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Britain's Prince Harry has been welcomed to Memphis by a local strip joint.
The party-loving prince has jetted in to the US city for the wedding of his friend Guy Pelly to Lizzy Wilson, and The Pony Club - the largest topless gentleman's club in Tennessee - has put up a huge sign reading 'Welcome Prince Harry', and the owners of the nightspot say both he and his brother Prince William are welcome to visit during their trip.
However, club owner Jerry Westlund admitted he initially also included William's name on the sign, but took it down because he is married to Duchess Catherine and they have a baby son, nine-month-old Prince George, together.
He told E! News: "We actually first put up on the sign two days ago when we confirmed they were coming [to town].
"We first put on the sign 'Welcome Prince William and Prince Harry,' but we took Prince William off because in case his wife does come we didn't want to create any marital strife.
"I can't imagine if Prince William and Prince Harry are coming to a wedding that the brothers will be sitting around in their rooms. If they want to party, they should party with us. There is always room for royalty in the champagne room."
In 2012, nude pictures of Harry were famously leaked after he played strip billiards while partying in Las Vegas, but Jerry has reassured the prince of his venue's full discretion should he wish to pay a visit.
He added: "We hope he does come here, but we will try to keep him fully clothed at the Pony. Prince Harry -- we can keep a secret. What happens in Mid-South stays in the Mid-South."

William and Harry enjoy BBQ feast


Britain's Princes William and Harry dined at a Memphis barbecue restaurant last night (01.05.14).
The brothers, their cousin Princess Beatrice and a number of other friends joined groom-to-be Guy Pelly and his fiancee Lizzy Wilson at Rendezvous, where they tucked into their famed grilled foods in a private room.
William and Harry arrived in separate chauffeur-driven cars to the restaurant, with both princes dressed casually, William in khaki trousers and a navy blazer and his brother in a blue shirt and jeans.
The pair both flew into Memphis yesterday, with Harry - who recently split from girlfriend Cressida Bonas - arriving from Miami, where he had celebrated Guy's bachelor party, and William flying in from the UK via Chicago.
During his stop at O'Hare's International Airport in Chicago, William - who has recently returned from a three-week trip to Australia and New Zealand with wife Duchess Catherine and their son Prince George - stopped for food, dining on pulled chicken nachos from Hub 51 and chicken wings from RJ Grunts in a private Swiss Air Lounge.
A source told People magazine: "A hostess and server from the restaurants took great care of him before he jetted off."

Pharrell Williams picks up Nordoff Robbins award


Pharrell Williams, Paloma Faith and Giorgio Moroder will be handed Nordoff Robbins O2 Silver Clef Awards.
The 'Happy' hitmaker, who has sold five million records this year, will pick up the Raymond Weil International Award, while 'Can't Rely On You' singer Paloma will be presented with the Royal Albert Hall Best British Act Award and Italian producer and dance music pioneer Giorgio, who has collaborated with Daft Punk, will receive the American Express Innovation Award at the ceremony.
Paloma said: "I'm a great advocate of British music, so to be awarded the Royal Albert Hall Best British Act Award at the O2 Silver Clefs is amazing. Music has always been a form of therapy for me so I am glad to be supporting Nordoff Robbins and helping them to raise awareness of their work, helping people connect and communicate through music."
Nordoff Robbins provides music therapy for thousands of people across the UK, helping sufferers of autism, stokes and dementia open up and connect to their surroundings, increase communication skills, self-esteem and confidence.
The event this year will take place at the London Hilton, Park Lane, on Friday, July 4.

