29 minutes ago Sweet moment two royal fans overjoyed to meet Kate Middleton embrace each other during Sandringham walkabout

The Princess of Wales, 42, joined her husband, the Prince of Wales, their three children, King Charles, and Queen Camilla for the Christmas Day church service in Sandringham.

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1 hour ago Argentina’s PM Javier Milei says ‘long live freedom damnit’ as world leaders share Christmas messages

With politicians facing wars, or their own political battles at home, The Independent looks around the world at what leaders from across the globe have said this Christmas

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2 hours ago Katy Perry explains Christmas tradition that will entertain Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

American chart-topper Katy Perry shared an anecdote about her favourite Christmas tradition while performing her Night of a Lifetime concert for ITV earlier this month

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2 hours ago Argentina’s libertarian PM Javier Milei says ‘long live freedom damnit’ as world leaders share Christmas messages

With politicians facing wars, or their own political battles at home, The Independent looks around the world at what leaders from across the globe have said this Christmas

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2 hours ago Ruth Langsford's family tradition as she celebrates first Christmas without Eamonn Holmes

Loose Women star Ruth Langsford took to her Instagram Stories to share a little family tradition with fans ahead of her Christmas Day celebrations

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3 hours ago ‘It changed my idea of what games can be’ – the 31 games readers couldn’t put down in 2024

From the grisly Space Marine 2 to the glorious Metaphor: ReFantazio, it’s time for Pushing Buttons subscribers to share their games of the yearHappy Christmas, Pushing Buttons readers! My sincere and heartfelt thanks to everyone who’s read the newsletter this year, and to all our new subscribers. Writing this newsletter and reading your correspondence remains my favourite part of my job. It means a lot that so many of you have written in to say that you look forward to Pushing Buttons landing in your inbox every week.Thank you also to the Guardian’s brilliant newsletter team, who have worked hard all year to get these missives to you on time even when I’ve submitted them horribly late. (I’m sorry, team. Relatedly: if games publishers could stop dropping huge news right around my deadline in 2025, that would be amazing.) Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Princess Anne's savage Christmas gift for King Charles that pokes fun at him

The King and his younger sister, Princess Anne, share an incredibly close bond - and one Christmas he received a hilarious gift from her which poked fun at his long wait for the throne

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3 hours ago Trump shares Christmas message as Denmark responds to Greenland threats by boosting defense: Live

Danish defense minister says country will spend $1.5 billion to ensire ‘stronger presence’ in Arctic

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4 hours ago Kate Middleton radiated 'confidence' at Christmas outing and has a new 'wing

The Princess of Wales attended the Christmas Day Church service in Sandringham with a body language expert stating she looked 'strong' and 'confident' as she found new 'wing-woman'

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4 hours ago Kate Middleton poignantly hugs OAP with cancer after own 'brutal' year with disease

The Princess of Wales was seen embracing 73-year-old Karen Maclean after the Christmas Day church service at Sandringham today after they talked about their experiences with cancer

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