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For some, Prince Harry is an asset that the Royal Family is still sorely missing after all this time, even though the Duke of Sussex has fallen in popularity rankings inside the UK

The Royal Family might be missing a trick by not bringing Harry back into the fold, some argue. When Prince Harry appeared on Late Night TV in the US, he was met with mixed reviews. Some royal experts weren’t too impressed, with one even dubbing it “insensitive” for the Duke to have taken part in the comedy show, whilst major events were taking place for the House of Windsor.

However, some commentators felt that Harry’s easy charm during his time on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert – and the enthusiastic way he was greeted by the audience – made it all too clear that the Royal Family has lost one of its major assets. Before stepping back as a working royal nearly six years ago, Harry regularly scored highly in the approval ratings with the British public – but these days the polls tell something of a different story.

Harry is currently lingering around 34 per cent in the latest. YouGov approval ratings, with his wife, Meghan, at 25 per cent. For context, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor scores only a measly 13 per cent approval, and Princess Kate – who tops the royal charts – has a score of 68 per cent.

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But for one commentator, it’s Harry’s ability to connect with young people that has been the biggest loss to the British monarchy. On average, the age of working royals is now in the late 60s, and polls indicate that the Firm is struggling to connect with the younger swathes of the British public.

According to the National Centre for Social Research, more than half of Brits want to keep the monarchy in place, 58 per cent, but generationally there is an ever-increasing divide on this topic, with younger people favouring the idea of having an elected head of state over a king or queen.

Of those aged between 16 and 34 years old, just under 60 per cent of Brits would prefer to scrap the monarchy altogether. Compared to the 76 per cent of those aged over 55 who strongly support continuing the monarchy, it paints a stark picture for the Firm.

For many, it raises the question of how the Windsors will broaden their appeal amongst the younger generations and shore up the institution’s future. For columnist Simon Kelner, writing for the i Paper, bringing Harry back into the fold would do a great deal to help the Royal Family out in this regard. “If those who seek to shape the Royal Family’s image and commercial appeal, and who talk about ‘Brand Windsor’ and ‘The Firm’, want to succeed in a multi-media landscape, they would do well to put their arms around Harry again.

“Like all the world’s great brands, the Windsors need to extend their relevance across all demographics, particularly a younger one. Harry can do that by speaking to an audience that is deaf to the stentorian tones of speeches at Windsor Castle. He can speak the language of TikTok as confidently as King Charles can speak German. I guarantee there will be those in power who recognise this, and will be keenly anticipating the day when Prince Harry is welcomed back into the fold.”

Not everyone agrees, however. Tom Sykes, editor of the Royalist newsletter on Substack, wrote about the appearance, which saw Harry take aim at US President Trump: “I think the Royal Family has no real choice. Harry believes he’s free to speak his mind now that he’s no longer a working royal.

“I think if he were truly living as Harry Wales, a private citizen, that argument would hold water. But he isn’t Harry Wales. He’s Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. And in the American imagination, he still carries the full aura of a prince — a representative of the monarchy.

“A global audience does not grasp that Harry isn’t still a part of the Windsor family business. Charles and William may be hundreds of miles away in Balmoral or Windsor, but in the American mind, they are standing just offstage as Harry delivers his punchlines.”

Tonight’s match could feature Luke Littler’s third World Championship darts final. Here’s what we know about the incredibly successful teenager’s family and his upbringing.

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Luke Littler might still be a teenager – he turns 19 on January 21- but he’s the World Number One darts player who is about to head into his third World Championship final.

But how did he become so skilled at darts, where he was from, and who are his parents, Lisa Littler and Anthony Buckley,? Their sons are frequently seen cheering their son on during his games. And it turns out that they have been the driving force behind his success since he was a baby, with his mother Lisa claiming that he has been darting since he was 18 months old and still wearing diapers.

Although it might not be something most parents would do, giving your child a dart may have paid off. Luke is currently believed to be earning up to £6.5 million from his sponsorship deals and competition winnings, making him one of the highest-earning dart players of all time. What we know about his modest education is as follows.

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Luke Littler’s parents are unknown, but where are they from?