Chris Lilley finds it ‘awkward’ playing a teen


Chris Lilley finds it "awkward" pretending to be a 14-year-old boy.
The 39-year-old Australian comedian, who returns with BBC Three show 'Jonah From Tonga' next week, has given yet another character from his cult comedy show 'Summer Heights Heigh' their own spin-off following the success of 'Ja'mie: Private School Girl', but didn't anticipate how weird it would be filming romantic scenes with teenage girls.
He explained in an interview with The Sun newspaper: "Jonah has this love interest that is his cousin and she's a real 16-year-old girl. I have to do some pretty weird stuff to her and it's a bit awkward. But you have to go, 'It's not me, it's a 14-year-old boy, it's normal.' I write it first, then when I film it there are days where I'm like, 'What the hell? How am I going to do this?' "
However, Chris is so good at pretending to be Jonah Takalua, donning terrible fake tan and an afro wig to play the potty-mouthed teenage tearaway, that his young co-stars forgot he was an actual grown-up.
He laughed: "They forget that I'm older than them. I'm in costume and I go into character and they get used to me being like that. Then at the wrap party they see me as myself and you should see their faces! They really got into the idea that I was one of them."
Chris is bracing himself for an onslaught of hate mail from redheads and their parents since the new comedy series pokes fun of gingers, who he dubs "rangas".
He joked: "I feel a bit guilty because I get angry letters off rangas and parents with kids that are rangas. But its funny and that overrides people getting mad. "

Natasha Kaplinsky praises Susanna Reid


Natasha Kaplinsky has given Susanna Reid her stamp of approval.
The 41-year-old newsreader, who is friends with the 'Good Morning Britain' host, says the new ITV breakfast show "looks great" and she is pleased with her pal's work so far.
She told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "It looks great so far. Although I was getting two children dressed, and washing my hair, and feeding the dogs and cats at the time!"
Like Susanna, Natasha is a former 'BBC Breakfast' host and won the very first series of 'Strictly Come Dancing' in 2004.
She added: "I know Susanna and went to see her in the 'Strictly' final because it was 10 years since I won. She seemed to be having a ball and really enjoying it."
Natasha is currently lending her support to Save the Children's Live Below the Line campaign, which challenges people to experience living in poverty by surviving on just £1 a day.
The brunette beauty admits it's been a struggle to buy enough food for her week living below the line.
She explained: "The shocking thing is how little you can buy for £5 to last 5 days. We're so used to purchasing whatever we want or popping out and getting a cappuccino.
"For five pounds I bought two sweet potatoes, two onions, stock, a tiny bit of salt, a bag of lentils and a bag of rice, though I can only eat a fifth of it. It's the kind of thing you'd throw together for one meal, not the whole week."

Mary Berry: I would win cake contest against Paul Hollywood


Mary Berry thinks she could beat Paul Hollywood in a cake contest.
'The Great British Bake Off' judge believes her baked goods would be more delicious than her co-star's but she concedes Paul, who specialises in bread making, would win a bread bake-off.
Asked who'd win a cake bake-off, she said: "Me.
"Well, he'd win the bread, hands down, but I'd win the cakes.
"Though I'm not a great one for decoration. The important thing is that it tastes good."
The 79-year-old baking expert, who has been married to Paul Hunnings for 48 years, also shared her secret to maintaining a long-lasting relationship and claims it's best to walk away from an argument.
Mary told Waitrose Kitchen magazine :"I'm not one for confrontation. If you're upset just walk down the garden, pick some vegetables or flowers, and you'll feel better. It's no good shouting."
Mary has become a national treasure since appearing on BBC Two's hit baking competition, which reached highs of nine million viewers for its fourth series last year.

Max Branning to destroy video evidence on EastEnders


EastEnders' Max Branning will destroy CCTV footage of him arguing with Lucy Beale.
The long-running soap character, played by actor Jake Wood, was embroiled in a secret affair with Lucy (Hetti Bywater) prior to her being found dead on Walford Common last month, and as police continue to investigate her murder, Max will be seen deleting video footage of the pair involved in an altercation just hours before she was killed.
The womanising character - whose daughter Lauren (Jacqueline Jossa) was close friends with Lucy - is desperate to hide the fact that he was romantically involved with the blonde beauty before she was killed by an unknown attacker, and will raise more suspicion by destroying evidence of them clashing.
Meanwhile, Masood Ahmed (Nitin Ganatra) is to confront Lucy's father Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) after he discovers he seduced his girlfriend Jane Beale (Laurie Brett) before she ended their relationship, and Nitin's confessed he enjoys being able to show his character's darker side.
He told the Daily Star newspaper: "It makes me work harder. It makes me get interested in the character again. That's very important in soaps."

