The Princess of Wales is ‘doing well,’ as she recovers from abdominal surgery, Kensington Palace has said. 

Kate, 42, is recuperating at the family’s home in Adelaide Cottage in Windsor.
after undergoing surgery at the London Clinic last month.

She has today missed the memorial service for the late King Constantine of Greece at Windsor Castle, which is being hosted by the British royal family.

Her husband Prince William also pulled out of the service today at the last minute for ‘personal reasons’ and has called the Greek royal family to apologise.

No further detail was given on William’s absence, and it is not known if this relates to his wife Kate Middleton’s ongoing recovery.

King Charles also missed the service today, as he continues his treatment for cancer.

Instead, Queen Camilla instead led members of the Royal Family at the event.

Kate will not carry out official engagements until after Easter and could undertake any necessary work from her bed, with her return to public duties depending on medical advice closer to the time, MailOnline understands.

Earlier this month, The Daily Mail exclusively revealed that Kate joined Prince William and their three children for a half-term holiday to the Sandringham estate in Norfolk.

‘Catherine is recovering well,’ a friend told Diary editor Richard Eden. 

‘She was looking forward to a change of scene and will be able to take it easy in Norfolk while the children let off steam with William.’

As news that Kate had been discharged emerged, a Kensington Palace spokesman said: ‘The Princess of Wales has returned home to Windsor to continue her recovery from surgery. She is making good progress.

‘The Prince and Princess wish to say a huge thank you to the entire team at The London Clinic, especially the dedicated nursing staff, for the care they have provided.

‘The Wales family continues to be grateful for the well wishes they have received from around the world.’

Constantine II of Greece, who died in January 2023, was William’s godfather.

Kate was pictured with the King in 2012 during a reception at Windsor Castle.

Prince Andrew was present along with Sarah, Duchess of York and his daughters Princess Eugenie and Beatrice because it was deemed a personal family event.

It is also understood that the Duke of York was attending the service as a member of the British Royal Family and had been invited by the Greek Royal Family.

As for Charles, he was at Windsor Castle earlier in the day but left before the service began – with the reception afterwards set to be hosted by Camilla.

Today’s service at St George’s Chapel was held in honour of the King’s close friend and second cousin Constantine II, the former ruler and last king of Greece.

Andrew led family members including Zara and Mike Tindall who arrived at the chapel by coach.

The final member of the British royal family to arrive was Camilla, who was driven down from the castle to the 15th century chapel.

She was warmly greeted by the Dean of Windsor, the Right Rev Christopher Cocksworth, at the Galilee Porch.

As for Charles, he was at Windsor Castle earlier in the day but left before the service began – with the reception afterwards set to be hosted by Camilla.

Today’s service at St George’s Chapel was held in honour of the King’s close friend and second cousin Constantine II, the former ruler and last king of Greece.

The King missed the service as he continues treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer.

Charles, who has been staying at Windsor Castle, left the Berkshire residence at some point this morning.

Dozens of foreign royals travelled to Windsor to attend the service but the King is not expected to meet them privately.

Constantine’s eldest son Crown Prince Pavlos stepped in to give the reading in William’s place.

The King was close to his second cousin Constantine, who was a first cousin once removed and sailing partner of the late Duke of Edinburgh.

Constantine died aged 82, decades after being toppled from the throne in a military coup.

The King has reportedly sought spiritual advice from his friend Archimandrite Ephraim, Abbot of the Greek Orthodox Vatopedi monastery on Mount Athos. 

Abbot Ephraim is said to have told Greek media outlets: ‘Yes, he has been in contact since the diagnosis and I believe he’ll overcome it. Charles has a spiritual sophistication, a spiritual life.’

Charles, 75, who was diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer just over a fortnight ago, is not carrying out public duties while he has treatment.

Constantine was a first cousin once removed and sailing partner of the late Duke of Edinburgh, and died at the age of 82 in January last year, decades after being toppled from the throne in a military coup.

The King had a close friendship with Constantine, choosing him as a godfather for his son William, now the Prince of Wales.

