prince Harry’s latest snub shows ‘he’ll never be seen with royals again’

    Prince Harry not attending the Duke of Westminster’s wedding shows he has now “excluded himself” from the Royal Family and most of his pals in Britain, a leading royal commentator claims.

    Prince Harry

    Prince Harry has ‘now excluded himself from the Royal Family and from most of his UK friends’ (Image: Getty)

    Prince Harry shouldn’t be expected to attend any gatherings of the Royal Family, a leading royal commentator has claimed. Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond asked whether the Duke of Sussex realised that by walking away from royal life he would be alienating himself from “pretty much everyone and everything” he knew in Britain.

    She was commenting ahead of the Duke of Westminster’s wedding ceremony at Chester Cathedral on June 7, with guests including Prince William, who will also reportedly act as an usher.

    However, it is understood Prince Harry is not expected to attend Hugh Grosvenor and Olivia Henson’s big day, with some reports saying the Duke and Meghan Markle had turned down their invitation. Others claim the Sussexes weren’t invited to avoid tension between the pair and Harry’s estranged brother, the Prince of Wales.

    Ms Bond told OK! magazine: “This will be another pinch point for Harry, another illustration he has now excluded himself from the Royal Family and from most of his UK friends. It must be a grim reality for him.

    “You do have to wonder whether he realised that by walking away from his royal life, he was alienating himself from pretty much everyone and everything he had known in the UK.”

    Hugh Grosvenor at Charlie Van Straubenzee's wedding

    Hugh Grosvenor, Duke of Westminster, is pals with Prince William and Prince Harry (Image: Getty)

    Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visit Nigeria as part of Invictus Games Anniversary celebrations

    Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are not expected to attend the wedding (Image: Getty)

    She added: “You can’t ask your friends to choose between yourself and your brother – especially when your brother is a future King. It’s very sad.

    “It’s very awkward for people, like the Duke of Westminster, who have been very good and close friends with both William and Harry for many years. But, as with divorces, choices have to be made and they are always difficult.”

    The royal expert said the wedding will be another “graphic illustration” that Harry‘s life is now elsewhere and Britons shouldn’t expect to see him at any gatherings of the Royal family or their friends. She added: “That time has passed.”

    The Duke of Westminster is a godson of King Charles and godfather to the Prince and Princess of Wales’s oldest son, Prince George. He is also said to be godfather to Harry’s five-year-old son Prince Archie.

    Grosvenor recently topped The Sunday Times 40 Under 40 Rich List, boasting a fortune of £10.1 billion. He became an instant billionaire when he inherited his title and control of the historic Grosvenor Estate at the age of 25 after the death of his father, Gerald, from a heart attack in 2016.

    His property company, Grosvenor Group, owns about 300 acres of land in Mayfair and Belgravia, as well as major city centre developments such as Liverpool’s ONE shopping centre.

     

    Prince William at the FA Cup Final

    Prince William is going to be an usher at the wedding, according to reports (Image: Getty)

    Prince George pictured at Sandringham

    Hugh Grosvenor is Prince George’s godfather (Image: Getty)

    The Duke’s engagement was announced by his spokesperson in April. Not a lot is known about Miss Henson, though it is reported she has worked as an account manager at upmarket food brand, Belazu.

    It is understood she went to Marlborough College, the same school as Princess Kate, and studied Italian and Hispanic studies at Trinity College, Dublin.

    Miss Henson and the Duke of Westminster chose Chester Cathedral for their wedding ceremony due to the county of Cheshire being the Grosvenor family’s ancestral home.

    They were engaged at Eaton Hall on the Grosvenors’ country estate in April. A private reception is set to follow the wedding ceremony followed by a more intimate gathering for closer family and friends, according to reports.

  • LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON: KING CHARLES DESPISED PRINCESS DIANA UPSTAGING HIM AS PRINCE HARRY GETS ‘OVERSHADOWED’ BY MEGHAN MARKLE

    LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON: KING CHARLES DESPISED PRINCESS DIANA UPSTAGING HIM AS PRINCE HARRY GETS ‘OVERSHADOWED’ BY MEGHAN MARKLE

    LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON: KING CHARLES DESPISED PRINCESS DIANA UPSTAGING HIM AS PRINCE HARRY GETS ‘OVERSHADOWED’ BY MEGHAN MARKLE

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    SOURCE: MEGACharles and Diana’s troubles are reportedly similar to Harry and Meghan’s.

