family, the younger members of the royalfamily, royal family, the younger members of the royal family's royal family, the younger members of the royalfamily, it's been hard to keep them under control this morning, there was so excited about christmas. the duchess of kent was asked people whether they were feeling the cold this morning —— duchess of cambridge. there was due to chat going on and they walk back to chat going on and they walk back to the main house where they will now have christmas lunch. so often the spotlight is on the duchess of cambridge at these events and now in a sense it's switched on for a while. yes, it has. there's no question about that, that meghan markle is the new addition to the family and the one that is getting a lot of the attention and scrutiny. she walked in alongside the duchess of cambridge today. i could see them chatting to one another as they walked down the path into church. clearly, the duchess of cambridge will be a significant figure in meghan markle's life in terms of helping her adjust to becoming a member of the royal family, helping her

royal fans have until may to get their flags royal fans have until may to get theirflags and royal fansl may to get their flags and hats royal fans have until may to get theirflags and hats ready royal fans have until may to get their flags and hats ready for the couple's wedding at windsor castle. a very cold day here in nottingham does seem a world away from los angeles and the acting world but this is what meghan markle is signed up this is what meghan markle is signed up to. has iingi member of haslfééiifor gamberofteam , s.-. has ii; for seven zseiszf'nber of y has ii; for seven decades, >f %_ has ii; for seven decades, this $— retirement. for seven decades, this is an to the public has is an image to which the public has become accustomed. the queen accompanied by britain's longest serving consort, prince philip, together with him a couple of steps behind. this was a significant day as the announcement had just been made that he was to retire from public duties. he was customary good humour, chatting to the members of the order of merit, swapping stories about hearing aids... we h

up his hat and retired from royal duties.rince george had his own milestone moment — his first day of school. and flexing their royal muscles in an effort to put the issue of mental health firmly on the national agenda. after weeks of fevered speculation came confirmation that prince harry, the fifth in line to the throne, was engaged to the american actress, meghan markle. the happy couple appeared in the grounds of kensington palace, which will be her new home. this was only the second time they had appeared together for the cameras. reporter: harry, when did you know she was the one? the very first time we met! later, in a candid interview with the bbc‘s mishal husain, they revealed they'd met on a blind date set up by a mutual friend. in early november, while preparing a roast chicken dinner, harry popped the question. it was just an amazing surprise. it was so sweet and natural and very romantic. he got on one knee. of course. was it an instant yes from you? yes, as a matter of fact, i could barely let him finish proposi

it's quite small by royal standards.t's got beautiful paintings on the walls and the royal collection, an open fireplace. meghan has made it very cozy. >> while the royal family is gaining a new member, meghan is becoming a new citizen. >> the british will also claim her as their own as is their right but i think what you will see is that every moment in which she dazzles. every moment in which she comforts someone we'll be feeling pride on both sides of the pond. >> next, setting a style. >> i think we are riding the very beginning wave of what that markle sparkle is. >> still that california girl relaxed but always an effortless quality being from l.a. >> stay with us. ♪ ♪ she could be dancing down a hall, dancing down a hall ♪ ♪ we're turning heads, we're turning heads, ♪ ♪ we're turning heads, oh yeah and nothing can stop us now ♪ ♪ let out your inner child at the lexus december to remember sales event. lease the 2017 rc turbo for $299 a month for 36 months. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. ( ♪ ) man: shh you

fittingly, for a former royal navy officer, it was a parade for the royal marines in front of the palacedon home for so many decades. royal marines: hip hip hooray! hip hip hooray! the band's rousing sendoff could not have been more appropriate. band plays for he's a jolly good fellow. the uk's exit from the european union edges ever closer and new relationships need to be formed in europe and beyond, and, as this year has shown, the royal family is uniquely placed to carry out soft diplomacy, spreading a little stardust while reinforcing those old bonds of friendship. in the united kingdom, irish people make such an extraordinary and essential contribution to so many parts of our society and our economy. polish is now the second most spoken language in the uk, with a generation of young people growing up who feel both british and polish. september, and some high—profile bilateral meetings for prince harry in canada. but this trip was not at the behest of the foreign office. he was there to help make his brainchild, the invictus games, the biggest and best yet. for eight days, more than

