By Codie Bullen for Mailonline

Published: 5:16 PM EST, March 8, 2024 | Updated: 5:20 PM EST, March 8, 2024

The groom’s parents – Nita Ambani and Mukesh Ambani started the celebrations by putting on a romantic dance performance on Day 1 of Radhika Merchant-Anant Ambani’s pre-wedding festivities in Jamnagar.

Nita-Mukesh’s special dance: It’s a night of love, bonding and festivities – an evening to remember as Nita and Mukesh Ambani celebrate the union of their youngest son – Anant Ambani with Radhika Merchant, daughter of Viren and Shaila Merchant in Jamnagar, Gujarat. The three-day party started on Friday with a cocktail, a drone show and a grand performance by international pop icon Rihanna. But before all that happened, Nita and Mukesh Ambani surprised their guests with a super romantic performance.

The duo performed for the guests on a special stage and did not shy away from radiating romance and love in their special act. The duo performed to Raj Kapoor’s iconic song ‘Pyaar Hua Ikraar Hua’ while dressed in vintage outfits and looked like the dreamiest couple ever. The adorable video of their intimate dance performance is now going viral on social media and is receiving a lot of applause and appreciation from people all over the world.

Watch Nita Ambani-Mukesh Ambani’s romantic dance performance at Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding function:

Apart from their family members, top industrialists and billionaires from all over the world, politicians and almost the entire film industry, all the prominent figures are present in Jamnagar to celebrate the three-day extravaganza for Anant and Radhika. Jamnagar has been decorated like a bride for the special occasion and the guests have been given the best hospitality to forget everything else and celebrate the union of two souls meant to be together.

Ranveer Singh-Deepika Padukone, Kareena Kapoor Khan-Saif Ali Khan, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, John Abraham, Aamir Khan, Anil Kapoor, Suniel Shetty, Sonam Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor, Ananya Panday, Janhvi Kapoor, Khushi Kapoor, Disha Patani Among all the celebrities, Aditya Roy Kapur, Shraddha Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Ranbir Kapoor-Alia Bhatt and Rani Mukerji now put their best fashion foot forward to attend the evening of glamor and ‘elegance’ in Jamnagar. Stay informed of all updates!

By Terry Zeller for Dailymail.com

Published: 11:05 PM EST, February 10, 2024 | Updated: 10:20 EST, February 11, 2024

Arrie Flathouse took her first steps on Taylor Swift's hit 'Tim McGraw'.

The pop icon was a constant part of now 16-year-old Arrie's childhood as she grew up in the Houston area with two older sisters who loved Swift. Arrie also grew to love Swift, dressing up as her for Halloween and listening to her albums.

However, Arrie never had much to do with football, despite having a mother, Kara, who spent her weekends at college and NFL games. That included games played by the Chiefs, as Kara, like Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes, is a Texas Tech alum. Despite Kara's attempts to pique her daughters' interest, football never clicked for Arrie, so Kara usually spent those weekend afternoons alone watching games.

But that changed last summer after Arrie saw clips from the “New Heights” podcast, in which one of the hosts, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, described his attempts to give Swift his number via a friendship bracelet.

Does anyone know how to get a bracelet? @taylorswift13? … ask for a friend @BWWings

New episode premiering NOW!

Enter: pic.twitter.com/4yYr8HSb0m

— New Heights (@newheightshow) July 26, 2023

The little conversation had quite an impact on Arrie.

Already a devoted listener of the podcast, Kara got so excited when her daughter started talking about the Kelce clips. Over the next few months, social media worked its magic, and by the time Swift showed up for her first Chiefs game in late September, Arrie was tuned in.

“This is crazy,” Arrie said. “These aren't Swifties' theories. This is real. So then I started watching football because I thought, 'If she wants to be at the games, I have to see her.'

Arrie has tuned into virtually every Chiefs game since, covering not just the Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce romance, but the entire Kelce family. She's seen Amazon Prime's documentary about his brother, Eagles center Jason Kelce, became a devoted listener of the Kelce brothers' podcast “New Heights” and even started watching Eagles games.

“Even if Taylor isn't there, I think I enjoy the game a lot more,” said Arrie, whose parents promised to buy her a Travis Kelce jersey soon.