    King Charles III frequently experienced bouts of jealousy when Diana, Princess of Wales, upstaged him on royal tours, and their youngest son Prince Harry reportedly feels the same about Meghan Markle.

    “Harry finds himself in the same position — always rather diffident, Harry is permanently in his wife’s shadow,” royal author Tom Quinn told an outlet.

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    SOURCE: THE ROYAL FAMILY CHANNEL/YOUTUBE/MEGAHarry and Meghan’s Nigeria tour has been compared to the ‘tension-filled’ tours of Charles and Diana.

    “In Nigeria, where she was able to talk about her Nigerian heritage, Meghan was always the center of attention,” he added. “Harry doesn’t mind for now, but at the back of his mind there will always be the thought that once again he is always a side dish and never the main course.”

    When making the comparison to the then-Prince and Princess of Wales, Quinn stated: “It’s ironic that one of the most poisonous issues between Harry‘s mother and father was that wherever they went in the world, Diana stole the limelight and Charles, as the future king, hated it.”

    A palace insider also stepped forward to share their thoughts on Harry and Meghan’s “tour,” by highlighting how the Duke of Sussex, “seemed and looked characteristically constipated, and unable to turn on the charisma his mother, and to a faker degree, his wife, were and are able to do.”

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    SOURCE: MEGAOn November 20, 1995, Diana, Princess of Wales’ controversial interview conducted by Martin Bashir, aired on the BBC.

    When the then-Prince Charles married the 20-year-old Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul’s Cathedral in the summer of 1981, “it was as if the world instantly had a brand new Marilyn Monroe figure,” a second royal source employed in the royal household in the 1980s shared. “Madonna came along a few years later and captivated the world, but even she was never as beloved and revered as Diana.”

    They added: “Everywhere she and the Prince of Wales went, they were flooded with seas of people screaming how beautiful and perfect she was, while the prince simply smiled with a sort of stern grin underneath it.”

    The late Princess of Wales revealed her husband’s jealousy over her when she sat down with Martin Bashir of the BBC’s Panorama in November 1995.

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    SOURCE: MEGAThe Prince and Princess of Wales on tour in Australia, March 1, 1983.

    “The pressure on us both as a couple with the media was phenomenal, and misunderstood by a great many people,” the one-time future queen spilled. “We’d be going round Australia, for instance, and all you could hear was, ‘Oh, she’s on the other side.’ Now, if you’re a man like my husband, a proud man, you mind about that if you hear it every day for four weeks. And you feel low about it, instead of feeling happy and sharing it.”

    The “iconic” royal continued: “A great deal of complicated situations arose because of that.”

    Although it is believed that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have a “loving” marriage, other royal analysts feel that “history could be repeating itself.”

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    SOURCE: THE ROYAL FAMILY CHANNEL/YOUTUBEThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex appeared to experience ‘moments of tension’ during their ‘tour’ of Nigeria.

  • Key detail about King Charles’ wedding to Diana he ‘wasn’t happy’ about

    Key detail about King Charles’ wedding to Diana he ‘wasn’t happy’ about

    King Charles was less than impressed when planning his Royal Wedding to Diana as there was one edible detail he wanted to change immediately.

    King Charles and Lady Diana on their wedding day

    Diana and Charles tied the knot on July 29, 1981 (Image: Getty)

    Millions of people watched the then Prince of Wales and Lady Diana tie the knot in a lavish ceremony at St Paul’s Cathedral on July 29, 1981 – but there was one edible detail that had to be swiftly altered because Charles “wasn’t happy”.

    Dave Avery, the man who designed and made Prince Charles and Diana’s wedding cake for their big day, has revealed it was the prince who called him to make changes to the design – after Diana had approved it.

    The head baker of the Royal Naval Cookery School, Dave, had designed the couple’s five-tier fruit cake which stood high at a tremendous 165cm.

    Although Diana had first approved the designs with no changes, the baker then received word from the palace that Charles “wasn’t happy”. Speaking about the late Diana, Dave told Yahoo News: “She was beautiful. She was very pleasant, very polite, we had a few little chats.”

