Meghan Markle reveals an unusual hobby that she shares with sister-in-law Princess Kate Middleton in her new Netflix show.

In the opening scene of With Love, Meghan, which premiered on Tuesday, March 4, the Duchess of Sussex wears a beekeeper’s suit and harvests honey from her personal apiary.

“I’ve got good vibes. Good vibes for good hives,” Meghan tells viewers.

“It’s like also that little reminder to do something that scares you a little bit. I think that’s part of it, but I’m trying to stay in the calm of it. Because it’s beautiful to be this connected,” she adds.

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Kate has also publicly shared her love of beekeeping. To celebrate World Bee Day in May 2023, Kensington Palace released an image of the princess wearing beekeeper’s gear while handling bees at her home in Anmer Hall on the Sandringham estate.

The princess even brought a jar of her own honey to a royal engagement at the Natural History Museum in London in June 2021.

“Would you like to try some? This came specially from my beehive. Does it taste like honey from the shops? Does it taste like flowers?” Kate asked children at the event, according to the Daily Mail’s royal editor Rebecca English.

The hobby is also beloved by King Charles III. After visiting the king’s Highgrove estate in June 2024, David Beckham told BBC News he exchanged “beekeeping tips” with the monarch.

Similarly, Charles’ wife, Queen Camilla, also produces honey from hives at her country home in Lacock, Wiltshire, England, People reported.

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In 2020, the queen became president of Bees for Development, a charity that aims to promote “sustainable beekeeping to combat poverty, build resilient livelihoods and benefit biodiversity,” according to its website.

In With Love, Meghan, the duchess reveals that she had been involved with the hobby for around a year at the time of filming.

The former actress’ As Ever brand will sell honey as part of its initial lineup when products are released in the spring. The range of products includes: raspberry spread, wildflower honey with honeycomb, flower sprinkles, herbal hibiscus tea, herbal peppermint tea, herbal lemon ginger tea, crepe mix and a shortbread cookie mix with flower sprinkles.

The name Meghan Markle has officially been retired.

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, 43, spoke to Mindy Kaling about why she prefers the last name Sussex in her new Netflix docuseries, With Love, Meghan.

“It’s so funny you keep saying Markle,” Meghan said. “You know it’s Sussex now. You have kids and you go, I share my name with my children. I didn’t know how meaningful it would be to me, but it just means so much to go, this is our family name. Our little family now.”

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The conversation led to public curiosity over the royal family’s last names and where they come from. Below, Us Weekly breaks down why Meghan’s name is Sussex and other royal last names.

The Royals Have 2 Last Names

Before 1917, the royal family technically didn’t have last names and therefore individual royals used their royal title or “house” as a substitute. This changed when King George V started using the name of his royal house, Windsor, as a last name.

When Prince Harry’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, married Prince Philip in 1947, they combined their last names to be Mountbatten-Windsor.

This name is usually given to royals without HRH (His or Her Royal Highness) or prince/princess titles who wouldn’t already have a royal house to use as a substitute for a last name.

As Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, didn’t have titles at the time of their respective births, they were given the last name Mountbatten-Windsor.

The children were made a prince and a princess respectively after their grandfather, King Charles III, took the throne on September 8, 2022. Archie and Lilibet’s royal “house” subsequently became Sussex to reflect the Duke and Duchess of Sussex titles held by Harry and Meghan since their wedding in 2018.

It is not known whether the children’s names have been legally changed to reflect the title change, though it’s worth noting the royal website refers to them as “Prince Archie of Sussex” and “Princess Lilibet of Sussex.”

“It’s our shared name as a family, and I guess I hadn’t recognized how meaningful that would be to me until we had children,” Meghan said in an interview with People on Monday, March 3. “I love that that is something that Archie, Lili, H and I all have together. It means a lot to me.”

This practice is not uncommon among the royal family. For example, when Prince Charles was named the Prince of Wales in 1958, Wales became his royal house. This was also inherited by Princess Diana, Harry and Prince William, who used Wales as a last name while growing up.

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The brothers also used the name Wales while serving in the U.K. military.

Similarly, Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson’s two daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, previously used the last name York to honor their parents’ titles Duke and Duchess of York.

However, Beatrice and Eugenie’s last names have since been changed to their husband’s names. For example, Beatrice’s name is styled on the royal website as “Princess Beatrice, Mrs. Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi,” while Eugenie’s is styled as “Princess Eugenie, Mrs. Jack Brooksbank.”

Titles are usually only used as last names in situations when a last name is officially or legally required. Princess Kate Middleton, for example, has never publicly asked to be called “Kate Wales,” and instead uses her formal title, the Princess of Wales.

Meghan Markle’s estranged half brother, Thomas Markle Jr., has criticized her new Netflix docuseries, With Love, Meghan.

In the series, which aired on Tuesday, March 4, Meghan, 43, cooks for celebrity guests and shares tips on baking, crafting, and hosting. The series’ first episode opens with the Duchess of Sussex wearing a beekeeper’s suit and harvesting honey from her personal apiary.

“The first five minutes, it was just so bland and generic,” Thomas Jr. said in an interview with TalkTV on Tuesday.

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“It was so, like, blah… Nothing jumped out. It was just Meghan, talking in that bland, generic voice,” he added.

Thomas Jr. said the Duchess of Sussex’s claims that she grew up watching cooking shows and that she always enjoyed cooking “wasn’t the case.”

“I do have to hand it to Doria, Doria’s a great cook,” Thomas said, referencing Meghan’s mother, Doria Ragland.

“I don’t get it, she didn’t cook anything for anyone growing up,” he continued, once again referring to his half sibling.

