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Prince William and Harry’s ‘reunion’: Duke of Sussex joined his brother at uncle’s funeral after secret dash to the UK from LA… but did they speak?

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Prince William and Harry's 'reunion': Duke of Sussex joined his brother at uncle's funeral after secret dash to the UK from LA... but did they speak?

Prince William and Harry both attended the funeral for their uncle, Robert Fellowes, amid an ongoing rift between the estranged brothers.

 

 

Locals in Snettisham, Nortfolk say the pair were both in attendance at a service for Lord Fellowes, who died last month, on Wednesday.

 

 

 

This is the first time the royal siblings have been seen together in two years, since the Queen’s funeral in 2022.

 

 

Earlier reports suggested the Duke of Sussex would not fly to the UK for his uncle’s funeral because of security concerns after losing a legal fight to retain his royal protection after leaving the UK.

Despite this, new reports say Harry did in fact make a discreet dash to Britain to attend the service for the 82-year-old who was their mother Diana’s brother-in-law.

The Duke is believed to have flown from Los Angeles International Airport on August 27.
However, witnesses said they didn’t see the warring brothers speak.

A local in the area told The Sun: ‘I didn’t know they were there. They arrived very discreetly.’

Another said: ‘William and Harry were both there but we never saw them speak to each other and they were keeping their distance.’

They reportedly sat apart at the back of St Mary’s Church in Snettisham where the service for Eton-educated Lord Fellowes took place.

Sources spoke of how the pair arrived ‘very discreetly’ and that you wouldn’t have known they were there.

The two brothers have barely spoken to each other since the Duke and Duchess of Sussex left the UK for the US and abandoned royal duties.

The rift was exacerbated by the publication of Harry’s memoir Spare in January last year that levelled accusations against his family.
Harry claimed that William branded Meghan ‘difficult’, ‘rude’ and ‘abrasive’, and even accused him of pushing him into a dog bowl.
Harry last visited the UK in May to attend a service at St Paul’s Cathedral marking ten years of the Invictus Games, the sports event he helped to launch for injured soldiers.

He previously returned to the UK in February to see his father, King Charles III, after he revealed his ongoing battle with an unspecified form of cancer.

However, he did not visit his father while back in London – despite being a stone’s throw from the royal residences in the capital.

Since then, Harry and his wife Meghan Markle have embarked on a pair of pseudo-royal tours, visiting Nigeria in May and Colombia earlier this month.
Although they used to be close, it is believed the royal brothers have not spoken in nearly two years and are ‘estranged’, which a close friend previously described as ‘dreadfully sad’.

Sources close to the Duke had previously suggested he would not be attending Lord Fellowes’ funeral amid his battle in the British courts with the committee in charge of royal security.

RAVEC, the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures, opted to discontinue with his security when he quit royal duties to live in California and pursue lucrative business opportunities in 2020.

Although he unequivocally lost his High Court challenge in February, he was granted permission to appeal in June.
Harry has said he no longer feels it is safe to bring his family to the UK, citing the risks posed by potential acid and knife attackers.

He has been told he can be given limited security if he notifies British authorities more than 28 days ahead of travel.

Lord Fellowes was married to the Duke’s aunt, Lady Jane, and was brother-in-law to Diana, Princess of Wales. He was also Queen Elizabeth II’s private secretary from 1990 until 1999.

News of his death on July 29 had sparked speculation that Harry could be forced to face his estranged brother, for the first time since the publication of the memoir.

But People magazine, a US publication with particularly close links to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex reported that he would not be attending amid his ongoing battle with the Home Office over the decision to withdraw his family’s round-the-clock security.

Prince Harry lost a High Court battle in February but he was granted permission to appeal in June.

He has previously said that he no longer feels safe bringing his family to the UK due to the security issues.

Details of Lord Fellowes’s funeral were not made public prior to the event and it is understood to have been a ‘very small’ and private funeral service for close family.

This will be followed by a private memorial service for ‘wider’ family and friends.

Representatives for the Duke of Sussex have been contacted for comment and Kensington Palace declined to give a statement.

(Armani)

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Will Taylor Swift be at Travis Kelce’s game for Chiefs-Chargers on Sunday?

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Will Taylor Swift be at Travis Kelce's game for Chiefs-Chargers on Sunday?

Travis Kelce is back to playing NFL games in 2024, and now that Taylor Swift is off from the Eras Tour for a couple of months, she has some time when she can once again come to cheer him on at Kansas City Chiefs games. She was there for the Week 1 win and attended the Week 2 victory. She wasn’t there for the Week 3 game in Atlanta.

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So the question is: will she be there for the Week 4 matchup on Sunday afternoon between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Chiefs? According to our handy Taylor Swift calendar, she appears to not have anything planned that day. Which means we might see her there!

