Over the weekend, the Mail reported that Anna Wintour has apparently offered a Vogue cover to the Princess of Wales. I was meh on the story – it sounded somewhat believable to me, and I think it sounds reasonable that Wintour has wanted Kate on an American Vogue cover for a while. I also think it’s believable that Wintour has wanted the Duchess of Sussex for an American Vogue cover too, for what it’s worth. Well, Celia Walden – aka Piers Morgan’s wife – has written about Kate’s big Vogue offer in the Telegraph: “Americans adore Kate – but she needs to play the Vogue offers right.”

The wording of a Sunday news piece – “Kate Middleton offered to appear on Vogue covers to showcase role as a ‘global fashion icon’” – amused not just me, but many of those commenting “below the line”.

The Princess of Wales might be one of the only people in the world who only has to pick up the phone if she wants to be on the cover of Vogue. And it’s pretty hard to imagine Anna Wintour – the magazine’s redoubtable editor-in-chief – saying: “Actually, we’re a bit booked up, but we’ll certainly bear you in mind if anyone falls through.”

The point, however, is that eight years after appearing on the cover of British Vogue to mark the magazine’s 100th anniversary, the Princess is said to have been contacted by Wintour personally and “invited”, let’s say, to grace the global covers of Vogue.

It’s clear how much of a draw this would be – particularly in the US. Americans have a fixation with Kate that borders on the eerie. At any one time, she will feature on the cover of half a dozen US gossip magazines, and whether it’s Uber drivers, waiters, shop assistants, manicurists or indeed casual personal acquaintances, the first thing anyone out there will now ask me is: “How’s Kate doing?” (They all seem to think the UK is the size of a suburban cul-de-sac, and when I explain that the Princess of Wales isn’t, in fact, a close friend, faces crumple).

I’m guessing the Princess will agree to the “offer” – whether now or in the not-too-distant future. Wintour is said to be incredibly persuasive, no one is immune to the allure of a Vogue cover, and if she feels the time is right it could be the perfect way to herald a return to her public duties. It could also be a straightforwardly joyful experience of the kind she should be relishing, given what she’s been through.

All I would say to her – and this is as a journalist and an interviewer who knows exactly what the line of questioning will be – is that when it comes to her health, she should feel under no obligation to share more than she already has. Nobody has “a duty” to share those intimate details with the world, we don’t all have to subscribe to the current “better out than in” thinking, and I find any narrative suggesting the Princess of Wales “owes it” to other cancer sufferers to reveal all sickeningly disingenuous. She has already done a great deal for others. She will do more. Right now, the only person she owes anything to is herself.

[From The Telegraph]

It’s funny that Walden’s mind went to the same place mine went when I read the original Mail story – “what about the interview?” While Wintour would probably love Kate on the cover, I definitely think the cover would be contingent on Kate agreeing to some kind of interview, however basic. Only Beyonce gets away with “agreeing to magazine covers but eschewing interviews” and even Beyonce has backed down from that at times, agreeing to email interviews for various magazines. Walden gives up the game – they’re terrified every time Kate opens her mouth because they have no idea what could come flying out. They can “manage” and massage her rare public statements in the UK, where the royalists have a stranglehold on reporting around Kate. But if Kate says the wrong thing to an American magazine, it will be a global story which they cannot control.

Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Cover Images. Cover courtesy of British Vogue.

Renee Zellweger wore Saint Laurent to the Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy premiere in Paris on Monday. Hugh Grant was there too. [RCFA]
Megan Thee Stallion giggled with Derek Blasberg, front row at the Giambattista Valli show. Next she’ll be chumming it up with Gwyneth Paltrow, just wait. [JustJared]
This is a great photo of Benedict Cumberbatch at Sundance. [LaineyGossip]
Dr. Phil joined the ICE raids? Jesus. [Socialite Life]
Donald Trump brought back the global gag rule on abortion. [Jezebel]
I disliked the first episode of Severance’s second season, but the second episode was fantastic and yes, Helena Eagan is a fascinating monster. [Pajiba]
Trendspotting: people are naming their babies after weapons?? [Buzzfeed]
Why did Travis Kelce & Kayla Nicole break up? [Hollywood Life]
Free wings? But only six? [Seriously OMG]
A music video from Chris Cool. [OMG Blog]

I’ve developed a new favorite gossip sub-genre: gossip about how Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce party and eat. I also love hearing about their dates, which is connected to this. But Travis and Taylor party a lot and they party well, separately and together. I’ll admit that before Tay started dating Travis, I had a lot of stereotypes about how professional football players would party. I imagined it to be really fratty, gross, excessive, a bacchanalian mess. I never imagined that after booking a spot into their third Super Bowl in a row, Chiefs players and their partners would go to their favorite Kansas City hotspot and eat sliders and sip cocktails. But apparently that’s what happened??

