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Prince Harry to Meghan Markle: I WILL Protect You!

Prince Harry has not yet popped the question to Meghan Markle. But while the world waits to see if Harry will propose marriage to Markle , a new report claims the royal hunk has a different sort of proposal in mind at the moment. He has an idea on how to keep Markle safe. According to The Evening Standard’s Robert Jobson, Harry is concerned about Markle’s safety. Not long after word spread that the prince and the Suits actress were a romantic item, Markle received a number of death threats online. Basically because the Internet is an evil place. In response, she has reportedly taken a hiatus from filming her USA Network series in Toronto and is actually staying in Kensington Palace . “His Royal Highness has made it clear that he believes Miss Markle’s personal safety is paramount,” an insider told Jobson. As a result, Harry is considering paying for around-the-clock security for his lovely girlfriend, possibly even using a retired member of Scotland Yard’s royal protection squad for the gig. “It comes down to a matter of cost, who is paying for what,” adds this The Evening Standard source. If need be, of course, Harry will foot the bill himself. Back in the day, Prince Charles allegedly struck a similar deal with one of his former bodyguard’s to protect the Duchess of Cornwall when she was still Camilla Parker Bowles. How oes Markle feel about the idea of a personal bodyguard? This same report claims she deems it “charming, but unnecessary.” The relationship between Harry and Markle is very serious. One close friend of the actress’ says she is “head over heels” for Harry and would even be willing to quit her job in order to make the romance work. We doubt Harry would ever ask her to do that, but it’s conceivable that the onslaught of attention she receives as Harry’s girlfriend makes it almost impossible for Suits to film in peace. View Slideshow: Meghan Markle: 16 Things to Know About Prince Harry’s New Squeeze Earlier this month, Harry took the unusual step (though a spokesman) of acknowledging he is dating Markle , telling haters to back the heck off in a strongly-worded statement. “The past week has seen a line crossed. His girlfriend, Meghan Markle, has been subject to a wave of abuse and harassment,” the open letter stated. It continued: “Some of this has been very public – the smear on the front page of a national newspaper; the racial undertones of comment pieces; and the outright sexism and racism of social media trolls and web article comments. “Some of it has been hidden from the public – the nightly legal battles to keep defamatory stories out of papers; her mother having to struggle past photographers in order to get to her front door; the attempts of reporters and photographers to gain illegal entry to her home and the calls to police that followed… “The substantial bribes offered by papers to her ex-boyfriend; the bombardment of nearly every friend, co-worker, and loved one in her life.” The letter went on to say that Prince Harry often fears for Meghan’s safety, as we mentioned above, and he “is deeply disappointed that he has not been able to protect her.” But he may be trying to do something about that now, bodyguard style. And to those who somehow think Markle should simply accept harassment as the price she must pay to date a Royal stud? Harry dismisses such a notion. “This is not a game – it is her life and his,” his terrific statement reads. View Slideshow: 16 Times Prince Harry Made Us Royally Swoon

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Michelle McNamara Dies; Wife of Patton Oswalt Was 46

Michelle McNamara, the writer and founder of website True Crime Diary and the wife of Patton Oswalt, tragically passed away in her sleep at home in Los Angeles on Thursday. She was 46. A rep for the actor and comedian has confirmed this news to The Associated Press. No cause of death has been given at this time. Oswalt and McNamara got married in 2005 and welcomed a daughter named Alice in 2009. She turned seven years old earlier this month. McNamara was best known professionally for writing about true crime. She was a graduate of both the University of Notre Dame (for undergrad) and University of Minnesota, where she earned a Master’s in Creative Writing). In 2007, she started a blog titled True Crime Diary in which she wrote about old and new unsolved cases. She told Suicide Girls at the time that the idea for this blog came from Oswalt and that “I wanted to get more involved in the cases than fueling my own curiosity.’ View Slideshow: Celebrities Who Passed Away in 2016: Gone, But Not Forgotten In the wake of this awful news, a number of celebrities have taken to Twitter to express sympathy. “My heart goes to the Oswalt family,” wrote Elijah Wood, while Kevin Smith added: “Oh my God, @pattonoswalt – my heart breaks for you & your family’s devastating loss. If you need any help, I’m here.” Margaret Cho tweeted, “I LOVE YOU – I am here for you always @pattonoswalt xo” and Billy Eichner shared a similar sentiment: “I love you @pattonoswalt. We all do.”  Oswalt has yet to publicly address her death. The comedian last tweeted about Prince’s passing, which also happened on April 21. We send our prayers and thoughts to McNamara’s family, friends and loved ones.

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Prince in Memoriam: Photos, Tributes, Videos and More