Luke Littler was delivered on January 21, 2007, in the Cheshire hospital Warrington, which is close to Manchester. Anthony, his father, works as a taxi driver. Lisa’s mother is said to work in a candle shop. Additionally, he has a sister and two brothers.

He is thought to have lived in Runcorn for the first six years of his life before returning to Warrington to begin his education at Padgate Academy.

As a child he was good at football, but his dad saw his darts potential and encouraged him to focus on that instead. He told The Times: “He was a good footballer. He loved football. All kids do. But I said to him at nine, hang your boots up.

“Hold your darts in mind. Here and there, you can still play football. However, go to darts first if there is a weekend darts competition. I thought he could succeed at darts, which he has succeeded in doing, so make that your top priority.

How did he become so skilled at darts and when did he begin?

Luke’s father, Anthony, gave him a magnetic dart board at the age of 18 months before he could start playing darts.

He has since claimed that at the age of 13 he had already completed his first 180 and that he had already completed his nine-dart score.

Discussing his remarkable success with the BBC, Littler said: “By the age of four I got on to the proper board. From 18 months on I have been non-stop. When we moved to Warrington when I was eight or nine we started going out to pubs four to five times a week.”

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He was expelled from darts school.

Luke started playing in under-21 leagues when he first joined the St Helens Darts Academy at age ten. However, Littler’s co-founder Karl Holden, who coached him from the age of nine, claimed he was so talented that they asked him to leave because he consistently outperformed his peers.

Calling him the ‘Ronaldo of darts,’ he told Merseyside Live: “He was different to all the other kids. He was too good for the beginners group, so we’d promote him to the next group, and he was too good for that, so we promoted him to the under-21’s. We didn’t want to… he’d just turned 10.

“He was winning the under-21s when he was ten after a few months.” It’s amazing how talented he was. We were unable to assist him until he was 13 or 14 because he was too good for our group.

one of the greatest darters players of all time.

These days, Luke is one of the most successful darts players that has ever lived. Just 22 months after turning professional, he is ranked the Number 1 darts player in the world.

The 16-year-old star’s first World Championship came at age 16. In his third successive PDC World Championship final, he will face 23-year-old European champion Gian van Veen tonight.

Talking about his huge success, Luke told the BBC: “My first ever World Championships, as a 16-year-old boy… It’s one of the memories that will live with me forever.

With millions of people watching, I was ready to enter the biggest stage of them all. I had no high expectations; all I had was a win at my debut game, and it turned out to be pretty good. The more games I won, the more followers I gained on social media, and the number of times I won, never stopped. It’s been crazy.

Luke stated before the match that tonight that he was pleased with the doubles, finishing, and high-scoring. It could have been a little better, but I’m happy to have won three World Championship titles in a row. We can look forward to doing something more tomorrow.

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As a fan reported meeting the “absolutely lovely” celebrity while she was being mobbed by fan, Spice Girl Emma Bunton demonstrated that her Baby Spice persona was entirely real.

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Emma Bunton revealed her true colours when she was being mobbed by adoring fans in the street, with multiple teenagers asking for photos. One fan has recalled the time they met the Spice Girl, exclaiming she was “absolutely lovely.”

The 49-year-old, who founded eco nappy brand Kit & Kin, has been a regular guest on ITV daytime chat show Loose Women. The mum-of-two also hosts a Sunday evening slot on Heart Radio.

One fan’s memory was jogged by her appearance with the Loose Women panel, which transported them to the Spice Girl’s height of fame. Emma Bunton was absolutely lovely, the fan said on a celebrity forum.

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As reported by the Mail, they added: “She politely posed for lots of photos and we kept passing cameras and she was very patient. I saw her on Loose Women today and it reminded me how charming and friendly she was to us.

Not everyone would have been sooccupied with six cameras and a number of teenage giggling girls. Another Baby Spice fan said it was entirely plausible that the blonde popstar would be so accommodating.

They pondered, “I could very well imagine this because she has always been in a calm and pleasant mood whenever I’ve seen her on television.” She never displays any arrogance at all, in my opinion.