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce celebrated the Kansas City Chiefs’ big win over the Buffalo Bills with a private afterparty alongside the tight end’s teammates. The couple was spotted at Prime Social in Kansas City, Mo., after the Chiefs secured their spot in Super Bowl LIX Sunday night.

“Guests sipped on various types of cocktails including the Pineapple Express, Elderflower Paloma and one of their shareable drinks called the Ma’Homes,” a source exclusively tells Page Six. According to the insider, Kelce and Swift, both 35, partied with friends and family at the luxurious rooftop cocktail lounge.

“They had servers walk around with tray pass who offered a number of different small bites including sliders, wagyu skewers and fried oysters.”

“Guests were invited to dine on different types of sushi such as their king crab dynamite roll, triple threat sushi roll, assorted types of nigiri, braised and blue pizza and more,” the source reveals.

“Taylor and Travis were dancing together and clearly very much in love,” the insider says. “They were kissing and looked so happy together. Everybody seemed like they had a great time.”

The couple — who began dating in summer 2023 — had a lot to celebrate after the Chiefs became the AFC Champions for the third year in a row, beating the Bills 32-29. During the game, the “Alchemy” singer was seen celebrating with her and Kelce’s moms, Andrea and Donna, and breathing a sigh of relief after the Chiefs won the nail-biter to clinch a Super Bowl berth for the third straight year.

Swift — who was decked out in head-to-toe Louis Vuitton — made her way down to the field and showered the tight end with kisses following the victory.

“I love you so much,” she told her beau as they embraced post-game. “I’m so proud of you.”

[From Page Six]

I love it, it sounds shockingly classy! An elegant rooftop party with specialty cocktails, sushi, sliders, pizza? Nice. I would also assume that this is a more subdued celebration because they all know that they have to prepare for the Super Bowl. They can’t let it all hang out… yet.

Sources close to Taylor also told People Magazine that “It was an anxious game and the most incredible feeling that they won. They had friends and family at the game last night. It all felt very special. If there is anyone that knows that incredible feeling after you’ve been intensely focused on a goal, it’s Taylor. They love their football family.” Yeah, I like that Taylor is always bringing her parents and that Taylor seems tight with Travis’s mom. This is very serious, all of it. I bet Taylor is happy that the tour is finally over too – she can really enjoy her downtime and really soak up the Super Bowl experience, after flying in at the “last minute” last year in between tour stops.

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Selena Gomez was a long-time supporter of Kamala Harris – Selena is a California resident, so Harris was her state’s AG and senator before the vice presidency and last year’s presidential run. Selena endorsed Harris for president and even posted on her social media about voting-by-mail. Selena has also been a longtime advocate for the Mexican-American community, the undocumented community and the immigrant community. Her grandparents came to America as undocumented immigrants. So… yeah, Selena is really torn up about what’s already happening in the second Trump administration. ICE has already conducted hundreds, if not thousands of raids, and many people are being deported without any due process. On Monday, Selena posted this tearful message on social media:

Selena Gomez shares emotional Instagram Story about the deportation of Mexican people:

“All my people are getting attacked, the children. I don’t understand. I’m so sorry, I wish I could do something but I can’t. I don’t know what to do. I’ll try everything, I promise.” pic.twitter.com/il8pPXYZma

— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) January 27, 2025

My heart really goes out to her, and to all of the families who are being ripped apart. I pointed out Selena’s politics and her political work in the opening for a reason – this is not one of those “FAFO” cases where a Republican-voting Latin voter is shocked that the leopards are eating her face. Selena knew what was at stake in the 2024 election and she voted to protect her community, and now she’s heartbroken that millions of Americans voted for mass deportations.

Selena later deleted this video, but it still became one of the stories of the day. So much so that the new ICE Director Tom Homan was asked about Selena’s video. His response? “We’re going to do this operation without apology. We’re gonna make our community safer.” Disgusting sh-t.

Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.