In an episode featuring actress Mindy Kailing, Meghan said she “was a latchkey kid” who grew up “with a lot of fast food and TV tray meals.”

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However, Thomas claimed her statement isn’t accurate: “We weren’t poor. She didn’t have to rub those two nickels together at Sizzler’s salad bar.”

Thomas also addressed Meghan’s decision to officially drop the last name “Markle” on the show. In the same episode, the former actress corrected Kaling, who used her maiden name instead of Sussex.

“Samantha and I are both gonna change our last names to Sussex,” Thomas joked, referring to his sister, Samantha Markle. He went on to jokingly call himself “the duke-in-law of Sussex.”

Though Meghan is close with her mother, she has been estranged from her father Thomas Markle Sr.’s side of the family since her royal wedding to Prince Harry in 2018.

In the years since, the Markle family has given multiple interviews where they have publicly criticized the duchess.

In March 2024, a judge dismissed Samantha’s defamation lawsuit against Meghan after she alleged that the duchess mischaracterized their relationship in her 2021 tell-all CBS interview and in her Netflix docuseries, Harry & Meghan.

As for Meghan’s father, Thomas Markle Sr., he has sustained a much lower profile after experiencing a stroke in May 2022.

In the TalkTV interview, Thomas Jr. said his father “leaves the door open for forgiveness.”

“He loves all his children, no matter what,” he said.

“Deep down inside, he still cares about Meghan… I’m sure he wishes her luck. That’s what a father does. He’s always left that door open for her, and she’s always just slammed it in his face repeatedly,” Thomas Jr. continued.

Representatives for the Duchess of Sussex declined to comment when contacted by Us Weekly.

Meghan Markle gushed about her life with Prince Harry and their two children during an interview on The Drew Barrymore Show.

The Duchess of Sussex, 43, spoke with Barrymore about her new Netflix series, With Love, Meghan, and her life in California in a segment that is due to air on Thursday, March 6.

Meghan told Barrymore that her children, Prince Archie, 5, and Princess Lilibet, 3, have started to pick up their father’s accent.

“OK, what’s your favorite thing that you see in your kids that you go, ‘Oh, that’s their dad,’” Barrymore asked the royal.

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Meghan responded: “Oh, some of the words that they still say with a British accent, so they’ll say z-e-b-r-a and what else do they say? They have these little moments where it comes out and because they have very American accents, but they say words that are just like him and I think it’s adorable.”

“Zebra is a good one,” she added.

Meghan’s eldest child, Archie, was born in London in 2019 when Meghan and Harry, 40, were still working royals. The family relocated to Montecito, California, in 2020 and welcomed Lilibet in 2021.

Meghan also told Barrymore how she incorporates bedtime stories into her kids’ routines when she travels.

“I always make it a point when I’m traveling if I can’t do bedtime stories with my kids because Archie and Lily are just 3 and 5, so I’ll always pack a really thin book and I’ll videotape myself reading it so whoever’s with them or Papa can say, ‘Here’s mama reading your bedtime story,’” she said.

“You find ways to show up for each other and if that’s the one thing that I can convey through the show or through As Ever as a brand, I want people to know you can show up for each other because you know how good it feels when someone shows up for you,” Meghan added.

Meghan’s lifestyle show on Netflix, which premiered on Monday, March 4, coincided with the launch of her lifestyle brand, As Ever.

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Though not yet available to purchase, Meghan has listed various products on the As Ever website, including: Raspberry Spread, Limited Edition Wildflower Honey with Honeycomb, Flower Sprinkles, Herbal Hibiscus Tea, Herbal Peppermint Tea, Herbal Lemon Ginger Tea, Crepe Mix and Shortbread Cookies with Flower Sprinkles.

Barrymore, meanwhile, referred to Meghan as “Meghan Sussex” during the interview. It comes after Meghan corrected actress Mindy Kaling for referring to her by her maiden name, Markle, in an episode of With Love, Meghan.

“It’s so funny you keep saying Markle,” Meghan told Kaling. “You know it’s Sussex now. You have kids and you go, I share my name with my children. I didn’t know how meaningful it would be to me, but it just means so much to go, this is our family name. Our little family now.”

Tune in to Meghan’s interview on The Drew Barrymore Show on Thursday, March 6.

Prince William marked five years since the beginning of the Covid pandemic during a visit to Royal Berkshire Hospital on Wednesday, March 5.

William, 42, carried out the visit to the hospital in Reading, England, where the first Covid victim died in the U.K. in March 2020.

It’s also the hospital where William’s wife, Princess Kate Middleton, was born on January 9, 1982.

William’s visit not only honored the poignant anniversary of the pandemic, but it also celebrated NHS Charities Together, a U.K. charitable network “which continues to help NHS staff, patients and local communities,” according to a press release issued to Us Weekly.

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The organization raised more than £15 million, or around $19.2 million, after launching the Urgent COVID-19 Appeal in its first five days in March 2020, the press release said.

It added that the charity went on to raise more than £160 million, or around $205 million, to support hospital patients, staff and volunteers at the frontline of the pandemic.

During his visit on Wednesday, William toured one of the U.K.’s first Long Covid clinics, which was partly funded by NHS Charities Together.

He also visited the hospital’s Health and Wellbeing Center and Garden, which has a free gym and green space for staff to relax during their downtime.

“A poignant visit to Royal Berkshire Hospital to see firsthand the lasting impact of NHS Charities Together’s support over the past five years, since the start of the COVID pandemic,” read a statement shared via William and Kate’s joint Instagram account, alongside photos from the visit.