“Although, I can only judge what I see on television,” she continued. This appears to be the true her, according to your post.

From the enigmatic heights of Spice Girls fame in the 1990s, Emma has taken a backseat in the media, and she is now content with her regular radio and television appearances. Beau Lee Jones, 18, and Tate Lee Jones, 14, who she shares with Jade Jones, her husband of five years, are both her children.

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Although the couple only married in 2021, they have been involved since 1998, when they first started dating. They split in 1999, before getting back together in 2002, with Emma having a brief fling with footballer Rio Ferdinand in between.

In 2004, they eventually found each other again for good. After the couple had been engaged for years, sharing their two sons, Jade finally said, “I do,” in 2021.

Emma looked flawless and bride-to-be in the wedding reveal, which shocked the audience. Emma could be seen sporting a flower crown and a white minidress as part of the intimate moment.

Jones, her groom, wore a brown trilby, a tan, a navy blazer, and a navy t-shirt. Emma also wrote, “Mr and Mrs Jones,” in addition to the adorable photos!

Speaking to Closer mag in 2008, Emma revealed she was happy to keep her relationship private. As reported by the Express, Emma said: “We’ve been rumored to be engaged about 20 times, but we don’t need a wedding to justify our relationship. But if we ever do get married, I couldn’t run off and do it in secret – my family would be so upset.”

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The animal they socherished memories with has been put to sleep as Liam Payne’s sister navigates her grief following her younger brother’s tragic death in 2024.

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Liam Payne’s grieving sister Ruth Gibbins has been dealt another devastating blow after the 34-year-old’s family dog had to be put to sleep. The labrador, named Brit by Liam, was bought for Ruth by her late brother, who tragically died after falling from a hotel window in Argentina, in October 2024.

She shared a number of photos in honor of the adorable dog. She and Beau were pictured snuggling up on the couch, and another image showed Liam cuddling up to the family pet. For Ruth’s wedding day, one image showed the beloved pooch wearing an elf outfit, and the other image captured the sweet canine wearing flowers.

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The broken-hearted mother-of-one wrote, “Oh Brit Beau. We had to have Brit snoozed yesterday, heartbreakingly.

She has been the most flawless girl for 13 years. The best present Liam has ever given me was, “Should we get Dad to accept a dog named Brit”?

Britt has always supported me through the most significant occasions in my life (she once jumped on a kitchen table to win one of Liam’s awards)! Perfect in every way from the puppy who ran around chewing on walls and toes to the dignified old lady who would sleep through her days.

She continued, “Thank you Brit, you’ve exceeded all of my expectations for having my own Labrador.” Give him a kiss from me because I am aware of the person you will have crossed over the rainbow bridge.

“Love you, and I’ll see you again, pretty girl!” Everyone’s best friend, Britt Beau Payne!

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Many of her followers responded with their own emotional comments in response to the caption. The most compassionate dog I’ve ever had the honor of meeting, one person said. When you were laughing at me while I was just sat chunnering away to her, I’ll never forget the games night we had! There is currently some good company up there for Liam. Love from beginning to end.

Another person said, “Liam and Brit are looking down at us right now, staring at us.” Of it, I’m certain. Brit, rest assuredly.

I’m so sorry, said a third fan. Saying goodbye is such a difficult task. However, I hope you find comfort in knowing who was waiting.

The tough news comes just after Ruth shared a related struggle as she navigates her grief over One Direction star Liam. She learned how the school she and Liam went to together is being knocked down, describing how difficult it is to watch the world Liam lived in being slowly removed.

She wrote, “It seems like Liam is being completely removed from the planet to hear that part of our senior school is being destroyed and to have such vivid memories of him waiting by my locker every day for money off of me.” He is not here to change with [them], and all of us are changing.

She ended her note with a final thought that was heartbreaking. Every day, Ruth said, “A thousand tiny losses.”

Kate Cassidy, Liam’s ailing girlfriend, discussed her plans for a new partner in the interim. The model, who is grieving for her, shared a short clip of herself waving as the sun sets. As she observed the horizon, her and Liam’s dog accompanied her.

