Your round-up of this week’s biggest showbiz stories
WORDS ARIANA LONGSON
WilliamUNDER PRESSURE
As heir to the throne and a monarchy that’s slimmer than it’s ever been, there’s no doubt that Prince William will currently be feeling the pressure. The unprecedented statement about his wife’s health on 17 January meant that all his work engagements were cancelled so that he could support the Princess of Wales while she recovers, and be there for their children. But with very few working royals, it isn’t easy for William to down tools. It will have been made harder by his father, the King, announcing that same week he too would be having an op, for an enlarged prostate, and therefore would not return to public duty for a while also, meaning that William is needed more than ever.
For now, though, his priority is Kate, who as Woman’s Own went to press was still in The London Clinic private hospital recovering from abdominal surgery. The news of Kate’s hospital stay caused concern for many, with royal commentator Kinsey Schofield admitting that while the surgery was planned, the situation has, unsurprisingly, unnerved the prince: ‘While she [Kate] handles things with such kindness and grace and appears to be so stoic, clearly, none of us are invincible and William worries about Catherine as his wife and the mother of their children.’
Meanwhile, despite many calling on the Duke of Sussex to lend support during this difficult time, Harry was pictured attending a glitzy Hollywood event. In spite of his once-close relationship with Kate, his speech at the Living Legends of Aviation awards made no reference to his family, though it’s been reported that he and Meghan sent their well wishes privately.
ALISON BATTLING COMPLAINTS
This Morning’s Alison Hammond has found herself in trouble after making a comment about ‘naughty’ children live on air, sparking 86 Ofcom complaints.
A spokesperson for the broadcasting regulator revealed, ‘The majority of complaints related to comments made by Alison Hammond about children who are not in school at the time of broadcast as naughty.’ During that same e