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William and Kate, 43, have been joint patrons of NHS Charities Together since December 2020. The couple visited the Royal Berkshire Hospital during a U.K. royal tour that same month.

“Welcome back,” Graham Sims, chairman of Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, said to Kate during the visit, according to Hello! Magazine.

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Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, clarified her last name during a conversation with Mindy Kaling in her new Netflix docuseries, With Love, Meghan.

In the lifestyle show, which premiered on Tuesday, March 4, Meghan corrected Kaling after she referred to the duchess by her maiden name, Markle.

“It’s so funny you keep saying Markle,” Meghan said. “You know it’s Sussex now. You have kids and you go, I share my name with my children. I didn’t know how meaningful it would be to me, but it just means so much to go, this is our family name. Our little family now.”

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Meghan, 43, and her husband Prince Harry share two children: Prince Archie, 5, and Princess Lilibet, 3. Though the couple share a last name with their kids, Archie and Lilibet actually have a second last name, which they inherited from Harry’s late grandparents, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.

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It’s not surprising that Meghan and Harry, 40, use the last name Sussex.

As royals with titles do not usually have last names, they typically use their title as their family name. For example, when Harry and Prince William were growing up, they used the surname Wales because their parents were the Prince and Princess of Wales.

When Harry and Meghan inherited the Sussex dukedom upon their marriage in 2018, their family name became Sussex.

Speaking to People in an interview published on Monday, March 3, Meghan said the Sussex name is part of her “love story” with Harry.

“It’s our shared name as a family, and I guess I hadn’t recognized how meaningful that would be to me until we had children,” she told the outlet. “I love that that is something that Archie, Lili, H and I all have together. It means a lot to me.”

However, Meghan and Harry’s two children were born without royal titles and only inherited their “prince” and “princess” titles after their grandfather, King Charles III, ascended the throne on September 8, 2022.

At the time of his birth on May 6, 2019, Archie’s legal name was Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, according to his birth certificate, which was published online.

Similarly, Lilibet was born Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor on June 4, 2021, according to her birth certificate, which was also published online.

Mountbatten-Windsor is a royal family name most commonly used by members without HRH (His or Her Royal Highness) or prince/princess titles. The name is a combination of “Mountbatten” from Philip’s side, and “Windsor” from Elizabeth II’s family.

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While Harry and Meghan still use their titles, they stopped using HRH in an official capacity after stepping back from royal duties in 2020.

Meghan and Harry have never used the last name Mountbatten-Windsor. On Archie’s birth certificate, Meghan’s legal name was listed as Rachel Meghan Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex.

Harry’s was listed as His Royal Highness Henry Charles Albert David Duke of Sussex.

Meanwhile, on Lilibet’s birth certificate, Harry used the first name “The Duke of Sussex” and the last name “His Royal Highness,” while Meghan listed her full name as Rachel Meghan Markle.

It is not known whether Archie and Lilibet’s names have been legally changed to reflect their new titles. In the line of succession on the royal family’s official website, the children’s names are listed as “Prince Archie of Sussex” and “Princess Lilibet of Sussex.”

They are sixth and seventh in line to the throne respectively after Harry, who is fifth in line.

Royal fans, rejoice — Meghan Markle is gearing up to release her new lifestyle brand!

The Duchess of Sussex, 43, announced on February 17, 2025, that she had changed the name of the brand from American Riviera Orchard to As Ever to reflect the expansive range of products that will be offered.

“Last year, I had thought, ‘American Riviera, that sounds like such a great name.’ It’s my neighborhood; it’s a nickname for Santa Barbara, but it limited me to things that were just manufactured and grown in this area,” Meghan said in a video posted to Instagram.

Here’s everything to know about the brand, from the release date to the types of products on offer and the controversy surrounding the name change.

Release Date

Products will be available from spring 2025, according to an Instagram post by the official As Ever account on February 19.

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Though a specific date has not been confirmed, Meghan said in her recent Instagram video that the brand’s launch will coincide with the premiere of her Netflix lifestyle docuseries, With Love, Meghan, set to be released on March 4, 2025.

Products

Following the March 2025 drop of her With Love, Meghan Netflix series, Meghan confirmed exactly what she planned to sell under the As Ever name.

Raspberry Spread, Limited Edition Wildflower Honey with Honeycomb, Flower Sprinkles, Herbal Hibiscus Tea, Herbal Peppermint Tea, Herbal Lemon Ginger Tea, Crepe Mix and Shortbread Cookies with Flower Sprinkles have all been added to the website. However, the products are not available to purchase just yet.

Meghan previously discussed As Ever continuing to make the jam, which was the first product she teased under the brand’s previous name.

“Of course, there will be fruit preserves,” Markle said in the Instagram video. “I think we’re all clear at this point that jam is my jam. But there are so many more products that I just love, and now it’s time to share them with you. So I just can’t wait for you to see it. Thanks, guys!”

While some of the products offered will be sourced from Meghan’s home in California, Us Weekly understands that the brand’s vision is much larger.

Though Meghan has remained tight-lipped on other products, she published a collage on Instagram that may contain some hints.

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The collage features a cocktail recipe for something named the Signature Tig Cup, which is most likely a reference to The Tig, Meghan’s former lifestyle blog which she shut down before joining the royal family.

The collage also has photos of inspirational quotes.

“Stay close to people who feel like sunshine,” reads one of the quotes. Another one reads, “I love you with all my butt. I would say heart but my butt is bigger.”

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It is not known if Meghan’s husband, Prince Harry, will be involved with promoting the brand or if he has inspired any of the products.

However, it’s worth noting that the Duke of Sussex, 40, inspired the As Ever brand logo, which features a palm tree and two hummingbirds on either side.