Kara smiles as she listens to her daughter describe her renewed interest in a sport she bonded over with her own father. Kara doesn't want to push too hard, but she loves seeing Arrie's head pop over the banister when she hears football on the TV. To Kara's delight, this often leads to quality time watching games with her daughter. It has also led to questions about the sport itself.

“It was a lot of fun for me,” said Kara, who posted a viral video in the fall about her joy that Swift had finally turned her daughter into a soccer fan. “I love it.”

The Flathouse family is not an anomaly. Far from it. Swift's arrival on the football stage has led to countless stories of football-loving parents bonding with their Swiftie children. Even Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt hears them.

“I often have dads come up to me and say, 'My 10- and 12-year-old daughters never watched football, but they now tell me when the Kansas City Chiefs are playing to tell them so they can watch.' Hunt said this week in Las Vegas, where the Chiefs are preparing to take on the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII, “I was at an event a little over a week ago and I had a woman, probably in her mid-20s, who went to came up to me, introduced herself as Swiftie and told me that her entire family was Dallas Cowboys fans and that she had to give up following football altogether, but now she's going all in for the Kansas City Chiefs. I think a lot of this kind of examples.”

One such story belongs to Todd Kale, a Cowboys fan who posted a now-viral video of his 11-year-old daughter Briley reciting football facts from the bench.

The Kale family lives near Houston. They are Cowboys season ticket holders and their five daughters enjoy going to games. They know the great players from Dallas, but never actually watched the game with their dad, instead embracing the game day atmosphere or simply enjoying eating hot wings, their Sunday ritual, rather than worrying much about the real football.

But Briley, the middle child of the family, has become a Swift fan thanks to her older sisters and has passed on her love for Swift to her younger siblings. Todd wasn't sure how Briley first heard of Swift's connection to Kelce, but a few months ago he was watching a Sunday night game with his wife and realized Briley was in the living room. She started asking questions: What is a safety? What is a cornerback? How many points is a touchdown worth?

It didn't take long for Todd to realize where this came from.

“It definitely intrigued her that someone she really likes is now involved in something that I really like,” Todd said.

Briley has since watched more Chiefs games and picked up knowledge about the sport itself, taking it all in.

“It's every father's dream. … She used to like football, but I think she just liked the experience of it,” Todd said. “Now she's learning more about the game.”

Swift has been a storyline all season long – with Kansas City winning nine of the 12 games she has attended – and the Chiefs' Super Bowl run has only taken that to the next level.

“There's no doubt that her fanaticism has put a more intense focus on the team than we otherwise would have had,” Hunt said. “It has opened up the fan base to a whole new demographic that we didn't really have with young women. You've seen that in many ways, especially in our TV ratings. They are much higher because Taylor Swift is part of the team, as Kelce says.”

Hunt isn't wrong about the ratings. Not only is the average number of viewers tuning into Chiefs' primetime regular-season games up this season over the previous two (up 39.4 percent from last year alone), but so is the percentage of female viewers (an increase of 3 percent). , said Nielsen. And that viewership jump has carried over into the postseason. The Chiefs' divisional round win over Buffalo averaged 50.4 million viewers, making it the most-watched divisional round or wild-card game ever. The Chiefs' win over the Ravens was the most-watched AFC Championship Game ever, averaging 55.47 million viewers.

Taylor Swift has generated equivalent brand value of $331.5 million for the Chiefs and the NFL, Apex Marketing Group tells FOS.

The figure includes print, digital, radio, TV, highlights and social, going back to Swift's first game in September. pic.twitter.com/Ruj5FM7g81

— Frontoffice Sport (@FOS) January 28, 2024

The league's social media team has also played a big role in bringing in new audiences. The team embraced Swift's first game in September and tried to be aware of all the new looks on their feeds without going overboard, said Ian Trombetta, NFL SVP of social and influencer marketing.

That theme has remained consistent throughout the season, although the strategy varies depending on the platform, Trombetta said. With some of those being younger, like TikTok and Snapchat, there's more reason to embrace Swifties with their posts.

