: the royal year. band plays "happy birthday". it was the year of a big birthday. a queen at 90. for some of her grandchildren and great—grandchildren, a trip to canada. the first official overseas visit for the family of four. the duke and duchess of cambridge were also in india. a reminder of royal visits past. and for prince harry, a new relationship highlighted the tricky balance between a private and public life. when you're the queen, you get two birthdays. the real one and the official one. april the 21st was the queen's actual 90th birthday, and she celebrated in windsor. there was of course a cake, baked by nadiya hussain, a winner of the great british bake 0ff. and a meeting with fellow 90—year—olds. 0h, an amazing day, yes. i never really imagined that i'd meet her. i never imagined i'd be 90, let's face it! she was in the bombing of london, so was i. she was evacuated, so was i. and then she was called up, and so was i. this was a birthday celebration, but also a public thank you for her ye

almost every senior royal out on the mall.the most senior of them all. and it was soon clear they were keen to get on with things. a parade offered reminders of the queen's reign, including a model of the royal yacht britannia. as the birthday celebrations drew to a close, the last word went to the queen herself. to everyone here today, and to those holding street parties elsewhere, i would like to say thank you for the wonderful support and encouragement that you continue to give to me. how i will feel if people are still singing happy birthday in december remains to be seen! laughter there are, though, always those visitors who make their presence felt. now, this room is full of mirrors. where do you want to sit? 0n theirfinal trip to the uk as president and first lady, the 0bamas popped in to wish the queen a happy 90th. they also had dinner and kensington palace with the duke and duchess of cambridge and prince harry, where there was a bedtime visit from prince george. back home in washington, the president reflected on th

it is nice to see the royal family up it is nice to see the royal family up close, we are used to seeing tv. if we go across over here, we have another group, where are you from? philippines! just to see the queen. yes. and prince harry. and prince harry. a special occasion for you. it is nice to see the royals up close, looking forward to it very much. are you disappointed not to see prince william and the duchess of cambridge. a little but that is another reason to come back! the queen and the royal family are due to attend the morning service in a few hours. there had been a delay to the trip because the queen and prince philip had heavy cold but we are expecting them to walk those 300 yards from the house to the church here on the sandringham estate. good to see the philippines represented! we never get a list of who is coming but there were concerns the queen and the duke might not make it feeling the weather. i suppose we shouldn't be surprised because she does like the traditional sandringham. this is a special time of year, to be with the rest of their family, like many of us aro

s hit series "the royals." >> the new season promises a battle royale for control of the crown as the queen tries to get a handle on the monarchy after a lot of drama last year. >> how are you? >> fine, busy. i have shakespeare birthday benefits. >> oh. >> i cleaned my room. a few weeks ago. >> liam, good. elena, not good. >> not good. >> she's such a troublemaker. >> fans will be seeing a new face this year. elizabeth's real-life son damian is joining the show in his television acting debut. liechtenstein. bow down to the crown. nobody understands what it's like to be royal and beautiful. nobody. >> i understand. >> oh, that's so nice to welcome you back and welcome you, damian. how is your character going to fit into this royal scene? >> well, he's a real crown prince of liechtenstein. he happens to be a huge reality tv show. his part of this is me sick in becoming enthralled with this little prince. >> so you're not related at all. >> no. >> as royals. >> okay, that would have been a little weird. >> do you have scenes together or is it mainly you're watching him? >> it's always in

nobody understands what it's like to be royal and beautiful. nobody. >> i understand. >> oh, that's so nice to welcome you back and welcome you, damian. >> well, he's a real crown prince of liechtenstein. he happens to be a huge reality tv show. his part of this is me sick in bed, turning on the tv and becoming enthralled with this little prince. >> so you're not related at all. >> no. >> as royals. >> okay, that would have been a little weird. >> do you have scenes together or is it mainly you're watching him? >> it's always intercut. it's me watching him or it's the princess watching him. we all sort of become enchanted with this spoiled brat. >> are you anything like that in real life? >> i hope not. let's see. >> this is your debut though. how did -- were you always interested in going into the family business? >> i always have been but it was just sort of an ongoing joke of one day you'll get a part in "the royals." one day, one day. then something happened. it's amazing, it's great. >> was it what you were expected? your stuff? >> i felt