The former king was also godfather to the daughter of Prince and Princess of Michael of Kent, Lady Gabriella Kingston.

Camilla and other family members will be joined by the late king’s widow Queen Anne-Marie, their eldest son, Crown Prince Pavlos and other members of the Greek royal family for the service in the nave of the 15th century chapel.

Charles was unable to attend Constantine’s funeral in Athens last year because of commitments which included meeting the president of Cyprus. The Princess Royal represented him at the service.

Constantine, who died in an Athens hospital, acceded to the throne at the age of 23 in 1964.

The young king, who had won Olympic gold in sailing, was initially hugely popular.

By the following year he had squandered much of that support with his active involvement in the machinations that brought down the popularly elected Centre Union government of prime minister George Papandreou.

The episode, still widely known in Greece as the ‘apostasy’ or defection from the ruling party of several politicians, destabilised the constitutional order and led to a military coup in 1967.

Constantine eventually clashed with the military rulers and was forced into exile.

The dictatorship abolished the monarchy in 1973 and a referendum after democracy was restored in 1974 dashed any hopes Constantine had of reigning again.

He lived in exile for many years in Hampstead Garden Suburb in north London, before returning to his home country in 2013.

 

A CINEMA group with more than 40 locations will close one of its locations just two months after opening.

Omniplex Cinemas in Ipswich, Suffolk, has informed its employees in a letter that they are “at risk of being made redundant” after the “difficult decision”.

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The Irish cinema chain only acquired the Buttermarket location from Empire Cinema in December, but has already begun a consultation process with staff.

The letter sent to employees this week states that Omniplex has failed to reach an agreement on the transfer of the leasehold with the landlord.

This means that the cinema will close on or before Sunday, March 24, the newspaper said Ipswich staralthough the exact date is yet to be confirmed.

An anonymous employee at the movie theater told the outlet that about 30 employees are at risk of losing their jobs, including all team members and managers.

The news comes just weeks after Omiplex took over from previous tenants Empire in December.

Empire first opened in the Buttermarket in 2017 and was the first all-laser projection system in Suffolk and the second in the UK.

But after entering administration last summer, administrators had no choice but to sell.

In addition to the Ipswich location, Ireland’s largest cinema chain also opened four other locations in Great Britain last year.

Omniplex Cinemas can also be found in Birmingham, Sutton, High Wycombe and Clydebank, Scotland.

But the impending closure in Suffolk was “only a matter of time” according to disgruntled locals, as a Cineworld had already been set up elsewhere in the city.

“It was so clear in 2017 that this cinema would not survive when Cineworld was already in town,” said a local resident. “It was always a matter of time.”

A second added: “I went to Omniplex for the first time since it changed last week and it was dreary. Barely anyone there, few empty shelves, I said last week this wouldn’t stay open much longer.”

However, some admitted that they would be sad to see the site disappear.

“Such a shame when this goes, great cinema with friendly staff and better programming than Cineworld,” one person claimed.

“Another big blow to our dying city and a loss for cinema buffs and people who want to visit the city center in the evening for something other than drinking,” said another.

In November, a beloved cinema chain closed its curtains for the last time after twenty years.

Cineworld left loyal customers and staff devastated after it closed the doors of its branch in Runcorn, Cheshire, on November 26.

The closure of another popular Cineworld branch soon followed to make way for a new residential area.

Cineworld in Hengrove Leisure Park, South Bristol, was the last surviving cinema in the area and left locals devastated.

One of America's best-known television journalists has expressed her shock at what has become a regular part of Australian life.

Megyn Kelly, who has hosted shows on Fox News and NBC, has brought Sky News Australia host Paul Murray onto her SiriusXM show to explain Australia's handling of migrants trying to reach the country by boat.

America is in the midst of an immigration crisis, with 300,000 migrants – the equivalent of the population of Pittsburgh – illegally crossing the southern border in December.

Kelly seemed surprised at the comparison to US border problems when she said: “Australia doesn't mess around when it comes to illegal immigration.