    David Avery with the royal wedding cake

    David Avery with the royal wedding cake (Image: Getty)

    Thankfully, it wasn’t a criticism but a minor detail Charles wanted adding to the cake. As reported in the Mirror, in a documentary titled ‘Wedding of the Century’, the baker explained Charles wanted to add a military role to the cake – the Red Dragon symbol of Wales, which was Prince Charles’ call sign when he was flying helicopters with the Navy.

    Dave’s final design was made up of five tiers and the bottom piece was so large that it took a whopping 12 hours to make. According to Wyza news, the cake creator was sworn to secrecy during the 14-weeks of making the cake, and was under pressure to make everything perfect.

    Diana became the Princess of Wales when she married Charles at the age of 20 on July 29, 1981, at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. Their wedding saw the largest TV audience for a wedding, with 750 million people in 74 different countries tuning in.

    The pair separated in 1992 – before officially divorcing in 1996, one year before Diana died in a car crash in Paris.

    King Charles and Lady Diana on their wedding day

    Diana and Charles officially separated in 1992 (Image: Getty)

    Millions also marvelled at Diana’s wedding dress which featured an incredible 25-foot train and was a closely guarded secret prior to her wedding day.

    The dress was made with silk taffeta fabric and antique lace, billed as the perfect dress for a ‘fairytale’ wedding. The 19-year-old bride-to-be had personally selected designers David and Elizabeth Emanuel to create the gown featuring 10,000 pearls and a 25- foot train.

    It is thought the late Diana first tried on the dress in secret in an underground vault in the lower levels of an old Coutts bank once used to protect Queen Elizabeth’s coffers. Today the underground spot is beneath the original Hard Rock Cafe’s Rock Shop in London.

  • Kendall Jenner, 28, reveals why she ‘loved’ that older sister Kim Kardashian, 43, did NOT recognize her at a recent fashion show in Paris

    Kendall Jenner, 28, reveals why she ‘loved’ that older sister Kim Kardashian, 43, did NOT recognize her at a recent fashion show in Paris

    Kendall Jenner‘s family didn’t recognize her when she walked the runway in Victoria Beckham at Paris Fashion Week in September.

    The 28-year-old supermodel wore dramatic square glasses, had her hair slicked-back and wore a black suit designed by the former Spice Girl at her Spring/Summer 2024 show last year.

    Turns out Jenner – who got her start modeling 10 years ago in 2014 – loved that mom Kris Jenner, 68, and sister Kim Kardashian, 43, didn’t know it was her.

    Kendall said: ‘My family, my friends, they didn’t recognize me.’

    The ex of Bad Bunny added: ‘But I kind of love that, I really kind of love it. That’s, like, kind of always my goal, like, being a chameleon, I guess, in the sense of becoming a different character.’

    Kendall Jenner 's family didn't recognize her when she walked the runway in Victoria Beckham at Paris Fashion Week in September
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    Kendall Jenner ‘s family didn’t recognize her when she walked the runway in Victoria Beckham at Paris Fashion Week in September

    The 28-year-old supermodel wore dramatic square glasses, had her hair slicked-back and wore a black suit designed by the former Spice Girl at her Spring/Summer 2024 show last year
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    The 28-year-old supermodel wore dramatic square glasses, had her hair slicked-back and wore a black suit designed by the former Spice Girl at her Spring/Summer 2024 show last year

    Speaking on the latest episode of The Kardashians this week, Kris said: ‘Where’s Kendall? Did we miss Kendall?’

    The momager added, ‘I’m like, maybe Kendall got stuck in traffic? What’s happening?’

    In a confessional, the girlfriend of Corey Gamble said: ‘Kendall. I don’t want you to take this personally, but I think I should let you know that I didn’t see you walk because I didn’t recognize you. It’s so horrible!’

    Meanwhile, Marc Jacobs recently shared he thinks it is ‘problematic’ when the fame of models overshadows the designs they are showcasing.

    The 61-year-old designer thinks there are ‘two ways’ for people in his position to work amid the current trend for models-as-stars.

    It is to either step apart from them or ’embrace’ the iconic faces.

