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Prince George’s new nanny is ‘married to her job’

The identity of the Prince George's new full-time nanny has been revealed.
Kate Middleton, Prince William and Prince George

The identity of the Prince George’s new full-time nanny has been revealed.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have reportedly hired a Spanish woman in her late 30s to care for their eight-month-old son.

While the name of the new royal nanny is not yet known, sources say she “lives for her job”.

“She is not married and doesn’t have a boyfriend, as her life is totally dedicated to the family she is working with. She is known for being totally professional – married to the job,” an insider told the UK’s Daily Express newspaper.

The woman has worked in Britain for the past 20 years, caring for the children of other affluent families. She is thought to have started working for William and Kate last month.

The new nanny replaces 71-year-old Jessie Webb, William’s own childhood nanny, who was coaxed out of retirement shortly after George was born in July last year to help the couple temporarily.

Kate, 32, originally planned not to take on a full-time nanny but the couple have decided that they will need the extra help ahead of what promises to be a gruelling three-week tour of New Zealand and Australia next month.

While palace officials have declined to discuss the specific identity of the new nanny, the dark-haired woman was seen pushing the little prince in his pram last week in London’s Hyde Park, accompanied by a police bodyguard.

The hired help is not in charge of the third in line to the throne this week, however. Kate’s parents, Mike and Carole Middleton are looking after George while his parents soak up some sun on their exotic week-long holiday at the Cheval Blanc Randheli resort on Noonu Atoll in the Maldives.

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Must-try: The Beyonce superfood salad

The quinoa and rocket salad that Jay-Z and Beyonce swear by.

Clean-living couple Beyonce and Jay-Z share one of their favourite meal recipes

The reigning global king and queen of the music world have released details of their “spiritual and physical cleanse” – and were not not simply talking about a wardrobe edit.

The husband and wife freed their minds and bodies, and went on a 22-day vegan diet in December. And after seeing the stunning pair wow the crowds at the Grammys, it looked like this detox definitely worked for them!

In an effort to cleanse like an A-list star, vegan guru Marco Borges shares one of Bey and Jay’s favourite meal recipes for quinoa, almond and rocket salad:

Serves 2.

olive oil, 2 tablespoons

apple cider vinegar, 1 tablespoon

maple syrup, 1 tablespoon

Sea salt and black pepper, to taste

rocket, 4 cups

cooked and cooled red quinoa, 1-1/2 cups

honeydew chunks, 1-1/2 cups

slivered almonds, 1/4 cup

1. For dressing, whisk together the oil, vinegar and syrup. Add sea salt and pepper, as desired.

2. Onto two serving plates divide the rocket, quinoa and honeydew. Sprinkle with the almonds and drizzle with the dressing.

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Katie Holmes back on TV

After closing her fashion line recently, Katie Holmes is returning to what she loves most – acting.

In one of her first starring roles since the hit TV showDawson’s Creek,Katie has taken on an “Audrey Hepburn-esque” role as a New York City socialite.

The 35-year-old actress will star in the yet-to-the-named ABC drama, which will detail the rivalry between two influential and manipulative Manhattan women.

Katie will play Ann, an educated NYC blueblood who has never used her place in society for power.

Katie has had a handful of TV guests spots and TV series projects since she split from husband Tom Cruise in 2012 and moved to New York with her daughter Suri, now 7.

While her new character is set to shake things up, Katie is happy to keep her real life low-profile in the Big Apple.

“I love the theatre, the galleries in my neighborhood. Stuff like that is so much of what makes me love this city,” she toldPeople recently.

“I love the Knicks. I love talking to my neighbours in the elevator. I like feeling a part of something big!”

Related video: Katie Holmes To Star In New ABC Drama.

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Prince Harry and Cressida Bonas’ romance heats up

They've gone to extreme lengths to keep their romance private in the past but Prince Harry and Cressida Bonas couldn't resist showing off their love at the weekend.
Prince Harry and Cressida Bonas

They’ve gone to extreme lengths to keep their romance private in the past but Prince Harry and Cressida Bonas couldn’t resist showing off their love at the weekend.