Good news for those of us who enjoy a little dairy but are concerned about the negative environmental impacts of cattle raising: there’s a new milk in town! Camel milk, that is, and new research suggests that not only is it less of a strain on the environment, but the chemical components of camel milk may even be better for human ingestion. Some of those components can work to strengthen the immune system, including potentially lowering the risk of cardiovascular disease. And as for allergic symptoms related to lactose intolerance, beta-lactoglobulin, “one of the major allergens in cow’s milk,” is not present in camel milk, thus making it less allergenic. So, should we really have been saying “beta-lactoglobulin intolerant” all these years, instead? I’ll let the scientists speak straight from the camel’s mouth:

Camel milk may be a healthier alternative to dairy milk, with researchers saying it contains fewer allergens and offers other health benefits.

“As camel milk lacks beta-lactoglobulin, it is potentially less allergenic,” says research published in the journal Food Chemistry. As the National Library of Medicine points out, beta-lactoglobulin — which is different from lactose — is “one of the major allergens in cow’s milk.”

“This is a good thing. We now know that camel milk has the potential to be hypoallergenic compared to cow’s milk,” PhD student Manujaya Jayamanna Mohittige of Australia’s Edith Cowan University, who conducted the research, said in a statement.

Camel’s milk also may have potential to boost the immune system and decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease. As Mohittige explains, it can “yield bioactive peptides which can have antimicrobial properties and anti-hypertensive properties.” These peptides may “selectively inhibit certain pathogens, and by doing so, create a healthy gut environment and also has the potential to decrease the risk of developing cardiovascular disease in the future.”

Camels are also hardier animals, able to survive in dry, acrid environments, the study points out, citing “the suitability of camel farming in climates that are unfavourable for traditional cattle farming.”

“Camel milk is gaining global attention, in part because of environmental conditions. Arid or semi-arid areas can be challenging for traditional cattle farming, but perfect for camels,” Mohittige said in the statement.

As for the taste, Redditors have compared it to a less-sour kefir — a fermented milk drink — saying it “would go good with tea or coffee.” And the owner of a camel farm in Pennsylvania told Penn Live that it tastes like “milk with a little bit of salt in it.” And while it’s “not quite as sweet as cow’s milk,” it’s creamier.

[From People]

Well I’m sold! Not just because I’ve long been worried (more like scared-sh-tless) of the damage methane gas has been wreaking thanks to the amount of cattle farming done on this planet. And not only because it appears that camel milk simply sits better in our guts. What really seals the deal for me, is how comparatively exotic camel milk sounds as opposed to your run-of-the-mill cow milk. I like to march to the beat of my own timpani, so being among the first to waltz into my local Dunkin’ and order my iced coffee “with camel milk, please,” is just the sort of eccentric move I relish. Quite frankly, my only hesitation with getting excited about camel milk, is the sad reality that Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., he whose brain killed a hapless worm, may be confirmed this week to head the Department of Health and Human Services. Meaning we may have access to camel milk… but only unpasteurized, or “raw,” as RFK prefers it. Not to throw a big ol’ hump in the middle of this otherwise gastrically good news.

Photos credit: Taryn Elliott, Pixabay and Suzy Hazelwood on Pexels

We recently had an update on the Princess of Wales’s Early Years “work.” Last year, Kate’s Centre for Early Childhood (and Buttons) signed off on some pilot program having to do with the Alarm Distress Baby Scale. It’s a way of evaluating how babies interact with their world. Well, the pilot program is being expanded and Kate is reportedly “delighted” according to her spokesperson. This has been a keen Early Years update. Speaking of Kate and William’s charitable foundation, you guys know that they’ve been making noise about expanding the Royal Foundation into America for a while, right? Well, that expansion might include Kate flying to America and hunting down Prince Harry. LOL.

Kate Middleton is reportedly pondering a meeting with Prince Harry to bridge the division between him and Prince William, insider sources suggest. The princess is considering using a potential US trip as a golden chance to initiate talks between the estranged siblings. A source told Closer that Kate “sees it as a rare chance to meet up with Harry and feels like it would be a great step towards making peace.”

There are whispers that the Princess of Wales has been advocating for a reconciliation between William and Harry since they allegedly gave each other a wide berth at their uncle, Lord Robert Fellowes’s funeral in August. The same source claimed reconciling the two brothers is high on Kate’s agenda for the upcoming year, remarking: “One of Kate’s top goals for 2025 is to find a way to mend fences between William and Harry so that is front and center on her mind whenever there’s talk about going to America.”

This news emerges as Princess Kate and Prince William ignore rumors of rivalry with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, despite plans pointing to more frequent visits to the States by the royal pair. Notably, Prince William and Princess Kate gathered a significant donation from American backers this past August, disclosed by Charity Commission reports. In September, the duo revamped efforts to expand The Royal Foundation’s presence in the US, reports the Express.