“One of the things that got me interested in this was in 2022, when they kept out Novak Djokovic, who wasn't going to get the title. [Covid] vaccine.

“And then it just led to this in-depth look.” Australia in general is no stranger to saying, “No, stay out of it.” They don't really care.'

She asked Murray how Australia came to have such a strict and rigid immigration line.

“About 20 years ago there was a big difference between Australians believing, 'Oh, we should be compassionate and anyone who can kind of drift here should be able to become a citizen,'” he said.

“But the reality was that people died on that journey. Most likely the path would go from Indonesia. Hop on a boat, pay $10,000 to a human smuggler and then you'll eventually float towards Australia.

'You're getting close enough here [and it was]”Aha, thanks for the effort, you're in.”

The Sky News presenter said the deaths of 'thousands of people' were driving change, with the Australian government saying: “Yes, we are an island, but… you have to come through the front door.”

“So, simply put, if you came here illegally, our position was we would turn the boat around and send you back.”

Murray then explained the turn-back policy, under which boats can be escorted by the Australian Navy back to the port from which they left.

“If you happened to end up here, you went to an offshore processing center, and simply put, you stayed there until you… decided to go home.”

Kelly told Murray “The main goal of the tough policy was deterrence, and therein lies, I think, the most important lesson for America.”

“Because being perceived as inhumane is part of the point,” she said.

Murray agreed, telling her, “The whole idea is that there is a front door. And just like you don't cross the border when you go to Disney, you don't cross the border when it comes to immigration.”

He added that there are many legal ways to migrate to Australia: “If you fill out the paperwork, you're so great [you will] If you can become a citizen, it will happen.

“If you have something for our country, that's fantastic, but nothing else.”

He added: “The most important message I want to convey to Americans is that by having a border, you have to feel that you have a country worth protecting, and you have to draw a line saying it's a privilege to be here is not a right granted if you can find a way to get here.”

Kelly then read part of an article from Diplomat magazine, which said: “Australia is the only country to require immigration detention for all unlawful arrivals.”

“It's like if you come here illegally, you're subject to mandatory detention, including those seeking protection as refugees,” Kelly said.

“Australia has one of the most punitive forced migration policies in the world…Australia effectively punishes those who flee to the country for protection.

“This is someone who doesn't like the policy. But I'll tell you, most Americans would read this right now, Paul, and say, 'Good.'”

Murray said, “The people who show up [in Australia] They are not refugees, but people trying to shop for better access to social services.

'Because the reality… is that while a lot of people would like to think that Australia is some sort of big version of Texas, the reality is that we are Canada or the UK in terms of social security, but with a lot more desert. '

He also offered advice on what the US could learn from Australia's immigration policies.

'It's very simple. If you end up in Mexico and are trying to get somewhere further down the map, guess what: Mexico is the safe place to go…

“So America has every right to say, 'Well, just leave, you can go back to the nearest safe country.'

Murray said people trying to get to Australia by boat were deterred because they would be sent to Nauru, “which is an island country in the west – our government has given a lot of money to that country – or you move to a place where Papua -called New Guinea, which lies just to the north.'

“The whole point is you're never going to physically come here… It's the Australian Defense Force that's in charge of this and that's probably what I would recommend you need in the US,” Murray said.

Kelly put this into context for her followers by saying: 'It's actually not just that you're not coming to Australia, but we're also going to send you to another little island where we're paying a lot of money to process it. you people.

“And you really won't be able to enjoy the fruits of the Australian life while we decide what to do with you.”

Murray claimed that '80 percent' of Australians support the offshore processing system and then gave more advice to the US.

“If you have a better social security system for the people who arrived illegally than for the people who, for whatever reason, end up on the streets of San Francisco, you have a problem.

“Now you'd think that the social justice warriors would see this, but instead they have this kind of infantile idea that every person who crosses the border is on their knees and they're doing it so that they can have a better life for their children.” can build. family.

