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Prince William has shared a candid update about the past year, speaking eight months after Kate Middleton announced her cancer remission.

In a conversation with actor Eugene Levy for Apple TV+’s The Reluctant Traveler (premiering October 3), the Prince of Wales described 2024 as the hardest year of his life. Within weeks, both Princess Kate and King Charles III were diagnosed with cancer, turning a public royal year into a very private family struggle.

William said the experience has left a mark. From a personal point of view, he called it “dreadful” and “brutal.” He also noted that life can test people, and that getting through those moments helps shape who they are.

Kate announced her remission in January 2025 after months of preventative chemotherapy. But she later explained that the time after treatment can be just as challenging. During a royal engagement in July, she said many people expect life to return to normal right away. In reality, she said, recovery is a “rollercoaster” and finding a “new normal” takes time.

King Charles is also still receiving ongoing outpatient care after his cancer diagnosis in February 2024.

William praised both Kate and his father for their courage. Still, his message was clear: remission is a major step, but the family is still working through a long and difficult recovery period.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have reportedly updated the surnames their children use, changing them from “Mountbatten-Windsor” to “Sussex.”

Their son was originally named Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, and their daughter Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor. The Times reports the children have been going by Archie Sussex and Lilibet Sussex since King Charles III’s coronation.

The change is being linked to a wider family rebrand. Recent updates to the couple’s website suggest they want one clear umbrella name for their projects and public identity. Supporters see it as a simple way to present a united family. Critics say it clashes with the couple’s decision to step back from royal duties while still using royal connections.

Here’s the key difference. Mountbatten-Windsor is the official surname for male-line descendants of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, combining the Windsor and Mountbatten family lines. Sussex, on the other hand, connects the children directly to their parents’ ducal title, which Prince Harry kept after leaving his role as a working royal.

Meghan also spoke about the name on her Netflix show With Love, Meghan. She said she now uses “Sussex” and described it as meaningful to share a family name with her children. An insider told The Times the shift is meant to represent “unification.”

San Francisco authorities have issued an update after the sudden death of Victoria Jones, the 34-year-old daughter of actor Tommy Lee Jones.

Victoria was found unresponsive on the 14th floor of the Fairmont San Francisco in the early hours of New Year’s Day. A hotel guest reportedly became concerned that she may have been intoxicated and alerted staff. Employees rushed over, started CPR, and called emergency services. Paramedics arrived shortly before 3 a.m., and she was pronounced dead at the scene. San Francisco Police and the Medical Examiner’s Office are investigating.

A police spokesperson told TMZ that officers responded at about 3:14 a.m. to a report of a deceased woman. Paramedics at the scene confirmed the death. The cause of death has not been released.

A source cited by the Daily Mail said investigators did not find signs of physical trauma, drug paraphernalia, or foul play. The source also said there were no indications she took her own life. Police have not confirmed whether Victoria was staying at the hotel. They also have not said how she ended up on the 14th floor.

Victoria acted in a few projects when she was younger. Her credits include Men in Black II (2002), One Tree Hill (2003), and The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005). She later stepped back from the spotlight but was seen with her father at public events, including a 2017 film premiere.

In the year before her death, the New York Post reported that she had been arrested several times. Authorities have not linked those incidents to her death.

Police are asking anyone with information to come forward as the investigation continues.

A London psychic who says he predicted Covid-19 is now making grim forecasts for 2026—and one of his biggest claims matches a prediction often linked to Baba Vanga.

Psychic Nicolas Aujula, 39, says next year could bring unrest on several fronts. He points to possible seismic activity in the Mediterranean, more high-profile defamation cases in Hollywood, and a growing wave of AI-made movies.

But the prediction grabbing the most attention is his claim of “aliens and UFO contact” in 2026.