The couple – who are now reportedly living together at Kensington Palace – put on several very uncharacteristic public displays of affection, causing British bookies to slash their odds on a royal engagement this year.

The loved-up spectacle began on Friday night, when Cressida supported Harry on a public engagement for the first time, accompanying him to a charity gala.

The couple were photographed hugging during the evening, and Cressida heckled Harry during his speech.

The very next day, they went to the rugby together but missed most of the action on the field because they were too busy staring at each other and whispering incessantly.

Harry, 29, and Cressida, 24, have been dating for around 18 months.

Harry and Cressida put on an extremely rare public display of affection at the event, openly cuddling and kissing.

Harry and Cressida have been dating for 18 months but she has never supported him at a public engagement before.

The couple seemed relaxed and happy at the event.

Harry spoke off the cuff at the event and had the crowd in stitches of laughter.

Cressida heckled Harry during his speech.

Harry and Cressida couldn’t keep their eyes off each other.

The couple spent most of the rugby game whispering to each other.

Harry seemed much more interested in the action on the field than Cressida.

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Eight things that could have brought down flight MH 370

As the search continues for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH 370, which disappeared over the ocean somewhere south of Vietnam while on route from Kula Lumpur to Beijing during the weekend, most reports have concentrated on the possibility of terrorism.

But there are also many other possible reasons why a fully laden plane carrying 239 passengers might go missing in mid-flight – here are eight of them.

1. Catastrophic failure of the plane’s airframe. However, most experts believe this unlikely given the plane’s safety record.

2. A bomb. A distinct possibility in this case. Pan Am Flight 103 was a transatlantic from Frankfurt to Detroit via London and New York that was destroyed by a terrorist bomb on Wednesday, 21 December 1988, killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew.

3. Hijacking. Used many times in the past by terror groups, hijacking usually results in the targeted plane landing somewhere before demands are made in return for the release of the passengers. There is no evidence to suggest this but a hijacking gone wrong cannot be discounted.

4. Engine failure. A failure of both the plane’s Rolls Royce engines is a possibility but many experts think this unlikely because a plane can glide for around 20 minutes giving the pilots’ time to make a mayday call which didn’t happen.

5. Storms. Bad weather can bring down a plane but most modern aircraft are built to take the additional stresses of storms and the weather during the missing plane’s flight was reportedly clear.

6. Suicide. Planes have crashed in the past when their pilots decided to end their own lives and the lives of their passengers. A Silkair flight and an EgyptAir flight during the 1990s are believed to have crashed in this way.

7. Military action. Passenger aircraft have been shot down by military planes. A Korean Airlines flight was shot down in 1983 by a Russian jet fighter and an Iran Air flight was shot down by a US warship in 1988.

8. Pilot error. Again, this has happened before when pilots have become disoriented and allowed the plane to go off course. But it is unlikely because the missing plane would have been picked up by radar from the surrounding countries.

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Steve Irwin’s cameraman speaks of Croc Hunter’s death

Steve Irwin’s cameraman, Justin Lyons, who was filming with him the day he died, has spoken for the first time in eight years about the crocodile hunter’s death.

Justin, who was described by Steve as his right-hand man, says he remembers the day “very clearly”.

“He calmly looked at me and said ‘I’m dying’,” Justin told Studio 10 of Steve’s last words as his crew desperately tried to take him back to shore for emergency help.

Justin was the sole witness to the attack on Steve, which occurred when the pair went diving together to film a documentary called Ocean’s Deadliest.

The pair had spotted a large stingray and decided to film it as part of another project they were working on.

“This one was extraordinarily large, it was eight feet long, massive, a bull ray,” Justin said.

“It was very impressive. We were only in chest-deep water, we slipped over the side of the inflatable, we stood up and chatted about what we were going to do  we always made a bit of a plan when filming under water  and we just started filming.”

What happened next was completely unexpected.

“We stood up and said ‘one last shot, you swim up behind the animal and I’ll get a shot of him swimming away,’” Justin said.

“I thought ‘this is going to be a great shot’ … all of a sudden [the stingray] propped on its front and began stabbing wildly with its tail, hundreds of strikes in a few seconds.