many have been posting their thoughts about the royal family online. nhk world reports. >> reporter: tens of thousands of people fill the royal palace to mourn the passing of king bhumibol. volunteers helped people endure the long wait under the blazing sun. one of them is a bit worried about the change that's coming following the king's passing. king bhumibol was a widely respected father figure taking the country together during politically turbulent times. his son does not yet have the same reputation. she's upset that some people have taken to posting comments online that are critical of the royal family. she feels it could trigger social unrest during this time of transition. she's even reported what she's found to the authorities. >> translator: the monarchy is a pillar of thailand. false information should be restricted. >> reporter: since the king's passing, the military-led government have started a crackdown on offensive remarks aimed at the royal family. >> translator: inappropriate information divides the country and disturbs the minds of t

the rest of the royal family are due to attend church this morning.his photograph was released in the last few minutes by the press association, the family weeping on the way to church. the prince of wales at duchess of cornwall, the duke of edinburgh. the earl of wessex, the countess of wessex and their daughter lady louise windsor. still quite a bit representation from the family at st mary magdelene church. let's speak now to our reporter emilia papadopoulos who is at sandringham for us this morning. the queen does like the traditional sandringham but she is feeling under the weather and will not be attending today. that is right, it is very unusual. we understand she has never missed a christmas day service since 1980 when the royal family had christmas day service since 1980 when the royalfamily had been holding their christmas here at sandringham. buckingham palace confirming she would not be attending. there were questions about whether she would be fit enough to attend. she and the duke of edinburgh had delayed their trip up of edinburgh had d

this was footage of the royal family last year and this year there is a break in the royal christmasm, will and kate won't be there. >> the duke and duchess are expecteded to spend christmas with the middletons and prince harry is expected to spend it with the queen and the royal family on the estate. it's a very formal way to spend christmas and one he's enjoyed for many years. >> what about marry's girlfriend meghan markle? christmas is reserved for the royal family only and harry and meghan have been dating less than a year and she's expected to spend the holidays with family in los angeles. >>> time to roll out our favorite celebrity confessions of 2016. when amy schumer sat down with cameron matheson, he got her talking about her exes and her gal pal j. law, and you know how she has that famous lower back tattoo and maybe they can bond over ink. >> you have a great lower back area. >> that is very nice. >> are you really tan or is it fake? >> i swim outside a lot. >> it was supposed to say every day i'm hustling, but -- >> let's see if it's ready. >> okay. yeah, it looks great.

it was rather resort of range of royals without of range of royals without the principal stars.she's not seriously ill. knowing the queen as we do, though, and her devotion to duty, she would have taken that decision likely. she will know that it will have disappointed people who have come and start queueing at 6am outside the church on the sandringham estate. i think when you are in your 90s, when you are 90, you have to put health first. and i'm sure that there will be medical attention at sandringham, there will be a doctor or somebody on hand. the advice was presumably it's better to stay indoors today and give the service a miss, even though it's quite mild, the weather. it's presumablyjust thought to be a sensible course to follow. just a quick word on the duke and duchess of cambridge in berkshire today. a bit of a break with tradition, that. and must be with the queen's agreement and approval. i think they want to give george and charlotte as relaxed a christmas as possible. we know that william is quite keen on the atmosphere that he encounters in the middleton househol

>>> tonight the royal romance hits another milestone. we've got new photos of prince harry's latest gesture of love. how he's proving to meghan he's in it for the long haul. >>> then the date night opening up about her new man. >> why him? >> because he's perfect. >> what she only revealed to us. >>> "e.t." looks back a the glamorous and scandalous life of zsa zsa gabor. her passing at age 99. we remember the actress who was famous for being famous. >> i'm a difficult woman. difficult. >>> and, how to be a true diva. new lessons from mariah live on tv. >> i'm forgetful. >> who's she schooling now? >> she should come up and introduce herself to me and say, here's my opinion, okay? >>> for december 19th, 2016, this is "entertainment tonight." >>> thanks for joining us, everyone. michelle turner here for nancy. >> let's get started. here's tonight's top stories. >> after their romantic week, prince harry and megan part ways as the royal shows a classic sign that he is so totally committed. meghan markel landed in ontario last night, after s

