Drone video captured the destruction at Iran’s largest commercial port, Bandar Abbas, two days after a massive explosion killed at least 65 people and injured more than 1,000, Iranian state media has reported.
Meghan Markle has revealed the heartwarming reason behind her one-word nickname for Prince Harry, explaining how they kept their relationship a secret by referring to each other in “code”
Meghan Markle has revealed the reason behind her one-letter nickname for Prince Harry(Image: Getty Images for Sentebale)
Meghan Markle has opened up on the meaning behind her one-letter nickname for Prince Harry – and it has a heartwarming connection to the beginnings of their relationship.
Over the years royal fans have noticed how the Duchess of Sussex has often referred to Prince Harry using a sweet pet name made up of just one letter. Back in 2019, Meghan, 43, first let slip that she referred to her husband simply by the letter ‘H’ while on an official royal tour of Southern Africa during an interview with ITV. Three years later, the nickname resurfaced during the pair’s six-part Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan.
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Meghan has previously revealed that she calls Harry ‘H’(Image: Anadolu via Getty Images)
And now, during an appearance on The Jamie Kern Lima show podcast, Meghan has revealed the reason she refers to her husband using one initial. “Your close friends and family, so many of them call you ‘M’ and Harry ‘H’. How did that start? And tell me about that,” asked host Jamie.
In response, the Duchess of Sussex explained that its origins are rooted in the early days of her relationship with Prince Harry. Before the pair’s romance was made public, Meghan and Prince Harry used “code” to keep things under wraps, with this extending to how they referred to one another too.
“Probably at the beginning of us dating, when everything was in code. People didn’t know we were dating for, talk about memory lane, so long ago. I mean, it’ll be our seven-year wedding anniversary soon. I couldn’t tell anyone who I was dating, and who was keeping [the secret], so I think we were just on a letter basis,” she said.
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Meghan explained how she and Harry spoke in “code” to keep their relationship private(Image: Getty Images)
However, what began as a way of keeping their relationship a secret soon became the norm and “it stuck”. Now they’ll use the nicknames even when they’re with friends or on a playdate with their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. “I like it. I love nicknames,” added Meghan.
As well as ‘H’, Meghan has previously revealed that she has Prince Harry listed on her phone as ‘Prince Haz’, a name he was known by to the friend who originally set them up. However, Harry has made it clear that the nickname ‘Haz’ is reserved for Meghan alone, with him once jokingly telling James Corden not to use it.
During an appearance on The Late Late Show With James Corden in 2021, James joked: “Haz? I didn’t know we were calling you ‘Haz’ now. ” In response, Harry laughed: “You’re not my wife. ”
Prince Harry’s name itself is even a nickname. When he was born in 1984 he was christened Henry Charles Albert David, though many royal fans have only recently made the discovery.
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“PRINCE HARRYS REAL NAME IS HENRY? ? wtf,” one person wrote on X. “PRINCE HARRYS REAL NAME IS H E N R Y? ,” said another.
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Celebrity Big Brother star JoJo Siwa has revealed her future baby plans despite her sudden split from partner Kath Ebbs as she settled Chris Hughes romance rumours
JoJo Siwa has made a gushing claim about Chris Hughes
JoJo Siwa has made a Chris Hughes confession as she opened up on her baby plans. The Dance Moms star, 21, had viewers gripped with her close bond with Chris, 32, while in the Celebrity Big Brother house.
They both made it all the way to Friday’s final, with fans widely speculating if there was anything more going on between them than their platonic friendship. Both JoJo and Chris have insisted they are nothing more than friends who have a “soulmate bond”. JoJo, who dumped her partner Kath Ebbs at the show’s wrap party in a shock move, has been open on her wishes to become a mum someday in the future. She was even met with a bold proposal from Chris while in the house that he could be the father to her kids.
JoJo opened up on her bond with Chris
JoJo told housemate Donna Preston how she would love nothing more than to take her children on holiday. Donna responded by jokingly saying: “There you go. Pop a couple out, babe. Chris is available.”
