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July 17, 2014

Ten things you might not know about George

Thought you knew everything about the young Prince? Think again. Prince George of Cambridge is an international Prince of mystery…

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Thought you knew everything about the young Prince? Think again. Prince George of Cambridge is an international Prince of mystery…

He’s one of the most photographed babies in the world, with the media charting his every move. So you might think that you know everything about Prince George!

We’ve got some mystery facts that you might not know about the youngest Prince. Click through the gallery to find out what they all are.

He owns Spiderman PJs.

During a visit to Scotland, Duchess Catherine saw a member of the public wearing a top with a comic-book hero on it and commented: “George has Spiderman pyjamas but they are too big for him just now.”

He has a James Bond-style super-nanny. Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo (no, that’s not actually her in the photo!) trained at specialist childcare college Norland College and her credentials include “experience in self-defence, high-speed driving, and dealing with paparazzi.” [Read more here.](http://www.womansday.com.au/celebrity/royals/2014/7/prince-george-is-permanently-hungry/)

He has a James Bond-style super-nanny.

Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo (no, that’s not actually her in the photo!) trained at specialist childcare college Norland College and her credentials include “experience in self-defence, high-speed driving, and dealing with paparazzi.” Read more here.

Like his Gran, he’s already had coins created in his name – including a unique £5 coin created by the Royal mint to commemorate his first birthday.

He’s been voted the most stylish Royal, even-outranking his mum. [Read more here.](http://www.womansday.com.au/celebrity/photo-galleries/2014/6/prince-george-crowned-most-stylish-royal/)

He’s been voted the most stylish Royal, even-outranking his mum. Read more here.

He can’t get enough of his food and the Duchess says that he is “permanently hungry”. [Read more here.](http://www.womansday.com.au/celebrity/royals/2014/7/prince-george-is-permanently-hungry/)

He can’t get enough of his food and the Duchess says that he is “permanently hungry”. Read more here.

His early days were not spent at the Palace, as is tradition. Rather, Prince George spent his first days at the duchess’ family home in the village of Bucklebury, where this family portait was taken.

He is already the proud owner of his own boat. It was one of many extravagant gifts he received while on the Royal tour downunder. [Read more about all the gifts he received here.](http://www.womansday.com.au/celebrity/photo-galleries/2014/4/royal-tour-presents-for-prince-george/)

He is already the proud owner of his own boat. It was one of many extravagant gifts he received while on the Royal tour downunder. Read more about all the gifts he received here.

He is not a fan of behaving at bath-time! When Prince William made a recent visit to the Royal British Sub-Aqua Club where he showed off his swimming credentials in the water, he said that he hoped George would one day develop his love of the water but that “at the moment, bath-time is quite painful”. [Watch the video here.](http://www.womansday.com.au/celebrity/photo-galleries/2014/7/prince-william-explains-to-prince-charles-that-being-called-buff-is-good/)

He is not a fan of behaving at bath-time! When Prince William made a recent visit to the Royal British Sub-Aqua Club where he showed off his swimming credentials in the water, he said that he hoped George would one day develop his love of the water but that “at the moment, bath-time is quite painful”. Watch the video here.

He bears a strong resemblance to Winston Churchill – at least, according to his Uncle: Prince Harry. [Read more here.](http://www.womansday.com.au/celebrity/photo-galleries/2014/6/prince-harry-compares-baby-george-to-winston-churchill/)

He bears a strong resemblance to Winston Churchill – at least, according to his Uncle: Prince Harry. Read more here.

Officially, he has no surname. As a titled member of the Royal Family, Prince George holds no legal surname. The same goes for all members of the Royal Household who hold the title of HRH, however if they need to use one, they can use “Windsor”.

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Celebrity News

July 17, 2014

Actors and their real life characters

The first images have been released of Yaya DaCosta in the biopic about the late pop star Whitney Houston. Take a look at other actors and the people they played.

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The first images have been released of Yaya DaCosta in the biopic about the late pop star Whitney Houston.

The picture recreates Whitney’s 1987 album cover where the singer beamed for the camera wearing a plain white singlet.

The Lifetime movie, titled I will Always Love You, is set to focus on the late singer’s early rise to fame and her volatile relationship with rapper, Bobby Brown.

Angela Bassett, who starred alongside Houston in 1995’s Waiting to Exhale, will make her directorial debut with the Lifetime movie.

