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‘Among India’s Most Admired Statesmen’: PM Modi Greets BJP Veteran LK Advani On His Birthday
Advani, former deputy prime minister and former BJP president, turned 97 on Friday.
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Prince William Opens Up About ‘Brutal’ Year As Kate Middleton And King Charles Battle Cancer
In a recent interview, Prince William spoke about a very trying year in his family’s life—2024, during which both his father, King Charles, and his wife, Kate Middleton, battled cancer. He spoke about the challenges of juggling so many Royal duties and ensuring that things remain on course.
During an emotional interview after visiting Cape Town in South Africa, the Prince of Wales described how terrible the year has been for him. He admitted to the heartaches that he and his family have gone through but said how proud he feels of Kate and his father for the way they have fought cancer.
William said that the year has been particularly detrimental to his emotional health, adding, “It’s been dreadful. It’s probably been the hardest year in my life.”
The Prince of Wales continued, “I’m so proud of my wife, I’m proud of my father, for handling the things that they have done. But from a personal family point of view, it’s been, yeah, it’s been brutal.”
As for Kate’s recovery following the completion of chemotherapy, William feels that she is coping well. He further spoke about his kids, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, and how they are doing.
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He mentioned how Charlotte was quite upset and in fact, cried when he first debuted a beard during the summer which made him shave it off. However, he was somehow able to convince Princess Charlotte that “it was going to be okay” and ended up keeping the beard.
Referring to the Earthshot Prize, William stated that the emotional rendition of The Lion King’s Circle of Life which played during his visit to Cape Town gave him goosebumps. He emphasized the need to ensure that now, with the prize having been awarded, the winners as well as the visibility of their work have to lead to action on the various environmental problems.
On Earthshot’s fifth anniversary, the Prince of Wales recognized the challenges of establishing the global environmental award from scratch. He presented his regards to the finalists, describing them as unique personalities who do stunning work to tackle the environmental crisis.
While in South Africa, he witnessed how one of the finalists from last year, Abalobi, is working to promote sustainable fishing practices. Prince William was positive that more companies would let themselves be engaged in supporting such endeavors and would contribute to profound changes in the ecosystem.
ALSO READ: THROWBACK: Why Did Prince William Take So Long To Propose To Kate Middleton Despite Meeting In 2001? Here’s The Story
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EXCLUSIVE: Amaran star Sivakarthikeyan opens up about ‘passing the baton’ scene with Thalapathy Vijay in The GOAT and what it means to him
Sivakarthikeyan and Sai Pallavi are currently basking in the success of their latest film, Amaran. The movie is performing well in theaters owing to good word-of-mouth. After Amaran’s success, director Rajkumar Periasamy, along with the star cast, attended the Pinkvilla Masterclass for a fun chat.
During the interview, Sivakarthikeyan opened up about his cameo in Thalapathy Vijay starrer The Greatest of All Time (GOAT) and what the passing of the baton scene meant to him.
The Amaran star said, “His legacy is his own, and no one can touch that or take it from him. I see that as a very sweet scene where our senior, a very big star, is sharing the screen with the next-generation star. That’s the only thing, and maybe I felt he is giving his love to me, that’s how I perceived it, and I’ve taken it that way. His journey of over 30 years has been filled with his own struggles and battles to reach this level, so I can’t just go and take that and say, ‘From now on, I will continue that.’ It’s not that way.”
Sivakarthikeyan went on to say that his cameo scene in The GOAT is something he will remember forever. The actor further recalled his famous tweet where he talked about Vijay’s hit film Thuppakki.
He said, “I tweeted about the Thuppakki film. I know people who have real guns are not mass, but those who have the Thuppakki ticket are the real mass, that’s what I tweeted. So, with the same star, I’m sharing the screen and doing a cameo in his film. It’s very special for me. So, I don’t see that as passing on a baton or something. I learn good things from all my senior stars. I learn all the good things from them, and I’ll try to incorporate that and give good films or bigger hit films like them. But I’ll never think, ‘I want to be them.'”
Meanwhile, Sivakarthikeyan starrer Amaran is inching closer to the Rs 100 crore mark at the Tamil Nadu box office. In the film, the actor played Major Mukund Varadarajan while Sai Pallavi portrayed the character of his wife, Indhu Rebecca Varghese.
ALSO READ: Meet Major Mukund Varadarajan, the real hero played by Sivakarthikeyan in upcoming movie Amaran