The Mail reports that Kate and William have registered their foundation’s brand with the American trademark authorities. This move comes after Prince William hinted last year that he and Kate would be taking on more international engagements.

He stated: “Hopefully Catherine will be doing a bit more next year, so we’ll have some more trips maybe lined up”. Insiders reveal that the specifics of the Royal Foundation’s American expansion are being kept under wraps.

A source said, “The details are hush-hush, but, by all accounts, it’s something they’re working on pretty intensely.”

They emphasized that this move is not meant to rival the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who reside and work in the US. They added: “Expanding the Royal Family’s charitable work on a more global scale, and into America, has long been talked about. This isn’t coming out of nowhere.”

[From The Daily Mirror]

LMAO: “Expanding the Royal Family’s charitable work on a more global scale, and into America, has long been talked about.” Sorry, Commonwealth. Sorry British empire! You don’t get an charitable expansion efforts, especially not when they could rush over to America to make horse’s asses out of themselves in the hopes of stealing Harry and Meghan’s thunder. It would be so funny if Kate was unwilling to travel anymore for work… EXCEPT to America. Italy? Nope. South Africa? Of course not. Australia? Are you joking. But America? She’s there with bells on, she’ll pack up her pie charts and book her flight to California right now.

Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Cover Images, Kensington Palace.

I have to keep reminding myself that the Invictus Games are coming up, at long last. We’ve been waiting so long and the Vancouver-Whistler games are almost here. They start on February 8th, but Prince Harry will likely arrive a few days beforehand. Hopefully, Meghan will be there for the whole thing, but nothing has been confirmed. Anyway, this is another reminder that we’re seeing a ratcheted-up negativity about the Sussexes in anticipation of Invictus. The games are usually the Sussexes’ best press all year, and Invictus is arguably Harry’s signature achievement. Expect a lot of bullsh-t coming from the media and the Windsors, timed specifically around the games. Speaking of, Hello Magazine ran this exclusive about how Harry is gearing up for his big royal protection fight in the UK, like… sources claim that’s his big focus right now. I doubt it, but I’m sure British commentators want to believe it.

For the Duke of Sussex, this was personal. He had vowed to make his crusade against the newspapers that harmed him and those closest to him his “life’s work”. So while he didn’t have his day in court, the apology and eight-figure payout he accepted for “serious intrusion” into his private life and that of his late mother Diana, Princess of Wales, will have brought some closure last week.

“It’s just wonderful that Harry fought for – and gained – an apology to his mother,” his uncle Earl Spencer said afterwards adding, “She would be incredibly touched at that and rightly proud.”

The Duke’s settlement with News Group Newspapers has also left him free to focus on his next move. He had been due to take the witness stand in mid-February, straight off the back of the 2025 Vancouver-Whistler Invictus Games, but can instead head home to be with Meghan, Prince Archie, five, and Princess Lilibet, three.

His legal battles are far from over however, with Harry now focused on taking the fight for his family’s protection to court in April. And his next case that may prove decisive in his relationship with his father King Charles. Harry’s lawyers will appeal a High Court judgement upholding a Home Office decision to downgrade his security provision in the UK when he stepped back as a senior working royal in 2020.

A friend tells HELLO! “The goal for Prince Harry is simple. He wants to ensure the safety of himself and his family while in the UK so his children can know his home country and so he can help support his patronages and their important work.”

So could the stalemate finally be broken in the High Court this Spring? If the Duke were able to successfully appeal the ruling on his security, it could pave the way for him to build bridges with his father and bring his children back to visit. “The next case is fundamentally important to him in terms of his family,” says a source who has known Harry for many years.

Last week’s court victory, while unrelated to the next one, will no doubt have boosted his morale.

“It’s not quite the end of the story for him, but it’s a major chapter that’s been closed and dealt with,” adds the source.

It also came as a silver lining in a very challenging week for the Duke and Duchess. The settlement came amid fresh scrutiny of him and wife Meghan in the United States after a bruising 8,000-word profile of them in Vanity Fair, the magazine dubbed America’s “celebrity bible”. The takedown landed days after Meghan was forced to postpone the launch of her new Netflix lifestyle series With love, Meghan, until March 4 to “focus on the needs of those impacted by the wildfires” in her home state of California.

HELLO! understands that a series of new podcast episodes from Meghan has also been pushed back as a result.

