New Idea 17 September 2018

Pregnant Meghan Markle showed off her baby bump for the first time last week as she stepped out with Prince Harry at the 100 Days to Peace music gala in London. This outing comes after a Kensington Palace insider last week confirmed Meghan’s pregnancy to New Idea and said the pair would have to cancel her first royal tour of Australia. The source said the royal couple will hold off on making any official announcements, until, ‘she is given the three month all clear’. The exciting news comes after it was revealed Meghan has given her first major ‘sit down’ interview since joining the royal family. This interview with British television channel ITV will air in September in the documentary, Queen of the World. The glowing Duchess of Sussex was due to arrive…

After weeks of blazing rows, tensions are at boiling point between Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, with the furious prince kicking his wife out of their Clarence House home for a trial separation. ‘Charles has finally had enough of Camilla,’ a palace source reveals. ‘They’ve been fighting more and more in recent months, but things came to a head a few weeks ago when they had a blazing row. ‘Charles was angrier than we’ve ever seen him and told her in no uncertain terms that she wasn’t welcome in his life any more. ‘He told Camilla to pack her bags and leave, and she’s been staying at Ray Mill [her home in Wiltshire] ever since.’ Following Camilla’s no-show at a recent royal event in Balmoral, it emerged that the duchess had fled…

It’s a rare occasion that notoriously private Prince Charles makes a public statement. However, the furious Prince of Wales has been forced to address rumours that he is embroiled in a bitter feud with his sons. Claims emerged last week that the 69-year-old heir to the throne ‘just doesn’t get on’ with Princes William and Harry and their relationship has become increasingly ‘strained’. A source revealed to US website The Daily Beast, ‘They are very different people and just don’t get on. It’s as simple as that. They rarely see each other outside of official business.’ While Clarence House issued a furious denial, dismissing the claims as ‘complete fiction’, royal insiders say tension has been building between Charles and his sons for years. It is believed famously tight-lipped Charles dislikes the fact that his…

She tragically died in 1997 during a high-speed car chase with the paparazzi in Paris. But now, secret love letters, written just weeks before her death, reveal Princess Diana was happier than ever. In one letter, Diana – who was dating Dodi Fayed, son of Harrods tycoon Mohammed Al Fayed at the time of her death – wrote: ‘Darling Dodi, Heaven knows where on earth I begin to thank you for the most magical six days on the ocean waves. It is a bit of an “Oh my God” situation. I adored it all and every possible minute was full of laughter and happiness, and that combination is a serious treat.’ She signed off the letter: ‘This comes with all the love in the world and, as always, a million heartfelt thanks for…

While Network Ten bosses hope adding Kerri-Anne Kennerley to the Studio 10 roster will save the show, behind the scenes her new co-stars are feeling unappreciated. An insider tells New Idea that Sarah Harris and Denise Drysdale in particular are unhappy about this latest shake-up of the morning talk show, especially after Kerri-Anne slammed the program’s poor ratings as ‘shocking’ on the same day her new gig was announced. ‘Their noses are out of joint since the announcement and it’s fair to say that Kerri-Anne’s comments haven’t gone down well,’ says the insider. ‘The chat among the Studio 10 team is that Kerri-Anne will bring nothing but the wrong kind of drama to the show. She’s used to being the centre of attention with her own show, and she’s not really known in…

One of Kerri-Anne’s biggest rivals in the 1990s was Denise Drysdale, as they both dominated the daytime TV schedules throughout the decade. But they’ve crossed paths many times since then, most recently in January when they appeared on their very own Australia Post stamps. The TV presenters were honoured as part of the 2018 Australian Legends series alongside Bert Newton, Ray Martin and Daryl Somers. However, although Kerri-Anne was in attendance at the official launch in Melbourne on Australia Day, Denise was unable to attend.…