“We're also thinking about this in terms of not just what we post on social media, but how our partners post about it,” Trombetta said. “So that could be a broadcast partner. That could be a sponsor, etc. And when you put all that together, it can get pretty, pretty hot just in terms of the amount of coverage. And so for us, I think it was really a reminder for us to take a broader view of all the reporting and understand our role in it.

Swift's emergence on the NFL scene has contributed to record engagement, with triple-digit consumption growth across platforms, Trombetta said. Their audience is getting younger and diversifying in the male/female split as well, he said.

Swift's Super Bowl attendance is up in the air thanks to her Eras Tour stop in Tokyo. If Swift is there to see Kelce's Chiefs take on the San Francisco 49ers, the league's social team will spend some time on her arrival and reactions, but with so much happening around the Super Bowl between football and spectacle, it won't just be Taylor Swift's social feed.

“I think we're at the point now where it was a very celebratory event overall,” Trombetta said. “And certainly positive for the league, positive for the Chiefs, positive for the Kelce family, and obviously for Travis, and I think it's been positive for Taylor as well. So we will continue to pursue it in different ways, but we will also be respectful of their relationship. So not invading privacy and trying to give clues where some lines might be related to the amount of coverage, and also keeping the game front and center. That is very important to us.”

Still, there's no doubt that the league has brought in new fans thanks to Swift, as the Flathouse and Kale families can attest.

The Flathouse family is hosting an “I'm in My Super Bowl Era” themed party on Sunday in honor of the Chiefs-Swift crossover.

There will be a giant friendship bracelet streamer, along with appropriately themed food and drinks, including an “electric” mocktail, in honor of a word Kelce likes to use.

But what about next season, when Swift's magic may have run its course? It doesn't matter to Arrie, who plans to still tune into NFL games.

“I feel like I'm addicted to it now,” Arrie said.

– The athletics's Nate Taylor contributed to this report.

(Photo illustration: Daniel Goldfarb / The Athletics;
Photos: Jamie Squire, Patrick Smith and Sarah Stier / Getty Images)

The Prince of Wales said he ‘really appreciates everyone’s kindness’ as he spoke out for the first time since the shock news that the King has been diagnosed with cancer.

It came as William arrived at a gala dinner was in support of London’s Air Ambulance Charity tonight – of which the Prince is a patron.

The day has been particularly busy day for the Prince – who is now the monarchy’s most prominent public figure – as he handed out more than 50 honours on behalf of the King. The monarch is recuperating at Sandringham following his first cancer treatment and Kate is at home following abdominal surgery. 

And to take William’s mind off the royal family’s woes there was some A-list Hollywood glitter, in the form of global superstar Tom Cruise.

The presence of the Top Gun star was particularly appropriate given that the gala is to support the London Air Ambulance, of which Cruise is, remarkably, an existing supporter. The Prince of Wales – who served as an air ambulance pilot in East Anglia – has been patron of the organisation since 2020.

Looking smart in a black velvet dinner jacket and bow tie, he arrived at Ruffles new London hotspot, Raffles London in Horseguards Avenue, at 7.20pm.

Meeting outside the venue, the Prince could be seen shaking hands with the Hollywood star – before they posed up for pictures together and were heard complimenting each others outfits. 

The Black and White gala raised more than £1million last year, and the charity hopes that the event will help them to replace two aging helicopters by September.

Tonight guests will have a live performance from Grammy-award winner Sister Sledge and get the chance to get their hands on exclusive high-quality prizes in an auction.

Just inside the venue, William could be seen chatting with the ‘We Are Family’ hit group, with Cruise laughing loudly as they joked at the entrance.

He was introduced to by reality star Mark-Francis Vandelli, a charity committee member, to some of the VIP guests including Sister Sledge.

He then turned and said: ‘This is Tom Cruise, needs no introduction.’

The two men, who have met before, greeted each other warmly and also stood side by side for photos smiling, joking at each other’s tuxedos.

William, who wore Top Gun themed slippers to the premier of Maverick two years ago, looked down at his feet and turned to Tom and said: ‘I haven’t got my Top Gun slippers on.’

Hollywood star Tom laughed as Wills headed into another room.

One member of Sister Sledge told the Prince that she was praying for his father. William smiled and thanked her.

Co-host for the evening, presenter Tania Bryer, made a point of telling the audience, after William had made his way to his seat, that all their ’best wishes’ were being sent to His Majesty.