[From Hello]

First of all, you’re telling me that Meghan also delayed a new podcast because of the Southern California fires? Huh. I mean… it might be true, but I just don’t think she would drop a podcast alongside her Netflix show? They would be competing with each other in a sense? As for the stuff about Harry’s big security fight… I find it exhausting. I know he wants to leave no stone unturned, but I’ve wanted him to quit that particular fight for years now. He’s made his point, and people who have paid attention to the years-long battle know how badly he got screwed over, and how his father was totally fine putting Harry and his family in extreme danger with no protection. That’s reason enough not to trust anyone in the institution ever again.

Photos courtesy of Cover Images, Lemonada Media.

Justin Baldoni continues to reveal the documentation he kept from his communications with Blake Lively, before, during and after they filmed It Ends With Us. This is all part of Baldoni’s lawsuit against Blake, Ryan Reynolds and their publicist Leslie Sloane, which came several weeks after he sued the New York Times, which came after Blake filed the complaint and sued Baldoni and his team. This is a web of lawsuits and yet it’s been playing out in the court of public opinion for more than a month. Blake and Ryan want Baldoni and his lawyer under a gag order, one of the biggest “let’s put the genie back in the bottle” attempts in recent memory. In recent days, I’ve seen some interesting attack pieces on Baldoni. If Blake and Ryan are behind some of those pieces, they’re doing a better job hiding their fingerprints.

As for Baldoni’s latest release, it’s a voice memo he sent to Blake at 2 am. The backstory (as you can hear somewhat in the recording) is that Baldoni had just met with Blake at her Tribeca penthouse hours earlier. This was the infamous meeting where Ryan Reynolds and Taylor Swift were also present, and Blake gave Justin some pages – scenes which she claimed to have rewritten, although it’s likely Ryan did the rewrites, scabbing in the middle of the writers’ strike. After Baldoni wasn’t wild about “Blake’s rewrites” in the meeting and clearly didn’t appreciate Blake using her A-list husband and BFF to pressure him, Blake sent him that text about how she’s the Khaleesi and Taylor and Ryan are her dragons, basically an implied threat that they needed to use the rewrites. So, this was the message Baldoni sent to Blake after the Khaleesi text:

Here’s TMZ’s coverage:

Justin Baldoni is following through on his vow to release all his communications with Blake Lively … revealing a nearly 7-minute apology he sent her at 2 AM while they were working on the “It Ends With Us” script.

Justin’s voice note was clearly recorded shortly after the costars’ now infamous meeting to discuss the movie’s rooftop scene — which Blake had rewritten — and he’s apologizing for his less than warm reaction to the changes … saying, “I’m really sorry. I f***ed up. I will admit and apologize when I fail. I’m a very flawed man, as my wife will attest.”

He continued, “I’m gonna piss you off, probably, but I will always apologize and find my way back to center. I’m sorry I made you feel that way. I will, for sure, do better.”

This was the meeting where Blake had her husband Ryan Reynolds and BFF Taylor Swift cheerleading for her script changes, and Justin acknowledges their input, telling Blake … “Damn right, you’ve got great friends. We should all have friends like that, aside from the fact that they’re 2 of the most creative people on the planet.”

Remember, in a text message to Justin, Blake referred to herself as Khaleesi from “Game of Thrones,” and called Taylor and Ryan her protective dragons. In his voice message, Justin says the 3 of them together are an incredibly powerful force, and he gushes about wanting to spend time with her crafting the movie. As we previously reported, Justin has said in legal docs, after that meeting, he felt like he needed to get on board with Blake’s changes or else.

Now, there are portions of the message folks who are Team Blake might find creepy — for instance, toward the end, Justin’s telling Blake how sorry he is that she’s had previous bad experiences with other filmmakers. He calls them “f***heads” and, ironically, tells her, “That’s not at all gonna be, or will be, and hopefully it’s not been the experience with me. There’s nothing more exciting to me that I get to work with Blake Lively and have all of her. I mean, that’s what I want!”

Justin goes on to say he and Blake are the “secret sauce” to making a great movie, and then finally, around 6 minutes and 30 seconds into the message, he cuts himself off and says, “I’m sorry. You probably have kids all over you, and a baby on your boob and you’re listening to me ramble.”

[From TMZ]

I know people are going to interpret the voice memo however they want, and obviously, people have really strong feelings about this situation. In my opinion, this memo sounds too personal and a bit creepy if you’re considering it in a siloed situation, without the backstory of the Khaleesi text and the fact that Taylor Swift was apparently trying to convince the director of a film to use “Blake’s rewrites.” I also think it’s clear that Baldoni was trying to just keep the show on the road, you know? He was trying to “manage” his leading actress and tell her what (he thought) she needed to hear.

