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The Bezos Family Foundation announced the news, revealing she passed away peacefully at her Miami home on Thursday August 14 and Jeff has now shared a heartbreaking tribute

Jeff Bezos is mourning the loss of his mother, Jacklyn “Jackie” Bezos, who has died at the age of 78.

Taking to Instagram he wrote: “Her adulthood started a little bit early when she became my mom at the tender age of 17. That couldn’t have been easy, but she made it all work. She pounced on the job of loving me with ferocity, brought my amazing dad onto the team a few years later, and then added my sister and brother to her list of people to love, guard, and nourish. For the rest of her life, that list of people to love never stopped growing. She always gave so much more than she ever asked for.

“After a long fight with Lewy Body Dementia, she passed away today, surrounded by so many of us who loved her — her kids, grandkids, and my dad. I know she felt our love in those final moments. We were all so lucky to be in her life. I hold her safe in my heart forever.”

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Taylor Swift made her first appearance on partner Travis Kelce’s New Heights podcast and whipped fans into a frenzy as she gave fans an insight into her personal life

Taylor Swift has laid bare her Love Story as she dropped details of her hotly anticipated new album in a ­podcast chat with her boyfriend. The Bad Blood star whipped fans into a frenzy this week when she talked about her upcoming record, The Life of a Showgirl, on her NFL boyfriend Travis Kelce’s show.

The loved-up couple gave their first joint interview, sharing intimate details of their life from how they got together and their first date to baking sourdough. The move was an unexpected one by Taylor, 35, who usually channels her private life through her music.

Two years ago, Travis used his New Heights podcast to declare his interest in Taylor, and the singer said the Kansas City Chiefs star’s “wild, romantic” gesture won her over. “This kind of felt more like I was in an 80s John Hughes movie and he was just like standing outside of my window with a boombox, just being like, I want to date you,” she said.

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“I was like, if this guy isn’t crazy, which is a big if, this is sort of what I have been writing songs about wanting to happen to me since I was a teenager.”

Proud Travis, 35, declared his love for her throughout the two-hour chat with his brother, Jason. He could not contain his ­excitement when she announced on the show her 12th studio album, which is out on October 3.

Unveiling the artwork, Taylor is seen submerged in a bath while dressed in a bejewelled ensemble in the style of famous Las Vegas performers. Discussing how Taylor’s record-breaking Eras tour, when she performed 149 shows in 51 cities, inspired the record, Travis said: “She was literally living the life of a showgirl.”

Writing the 12-track album on her days off between shows in Europe, Taylor said: “I would do like three shows in a row. I would have three days off. I would fly to Sweden, go back to the tour, and working on this, I was physically exhausted at this point, but I was so mentally stimulated and so excited to be creating.”

She revealed the record is about the life beyond the show. “I’d say it is everything that was going on behind the curtain,” she teased. “I’m so proud of it. It just comes from the most infectiously joyful wild dramatic place I was in my life. The effervescence has come through on this record.”

As one of the few people who have had a sneak listen, Travis said it was a departure from her last hit, The Tortured Poets Society, which reached 1.76billion streams.

“They are all 12 bangers,” he enthused. “It is a lot more upbeat and it is a lot more like fun, pop, like excitement. And I think it is a complete 180 from a lot of the songs on Tortured Poets, for sure.”

“Oh, yeah, life is more upbeat,” agreed Taylor, who promised “melodies that were so infectious that you are angry” at them and “crisp, focused and intentional” lyrics. She has worked again with collaborators Max Martin and Shellback, who she teamed up with on albums Red, Reputation and 1989 and songs Shake It Off and Are You Ready?

Taylor had been dropping hints for months about the record, including orange signs and ­numerical references. Fans had even rumbled her duet with Sabrina Carpenter on the album’s title track after the pair posted matching coffee cup stains.

Now they are busy trying to decipher other songs, including ­speculation that Ruin the Friendship could be inspired by a rumoured fallout between her and actress Blake Lively.

The star got emotional when she opened up about buying back the rights to her first six albums, which she did in May, ending a ­long-running battle over the ownership of her music.