“It probably thought that Steve’s shadow was a tiger shark, which feed on them quite regularly. I panned with the camera as the stingray swam away. I didn’t even know it had caused any damage. It wasn’t until I panned the camera back that I saw Steve was standing in a pool of blood.”

The crew did their best to get Steve emergency help, with Justin carrying out CPR on Steve for more than an hour, but the stingray barb had pierced Steve’s lung and heart.

Justin says he’s still shocked that a stingray claimed the life of the Australian icon.

“It was probably going to be something weird with Steve, I mean a crocodile or a shark, he was so good with animals nothing was going to get him,” he said.

“We thought he was going to live forever, but we always thought it was going to be a crazy, silly accident and as it turns out that’s exactly what it was.”

Watch the video of Justin’s interview in the video player above.

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Meet Prince Andrew’s new model girlfriend

The Duke of York was spotted sneaking a kiss with Croation model Monika Jakisic, who also happens to be George Clooney's ex

The Duke of York was spotted sneaking a kiss with Croation model Monika Jakisic, who also happens to be George Clooney’s ex

The Duke of York was spotted sneaking a kiss with Croation model Monika Jakisic, who also happens to be George Clooney’s ex.

The Prince and Jakisic were seen leaving a restaurant and sharing an embrace last night after another date – the third in as many weeks, leading to rumours about their involvement.

The speculation hit fever pitch today with Prince Andrew being forced to deny claims that the two were engaged. The questions arose after Jakisic, 34, tweeted a picture of a ring sitting atop a restaurant bill.

A spokesman for the Royal stated: “I can confirm the Duke of York is not engaged to Monika Jakisic.”

Jakisic is a Croation-born model and was in an on-again, off-again relationship with 52-year-old Clooney until last year.

The ‘Croatian sensation’ – as she has been dubbed – is a fan of posing in bikinis (as seen on her Twitter account) and says she is a ‘spiritual humanitarian’.

The playboy Prince, who has dated glamorous several women before and after his marriage to Sarah Ferguson, denied the existence of a love affair with Jakisic, with a statement from his representative saying, “They are just friends.”

Check out our gallery of the saucy supermodel between now and all the way back to 2003.

Prince Andrew has begun dating Croation model Monika Jakisic, who happens to be George Clooney’s ex.

The ‘Croation sensation’ Monika Jakisic.

Stunning Jakisic at an event late last year.

She was George Clooney’s main squeeze until 2013.

Jakisic and her family fled war-torn Croatia in 1991.

She become a model after winning Miss Croatia in 1997.

Rumours are rife that Jakisic and Prince Andrew are more than friends after numerous dates.

Jakisic claims to have a ‘wild sense of humour’.

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Oprah, Kirstie Alley and other celebrity yo-yo dieters

They might be rich and famous, but losing weight and keeping it off is just as hard for many celebrities as it is for the rest of us.
Magda Szubanski, Kristie Alley, Oprah Winfrey

Yo-yo dieting is somewhat of a sport among celebrities. While weight fluctuation is normal it seems each week a new diet trend is being spruiked by Hollywood celebs that will see you drop a dress size so easily you won’t even break a sweat.

While some showbiz dieters have managed to maintain their new super-svelte figures, there are other stars who have become famous for their yo-yoing waistlines.

Here are a few famous faces who have been open about their battle with the bulge.

Talk show queen, Oprah Winfrey has always been honest about her weight struggles and puts her weight fluctuations down to a thyroid issue which she now seems to be keeping in check.

Britney Spears has been a tabloid punching bag for more than a decade and her weight battles have only made for more fuel for the media fodder. After some recent song success Britney is looking fit and healthy and her life looks to be back on track.

Singer Christina Aguilera’s buxom appearance (middle) at the 2012 AMA’s seemed to shock many. Of late the Dirty singer is looking slim and svelte again.

Geri Halliwell is looking fabulous at 41! The former Spice Girl is rumoured to have struggled with eating disorders before and now maintains an enviably healthy frame.

