Kate Middleton Aces the Assignment with Nautical Outfit at Ship Christening with Prince William

Kate Middleton Aces the Assignment with Nautical Outfit at Ship Christening with Prince William

Andrew Parsons / Kensington Palace Kate Middleton wore a maritime outfit for a ship naming ceremony in Scotland The Princess of Wales, 43, is the sponsor of the HMS Glasgow warship and attended the event with Prince William The late Princess Diana would sometimes nod to military jobs by wearing outfits with subtle homage Kate Middletonknew just what to wear for a nautical outing in Scotland withPrince William! On May 22, the Prince and Princess of Wales stepped out in Scotstoun, Glasgow, to attend the ship naming ceremony of the HMS Glasgow at the BAE Systems' shipyard. Princess Kate, 43, is the sponsor of the warship and will have the honor of smashing a bottle of whisky against its hull — dressing the part for the job! The Princess of Wales made an elegant statement in a long-sleeved navy dress with white piping that appeared to be new to her collection, matching it with what appeared to be her navy and white Philip Treacy hat that shelast sported at Trooping the Colour in June 2022. She completed the look with a brooch and beige heels, with the entire ensemble giving maritime vibes. Her navy outfitfollowed a cue from her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana, who would sometimes nod to military jobs by wearing outfits with similar homage. Andrew Parsons / Kensington Palace Princess Kate was appointed Sponsor of HMS Glasgow in June 2021 and the cutting-edge Type 26 anti-submarine frigate is designed to protect the U.K.'s nuclear deterrent and aircraft carriers. She checked in on the ship's progress by hosting Royal Navy sailors from HMS Glasgow at Windsor Castle in 2022 to hear about the work being done and the sailors' experiences in the Royal Navy. A highlight of William and Kate's shipyard visit will be when she releases a bottle against the ship's hull, officially naming it. The Princess of Wales has had plenty of practice with this in the past, as her first official engagement with Prince William in February 2011 was pouring champagne on a lifeboat in Wales a few months before their royal wedding, marking her first duty in a working royal role. After the Princess of Wales sprinkles the warship with whisky, she and William will go aboard to meet representatives from BAE Systems and Royal Navy to learn more about what the ship will offer. The couple will then connect with apprentices and graduates in the BAE Systems' Shipbuilding Academy to hear about the shipbuilding and maritime training they have received, including fabrication, electrical, sheet metal work, welding, and pipefitting — all of which helped bring HMS Glasgow to life. Andrew Parsons / Kensington Palace Can't get enough of PEOPLE's Royals coverage?Sign up for our free Royals newsletterto get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more! William and Kate's last meeting will be with BAE Systems employees from various backgrounds who all helped build the ship, and then spend time with members of HMS Glasgow Ship's Company and their families to recognize the efforts of the local workforce, commitment of the crew and sacrifices made by the loved ones of serving personnel. Read the original article onPeople

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May 22, 2025

Kate Middleton Aces the Assignment with Nautical Outfit at Ship Christening with Prince William

Kate Middleton Aces the Assignment with Nautical Outfit at Ship Christening with Prince William Andrew Parsons / Kensington Palace Kate Midd...

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Michelle Williams recalls Busy Philipps telling Ben Affleck to 'do something' during Oscars Best Picture mix-up

Michelle Williams recalls Busy Philipps telling Ben Affleck to 'do something' during Oscars Best Picture mix-up

