Shakira and Gerard Pique are separating. I don’t think it’s a recent thing though. According to Spanish outlets, Pique has been living in his old Barcelona bachelor pad for months, and he’s reportedly been out and about, looking like a single guy. He’s gone out with his dude friends and they pick up women. There’s one specific woman being mentioned in the Spanish press. The “other woman” is 20 years old, a student and “event hostess” in Barcelona. Pique is 35 years old and he and Shakira share two children, Sasha and Milan.

Shakira and her partner Gerard Piqué are taking time apart.

“We regret to confirm that we are separating,” the couple said in a joint statement Saturday. “We ask for privacy at this moment for the well-being of our children, who are our maximum priority. Thank you in advance for your understanding and respect.”

The couple — who share two sons, Milan, 9, and Sasha, 7 — first confirmed their relationship in March 2011. They met on the set of her music video for “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa),” which served as the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

The news of their separation comes after the Spanish news outlet El Periodico reported that the soccer player, 35, is living in his house in Barcelona again — and away from Shakira, 45, and the kids.

Fans are also taking note of the lyrics to Shakira’s newest song with Rauw Alejandro, titled “Te Felecito.”

“For completing you I broke into pieces/They warned me, but I did not pay attention,” she sings. “I realized that yours is false/It was the drop that overflowed the glass/Do not tell me you’re sorry, that seems sincere, but I know you well and I know you lie.”

[From People]

Again, it sounds like they’ve been quietly separated for months but Pique isn’t being discreet about it. He’s going out with his bros, picking up women, screwing around. I mean… I never thought these two worked together. I’m shocked that they made it eleven years. I feel like Shakira was looking the other way for a while and that Pique was always kind of douchey. It seems like Shakira just realized that too – “They warned me, but I did not pay attention.” A mess!

Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Backgrid.

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Here are photos of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex arriving at St. Paul’s Cathedral today, this morning. They are there for the Jubilee service of thanksgiving for the Queen’s historic reign. The Queen skipped out because Trooping the Colour exhausted her.

Harry and Meghan were some of the first royals to arrive at the church, and what was funny is that they apparently got huge cheers from the crowd. The same crowd booed Boris Johnson just minutes before that. Meghan looked amazing in a cream coat (no ID as I’m writing this) with a large collar and no visible buttons (lol). The back of the coat is a reminder that Meghan has always loved trench coats and she loves anything and everything with a trench coat vibe. Her hat is wonderful too. Update: The coat is Dior and technically it’s supposed to be a very pale lilac. Sure! It really photographed as cream in every single photo though.

Everything about this church service is heavily stage-managed by the Palace, including the arrival times and seating arrangements. Harry and Meghan were carefully arranged in the second row, next to the York princesses and their husbands, and also with Princess Margaret’s daughter Sarah Chatto. I wondered if Meg and Harry would bring Archie to the service, but they did not. Anyway, what a beautiful couple!

Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.

Here are some photos of the St. Paul’s Cathedral arrivals of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall. They are the most “senior royals” at today’s Jubilee service, given the Queen’s absence. As such, they were the last ones to arrive. The arrivals seemed to be organized at a military pace though, they all came one after the other and they each got their moment on the steps. I kind of think the roar of the crowd was a lot bigger for Harry and Meghan.

Duchess Kate wore a yellow Emilia Wickstead, and Duchess Camilla wore an embroidered coat by Fiona Clare. Both women wore Philip Treacy hats. I’m sure the loose dress code for the service was “light colors,” and since Kate wore white at Trooping, she decided to organize a new Wickstead for this. I find Kate’s look very Easter-y? And while she actually looks good in yellow, I feel like she needs a bolder shade. I actually like Camilla’s coat a lot. It’s a little bit gaudy and rich-bitch, which is why I like it.

PS… Unlike the service of thanksgiving/memorial service for Prince Philip, it does not appear that any of the royals brought their children for this. No Cambridge kids, no Sussex kids, etc.

Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.

Me: I think the loose dress code for the national service of thanksgiving was “pale colors for women.”
Zara Tindall: FUCHSIA.

So, here are more photos from today’s Jubilee service at St. Paul’s Cathedral. Unlike the Commonwealth service in 2020, there was not a chaotic staging mess just hours beforehand. Remember that? The Windsors were so desperate to snub Harry and Meghan, they looked foolish and cruel. William and Kate specifically. What I’m noticing from the photos and videos is that every royal knew what to do, that everything was choreographed specifically to avoid drama. The Sussexes were seated with the York princesses and behind the Wessexes. The Cambridges got their “moment” and they looked frumpy. Charles and Camilla came in as the old hands.

Once again, the “working royals” looked dull and sparklefree, while the non-working royals and royal-adjacents seemed to be enjoying themselves a lot more, just like at Trooping the Colour yesterday. Prince Edward was seen looking friendly to Harry and Meghan, and we know Beatrice and Eugenie are still tight with the Sussexes too.