Us understands that the palm tree was chosen as a nod to Meghan and Harry’s home in Montecito, where they live with their two children, Prince Archie, 5, and Princess Lilibet, 3.

Meanwhile, the hummingbirds were chosen because they are a favorite of Harry’s, Us can confirm.

Controversy

Meghan revealed in her previous Instagram video that she decided to change the brand’s name to As Ever when “Netflix came on, not just as my partner in the show, but as my partner in my business.”

Us understands that Meghan registered the company name years ago before making the official change.

However, the name As Ever also belongs to a vintage clothing company based in New York and New Jersey founded in 2017.

“Wow and hello,” the company’s founder, Mark Kolski, began a statement shared via Instagram on Tuesday, February 18, after Meghan announced the name change.

“I want to say thank you to all the old friends who know and love our small family brand As Ever, and also say hi to all those that have just become aware we exist. In the last 36 hours, there has been an outpouring of support and concern regarding recent events around our namesake brand,” the statement said. “We are aware. We are not affiliated.”

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Speaking to The New York Times, Kolski said he considered legal action but ultimately decided against it.

“My brother’s an attorney, and so I called him,” he told the outlet. “He’s not an intellectual property lawyer, but he did say, you know, you have some rights based on your established business.”

“I’m not trying to mount some legal offensive here,” Kolski added. “Right now, I’m just going back to work, and I’m trying to keep the awareness on my brand. If any conflict eventually arises that affects my business, I’ll evaluate that then.”

“What it feels like is out there people are making comments, and the media they want to create a rift between us, but there isn’t,” he added. “I haven’t talked to them. They haven’t talked to me. There’s no battle going on.”

It’s been nearly five years since Prince Harry moved to California with his wife Meghan Markle and their kids — and they’re apparently still loving it.

During an interview with Us Weekly at the 2025 Invictus Games on February 14, former professional rugby player Richie McCaw spoke about what it was like to catch up with Harry at the sporting tournament, which the royal founded for injured or wounded service personnel in 2014.

Recalling a recent conversation with Harry, 40, McCaw said: ‘I said, ‘How things go? And he goes, ‘Well, life’s going on pretty good.’”

“He was like, ‘Yeah, I can drop the kids off at school… without any issue.’ And hey, we all take that for granted, don’t we?” the New Zealand athlete continued.

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“But tough situation to be in…however you look at it,” the rugby star added.

Harry and Meghan, 43, live in Montecito with their two children: Prince Archie, 5, and Princess Lilibet, 3. The family moved to the area from the U.K. during the pandemic in 2020 after stepping down from royal duties.

McCaw shared an Instagram selfie with Harry at the 2025 games, held in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada.

He captioned the photo: “Great to be in Vancouver supporting the wheelchair rugby at the Invictus Games this afternoon @isps_handa.” The image has 12,245 likes at the time of writing on Friday, February 28.

“We’ve rubbed shoulders with the royal family a few times,” McCaw told Us. “I haven’t spent a lot of time with Harry, but yeah, it was cool that you got to have a chat. And I didn’t think a selfie like that would get so much attention.”

Before retiring from professional rugby in 2015, McCaw broke several records and captained the All Blacks, New Zealand’s national rugby team, to World Cup victories in 2011 and 2015. McCaw visited Buckingham Palace to meet the late Queen Elizabeth II with the All Blacks on several occasions. More recently, he was part of King Charles III‘s procession at the coronation in 2023.

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“My grandfather was a fighter pilot during the Second World War in Britain, and he used to talk about the king being quite a central part of life,” McCaw reflected. “My ancestors immigrated from the UK, and the thought that I just imagined what they’d be thinking, you know, looking down, going, ‘How the hell are you from a little place in New Zealand standing there at the king’s procession?’

“So it was pretty amazing,” he said.

During the Invictus Games, Us Weekly also interviewed the Duke of Sussex himself, who reflected on launching the tournament more than a decade ago.

“Today, I have the benefit of hindsight and experience, but I wouldn’t change any of it — except still wishing there were no need for the Invictus Games,” Harry told Us.

The royal added that Meghan “has been part of this community since shortly after the Orlando Games in 2016 and has loved every minute of it.”

“There are so many special memories,” he continued.

Meghan joined Harry for a couple of days at the 2025 games before returning home to be with the couple’s children.

“Back home taking care of our babies, and missing my Valentine as he continues on at the Invictus Games, changing lives and reminding all of us of the power of healing and resilience through these incredible veterans and their families,” Meghan wrote in an Instagram post on February 14.

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With reporting by Justin Ravitz.

King Charles III has invited President Donald Trump to the U.K. for a “historic second state visit.”

Donald Trump, 78, was presented with the invitation from the U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, on behalf of King Charles, 76, during a press conference at the White House on Thursday, February 27.

Starmer, 62, told Trump that the invitation was “unprecedented” and “really special” because it “has never happened before,” The Times of London reported.

In the letter, which Trump showed to the cameras, the king suggested that Trump take an informal visit to Balmoral Castle or Dumfries House in Scotland, where they would plan the next official state visit, The Times reported.

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The outlet added that Charles suggested Trump’s visit could coincide with the president’s trip to his Turnberry golf course in the west of Scotland.

“There is much on both estates which I think you might find interesting and enjoy — particularly as my foundation at Dumfries House provides hospitality skills training for young people who often end up as staff in your own establishments,” Charles wrote, according to The Times.

“Quite apart from this presenting an opportunity to discuss a wide range of issues of mutual interest, it would also offer a valuable chance to plan a historic second state visit to the United Kingdom. As you will know, this is unprecedented by a U.S. president,” the king added. “That is why I would find it helpful for us to discuss, together, a range of options.”

