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Their father, Thomas, who is separated from the Duchess, has been a victim of an earthquake that has struck the Philippines, where he now lives.

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Meghan Markle’s half-sister has claimed their dad Thomas was left ‘trapped’ after a massive earthquake struck his new home.

Thomas, 80, who is estranged from the Duchess of Sussex, moved to the Philippines earlier this year, where he is being cared for by Meghan’s half-brother, Tom.

The province of Cebu, which Thomas currently resides in, was struck by a 6.9 magnitude earthquake last night. Samantha, Meghan’s half-sister, has claimed that their father was stranded in his apartment in a high-rise tower block after being severely critical of the Duchess.

After a massive earthquake, my father is trapped on the 19th floor of a building in the Philippines. He can’t walk and is trapped.

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She continued, “I want to express our sincere gratitude to everyone who has expressed concern for my father. I appreciate it.

He is “ok, and making plans to leave that building as of right now.” For the time being, they appear to be safe, with the hope that no significant aftershocks will occur. He won’t be stranded in a similar situation once more, according to changes being made. Please continue to be safe and God bless you all!

Thomas recently moved to the densely populated island of Cebu, more than 7,000 miles away from Meghan, 44, Prince Harry, 41, and his grandkids Archie and Lilibet.

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The former Hollywood lighting director was pictured earlier this year relaxing by himself in the blistering heat of a supermarket close to his new home.

According to reports, Thomas has recently experienced two heart attacks and a stroke, and he now must deal with the tropical island’s punishing heat.

The regional Emmy winner was seen using a walking stick to navigate the area’s rough roads and paths, many of which are impacted by constant traffic and the unseasonable climate.

Harry’s father-in-law never spoke to him over the phone before getting married to Meghan in May 2018, and requesting his daughter’s consent.

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Thomas was scheduled to walk the former Suits actress down the aisle at the Windsor Castle ceremony, but he was told how, following two heart attacks, he was hospitalized and had two stents inserted days before the ceremony.

After leaving the hospital, he watched the wedding in an Airbnb instead of the actual wedding, which was watched by an estimated two billion people worldwide.

Thomas Snr got into a row after appearing in staged paparazzi photos before the ceremony, so the medical drama was born. He has told friends that he was looking for “peace” and “kinder people” when he decided to relocate to the Philippines.

He said, “At 80, it’s time for me to move somewhere where the people are lovely and I can lead a quieter, friendlier life.” The medical system in South East Asia is excellent, living reasonably cheap, the elderly people are kind and considerate, and the food is delicious.

“Mostly, I just want peace,” I said. None of us are aware of how long we have left until we’re 80. I want to spend any amount of time peacefully without the recent drama.

Swift’s eagerly awaited 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, is due out very soon, with Swifties bursting with joy for the release.

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Over the past couple of months, Taylor Swift has been dropping Easter Eggs and teasers for her upcoming 12th studio album, The Life Of A Showgirl. Fans all over the globe are eagerly awaiting the next instalment to the pop star’s discography and there’s not long left to go before it finally drops.

The Life of a Showgirl has everything we know, from when it will be released to if Taylor returns on tour.

The Life of a Showgirl is what?

In August, Taylor announced via her fiancé Travis Kelce’s podcast New Heights that she was getting ready to release her 12th album, The Life Of A Showgirl. Not a lot else was known about the album at the time, but she has since revealed more details, including cover art and a tracklist.

There are several different versions of The Life Of a Showgirl available for purchase, with the majority of the differences being in the artwork. Taylor is submerged in water while wearing a silver beaded bra top and diamond bracelets, which will appear on standard albums. A mint green and rust orange color scheme are used.

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Taylor said, “This is the end of my night,” in the podcast. Therefore, every day when I’m on tour, I have the same day every day, and it’s not typically in a bedazzled dress. The songs are about her life “offstage,” she continued.

When is The Life Of A Showgirlbeing released?

The singer’s beau Travis’ birthday just two days before the release of the album, which will be released on October 3. Taylor’s website already has pre-orders available.

Although the singer’s previous albums Folklore, Midnights, and The Tortured Poets Department included new recordings of some songs, she continued to record them and release them at later times in keeping with the singer’s previous albums Folklore, Midnights, and The Tortured Poets Department. Some fans believe that the record scheduled for release on Friday isn’t the only The Life Of A Showgirl we will see since she later released extended versions of the album for sale.

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What is included in the album?

Through her Instagram account, Taylor has revealed the names of 12 songs:

1. Ophelia’s fate

2. Elizabeth Taylor

3. Opalite

4. Figure of the Father

5. The eldest daughter

6. Remain the Friendship

7. Actually Romantic

8. Liu yuan Liu t

9. Wood

10. ANNULLED !

11. a hives

12. Sabrina Carpenter’s The Life of a Showgirl is a movie.

These songs, according to Taylor, will be the only ones appearing on the album. The Fate of Ophelia, the opening track, will be the lead single, and a music video will be made available on October 3. This is her shortest album to date, with just 12 tracks. The Tortured Poets Department has 31 pages, while 1989 has 13 and The Tortured Poets Department has 31. Taylor added that Taylor’s music will be more influenced by her pop than country roots.

