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James Bond star Britt Ekland has said the King will have his dream fulfilled when he is crowned on Saturday.The 80-year-old actress, who starred opposite Sir Roger Moore in 1974's The Man With The Golden Gun as Mary Goodnight, was a close friend of Princess Margaret, who died in 2002.Ekland, who was speaking around the 50th anniversary of horror film The Wicker Man, recalled her first meeting with Charles, who was a big fan of the BBC radio comedy show The Goon Show, which starred her then-husband Peter Sellers.

Pupils from Hill House School in London, play on the grass in front of the now Saatchi Gallery, where Britain's King Charles III played sport as a pupil, Thursday, April 20, 2023.King Charles III hasn't even been crowned yet, but his name is already etched on the walls of Hill House School in London.

An artist renowned for depicting royals with moose as a form of affectionate mischief has recalled the giggling response he received from the King when he presented him with a postcard of Queen Elizabeth II riding one of the long-antlered mammals.Canadian Charles Pachter, 80, who lives in Toronto, has produced an entire collection featuring moose alongside royalty over the course of five decades and even presented his creations to the late Queen and King Charles.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The sixth series of Netflix show The Crown has started filming in St Andrews, where the Prince of Wales met his now wife.The new series of the show will feature William's time at the University of St Andrews, where in 2001 he met and later fell in love with Kate Middleton, now the Princess of Wales.

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LONDON  In a hotel suite overlooking a darkening Leicester Square, the actor Warwick Davis picked up a pair of opera glasses and pointed them in the direction of the Empire Cinema.In 1988, he was there attending the London premiere of Willow, a swashbuckling comedy-adventure movie directed by Ron Howard with a story by George Lucas, who executive produced.

Paralympic gold medal athlete Kadeena Cox has revealed who she wants to win I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! after she was praised by the King at a Windsor Castle honours ceremony.Cox, 31, who won two golds for Great Britain at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, received her OBE for services to athletics and cycling from Charles at the investiture event.

Hugh Jackman says he thinks it is inevitable that Australia will become a Republic in the future.The Hollywood actor and singer said he had absolutely no ill will against the King, but that breaking away from the UK monarchy seemed like a natural part of an evolution of a country.Speaking on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, he revealed he held dual-British and Australian citizenship and that he had grown up in a household that celebrated the royals.

Prince Harry has finally addressed longstanding rumours that Major James Hewitt is his real father.It is just one of many explosive subjects the Duke of Sussex writes about in his new memoir Spare'.The royals have never openly discussed the theory about Harry's parentage, which developed after it was revealed Diana had a five year affair with Hewitt in the 1980s.

Past and present hosts of US news show The View have reunited to pay tribute to Barbara Walters, following her death aged 93.The presenter, who created the ABC programme in 1977, was hailed as a one of a kind journalist who defied sexism and ageism, by her colleagues.News of her death was announced by the network on December 30.

A retired Army major has braved the winter cold to complete a charity challenge in his handmade Tintanic boat.Michael Stanley, known as Major Mick, has rowed more than 125 miles and collected nearly 12,000 during his eight-month fundraiser for charity Children on the Edge which supports children from war-torn Ukraine.

It's Christmas in London.You have presents to buy, work parties to attend and lots of lights to see.Any time left between that?Why not learn where it all began for Christmas in London, and impress everyone with your facts over Christmas dinner?Ho-ho-ho!
1.The first commercial Christmas card was printed in London in 1843.