    In a profile of Kendall for Vogue magazine, he said: ‘When you put Kendall or Kaia or Gigi or Bella in a show, you can expect that most of what you will read online the following day is about those four people being in the show.

    ‘You will know very little about the collection.

    ‘I think that’s problematic. But this idea of a personality as a great model is just where we’re at.

    Turns out Jenner - who got her start modeling 10 years ago in 2014 - loved that mom Kris Jenner , 68, and sister Kim Kardashian , 43, didn't know it was her. Seen at the show
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    Turns out Jenner – who got her start modeling 10 years ago in 2014 – loved that mom Kris Jenner , 68, and sister Kim Kardashian , 43, didn’t know it was her. Seen at the show

    Kendall said: 'My family, my friends, they didn't recognize me.' The ex of Bad Bunny added: 'But I kind of love that, I really kind of love it. That's, like, kind of always my goal, like, being a chameleon, I guess, in the sense of becoming a different character'
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    Kendall said: ‘My family, my friends, they didn’t recognize me.’ The ex of Bad Bunny added: ‘But I kind of love that, I really kind of love it. That’s, like, kind of always my goal, like, being a chameleon, I guess, in the sense of becoming a different character’

    ‘What might have been the story in the 1970s, with a Lauren Hutton, who started off as a model and became super well-known as a model—now things are different.

    ‘I think Kendall’s beautiful. She wears clothes with confidence. I think she’s also super nice and charming. She photographs well. She has all the things, but then also this thing that makes her very of this moment, this reality-celebrity thing.

    ‘There are two ways you can deal with that. You can say, I don’t want anything to do with this, or say, This is real, and I can embrace it. I think that’s the way you go with Kendall.’

    Kendall credits her big break in fashion to walking in Marc’s fall 2014 show, and the designer admitted he cast her on the suggestion of his collaborator Katie Grand because he enjoyed the ‘irony’ of taking someone from a globally famous reality TV show and putting them into an anonymous ‘army’ of models.

    This comes after Jenner gave her nearly 300M Instagram followers an eyeful on Tuesday.

    The leggy lady showed off her body in a very skimpy lime green string bikini in image shot by Cameron Hammond.

    The older sister of Kylie Jenner was modeling the new summer line for Calzedonia, an Italian fashion group founded in Verona by Sandro Veronesi in 1986, with over 5,000 shops worldwide as of 2021.

    Kendall Jenner gave her nearly 300M Instagram followers an eyeful on Tuesday
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    This comes after Jenner gave her nearly 300M Instagram followers an eyeful on Tuesday

    The older sister of Kylie Jenner was modeling the new summer line for Calzedonia, an Italian fashion group founded in Verona by Sandro Veronesi in 1986, with over 5,000 shops worldwide as of 2021
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    The older sister of Kylie Jenner was modeling the new summer line for Calzedonia, an Italian fashion group founded in Verona by Sandro Veronesi in 1986, with over 5,000 shops worldwide as of 2021

    Kendall Jenner stars in steamy and stunning FWRD summer advert

    The company called Jenner their ‘summer muse’ as she made the most of the suit they described as ‘shiny satin.’

    The cover girl, who went topless in a selfie on Monday, was seen near the ocean as she wore her light brown hair down over her bare shoulders. And in two photos, she had on no top as she used her hand to cover her chest slightly.

    This comes after Kendall – who recently signed with Society Management – and her ex-boyfriend Bad Bunny reunited after the Met Gala earlier this month.

    The two were seen side by side as they enjoyed cocktails at the Casamigos party in New York City. It was the Met 2 Met party hosted by Carlos Nazario, Emily Ratajkowski, Francesco Risso, Paloma Elsesser, Raul Lopez and Renell Medra.

    And they were both at the actual Met Gala as they modeled on the steps, but they were not seen together at the event where Kendall stuck close to younger sister Kylie Jenner.

    In December, Kendall and Bad Bunny ended their romance following 10 months together. People said at the time they had gone their separate ways.

    Jenner had a goth look at the 2024 Met Gala Celebrating Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion on May 6 in New York City
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    Jenner had a goth look at the 2024 Met Gala Celebrating Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion on May 6 in New York City

    Kendall Jenner stuns in vintage Givenchy at the 2024 Met Gala

    Kendall did not make any public comment about it nor had Bad Bunny.

