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Why Prince William ‘did not meet’ his niece Princess Lilibet

Why Prince William ‘did not meet’ his niece Princess Lilibet

Published by Daniella Wilson

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s daughter Princess Lilibet – who will turn five in June – is said to have never met one of her closest relatives. The young royal joined her parents on her one and only trip to the UK four years ago – but since her birth in 2021, it’s believed Lilibet has never got to meet her uncle, Prince William.  Harry and Meghan travelled with both their children to the UK in June 2022 for the late Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. During the family’s visit, LIlibet, who was one at the time, met her great-grandmother and her grandfather King Charles for the first time in-person. However, it’s believed the Sussexes and Waleses did not meet in private during the trip, which royal author Russell Myers explained their limited contact in his new book, William & Catherine: The Intimate Inside Story. © @meghanHarry with his daughter Lilibet “As Harry and Meghan welcomed the birth of their daughter Lilibet on 4 June 2021, William and Catherine sent a gift and a …

How the Ivorian president’s niece acted as Epstein’s go-between

How the Ivorian president’s niece acted as Epstein’s go-between

Published by Sam Flores

Nina Keita, in New York, in 2016. NICHOLAS HUNT/GETTY IMAGES/AFP/LE MONDE The sprawling Epstein case also has a lesser-known African dimension. In Côte d’Ivoire, several high-profile public figures were named in the three million documents published on January 30 by the US Department of Justice. Chief among them is Nina Keita, niece of the country’s president, Alassane Ouattara. The 44-year-old former model and one-time adviser to the budget minister, Abdourahmane Cissé (2014-2016), is married to Employment Minister Adama Kamara. Since 2019, she has been serving as the second-in-command at Gestoci, the public company managing Côte d’Ivoire’s oil funds, and is a key figure within the ruling circle in Abidjan. The extensive correspondence – hundreds of messages between 2011 and 2018 – between Keita and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died in jail in New York in 2019, reveals a close friendship and a partnership that blurred boundaries, typical of the American financier. According to the documents, in 2011, Keita introduced her uncle, then newly elected president of Côte d’Ivoire, to Epstein in New …

Rob Kardashian returns to Instagram to celebrate niece Chicago’s birthday

Rob Kardashian returns to Instagram to celebrate niece Chicago’s birthday

Published by Daniella Wilson

Rob Kardashian returned to Instagram to celebrate his niece, Chicago West’s eighth birthday. The 38-year-old, who is notoriously private, dusted off his social media passwords to comment on his sister Kim Kardashian’s post wishing her daughter a happy birthday. The mom-of-four shared photos of Chicago to Instagram, writing: “Happy birthday to my sweet baby girl Chicago! 8 years old is just so big! Where did the time go?! You bring so many laughs and cart wheels into our world. I love you soooo much my special Chi Chi !” The adorable post received a lot of love from friends and fans alike. And Rob commented: “HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHI!!!” with an array of emojis. Rob does not post to social media often, with his last post celebrating his daughter, Dream’s 10th birthday. The 38-year-old, who shares Dream with his ex-partner, Angela White, is consistently named the best parent of the family by his siblings, proving that his time spent dedicated to raising his daughter was not wasted. “He’s literally the best dad I know, and I’m …

Jodi Hildebrandt’s niece experienced ‘full body terror’ after speaking out against aunt and Ruby Franke’s abuse

Jodi Hildebrandt’s niece experienced ‘full body terror’ after speaking out against aunt and Ruby Franke’s abuse

Published by Daniella Wilson

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 Netflix has released a new documentary examining the rise and influence of Jodi Hildebrandt, a therapist in Utah who was arrested for child abuse in 2023. In a September interview with The Independent, Hidebrandt’s niece, Jessi, shared how difficult it was to speak publicly about the mistreatment they endured from their aunt amid the disgraced YouTuber Ruby Franke and Jodi’s child abuse scandal. Franke, a Utah mother of six and former parenting YouTuber known for her channel 8 Passengers, and her business partner/therapist Hildebrandt, were arrested in August 2023 after Franke’s 12-year-old son escaped from Hildebrandt’s home. He was found malnourished, with open wounds bound by duct tape. Authorities later discovered Franke’s 10-year-old daughter in a similar condition. Both women were charged with multiple counts of aggravated child abuse and last year were sentenced to serve between four and 30 years …