The king added that he recalled Trump’s previous visit to the U.K. “with great fondness,” the publication wrote.

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“Yes,” Trump responded. “We look forward to being there and honoring the king and honoring your country,” he said, adding that the king is “a great gentleman.”

Trump previously spent time with the royal family during a 2019 state visit hosted by the late Queen Elizabeth II.

During the trip, the president and First Lady Melania Trump spent time at Buckingham Palace and enjoyed a state banquet with Elizabeth II, Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William, and Kate Middleton.

Speaking about the 2019 visit on Fox & Friends, Trump said he was told by palace officials that Elizabeth II “hadn’t had so much fun in 25 years.”

“We had a great relationship, and I had a great relationship with Charles, and honestly I have a very good relationship with a lot of the foreign leaders,” Trump added.

Buckingham Palace did not immediately respond to Us Weekly’s request for comment.

Oscar winner Gene Hackman has died at the age of 95.

Hackman, his wife, Betsy Arakawa, and their dog were found dead at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Wednesday, February 26. Arakawa was 63.

A cause of death is not yet known, though foul play is not suspected, a spokesperson for the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office told Us Weekly.

Hackman began his acting career more than six decades ago and was celebrated for his roles in The French Connection and Unforgiven. He stepped back from Hollywood in the early 2000s.

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Princess Kate Middleton and Prince William got hard to work during a visit to a Welsh cake store on Wednesday, February 26.

Kate Middleton, 43, and William, 42, met with local businesses and members of the community in Pontypridd, Wales, including The Welsh Cake Shop.

The couple wore matching navy aprons for the visit and even tried making Welsh cakes, a traditional dish made with flour, sugar, and butter.

“You’ll have to sell these for half price,” William could be heard saying during the visit, People reported.

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Speaking to Us Weekly after the visit, the shop’s owner, Theresa Conner, said meeting the Prince and Princess of Wales was “surreal.”

“I haven’t had time to digest it, but it was an amazing day,” she said.

“When they came, I knew they would like to try and make Welsh cakes, so I asked if they had made them before. William said he’d eaten plenty but hadn’t made one before,” Conner said, adding that the couple “did a great job.”

In a separate interview with People, Connor also said she’d “absolutely” hire the couple at the shop.

“I should have roped them in to help with St. David’s Day while I had the opportunity!” she joked.

William and Kate inherited the titles Prince and Princess of Wales after King Charles III ascended the throne in 2022.

Kate paid tribute to the nation with her outfit — a red coat, the color of the Welsh dragon, and a daffodil pin, which is the nation’s national flower. Meanwhile, William wore a smaller daffodil pin on his gray blazer, which he wore over a burgundy sweater and a blue shirt.

Later in the visit, Kate and William took the opportunity to meet with people who had been affected by severe flooding from Storm Bert in December 2024.

Conner told Us that she hoped the couple’s visit would help to “highlight these problems and help toward a resolution” following the floods.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla were put to work during a visit to a London restaurant on Wednesday, February 26.

Charles, 76, and Camilla, 77, helped package donation food boxes at Darjeeling Express, an Indian restaurant in the U.K.’s capital, in celebration of Ramadan, the Muslim Holy month.

Speaking to Us Weekly after the visit, the restaurant owner, Asma Khan, praised the couple’s “speed, focus and efficiency” as they packaged dates and chicken biryani.

“I was so taken aback by the king’s speed, focus and efficiency. I couldn’t keep up — the irony of it all is how much packing I’ve done in my life. I need the king on my team!” Khan said.

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“It feels so reassuring to have monarchs who seemed so happy to go along with anything — go into a kitchen and pack,” she added. “Not sure they have done anything like this before.”

The boxes will be sent to local hospitals for Iftaar (the fastbreaking evening meal) ahead of Ramadan, which takes place from Friday, February 28 until Sunday, March 30, as detailed in a press release issued to Us Weekly.

In a video from the visit, taken by the Daily Mail’s Rebecca English, Khan can be heard praising the “speedy couple” as they pack up dates.

“Sorry, I didn’t realize the king would be so fast!” she joked.

Khan also shared a video of the visit on her Instagram account.

“When he proved to be quick at packing up dates, Charles was told he could have a job there every year, to which he replied: ‘I may be past my sell-by date,’” she wrote in the caption.

“Traditionally, dates are eaten as the first food to break the fast at sunset during Ramadan. Their Majesties helped pack dates that will be sent to local hospitals for Iftaar during the holy month,” the royal family’s Instagram account wrote in a post after the visit.

Darjeeling Express first opened in Soho, London, in 2017 before relocating to Kingly Court.

King Charles III's Quotes About Becoming New Monarch: Everything He's Said

During Ramadan, the restaurant donates its proceeds to charity and sends food packages to hospitals as part of the Zakat al Fitr, an obligatory charitable donation of food before the end of Ramadan.

“I had met the king and queen before and when I had invited the king to my restaurant a year ago, I never imagined he would actually turn up,” Khan told Us.

“The moment they walked in, they were warm and open hearted. I was nervous while I waited for them, but the smile and warm handshake of the king put me at ease,” she continued.

“It was surreal to share such an important part of my cultural Identity in this way. But within seconds it felt as if the king and queen had come to my home. The nerves disappeared.”

Queen Camilla revealed that she and King Charles III adopted a rescue puppy after the death of their dog last November.

Camilla, 77, shared the news while meeting a partially-sighted museum group at Beaney House of Art & Knowledge in Canterbury, Kent, England, on Tuesday, February 25.