The audience clapped and there were calls of ‘hear hear’ as William smiled and encouraged his table – including Cruise – to sit down.

It will be hosted by CNBC broadcaster Tania Bryer and Made in Chelsea and Celebs Go Dating star Mark-Francis Vandelli.

Speaking before the event, Jonathan Jenkins, CEO of London’s Air Ambulance Charity, said: ‘HRH Prince William truly understands our work and knows that every second counts in an emergency. 

‘We know that with his help as well as the continued support of the public, our crews can reach those who need them most – serving the people of London 24 hours a day, every day of the year. 

‘We’re thrilled he will be joining us at our 2024 gala event.’ 

The Prince of Wales, who was wearing an RAF uniform, chatted warmly with recipients including Patricia Spruce earlier today, who was made an MBE for her work recruiting foreign medics for the NHS. 

Ms Spruce revealed afterwards that she had asked William about his wife. Taking to LinkedIn, she wrote: ‘Prince William said that Katherine had two Filipino nurses looking after her and they were amazing and kind.’ 

Ellen White, who was also made an MBE, said she gave her ‘best wishes’ for Kate and the King. Asked how William responded, she said: ‘He really appreciated it. So yeah, it was something that obviously I wanted to send my best wishes.’

Lipreader Jeremy Freeman, who analysed the exchange for MailOnline, revealed it ended with William saying William, ‘Well it was lovely to see you again’, before White responded, ‘Thank you, please wish your Dad well’.

Charles has postponed all public-facing duties, but is continuing with behind-the-scenes work on his red boxes of state papers.

And today Downing Street took the unusual step of confirming details about Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s weekly audience with the King, following an agreement with Buckingham Palace, and said it would be held later over the phone.

William was last seen outside The London Clinic on January 18 after visiting his wife, who returned to Adelaide Cottage in Windsor on Monday and is set to be out of the public eye until at least Easter. 

Prince Harry arrived in London yesterday and had a ‘brief meeting’ with Charles at Clarence House, but sources close to William have made it clear he has ‘no plans’ to see his estranged brother. 

William will appear at a charity gala tonight, where he is expected to speak about his father’s charity diagnosis for the first time. He may also thank wellwishers and discuss what the Royal Family have been through in recent days. 

However, the heir to the throne will not talk about his brother Harry, with one royal expert calling their relationship ‘completely broken’. 

The King’s cancer treatment as an outpatient started earlier this week, and he returned, with the Queen, to his Sandringham home in Norfolk yesterday after seeing his son the Duke of Sussex, who had flown back to the UK from California.

William may step in to represent his father at any public events, but no engagements are scheduled at the moment and the royal palaces will make arrangements if the need arises. 

Meanwhile, Prince Harry flew 5,000 miles from California yesterday to see his father for 45 minutes following the King’s shock cancer diagnosis.

But while Harry’s transatlantic dash raised hopes he will continue to heal wounds with his family, there hasn’t been ‘any sign’ of a reunion between the two royal brothers.

BBC Royal Correspondent Daniela Relph said the chances of a reconciliation between William and Harry remains unlikely given their ongoing feud.

‘It’s a sibling relationship that still looks incredibly broken. We don’t know if either side has reached out in any way, if there has been any attempt to find a truce. As things stand there doesn’t seem to be any sign of that,’ she told Radio 4.

‘You have to read that as a sign of the state of their relationship, nothing in the diary we’re told for them to meet up while Harry’s in the UK.

‘It also means Harry won’t be visiting his sister-in-law, the Princess of Wales, who has been unwell, someone he was once very close to.’

The Duke of Sussex was one of the first family members seen to visit Charles after his shock diagnosis was made public.

Another visit by Harry to his father has not been ruled out, according to The Telegraph, but it is understood the Duke will not be making a visit to his older brother while staying in London.

Royal biographer Robert Hardman told Radio 4 that it is common for feuding families to ‘come together’ during tough times.

Mr Hardman said: ‘In times of crisis families do come together, and I think everyone will be happy to see that.

‘I think there is a sort of sense of business as usual going on and that’s very much a message that the palace is trying to put out, but if along the way we can see some bridges being built, then that’s got to be a good thing.’ 