Lily James leaving Downton Abbey


Lily James is leaving 'Downton Abbey'.
The blonde beauty, who plays Lady Rose in the hit ITV period drama, will depart the show after the upcoming fifth series in order to promote her leading role in Disney's new blockbuster adaptation of 'Cinderella'.
Bosses at the film studio have requested Lily, 25, make herself available to plug the movie's release next Easter - which would clash with filming of the sixth series of 'Downton'.
Show creator Julian Fellowes has vowed to leave the door open for Lily, however, and her character won't be unceremoniously killed off like Matthew Crawley (Dan Stevens) and Lady Sybil (Jessica Brown Findlay).
In fact, producers have urged Lily to return for the show's Christmas specials and will concoct a storyline to explain her absence from the sixth series.
A source told the Daily Mail newspaper: "Lily's young and adds balance to the family upstairs."
Lily plays the titular role in the new live action adaptation of 'Cinderella', which boasts an A-list cast including Oscar winner Cate Blanchett, 'Game of Thrones' hunk Richard Madden and Helena Bonham Carter.
The Disney film is directed by screen and stage veteran Kenneth Branagh.
An insider said: "It's a very important film for Disney and you can understand them wanting their leading lady to be available to promote it."

Emma Stone meditates


Emma Stone meditates every day.
The 'Amazing Spider-Man 2' star suffers with anxious thoughts regularly, but she's able to deal with them by training her mind to relax through the calming technique.
She said: "I just started meditating in January. It's changing my life completely. I'm pretty into it. Once or twice a day, I meditate. That has been the best thing for my mind ... I get so anxious privately."
The 25-year-old actress also believes settling down in Manhattan, New York, will help ease her fearful thoughts because it will create structure and stability for her.
She explained: "I didn't have a house for the past year. I had been renting in New York for about four years. I've been living out of hotels. I'm so excited.
"Forming a routine will help me feel a little less nuts. It's disorienting to not have a home. Forming a routine has been so hard over the last year and a half."
The flame-haired beauty, who is currently dating her co-star Andrew Garfield, insists that although she comes across as confident, it's all an act, but staying focused helps.
She told USA Today: "For some reason, it's never worked for me before, I'm able to separate who I actually am from the box of rats that's going around in my head. Your thought process is not who you are. That's separate monkey chatter mode."

Kevin Connolly splits from girlfriend


Kevin Connolly has split from his girlfriend.
The 40-year-old actor has called time on his relationship with Lydia Hearst, 29, after just one year of dating, due to their romance fizzling out.
It is believed there was no drama behind the break-up and their relationship was "just done", according to E! News.
However, the couple showed no signs of trouble in paradise last month when Lydia revealed how the pair met through a social networking site.
She told 'Access Hollywood' at the time: "We met through mutual friends and Facebook. Actually, I think I might've hit him up. It was a while ago. It's been over a year. But I love him to death and I'm very happy."
Meanwhile, the 'Entourage' star hasn't had much luck recently after he broke his leg in two places in March when he tripped over a sprinkler while shooting the movie.
Kevin was filming a football scene with Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, who has a cameo in the movie, when he stumbled as he made a play, which resulted in his co-star Jerry Ferrara falling on his leg.
The star - who reprises his role of Eric 'E' Murphy in the movie - immediately iced the injury and went back to work on his next scene shortly afterwards.

Paul Walker’s car collection is for sale

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