That idea is also tied to Baba Vanga, the Bulgarian mystic (born Vangeliya Pandeva Gushterova) who died in 1996. According to reports, she is said to have believed an alien civilisation would make contact with Earth in 2026. The claim follows months of online chatter about comet 3I/ATLAS, which ultimately turned out to be an ordinary comet.

Skeptics caution that alien-contact forecasts appear almost every year and that several past predictions attributed to Vanga have not come true. For that reason, many people take the 2026 claims with a pinch of salt.

Aujula also predicts a “mysterious illness” that he says could resemble an aneurysm. He further suggests political drama involving US President Donald Trump, including the possibility of illness. Similar comments have also been made by a group of Peruvian shamans, according to reports.

Even if it sounds like an urban legend, hospitals see plenty of cases where people end up with objects stuck in the rectum. Reports suggest nearly 4,000 people in the US are hospitalised each year for this, and similar incidents have cost the UK’s NHS more than £3 million.

For 2025, a US government database of emergency-room reports—reviewed by Defector using U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission records—highlighted 25 of the most unusual items removed by clinicians. Medical research has also linked rectal foreign bodies to tens of thousands of hospital visits annually, with many cases involving middle-aged men and often sex toys. Doctors say delays can happen when people try to fix the problem themselves, sometimes using risky “tools” that make injuries more likely.

Here are the 25 standout objects (excluding sex toys):

• Screws and nails
• Dog chew toy
• Beard clippers (in a plastic bag)
• Baton
• Turkey baster
• Shampoo bottle
• Dental pick
• Wine stopper
• Corn cob holder
• Highlighter
• “Magic wand” toy
• Marbles
• Film canister
• Sandal
• Doorknob
• Lightbulb
• Flashlight
• Vape pen
• Two pencils
• Corncob-style pipe
• Uncooked pasta
• Piece of nose-hair trimmer
• Glasses
• Egg
• Rectangular travel toothbrush holder

Clinicians stress the point isn’t shame—it’s safety. If something goes wrong, get medical help rather than attempting removal with improvised tools.

James Clarkson, a 20-year-old trainee gas engineer from Carlisle, says a life-changing lottery win won’t stop him from working—or finishing his qualifications.

Clarkson woke up on January 5 to check the weather, only to spot a notification on the National Lottery app telling him he had won £7,533,329. He had recently picked up £120 in the Lotto Christmas Day draw and used part of that money to buy two Lucky Dips and three sets of randomly selected numbers for the first draw of 2025. One of those quick picks matched all six main numbers.

He said the news didn’t sink in straight away. When he woke his girlfriend at 7.30am to tell her, she reportedly dismissed it and went back to sleep. Unsure himself, Clarkson called his dad, Stephen, who told him to come home. With his mum Becky and brother Thomas, he rang the Lottery line when it opened at 9am and got the confirmation: the ticket was the winner.

The family celebrated with a roast beef dinner and champagne at his grandparents’ home, but Clarkson was back at work by Monday, doing property maintenance in the cold. He said he’s too young to stop and wants to qualify as a heating engineer.

He has already booked an all-inclusive trip to Cape Verde and bought a few treats, including jackets and a Gucci bag for his girlfriend. Next on his list: a new car, possibly an Audi, and Manchester City season tickets. His main priority, he said, is paying off his parents’ mortgage so the whole family benefits.

Jennifer Grey, the 1980s star best known as “Baby” in Dirty Dancing, has long said one decision changed how the world saw her. After a rhinoplasty in 1989, she felt she went from famous to unrecognizable—an experience that, in her view, stalled a career that had been soaring after hits like Red Dawn, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, and Dirty Dancing.

Grey later described the procedure as life-altering. In a 2012 interview, she said she entered surgery as a celebrity and came out “anonymous.” In her 2022 memoir, Out of the Corner, she shared how complications led to a second operation and a dramatic shift in her appearance. She wrote that the change left her ashamed and feeling reduced to “a nose,” with her identity suddenly questioned.