“I want this because it was my ­handwritten diary entries from my entire life,” she said. As the world gets ready to go wild again for Taylor, she has been enjoying a slower pace of life doing wholesome activities.

“I would say all my hobbies could be categorised as hobbies you could have had in the 1700s,” she laughed. “I get all my granny s***. I like to sew. I specialise, as you know, in children’s purses and baby blankets. I make two things. I love to paint. I love to cook. I’ve a different baking obsession every six months.

“Right now, we are very deep in a ­sourdough obsession that has taken over my life. I am really talking about bread 60 per cent of the time now. I love making pop music and pop tarts.”

Strictly pro Nadiya Bychkova shared earlier this week that she had ended up in hospital amid rehearsals for the BBC show’s return and she’s since issued an update to fans

Professional dancer Nadiya Bychkova has shared an update after ending up in hospital amid Strictly Come Dancing rehearsals. She previously revealed that she had landed on her back in a fall during a training session this week.

It was announced on Tuesday that Nadiya, 35, had been in rehearsals in London for the new series of the BBC show that afternoon when she injured herself. Then, yesterday, she told fans that she’d got “the all-clear” at hospital and assured that she will be back on the dancefloor “soon”.

The pro has now issued another update ahead of returning to rehearsals for the show, which is expected to launch next month. It comes after a Strictly Come Dancing star pulls out of show as he makes career announcement.

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Nadiya took to Instagram this evening with a message for her followers on the platform. She expressed gratitude for the support she’s received this week and revealed in the post that she will be back on the dancefloor tomorrow.

She wrote: “Hi everyone! I’ve had so many kind messages over the past 48 hours – thank you for your love and support. So many questions too so I just wanted to let you know that I had another scan today – just to check things over – and some more physio from the Strictly team and I’ll be back on that dancefloor tomorrow.”

Nadiya concluded by saying that she’s looking forward to the new series. She wrote in her statement earlier: “I feel a lot more like myself today, can’t wait to be back with my [Strictly] family and looking forward for the new series.”

Earlier this week, a source revealed to the Mirror that Nadiya had injured herself during rehearsals. They said: “It looked pretty nasty and no-one was taking any chances. The Strictly crew rushed into action and she was stretchered out.”

A source close to Strictly said: “As a precaution, following a fall during rehearsals, Nadiya was taken to hospital for checks and is receiving full support from medical and welfare teams. Rehearsals continue and the Strictly team are in close contact with Nadiya.”

The following day, Nadiya shared details about the incident. Alongside a photo of herself lying in a hospital bed, she wrote yesterday: “Well… where do I start? What a 24 hours! Thank you so much for all the messages, love and support.

“I just wanted you to know that I am ok. I had a fall in training yesterday and landed on my back. I was really worried for a while and I was so thankful to the Strictly family and medical team who really looked after me. The staff at the hospital were so kind and caring.”

She added: “I’m smiling in the picture but it was really scary and there were a few tears as I had to lie still for hours but I was given the all-clear after an x-ray and allowed to go home.”

Nadiya then told her followers: “I’ve got some physio today but I will be back on that dance floor soon and I’ll be ready to shine and sparkle in the new series of the biggest show on TV. I can’t wait for you to see it. Keep dancing!”

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Katie Price and Peter Andre have been locked in a bitter war of words this week after the Mysterious Girl hitmaker released a statement explaining he had his two children with Katie living with him ‘for their safety’

Former couple Katie Price and Peter Andre are at war once again but it’s not the first time the exes have clashed – with Peter’s new wife Emily Andre even being dragged into things in 2022.

Peter made a rare comment about his former spouse in a blistering Instagram update this evening, claiming that their two children, Junior and Princess Andre, have been in his care since 2018 “for their safety” as he publicly rejected Katie’s call for a truce.

Katie quickly retaliated, with her representatives telling the Mirror that the mum-of-five “will no longer be gaslighted and bullied as she once was” and that the matter is “now in her lawyers hands.