quite a break with royal protocol for a royal fiance to be invited to spend christmas with the royaling very well. she did a perfectly executed curtsy as the queen left the church. i mean, she's clearly studied what is necessary , mean, she's clearly studied what is necessary, which is a sensible thing to do. and, yes, that marriage for that family will be one of the highlights of the next year.l that family will be one of the highlights of the next year. a break with protocol to invite her to sandringham. why would the royal family do that? is it part of the modernisation? i think it is partly that. i think partly it would have looked really churlish if they hadn't done. with kate middleton, she has her own family virtue was able to go and spend christmas with when she was engaged but not married to william. in meghan markle's case, herfamily is in the united states, thousands of miles away, she clearly wa nted thousands of miles away, she clearly wanted to spend christmas here with her fiance. wanted to spend christmas here with herfiance. in wanted to spend christmas here with her

the royal family in a wider sense.irst time we saw her alongside rins charles, the duke of edinburgh, prince andrew, the duke and duchess of cambridge, the first time we saw her in that context. it was probably never looking for her to some degree. ishii has a great deal of composure and seems incredibly at ease, she is very comfortable talking to people and that public side of her life now which she will have to embrace as prince harry's wife. she seems to dig into it rather quickly and naturally. she is of course an actress by trade, so she's used to the scrutiny and being in the public but this is clearly at a completely different level to what she is used to and yet she seems to have taken to it with great ease. and for the other royals and maybe the duchess of cambridge in particular, who are always in the spotlight on these occasions, maybe it's a refreshing change as it is now somebody else's turn. i'm sure it is and especially at the duchess of cambridge is pregnant, due to have her third baby in april, she's g

a slight break with royal protocol. normally you have to be married before you get invited to christmas at sandringham, but an exception has been made for meghan markle this year and she will be here. a bit earlier, i talked to people here. a lot of them are americans who live locally who say that they wa nt to want to see meghan. very excited to see meghan, of course, and curious as well. it'sjust see meghan, of course, and curious as well. it's just a tradition, really. this is my fourth year here. what about meghan markle today? yes, that will be special, won't it? are you looking forward to seeing her? definitely! do you think she will be a good addition to the royal family? yes, i'm sure she will. this is my first time, i'm very excited to see the queen, the duke and duchess. this is our way of celebrating christmas, coming to see the queen, mary —— merry christmas. we are hoping to get some pictures. you have the added bonus of meghan markle today, are you excited? have the added bonus of meghan markle today, are

meghan markle in public with the wider royal family.kle in public with the wider royalfamily. this group meghan markle in public with the wider royal family. this group of people who will become her own family next may when she marries prince harry. this is quite new today. she's kept her head down a bit, tucked into prince harry as she walked up. maybe a few nerves, but i think all the members of the royal family will want to make her feel welcome to date. i think we can forgive heard the nerves. i gave away a little secret earlier. somebody told me they opened some of their christmas presents on christmas eve. is that right? yes, that's right. that's not back to their german ancestry. it started with queen victoria's husband albert, who set up this tradition of opening the guests on christmas eve. there is a team here at sandringham on christmas eve, baguettes are on the table and the royal family exchange most of their gifts there. nothing extravagant. the tradition is often forjokey presence or something more personal and home made.