    A source told Entertainment Tonight: ‘Kendall and Bad Bunny have been doing their own things lately and things slowly started to fizzle out between them.’

    ‘They both knew going into this that it likely wouldn’t be a forever type of relationship and that was mutually understood from the get-go,’ the insider asserted.

    ‘They have crazy busy schedules and know they’re still young and have a lot more to experience individually before settling down,’ adding that there ‘isn’t any negativity between them and they still want the best for one another.’

  • Kanye West has gone SILENT amid battery investigation after rapper ‘punched wrong twin’ during THAT Chateau Marmont incident involving wife Bianca Censori and sexual assault claims

    Kanye West has gone SILENT amid battery investigation after rapper ‘punched wrong twin’ during THAT Chateau Marmont incident involving wife Bianca Censori and sexual assault claims

    Kanye West has gone silent amid a battery investigation following an alleged incident at the Chateau Marmont involving his wife, Bianca Censori, and twins Mark and Jonnie Houston.

    The Heartless rapper, 46 – who recently enjoyed a casual dinner date with Censori at Denny’s – allegedly punched one of twins due to claims that Censori had been  ‘physically and sexually’ by one of them in April at the iconic hotel in Los Angeles.

    The music artist became a suspect in the battery case, and it was later revealed that he got physical with the ‘wrong’ twin.

    However, just one month after the altercation allegedly took place, both West and the twins – who own various restaurants and bars in L.A. – have gone completely quiet, law enforcement told TMZ in a new update on Friday.

    Police informed the outlet that there isn’t clear evidence of the alleged assault and added that Kanye and the twins need to cooperate with cops for the investigation.

    But the trio have not been responding when law enforcement reach out.

    Kanye West, 46, has gone silent amid a battery investigation following an alleged incident at the Chateau Marmont involving his wife, Bianca Censori, and twins Mark and Jonnie Houston; seen in February in Milan
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    Kanye West, 46, has gone silent amid a battery investigation following an alleged incident at the Chateau Marmont involving his wife, Bianca Censori, and twins Mark and Jonnie Houston; seen in February in Milan

    The Heartless rapper allegedly punched one of twins due to claims that Censori had been 'physically and sexually' by one of them in April at the iconic hotel in Los Angeles; seen in February in Milan
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    The Heartless rapper allegedly punched one of twins due to claims that Censori had been ‘physically and sexually’ by one of them in April at the iconic hotel in Los Angeles; seen in February in Milan

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     Bianca Censori’s family fear Kanye West will ‘drag her’ into porn amid concerns rapper is ‘using her’ to promote ‘sexual indecency’ of his controversial adult film venture

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    Law enforcement told TMZ that they speculate Kanye – who also goes by Ye – as well as the Houston twins have privately worked out the problem.

    And due to lack of evidence as well as receiving no responses from the trio, the police are not able to send the case to the L.A. City Attorney’s office – although the case does remain open.

    The alleged altercation took place last month in April when West and Bianca were spending time at the Chateau Marmont.

    He was named a suspect in a battery report due to ‘punching a man who grabbed Bianca Censori.’

    At the time, his team informed DailyMail.com that she wasn’t simply bumped or pushed during the incident.

    His team claimed that his wife was sexually assaulted by one of the twins when one of them reached his hands under her dress and also ‘blew kisses’ in her direction.

    West’s representatives stated, ‘”Grabbed” is grossly inadequate as a description of what happened. Bianca was physically assaulted. The assailant didn’t merely collide into her.’

    ‘He put his hands under her dress, directly on her body, he grabbed her waist, he spun her around, and then he blew her kisses. She was battered and sexually assaulted.’

    However, just one month after the altercation allegedly took place, both West and the twins - who own various restaurants and bars in L.A. - have gone completely quiet, law enforcement told TMZ in a new update on Friday; twins seen in February in Los Angeles
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    However, just one month after the altercation allegedly took place, both West and the twins – who own various restaurants and bars in L.A. – have gone completely quiet, law enforcement told TMZ in a new update on Friday; twins seen in February in Los Angeles

    And due to lack of evidence as well as receiving no responses from the trio, the police are not able to send the case to the L.A. City Attorney's office - although the case does remain open
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    And due to lack of evidence as well as receiving no responses from the trio, the police are not able to send the case to the L.A. City Attorney’s office – although the case does remain open

    Kanye West’s wife Bianca Censori has her $114K Porsche towed

    Also last month in April, Kanye broke his silence over the incident at the Chateau Marmont.