While William returned to public duties today – after having decided to ‘clear his diary’ in order to support the Princess of Wales during and after her operation last month – he is not expected to pick up full-time royal duties quite yet.

This evening, he will attend the London Air Ambulance annual fundraising gala in central London. He has been the charity’s patron since 2020.

The dinner is being held in support of the charity’s largest ever fundraiser, hoping to produce £15million to replace its helicopter fleet.

After today, William has no further duties scheduled this week and will be with Kate and the children again next week during their half-term holiday.

Princess Anne will also be back in action today after conducting four engagements yesterday, with three today scheduled across Berkshire, London and Oxfordshire.

A source said: ‘The Prince has always made clear that his priority is to support his wife and family for the time being – and he did not put a timescale on that.

‘He will make a return to duties on Wednesday but you should not expect to see him again for a bit after that.’

It is understood that his team at Kensington Palace are speaking to their opposite numbers at Buckingham Palace about which public engagements William could potentially attend in his father’s place.

They are likely to be along the lines of further investitures and, perhaps, leading the family at events such as the annual Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey early next month.

But with His Majesty insisting on keeping his hand firmly on the tiller of State business during his treatment, it is highly unlikely that the future king will be required to take over any constitutional matters.

It is understood that William, 41, has his father’s ‘100 per cent’ backing in returning at his own pace.

A source said: ‘The King adores Catherine and thinks she is doing a wonderful job. He understands that family comes first.’

The King has been spending an increasing amount of time at Windsor Castle since his accession, often staying over on Sunday evenings, affording him more time with his son and young grandchildren to whom he is growing ever closer. 

William, who now lives in Adelaide Cottage on the Windsor Estate, a short walk from the castle, also often uses rooms in the historic royal residence for meetings.

The Princess of Wales was unexpectedly admitted to hospital last month for what has been described only as ‘abdominal surgery’.

She spent two weeks in The London Clinic, where the King also underwent his prostate operation, and she is unlikely to start undertaking royal duties again until after Easter. 

Aides said at the time that her husband had cancelled all his forthcoming engagements to be by her side and support their children Prince George, ten, Princess Charlotte, eight and five-year-old Prince Louis.

While they did not put a timeline on it, sources suggested the Prince would remain at Windsor with them for ‘several weeks’.

William has always made clear that, at this stage in his life, his duty to his family comes ahead of his public role.

However, it is unheard of to have three senior members of the Royal Family out of action at one time, particularly now the King is likely to be away for longer than planned, meaning working royals will be thin on the ground.

And this means there will, inevitably, be more pressure on the future king to step up.

Harry met with his father for the first time in 18 months yesterday – for just 45 minutes – following the King’s shock cancer diagnosis.

Hours after Charles called him personally to break the news, the Duke of Sussex had boarded a plane to London from the US to see him.

But their meeting, at the monarch’s Clarence House residence, lasted less than an hour.

The King, looking remarkably fresh-faced and cheerful despite starting treatment for his unspecified cancer in hospital on Monday, left shortly afterwards by helicopter for Sandringham, his Norfolk estate, with his loyal wife, Queen Camilla.

The Mail understands he is ‘doing well’ and is on ‘very good form’.

William is now completely estranged from Harry following several years of vicious attacks against the monarchy, as well as himself and his wife personally.

Sources made clear that William’s focus is, as it has been for the last few weeks, on the Princess of Wales, who is recovering from abdominal surgery, and their three children in Windsor.

A source previously told the Mail that the future king respects his father’s decision to ‘keep the door ajar’ for Harry, but that is ‘not an option for him personally for the time being.’

The day of family drama comes after Buckingham Palace announced on Monday night that the 75-year-old monarch had begun immediate treatment after doctors discovered an ‘issue of concern’ while he was undergoing surgery last month for an enlarged prostate, which is itself benign.

Subsequent diagnostic tests identified a form of cancer, which has not been specified by royal aides, but has been confirmed not to be prostate cancer, one of the biggest killers of men in the UK.

As a result the King has postponed all his public commitments, although he continues to very much work behind the scenes on his state and constitutional duties.

The Mail revealed yesterday that his condition had been caught at an ‘early stage’ and his prognosis is positive.