Christopher Polk/Getty That time in 2017, when Oscar presentersWarren BeattyandFaye Dunawayaccidentally announced the wrong Best Picture, was ashocking momentfor anyone watching. For actorsMichelle WilliamsandBusy Phillipps, who were out in the audience, it was truly memorable. The longtime close friends — and regular awards show dates — had been on their way out of the ceremony, but they were turned away because the big award was about to be given out, Philipps recalled during a recent conversation the two had on QVC+ HSN+'sBusy This Week. See their exchange below. "We knew, cause we were right there in the front row," Phillips said of theBonnie and Clydestars having called outLa La Land, after having been given the wrong envelope. "We knew something weird was happening.Ben Affleckwas next to me. You reminded me just earlier of what I said to him, which I totally forgot." What she said was not so much to Affleck himself, but to one of the characters he's played. "You turned to him," Williams explained, "and said, 'Do something! Do something!' Because he was Batman, and he was going to save the rest of us." She added, "He was just as shocked as the rest of us." Philipps confessed that it was something like that. Affleck portrayed the Caped Crusader in multiple films, including 2017'sJustice League. "He was literally looking back atMatt Damon," Philipps said of Affleck's close friend, "who was sitting right behind his brother [Casey Affleck], who was, like, two doors down from you. And I don't know Ben Affleck. I just was like, 'He's Batman. He's a movie star. He can go onstage and handle it.' He could not. It turns out, it was very difficult to handle." Want more movie news? Sign up forEntertainment Weekly's free newsletterto get the latest trailers, celebrity interviews, film reviews, and more. La La Landproducers were already delivering their acceptance speech when, not Batman or the star of 2016'sThe Accountant, but Brian Cullinan, an actual accountant for Pricewaterhouse Coopers and Oscar crew members took the stage, too. The wrong envelope had been handed over. Moonlightwas the true winner. Philipps said her show couldn't afford to use an image of her, Williams, and Affleck at the ceremony that had gone viral, so she and Williams simply recreated it. They crossed their legs and dropped their mouths open. Read the original article onEntertainment Weekly

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May 22, 2025

Michelle Williams recalls Busy Philipps telling Ben Affleck to 'do something' during Oscars Best Picture mix-up

Michelle Williams recalls Busy Philipps telling Ben Affleck to 'do something' during Oscars Best Picture mix-up Christopher Polk/Get...

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Iconic Actress Recalls 'Crazy' Run-In With Taylor Swift: 'I Hate Myself'

Iconic Actress Recalls 'Crazy' Run-In With Taylor Swift: 'I Hate Myself'

Julia Stiles—she's just like us! The10 Things I Hate About Youstar detailed the "crazy" run-in she once had withTaylor Swiftin the Wednesday, May 21 episode of the podcastHow to Fail, where she begrudgingly opened up about meeting the superstar at a "game night party" they were both invited to. Stiles, 44, joked, "God, I hate myself right now," as she dove into the tale. "The biggest name-dropping I could do—but it happened and it's awesome." Swift, she said, just "has that presence" where you "could just feel" her entering the room. She wasn't planning on bothering the Eras Tour artist that night, but as she was getting ready to leave, someone intervened, letting her know that Swift was interested in saying hi to her. Related: Beloved Songwriter Recalls 'So Pathetic' Run-in With Taylor Swift "...he was like, 'She really likes your work,'" the actress recalled, adding that she "blacked out" as they shook hands. "I don't remember, actually, what happened after that—but she said something very nice to me." Stiles further "dissociated for a second" while the two chatted, but eventually "worked up the courage" to praise the musician. "You're amazing; this is crazy," she told her, recalling the way she "looked like she genuinely appreciated it." While "there used to be a part of [her]" that insisted she "play it cool" when crossing paths with another actor or artist that she admired, more recently she's "discovered that everybody that's a performer wants to know people are listening to their music or watching their movies or care at all." Now, she's "totally, unselfconsciously ready to say" how fantastic she thinks somebody is. "Even somebody like Taylor Swift, who is the biggest star on the planet, seems humble enough or just positive enough to be like, 'Yeah, I'm glad that bazillions of people like to listen to my music,'" she pointed out. "They don't take it for granted." Related: Taylor Swift Fans Clap Back at Critics Over Newly Surfaced 'Drunk Karaoke' Video

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May 22, 2025

Iconic Actress Recalls 'Crazy' Run-In With Taylor Swift: 'I Hate Myself'

Iconic Actress Recalls 'Crazy' Run-In With Taylor Swift: 'I Hate Myself' Julia Stiles—she's just like us! The10 Things I...