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Fans have started to guess what these songs might be like and noted themes linking this album to others. Taylor previously referenced Shakespeare in Love Story, where she reimagined a happy ending for Romeo and Juliet. Ophelia similarly faces a sad fate in Hamlet, as love drives her mad. Taylor has also mentioned a Hollywood starlet like Elizabeth Taylor before in Clara Bow, a song from The Tortured Poets Department where the singer likened herself to It Girls of the past, Clara and Stevie Nicks.

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Taylor is he going to tour?

No, as far as we are aware. The singer doesn’t appear to be planning a tour in the near future. Taylor appears to be taking a break after the release of The Life Of A Showgirl because the recording of the album took place immediately after her extensive international Eras Tour was finished.

Due to her recent engagement to Travis Kelce, the singer may experience some personal developments following this break. Fans are confident that Taylor will soon be getting married after the couple’s engagement was made public on Instagram in August.

Air-drying clothes can be one of the simplest ways to reduce energy costs while keeping clothes dry in the winter, and this clothes horse can’t be more affordable, dropping from £5 to £5.

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Drying racks are becoming a common remedy for rising prices on tumble-dryers and allowing dryers to dry clothes more quickly during wet seasons when using traditional clotheslines are not practical.

The most useful indoor dryers are clothes horse airers, which are used most frequently in winter.

Foldable models can be easily stored away once all of your laundry is dried, saving space. You’re in luck if you worry that this will cost a lot to add to your home, though. Customers can purchase this Neo 4 Tier Grey Clothes Airer Horse Drying Rack for £5 using this special link thanks to TopCashBack’s £15 complimentary bonus for new members.

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As expected, clothes drying racks are more convenient, as they can be used indoors, making them a great drying solution for all seasons. Whether there is rain, snow, or a thick layer of frost, you can dry your laundry within the safety of your home without waiting days for a sunny, dry spell.

Because they don’t use electricity, they are also significantly more environmentally friendly than alternative methods for drying clothes. A dehumidifier, which helps reduce the humidity in your home, is the only additional energy source that can be used in conjunction with an air dryer like this. Check out this “brilliant and affordable” dehumidifier from Dunelm for our dehumidifier recommendations.

The 4-Tier Clothes Dryer from Neo is designed to effectively dry both inside and outside. This airer has been designed to carry a lot and has a sturdy 4-tier design. This airer is ideal for families or those who have limited options for drying clothes, towels, and bedding. A practical and compact home solution.

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This laundry airer has plenty of room for air circulation, making it easier to dry your clothes faster and more quickly, according to one customer who purchased it.

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Because my daughter has a 2-year-old and a third one on the way, another customer says, “I bought this Airer for her.” There is a lot of room for everyone’s clothing there.

Although a disgruntled customer writes, “Well, taller than I thought, so a great bonus, the arms do slowly fall down even though tightened.”

This shopper gives more praise for “Fabulous Airer,” saying it has plenty of room for three large loads, nice wide rails for jumpers, and plenty of hanging room for coat hangers or a multi-peg sock drier thingy! It’s completely assembled and requires some putting together, but it’s still very sturdy and well worth the price. And I’m delighted with it a lot”!

Check out Lakeland’s Dry: Soon Deluxe 3-Tier Heated Clothes Airer, which is currently available for £199.99, down from £249.99, for more cost-effective ways to dry laundry in the autumn and winter.

Meanwhile, Zoe Cripps, head of shopping, swears by her “£44 electric clothes rack that costs pennies to run,” which you can get from Amazon for a bargain of £34.99.

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The six-part BBC series follows an agoraphobic film enthusiast named Evie, played by Wood, who transforms her mother’s garage into a weekly cinema for her and her best friend Noa, who Nabhaan Rizwan portrays.

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When actors Aimee Lou Wood and Ralph Davis first met as students at RADA, they instantly clicked and promised to write together one day. A decade later, the pair have co-written and starred in their first romantic comedy drama series, Film Club.

The six-part BBC series follows an agoraphobic film enthusiast Evie, played by Wood, who transforms her mother’s garage into a weekly cinema for herself and her best friend Noa, portrayed by Nabhaan Rizwan.

The pair are forced to consider for the first time that they might not be just friends when Noa reveals that he has secured his ideal job on the other side of the country.

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The series explores relationships, family, friendship, love, and the escapism of cinema, and also stars Doctor Foster’s Suranne Jones, Liv Hill from The Serpent Queen, and Adam Long from Happy Valley. Wood, the author of the BAFTA-winning series, claims that she and her then-girlfriend, House of the Dragon’s Davis, started writing the series while lockdown was in progress.

“Ralph and I first met at RADA about ten years ago. We instantly connected and developed this strange, secret language on our first day. We agreed to collaborate on something one day. The 31-year-old Stockport-born actress explains, “Cut it to five years later and it’s lockdown.”

