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King Charles’ intense workout to get his ‘legs really strong’ at 77

King Charles’ intense workout to get his ‘legs really strong’ at 77

Between travelling across the country for his day-to-day engagements, the King is often on his feet. While the royal is generally tight-lipped about his impressive fitness routine at 77, he recently let it slip how he keeps his legs “really strong” to keep up with his busy schedule. Like his sister Princess Anne and other members of the royal family, Charles shares a lifelong love of horse riding and was an amateur jockey in his day. While he’s largely stepped back from the saddle in recent years, he swears by a different form of exercise to make your legs strong enough for riding – and you don’t need to go to the gym for it. Charles imparted a piece of advice to a royal reporter from The Sunday Times who was training for an upcoming horse race. “You’re riding so short [stirrups], it’s about the most exhausting thing I’ve ever done,” he said.  © Tim Graham Photo Library via GetKing Charles has been a lifelong horse riding enthusiast “So what I found, was to really improve your …

Sky News halted for breaking King Charles announcement | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV

Sky News halted for breaking King Charles announcement | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV

Sky News was abruptly halted for a King Charles III announcement this afternoon as the monarch met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. As the breaking news banner flashed across the screen, the host Jayne Secker said: “Breaking news, we can bring you. It’s just been announced that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of Ukraine, has visited the King this afternoon. We knew he was across in the UK and had a meeting with the Prime Minister yesterday.” She continued as she delivered the update: “It’s not the first time he has met the King, but it’s another meeting between the President of Ukraine and the King.” It comes a day after UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, President Emmanuel Macron of France, Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany, and Zelenskyy met to discuss their unwavering support for Ukraine in its defence against Russia’s war on the nation. On Sunday evening, in London, they debated “the urgent need to scale up” Ukraine’s air defences and deep-strike capabilities. The meeting with various world leaders came hours after a Russian …

Radio 1 presenter Mollie King reveals she was rushed to A&E after collapsing at home

Radio 1 presenter Mollie King reveals she was rushed to A&E after collapsing at home

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Singer and radio presenter Mollie King has revealed that she was rushed to hospital last month after collapsing and hitting her head while at home. The Saturdays pop star usually hosts the weekday early afternoon show on BBC Radio 1, but has been missing from the airwaves for two weeks, prompting concern from fans. On Monday (8 June), King, 39, shared a statement to Instagram detailing the terrifying accident and explaining why she’d been off air. King returned to the radio on Monday (AFP/Getty) “After coming home late from work, I suddenly collapsed unconscious on the bathroom floor at 4am, hitting my head and face as I fell,” she wrote. “It was a huge shock for me and I ended up being rushed to A&E.” Back on the radio later in the day, King said that she’d had a “grim few …

Mollie King rushed to hospital after bathroom mishap

Mollie King rushed to hospital after bathroom mishap

Mollie King was rushed to hospital this weekend after “collapsing unconscious” in her bathroom. The Saturdays singer explained that she had got back from work late, and had gone into the bathroom to get ready for bed when the incident happened. Calling it a “huge shock”, Mollie wrote on Instagram: “After coming home late from work, I suddenly collapsed unconscious on the bathroom floor at 4am, hitting my head and face as I fell… I ended up being rushed to A E.” She took to the social media site to share an update to fans after being absent from the Radio 1 show she co-hosts with Matt Edmondson for the past fortnight. Mollie continued her post to admit the scary incident had been a “real wake-up call” that she needs “to take some time to get my strength back, not just for my own health but so I can be the best version of myself for my family too”. The mum-of-two went on to thank her former England cricketer fiancé Stuart Broad for finding her …

Extra Bank Holiday next Monday update in full from government and King | UK | News

Extra Bank Holiday next Monday update in full from government and King | UK | News

An extra Bank Holiday has been confirmed for some UK households for a week Monday, June 15. But not all of Britain will be able to enjoy a free, extra day off from work as only one constituent nation of the UK will be handed the bonus bank hol. Normally, there are eight Bank Holiday days per year across England and Wales, including New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, early and late May Bank Holidays, August Bank Holiday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. However, Scotland also gets its national day, St Andrew’s Day, on November 30 but not Easter Monday. This June, though, Scotland will get another bonus Bank Holiday a week on Monday. A statement issued by the Scottish Government has confirmed the day with approval from King Charles. The reason is to celebrate Scotland’s participation in World Cup 2026, the first time Scotland has been to a World Cup tournament since 1998. The Scottish Government statement in full reads: “Royal Proclamation approved by His Majesty the King. “Monday 15 June 2026 has …

