Princess Diana’s untimely death is a tragedy that’s still difficult to fathom almost two decades after the fatal car accident in Paris.
Diana left behind her two sons, Princes William and Harry, the latter of whom has opened up about losing his mum to People magazine.
Harry’s been busy promoting the upcoming Invictus Games, a sporting competition for war and military veterans he founded in 2014, and admitted that as much as he knows of Diana’s life, he sadly has very few personal memories of her – he was only 12 when she passed away.
“I don’t have that many memories of my childhood with my Mum,” he told the magazine.
But he says that he knows he has a lot in common with her.
“I know I’ve got a lot of my mother in me. I am doing a lot of things that she would probably do.
“When she died, there was a gaping hole, not just for us but also for a huge amount of people across the world,” he said. “If I can try and fill a very small part of that, then job done.
“I will have to, in a good way, spend the rest of my life trying to fill that void as much as possible. And so will William.
“All I want to do is make my mother incredibly proud. That’s all I’ve ever wanted to do.”
We have no doubt she would be. No, we’re not crying! Just chopping onions, obviously.
This grey and tan felt and faux-leather bag makes for a pretty, yet practical gift. Win win. Country Road Snap Pocket Tote, $129. Available at Country Road.
Club together and get mum a Fitbit. This new-generation version of the fancy pedometer is water-proof, has a longer battery life and helps remind mum to keep active. Fitbit Alta, $199.95. Available at Fitbit.
This beautiful set will make mum the envy of all of her friends. The matching earrings and necklace set features Crystal Pearls and Crystal Pavé set in rose gold-plated metal. A gift that’ll definitely earn you some brownie points. Swarovski Edify Set, $249. Available at Swarovski.
You could buy mum a bunch of roses, but after a week they’ll be a distant memory. This deluxe rosewater face mist by South Australian brand Jurlique will last much, much longer. Jurlique Rosewater Balancing Mist Intense Limited Edition, $79. Available at Jurlique.
With winter just around the corner, make sure mum is all set with these super-soft sheepskin slippers. They’re so comfortable – she won’t want to take them off! Jolie Chambray Slippers, $79.99. Available at Emu Australia.
If you can’t remember the last time that mum sat down for five minutes, let alone treated herself to a holiday, get her this fancy candle. Its ceramic pot was handcrafted in Portugal and the woody scent was inspired by a sun-drenched trail near Grasse in France. Oh la la. Diptique Le Proveresse Green Candle, $115. Available from Mecca.
How touched would mum be with a personalised piece of artwork? Get her favourite quote, saying or symbol hand-drawn by a talented typographer and frame it ready for May 8. Bespoke A4 Print, from $60. Available at Just Sayin Girl.
It’s something mum uses every day, but chances are she hasn’t treated herself to a new one for years. Surprise her with a beautiful tea pot and we guarantee it’ll brighten her day, as well as her kitchen. Le Creuset Grand Teapot 1.3L Coastal Blue, $64.95. Available from David Jones.
Say it with (Belgian) chocolate thanks to this genius idea. Sweet-toothed mums, you’re welcome.
Personalised Message in Chocolate, $50.50. Available at redballoon.com.au
A gorgeous pair of salad servers will never go amiss.
Dinosaur Designs Long Resin Dew Servers – Seaweed Malachite, $105. Available from dinosaurdesigns.com.au
Mum will love making the most of her soft cheeses with this striking board. Bonus: you’ll reap the benefits when you pop round for a visit. S & P – Fromage Wooden Platter with Glass Cheese Dome, $74. Available from petersofkensington.com.au
Help mum co-ordinate her appliances to her fresh produce with this stylish, state-of-the-art blender or stand mixer with pasta maker. SMEG Blender, $299. SMEG Stand Mixer, $799 (pictured with optional 3-piece pasta set attachment, $299). Click here for more details.
Make sure mum looks the part when she hits the shops or farmer’s markets with this tote.