Chris said: “We’d have babies together. [I’d be just] the dad. I have good swimmers. I had mine checked. ” Despite JoJo being in a relationship at the time, she joked at how she would inform her future kids on how “we decided who the father was”.
Since her very recent split from Kath, JoJo reflected on her future children once more and revealed another connection to Chris. In an ultimate compliment to the Love Island star, JoJo declared: “He is somebody I would want my children to be like.”
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Heaping on the praise, JoJo said on the Useless Hotline podcast: “He is such a great gentleman. He is also just hilarious and a good ball of fun.
“He is a special guy, he really has such a great lovely side of him that maybe the world doesn’t see as often as they should. Big Brother gave him that to show he is fun, he is chill.”
Before heading into the Celebrity Big Brother house, JoJo also made an appearance on Paul C Brunson’s We Need To Talk podcast, where she revealed her aspirations to become a parent.
“My dream is to have babies, I just want to be a mum,” she shared. “I’ve had a very maternal instinct, no joke, for a very long time. “
JoJo’s partner Kath claimed they split at the wrap party(Image: Variety via Getty Images)
On how she’d make this work with Kath, JoJo expressed: “I want my kids to know my partner’s family and my partner wants their kids to know my family. We’re in a beautiful place, where they like America [and] I like Australia, we’re down.”
However, things came crashing down for JoJo and Kath when they reunited at the wrap party over the weekend. Australian actor Kath, who is non-binary and uses she/they pronouns, and JoJo went public with their romance earlier this year.
In an appearance on This Morning, JoJo and Chris were quizzed about the status of their relationship. “So it’s platonic right now, but would you like it to be romantic JoJo? He’s a gorgeous boy,” host Ben Shepherd said.
“Erm, look. He is a great guy,” JoJo began in her reply. “It is platonic. We have a lot of fun together. Life is life and I don’t know any future of anything. But I’m really grateful for our dynamic and our bond that we have and whatever life does, life will do. “
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Kath claimed that JoJo “asked to marry them before this social experiment”. They added they travelled to the UK, and went “to the live show to show up for my partner and support them in their experience”, and talk about their relationship.
“(I) went to the after party with my, I guess now, ex, crazy thing to say, and was dumped in the party,” they said. Kath says JoJo told them “they had realised in the house that I wasn’t the person that they wanted to spend the foreseeable” future with.
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President Bola Tinubu has congratulated The Remo Stars Football Club on winning the 2024–2025 Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) title, describing the achievement as “a proud moment” for Ikenne, Ogun State, and Nigeria’s sporting community.
In a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Monday, Tinubu praised the team’s resilience, perseverance, and commitment to excellence, noting that their triumph comes just four years after their promotion to Nigeria’s top football division.
He particularly admired the team’s courage in staying focused after enduring three previous seasons of narrowly missing out on the title.
The President expressed optimism that Remo Stars’ journey would inspire other Nigerian clubs to pursue success with renewed determination and optimism.
He also commended the club’s owner and chairman, Mr Kunle Soname, for his visionary investment in grassroots football development.
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He noted that the construction of a state-of-the-art stadium in Ikenne has played a pivotal role in providing a solid foundation for the growth of sports, not just in Ogun State but across Nigeria.
“Mr. Soname’s commitment to grassroots football development is a model for others to follow,” the statement read.
With the NPFL title secured, Remo Stars will now represent Nigeria in the CAF Champions League.
President Tinubu urged the team to maintain the same “undaunting spirit, focus, and excellence” as they step onto the continental stage.
The President called on Nigerian football fans across the country to rally behind Remo Stars as they carry the nation’s hopes into African competition.
The ISIL (ISIS) group has killed five Kurdish fighters in an attack in eastern Syria’s Deir Az Zor, the group’s news agency has reported, underscoring concerns about its resurgence.
Farhad Shami, spokesperson for Syria’s Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), confirmed to Reuters news agency on Monday that five of its members were killed in the attack, which he described as “one of the deadliest” against the group in a while.
Deir Az Zor city was captured by ISIL in 2014, but the Syrian army retook it in 2017.
The ISIL group once controlled vast swathes of Syria and Iraq – including Raqqa, about 160km (100 miles) east of Aleppo and Mosul, in northern Iraq – imposing hardline rule over millions of people.
