The opera singer Maria Ewing, the ex-wife of theater director Sir Peter Hall and the mother of actress-director Rebecca Hall, died on Sunday at the age of 71 after suffering from a ‘brief illness’.
Born in Detroit to a Dutch mother and an African American father, Ewing went to school in Detroit before making her debut in a Metropolitan Opera production of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro.
A soprano and mezzo-soprano known for her intense performances, Ewing met Hall, a
Vaccinated and boosted Today host Savannah Guthrie has revealed she has COVID, just days after her co-anchor Hoda Kotb announced that she had tested positive for the coronavirus.
The 50-year-old shared the news of her positive test at the top of Monday’s morning show, which she joined via live video feed from her home in New York, where she is currently isolating.
Speaking to her co-host Kotb, 57, who returned to the studio this morning after receiving two negative tests,
The Duchess of Cambridge paid tribute to the history of royal photography in her birthday portraits by drawing on the work of Cecil Beaton, famous for capturing the Queen, Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother.
To mark Kate’s 40th birthday yesterday, Kensington Palace released three portraits revealing sides of the Duchess of Cambridge, rarely seen by the public. The pictures were taken by Italian fashion photographer Paolo Roversi in Kew Gardens.
A Palace source said: ‘From the three photographs, you
Today marks a landmark birthday for the Duchess of Cambridge, who turns 40 – but she’ll be enjoying it in the Norfolk countryside, as the ongoing pandemic keeps a bigger bash off the cards.
The Duchess is reportedly have a more intimate affair with just friends and family at the Cambridges’ home, Amner Hall, due to the ongoing risk from the Omicron variant.
However, Kate is unlikely to be upset about the smaller celebrations this year, according to a source,
Intimate and timeless, these three striking new portraits show sides of the Duchess of Cambridge usually hidden from the public.
Released to mark Kate’s 40th birthday today, the stylish photographs mark a dramatic departure from images we are more used to seeing of the Duchess in formal poses or surrounded by her family.
A Palace source said: ‘From the three photographs, you can see the three aspects of Kate’s personality.
‘There is the regal side to her – as you
Sinead O’Connor asked fans to pray for her 17-year-old son Shane on multiple occasions over the years amid her own dramatic fall from grace before he died earlier this week.
The Irish singer, 55, confirmed her ‘beautiful’ son Shane, whom she shares with her ex, folk singer Donal Lunny, had passed away on Twitter earlier today.
In a devastating tweet, she wrote: ‘My beautiful son, Nevi’im Nesta Ali Shane O’Connor, the very light of my life, decided to end his
As she turns 40 this weekend, the Duchess of Cambridge is still wearing pieces she first bought 10 years ago – despite having three children.
Having maintained her slender frame over the past decade, Kate Middleton has often opted for pieces which she first wore before becoming a mother.
Many of her favourite pieces have come from her late twenties and early thirties, years before she gave birth to each of her children, Prince George, born in 2013, Princess Charlotte,
Joe Biden’s nephew Cuffe Biden Owens was pictured on Thursday for the first time since he announced his split with former Real Housewives of Orange County star Meghan King.
LA-based attorney Owens, 42, and King, 37, tied the knot on October 11 after revealing only the month before that they had met on a dating app.
But by late December the pair had split, with a friend telling DailyMail.com that Owens is ‘a very private person’ and didn’t ‘fully [understand]
Jared Kushner enjoyed dinner with Kanye West in Miami, Florida, on Thursday night, proving that their unlikely friendship can stand the test of time.
The two pals were seen standing outside Carbone, just a few days after the rapper dined at the upscale Italian restaurant chain’s New York location with his new love interest, actress and model Julia Fox.
West, 44, stood out in a $995 neon yellow hooded sweatshirt by Balenciaga, which he paired paint-splattered black jeans and knee-high
As Kate Middleton wakes up on her 40th birthday on Sunday, she might well take time to reflect on just how much her life has changed since she celebrated her 30th a decade ago.
The Duchess of Cambridge was just six months into her new life as an official member of the royal family, having stepped into the spotlight after 6.7 million people worldwide watched her walk down the hallowed aisle of Westminster Abbey, where she said ‘I do’ in