    In an attempt to set the record straight while appearing on Justin LaBoy’s The Download podcast, the rapper explained why he got physical with a man, who he believed inappropriately touched his wife Bianca Censori.

    After finding the man, who he alleged ‘grabbed’ his spouse, the father-of-four, who said he did not see the incident ‘directly’ happen, claims he told the man to ‘leave right now.’

    ‘I talked to the guy and said, ‘You just, you need to leave right now, and he was like, ‘Oh, ‘it’s okay.’ And, it’s like, no, it’s not okay,” the Stronger hitmaker recalled. ‘It wasn’t okay.’

    The ex-husband of Kardashian continued: ‘He had to go to bed early… I tucked this n**ga in.’

    When asked if the man might still be sleeping, West looked down and said: ‘I don’t know what happened.’

    A report also surfaced on TMZ, claiming West punched one half of a set of twins who own numerous L.A. bars and restaurants, but reportedly took a swipe at the wrong one.

    The twins are Mark and Jonnie Houston, who own L.A. hotspots such as No Vacancy, Good Times at Davey Wayne’s, Black Rabbit Rose and Break Room 86.

    Kanye's team claimed that his wife was sexually assaulted by one of the twins when one of them reached his hands under her dress and also 'blew kisses' in her direction
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    Kanye’s team claimed that his wife was sexually assaulted by one of the twins when one of them reached his hands under her dress and also ‘blew kisses’ in her direction

    In an attempt to set the record straight while appearing on Justin LaBoy's The Download podcast, the rapper explained why he got physical with a man, who he believed inappropriately touched his wife Bianca Censori
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    In an attempt to set the record straight while appearing on Justin LaBoy’s The Download podcast, the rapper explained why he got physical with a man, who he believed inappropriately touched his wife Bianca Censori

    West and Censori claimed that Censori bumped into one of the brothers and that he proceeded to assault her.

    However, sources claimed there is no evidence to back up those claims, with TMZ’s sources calling Censori’s allegations, ‘totally off base and simply not accurate.’

    Sources claimed that a man bumped into Censori in the Chateau Marmont lobby, which was said to be quite busy at that time.

    The incident happened quickly and the man went on his way, heading outside to sit with some friends.

    Shortly thereafter, West came up to the table to confront the man, ultimately punching the man in the face.

    However, West apparently hit the wrong man – the other twin and not the one who bumped into his girlfriend in the lobby.

    It isn’t clear at this time which of the twins ran into Censori and which one was ultimately punched by West.

    The Houston twins are said to frequent the Chateau Marmont quite a bit though it’s unclear if they’ve interacted with West before.

    'I talked to the guy and said, 'You just, you need to leave right now, and he was like, 'Oh, 'it's okay.' And, it's like, no, it's not okay,'' the Stronger hitmaker recalled. 'It wasn't okay'
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    ‘I talked to the guy and said, ‘You just, you need to leave right now, and he was like, ‘Oh, ‘it’s okay.’ And, it’s like, no, it’s not okay,” the Stronger hitmaker recalled. ‘It wasn’t okay’

    However, sources claimed there is no evidence to back up those claims, with TMZ's sources calling Censori's allegations, 'totally off base and simply not accurate'; West seen in April in L.A.
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    However, sources claimed there is no evidence to back up those claims, with TMZ’s sources calling Censori’s allegations, ‘totally off base and simply not accurate’; West seen in April in L.A.

    The rapper left the hotel after the incident, long before police arrived, with cops reportedly wanting to talk to West after the altercation.

    West reportedly punched the wrong brother two times, with law enforcement sources failing to find any evidence that one of the brothers assaulted Censori in any way.

    Despite no evidence being found, West’s team is adamant that Censori was assaulted that night.

    ‘This was a physical, sexual assault and any attempt to undermine the seriousness of what happened is repellent and vile,’ one of Kanye’s reps said in a statement.