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July 12, 2012

‘Nervous’ Olympian Zara Phillips lets off steam with teammates

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Zara Phillips posing in her new Team GB Olympic kit.

Zara Phillips has admitted she is “nervous” about the upcoming Olympic Games, but she wasn’t showing it yesterday as she goofed around with her teammates.

The champion equestrienne travelled to Loughborough University in the East Midlands to collect her official Team Great Britain uniform, and couldn’t resist posing for some funny photos in her new clothes.

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Zara, 31, took some solo portraits before she was joined by her eventing teammates Nichola Wilson and Mary King.

Later, the royal addressed the crowd, admitting she was feeling pressure ahead of the Olympics, but was excited about competing in front of a home crowd.

“I’m very excited, honoured, but also nervous,” she said.

“A horse is a pretty unpredictable animal and it is difficult when you are trying to get it and yourself into prime fitness. You are going that extra mile; you do the extra training and, unfortunately, things can happen.”

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Zara missed out on the 2004 and 2008 Olympics after her previous horse Toytown was injured.

Her mother Princess Anne and her father Captain Mark Phillips have both competed for Britain in eventing at the Olympics.

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July 11, 2012

Princess Eugenie graduates

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Congratulations Princess Eugenie! The 22-year-old has graduated from Newcastle University in the UK and has been awarded a bachelor of arts degree in English and history of art.

Eugenie’s father, the Duke of York, and her older sister Princess Beatrice attended her graduation ceremony yesterday, but her mother Sarah Ferguson was not present.

“I am so proud,” the princess said following the ceremony.

“Being up in Newcastle is just amazing. I had so much fun. Being in a house with seven girls was my highlight because you’d come back and there was always someone cooking, someone to welcome you.”

Eugenie, who will now live at the Royal Lodge near Windsor Castle, said she was concentrating on her charity work as well as her official royal duties and seeking employment.

“I’m a freshly finished student so my future plans are coming together as we speak,” she said of her employment opportunities.

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July 11, 2012

Katie Holmes takes Suri to the zoo

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It’s easy to see that Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise are looking a lot happier these days.

The pair have been enjoying their time in New York visiting numerous popular places including the Central Park Zoo, where they spent the day on Wednesday.

A witness told US Weekly that Katie “was smiling and laughing with her little daughter. They were so cute.”

Katie’s mum Kathleen, one of her family members who helped her to escape Scientology and plan her divorce from Tom Cruise, also joined them.

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July 11, 2012

Charles checks up on William at work

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Most military men would be terrified at the prospect of a royal inspection, but Flight Lieutenant Wales – aka Prince William – was thrilled to welcome his father to his workplace.

Prince Charles flew to the remote Welsh island of Anglesey yesterday to visit his eldest son at work at RAF Valley.

William was delighted to see his father, and took obvious joy in showing him around the base, even taking Charles to inspect his personal locker.

It’s not the first time a royal relative has visited William at work – the Queen and Prince Philip called in to see him in 2011.

Charles and William at RAF Valley.

Prince Charles and his son William.

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July 10, 2012

Sofia Vergara engaged: reports

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Sofia Vergara and Nick Loeb together in Mexico.

Modern Family star Sofia Vergara is reportedly engaged to businessman Nick Loeb.

The pair, who have been dating since 2010, split up just two months ago. But things have obviously changed, with the pair said to have rekindled their romance in June.

Loeb accompanied the actress and her friends to Mexico where she celebrated her 40th birthday.

People magazine cites a source that says Loeb popped the question while Vergara and her group of friends were visiting the Mayan archeological ruins of Chichen Itza.

On Monday night Vergara was spotted wearing a large diamond sparkler while toasting champagne with her close friend Fernando Fiore, who posted a picture of the pair to his Twitter account.

There is still no official word from either Vergara or Loeb’s representatives.

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July 10, 2012

Is it over? Melanie Griffith steps out without wedding ring

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Are Melanie Griffith and Antonia Banderas the next celebrity couple heading for the divorce court?

As reported in Woman’s Day in April 2012, the couple were on the brink of a $50 million divorce after video footage of Banderas cuddling up to a mystery blonde surfaced.

Now, Melanie has stepped out in Hollywood without her wedding ring.

The actress — who has been married to Banderas for 15 years — wore a round diamond ring on her middle finger instead of her square-cut engagement ring.

In April, Banderas was spotted partying with a mystery blonde in a Cancun night club.

“They kissed more than once,” a witness told Woman’s Day.

“At 2am, Antonio and his beautiful blonde left together.”

An insider revealed to Woman’s Day that Melanie was well aware of what went on in Cancun and chose to “tolerate it”.

“Melanie knows about it,” says the source. “She knew about it almost right after it happened. It doesn’t make her happy … but she tolerates it as long as Antonio comes home to her.”

But by the looks of things, Melanie may now have had enough.

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July 10, 2012

Toast left by Charles on his 1981 wedding day goes up for sale

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Prince Charles and the toast he left uneaten on his wedding day 31 years ago.

A slice of toast left uneaten by Prince Charles on the morning of his wedding to Princess Diana is going under the hammer in the UK.

Despite being more than 30 years old, the bread — crusts cut off, of course — is expected to sell for more than $760.

The slice was one of several served up to Charles in Buckingham Palace in 1981, as he dressed for his wedding ceremony at St Paul’s Cathedral.

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The nervous prince couldn’t finish his breakfast and the piece of toast was taken as a keepsake by Rosemarie Smith, who was invited to the palace that morning by her daughter, who worked as a royal maid.

