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On Tuesday, November 21, Kate Middleton wore the stunning Strathmore Rose tiara to the State Banquet at Buckingham Palace, a piece that belonged to the Queen Mother and which has not been seen in public since the 1930s. The headdress is constructed from geometric flower shapes studded with diamonds. The Princess of Wales wore the

On Tuesday, November 21, K-pop stars Blackpink joined a number of British and South Korean dignitaries for a state banquet at Buckingham Palace. Jisoo, Lisa, Jennie, and Rosé dressed in stunning gowns for the evening, forming a power quartet as they walked through the hallways in their finery. While their looks did not match, they

Travis Kelce’s comments about dating Taylor Swift didn’t stop with his WSJ magazine profile released yesterday. The Kansas City Chiefs player also answered a question from ESPN reporter Lisa Salters on Monday during the third quarter of his game against the Philadelphia Eagles. According to The Messenger, Kelce spoke about how he’s adjusting to all

It’s a match made in teen TV heaven. Leighton Meester, who played Blair Waldorf on Gossip Girl, and Adam Brody, who played Seth Cohen on The O.C., were first linked back in 2011. News of their romance sent fans into a frenzy. Since then, they’ve quietly married, co-starred in a few films, and have now

Travis Kelce kicked off Thanksgiving week by telling the beginning of his and Taylor Swift’s love story. In a new profile for WSJ magazine, Kelce didn’t shy away from sharing a generous amount of information about how he and Swift came to be the power couple they are. Kelce picked up the story from July

When, oh when, will Kelly Reilly return to TV, tossing her bangs and slinging curse words? Now that news of Kevin Costner’s exit from the Paramount Network hit Yellowstone is official, the future of the as-yet-unfinished season 5 is finally sharpening into focus. The season, comprising two parts and 14 episodes total, took a break

The world knows how Princess Diana’s impromptu trip to Paris in 1997 ended. But while recreating it on The Crown, Elizabeth Debicki had to work against that knowledge while portraying the People’s Princess during her final days. “On the outside of the character, as just a person who is doing this job, going home, for

Among Princess Diana’s most iconic images—the revenge dress, the casual biker shorts—is a photo of her in an aqua blue swimsuit, sitting on a diving board over the ocean. Taken before her tragic death in August 1997, the solitary princess was captured aboard the Jonikal, the boat owned by Mohamed Al-Fayed, on a getaway with

It was reported that Taylor Swift would be flying home from her Eras Tour for boyfriend Travis Kelce’s Monday night game against the Philadelphia Eagles, but it looks like changes in her schedule have canceled their date. Her plans to return were first revealed when Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs colleague Chris Jones told Rich Eisen

On Friday, November 17, Kim Kardashian shared videos on Instagram of her night at Mariah Carey’s Merry Christmas One and All! concert with daughters Chicago and North at the Hollywood Bowl. In several videos, she sings along to Carey’s chart topping hits while holding a sleepy-looking North. Instagram In another clip, the SKIMS founder showed

On Friday, Ben Affleck’s non-profit Eastern Congo Initiative hosted a fundraiser that kicked off Formula 1’s Grand Prix event in Las Vegas this weekend. The Las Vegas Poker Tournament was held at Lavo at The Venetian Resort, and Affleck’s wife Jennifer Lopez dressed on theme. The star stunned in a sexy cutout dress in black,

The Hunger Games universe expanded on November 17 with the release of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes in theaters. Not everyone wants to revisit the tumultuous emotions that accompany such high stakes drama and romance in public. If you’re holding out for the comfort of streaming (and possibly weeping) in your living room, you

In July, news of Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello’s divorce broke. The former couple have both seemed to move on to new love interests since, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t a tumultuous time. In a new interview with People, the Modern Family actress admitted that it has been a challenge for her. “I’ve had

Actors Rachel Zegler and Josh Andrés Rivera met on set after being cast in the 2021 remake of West Side Story, directed by Steven Spielberg. Zegler starred in the movie as Maria, and Rivera played Chino, a potential love interest. They seemed destined to meet because they have been cast in the same film yet

Spoilers below. The Crown depicts the final hours of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed as a centrifuge of competing interests. This much we know is accurate to life. Dodi wanted to please his father, Mohamed Al-Fayed; Diana wanted to evade the paparazzi and return to her sons; the paparazzi wanted spoils from the money-printing phenomenon

Euphoria star Jacob Elordi and Olivia Jade Giannulli were first linked romantically in 2021 before taking a break from their relationship. It was confirmed in late July that they’re exploring their connection again. In early June, they were seen together in Paraggi, Italy, then in Idaho with Giannulli’s parents Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli in

One of Netflix’s most beloved and acclaimed series is finally on the brink of its last episode. The Crown, which has covered decades of Queen Elizabeth’s rise from underestimated princess to stalwart ruler, will end its run well before the events of her death in 2022. The Crown season 6 part 2 will choose, instead,

The brief romance of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed has been glamorized for over 25 years. What’s so frequently left out of the narrative, which is explored on the fifth and sixth seasons of The Crown, is the existence of a third party. While Dodi was embarking on a very high profile relationship with Diana,

Spoilers below. New journeys await at the end of Shadow and Bone season 2. As another chapter closes on Netflix’s adaptation of Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse novels, the characters are either changing course or starting anew. That includes Alina and Mal, who part ways to pursue their own callings, and the Crows, who are about to

Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater’s relationship is really escalating, Us Weekly reported. A source explained why Grande and Slater are becoming “super serious” at this point. Grande is newly divorced from Dalton Gomez, which was finalized on October 6. Slater, meanwhile, is in the process of finalizing his divorce from Lilly Jay. Grande and Slater

Spoilers below. The Crown’s fifth and sixth seasons explore Princess Diana’s relationship with film producer Dodi Fayed, played respectively by Elizabeth Debicki and Khalid Abdalla. While Princess Di remains at the center, the series takes care to dive into Dodi’s backstory and his father, Mohamed Al-Fayed, before portraying their tragic final days. Season 5, episode

Royal reporter Omid Scobie spoke to People this week about why Prince William and Prince Harry’s relationship is irreparably broken and has been for some time. The outlet ran a devastating excerpt from Scobie’s upcoming book Endgame that detailed how, during the Queen’s final hours, Harry was completely kept out of the loop about her

Welcome to Shelf Life, ELLE.com’s books column, in which authors share their most memorable reads. Whether you’re on the hunt for a book to console you, move you profoundly, or make you laugh, consider a recommendation from the writers in our series, who, like you (since you’re here), love books. Perhaps one of their favorite

Gigi Hadid is setting the record straight on how she sees her close friend Taylor Swift’s relationship with Travis Kelce. Days after Us Weeklydevoted its cover story to her alleged disapproval over the speed in which Swift and Kelce’s romance has developed, the model commented on an Instagram to share her real views. Perez Hilton