Stay tuned and we’ll see if she’s there.

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Travis Kelce splashed out an eye-watering $70,000 on birthday gifts for ‘brother’ Patrick Mahomes… and here’s what he bought him

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Travis Kelce splashed out an eye-watering $70,000 on birthday gifts for 'brother' Patrick Mahomes... and here's what he bought him

Patrick Mahomes recently celebrated his 29th birthday, and Travis Kelce reportedly broke the bank to make sure his ‘brother’ felt appreciated on his special day.

The pair have been teammates since Mahomes was drafted by the Chiefs in 2017, and they’ve gone on to strike up an incredible rapport that has helped the team win three Super Bowls.

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And according to the US Sun, Kelce splashed out $70,000 in birthday gifts for Mahomes this year.

The items are said to include an engraved Rolex watch for $54,200, with the letters ‘P’ and ‘M’ marked on the back to recognize their close friendship.

Kelce also reportedly got Mahomes a $2,300 wool cardigan from Louis Vuitton, and six bottles of Masseto red wine for $1,100 each.

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The Sun added that Mahomes’ wife, Brittany, helped Kelce with the watch, and that he added the engravement on the back to make it more ‘personal.’

The report comes after Brittany threw a birthday party for Patrick at their home after the Chiefs beat the Bengals.

The setup included a massive black, red and silver balloon arch sprawling across a corner of the room with a giant 29 metallic cutout at the center.

Another flashy decoration took over the area underneath the staircase with a big sign reading, ‘Patrick’s 29,’ in the middle.

Brittany even had custom cups and beer holders made, featuring childhood photos of the three-time Super Bowl winner.

After winning their second straight Super Bowl (and third total) together, Mahomes and Kelce spent some quality time together over the summer.

The friends met up in Europe as Patrick and Brittany traveled to Amsterdam to see Kelce’s girlfriend, Taylor Swift, perform on her Eras Tour.

Mahomes and Kelce have struck up an incredible partnership on the field together

Brittany, who has developed a close friendship with the pop star, shared a sweet photo of the foursome from the outing.

Later in the summer, the group descended upon New York to take in the US Open Final between Taylor Fritz and Jannik Sinner.

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While the American Fritz was unable to get the win, they appeared in good spirits as they watched the game from a suite at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

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Donna Kelce Says Son Travis ‘Can’t Clean’ and ‘Can’t Cook’ But Hints He Might Be ‘Getting Some Help’ from Taylor Swift

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Donna Kelce Says Son Travis ‘Can’t Clean’ and ‘Can’t Cook’ But Hints He Might Be ‘Getting Some Help’ from Taylor Swift

Donna Kelce is playfully sharing some of her son Travis Kelce’s flaws.

In an interview with Extra TV, the Kelce matriarch, 71, got candid about the things the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 34, can’t do despite his success at football and his recent hosting and acting gigs.

“He can’t clean. He can’t cook,” she listed off jokingly, before adding that he was “getting a little better.”

“I think he’s getting some help,” Donna noted, hinting that he might be picking up some tips from girlfriend Taylor Swift, 34.

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The 14-time Grammy winner previously shared a video on YouTube Shorts of him kissing her in the kitchen while she stirred a pot, alongside other snapshots of her life. In the brief clip, several food ingredients could be seen on the counter behind them.

When asked about his appearance in the video and the kinds of foods he liked to cook with Swift during a Chiefs press conference in June, the NFL player admitted he liked spending time in the kitchen with his girlfriend, though he declined to comment on the kinds of dishes they made together.

“I respect that question but I’m going to keep that one to myself because I thoroughly enjoy cooking with her so it’s something I’d rather just keep personal,” he responded.

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He later added in the press conference that the “Fortnight” singer “makes a great pop-tart and cinnamon roll.” She even baked for Travis’ teammates after the pair went public with their romance in September 2023.

“Kind of behind-the-scenes, she, to fit in — she didn’t even know she was doing this, I don’t think — she likes to cook, so she made the offensive linemen these homemade pop-tarts,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid revealed during an interview at the NFL Scouting Combine in February.

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Swift has been there to cheer Travis on as he recently returned to the football field for the NFL’s latest season. She has made appearances at the Chiefs season-opener at the beginning of this month and at the Sept. 15 Chiefs game at Arrowhead Stadium, where she wore an oversized Chiefs T-shirt paired with a pair of thigh high boots.

Swift is on a break from her tour following the conclusion of the European leg of her Eras Tour in mid-August, after playing a second set of shows at Wembley Stadium in London. Her tour is scheduled to pick back up mid-October in Miami.

Kelce previously supported the singer on tour, making an appearance at several of her European Eras Tour concerts. He even made a surprise cameo onstage during her June 23 show at London’s Wembley Stadium.

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