Kikki.K Market Tote Bag: Love Food, $14.95. Available from kikki-k.com
This striking water jug is great for entertaining. It also doubles as a lovely vase, which will no doubt impress mum’s practical side. Country Road Sigmar Jug, $49.95. Available at countryroad.com.au
Has mum been raving about Eat, Pray, Love for the past 10 years? She’ll adore this collection of true stories from people inspired by the original tome, if so. Eat Pray Love Made Me Do It, $18.99. Available from dymocks.com.au
A hugely popular contestant of MasterChef, this new books offers up a selection of Justine’s French-inspired recipes alongside good ol’ fashioned wholesome food. Dinner with Justine, $29.99. Available at dymocks.com.au
With Shiraz, relish, jam, praline, cookies and more all packaged up in this pinewood hamper, you’re set to make mum’s day. The Connoisseur Gift Hamper, $179. Available at alittleluxury.com.au
Mum will love relaxing in front of Bradley Cooper who plays a l’enfant terrible of the Parisian restaurant scene battling to get his Michelin star back. Perfect for DVD season. Burnt DVD, $12.95. Available from jbhifi.com.au
If mum’s mastered a few Italian dishes, top up her skills with this gourmet gift where she’ll learn to master the traditional, rustic dishes of Tuscany. (Complete with wine, of course!) Taste of Tuscany Italian Cooking Class with Wine, $125. Available from redballoon.com.au
If you really want to spoil mum this year, treat her to the crème de la crème of mixers. She’ll love you forever. Especially if you throw in the grinder attachment, which will help her make her famous lasagne even better. SMEG Stand Mixer, $799 and Multifood Grinder Attachment, $199. Click here for more information
The only thing better than mum’s cake? Mum’s cake cut with a personalised knife!
Personalised Cake Knife, $75. Available at thecutlerycommision.com.au
Every good entertainer needs a chic tray to deliver their canapés on. Mum will love this one.
West Elm Glass Mosaic Tray, $95.20. Available at westelm.com.au
Keep the summer spirit alive for longer at your mother’s place with these beach-style plates.
Bondi Plate by MJG, $55. Lobster and Marlin Plates by MJG, $79 each. Available at opusdesigns.com.au
Foodie fans will enjoy this blend of black Tea, bergamot and zesty cardamom burning while they cook.
Glasshouse High Tea Candle, $44.95. Available from glasshousefragrances.com
Mum can be glued to MasterChef and taking notes in this gorgeous spiral-bound recipe book which comes complete with a filing system at the back. Kate Spade NY Bella Pantry Recipe Book, $70. Available from papierdamour.com.au
Now mum can create a DIY dressing that won’t drip all over the table! Halleluiah. (And yes, you can put in in the fridge. You know she’ll ask.) Eva Solo Dressing Shaker, $64.95. Available from opusdesign.com.au
If mum likes to get experimental in the kitchen, she needs this book which explores which flavours work well together. The Flavour Thesaurus, $31.99. Available from angusrobertson.com.au
A father has been charged after he forced his teen son into sparring with him as a form of punishment, while filming it and putting it online.
The man, who has been identified as Travis Sellers from Virginia, US, put the disturbing video onto Facebook Live for the world to witness.
In the video, he and his son both have boxing gloves, but the father lays into him to the point where his son is left bloody and bruised.
Before the horrific assault began, Sellers says to the camera that the violent session was “discipline for not following my directions, secondly for teaching him how to defend himself”.
He says his son – who is believed to be 17 – ditched class and walked out on teachers without letting him know where he was.
Sellers punches him in the face and the head for two minutes when he stops and tells his son to clean up.
The boy is covered in blood and whimpering, to which Seellers turns to the camera and says “that’s how you discipline a teenager”.
The caption of the video reads: “Blessings come in all forms and mines came in the form of a great young man to have as a son. I feel I would be the worst disappointment to him if I didn’t do my best to deter him from choices in life that I have seen lead to destruction. The world now has given us platforms to reach out and show your efforts. A lot of people were hurt by this video. And that was not the purpose. I did it to show what has been working for ME.”