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Back in 2022, Katie took aim at Emily, who shares three children with Peter. She shared a magazine cover featuring Emily on her Instagram Stories, branding her ex’s new wife a “disgusting person”.

“My mouth has been shut for so long but I’ve had enough of people selling stories on me and particularly this so called woman @dr_emily_official,” Katie began in the deleted Instagram Story.

“Always said I don’t want to be famous yet doesn’t do too bad to stay away from media and TV and now trying to make a career out of it. So cringe she has used my children to make money in photo shoots yet covers her own children’s faces up!”.

Katie, who was writing one year on from her drug-drive crash, then accused the doctor of “being jealous” of the relationship she has with her eldest daughter. “She claims to be a doctor who clearly doesn’t have a clue about mental health,” the mum-of-five continued in the post.

“Oh and stopped my daughter from visiting me at The Priory when she wanted to see her mum. She is so jealous of my relationship I have with Princess and puts me down. Emily you are not and never will be my kids’ parent so mind your own business, your so two faced and definitely not the person you portray to the public. I think your a disgusting person so stop trying to interfere in my life.”

Peter, 52, and Katie, 47, welcomed their first child into the world back in June 2005, when Katie gave birth to her second son – Junior Andre. Before splitting in 2009, the former couple also welcomed daughter Princess Tiaamii Andre into the world on 29 June 2007.

Peter found love again with then medical student Emily MacDonagh – marrying on 11 July 2015 near Exeter at Mamhead House. The happy couple share three children together, Ameila, Theodore James, and Arabella Rose.

Peter’s statement shared in Instagram tonight reads: “For sixteen years, I have stayed silent in the face of repeated lies from my ex-wife and her family, out of respect for my children and loved ones, but staying silent has been incredibly frustrating. That ends today.

“The latest comments about my children’s welfare and living arrangements compel me to set the record straight. For well-documented reasons, and for their safety, Junior and Princess came into my care in 2018 and remained with me until they reached adulthood. In 2019, the family courts issued a legally binding order to enforce this arrangement. I have never made this public before, out of respect for my children.

“In 2011 and 2015, publicly documented court cases, found my ex-wife had made false claims. She was ordered to pay substantial damages and legal costs, and to apologise, to me and my management. The same falsehoods are being repeated today. Unfortunately, there are many more lies and baseless accusations I have yet to address. Those will now be dealt with in the coming months.”

A brand new picture of Princess Anne has been released to mark her 75th birthday tomorrow showing her smiling as she poses outside her Gatcombe Park home

Princess Anne gives an amused smile in a brand new photograph released to mark her 75th birthday.

The Princess Royal, who celebrates the three-quarters-of-a-century milestone tomorrow, is pictured near a window outside her Gatcombe Park home in Gloucestershire. The photo comes as the King’s younger sister, often hailed as the Royal Family’s most hard-working member, has swerved any major public celebration for her day.

She is marking her birthday privately and is believed to be spending it alone with her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence sailing around the Western Isles of Scotland. Her birthday comes after Buckingham Palace was forced to remove an Anne birthday post after major family gaffe.

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The official portrait released for her birthday was taken by celebrated photographer John Swannell last month. It shows Anne in a clean-lined colour-blocked royal blue dress with a contrasting bright white high collar, matching cuffs and white buttoned central trim.

The princess, who is known for recycling her outfits decades later, wore the same dress at the King’s Awards at St James’s Palace in June.

The image captures a relaxed-looking Anne, with her hair self-styled in her signature bouffant, resting her hand on a stone windowsill at Gatcombe.

Swannell was also tasked with taking the official photographs for Anne’s 70th, and previously photographed Diana, Princess of Wales and her sons, the late Queen for her official diamond jubilee portrait in 2012, Sir Tony Blair, Sir Michael Caine and Sir Elton John.

Another image of Anne by photographer Chris Jackson was released last week showing the princess in a tiara and gown with Sir Tim on the night of the Windsor Castle state banquet for French President Emmanuel Macron.

Anne supports more than 300 charities and organisations, and earlier this year brought many of them together at a special Buckingham Palace forum, insisting this was the only way she wished to mark her forthcoming 75th birthday.