His Majesty is said to be ‘looking forward to returning to full public duty as soon as possible’.

He rang all close family members personally to break the news to them, including Harry, who was last in the UK for his father’s coronation last May.

However it is not believed that father and son actually met on that occasion, meaning the last time they would have seen each other in person was at Queen Elizabeth’s funeral in September 2022.

They have, however, spoken on the phone, with sources close to Harry seemingly leaking details of a a telephone call he had with his father on his 75th birthday last November and how his children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, had recorded a video of them singing happy birthday to the grandfather they have barely met.

The King is known to have been deeply hurt by his youngest son’s many attacks on the family since he and wife Meghan acrimoniously quit as working royals and moved to North America, including their series of tell-all television interviews and documentary series, as well as Harry’s memoir, Spare.

Sources say while the King is exhausted by the drama and wants to focus on his role as monarch, he has insisted on never closing the door on his youngest son.

It is not clear whether he invited Harry to visit him or whether it was the prince’s decision to come, but on Monday night he was seen boarding a a flight in Los Angeles.

He arrived at Heathrow airport’s Windsor VIP suite, which is used by the royal family, where he was greeted by two royal Range Rovers, at least three plain clothed Metropolitan Police royalty protection officers and two police escort cars.

Harry is currently taking legal action against the Home Office for withdrawing his taxpayer funded British police protection when he left the UK, arguing that he and has family do not feel safe in this country without it.

Dressed in a black jacket over what appeared to be a casual black t-shirt, Harry sped through the main gates to Clarence House, having swept past the monarch’s official London residence, Buckingham Palace, at 2.45pm, head was turned firmly to one side.

The King and Queen – whom Harry has recently accused of being ‘dangerous’ and ‘a villain’, much to his father’s anger – were already inside, having taken up residence there on Monday in order for the King to attend hospital.

Royal aides have refused to discuss the meeting at all, although it is understood that fact that it even happened is being seen as a cause for ‘optimism’.

Some believe that the fact that Harry flew to London so quickly and that his father saw him immediately could even suggest the start of a ‘thaw’.

But there was no hiding the fact that it lasted just three quarters of an hour, with the same cars sweeping out with Harry apparently inside, although hidden from view, at 3.32pm.

It is unclear whether he plans to stay in the country or return immediately to California where his wife, Meghan, remained. His spokesman did not respond to requests for comment. He has previously stayed at an undisclosed hotel and is unlikely to be offered royal accommodation.

Clearly Charles and Camilla had their bags already packed to leave, as just six minutes later, at 3.38pm, they drove out of the gates too.

The King, looking smart in a suit and patterned tie, looked remarkably healthy and waved and smiled warmly to well-wishers, as did Queen Camilla.

A few minutes later the monarch’s distinctive burgundy helicopter could be seen taking off from the gardens of Buckingham Palace, arriving at Sandringham at 4.20pm.

The Mail understands that it was always the King’s plan to return to his Norfolk estate to recuperate and work quietly, as soon as his first treatment was over.

Yesterday – February 6 – marks the day that his grandfather, King George VI, died at Sandringham House of lung cancer in 1952 and his late mother, Queen Elizabeth, acceded the throne.

Sources have said that the King appears to be in great spirits, and ‘if you didn’t know, you wouldn’t suspect there was anything wrong with him’.

He is said to be ‘up and about’, keeping up with the red boxes of official paperwork required of him as head of state.

It is understood His Majesty plans to return to London when treatment is required or if he has important official business, including meetings with the Prime Minister.

However his return to Sandringham yesterday suggests that at least their first normal Wednesday conversation will take place by phone.

His treatment will be interspersed with periods of rest recuperation at one of his country residences including Sandringham, Highgrove in Gloucestershire and Windsor.

It is likely that he will also revert to a Covid-style way of working with more telephone meetings and video calls in order to minimise public contact and protect his health during the early stages of medical intervention.

The Prime Minister yesterday said he was ‘shocked and sad’ at the King’s cancer diagnosis, but insisted ministers would ‘crack on’ with the business of government.

Rishi Sunak, who was informed of the news before it was made public on Monday evening, said he remained ‘in regular contact’ with the monarch ‘and will continue to communicate with him as normal’.