Prince William will ‘tighten rules’ around royal properties when he is King

Prince William will ‘tighten rules’ around royal properties when he is King

Prince William is reportedly planning on tightening the rules around royal properties when he is King. The Prince of Wales, 43, will ‘do things differently’ when he inherits the throne and is said to be considering banning the subletting of homes. According to The Sunday Times, he also intends to stop non-working royals from living rent-free in palaces. © Anadolu via Getty ImagesPrince William will ‘do things differently’ when he inherits the throne Reviewing the official use of royal residences and his family’s living arrangements are said to be priorities for William. A recent report by the National Audit Office (NAO) found Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor sublet three cottages on his former Windsor home, Royal Lodge, despite only paying peppercorn rent himself. Princess Beatrice and Eugenie have also never paid rent for their homes at St. James’s Palace and Kensington Palace, despite both working and having husbands with successful careers. Their rent is covered by the King’s private funds and charged at a discounted rate of about 40 per cent below market value. Concern over optics  The …

Jenna Dewan, Carmen Electra and Jaime King lead the style pack at the Annual Race to Erase MS Gala

Jenna Dewan, Carmen Electra and Jaime King lead the style pack at the Annual Race to Erase MS Gala

Jenna Dewan, Carmen Electra and Jaime King were among a bevy of A-list stars who came out in support of Multiple Sclerosis this week. On Friday, June 5, 2026, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) advocate and Center Without Walls founder Nancy Davis welcomed guests to the Fairmont Century Plaza for the 33rd Annual Race to Erase MS Gala. The event raised over $1.8 million to benefit Race to Erase MS and its Center Without Walls program, a collaboration of top MS research centers working together as a team on groundbreaking research with the goal of treating and, ultimately, finding a cure for MS. © Getty Images Jenna Dewan Jenna dazzled in a shimmering gold gown covered in sparkling embellishments. The sleeveless floor-length design highlighted the actress’s toned physique, while her glossy brunette waves and radiant makeup added to the glamorous look at the charity event. © Getty Images Carmen Electra Carmen brought full Hollywood glamour to the orange carpet in a figure-hugging black satin gown with a sweetheart neckline. The former Baywatch star completed the striking look …

King Charles and Queen Camilla set blended family example long before Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling

King Charles and Queen Camilla set blended family example long before Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling

When Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling exchanged vows on Saturday, they didn’t just become husband and wife, the newlyweds also became stepparents. The bride and groom both have children from previous marriages. The Queen’s eldest grandchild shares two daughters, Savannah Phillips and Isla Phillips, with his former wife, Autumn Phillips, while Harriet has one daughter, Georgina, from her previous marriage to fitness trainer Antonio St John Sperling.  A month after Harriet and Peter went public with their relationship in 2024, a source told HELLO! that they and their children had become “a tight unit, very quickly” and seemed to “be a bit of a family.” Two years later, they officially became a blended family of five. Blended families are nothing new within the royal family, with King Charles and Queen Camilla, as well as Princess Beatrice, having welcomed stepchildren into their lives. King Charles and Queen Camilla Charles became a stepfather to Tom Parker Bowles and Laura Lopes upon his marriage to Camilla, and she became a stepmother to his and Princess Diana’s boys, Prince William and Prince …

Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie are being bankrolled by King Charles – is it time they start paying rent?

Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie are being bankrolled by King Charles – is it time they start paying rent?

Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie have found themselves unwillingly in the spotlight again, following the release of a new report by the National Audit Office into the royal family’s residential property arrangements. The report uncovered the shocking detail that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the King’s disgraced brother, was subletting his properties at Royal Lodge and gaining an undisclosed private income. It’s understood the rent Andrew received was to cover the maintenance and running costs of the sublets, and he did not make a profit; as the leaseholder, he was allowed to do that. But the revelation has prompted fresh outcry over the benefits Andrew had, while only paying peppercorn rent on his 30-room Windsor mansion. WATCH: Has the King been bankrolling Beatrice and Eugenie? The King’s rental agreement with Beatrice and Eugenie What was also laid bare in the report, however, was that Andrew’s daughters, Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, 36 – two non-working members of the royal family who have their own careers, second homes in the Cotswolds and Portugal respectively, and are married to wealthy husbands …