“I’ve just got a new puppy, who is 8 weeks old,” Camilla said while stroking an assistance dog in a video shared to X by the Daily Mail’s royal editor Rebecca English.

When asked what breed the puppy is, the queen responded that she’s “a bit of everything.”

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“It’s a rescue dog. It’s called Moley — it looks just like a mole,” she said.

The puppy was adopted from Battersea, an animal rescue center in the U.K. of which Camilla is a patron.

“We’re pleased to confirm that Battersea has recently rehomed an 8-week-old Jack Russell terrier cross female puppy, called Moley, to our Patron, Her Majesty The Queen,” a spokesperson for Battersea told the Daily Mail.

“The Queen has long been a supporter of Battersea’s work and has previously rehomed two rescue dogs from our charity,” the spokesperson added.

It comes after Camilla and Charles’ rescue dog, a Jack Russell terrier named Beth, died in November 2024.

“A sad farewell to Beth, The Queen’s much-loved companion from @Battersea Dogs and Cats Home who brought such joy, whether on walkies, helping on official duties, or curled up by the fire,” a statement on the royal family’s Instagram account shared on November 18.

The statement was accompanied by a series of photos, including a snap of Camilla walking Beth and another of Charles leaning down as the dog affectionately sniffed his face.

“Thank you for giving Beth the most wonderful life and for always supporting rescue,” the official Battersea account responded in the comments section. “Rest in peace Beth.”

The couple rescued Beth in 2011 and got another Jack Russell terrier named Bluebell the following year, the Daily Mail reported.

But after Beth’s death in November, King Charles dropped a hint that they would be looking for a new pup.

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After meeting the king at the Royal Variety Show in London in December, British TV presenter Amanda Holden told the Daily Mail: “We talked a lot about Battersea Dogs Home and how he and Camilla would probably get another dog this year.”

Camilla has been patron of Battersea since 2016 and is involved with several other animal charities, including the Kennel Club Charitable Trust, according to the royal family’s website.

It’s been one week since Prince Harry wrapped the 2025 Invictus Games — and Us Weekly spoke to a photographer who was there to capture the best moments.

Karwai Tang is a freelance entertainment and royal photographer based in London, U.K. He captured some of Harry and Meghan Markle’s sweetest PDA moments during the Invictus Games’ opening ceremony in Vancouver, Canada, on February 8.

“I always enjoy photographing them,” Tang said in an interview with Us Weekly from London after the 2025 games. “They photograph really well, genuine… They’re very demonstrative.”

Tang snapped the Duke and Duchess of Sussex kissing and snuggling close together as they watched performances from Chris Martin, Katy Perry, Noah Kahan, Nelly Furtado and Roxane Bruneau.

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“I photographed them from the start, so it’s actually nice just to photograph them along their journey,” Tang said.

Tang has been photographing Harry, 40, and Meghan, 43, since before their wedding at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor, England, on May 19, 2018.

He told Us that the couple “haven’t changed” since their public nuptials.

“They haven’t changed. They are what they are, you know,” Tang said. “She’s very handsy, very touchy, you know, touchy feely with Harry, which is good that she hasn’t changed. She wasn’t the person that wanted to change anyway when she married into the royal family,” he added.

Meghan and Harry were often pictured holding hands and being affectionate at public engagements before stepping back from royal duties in 2020.

Tang said it’s possible that the couple’s affectionate conduct may have influenced other members of the royal family to follow suit.

“I think with Harry and Meghan being in the royal family for those few years, it’s sort of relaxed a lot of the other members, because every now and again you see Kate and William, not hold hands, but like a hand on the back or on the knee,” Tang said.

Prince William and Princess Kate Middleton have certainly shown more PDA in recent years.

Most recently, the palace shared a photo of William kissing Kate Middleton’s cheek in a candid photo to celebrate Valentine’s Day on February 14.

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The couple has also become more open in their social media exchanges. For Kate’s 43rd birthday on January 9, William shared a loving tribute on social media, writing, “To the most incredible wife and mother. The strength you’ve shown over the last year has been remarkable.”

As for Harry, the 2025 Invictus Games officially came to an end with the closing ceremony on February 16. The prince created the event for injured or wounded service personnel in 2014 after spending a decade in the British army.

Dominic Reid, CEO of the Invictus Games, previously told Us that the prince’s commitment to the games is “unparalleled.”

“He once described [The Invictus Games] to being his second child,” he said. “This was before [his daughter] Lilibet was born, and then he quickly corrected himself, ‘my first child.’ It’s a very important thing to him.”

Former royal aide Jason Knauf opened up about how Princess Kate Middleton’s health struggles affected Prince William.

In an interview with 60 Minutes Australia, which aired on Sunday, February 23, the couple’s former senior adviser recalled finding out about Kate’s cancer diagnosis from William, 42, in 2024.

“Within a couple of weeks, if you’re Prince William, you find out that both your wife and your father have cancer. And that is … I mean, I couldn’t believe it,” Knauf said.

Knauf said it was “awful” hearing the news of Kate’s diagnosis in a personal phone call with William.

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“It was awful. Absolutely awful. It’s the lowest I’ve ever seen him. But the problem was that all this crazy sort of conspiracy theories kicked off in the background online,” Knauf said.

“Was she really ill? But they didn’t want to say yet that she had cancer because they hadn’t told the children and they were still working out how to tell the children,” Knauf added, referencing William and Kate’s three children — Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6.

Knauf was the communication secretary to William and Kate, 43, as well as to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, from February 2015 to March 2019.

He then served as a senior adviser to William and Kate before becoming the CEO of the couple’s Royal Foundation from September 2019 until January 2022.