it seems as though the royal reporters are bonding and sycopha ntic. though the royal reporters are bondingic. i don't know how they —— forming. i thought nicholas witchell was quite a good reporter until he became a royal reporter until he became a royal reporter and seems to have gone the way ofjennie bond. reporter and seems to have gone the way ofjennie bond. to be fair, do you have an issue that you personally don't care for a royal coverage? not really, no. it was perhaps worth a mention and would be in at the bottom of page eight of the guardian or something like that, but apart from that, no. richard, it isa but apart from that, no. richard, it is a happy occasion, but a lot of viewers do detect what they see as a fawning tome, don't they? we were reporting it as a happy story and most people saw it as a positive story. you often reflect that on the tone of your coverage but we also reflected the issues the issues have —— the royal family have had in the past about marriage, and the fact she is a divorcee, but ostensibly it was a happy story, and the audience clearly enjoyed it. ric

, if you go back, if you were a royal girlfriend oi’ back, if you were a royal girlfriend or boyfriendo get invited. it was only once you were married that you are invited to spend christmas here at sandringham. if you look back at the duchess of cambridge when she was just kate middleton, she didn't get invited to sandringham. she spent christmas with the middleton family. i think theissue with the middleton family. i think the issue with meghan markle is that she is american. she has moved to the uk to be with herfiance she is american. she has moved to the uk to be with her fiance ahab of her wedding next year, she doesn't have any family here, and clearly prince harry has asked the queen for an exception this year and to get her invited. for the first time we will see her in the presence of the wider royalfamily. will see her in the presence of the wider royal family. all eyes will be on her and there are already people queueing at the gate to make sure that they get a prime position. and you will be talking to them a bit later on for us. and the queen's christmas day broadcast wil

i am looking forward to all of the royals, meghan i forward to all of the royals, meghan , also her fianceoking, so i am excited for that. and she is an american, does that. and she is an american, does that make you feel a bit more connect to the british royals? yes, i really excited to see what happens without marrying into the family. and pretty committed to come out so early on christmas day. yes, we are about to leave so this is my last chance to see the royals in person. really looking forward to it. what about having an american in the midst of the royal family? it is definitely intriguing, exciting. we have never had that before, so it is exciting. also a bit of a family occasion this morning. not everyone is opening their presents. we have joseph and lauren with their kids. summer is ten and josh is nine. and blake is asleep in her dad's arms. you have brought the whole family out early on christmas day. why have you come here? we wanted to start a tradition, we thought it was a good chance for the kids to see the royal family. and as an american here, knowing there will be an ame

here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell.t's a day for family, with its own established pattern. for the royal family, that means a visit to church, led by the queen. and there, very much at home already, the royal family's soon—to—be newest member, meghan markle. alert to everything that was going on, and waiting for her cue in terms of royal protocol. a neat curtsey, as the queen left by car. and then walking across to speak to members of the crowd who had been hoping to meet her, before lunch, and then the queen's christmas broadcast. # god save the queen...#. the central message of this year's broadcast was one of solidarity with two british cities. this christmas, i think of london and manchester, whose powerful identities shone through over the past 12 months in the face of appalling attacks. the queen said it had been a privilege to witness the extraordinary bravery of young people injured in the manchester attack. very wicked. mmm. to target that sort of thing. yeah. yeah, it's... she spoke, too, about what she called

yes, it seems as though the royal reporters are fawning and sycophantic. know how they get theirjobs. i thought nicholas witchell was quite a good reporter until he became the royal reporter, and then seems to have gone the way ofjennie bond. to be fair, bob, do you have an issue that you personally don't care for royal coverage? not really, no. to be frank. it was perhaps worth a mention. it would perhaps have been at the bottom of page eight in the guardian or something like that. but, apart from that, no. you know, richard, it is a happy occasion. we all know, it's not time for a tough grilling. but, a lot of viewers do detect what they see as a fawning tone, don't they? let's face it. we were reporting what ostensibly was a happy story on monday. most people saw it as good news and most people saw it as a positive story. so, i think, you've got to reflect that in the tone of your coverage but we also reflected the issues that the royal family have had in the past with marriage. we reflected the fact that she is a divorcee. so i think there were issues