“But the reality is that there are a lot of people who know that there is a better life in the United States, with greater protections in the United States and even a minimum wage in the United States that is better than the life they have in the United States.” States have. other parts of Latin America, which means they are economic migrants.”

“They are not refugees, they are economic asylum seekers,” he said.

Yet Mrs. Juszczyk, whose website says she is self-taught and started her business after making Halloween costumes for herself and her husband, and has more than just the support of Ms. Swift and other celebrities going for her.

The fact that Nike was first credited with making Ms. Swift's jacket reflects the fact that Ms. Juszczyk has, consciously or unconsciously, placed herself at the center of a number of macro fashion trends. Namely: the buzz around upcycling; the desire for customization; the transformation of streetwear into luxury; and the increasing convergence of sports and fashion. As one of her followers Posted under a photo of her work: “Finally great clothes that aren't a crew neck or v-neck shirt.”

The NFL, for example, has apparently recognized the opportunity. Instead of going after Ms. Juszczyk for exploiting their trademark without permission, they decided to – well, work with her and grant her a license to use or reuse their clothing. (Attempts to reach her were unsuccessful; she is believed to be busy preparing for Sunday.)

The question now is whether Ms. Juszczyk can use all this to evolve her brand from the equivalent of a kitchen sink hobby to a real business. A big test comes with the first piece she made for sale (previously she gave away her designs): a “officially licensed Super Bowl puffer vest.”

The product, a relatively simple silver and black number with purple and red accents and embroidery commemorating the date and game, is being auctioned on its website. The sale started Thursday and ends Saturday at midnight.

As her first official piece, the vest looks a lot more merchandise than her previous creations, which had more of a clubbing Edward Scissorhands vibe, like an elevated version of what you might have done with old T-shirts as a teenager. went to an Arcade Fire concert. Whether the more common style marks a design evolution is difficult to say, as the vest is the only item available in the store. Ditto on whether Ms. Juszczyk's example could inspire other sportswomen and girlfriends to start their own clothing lines. (There is a precedent in Victoria Beckham, after all.)

What is clear: Although all proceeds will go to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, the high bid Friday morning was $32,800, putting Ms. Juszczyk's work in the middle of the luxury segment. At least as far as price is concerned.

Shah said there are cross-border challenges to the administration of justice, trade, commerce and communications, adding that there is no border for trade and crime.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah: Addressing the Commonwealth Legal Education Association (CLEA) and the Commonwealth Attorneys and Solicitors General Conference (CASGC) in New Delhi on Sunday, Home Minister Amit Shah said that crimes and criminals do not respect geographical boundaries and therefore law enforcement agencies do not regard borders as a boundary may consider. constitute an obstacle and should rather regard them as meeting places for solving crimes.

He said that if the three recently enacted criminal laws are implemented in the country, one can get justice up to the level of a High Court within three years of registration of an FIR, adding that the conference is taking place at a time when geographical boundaries are become irrelevant when it comes to trade and crime.

Shah said there are cross-border challenges to the administration of justice, trade, commerce and communications, adding that there is no border for trade and crime.

“Crimes and criminals do not respect geographical boundaries. Therefore, law enforcement agencies should not consider geographical boundaries as an obstacle. In the future, geographical boundaries should be the meeting point for solving crimes,” he said.

Shah said geographical boundaries are neither important for trade nor crime. “Trade and crime are both becoming borderless and in such times, to deal with trade disputes and crime in a borderless manner, we will have to start a new system and tradition,” he said.

Shah said that governments should work in this direction because from petty cyber fraud to global organized crime, from local disputes to cross-border disputes, from local crimes to terrorism, they are all linked in one way or the other.

Referring to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Act, he said that after the implementation of these three new laws, India will have the most modern criminal justice systems in the world. The three laws will replace the Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, respectively.

The Home Minister said the government has been working on a model that justice should essentially have three As: accessibility, affordability and accountability.

He said the scope of the conference is not only limited to courts but it relates to the Commonwealth countries and in a sense to the common people of the entire world, adding that the Constitution of every country guarantees justice and rights has as a common factor and it is the legal system that does the work to realize these concepts on the ground and provide justice to the last person.