“At the time my daughter was a maid at the palace and one of her duties was to collect Prince Charles’s breakfast tray from outside his room,” Rosemarie told the UK’s Sun newspaper.

“I was with her in the corridor and saw that Prince Charles had left some toast on the tray. I had been thinking about a keepsake from the wedding and saw the toast and thought to myself: ‘Why not?'”

The quirky item will be sold Charles Hanson Auctioneers, in Etwall, Derbyshire, on July 19.

“It must be the world’s upper-crust slice of toast,” auctioneer Charles Hanson said. “It witnessed Prince Charles in private on the morning of his big day and to a royalist collector it provides an added dimension to the royalist history.”

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July 9, 2012

Cruise and Holmes reach divorce settlement

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It has taken less than two weeks, but Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise have reached a “private” divorce settlement, both vowing that their main priority is to protect their daughter, Suri.

While the details of the settlement have remained private, Radar Online are reporting that Holmes will have primary custody of the pair’s six-year-old while Cruise will have extended, generous visitation rights.

“The case has been settled and the agreement has been signed,” Holmes’ lawyer Jonathan Wolfe said.

“We are thrilled for Katie and her family and are excited to watch as she embarks on the next chapter of her life.”

In a joint statement, the pair said they wished to do what was in the best interest of Suri, after Holmes filed for divorce following five years of marriage.

“We are committed to working together as parents to accomplish what is in our daughter Suri’s best interests,” the statement said.

“We want to keep matters affecting our family private and express our respect for each other’s commitment to each of our respective beliefs and support each other’s roles as parents.”

It is understood that the pair’s high-profile lawyers have been negotiating throughout the week to reach a settlement.

“We thank Tom’s counsel for their professionalism and diligence that helped bring about this speedy resolution,” Holmes’ lawyer Wolfe said.

Holmes will continue to live in New York with Suri while Cruise, who recently celebrated his 50th birthday, has returned home to Beverly Hills after he finished shooting Oblivion in Iceland.

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July 9, 2012

Healthier kids grow up with a pet dog

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Children who grow up with dogs are healthier throughout their life, a study in Finland has found.

Kuopio University Hospital researchers have found that children who are exposed to dogs in the first year of their life had fewer infections.

Researchers studied children in their first year and found those with a canine at home developed 31 percent fewer respiratory tract symptoms or infections, 44 percent fewer ear infections and required 29 percent fewer antibiotic prescriptions, MyHealthNewsDaily reported.

“We speculated that maybe the dogs somehow can bring dirt or soil inside the house, and then the immune system is strengthened, or maybe it’s something about the animals themselves,” lead researcher Dr Eija Bergroth said.

Of the 397 children involved in the study, 35 percent lived in a home with a dog, while 24 percent lived in homes with cats. Researchers also took into account children’s contact with pets outside of their home.

The study also found that contact with cats was linked to fewer infections in children, although the reduced risk of infection was not as prevalent as for children living with dogs. Infants living with cats were 2 percent less likely to need antibiotics than infants living without pets.

The link between pets and fewer infections in children was strong even when researchers took in account the factors that affect children’s infection rates, such as breastfeeding and the number of siblings they have.

Researcher said that they couldn’t account for all factors, and said that they found a correlation, not a cause-and-effect relationship.

“According to our results, there’s no reason to be afraid of animal contact, or to avoid them,” Dr Bergroth said.

Dr Bergroth said that although parents want to create a hygienic environment for their new born children, this may not be the best option as it doesn’t challenge their immune system.

Dr Bergroth noted that the study results may not translate to urban children as the children studied lived in rural or suburban areas. She also noted that urban pets may not track in the same dirt.

The research supported the “hygiene hypothesis”, an accepted theory that suggested that children exposed to extremely clean environments are more likely to develop allergies and asthma.

Dr Bergroth said she hoped the research will stop people from thinking that if “they’re having children, they should get rid of animals”.

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July 9, 2012

Katie Holmes wins sole custody of daughter Suri Cruise

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have settled their highly-publicised divorce out of court, with the actress reportedly getting sole custody of daughter Suri.

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Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have settled their highly-publicised divorce out of court, with the actress reportedly getting sole custody of daughter Suri.

Tom, 50, and Katie, 33, met in New York yesterday to hammer out the details of their split and Katie’s lawyer confirmed they had reached agreement just hours later.

“This case has been settled and the agreement has been signed,” Wolfe told gossip website TMZ. “We are thrilled for Katie and her family and are excited to watch as she embarks on the next chapter of her life.

“We thank Tom’s counsel for their professionalism and diligence that helped bring about this speedy resolution.”

Katie will reportedly have sole residential custody of Suri, six, but Tom will get “significant custodial time” with his daughter.

The divorce agreement also reportedly bans Tom and Katie from discussing religion with Suri, an apparent reference to Katie’s fears that Tom was brainwashing the girl into following his bizarre religion Scientology.

A further indication that Scientology was involved in the split came in Tom and Katie’s joint statement, released shortly after the divorce settlement was signed.

While reiterating that Suri was the couple’s top priority and asking for privacy, the statement also claimed that both Tom and Katie “respected” each other’s religious beliefs.

“We are committed to working together as parents to accomplish what is in our daughter Suri’s best interests,” the statement read.

“We want to keep matters affecting our family private and express our respect for each other’s commitment to each of our respective beliefs and support each other’s roles as parents.”

Katie will reportedly walk away from the marriage with a portion of the couple’s sizeable property portfolio, significant child support payments and a “good will payment” of several million dollars as a reward for the speedy settlement.

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Prince Philip enjoyed seeing William at work.

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