It may remain impossible to believe, but it also remains true: Prince is dead . The entertainment world and the world in general continue to wrestle with this tragic fact. Especially because the death of this multiple-time Grammy Award winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee remains a mystery. Did drugs play a role? Was he suffering from a chronic illness ? Did he have some idea that the end was near, prior to his collapsing in an elevator in his home in Minnesota on Thursday morning? We should find out a lot more after the medical examiner comes back with a full report. For now, however, all we can do is look back on a unique, talented, eccentric, inspiring, entertaining life that was lived exactly as Prince wanted to live it. He was one of a kind, as the following photo gallery helps depict: View Slideshow: Prince: Remembering the Music Legend’s Life In Photos It’s difficult to remember any celebrity death that has matched this one in terms of the sheer impact it has had on others in the industry. Consider what Will Smith had to say about Prince and then read through these moving tributes: View Slideshow: Prince: Stars React to the Death of Iconic Singer Prince was surprisingly camera shy for such a magnetic presence, carefully picking and choosing when he would make a television appearance. But he blew us away at halftime of the Super Bowl in 2007. And he cracked us up on New Girl many years later. Here’s a look back at nine times Prince made a memorable appearance on the small screen: View Slideshow: 9 Tantalizing Times Prince Appeared on TV As shared above, countless celebrities have sent along their condolences and their memories of Prince, mostly over social media platforms. But Lin-Manuel Miranda led the cast of Hamilton in a different kind of tribute, one special enough that we felt the need to give it its own space: Hamilton Cast Pays Tribute to Prince And the same goes for Jennifer Hudson and the cast of The Color Purple: Jennifer Hudson Helps Pay Tribute to Prince God bless you, Prince. Allow us to send a Kiss to heaven and for us to Party Like It’s 1999 in your honor this weekend. If we see Kim Kardashian on stage anywhere, we’ll even give her the boot. Just for you. Prince Kicks Kim Kardashian Off Stage

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Kate Middleton Sets Up Commoner Playdates For George, Royals Horrified?!

Can you imagine?  Regular jamokes running around a ten-bedroom home on the Queen’s estate? Or raising hell in a palace?  The horror. JK.   My peeps over at Celebrity Dirty Laundry are at it again , this time accusing the Duchess of Cambridge of allowing her son and third-in-line to the British throne, Prince George to play with commoners . Much to the dismay of the royal family and – in particular – Queen Elizabeth, Catherine is planning playdates for Prince George with other children from Westacre Montessori school in Norfolk, England. “Does Kate Middleton plan on having mummy wine and cheese parties while Prince George has the run of Anmer Hall with his little chums from Westacre Montessori?” Probably not, since Catherine’s not too keen on the bottle. “Will a butler pass ‘round a tray of Prince Charles’ finest cheeses?” Well, William and Catherine do have a housekeeper, but I dare say there’s a Mr. Carson lookalike standing behind Her Royal Highness, ready to serve cheese.   Speaking of which, Duchy Originals has a wide variety of products, so it wouldn’t be totally out of question to serve “fine cheese” from Prince Charles.  “Perhaps Camilla Parker-Bowles brought back some interesting wines from the Wales’s trip to Australia and New Zealand.  Do you think Camilla Parker-Bowles would miss a bottle – or 10 – of wine from her private stash?” No, because she’s President of the United Kingdom Vineyards Association, so it’s likely she’s cool with letting the moms get squiffy while the kids take advantage of country life. Thanks for updating us on the imaginary class divide William and Catherine are upholding.   Just like his parents, Prince George will probably have lots of non-royal and/or non-arisocratic friends. View Slideshow: 15 Times Prince George Proved He Was Ready To Be King

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The Royals Season 2 Premiere Recap: This Cannot Come to Good

Television’s most fictitious royal family is back for a second season on E!, and where the storyline goes is anyone’s guess. If last night’s premiere is any indication, the series aims to one-up last year’s blend of sex, scandals, silliness and cringe-inducing burns from Liz Hurley . Watch The Royals Season 2 Episode 1 Online Picking up where last season ended, The Royals Season 2 Episode 1 saw Cyrus behaving like the poor man’s Henry VIII whilst taking fashion cues from the palace tapestries. If this show was even remotely clever, I’d ignore the factual errors pertaining to the royal structure of the United Kingdom.   The writing is crap, the acting is second-rate (soz, Dame Joan Collins, even though ILY), and the gratuitous shots of bums and drugs has me wondering if T he Royals will live long enough to make it to season three. The network’s first scripted series was given the green light for season two even before the pilot aired, which forces me to declare that it has both jumped the gun and the shark. For someone who’s watched The Vampire Diaries since season one, it’s very bold of me to declare this show the worst thing to happen to television since Hallmark’s William & Catherine: A Royal Romance . The plots are nearly impossible, and require several looks back at season 1 in order to keep up.   Cyrus paid off a doctor to declare twins Liam and Eleanor illegitimate (no blood test needed), but then King C. sends him off to Gibraltar for a three-year stint, which bums Dr. Life-Ruiner out because he did what His Majesty commanded. Eleanor’s persistent drug use is getting a little old.  Doesn’t she have enough activities to distract her, what with finding out who murdered her older brother and King Simon? If we could also skip awkward sex scenes (“si, si!”) and back shots of the prime minister in a leather thong and thigh-highs, that would be great.  There’s a less blatant way to show the darker side of aristocracy and money, but that would require an entirely new production team.   Cyrus had a swan cooked, then gingerly consumed its one-graceful carcass it as the show’s only light, Dame Joan Collins paid him a visit.   There was talking of gambling, debts being paid (a 20 pound note bearing Simon’s face, covered by another 20 pound note bearing that of Cyrus), followed by “Duchy” giving Cyrus the old “hip hip hooray for you, Your Majesty.” Jasper’s been reinstated, Ted the terrible bodyguard has a new roommate and Cyrus’ odd daughters are…I don’t even know.   Are you for or against E!’s soapy version of a monarchy? Follow the link to watch The Royals online and discuss it in the comments below! View Slideshow: 16 Times Prince Harry Made Us Royally Swoon

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