Many films have tackled real life characters in their biopic bid for Oscar glory and while some actors have done their real life counterparts justice, others attempts have garnered critical attention for questionable casting. Here are some famously familiar performances.

Actress and former Top Model contestant Yaya DaCosta recreates Whitney Houston’s 1987 album cover for the Lifetime biopic, I will Always Love You.

Nicole Kidman played Grace Kelly in Grace of Monaco which was controversially released earlier this year.

Nicole Kidman won an Oscar in 2003 for her portrayal of Virginia Woolf in The Hours.

Audrey Tautou played a young Coco Chanel in the 2009 biopic, Coco Before Chanel.

Meryl Streep was nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award for her portrayal of quirky cook Julia Child in the 2009 film, Julie and Julia.

Viggo Mortensen tackled the intense role of Sigmund Freud in the 2011 film, A Dangerous Method.

Will Smith transitioned into a bona-fide dramatic leading man with his portrayal of Muhammad Ali in 2001’s Ali.

Colin Firth won a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of King George VI in the 2010 film, The King’s Speech.

Robert De Niro cracked the big time playing self-destructive boxer Jake LaMotta in the 1980 classic, Raging Bull.

Daniel Day Lewis won his third Best Actor Academy Award for his portrayal of American president Abraham Lincoln in 2012’s Lincoln.

Helen Mirren’s career was reborn when she took home the 2007 Best Actress Oscar for The Queen in which she played Queen Elizabeth II.

Julia Roberts won an Oscar for her role as sassy Erin Brockovich in the 2000 film of the same name.

The late Philip Seymour Hoffman was captivating in his depiction of In Cold Blood novelist, Truman Capote in 2005’s Capote.

Marion Cotillard was phenomenal in her Oscar winning portrayal of singer Edith Piaf.

Malcom X as brought to life in an Oscar nominated performance by Denzel Washington in 1992’s movie, Malcom X.

Jesse Eisenberg was catapulted to leading man status after cleverly portraying Facebook creator, Mark Zuckerberg in 2010’s The Social Network.

Michael Sheen gave the performance of his life in his portrayal of talk-show host David Frost in 2008’s Frost/Nixon.

2012’s Hyde Park on Hudson saw Bill Murray transform into philandering American president Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Salma Hayek was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo in 2002’s Frida.

Russell Crowe earned another Oscar nomination for his thrilling performance in A Beautiful Mind in which he played anti-social mathematician, John Nash.

Leonardo DiCaprio got yet another Oscar nomination for his powerful portrayal as former FBI boss, J. Edgar Hoover in 2011’s J. Edgar.

2011’s Moneyball saw Brad Pitt get nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for his role as Oakland A’s general manager, Billy Beane.

Meryl Streep walked away with an Academy Award for her flawless portrayal of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in 2011’s Iron Lady.

Michelle Williams was remarkable in bringing to life screen icon Marilyn Monroe in 2011’s film, My Week with Marilyn.

Veteran Brit actor Kenneth Branagh was also nominated for an Oscar when he took on the role of Sir Laurence Olivier in 2011’s My Week with Marilyn.

Lindsey Lohan played Elizabeth Taylor in 2012’s TV movie Liz and Dick.

Amanda Seyfried played porn star Linda Lovelace in 2013’s controversial Lovelace.

2013’s Lovelace saw James Franco take on Playboy founder Hugh Hefner.

Sarah Jessica Parker also starred in Lovelace as feminist journalist, Gloria Steinem but unfortunately SJP’s scenes were left on the cutting room floor.

Naomi Watts played the late Princess Diana in the 2013 movie Diana.

Ralph Fiennes plays Charles Dickens in the 2013 film The Invisible Woman.

Jane Fonda played former first lady Nancy Reagan in 2013’s The Butler.

Ashton Kutcher took on the role of Steve Jobs in the 2013 biopic Jobs.

Rupert Grint played punk icon Cheetah Chrome in 2013’s CBGB.

In 2013’s biopic, Behind the Candelabra, Hollywood heavy weight Michael Douglas took on the role of Liberace.

Sir Anthony Hopkins was incredible in his portrayal of director Alfred Hitchcock in 2012’s Hitchcock.

Scarlett Johnansson transformed into Hitchcock’s muse, Janet Leigh in 2012’s Hitchcock.

Jessica Biel went old Hollywood to play American film legend Vera Miles in Hitchcock.