Janet Jackson’s weight struggles have made headlines since she was a teen. The pop star, who admits to gaining and losing weight for movie roles, seems to be sporting just the right amount of curves at the moment.

Fat Actress star Kirstie Alley was signed on as a Jenny Craig ambassador 10 years ago but she was unable to maintain her goal weight after she dropped several dress sizes. Kirstie has since developed her own diet program, Kirstie’s Organic Liaison Weight loss program and diet plan.

Comedy queen and Jenny Craig ambassador Magda Szubanski has been open about her struggle with weight and is back on the diet bandwagon after falling off her health kick in recent months.

Serial yo-yo dieter Mariah Carey is always keen to flaunt her figure, no matter what her weight is.

Former Spice Girl Mel B is looking better than ever after getting super-fit and shedding all her excess kilos.

Fuller figured actress Rebel Wilson certainly hasn’t let her weight stop her from being successful. The Aussie actress, who is a darling of Tinseltown, is star of her own show Super Fun Night.

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Liz Hurley ‘romancing’ billionaire toyboy

It seems Elizabeth Hurley is rebounding from her broken engagement with Shane Warne by romancing a Russian billionaire 15 years her junior.
Liz Hurley

It seems Elizabeth Hurley is rebounding from her broken engagement with Shane Warne by romancing a Russian billionaire 15 years her junior.

The 48-year-old actress was spotted entering the plush building of newspaper tycoon Evgeny Lebedev, 33, last week, where she stayed for several hours before the pair exited together in a chauffeur-driven Bentley.

Hurley’s hook-up comes just three weeks after she reunited with former flame Warne for a romantic Valentine’s weekend, but the former Australian cricketer was seen arriving at the hotel room of Ultimo lingerie mogul Michelle Mone just hours later.

Hurley’s younger beau is likely to be unphased by the media attention that will no doubt surround the high-profile relationship. Lebedev has cultivated a playboy reputation with a string of celebrity flames including Spice Girl, Geri Halliwell, 41, and model and author, Sophie Dahl, 36.

As the son of wealthy businessman and former KGB agent Alexander, Lebedev is one of the UK’s youngest media moguls; he owns the London Evening Standard and The Independent newspapers.

According to newspaper sources Liz and Evgeny have been friends for years with the pair mixing in similar social circles and sharing celebrity friends including David Williams and Elton John.

While the romance is still under speculation Liz has been confirmed to star in a new TV series on the E! Network. Titled The Royals, the show will “offer a fictional look behind the very public gilded facade of the palace gates to imagine the private, lush, fun, sexy world of the most-watched celebrity family” and Hurley will play a lead role as conniving Queen Helena.

The series is set to air in 2015.

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Nigella Lawson’s divorce demands from Charles Saatchi revealed

Nigella Lawson's list of demands in her divorce from billionaire Charles Saatchi has been made public.
Nigella Lawson

Nigella Lawson’s list of demands in her divorce from billionaire Charles Saatchi has been made public.

While the 54-year-old domestic goddess could have requested a huge cash settlement after her decade of marriage to Saatchi, she asked for nothing more than the contents of her kitchen.

“She adores the indulgences in life – good food, good face cream, good bed linen,” Nigella’s friend Nathaniel Goldberg told British Vogue. “But she’s not spoilt.

“The very fact she walked away from her marriage without asking for anything other than the contents of her kitchen is testament to that.”

Goldberg also revealed Nigella shunned expensive removalists, instead asking some burly fishmonger friends to move the heavy appliances and boxes of homewares out of the London home she shared with Saatchi.

Nigella then threw one of her famous parties for everyone who helped her through the split – from the aforementioned fishmongers to her lawyers, her agent and her makeup artist.

Goldberg reported Nigella is finally starting to piece her life back together again after a horror year that saw her choked by Saatchi in a Mayfair restaurant, endure a very public divorce and admit to using drugs in a sensational court case.

“I’ve been able to take pleasure from things again,” Nigella is said to have told Goldberg and other friends. “I had an impromptu dinner party recently and felt an incredible sense of comfort come over me.

“I realised there was nobody coming who I would be uncomfortable in front of wearing just socks and leggings and no make-up.”

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