He said the link between petty cyber fraud and global organized crime is deepening.

“From local disputes to cross-border disputes, the connection is becoming deeper and deeper. The entire process, from petty thefts to hacking of the banking system and data, has been completed and the link between international terrorism and local crime is also deepening,” the Home Minister said.

He emphasized the need to increase the use of technology to such an extent that it will be possible to integrate all the changes that will take place in technology over the next 100 years.

He said that one can greatly benefit from an artificial intelligence-based translation process in the legal system.

“We can put AI to good use to understand the nuances of the legal system and court cases,” Shah said.

(With PTI inputs)

Carey Mulligan has said actors who claim awards don't matter are '100% lying' after she was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in Maestro.

The 38-year-old, who has previously won two Academy Awards but has not yet taken home the golden statue, plays Felicia Montealegre, the long-suffering wife of Leonard Bernstein (Bradley Cooper) in the Netflix biopic.

Speak with The times Carey admitted her 'heart was racing' when the live nominations were announced and revealed husband Marcus Mumford placed motivational post-its around the TV in case her performance was overlooked.

Say: '[The nomination] is just the coolest thing there is. Because it belongs to your peers. It's bad'.

Before emphasizing that actors who said awards weren't nearly as important as the work itself were “100% lying.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Carey revealed her disappointment with Barbie and Saltburn's Oscar snaps, despite both being box office successes.

Barbie director Greta Gerwig failed to secure a nomination and Margot, who played the title character, was also passed over for Best Lead Actress.

The omissions drew extra attention due to the fact that Ryan Gosling, who played Ken, was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.

'I feel terrible for Greta [Gerwig] because I don't know what else you can do as a director to get nominated.' Carey said: 'You make a critically acclaimed film that is also an incredible global success, and yet you don't get nominated?'

Carey, who plays Pamela in Saltburn, said that while she was saddened that the film missed out on Oscar glory, she was overjoyed at how the film had “taken off” with audiences.

“At first people didn't know how to react, but then suddenly the internet took over and now it's become a huge phenomenon where you can buy candles called Jacob Elordi's Bathwater.”

In a spicy scene from the film, Barry Keoghan's character Oliver drinks from classmate Felix's bath.

It comes after actress Margot went bankrupt her silence followed her Oscar punched earlier this week.

Margot, 33, spoke about the furor during a SAG-AFTRA panel discussion on Thursday.

“You can't feel sad knowing that you're so blessed,” she began, adding that she was “beyond ecstatic” with the film's eight Oscar nominations.

“It's just incredible that everyone is getting the nods that they've had, and the best photo nod,” she continued.

“People's reactions to the film have been the biggest reward of this whole experience,” she added.

'I can't imagine a time when a film has had this effect on culture. And it's great to be in the eye of the storm.”

Some social media commentators pointed the finger at sexism over Robbie's criticism for Best Actress – despite America Ferrera being nominated for Best Supporting Actress for the same film.

“Ryan Gosling, even though he deserved it, got an Oscar nomination for Barbie, while Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie didn't?” wrote an outraged fan on X.

“This totally proves the point of the movie in 20 f***ing 24, you can't make this up,” the social media user added, referencing the film's feminist themes.

'Wait Ryan Gosling was nominated for his role as Ken, but Margot Robbie wasn't nominated for Barbie?! And Greta was rejected for Best Director?!?! Way to justify the literal plot of the movie,” another X user wrote, echoing the theme.

Margot has previously been nominated for two Oscars: Best Lead Actress for her 2017 film I, Tonya, a biopic about Tonya Harding, and Best Supporting Actress for the 2020 film Bombshell, which dramatized the story of Fox News' sex scandals.

Meanwhile, Greta was previously nominated for the Best Director Oscar for her 2017 film Lady Bird, marking her first solo helm of a feature film.

She was also nominated for that film's screenplay, as well as the script of her follow-up film, the 2019 adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel Little Women.