According to news website Rollingout, he has been charged with domestic assault and battery charges released on $US5,000 bond.
Uh oh, KoKo! She’s no stranger to controversy, but Khloe Kardashian’s latest Instagram image has whipped up a storm of criticism. The reality star was snapped posing next to a “Fidel” sign on Wednesday, while holidaying in Havana, Cuba.
And her fans and followers are not happy. Immediately after the photo was posted, people rushed to express their outrage and disappointment, feeling the 31-year-old was glorifying a horrible dictator.
In the image, Khloe appears in a sultry pose, decked out in a tight blush coloured dress, topped with a silver wrap and a panama-style hat. She appears just below an inscribed quote by Fidel Castro, the former dictator of Cuba.
The image, probably intended to be arty and edgy, was very swiftly decried by her fans and critics alike.
The offending image of Khloe that has fans fuming.
“You would think someone so rich could use it to her advantage and educate herself, not just go to a country and offend millions,” noted @xbiancasx.
“So stupid,” said @j0eangel0, “supporting a dictator and a communist who’s oppressed his people for decades. But to her it’s a photo op.”
Some tried to reach out to the star, relating the actions of the Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ star to an issue close to her heart and heritage. “As upset as you were learning about the Armenian genocide is how upset people feel about Fidel,” says @mffallaw.
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Others couldn’t believe that the star still hadn’t removed the photo, even after the deluge of negative comments. “Seriously, please remove this picture,” said @efrainlizette. “I really used to like you and your show but this is a deal-breaker for me. For all your Cuban followers.”
For one of her fans, the issue was a hear-tbreakingly personal one. “Truly disgraceful,” @sassyandsimple said. “We left in 1967 with only the clothes on our back. My mom was pregnant with my sister and I was one-year-old. My grandfather was tortured by Fidel. Shame on yourself!”
But not everyone jumped straight to condemnation. Some of Khloe’s followers were torn. “Love you Koko, but as a Latina I can honestly tell you this is not right,” said @monducsis. “The history of that country has been so painful.”
Kourtney and Khloe in Cuba before the storm of controversy hit.
And some fans were even quick to jump to her defence. “Why are you even following her if you hate her so much?” asked @theimportanceofbeingernest. “She took a photo on the stairs and that was in the background. It’s there, she’s there enjoying herself. Calm yourselves. You do you, Khloe.”
“You look beautiful,” agreed @jojorval. “Those throwing hate are just jealous.”
Khloe posted this photo of Havana, with a caption defending her actions.
But despite all the craziness, Khloe refused to take the image down, defending her cultural experience in a following post.
She said her ultimate goal while in the country was to “expand my mind. Now it has been filled with new memories and knowledge of culture, food, traditions, daily life… It will never go back to yesterday’s dimensions. I’m so blessed to be able to appreciate another’s culture.”
We’re sure there will be more than a few of Khloe’s fans who are questioning her definition of “appreciation” right about now.
A serial killer in California has been convicted of 10 counts of first degree-murder and one count of attempted murder.
Lonnie Franklin Jr, 63, targeted young vulnerable women in south Los Angeles between 1985 and 2007. The murders were dubbed the “grim sleeper” killings because of a 14-year gap in the violence between 1988 and 2002.
The victims’ bodies were dumped in alleys and bins in south Los Angeles, some were naked, some were covered with rubbish. Most of the women had been shot in the chest, others were strangled.
The “Grim Sleeper” killings were investigated by as many as 30 detectives during the 1980s, but they exhausted leads within a few years.
A special squad of detectives was assembled after the most recent known “Grim Sleeper” killing, the June 2007 shooting of Janecia Peters, 25, whose body was found inside a rubbish bag.
Police arrested Franklin in July 2010 after his DNA was connected to more than a dozen crime scenes.
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This week Samantha Grant told Kyle and Jackie O she wasn't selling out her half-sister, despite using her name in the book's title.