Tom Hanks brought the story of Captain Richard Phillips to the big screen in 2013’s Captain Phillips.

Cate Blanchett earned her first Oscar for her supporting role as Katherine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese’s 2004 film, The Aviator.

Charlize Theron won the Best Actress Oscar in 2003 for her chilling portrayal of real life serial killer Aileen Wuornos in the 2003 biopic, Monster.

Beyoncé tested her acting chops when she played Etta James in the 2008 film, Cadillac Records.

Joaquin Phoenix was brilliant in his leading role as Johnny Cash in 2005’s Walk the Line.

Reese Witherspoon won the Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of June Carter Cash in 2005’s Walk the Line.

Sean Penn was snagged his second Best Actor Oscar for his brilliant role in 2008’s biopic Milk where he played gay activist, Harvey Milk.

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Local News

July 17, 2014

Gerard Baden-Clay lodges appeal after being convicted of murder

The legal team representing Gerard Baden-Clay have filed an appeal against his murder conviction.

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Allison and Gerard Baden-Clay on their wedding day.

Mr Baden-Clay was convicted of murdering his wife, Allison, just two days ago.

A jury of 12 unanimously declared Mr Baden-Clay guilty, after a trial involving more than 70 witnesses.

He was sentenced to life in jail.

However, Mr Baden-Clay’s lawyers say a miscarriage of justice has occurred.

They say the fact that traces of Allison’s blood in a car was only relevant if the jury was satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the presence of blood was “attributable to an injury sustained to the deceased’s body on the evening of 19th April 2012 or the morning of 20th April 2012”.

In other words, the blood may have come from another injury to Allison, totally unrelated to her death.

Mr Baden-Clay’s legal team also argue that the judge Justice John Byrne erred in his instructions to the jury, regarding Mr Baden-Clay’s alleged attempted to disguise marks on his face by deliberately making razor cuts.

Legal experts have also raised questions about an approach made by a Channel Nine reporter to one of the jurors, during the trial. The juror reported the approach to the judge.

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Celebrity News

July 17, 2014

Remembering John F Kennedy Jr 15 years on

Today, the US is remembering John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr, who died in a plane crash in 1999 at the age of just 38.

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Today, the US is remembering John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr, who died in a plane crash in 1999 at the age of just 38.

Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and Lauren Bessette, along with JFK Jr. were flying near Martha’s Vineyard on their way to a wedding when their single-engine plane crashed into the Atlantic.

Kennedy Jr. was born on November 25, 1960, and was named after his father, President John F Kennedy. Following his father’s assassination, a three-year-old Kennedy Jr. captured the hearts of the world when he saluted his father’s coffin.

Let’s take a look back at the life JFK Jr. which was cut too short.

John F. Kennedy, Jr. playing with his mother’s necklace at the White House in 1962. The simulated Pearl Necklace worn by Jacqueline Kennedy while in residence at the White House sold for USD 190,000 during the Sotheby’s auction of the estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis 25 April 1996 in New York.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, with his wife Jacqueline and their children Caroline and John Jnr on Easter Sunday at Palm Beach, Miami, Florida, 14th April 1963.

Jacqueline Kennedy stands with her two children Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr at the President’s funeral in 1963.

A young JFK Jr. in 1980.

The handsome JFK Jnr.

John during a press conference for new Magazine ‘George’ in 1995.

John F. Kennedy Jr. during ‘Newman’s Own’ George Awards at U.S. Customs House in New York City in 1999.

John F. Kennedy, Jr. and his wife Carolyn Bessette Kennedy arrive at the annual John F. Kennedy Library Foundation dinner in May 1999.

JFK Jr kisses his wife, Carolyn.

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Celebrity News

July 17, 2014

Amal Alamuddin officiates wedding with George Clooney

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George Clooney’s highly accomplished fiancée, Amal Alamuddin has added yet another skill to her already extensive range of talents as she officiated a friend’s wedding over the weekend, with George accompanying her.

The 36-year-old human rights lawyer looked stunning as she wore a shimmery purple gown with a flower in her hair while her fiancée George, 52, looked sharp as ever in a tuxedo. They were both in Florence for the weekend to attend Amal’s cousins wedding as Amal officiated at the altar.

“Wedding registrar” is yet another skill that the multi-talented, multi-lingual Amal can add to her highly impressive portfolio of skills, along with Human Rights activist, barrister who has represented the likes of Julian Assange and Kofi Annan and speaking fluent French, Arabic and English.