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FEMA senior officials exit en masse as Trump targets agency

FEMA senior officials exit en masse as Trump targets agency

By Ted Hesson and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency announced the departure of 16 senior executives on Wednesday, a significant shakeup of its leadership ranks less than two weeks before the start of what is expected to be a busy hurricane season. Those leaving include MaryAnn Tierney, a 26-year emergency management veteran who until May 9 had been the agency's acting No. 2, as well as key people in finance and disaster response, according to internal emails seen by Reuters. The agency, which coordinates the federal response to natural disasters, has been roiled by the loss of hundreds of staff and low morale since finding itself targeted by President Donald Trump. Trump wants FEMA to be shrunk or even abolished, arguing that many of its functions can be carried out by the states. The changes have, however, disrupted the agency's planning for the hurricane season, stoking concern that it will be ill-equipped to deal with any disaster. The departures unveiled on Wednesday follow the abrupt firing of FEMA's then-acting administrator Cameron Hamilton earlier this month. The agency's new leader, David Richardson, has vowed to "run right over" staff who resist reforms. In emails to staff, acting FEMA chief of staff Julia Moline thanked the departing executives and announced several replacements, including the appointment of Cynthia Spishak as acting deputy administrator, the role Tierney held. FEMA did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The mass departure of senior talent represents a significant loss of institutional knowledge that will further degrade FEMA's capacity to respond to disasters, said Michael Coen, former FEMA chief of staff under the administrations of former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Coen called Tierney, a regional administrator who has managed over 100 disaster and emergency declarations for an area that includes Pennsylvania and Delaware, a "leader of leaders" and said she "will be the most significant loss." Tierney said her decision to resign was not easy. "FEMA is not a job, it's a calling," Tierney said in a statement to Reuters. "It was a privilege to serve alongside a team of people who dedicate themselves to helping their fellow Americans on their worst day." Other departing executives include acting chief financial officer Monroe Neal; Eric Leckey, who was responsible for human resources and other management support functions; and Leiloni Stainsby, a high-ranking executive in the agency's office overseeing response and recovery operations. Forecasters have predicted a busier-than-average Atlantic hurricane season, which starts June 1. Representative Bennie Thompson, the senior Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee with oversight of FEMA, said in a statement that the exit of so many senior executives exacerbated his concerns about the agency. "Decimating FEMA's leadership will do nothing to help the agency prepare for the upcoming hurricane season," he said. Richardson has promised the agency will be prepared. Earlier on Wednesday, he sent a memo to staff rescinding the agency's strategic plan for 2022-2026 because it "contained objectives that bear no connection to FEMA accomplishing its mission." Richardson said in the memo that a new strategy for 2026-2030 would be developed this summer. (Reporting by Ted Hesson in Washington and Nathan Layne in New York; Editing by Donna Bryson and Edwina Gibbs)

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May 22, 2025

FEMA senior officials exit en masse as Trump targets agency

FEMA senior officials exit en masse as Trump targets agency By Ted Hesson and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Emergency...

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Clues emerge after officials shot dead on street in Mexico City

