Harry and the King’s secret peace talks
Plus Sydney Sweeney’s ‘HUGE role’ and Justin’s ‘cry for help’
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Are ‘secret’ drinks the start of a royal thaw between Harry and his dad?
Oh, so we’re grabbing ‘quiet’ pints in London now, are we?
‘Senior aides’ to King Charles and Prince Harry were clocked having ‘casual drinks’ near royal residence Clarence House, and some royal fans are already counting down to the end of the nasty family feud.
An insider told the Mail on Sunday, which snapped the pics: ‘There’s a long road ahead, but a channel of communication is now open for the first time in years.’
‘There was no formal agenda, just casual drinks. There were things both sides wanted to talk about,’ the snitch added. Well it beats ‘recollections may vary’.
No one’s saying who texted first, but let’s be real: it’s probably a fed-up Prince Archie, six, messaging Grandpa Charles at this point.
In case you need a recap… Harry’s memoir Spare threw the Royal Family under a bus two years ago. King Charles still isn’t picking up his son’s calls, even as Harry shouts ‘RECONCILIATION PLEASE, KING FATHER’ every time he sees a camera.
With Charles’s cancer treatment ongoing and Harry’s security woes unresolved, there’s maybe, possibly, a chance of a vibe shift. Or, like us, the staffers just wanted a round of stiff gins before another hot royal summer of drama.
Either way, they’re talking again, and it’s the most British soft launch of peace talks imaginable. Let’s see if it sticks – and if Harry’s wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, will also be welcomed back into the Royal fold…
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Orlando Bloom’s bachelor era, brought to you by Pimm’s, Oasis, and zero sadness
Like the rest of the world Katy Perry is clearly obsessed with reading The Spotlight (we aren’t deluded – you are). Well sis, better look away now, because your actor ex Orlando Bloom is not even trying to look sad about the recent split.
Nope, we’re talking, ‘I’m free and single, y’all! Drinks for everyone!’ energy.
Whew! Fresh off his and Katy's weird af co-parenting dynamic on Jeff Bezos’s superyacht last week, Orlando’s morphed into a teenage boy who’s just discovered ‘Wonderwall’.
First up: a boozy night watching Oasis in Manchester. He proudly launched his new life on Insta, telling followers, ‘If you don’t like @oasis swipe on.’
Then he did karaoke to the Gallagher brothers’ Oasis classics like ‘Champagne Supernova’ with, erm... the Gallagher brothers’ kids!
The next day? Casually slinking into Centre Court at Wimbledon looking ‘weary-eyed’. Then sipping Pimm’s in a sharp Ralph Lauren suit like he was auditioning for 007 and looking for a Bond girl.
Sydney Sweeney’s on the Bond Girl shortlist... obviously
Speaking of 007… consider us neither shaken nor stirred as this is the most predictable s*** since the last celebrity launched a tequila brand.
Sydney Sweeney is now a fave for the next Bond Girl.
She’s got the new Bond director Denis Villeneuve on speed dial, she’s besties with Jeff Bezos (who now owns the film franchise and wants to make it appeal to a younger audience), and she’s been seen floating around Venice looking like she knows something.
Bond bosses apparently love that she’s got ‘athletic’ chops from gaining 30lb to play a boxer, meaning she can handle stunts. But let’s be real, Sydney’s biggest skill is staying booked.
She’s everywhere: Euphoria, Madame Web, rom-coms, as-yet-untitled boxing movies and she can sell a film and a perfume. Sydney’s circling the Aston Martin before other wannabe Bond girls have even found the keys.
Oprah, Gayle and Kris Jenner in SKIMS? Kim’s screaming, we’re screaming
SKIMS just did more in one holiday snap than most brands do in their entire existence.
Kris Jenner handed Oprah and Gayle King SKIMS beach cover-ups on a girls’ trip to Spain because, as Gayle put it, ‘Don’t you love when you admire what someone’s wearing and THEN they give you one?’
But we’re gonna stop you there, Gayle, because if this ‘someone’ is Kris Jenner, and that ‘something’ is clothing from her daughter Kim’s brand?
Gayle, girl… you and Auntie Oprah just gave SKIMS a free advert and Kris is laughing all the way to the bank. Unsurprisingly, Kim couldn’t cope, commenting: ‘QUEENS, LEGENDS, CHARLIE’S ANGELS!’
Kris once famously told Kim, ‘You're doing great, sweetie!’ as she posed naked for Playboy... and now it's high time we all told Kris that.
Justin Bieber’s ‘Swag’ album lands with a shrug – but hey, people are buying it
Justin Bieber’s surprise album Swag has dropped, and seems like the critics wouldn’t stoop to pick it up again…
The Guardian gave it three stars, calling it ‘no long-awaited masterpiece’ – ouch! While The Telegraph said it was ‘an uncomfortable and unfiltered cry for help’. Yeah, that checks out.
Highlights of the whopping 21 tracks include interludes of ‘therapy’ sessions with comedian Druski, who offers Justin weed – because who doesn’t want a stoner pop star airing grievances mid-album?
Given Justin’s recent meltdowns and rumours of marital strain with wife Hailey, this could be both a ‘cry for help’ and a comeback.
And let’s face it, drama does sell – he’s expected to shift 175,000 units in week one. A nice reminder that we should stop worrying about rich folks and worry about our rapidly diminishing bank balance instead.
Once a wild child… Kate Moss, 51, vapes and sips beer at festival
Kate Moss, 51, is back on her rock-chick vibe like it’s 2003 — but instead of her beloved Marlboroughs she was puffing on a vape.
She rocked a leopard maxi at Neil Young’s BST set, and later added a black scarf in the scorching London summer heat because, well, fashion we guess. Never change, Kate.
Mel B drops exclusive wedding pics. Tell you what she wants, what she really, really wants? A full royal bride moment, bagpipes and all.
Ellen DeGeneres backs Rosie O’Donnell as Trump threatens to revoke her citizenship... Meanwhile, Rosie is sipping tea at home in the Cotswolds.
Rihanna brought her sons RZA and Riot to the Smurfs premiere… the cute little squad was more out of control than she was in her Bad Gal Riri days.
Buckingham Palace announced round two of Donald Trump's state visit because apparently once wasn’t enough.
Justin Baldoni’s lawyers say Blake Lively wants her deposition on her terms because she’s famous... and the judge should book around her brunch.
Kelly Osbourne speaks about whether dad Ozzy’s dying or if mom Sharon was just being dramatic… as always.
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