I’m sort of surprised by the amount of drama going down with the Spanish royal family. Almost one year ago exactly, King Juan Carlos formally abdicated, leaving his son Felipe as king. Juan Carlos abdicated under a cloud of scandal, and there were several other family members embroiled in controversy too. I should note: King Felipe and Queen Letizia don’t seem to be particularly dramatic these days. The Daily Mail is always trying to start something about Letizia looking too thin, but other than a too-severe hairstyle, Letizia looks pretty much the same as always. So in the absence of drama at the top, all of the drama is still with other royal family members. Like Felipe’s sister, Princess Cristina de Borbon. The king just “stripped” his sister of her royal title. Whoa!

Duchess drama. King Felipe VI of Spain stripped the title of “Duchess of Palma de Mallorca” from his sister, Cristina de Borbon, on Friday, June 12, as she’s currently embroiled in fraud charges. According to a statement released by the palace (via Agence France-Presse): “The official journal of the state [on Friday] will publish a royal decree by which his majesty the King will revoke the use of the title of Duchess of Palma de Mallorca by Her Royal Highness the Infanta Cristina.”

The formal title of Duchess of Palma de Mallorca was bestowed upon Princess Cristina in 1997, by her late dad, King Juan Carlos I of Spain, who abdicated the throne last year. The bold move from King Felipe comes after surmounting pressure that his sister relinquish her succession rights amidst her scandal. Princess Cristina is expected to stand trial as the first-ever royal in Spain to face prosecution since the monarchy’s restoration in the country in 1975.

She is accused of being involved in a huge tax-evasion scheme involving her husband, former Olympic handball player Inaki Urdangarin, who apparently embezzled millions of public funds through his Noos Foundation. Cristina’s lawyers, however, have remained adamant that the Princess was not involved in the scheme and was simply used by her husband.

[From Us Weekly]

It’s my understanding that this “title-stripping” would be the equivalent of stripping Princess Anne with the title “The Princess Royal” (which was conferred on her by the Queen many years ago) but leaving her as HRH Princess Anne. Like, Cristina is still a princess (a blood princess) but she is no longer the Duchess of Palma de Mallorca. And yes, if you’re a member of the royal family and you’re standing trial for some major criminal acts, you should probably voluntarily relinquish your place in the line of succession.

Here’s Cristina:

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Bobby Flay tries to challenge Tom Brady and Tom Cruise (Dlisted)

Selena Gomez’s hair got a job (Just Jared)

Can’t keep Dave Grohl down (Cele|bitchy)

Katy Perry for Moschino (TooFab)

John Stamos is a f-ck up (The Superficial)

This woman is 29 years old? (Hollywood Tuna)
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Bobby Flay tries to challenge Tom Brady and Tom Cruise (Dlisted)

Selena Gomez’s hair got a job (Just Jared)

Can’t keep Dave Grohl down (Cele|bitchy)

Katy Perry for Moschino (TooFab)

John Stamos is a f-ck up (The Superficial)

This woman is 29 years old? (Hollywood Tuna)
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The Queen and Prince Philip were joined by Prince William and Princess Anne at the event to mark the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta today at Runnymede which is close to Windsor which, of course, is where Windsor Castle is –the Queen’s preferred home, where the Order of the Garter service ha…      

The Queen and Prince Philip were joined by Prince William and Princess Anne at the event to mark the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta today at Runnymede which is close to Windsor which, of course, is where Windsor Castle is –the Queen’s preferred home, where the Order of the Garter service ha…      

Congratulations are in order for Bethany Hamilton and Adam Dirks.

The professional surfer, 25, and her husband have welcomed their first child – son Tobias – on June 1, she announced via Instagram Monday.

The proud new mom – who lost her arm in a 2003 shark attack – shared the happy news on social media.

“Blessed to welcome our son, Tobias, into the world. Born June 1st, 7.9 lbs. and 21? Long. He is named after his great grandpa Tobias meaning ‘The goodness of God.’ Adam and I so in love with our lil guy and are stoked to share life with him! #stokedmomma Photo: @TimmyHamilton,” the first-time mom captioned the family photo.

The couple – who were wed in August 2013 – announced their pregnancy news in Feb.

Congratulations to the Hamilton-Dirks family!

Hollywood couple Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner were photographed with their three children – daughters Violet, 9, and Seraphina, 6, and 3-year-old son Samuel – on Sunday (June 14).

Joined by a friend, the famous family stepped out to the farmers’ market in Pacific Palisades, Calif.

On Saturday, we spotted Jen and Sera shopping in their Brentwood neighborhood.

According to Entertainment Tonight, Ben and Jen might be headed for a divorce. The parents-of-three have their 10-year wedding anniversary coming up on June 29.

Last month, Jennifer opened up to Yahoo! Parenting about their marriage.

“You just go on a ride together because you don’t know who you’re going to be when you first have a baby and you don’t know who [your partner] is going to be. You have to just hang in there while you figure it out — and have a lot of patience for each other,” she shared.

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Taraji P Henson and Terrence Howard are at the Monte Carlo TV Festival promoting Empire, probably the most VIP stars at the event so far. Because Empire, as you know, has been one of the biggest f-cking deals in television this year. And that makes Taraji a very big deal. You know how you can tel…      

Taraji P Henson and Terrence Howard are at the Monte Carlo TV Festival promoting Empire, probably the most VIP stars at the event so far. Because Empire, as you know, has been one of the biggest f-cking deals in television this year. And that makes Taraji a very big deal. You know how you can tel…      

A-listers Fergie and Josh Duhamel stepped out with son Axl, 21 months, in Los Angeles, Calif. on Sunday (June 14).

The famous family-of-three enjoyed a Sunday Funday together at a local park.

Last month, we spotted the trio at a friend’s birthday party in Santa Monica.

Josh’s police series Battle Creek was recently cancelled by CBS.

Meanwhile, Fergie is working on her second studio album, tentatively scheduled for a 2015 release. The first single off of that collection, L.A. LOVE (La La), was released back in Sept. 2014.

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