Fashion notes: Zara Tindall’s hot pink coat is Laura Green, and she’s carrying an Aspinal of London bag. Eugenie wore a bright, unflatteringly orange Emilia Wickstead (hate it, honestly). Beatrice looked like she stole something out of Kate’s closet, honestly. Kate loves that shade of blue and it has plenty of buttons, a funky shoulder detail and it looks very “pinched.” Bea is going Full Keen.

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Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Getty.

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The Duchess of Cambridge arrived at Trooping the Colour in a carriage, alongside the Duchess of Cornwall. Across from Kate and Camilla in the carriage: Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. This is the first time for the Cambridge kids in a carriage for Trooping. Previously, Kate has arrived at Trooping by carriage while the kids wait for her at the Palace, then they do the balcony stuff together. It’s notable that the Cambridge kids are being included in this part.

Kate wore white – reportedly, this is an Alexander McQueen coatdress which she’s worn previously (last year, at the G7). She’s also wearing Princess Diana’s sapphire-and-diamond earrings. I’m surprised she went with a repeat, I thought she would probably go for a whole new wardrobe for the Jubbly. Interesting! As for the Cambridge kids… George is wearing a little suit, Louis is wearing some kind of sailor getup (lol) and Charlotte is wearing a little blue dress. The kids are coordinated but not too matchy-matchy.

Bonus photo of the Wessexes, looking pissed off. I will add more carriage photos as they come in.

Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.

Here you go, British people. Here’s your precious all-white royal family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. It was so important for the Windsors to only have “working royals” on the balcony that they ended up editing out the youngest and most charismatic people in the family. No Sussex family, no Zara and Mike Tindall, no Peter Phillips and his girls, no York princesses and their babies. It could have been a welcome and joyful balcony full of multi-generation royals and royal-adjacents. All of it was whitewashed and made frumpy by Prince William and Kate’s need for *their* children to be the only “important” ones.

Not only is Kate wearing Diana’s diamond-and-sapphire earrings, but she also got her hands on some of William’s baby clothes. She dressed Louis in the sailor outfit William wore to a Trooping the Colour in the 1980s. I mean… it’s cute and also a wee bit obsessive.

Look at this photo and tell me please, why is this so funny? This isn’t from THE balcony, this is from the window from the Major’s office or whatever. Kate has a face like thunder, Sophie looks like she’s about to stab someone and the children are already completely over this mess.

Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Instar.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex did attend Trooping the Colour and Archie and Lilibet were there too. Since they were “banned from the balcony,” I assumed that Harry and Meghan were just going to skip Trooping entirely… because I still honestly believe it was Harry’s call, and that he didn’t want any part of the balcony shenanigans. So I am definitely interested in learning what exactly happened behind-the-scenes to get the Sussexes at Trooping. The Sussex family watched from the Major General’s Office. No photos were taken of their arrival, it seems.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle gathered in London on Thursday morning with Kate Middleton and other members of the royal family to watch the queen’s birthday parade, a hotly anticipated moment in royal history coming after two years of acrimonious allegations by the couple against Harry’s family. However they were not immediately seen on the televised version of events.

The California-based couple were said to have arrived discreetly at Horse Guards Parade in London by car with their children, in contrast to some other members of the family who arrived publicly in horse-drawn carriages.

William and Kate’s three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, arrived in a royal carriage with their mother and step-grandmother, Camilla. George was later seen on the balcony of a room known as the Major General’s Office, but Harry and Meghan and their kids stayed out of view as proceedings got underway.

Their arrival was not filmed by TV cameras, and as the ceremonies began at 11 a.m., they had still not been shown on British TV screens, although palace sources had previously confirmed that Harry, Meghan, and their two children would be there.

[From The Daily Beast]

This just emphasizes how stupid it was to make a big public show of “banning” the Sussexes from the balcony. Now the story and attention is on “where are they” and “are we going to see the kids” and “why is the balcony only for white people.” I also feel like it was a mistake to “ban” the York princesses from the balcony too – I genuinely believe people would want to see Eugenie, Beatrice and their kids, much more so than the octogenarians and septuagenarians making up the “working royal” roster.

The Telegraph says Harry & Meghan are watching Trooping from the window. Oh, pics!!!

Meghan Markle’s showstopping return to royal duties https://t.co/pINIq2oQ78

— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) June 2, 2022

Is it time to welcome Meghan and Harry back?

‘We should be more like the Queen!’

Royal commentator @byEmilyAndrews tells @adilray & @CharlotteHawkns that she is hopeful that the invitation to the jubilee celebrations will be an olive branch from the Queen to Harry and Meghan. pic.twitter.com/5vGMGNBIHu

— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) June 2, 2022

Photos courtesy of Backgrid, Instar.

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