In a homage to her accomplishments, this cute photo of Amal recently emerged after it was published by Lebanese magazine Lahashowing her in her barrister’s robes and wig at her law school graduation:

No doubt the occasion of the cousin’s wedding must have helped get the smitten couple excited about their own impending nuptials which are expected to occur in September this year. It’s believed that the reason for George’s surprising and relatively hasty proposal is because the couple are already expecting a baby.

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July 17, 2014

Vanessa Williams opens up about being molested

Vanessa Williams has opened up about how she was sexually molested by an older girl when she was 10-years-old.

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Vanessa Williams has recently appeared on Oprah’s Master Class to discuss how she was sexually molested by an older girl when she was 10-years-old.

The former Miss America bravely opened up about the abuse she endured at the hands of a teenage family friend while on a summer holiday, which made her “more sexually promiscuous and more sexually curious at a younger age.”

The actress, 51, said the 18-year-old girl came into her room while everyone was asleep.

“She told me to lie down on the floor,” Williams said. “She took my bottoms off and she said, ‘Be quiet.’ … She went down on me.”

Being so young Williams revealed she struggled to understand what was happening.

“I had no idea what it was, but I knew it felt good,” Williams said. “I knew it felt good, but (was) also something that was not supposed to be happening.”

The Ugly Betty star also discussed how she felt groomed by her abuser.

“(She) was one of the cool girls. … She made you want to feel like you were a grown-up.”

After the incident Williams says she wanted to tell her parents but shortly after they returned home from the holiday there was a family tragedy.

“I saw my dad’s face and his face was grey. And I just found out that his brother had died,” she said. “That was a family drama. I never really talked to my dad about it. I kind of suppressed it.”

Williams said the molestation has had a long lasting effect on her life.

“It awakens your sexuality at an age where it shouldn’t be awakened,” she said.

“Had that not happened in my life and had I had an opportunity to have a normal courtship with a boyfriend at 16 or whatever. … There wouldn’t have been that shame that was always haunting me.

While many celebrities might seem like they live an enchanted life some have travelled bumpy roads before becoming famous.

Oprah, Teri Hatcher and Tyler Perry have all bravely spoken out about their experiences with sexual abuse in a bid to raise awareness and help others.

Vanessa Williams says because of her molestation her sexuality was “awakened” at an age it shouldn’t have been.

Throughout her career Oprah Winfrey has been an advocate for sexual abuse survivors because their stories hit close to home for the TV queen.

While doing a TV special with sexual abuse victims and their molesters in the late ’80s Winfrey revealed she had been raped by a relative when she was 9 years old.

American actor, producer and screenwriter Tyler Perry says he suffered so much physical, emotional and sexual abuse growing up her tried to take his own life at age 11.

In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Perry, 44, once described his childhood in New Orleans as “a living hell” and says he was molested by several different perpetrators, both men and women, because he was so vulnerable and “predators know when a child is an easy mark.”

Perry credits his younger self for being strong enough to endure the painful past and survive. “He had no help. He just had to walk through it. So he gave birth to the man I am. I owe him to live the best life I can. I owe him to be the best father that I will be someday. I owe him to use my life and my words and my work to encourage, to inspire, to do what you did for me,” he told Oprah.

Ashley Judd revealed in her 2011 book, All That Is Bitter & Sweet, the multiple accounts of sexual abuse she suffered as a child. The actress says her country singer mother, Naomi Judd, lead a life that exposed the actress to a life of sexual impropriety at a young age which ultimately lead to her being molested by a man she described as being an “abusive full-blown heroin addict with a criminal record.” Judd also wrote she was a victim of incest but did not name her attacker. Judd USA Today back in 2011 she felt a tremendous amount of healing sharing her story with people she came across in her charity work. “I was really encouraged by people I trust to include some of my own story, because why I love [humanitarian] work really baffled people, and so I eventually got willing to put it in there.”

In 2006 Teri Hatcher told Vanity Fair she was molested by an uncle at just 5-years-old. “This is something I’ve tried to hide my whole life,” she told the magazine. However, the actress, 49, said she felt compelled to speak out after learning that a 14-year-old victim of her uncle had taken their life. Her uncle, Richard Hayes Stone, later pleaded guilty to four counts of child molestation and was sentenced to 14 years in prison. The district attorney prosecuting the case told the Associated Press after the trial that “without Teri, this case would have been dismissed.”