prince harry and how he sees his role as a senior royal.e promises to remain above politics, but shine a light on certain issues and causes. i will continue to play my part in society and do myjob to the best of my ability, so i can wake up in the morning and feel energised, and go to bed hopefully knowing that i have done the best that i can. in halfan in half an hour, join me as i take a look back to the photocall held at kensington palace that introduced prince harry's bride—to—be, meghan markle, to the media. that is the royal review, 2017. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. aid workers have begun evacuating critically ill children from a rebel—held suburb near the syrian capital, damascus. four patients were reportedly taken out of ghouta overnight. another 25 are expected to be evacuated in the coming days, although hundreds more are in urgent need of treatment. some 400,000 residents have been under siege by government forces there since 2013. matthew thompson reports. a wave, a smile. and for eight—year—old imjy a chance, at le

a bit of a royal theme this year, isn't it? duchess of cornwall. you had a cheeky cha—cha with her. i got a little cheeky cha—cha, i'm not going to lie. i enjoyed it, i think she did too. she is a very close friend of craig, apparently. is she? so he says. so he does have a friend! everyone says strictly changes your life, have you been dancing ever since? this is my normal now, that's what changed. music starts up. cue dramatic music! this is now my life. we're just watching it back now, to see if there is any tiny improvements that we could make. compared to brian connolly, how does colin rate? they are two completely styles of dancers. so that would be really unfair of me to compare. i love you, brian, i love you, colin. is this your own special routine you're working out here, what is this bit? this is a bit of a group dance, we are doing a jive. well, it's a jive for colin, to me it'sjust running round. people say strictly changes your life, it makes people dance all the time. did it have that effect? absolutely. before i

our royal correspondent sarah campbell is in royal correspondent sarah campbell isina royal correspondentarah campbell is in a sense of the atmosphere. this is the old part of the city of nottingham. this is where they have chosen to have their first walkabout. the crowds started arriving about two hours ago and despite the freezing cold temperatures, there is a huge amount of excitement. and a huge amount of pride, i think, of excitement. and a huge amount of pride, ithink, that of excitement. and a huge amount of pride, i think, that prince harry shows the city of nottingham as the first public walkabout, the first meet and greet for meghan markle. lots of excitement. his spokesman said, when they announced this on tuesday, that the city of nottingham has a special place for him. he's certainly been involved in a lot of projects here. the academy he is going to go on to after he's been here in the centre of the city, he's already been there twice before just this year. it's an academy, a project that is helping to tackle youth violence in the city. it's one of the issues important to hi

up his hat and retired from royal duties.issue of mental health firmly on the national agenda.

the preschool is also on display along with the words "even the royal family will not be left royal familyh harry and megan's wedding happening in the spring. et has learned a few things on the couple's to-do list. number one, megan gets royal etiquette training. she will learn how to curtsy, where to sit down for lunch and other royal protocol. and before the i dos, after the holidays they will vacation together. the report is expect them to come back tanned, refreshed and ready to take on a very busy 2018. and get you fit for the walk down the aisle. harry, along with his bodyguard, has been going here to the kx club. and pippa middleton too ahead of her wedding. london's body studio is hoping she will work out with him. it is where david beckham and amelia clark get their sweat o. membership, about $30,000 a year. meanwhile, how about this royal honor for sheeran. the most excellent order of the british empire, or mbe, for his service to music and charity. >> it makes him a royal at this point. he has to sing at the royal wedding. >> i knew you would say that. >> coming up -- >> i've ne