She’s never been one to shy away from stirring the pot, but radio host Jackie O was forced to make an on-air apology this morning after remarks she made about Parramatta Eels player Kieran Foran.
The player has been in the media lately after splitting with his partner and mother to his two children, Rebecca Pope.
Jackie O made comments on KIIS 1065’s Kyle and Jackie O Show, questioning whether Kieran’s newborn baby Jordan was actually is.
This sparked the skipper to launch legal action against her and the radio network for her defamatory comments.
In a legal letter sent to the Australian Radio Network (ARN), it said suggestions Foran’s child was not his “gave imputation the former partner of (Foran) committed adultery during their relationship.”
According to Nine News, the letter continued: “That imputation is defamatory, completely false, untrue, and lacking any merit.”
“We are instructed to request that you submit a clear apology and retraction to Mr Kieran Foran and Ms Rebecca Pope.”
Kieran Foran
This morning, Jackie O opened up the radio program with co-host Kyle Sandilands saying that her comments about Foran were “really stupid”.
She said: “I gave voice to a really ugly rumour, and I just wanted to apologise because it was stupid to say what I said and it was really insensitive.”
“I don’t want to repeat this ugly rumour because that’s what it is, but I just want to take this time to personally apologise to Rebecca and Kieran for what I said. I can imagine how hurtful that would’ve been and I feel really terrible, I really do, and I’m truly sorry.”
“Despite what some people might think it’s not what I’m about on radio,” she continued.
“I have tried very hard in my career not to be hurtful, and that’s why I’m very sorry for any harm that I’ve caused.”
According to news.com.au, the ARN denied they’d received a legal letter, but were still sincerely apologetic all the same.
Plans are being made by the NSW government to shut down the Long Bay Jail at Malabar to sell the land and build another in southwestern Sydney.
But this one will be the biggest in Australia.
Corrective Services Minister David Elliott said: “Long Bay is a prime bit of real estate with close access to the eastern beaches, the airport and the city.”
“I’ve long held the view that prisoners should not have the enjoyment of a seaside setting.”
The Daily Telegraph reports the new jail will accommodate up to 5,000 inmates – which is almost half of the entire state’s prisoners of 12,600.
There are three sites in the Wollondilly area that have been identified as potential locations, with plans that the new prison will be privately built and managed.
Another prison is expected to be built in Grafton by 2019, which will house 1,700 prisoners.
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The Bridesmaids beauty was pictured kissing Avi on the romantic island of Kauai in Hawaii on Wednesday.
The pair shared several lingering smooches before enjoying a dip in the ocean.
Summer loving! The pair couldn’t keep their hands off each other.
According to People magazine, “they’ve been secretly dating for a few months. He’s her boyfriend. They’re really happy together.”
Since Kristen split with her husband of four years, actor Hayes Hargrove, in 2009 the actress went on to date the Strokes drummer, Fabrizio Moretti.
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“I will say that I’m happier than I’ve ever been and I feel very lucky right now,” the SNL star mused to Marie Claire at the time of her relationship with the muso.
However they parted ways in 2013.
So, who is the 42-year-old’s new man? The handsome star is the ultimate catch as he counts acting, writing and producing among his talents.
Avi’s starred in films like The Hammer and Partners.
Gwen Stefani decided to add some more star power to her appearance on James Corden’s carpool karaoke on The Late Late Show.
The No Doubt singer rode shotgun as George Clooney and Julia Roberts climbed into the backseat to cameo on the popular segment.
The A-list duo helped Stefani belt out Queen’s We Are the Champions as well as the singer’s own Hollaback Girl. Clooney stretched hit pipes during the “that s**t is bananas, B-A-N-A-N-A-S” part of the pop song but he was confused about the premise of a “hollaback girl”.
“If some guys are on a construction site, and they’re yelling at a girl, she’s not going to turn back, she’s not that kind of a girl.”
Gwen vowed she’ll never tell who the real muse for the song was, to which Clooney quipped: “That s**t is bananas.”
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