Irish actor Gabriel Byrne spoke out in 2010 about how he was molested at age 11 as an altar boy while at a religious school in Ireland. “It was a known and admitted fact of life amongst us that there was this particular man, and you didn’t want to be left in the dressing room with him,” Byrne told the Irish television show. “There were certain boundaries, sexual boundaries, [that] were crossed. And it was mixed up with fear and ultimately with shame.” The 64-year-old actor opened up about the abuse on Irish TV show “The Meaning of Life” says he didn’t understand what impact it had on him immediately. “I didn’t feel I suffered at the time. I just felt it was the way of the world,” Byrne said “It took many years to come to terms with it and to forgive those incidents that I felt had deeply hurt me.”

In May former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson gave a harrowing account of the sexual abuse she suffered as a child and revealed she was gang-raped as a teen. “I did not have an easy childhood,” said Anderson, 47. “Despite loving parents, I was molested from age six by a female babysitter.” The famed Playboy model made the revelations of the gang-rape public while addressing guests at the launch of her Pamela Anderson Foundation in Cannes and said the attack left her feeling suicidal. “[The boyfriend] decided it would be funny to gang-rape me with six friends,” Anderson said. “I wanted off this earth.”

Queen Latifah opened up to Essence magazine in 2009 about her sexual abuse as a child and believes the experience left her with long lasting emotional issues. “He violated me,” she said of her alleged abuser. “I never told anybody; I just buried it as deeply as I could and kept people at an arm’s distance. I never really let a person get too close to me. I could have been married years ago, but I had a commitment issue.”

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July 17, 2014

Glenn Close: “Mental illness isn’t shameful”

The 67-year-old actress has spoken out in support of people with mental illness, saying that there needs to be more open discussions on the subject.

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The 67-year-old Fatal Attraction star, whose sister has bipolar disorder, told New York Daily News that the prevalence of mental illness makes it a “part of the human condition”.

“So many people are affected by it,” she said. “It is something that should be a uniting, hope-filled issue rather than something that people have always been loath to talk about and afraid and ashamed about.”

The actress is the co-founder of Bring Change 2 Mind – a non-profit organisation that is hoping to stop the stigma that is attached to mental illness.

“It’s really important to now be able to have open conversation about it,” Close said.

Currently, one in five Australians experience a mental illness each year.

If you, or someone you know, suffers from depression, contact Lifeline – 13 11 14 or visit the Black Dog Institute website for more information.

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Celebrity News

July 16, 2014

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson shares dorky 90s throwback

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He’s one of Hollywood’s biggest, meanest and baddest action stars but Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson hasn’t always been tough.

The pro wrestler turned actor poked fun at the fashion and style of the 90’s at his own expense when posting this this hilarious throwback photo on instagram.

In the shot, the Hercules actor rocks a pair of baggy jeans, a black turtleneck, wristwatch and bracelet.

But it’s the old-school bumbag that really tops off the look.

“Fanny pack and lean take it to a whole other level… #90sRock #WTF,” the super buff 42-year-old captioned the dorky snap.

With his superhuman 6-foot-5 physique, Dwayne, who weighs in at 117kg admits he’s spent most of his life in the gym training.

“I work out for about 90 minutes, or maybe an hour and 45 minutes,” he told *Train Magazine.

“When I hit the gym, I’m coming! I train hard, I come to kick ass—clanging and banging. With something like “Hercules,” I was in costume and make-up for a few hours before shooting, so I’d have to get in the workout early.”

And there’s no doubt he’s training extra hard as he gears up for the release of his next movie Hercules: The Thracian Wars, in which he plays the son of Zeus.

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Local News

July 16, 2014

Hillary hints at presidential run

It's the question on everyone's lips – is she running for president? But Hillary Rodham Clinton continues to keep her plans for the future a mystery.

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It’s the question on everyone’s lips – is she running for president? But Hillary Rodham Clinton continues to keep her plans for the future a mystery.

During an appearance on The Daily Show, the 66-year-old was asked a series of hilarious questions by Jon Stewart, yet the former US Secretary of State and First Lady failed to address the rumours with a straight answer.

Instead, she hinted at the possibility of being a presidential candidate.