of course it is santa, not the royal mail! those companies haven't been very efficient, a few stories about them. staying with the daily telegraph, patients being turned away from a&e, it says. not very cheerful front page, is it? strikes and then you've got this story, talking about papers to the board of nhs england. not as bad as it sounds, although the nhs faces enormous pressure. basically saying that there are some hospitals in the country that have triage system is where innocence, people who turn up and don't need a&e treatment are immediately seen by doctors and nurses and then they are sent away to be dealt with at a lower level. some hospitals already do that. it says that gps and nurses should be at the front doors to turn away the less serious people. in a sense that already happens. the nhs board have been told that some hospitals who don't do this kind of triage, to make sure that the people who need emergency treatment get it... those that don't have the practice should be doing it. similarwith that don't have

a royal marine reservist has been jailed for 14.5 years. poole over four years and buried them in the new forest. daniel sandford has been following the case and is outside the old bailey for us. daniel, tell us more the old bailey for us. daniel, tell us more about the background to this. yes, ben, martin shannon was caught on 1st september, when he met an undercover officer who he believed to be a criminal. he said he believed him to be an old—style criminal like the great train robbers and when he met that undercover officer, he tried to sell him seven high explosive hand grenades and plastic explosive for that he took £5,000, and then he then took the under cover officer outside and rented him an assault rifle, loaded, a self loading pistol which was loaded and a sawn—off shotgun. for that he said he was going to rent them to the man he believed was a criminal for £5,000 and collect them a week later. the court heard that martin shannon was a serving royal marine reservist and had been since 1996 and actually for the majority of that ti

our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports from buckingham palace.rney from king's cross to king lynn at around 11 o'clock this morning. the royalty protection people were there. then they were told to stand down, nobody would be travelling. inevitably, the speculation started. at1:30pm, buckingham palace let it be known that both the queen and the duke had in their words, heavy colds. travel was delayed. now, the question is whether they will be well enough to make the journey either tomorrow or friday, or indeed even saturday, christmas eve. i think there is every expectation that they will. the royal family of course gather at sandringham for christmas, and they certainly won't want to miss that. the health of the queen in recent times, seemingly as robust as ever for somebody who is now in her 91st year. the health also of the duke at the age of 95, seemingly good in recent times. so, heavy colds in the words of buckingham palace. an expectation that they will travel, and no undue concern here tonight that i can detect. a labour backbench critic

they top our most royal moments of 2016. >> the royal romance between harry and the 35-year-old actresse usa drama suits, sure seems like a real life fai fairy tale come true. they've been sharing secret rond trips in london. he has a palace on the cottage grounds. she's a catholic native. >> i grew up on the set married with children for ten years. >> wow. >> i know. it's a very perverse place for a girl who went to catholic school no less to grow up. >> harry is clearly submit en, but in the past he made it clear he wanted to separate his romantic life from his royal duties. >> the private life has to be private and i hope people respect that. >> the two shared a romantic date buying a christmas tree. and their american salesperson didn't recognize them. >> apparently i helped the prince pick a tree and his boo, the prince and his boo pick a tree. when they left, my colleague said, did you know that was the prince? they were buying a tree, i was selling a tree. >> 2016 has been a great year for the royal kid. since it made her first public appearance, celebrating the queen's 90th birt

and harry will be going as is required by royal principle to spend christmas with the royal family. >also today we're learning more about meghan's life in canada. e.t.'s news editor has been doing some digging. >> e.t. spoke to people in meghan's neighborhood and it seems the 35-year-old actress has two different sides. on one hand she's a down to earth ordinary girl who lives in toronto and takes the subway to yoga class, and on the other she's this jet-setting actress and activist who enjoys lunching at the four seasons hotel and spends her night out at the members-only club soho house. >> okay, look, i know i may be fast forwarding here a bit, but you know what we want to see next, right? a ring on meghan's finger. indeed we do, but while we wait for that, look at what we spotted on the finger of bradley cooper's girlfriend irina shaak. that is an emerald rock. wow! they haven't spoken out about their pregnancy and no surprise their mouths are closed about a possible engagement. >>> meanwhile an outpouring of love and memories as friends and family continue to mourn the passing of