now, she will travel with royal protection with her at all times.f-defense training, the source says she will also learn what to do if she was ever approached and attacked in public. and how to release herself from a dangerous situation like that. in the past, kate middleton and other royals have reportedly taken specialized survival training courses. "e.t." has also learned meghan is seeking a personal trainer to get her inip she has even consulted with one of the uk's best known personal trainers. and if you wanted a copy of meghan's three-diamond engagement ring, sorry. it's one of a kind. harry had the ring made by the london jeweler cleave & company. >> no, no. we're not going to be making replicas of it. if the you want a ring, we'll design you a different one. and that's that. and we're quite happy to do that. >> that jeweller said making the engagement ring was the biggest secret he has ever had to keep in his entire life. >> he had to tell somebody. maybe a wife. a mom. somebody. >>> still ahead -- >> the dog is left home all day. the dog n

what royal title will meghan t. >>> give me my hug. >> plak wince again.e're behind the scenes of his "voice" victory. >>> then, our ana faris overboard remake. >>> then, is justin tearing selena's family apart. hi her mom is so anti-bieber. as we go inside their on-again, off-again relationship. ♪ i know you care ♪ and i'll be there >>> this is "entertainment tonight." >> hi, everybody. thanks for joining us. >> let's get to the latest hollywood news in tonight's top story. harv harvey weinstein opposite former assistant is breaking her silence. >> he was a master manipulator. his moods changed quickly. you never now if you were his confidant or going to be creamed at. >> reporter: zelda perkins tell us the bbc she finally quit her job after hat she called a horrifying incident with him in 1998. >> it came to head for you hen he sexually assaulted or attempted rape on your colleague? >> yes. we were at the venice film festival. and, he -- he tried to rape her. the lawyers made it very clear that we didn't have many options. because we hadn't gone to the p

the crowds, larger than usual this year, had turned up to see the royal party and of course, the royalurtesy in public as the queen departed st. mary magdalene church. and after the queen had left, harry and meghan strolled over to chat to well-wishers. many had been here since before the christmas day sun had risen. ♪ >> reporter: the queen's televised christmas broadcast is now 60 years old, and she spoke about what she called the pole of home. and in her own home, she mentioned changes in the last year and changes in the year to come. >> even prince philip has decided it's time to slow down a little, having as he economically put it, done his bit. but i know his support and unique sense of humor will remain as strong as ever as we enjoy spending time this christmas with our family and look forward to welcoming new members into it next year. >> reporter: and on the far left there was a photograph of one of those new members, meghan, as well as her grandchildren george and charlotte who will soon welcome a new brother or sister. the queen also used her broadcast to mention the platinu

but i think the royal commission heard eve ryo ne think the royal commission heard everyone us, think us, and again they believed us. we —— they believe us. they believed us. we —— they believe us. protect our children and grandchildren for the future. clearly your view is that this is a state failure. is there anything that could satisfy you? can ijust let your listeners know that i have been compensated, but it will never give me back my childhood. i settled foran amount in give me back my childhood. i settled for an amount in august this year, but it's nowhere near enough for a childhood. how much can you give anyone for a childhood? i would just like to let your view is no that it was an amount of money that i could go on was an amount of money that i could goona was an amount of money that i could go on a holiday and maybe buy a new car with and basically get on with my life and i have six apologies from the church, from the state, from the church, from the state, from the church, from the state, from the health department, from the education department, all saying we're sorry an

up his hat and retired from royal duties.

she's shaking up how things are done in the royal family.ews of meghan's invitation is a huge change this royal tradition. the palace confirmed today, quote, you can expect to see the duke and duchess of cambridge, prince harry and miss markle at sandringham on christmas day. royal expert katie nichol says the inveation is unpres denned. >> it's always been the case the the h the past that only murrayed couples attend chris mat at sandringham. she'll be the first in being a royal fiance at christmas dinner. >> this was the queen and her family leaving church this 2010. kate middleton did not attend that year. >> it wouldn't have been protocol for kate to have gone. yes, they were engaged. but she had always made it clear she wanted to spend her last christmas before she got married with her own family. >> reporter: but there kate was the following year in 2011 after she married into the family. yesterday, kate showed off her growing baby bump while handing out gifts to children in london. lat last night, after william and harry attended the