The talk show host joked to Clinton that people weren’t interested in book, Hard Choices. “I think I speak for everybody when I say, no one cares, they just want to know if you’re running for president,” he said.

Stewart then asked her about her dream office: “Do you have a favourite shape?” He then asked: “Would you like it to have corners?”

Clinton replied: “I think that the world is so complicated, the fewer corners that you can have, the better.”

One thing is for sure, if the political powerhouse does decide to run for office, there’s no doubt she has plenty of support from some famous figures and friends.

Hillary is interviewed by Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. Picture: Twitter

Former US Secretary of State and Senator Hillary Clinton poses with French President Francois Holland as she leaves the Elysee Palace in Paris earlier this month.

Clinton has not given a straight answer on whether she will run for president.

Hillary with the talk show queen, Oprah Winfrey.

Singer Katy Perry is a fan of Hillary. She posed with the former First Lady and her book recently.

Meryl Streep took a selfie with Clinton at a gala dinner two years ago. She even said that she wants the Oscar-winning actress to play her if there was ever a film made about her.

The First Lady Michelle Obama and Hillary are reportedly close friends.

Hillary holds a copy of her new book, “Hard Choices” during a book signing at Waterstones bookshop this month in London.

Clinton was honoured at Public Counsel’s William O. Douglas Dinner at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in June this year.

Then Prime Minister Julia Gillard meets former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Perth in 2012.

Hillary and Bill Clinton smile for the cameras at the 35th Kennedy Center Honors – Gala Dinner in 2012.

Hillary and her daughter Chelsea Clinton, who is expecting her first child.

President Barack Obama with former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a Cabinet Meeting in 2011.

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Royals

July 16, 2014

Prince Charles and Camilla visit Jamie Oliver’s restaurant

Prince Charles and Camilla have been taking in the culinary delights of Cornwall, visiting Jamie Oliver’s famous “Fifteen” restaurant as well as taking a tour of River Cottage with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.

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Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, who celebrates her 67th birthday today, have been taking in the culinary delights of Cornwall. They visited Jamie Oliver’s famous “Fifteen” restaurant as well as taking a tour of River Cottage with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, where Camilla had a great laugh at the Prince’s expense when a large insect landed on his posterior as they walked through the grounds.

Their first stop was Fifteen – the Cornwall branch of the restaurant chain started by Jamie Oliver that is famed for helping struggling, unemployed and/or homeless youth get a fresh start by training them with culinary skills in order that they can build a career.

They then dropped by the beach at Cornwall for a photo opportunity with the young chefs holding surfboards – the area is a popular British beachside town where – surprisingly enough – many locals hit the surf in summer. Charles recalled that he once spent many days of his youth in the surf in that district and while his sons William and Harry frequently hit the surf there, Charles commented: “I’m past my sell by date for surfing.”

Next stop was the grounds of River Cottage for a tour of the kitchen gardens with TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. Hugh is being an advocate of “real food” and he took the Royal couple on a tour of the picturesque kitchen garden where all the fresh produce is grown for his three River Cottage canteens.

The Prince is also a great advocate of organic, sustainable farming and locally produced food production. He presented Hugh with a Duchy Nursery Manaccan plum tree, grown on his Duchy of Cornwall estate. The TV chef said that he would use it to make jam, to which Charles commented, “You can send me a pot!”

No doubt, the Royal pair would have enjoyed their day of culinary delights – with the Duchess particularly pleased to be back in her home county the day before she celebrates her 67th birthday.

The Prince of Wales meets local students in the kitchen as he visits Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Cornwall restaurant.

The Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Charles pose with local students of Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen restaurant on the “beach” at Cornwall where surfing is surprisingly popular in summer.

Prince Charles and Camilla are given a tour of the picturesque grounds of River Cottage by TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, where all their fresh produce is grown in the kitchen gardens.

Prince Charles and Camilla are shown the vegetable garden at River Cottage – while Camilla holds her nose from what must be a particularly pungent whiff of compost!

Camilla and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall have a great laugh at Prince Charles’ expense when an insect lands on his posterior while touring the grounds of River Cottage.

Prince Charles and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall meet with one of the students at the River Cottage cooking school as the royals given a tour of their HQ.

River Cottage’s expert forager John Wright shows Prince Charles and Camilla some of their fresh produce – in this case: seaweed.

Prince Charles and Camilla pose for a photo with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall at the picturesque River Cottage gardens.

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