Clues emerge after officials shot dead on street in Mexico City

The murders of two Mexico City officials, in a rush-hour shooting on a busy avenue, were meticulously planned by experienced gunmen, prosecutors said Wednesday, as more details emerged of the worst attack against public officials in the capital in recent years. At least four people were involved in thekilling of the personal secretary and a close adviserof Mexico City's Mayor Clara Brugada, the capital's police chief said Wednesday. Pablo Vázquez Camacho said investigators had identified and found a motorcycle and two other vehicles used in the escape of the gunman who killed the two officials Tuesday morning as they traveled in a vehicle along a busy thoroughfare. Brugada's personal secretary, Ximena Guzmán, and an adviser, José Muñoz, were shot dead in Guzmán's car, authorities said. Mexico City chief prosecutor Bertha Alcalde Luján said the gunman had fled on a motorcycle that was hidden nearby and then changed vehicles twice as he and others fled into neighboring Mexico State. Clothes were recovered in the vehicles and were being analyzed, but investigators could not yet offer a possible motive, the prosecutor said. She said Guzmán was shot eight times and Muñoz four times. Alcalde said that given the circumstances, investigators believe "it was a direct attack and with an important degree of planning and those who killed them had previous experience." One suspect was seen carrying out surveillance of the victims in the area of the attack in preceding days, she added. Still, she said investigators could not yet propose a motive or say who was behind the killings. "We cannot conclude that this is tied to organized crime, much less speak now of a particular organized crime group," Alcalde said. Both officials said Wednesday that investigators had detected the presence of an individual at the site of the attacks days before they occurred, which would suggest knowledge of the victims' routines. The attack, which happened at around 7 a.m., left four bullet holes clustered on the driver's side of the windshield. One body lay on the pavement. Vázquez Camacho said that neither Guzmán nor Muñoz had any special security measures, but both had received training about protecting themselves. "They are people who worked very closely with the people ... and they did their work without fear," he said. President Claudia Sheinbaum, who is an ally of Brugada and a former mayor of Mexico City before winning the presidency last year, had declined to speculate on the possible involvement of organized crime during her press briefing earlier Wednesday. Passersby describe "trauma" At the scene of the attack Wednesday morning, hundreds of commuters passed with most oblivious to what had occurred a day earlier. Some, however, noticed the handwritten signs with messages of remembrance to the two victims and flowers and candles left on the sidewalk. University student Loretta García Oriz said she had passed the site Tuesday when Guzmán and Muñoz's bodies were still at the scene. "Passing here gives me the same trauma," she said Wednesday. Oscar Sánchez's taco stand isn't far from the crime scene, but said Wednesday he didn't know what had happened until another vendor told him and police began to set up a perimeter. The attack showed that it doesn't matter if you're an official or an average person, he said. "It's all the same." Pablo Vazquez, the city's police chief, said that in recent weeks authorities had made "very significant arrests of leaders of criminal cells" in the capital. "These arrests will continue, and the dismantling of criminal cells will continue," he told reporters. Mexico City's mayor is considered second in political importance only to the president. The mayor's office has long been a stepping stone to the presidency, something true for Sheinbaum and her predecessor. But for years, the idea has prevailed of Mexico City as a relatively peaceful oasis protected from the brutal drug cartel violence prevalent in other parts of the country. There has always been street crime, but the cartels, while present, maintained a lower profile in the capital. That illusion was partially dashed in 2020 with the brazen ambush of Mexico City's then police chief on another central boulevard. Omar García Harfuch was wounded, but two bodyguards and a bystander were killed in the attack involving more than 20 people and heavy weaponry. García Harfuch, who is now Sheinbaum's national security minister, immediately blamed theJalisco New Generation Cartelfor the attack. There had not been another such attack on public officials in the capital since then. But politicians and their supporters are frequently targeted elsewhere in Mexico. Earlier this month, a mayoral candidate and three other people wereshot deadat a campaign event in the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz. Like Mexico City's mayor, Yesenia Lara was a member of President Sheinbaum's Morena party. In April, Jose Luis Pereira, a senior member of the Teocaltiche city government, wasshot and killedwhile dining at a restaurant in Jalisco. In December 2024, a Mexican congressman who was a member of the ruling coalition wasshot deadin Veracruz. Two female politicians were targeted soon after Sheinbaum took office. In June 2024, a localcouncilwomanwas gunned down as she was leaving her home in Guerrero. Her murder came a few days after the mayor of a town in western Mexico and her bodyguard werekilled outside of a gym, just hours after Sheinbaum was elected president. Agence France-Presse contributed to this report. Trump confronts South African president during White House meeting, repeats genocide claims Watch: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem asked what habeas corpus is in Senate hearing Watch: Rubio and Van Hollen get into testy exchange during Senate hearing

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May 22, 2025

Clues emerge after officials shot dead on street in Mexico City

Clues emerge after officials shot dead on street in Mexico City The murders of two Mexico City officials, in a rush-hour shooting on a busy ...

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