The timing, she said, was especially painful. Grey was preparing to film additional scenes for Wind, and the production reportedly tried to work around her new look by shooting from angles that hid her face. She also recalled people assuming she disliked her appearance, while she insisted the truth was more complicated: she didn’t want the surgery, but felt pressure from Hollywood and industry expectations.

Now, a new AI-generated series imagines what Grey might look like today if she had never had the nose job. The images highlight how a subtle facial change can reshape public recognition—especially for an actor whose face was once instantly familiar.

Sally Field has been open about aging and her health, including living with osteoporosis. Now 77, the Oscar-winning actor is also a grandmother of five and enjoys a quieter life in an ocean-view home in Los Angeles.

Field said she was diagnosed with osteoporosis before turning 60 in 2005. Often called a “silent disease,” it can progress without obvious symptoms until bone damage occurs. She explained that she fit several risk factors—being thin, small-boned, Caucasian, and nearing menopause—and was surprised by how quickly she moved from “at risk” to a diagnosis. Osteoporosis weakens bones and can lead to breaks, commonly in the hip, wrist, and spine.

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Despite eating well, taking calcium, and staying active through biking, yoga, and hiking, Field said her bone density kept dropping. In 2006, she shared that she joined a drug trial for Boniva, a medication designed to slow bone loss. Common warning signs can include back pain, loss of height, and a stooped posture. Treatment may involve exercise, medication, and supplements.

Field has faced online criticism about her appearance, but she also receives strong support from fans. In March 2024, she attended the Vanity Fair Oscar Party with her son, producer Samuel Greisman, and the pair drew warm praise.

Family remains central to her life. Field has three adult sons and five grandchildren—Colin, Isabel, Ogden, Noah, and Sophie Craig. She downsized in 2012, buying a 2,800-square-foot home in Pacific Palisades for $2.3 million, known for sweeping ocean and canyon views.

A peaceful day by the Brazos River turned into heartbreak when two young brothers drowned in Johnson County, Texas. Four-year-old Banx McAmis and his seven-year-old brother Bowyn Miller went missing Tuesday evening while playing near Hamm Creek Park.

After a frantic two-hour search, rescue teams found the boys in the water around 8:30 p.m. Despite desperate efforts to save them, both were pronounced dead at the scene. “It only took a moment,” said Lt. Keven George of the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities confirmed the cause of death as accidental drowning.

Bowyn, a second-grader at Plum Creek Elementary, was remembered as kind and caring. His little brother Banx was full of joy, energy, and love for Ninja Turtles and Pokémon. “They were best friends who did everything together — and left this world together,” read one emotional tribute.

As the community mourns, over $35,000 has been raised to support the grieving family. Their story is a heartbreaking reminder: always watch children closely near water — even for a second.

Jason Momoa recently treated his two children, Nakoa-Wolf, 16, and Lola, 17, to their first Metallica concert—and shared the proud-parent moment with fans online.

In Instagram photos posted in mid-December 2024, the Aquaman star showed the family enjoying Metallica’s “All Within My Hands Helping Hands” show on December 13 at the YouTube Theatre in Los Angeles. The snapshots include backstage-style moments, big smiles, and meet-and-greets with band members. Momoa wrote that he felt honoured to introduce Metallica on stage and highlighted the band’s charity foundation, All Within My Hands.

Fans quickly focused on how grown up the teens look. Many commented that Nakoa-Wolf closely resembles his father, while others praised Lola’s look and noted how tall she’s become.

On stage, Momoa spoke warmly about what the band’s music has meant to him, saying it helped him through difficult periods and gave him a healthy outlet. He also told the crowd that the night was extra special because his kids were watching him live out a personal dream beside his heroes—and seeing Metallica’s impact beyond music through their foundation.

Momoa has often said fatherhood is his top priority and that he tries to stay present and connected with his children. He has also shared that he keeps their first names tattooed on his chest in their childhood handwriting, a permanent reminder of their bond.