they did not make it to the royal service. >> a royal church service. duke and followed by prince harry and his dad, prince charles but this year without the queen. she and prince phillips both fighting heavy cold postponing the journey here. queen elizabeth was a no show but royal watchers were understanding. >> another first, christmas church service for prince george and little princess charlotte. prince william and dutchess for going the formality for a relax holiday with the in laws. the tradition came with a sugary fun, prince george knew what to do with his candy cane, charlott charlotte had other ideas. will we hear of the sound of wedding bells for prince harry? maybe not apart for too much longer from his girlfriend. despite the cold, the queen addressed the nation striking an optimistic note. >> on our own, we cannot end wars or wipe out injustice. >> the cumulative impact, of the size of a small act of goodness can be bigger than we imagine. >> as we saw ere, the younger royals blazing some n new traditions of their own. jacob. >> thank you,

here's the royals leaving sandringham church.e, there's prince harry, ithink. we in the shadows there, there's prince harry, i think. we can see prince charles as well. he takes his faith very seriously. he's been speaking passionately at in recent days about religious hatred and more welcoming attitude to those fleeing persecution. i dare say we will hear more about that in the queen's speech at 3pm. she is not with them as she has a heavy cold. let's get a check on the weather now. 0ne one or two ambitious hats there. one oi’ one or two ambitious hats there. one or two winter coats. but i don't know that we need them. that's the temperature profile we have at the moment. 13—14dc. the record temperature of the christmas day in the uk's 15. 6 temperature of the christmas day in the uk's 15.6 celsius. a temperature of the christmas day in the uk's15.6 celsius. a lot of isobars and windy elsewhere. if you are isobars and windy elsewhere. if you a re close isobars and windy elsewhere. if you are close to this weather front then the

but royal watchers will definitely be hoping to see her majesty and other members of the royal familyajesty and other members of the royalfamily. a bit of disappointment of cores that the duke and duchess of cambridge won't be here, as they are celebrating christmas with the middleton family in berkshire, with george and charlotte, at prince harry is expected to be here, along with other members of the family. they arrived yesterday evening for the traditionalformal arrived yesterday evening for the traditional formal dinner on christmas eve, where they would have exchanged cheap and cheerful gifts, a tradition that's been going on in the royal family for years. this morning they will wake up, have brea kfast, morning they will wake up, have breakfast, had the church and go back for christmas lunch, settle down to watch the queen's speech with the other families around the country this morning. indeed. they give very much. —— thank you. we can return now to the russian military plane that has gone missing just after take—off. let's speak to our moscow correspondent, steve rosenberg. g

we are expecting the queen and duke of edinburgh to lead the royal family to church on the royal sandringhame. britain's senior anglican and catholic archbishops are addressing uncertainty in their christmas sermons. later this morning, archbishop of canterburyjustin welby will talk about fear and division in the world as 2016 draws to a close. last night, the archbishop of westminster spoke of similar issues. here's our religious affairs correspondent martin bashir. a traditional start to christmas and a solemn midnight mass at westminster cathedral. cardinal vincent nichols began his sermon by quoting the poet wb yeats, referring to a turbulent year, with many fearing that things may fall apart, that the centre cannot hold. the last six months in particular has seen a widespread anxiety and uncertainty at many levels, at life in this country and in those major partnerships and neighbours that we have. so, with europe, with america, with the middle east, financially, economically. it's an unsettling time. the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, who, like last year, will deliver his chri

we have had a royal warrant since the beginning, i think it is 165 years.because the royals considers to be so good at what we do. we are honoured to have the warrant of her majesty the queen and the prince of wales. it does make a difference. people look at the royal warrant as a standard—bearer of great quality, authenticity and trust. it is true of domestic customers, but certainly of customers, but certainly of customers around the world. you did have european queens? the duchess of cornwall is a great shopper of ours and ona cornwall is a great shopper of ours and on a more recent visit i was taking her around the store and we bumped into three european queens and a queen to be. it was a good moment. goodness me. thank you for coming in. happy christmas. tomorrow is the christmas live christmas special. so june is the christmas live christmas special. sojune into that. some of the fog may linger until lunchtime so there could be some problems on the road and further flight problems on the road and further flight delays. the northern england and the subc