Knauf’s comments echoed those made by royal experts in Us Weekly’s January cover story on the princess’ return to work.

Robert Hardman, a royal biographer, told Us: “Family was one of the reasons she didn’t announce her illness until relatively late in the day. It was the last day of school term, and they were keeping things normal for the children.”

“The priority was not her public image; the priority was her family,” Hardman added.

As for William, the prince told reporters in Cape Town, South Africa, in November that 2024 had “probably been the hardest year in my life.”

“So, trying to get through everything else and keep everything on track has been really difficult,” he said.

Kate announced her cancer was in remission on January 14.

“It is a relief to now be in remission,” she shared in a statement to social media. “And I remain focussed on recovery. As anyone who has experienced a cancer diagnosis will know, it takes time to adjust to a new normal.”

Author Ashley St. Clair said Elon Musk messaged her saying they have a “legion of kids to make” after their alleged son’s birth.

St. Clair — who is suing Musk for sole custody of their alleged child — shared social media messages which she claims were sent by Musk, 53, in a paternity petition filed on Friday, February 21.

Photos of a series of DM exchanges, published by People, showed St. Clair allegedly messaging Musk at the beginning of February 2025 to ask him to speak “in person” and mentioned “a major rift in our relationship that I truly wish was better for the sake of our son.”

Musk allegedly responded with the message, “Hmmm ok,” after which Clair sent a moving image of Jim Carrey reciting the “Alrighty Then” catchphrase from 1992’s Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.

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“Well, we do have a legion of kids to make,” Musk allegedly wrote back.

In another set of alleged messages between Musk and St. Clair, exchanged in November 2024, Musk called St. Clair “cutie” and wrote: “I want to knock you up again.”

St. Clair filed a petition with the New York Supreme Court for custody of her child on Friday, February 21, multiple outlets reported.

In the court filing, St. Clair said she and Musk began a “romantic relationship in or about May 2023” and alleged that she gave birth to their child in September 2024.

“[Musk] has met him only three (3) times and has no involvement in his care and upbringing,” the petition reportedly states.

According to People’s report on the separate custody petition, St. Clair said the “last time” Musk visited their son was on November 30, around four days after he sent the “knock you up again” message. She said the visit lasted 30 minutes and came more than two months after Musk’s other two visits on September 21 and September 22.

“Ashley St. Clair has filed paternity and custody petitions to protect the best interests of her child,” St. Clair’s representative Brian Glickich told People.

“She has made every effort to collaborate with Mr. Musk before taking this step. She has no further comment on the contents of the petitions, which speak for themselves,” the statement added.

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Musk has 12 other known children; he fathered six children with his first wife, Justine Wilson, before welcoming three kids with Grimes. He also shares three children with Shivon Zilis.

Musk’s estranged daughter, Vivian Wilson, revealed in a TikTok video that she found out about her alleged new half-sibling on social media.

“Wow, if I had a nickel for every time I found out I had half-siblings through Reddit, I’d have two nickels … which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it’s happened twice, right,” Wilson, 20, said in the video, published on February 15.

Musk has not publicly responded or commented on St. Clair’s claims. A representative for Musk did not respond to Us Weekly’s request for comment on the initial lawsuit.

It’s been four weeks since Princess Beatrice welcomed her second baby on January 22 — and Us Weekly has new insight into her upbringing.

Buckingham Palace announced on January 29 that Beatrice and her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, named their newborn daughter, Athena Elizabeth Rose Mapelli Mozzi..

The new baby is partially named after her great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II. However, royal experts told Us Weekly that Athena’s upbringing is likely to be extremely different to the late monarch’s other descendants.

Hugo Vickers, a royal historian and biographer, told Us: “Athena will just be a member of the family. Otherwise she will have a completely non-royal upbringing.”

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Vickers said Athena’s non-royal status is due to Princess Beatrice being a non-working royal. Though Beatrice is ninth in line to the throne, she lives a private life and does not usually take part in royal engagements on behalf of her uncle King Charles III.

Athena is the younger sister of Sienna, who was born in September 2021, and Christopher Woolf “Wooflie,” born in 2016. (Woolfie was born from Edoardo’s previous relationship with Dara Huang.)

Athena and her siblings will have more privacy than Prince William and Princess Kate Middleton’s eldest children, Prince George, 11, and Princess Charlotte 9, who “have as normal an education as possible but obviously they do take part in royal engagements,” Vickers said.

Jack Royston, a royal commentator and podcast host, told Us that Beatrice will have the opportunity “to choose how much fame and how much exposure she wants for her children.”

Unlike her sister, Princess Eugenie, who regularly posts photos of her two children on Instagram, Beatrice has so far been selective about what she shares when it comes to her own kids.

Beatrice and Eugenie’s children will, of course, also be known as the grandchildren of Prince Andrew, who celebrated his 65th birthday on Wednesday, February 19.

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Andrew stepped back from royal duties following his bombshell interview with Emily Maitlis for Newsnight in November 2019, where he opened up about his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Andrew was accused of sexual assault by a woman named Virginia Guiffre, who alleged that Epstein forced her to have sex with the prince when she was 17. Andrew has vehemently denied the accusations, and in February 2022 he settled Guiffre’s lawsuit for an undisclosed sum.

It was widely reported that Andrew walked his daughter down the aisle when Beatrice married Edoardo in July 2020. However, the prince was noticeably missing from family photos released by the palace.

“The greatest gift that Princess Beatrice can give her children is to offer them choice and control over the kind of life they want to live, whether private or public,” Royston said.

“For Prince George and his siblings, no one can stop them becoming global megastars. Fans will be hoping Prince William’s own childhood armed him with coping strategies that he can pass on,” he added.