“During that time, it became so clear how much people needed film and TV. It was the only way to access the world beyond your own flat, to experience something bigger. Storytelling suddenly felt even more urgent. We’ve always had that need for stories. Everyone suddenly shared that obsession. People craved plot. We needed to be taken away, to escape.”

Wood, who recently received an Emmy nomination for her role in the third season of The White Lotus, reveals that she and Davis took inspiration from classic romantic comedies for their writing for the series. We lacked the vintage rom-comics. She elaborates that everything on TV felt too cool, too restrained, full of smouldering looks, sparse dialogue, and people were simply staring at each other in a seductive way.

Where was Meg Ryan, though? When Harry Met Sally, where were you? Holly Hunter, who appeared in broadcast news? We essentially desired nerds to fall in love. Instead of really cool, silent people, we wanted to see neurotic, messy people fall in love.

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As part of their writing for the series, Davis, age 31, claims that they watched up to 12 movies a week during lockdown. He admits, “We got pretty geeky during lockdown, and that was our escape.”

“We just watched a lot of movies,” he said. We were once living together, but as people started to leave, going for walks, and having “velocity fun,” we were too scared. So we just stayed inside and watched 12 movies a weekend. Really, that is where everything came from.

We were originally theatre people, so we kind of kept our theatre hours in mind when writing. A vague 10-to-6. As we sat next to each other on a laptop, we would just keep laughing as we went along.

After glimpsing an early draft of the screenplay, Jones, 47, who plays Evie’s mother, reveals she was eager to join the cast. I recently finished an early draft and immediately realized, “This is so beautiful, I want to be a part of it.” I said, ‘ I’m in. Tell me when it’s taking place.

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After I had first seen that draft, about a year and a half later, things actually started moving. What a gift, to be honest. It is so exquisitely written and stunning.

Suz, a passionately devoted and fashionable single mother played by Jones, claims that her portrayal of her engages in some serious pretense. She wants her girls to do well, and Sebastian wants everything to be nice.

“But with that narrative comes the pressure to present oneself well, to live a nice life, to have fun, and to appear composed.” She does all the covering up and hiding behind.

Wood mentioned her fellow cast members in her opening statement, saying that the entire experience felt unremarkable. Everyone in the building knew they were right for those areas as soon as they entered. Boom, she exaggerated. It was immediate.

Some of us were already acquainted with one another, but the filming process felt like a lifetime. That is not something that frequently occurs. You had to believe they had been doing this for eight years because there was a real sense of unity that this group of characters needed.

Film Club will be broadcast on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer on Tuesday, October 7.

You can purchase the Jodie bag from Bottega Veneta for less than £80 in two different autumn-ready colors. We’ve found the best lookalike for the celeb-loved woven Jodie bag.

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When you think of well-known handbags, you typically think of ones that have endured for a long time and have remained faithful to time, like Dior’s saddle bag, a quilted Chanel bag, or Louis Vuitton’s monogrammed tote. Despite only being released in early 2020, Bottega Veneta’s Jodie is another more recent bag style that merits a spot in that line-up.

The hand-held knotted Jodie bag quickly gained popularity with celebrities despite the company producing woven leather handbags since 1975. However, many of us are unlikely to ever be able to get our hands on because the small version costs £2840. Thankfully, there are some excellent alternatives that won’t cost a lot, like Abbott Lyon’s Vienna Mini Leather Bag, which we’ve recently looked into.

Copy Olivia Attwood’s exact gold bangle stack from her go-to affordable jewelry line.

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The woven bag is Abbott Lyon’s first attempt at adding accessories to its line of jewelry, making it the ideal fall-themed addition to your wardrobe. The Vienna Mini Leather Bag, which costs £79, is much more affordable than the Bottega version, and is available in two different black and burgundy options for autumn.

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The bag is made of 100% cowhide leather, just like the designer one, which means it is strong and long-lasting despite its affordable price tag. Additionally, it has cotton twill on all of its sides to prevent scratching and scuffing of your belongings.

The top handle of the Vienna Mini Leather Bag has a knot detail, and it has a zip-secured closure. It measures 27 cm high, 15 cm wide at the narrowest point, and 26 cm wide at the broadest point, making it the ideal size for both day and night travel.

You can choose the charm design you want to make it truly personal, with options like initials, clovers, and hearts for an additional £10. It also comes with two dainty detachable bag charms. The Vienna Mini Leather Bag, a new addition to Abbott Lyon’s line of excellent options, has been added to the list of great choices that are available in a variety of price ranges to fit all needs.

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The slightly larger Melie Bianco Brigitte Large Shoulder Bag from Anthropologie, which costs £115, but is made of fake leather rather than real leather. The Glamorous Woven Shoulder Bag in Black, which is also faux leather, is a more affordable option, which retails for just £22.

Next’s Weave Shoulder Bag costs $35 and comes in both chocolate brown and black colors. It’s a larger option for workdays. The £45 Woven Slouched Shoulder Bag from Final Accessorize is a fantastic olive green shade that is one of the most popular colors this autumn.