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Prince Louis embraces grandad Michael Middleton’s ‘favourite’ hobby in 8th birthday video

Prince Louis embraces grandad Michael Middleton’s ‘favourite’ hobby in 8th birthday video

Published by Daniella Wilson

Prince Louis‘s eighth birthday video on Thursday gave us a rare insight into the Waleses’s family life – and also revealed the young prince’s current favourite hobbies.  Prince William And Kate‘s youngest child was seen making sandcastles, jumping off a boat, and playing cricket on a recent family holiday in Cornwall.   Fans soon speculated that Louis may have inherited his love of the sport from his grandfather, Michael Middleton, who is also known to love cricket. Louis and Michael are often said to look like each other – but it appears they have even more in common than that! One royal watcher wrote on social media: “This is so cute because Mike Tindall mentioned that Michael Middleton loves cricket. I bet he plays it with his grandpa.” The Prince of Wales previously opened up about his youngest son’s love of cricket while helping out in the kitchens at food charity Surplus to Supper in 2024, saying he “loves” the sport.  © GettyPrince Louis turned 8 on Thursday And in Louis’s adorable fourth birthday portraits …

Prince William’s last-minute plans on Prince Louis’s 8th birthday revealed

Prince William’s last-minute plans on Prince Louis’s 8th birthday revealed

Published by Daniella Wilson

It’s celebration time for Prince Louis as he turns eight on Thursday – but royal duty still calls, even on special occasions. Prince William will be travelling to Oxfordshire to visit the headquarters of the British Formula E team, Jaguar TCS Racing, for a couple of hours during his youngest son’s celebrations.  There, he will learn about their innovative approach to electrification and sustainability, learning all about electric racing.  The Prince of Wales, 43, is known to have a passion for cars and racing, previously trying out a Formula E car simulator during a tour to India in 2016, after which he was told he had a “good lap time”.  Luckily, Louis will be back at Lambrook School for most of the day after the Easter holidays, so he won’t miss William too much. The family will likely have plans together at home in Forest Lodge, Windsor, in the evening with Louis’s mother, the Princess of Wales, and older siblings, Prince George, 12, and Princess Charlotte, ten.  © Getty ImagesPrince Louis turns eight on Thursday …

Ilia Malinin finishes 8th, Mikhail Shaidorov wins : NPR

Ilia Malinin finishes 8th, Mikhail Shaidorov wins : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

lia Malinin winces after his free skate on Friday. Andreas Rentz/Getty Images Europe hide caption toggle caption Andreas Rentz/Getty Images Europe Want more Olympics updates? Subscribe here to get our newsletter, Rachel Goes to the Games, delivered to your inbox for a behind-the-scenes look at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. MILAN — U.S. figure skating phenom Ilia Malinin, the heavy favorite for Olympic gold, finished far off the podium in 8th place on Friday, after a shocking series of stumbles and falls. It was another 21-year-old, first-time Olympian who claimed that prize: Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan. Malinin, 21, was seen as a lock since he hasn’t lost a major competition since 2023. He held a comfortable five-point lead heading into the free skate, one that was only expected to grow with his signature stack of quadruple jumps. But when he finally took the ice, the last skater of the night to do so, he fell twice and downgraded many of his planned moves. He was expected to be the first skater to land a quadruple axel on …

Amanda Owen shares raw home birth story with 8th child at Ravenseat Farm: ‘I couldn’t be bothered’

Amanda Owen shares raw home birth story with 8th child at Ravenseat Farm: ‘I couldn’t be bothered’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen revealed the reality behind her daughter Clementine’s home birth and opened up about becoming a mother for the eighth time and her battles with the remoteness of her farm in the Yorkshire Dales.  The 51-year-old farmer and star of the hit TV show Our Yorkshire Farm is a mum to nine children, whom she shares with her ex-husband Clive Owen, 70.  While chatting about her life, juggling parenthood and the day-to-day labour involved with running her remote sheep farm, Ravenseat, in Upper Swaledale, she explained how she delivered her second youngest child, Clementine, nine.  Amanda revealed she had opted for a home birth and admitted she never bothered to call for an ambulance once she had gone into labour due to the faraway distance of any hospital from her farmhouse.  Amanda Owen shares birth story with 8th child at Ravenseat Farm: ‘I could not be bothered’ She told host of the podcast White Wine Question Time, Kate Thornton, that she gave birth surrounded by cushions, a terrier and a rug rather …