Photos courtesy of Backgrid, Cover Images.

King Charles spent Monday in Poland, to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Many world leaders came to Poland to mark the day – The Netherlands’ King Willem-Alexander, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and French President Emmanuel Macron, among others. This was the first time a British monarch visited Auschwitz. He was given a tour of the on-site museum, he laid a wreath at the Death Wall and lit a candle. It was all very moving and it’s right that he made the effort to make the journey. Can I also say? It seems very odd that Camilla didn’t go with him. I know she got sick the last time they traveled together, but this was a day trip to a European country. It feels pointed that Camilla didn’t bother.

A royal source emphasized the significance of the visit for King Charles, saying, “While His Majesty has found many ways over the years to engage with survivors of the Holocaust, I know this visit to Auschwitz will be a particularly poignant one for him.”

“That’s not only because of the significance of the anniversary, but as an opportunity for him to reflect on the many stories of suffering and courage he has heard from those who bore witness in the very location where they took place,” the palace source added. “As anyone who has visited the camp can avow, it has a profound impact on the soul, bringing home both the scale of the horrors and the lessons that must be learned for eternity. In that sense, it will be a deeply personal pilgrimage for The King – paying tribute both as man and monarch,” the source said.

In Poland, King Charles began the day at the Jewish Community Centre (JCC) in Krakow, where he met Holocaust survivors and heard from volunteers and members about the organization’s support for people of all ages and backgrounds as part of its mission to rebuild Jewish life in the city.

In a moving speech at the JCC, the King said, “To be in Poland on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, as we commemorate eighty years since the liberation of Auschwitz, is both a sombre and indeed a sacred moment.”

“It is a moment when we recall the six million Jews, old and young, who were systematically murdered, together with Sinti, Roma, disabled people, members of the L.G.B.T. community, political prisoners, and so many others upon whom the Nazis inflicted their violence and hatred.”

“It is a moment when we recall the depths to which humanity can sink when evil is allowed to flourish, ignored for too long by the world…In a world that remains full of turmoil and strife, and has witnessed the dangerous re-emergence of antisemitism, there can be no more important message – especially as the United Kingdom holds the Presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance,” he continued.

“As the number of Holocaust survivors regrettably diminishes with the passage of time, the responsibility of remembrance rests far heavier on our shoulders, and on those of generations yet unborn. The act of remembering the evils of the past remains a vital task and in so doing, we inform our present and shape our future,” the King said.

[From People and royal.uk]

I will always respect Charles’s interfaith outreach and he has a long, well-documented history of allyship and alliance-building with the Jewish community, Muslim community, Hindu community and beyond. All of those alliances are just going to disappear when William becomes king, right?

Photos courtesy of Cover Images.

Soon after King Charles touched down in Poland to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, Kensington Palace announced that the Princess of Wales would make a surprise appearance alongside her husband at the London event marking the somber occasion. Kate actually has done some work on Holocaust remembrance in years past, and she even befriended a few survivors who escaped Nazi occupation and made it to London as children. I’m just saying, her appearance yesterday wasn’t completely random, this is actually a subject she cares about.

For the appearance – her first with William in 2025, and only her second of the year – Kate chose a somber black ensemble, trousers, a black knit sweater and a long black coat. She paired the black ensemble with Queen Elizabeth II’s five-strand pearl necklace and Bahrain pearl-drop earrings. I feel like the pearls were too dressy for this outfit? I always wonder if those pieces have been given to Kate on a permanent loan – you never see Camilla wearing those particular pearls, and Camilla has been looting all of QEII’s jewelry. Also: Kate’s bag is Chanel, how poignant. To learn more, google “Coco Chanel + Nazi.”

At the service, Kate got to meet up with her old friends, Steven Frank and Yvonne Bernstein, who survived the Holocaust. They received hugs and everyone held hands. I’ve said this so many times, but Kensington Palace made a huge mistake by forcing Kate to make “Early Years” her big cause – while Kate might like children (I think she only really likes her own children), Kate has always been excellent with seniors. Older folks have always enjoyed Kate as well – they think she’s cute and charming. I’m just saying… Kate always seems much more genuine with seniors. She should have a portfolio full of charities dealing with old farts. She should regularly tour nursing homes and assisted living facilities, not nursery schools.

Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.