Meghan Markle has changed the name of her lifestyle brand from American Riviera Orchard to As Ever — but the swap was years in the making.

The name was changed to reflect the expansive range of products that will be offered — and to suggest something geographically broader and more expansive than ARO, which referred to Meghan and Prince Harry‘s adopted California home (i.e. “American Riviera”), Us learned.

While the Duchess of Sussex, 43, will indeed be sharing things created and grown at home, the brand’s vision is larger in scope. Meghan also has a personal connection to the new name, Us understands.

Meghan has always loved the phrase “As Ever” — used to convey “as it’s always been” — and has signed off letters using the phrase for years.

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Us understands that Meghan registered the company name years ago before making the official change earlier this week.

The brand will officially launch in the spring of 2025.

Meghan announced the name change via Instagram on Monday, February 17.

“Last year, I had thought, ‘American Riviera, that sounds like such a great name.’ It’s my neighborhood; it’s a nickname for Santa Barbara, but it limited me to things that were just manufactured and grown in this area,” Meghan said in the video.

Meghan said she confirmed the name change when “Netflix came on, not just as my partner in the show, but as my partner in my business. which was huge. So I thought about it, and I’ve been waiting for a moment to share a name that I had secured in 2022, and this is the moment, and it’s called As Ever.”

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“As Ever essentially means ‘as it’s always been,’ and if you’ve followed me since 2014 with The Tig [her former lifestyle blog], you know I’ve always loved cooking and crafting and gardening — this is what I do,” the duchess said.

“And I haven’t been able to share it with you in the same way for the past few years, but now I can, so as things are starting to trickle out there, I wanted you to hear it from me first,” she added.

Meghan dropped Easter eggs about the name change before it was officially announced. Since launching her personal Instagram account on January 1, Meghan has signed off almost every post with the term “as ever.”

The only posts in which Meghan didn’t use the phrase was her first New Year’s Day post, which had no caption, as well as a post about Prince Harry’s Invictus Games on February 9.

Tom Holland made a hilarious video documenting how he almost got denied from buying his own non-alcoholic beer.

In a video posted via his Instagram Story on Tuesday, February 18, Holland, 28, brought viewers along on his mission to find his non-alcoholic beer brand, Bero, at Target.

“So I haven’t been in the States for a while,” Holland said in the video, which has since circulated on other social media platforms. “And I’m gonna go visit some Bero on the shelves, out in the wild.”

After going to two different Targets with no luck, the Spider-Man star said he eventually found Bero at a third Target store.

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“OK, so success! I found some, I bought it,” Holland said while walking through the store’s parking lot.

“They wouldn’t accept my ID because it’s English and I couldn’t prove my age, so a really lovely employee, I guess, scanned their ID,” Holland said.

“Kind of ironic that I wasn’t allowed to buy my own product. But yeah, feeling good. This is exciting,” he added.

Two years into his own sobriety journey, Holland launched Bero in October 2024.

“In early 2022, our founder, Tom Holland, decided to try Dry January. One month turned into one year, and the rest is history,” reads a statement on the brand’s website.

“It was during that first year that Tom was looking for something that just didn’t exist: a non-alcoholic beer that actually tastes great and looks as high-class as a perfectly poured pint. And so the idea for Bero was born,” the site continues.

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Speaking on Late Night With Seth Meyers last fall, Holland said creating the brand “was a long process.”

“It was a very fun process [and] it was, you know, a lot of trial and error and I had my brothers try it, my friends and family. Everyone would come over and we would really try and figure out how to create something that felt like it was authentically beer,” he said.

“For me, in this journey to sobriety, the thing that I’ve missed most is more the experience of sharing a beer than it is actually the beer itself,” he added.

King Charles III spoke about Prince Harry’s Invictus Games to a former competitor during an outing in London on Wednesday, February 19.

The king, 76, visited the Center for Injury Studies at Imperial College London to highlight the U.K.’s support to injured service personnel in Ukraine, according to a press release issued to Us Weekly.

During the visit, Charles met David Henson, a former British army captain and parasport athlete who competed in the Invictus Games, a sporting tournament Harry founded in 2014 for injured or sick veterans.

In a video published by Hello! Magazine, Henson can be seen demonstrating virtual reality biofeedback technology, used to enhance rehabilitation for those who have experienced limb loss. However, the conversation soon turned to Henson’s connection with the Invictus Games.

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“Are you still taking part in games and sports?” Charles asked.

“So I’m a touch too old, I think,” Henson responded.

“I did the Invictus Games in 2014 and 2016, Paralympics in 2016 and I stayed one of the trustees until the end of 2023,” he said. “So I’ve certainly been involved with it. I’m back in the defense industry now, I’m working, I’ve got three children.”

“Fantastic,” Charles replied.

It wasn’t Henson’s first time meeting the king. He was previously pictured with Charles, Harry, and Prince William at the Invictus Games in London in 2014 when he served as captain of Team U.K.

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Charles’ remarks came as Harry wrapped up the 2025 games in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada.

Around 550 people from more than 20 countries participated in the event between February 8 to 16.

Dominic Reed, CEO of the Invictus Games, previously told Us Weekly that Harry’s commitment to the games is “unparalleled.”

“I’ve worked with the duke for nearly 12 years now. And what I was saying to people who ask, because people obviously do ask, [is that] his commitment is unparalleled,” he told Us.

“He once described [The Invictus Games] to being his second child,” Reed added. “This was before [his daughter] Lilibet was born, and then he quickly corrected himself, ‘my first child.’ It’s a very important thing to him.”