Kate has stated that any potential partners will have to accept that the For You singer will be forever in love with her. In a TikTok video, she stated, “I want to make something clear. Who I end up with in the future will have to accept that I will always be in love with Liam.

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“I will always talk about Liam, I’ll always laugh about Liam, and I’ll always cry about Liam,” he says. She continued, “Liam Payne was my boyfriend, let me tell you something. To me, he wasn’t just some well-known person. Because I constantly get criticized for talking about my boyfriend who passed away, the person I loved and still do love, it hurts so much.

She continued, “I would never allow anyone to make up my mind to talk about Liam in this lifetime.” My life depended greatly on Liam. I knew I would spend the rest of my life with my best friend, and I knew I would eventually have to move on. One day, I want to marry. I’d like to be a parent.

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This boy band star was rubbing shoulders with Phil Collins and other artists in the 1990s when they recorded Christmas Number One. What he is currently doing is as follows…

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A huge boy band member who was extremely well-known in the Nineties is now performing a very ordinary job that was never his popstar self.

John Hendy might be 54 now, but he’s still instantly recognisable with his bald head and goatee beard as one of the four original members of East 17. Though he’s taken his double hoop earrings out these days.

However, John showed he still had the moves by performing the 1995 song Innocent Erotic by the east London group on TikTok.

It’s not one of their biggest hits. They are better known for tunes like Deep, It’s Alright, House of Love and their If You Ever duet with Gabrielle. But their biggest song is of course their 1994 Christmas Number One, Stay Another Day.

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John seemed to pick one of his own favorites to share with his 2, 312 fans as he danced around his kitchen in ripped jeans and a black shirt and tie while adding, “This is for all my East 17 fans,” he said. My Christmas song is for you, ” “.

Fans were there for it, with one saying, “I’m here for it even though this wasn’t on the “first thing I’ll see in 2026″ list.” Another expression was “one of my favorites.” This leads me in the “back”

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A third chimed in, “My favorite band when I was younger… remember seeing yous at Whitley Bay Ice Ring!” hahaha”. “Tremendous, still got it, young man,” a fourth user on social media said.

A fifth urged a proper East 17 reunion, adding, “Would love to see East 17 back on stage.” included, including Brian! That would be epic.

Terry Coldwell, a 51-year-old man, is the only original member in the now three-man lineup, despite the fact that the band is still active. Robbie Craig, 58, a former Artful Dodger collaborator, joined the group in 2014, along with him. While Joe Livermore, who joined the band in 2020 and is thought to be 20 years old, is the band’s third newest and youngest member, is the band’s third newest and youngest member.

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In order to concentrate on his family, his wife Nina and their two children, and his roofer career, John left the band in 2018. John explained why he left at the time, saying that it was just “time to move on.”

He claimed that Robbie and Terry had a personal issue and that they had left because they had a baby or something or because they were flinging their own fiancé. I’m not getting any younger, so I’m having a good time moving on. When questioned about his future plans, he responded, “My plans are living with my family and enjoying life.”

Speaking to MailOnline last year, John revealed he didn’t make any money from being in East 17 despite landing a £1 million record deal – as their manager only paid them £125 a week in the beginning.

But he doesn’t feel guilty about it and declares, “I never regret anything.” We come out with nothing, as I used to say, but it makes no sense to consider that. You get my point, just get on with life, right? Too little time in life.

I avoid getting upset about it. I don’t even own a home because people assume you’re millionaire and that’s how I feel. At least we all should have left with a house.

The former pop star revealed that he frequently attends parties with his former pals. And he shows up in his “roof van,” which he’s abused while they “rock up” in expensive cars. He initially found this to be unsettling, but a conversation with a pal eventually transformed his perspective.

He shared: “Then they put it in perspective to me. They are like ‘John, mate, it’s money, it doesn’t mean nothing.’ One friend said to me ‘I’d rather give this all up and then just go out for one week and experience what you’ve done, because what an experience that is. We’ve had the dream, that’s the way I look at it.”

He continued, “I’m happy doing what I do because I’m at the top of my game,” about his new career in construction. On the roof side, I sort of like the best of the best. Because I am so knowledgeable, I find it enjoyable.

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