A palace source said: “This personifies what Her Royal Highness cares about. She didn’t want to do anything for her birthday but bring her charities together to hear more about their work and how she can help them.”

It was at the princess’s Gloucestershire estate just over a year ago that she was taken to hospital after she was believed to have been struck by a horse.

She was treated in intensive care for concussion and minor head injuries, spending five nights at Southmead Hospital in Bristol. The princess, who was back on royal duties less than three weeks later, has said she has no memory of the incident but now views every day as a “bonus”.

The King ’s sister, referred to in royal circles as his “most trusted lieutenant” is often labelled the hardest-working royal after consistently clocking up more public engagements year after year than any other member of The Firm.

But rather than slowing down, well into retirement age she is doing more than ever. Those who know her best celebrated the senior royal for her “wicked wit”, practical approach to problems, and a flair for “not always agreeing” with what they say.

The Life of a Showgirl was announced by Taylor Swift earlier this week but she’s revealed that frequent collaborator Jack Antonoff isn’t one of the producers for this album

An “awkward” moment in which Margaret Qualley was asked about Taylor Swift’s new album has attracted attention this week. It comes following the news that her husband Jack Antonoff isn’t among the producers on the record.

Earlier this week, Taylor, 35, announced her next album, the Life of a Showgirl, ahead of its release in October. She’s revealed that she reunited with producers Max Martin, 54, and Karl Schuster, 40, known as Shellback, for the album.

It’s understood to be Taylor’s first studio album in more than a decade to not feature Jack, 41, as a producer. He’s co-produced her last seven albums, and her four re-recorded albums, and has also worked with her as a songwriter.

Margaret, 30, who has been married to Jack since 2023, was asked about the upcoming album whilst promoting her new film Honey Don’t (2025) yesterday. The interview with the actor has since prompted attention. It comes after Taylor sparked engagement rumours when fans saw Travis Kelce’s lock screen.

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Margaret’s husband was brought up whilst she was on the Today show. After he was briefly mentioned earlier in the interview, host Craig Melvin, 46, later asked: “You mentioned your husband Jack of course has produced for … with Taylor for years. Perhaps you heard that she’s got a new album that’s coming out. Can you tell us anything about it?”

Addressing the question, Margaret answered: “I don’t know anything. But … we’ll all be excited to listen to the music.” She was then seen laughing as the presenter responded: “Okay.” Amid her giggling, Margaret added: “Okay.”

The interaction has been described as “awkward” by some viewers, including on social media. One person wrote on X: “This is so awkward lmao.” Sharing their thoughts, someone reacted to the scene: “Jesus this is so embarrassing.”

Many fans came to Margaret’s defence, with several saying that it had been a “weird question” to ask her. One person wrote in their response: “Why put her on the spot on something that is not her business? This is a weird question.”

Another said: “Unnecessary question created an awkward moment, she doesn’t care, omg they don’t get it.” Someone else wrote on the platform after the interview: “Even if she knew anything.. why would she say something about it?”

Jack and Taylor have been long time collaborators. He’s credited with being a co-producer on her albums 1989, Reputation, Lover, Folklore, Evermore, Midnights and last year’s the Tortured Poets Department. He also co-wrote songs like Look What You Made Me Do, Anti-Hero and Cruel Summer.

Max and Shellback, who have worked with Taylor on her latest album, are credited with previously co-producing Red, 1989, Reputation. They co-wrote Shake It Off, …Ready For It? and We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, among other songs.

Taylor revealed that she had reunited with Max and Shellback for the Life of a Showgirl whilst speaking about the album on the New Heights podcast. She said they hadn’t worked together for around eight years prior to the project.

On an episode of the podcast released earlier this week, Taylor shared: “It’s a record I made with my mentor, Max Martin, and Shellback. The three of us have made some of my favourite songs that I’ve ever done before.”

She added: “We’ve never actually made an album before where it’s just the three of us. There’s no other collaborators. It’s just the three of us making a focused album where … I mean it felt like catching lightning in a bottle, honestly.”

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