Former ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had declared a caliphate over the two countries in 2014 before he was killed in a raid by United States special forces in northwest Syria in 2019 as the group collapsed.
At its peak, the group ruled over an area half the size of the United Kingdom and was notorious for its brutality. It beheaded civilians, slaughtered 1,700 captured Iraqi soldiers in a short period, and enslaved and raped thousands of women from the Yazidi community, one of Iraq’s oldest religious minorities.
A coalition of more than 80 countries, led by the US, was formed to fight the group in September 2014. The alliance continues to carry out raids against ISIL’s hideouts in Syria and Iraq.
The war against the group officially ended in March 2019, when US-backed and Kurdish-led fighters of the SDF captured the eastern Syrian town of Baghouz, which was the last sliver of land ISIL controlled.
The group was also defeated in Iraq in July 2017, when Iraqi forces recaptured Mosul. Three months later, ISIL suffered a major blow when the SDF took back the Syrian northern city of Raqqa, which was the group’s de facto capital.
Celebs Go Dating returns later this year for a new series, with the likes of Christine McGuinness, Love Island’s Olivia Hawkins and Kerry Katona among the announced line-up
A host of celebrities are taking part in the new series of Celebs Go Dating(Image: Channel 4)
There’s said to be a “last minute addition” to the line-up for the new series of Celebs Go Dating. It was previously announced that celebrities such as Christine McGuinness and Kerry Katona will be looking for love on the E4 show.
Last week, six celebrities were named as part of the line-up for the next series of the dating show, which is set to air later this year. It was also announced at the time that the cast would be “whisked away” to Ibiza during their first week. The singletons will be guided by returning coaches Anna Williamson, Paul C. Brunson and Dr. Tara Suwinyattichaiporn. Tom Read Wilson will be on hand for support and comedian Rob Beckett with provide commentary once again.
Made in Chelsea star Sam Prince (left), pictured with his ex Yasmine Zweegers (right), has reportedly joined the new series of Celebs Go Dating(Image: Instagram)
Filming is thought to be underway already and it’s been reported this week that reality TV star Sam Prince, 28, has now joined the line-up. He’s best known for appearing on Made in Chelsea, having made his debut on the show in 2017.
Sam once had a relationship with co-star Inga Valentiner, before more recently dating fellow cast member Yasmine Zweegers. It was however announced in November last year that Sam and Yasmine had ended their romance.
The Daily Mail reports that Sam will now be looking for love on Celebs Go Dating, with a source saying that he’s “the perfect contestant”. The source told the outlet: “He’s had a string of failed relationships and now as he reaches his late 20s, he’s keen to learn the error of his ways. “
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The source added that Sam’s romance with Yasmine began shortly after his relationship with Inga ended and caused “huge upset” in the Made In Chelsea cast. The source said: “There have certainly been situations that Paul will need to analyse and hopefully give Sam the necessary feedback he needs to grow. “
It comes after six celebrities were unveiled as part of the line-up for the fourteenth series of Celebs Go Dating last week. They included reality TV star Christine, 37, and former Atomic Kitten member Kerry, 44, who’s done the show before.
The news comes following an announcement over the line-up, which includes Christine McGuinness, last week(Image: Channel 4)
They will join the “brand-new agency” alongside Too Hot To Handle’s Louis Russell, Love Island star Olivia Hawkins, 29, and S Club member Jon Lee, 42. Whilst the Chase’s Mark Labbett, 59 – who is also known as ‘the Beast’ – is set to join the agency at a later date.
E4 has also teased what to expect from the upcoming series. It’s promised “a whirlwind of romance, emotional and revealing heart-to-hearts, and the usual unexpected twists and turns”.
And teasing the “new twist” of the cast going abroad for the first week, E4 said: “Away from the pressures of fame, family, and everyday responsibilities, they’ll be staying together in a glamorous villa – no distractions, no excuses, just time to focus on themselves and make genuine connections. “
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The broadcaster added: “But can a holiday romance turn into something real? Will sparks fly under the sun, or will paradise prove to be anything but smooth sailing? “
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