The first souvenirs commemorating the birth of Princess Charlotte were rolling off the production lines on Wednesday, in a race to fill London tourist shops and meet online orders.
The family-run business "Prince William Pottery" in Liverpool, northwest England, began printing mugs as quick as possible to meet demand, working with existing designs from the birth of her older brother Prince George.
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Streaming giant Netflix is unashamedly targeting older viewers with its latest original series, "Grace and Frankie," a comedy about two retired ladies thrown together when their husbands come out as gay and a couple.
Veteran Jane Fonda, 77, said she jumped at the chance to play "Grace" alongside her friend Lily Tomlin in the show, which debuts all 13 episodes on Friday.
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Prince Harry admitted Thursday it will be hard to leave Australia after greeting thousands of well-wishers near Sydney's Opera House, with "His Royal Hotness" banners out in force and one woman asking him to marry her.
The 30-year-old prince, known as Captain Wales, has been on a month-long embed with the Australian army as he prepares to quit the British forces in June, missing the birth of his niece Princess Charlotte earlier this month.
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The Cannes Film Festival will next week lift the curtain on 12 days of glamour, movies, deals and parties drawing the elite of the cinema world, from Hollywood honchos to arthouse auteurs.
Under the Riviera sun -- and high security -- some of the industry's biggest stars, directors and producers will be turning out to tread the red carpet during the May 13-24 event.
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TV star Sofia Vergara has broken her silence about a legal battle with her ex-boyfriend over frozen embryos they conceived while still a couple, in a case raising thorny ethical questions.
In a radio interview, the 42-year-old "Modern Family" star insisted she's "doing the right thing" in refusing to sign over custody of the embryos to businessman ex-boyfriend Nick Loeb.
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Prince on Tuesday announced a peace concert in Baltimore on Mother's Day after the death in police custody of an African American man sparked sometimes violent protests.
Prince said that Sunday's concert would take place at an arena in downtown Baltimore -- a stark contrast to the famously eccentric singer's preference in recent years for announcing shows at the last minute.
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Young singing sensation Sam Smith on Tuesday saw a U.S. specialist for vocal cord problems after he canceled more dates following an intense touring schedule.
The 22-year-old British singer, who was the big winner at the latest Grammy Awards, called off shows scheduled Thursday and Friday in Tokyo and Sunday in Manila.
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An Indian judge convicted Wednesday Bollywood superstar Salman Khan of killing a homeless man in a 2002 hit-and-run after a night out drinking, rejecting his claim that his driver was to blame.
D.W. Deshpande found Khan guilty of culpable homicide after driving his Toyota Land Cruiser into a group of homeless men sleeping rough in suburban Mumbai after spending the evening in an upmarket bar.
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Mariah Carey is set to perform on the Billboard Music Awards for the first time in 17 years, but the pop superstar is keeping mum on what song she she'll sing.
Billboard and Dick Clark productions announced Tuesday that Carey will appear on the May 17 show in Las Vegas. Billboard says the singer has more No. 1 songs on its Hot 100 chart than any other solo artist in the chart's 56-year history.
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The "Django Unchained" actress accused of having sex in a car in public last year pleaded no contest Monday to disturbing the peace, and was ordered to apologize to police officers.
The African American star Daniele Watts, who initially claimed that police action was racially motivated, accepted a misdemeanor charge of disturbing the peace along with her boyfriend.
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