The Duke of Sussex, 41, spoke about the tradition during a Q&A at Scotty’s Summer Festival at Maxstoke Castle in Warwickshire on July 11. He was there in his role as global ambassador for Scotty’s Little Soldiers, the charity that supports children who have lost a parent in military service.

A 16-year-old named Sebastian asked whether Harry and his family mark those dates in any special way. Harry told him they bake lemon drizzle cake. He added that traditions like this really matter, especially the sweet ones.

Harry was 12 when his mother died in the 1997 Paris car crash. He has spoken openly over the years about how grief stays with you and how important it is not to push it aside. In earlier comments this year he described loss as disorienting at any age and talked about the times he felt overwhelmed or had to keep going while carrying private pain.

His appearance at the festival came during a UK trip that also brought a private family reunion. On July 10, King Charles and Queen Camilla welcomed Harry, Meghan, Archie and Lilibet to Highgrove House in Gloucestershire. It was the first time the King had seen his son and grandchildren together in four years. The gathering stayed out of the public eye with no photos released.

Harry has long wanted his children to know their grandmother in some way. The yearly cake baking gives them a quiet, consistent way to remember her on the days that mean the most.

Ronaldo Salgado described his father, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, as a steady, hardworking man who had spent nearly 35 years in the United States building a quiet life for his family. In a press conference on July 8, he recalled how his dad started almost every day the same way — up before dawn, with his wife sending him off with lunch and coffee, then heading out to pick up his crew and work on job sites across the Houston area before coming home to eat on the porch and do it all again the next day.

That routine ended on the morning of July 7. Lorenzo left home shortly before 6 a.m. A short time later, near Canal Street in the Magnolia Park neighborhood, he was shot by an ICE agent. Ronaldo said he had no idea anything was wrong until he started looking for his father’s work van and came across a video on Facebook showing a man lying on the street. He recognized his dad immediately — not by how he looked, but by the sound of his voice crying out for help while bleeding.

Even more painful, Ronaldo learned of his father’s death the same way many people first heard about it — through a news report on social media. He said he had to call his mother right away to tell her before she found out the same way he did.

Lorenzo had been in the process of getting legal work authorization and was close to obtaining it after years of filling out paperwork and attending appointments. Ronaldo said his father had spent decades working to give his family the American dream and had recently started creating jobs for other men trying to do the same.

ICE has said the shooting happened during a targeted enforcement operation. According to the agency, officers tried to stop Lorenzo’s vehicle around 6:50 a.m. after he allegedly refused verbal commands. ICE claims he rammed one of their vehicles and then attempted to run over an agent, at which point an officer fired in self-defense. Lorenzo was taken to a hospital, where he later died.

Ronaldo and his family are not accepting that account at face value. They are calling for a full, transparent investigation into exactly what happened that morning. Hours after the shooting, Ronaldo also posted on Facebook questioning the official version of events and asking people not to share graphic videos or images from his father’s final moments.

The community has shown up in large numbers. On July 8, hundreds of people gathered in Magnolia Park, marching along Canal Street and leaving flowers and tributes at a growing memorial where Lorenzo was shot. Protesters are demanding accountability.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has also weighed in, calling for a thorough investigation and urging U.S. authorities to clarify all the facts and deliver justice for Lorenzo and his family.

Through the grief and anger, Ronaldo has been clear about how he wants his father remembered. He said he hopes people see Lorenzo Salgado Araujo as a husband, a father, and a family man who worked hard and helped others — not simply as someone who became a headline.

“He did not deserve to die,” Ronaldo said. “He deserved to live a quiet life as Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a husband, a father, and a job creator for dozens of men who also wanted the American dream.”

She had been receiving treatment for a serious illness that began with emergency surgery earlier this year. Born Gaynor Hopkins in Skewen, south Wales, Tyler broke through in the late 1970s with songs like It’s a Heartache before scoring a global smash in 1983 with Total Eclipse of the Heart.

That powerful ballad, along with later hits such as Holding Out for a Hero, turned her into a household name. She earned three Grammy nominations and represented the UK at Eurovision in 2013.

Her health declined sharply in May when she underwent emergency intestinal surgery in Faro, the Portuguese city where she lived. Doctors placed her in an induced coma to aid recovery. She woke from the coma in June but remained very unwell and in intensive care. While there had been some hope of improvement, her condition deteriorated in the days that followed.

On Thursday morning her family and team posted a statement on her official website. They said they were heartbroken to announce that Bonnie had passed away the previous night in hospital as a result of the illness she was being treated for. The message asked for privacy while the family deals with their grief and promised a further statement soon.

Fans across the world are now sharing memories of a singer whose voice became the soundtrack to countless lives and whose performances left a lasting impression on generations of listeners.

Her former bandmates broke the news on Instagram on July 6 with a short but deeply emotional statement. “It is with great sadness that we share the passing of our beloved Lauren,” they wrote. “Our hearts are broken, and we cannot begin to express how much she meant to us.

We will forever cherish the love, laughter and countless memories she gave us. Her beautiful spirit touched so many lives, and she will be deeply missed and forever loved. Rest peacefully, sweet Lauren. You will always be in our hearts.” The post was signed simply by the remaining members — Em, Tash and P.

A cause of death has not been released.

Bennett’s path in music began when she was 18, joining the girl group Paradiso Girls. They released their debut single “Patron Tequila” in 2009 before splitting up. She later stepped out on her own and gained wider attention for her featured vocals on LMFAO’s “Party Rock Anthem.” She also worked with will.i.am on the remix of “I Got It from My Mama.”

She eventually joined G.R.L., and the group released its self-titled debut EP in 2014. That same year they appeared on Pitbull’s “Wild Wild Love.” Their single “Ugly Heart” became their most successful track.

The group had already endured heartbreak years earlier when member Simone Battle died in 2014 at age 25. Bennett had spoken candidly about that loss at the time, saying none of them could have prepared for it and how surreal it felt to continue without her. Just before Battle’s death the group had recorded “Lighthouse,” later releasing a video that wove in footage of her to show she would always remain part of the story.

Watters opened the segment by noting that some young people in their twenties have never held real jobs yet still complain about things being too expensive. He asked Leavitt whether she thought that kind of complaining was gaining any real traction. She agreed and said unfortunately it is, because Gen Z and those younger than her have been raised with silver spoons in their mouths and have gotten everything handed to them.

Leavitt argued that this mindset clashes with the values the country was built on. In her view America has always been about meritocracy and hard work, about rolling up your sleeves and pulling yourself up by your bootstraps to reach the American dream. She said those principles need to be protected at all costs.

The talk also covered education. Leavitt said she has heard from plenty of parents who are moving their children into private schools or Christian institutions because they do not want what she described as communist and liberal ideas being pushed on them in public schools.

She tied that trend directly to the Trump administration’s push for school choice across the country. The goal, she explained, is to make sure kids are taught to love America as the greatest country in the history of the world.

He already knew someone else had made an earlier ransom demand, and his messages were meant to harass the family while trying to pull information about the investigation into Guthrie’s disappearance.

Callella now faces a maximum of two years in prison, a $250,000 fine, or both, plus one year of supervised release. His sentencing is scheduled for September 10 before a federal judge in Arizona.

Nancy Guthrie was last seen in February at her home in Arizona. She remains missing, and investigators have not identified any suspects in her case.

The FBI and local authorities continue to treat the disappearance as a possible kidnapping for ransom

The first clear signs that something had shifted came around 2022. That was the year her father received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Oscars for his decades of activism and charitable work. Mandisa had always known him as someone who remembered everything.

He could recall the exact corner he stood on back in 1970, who he spoke with, what they talked about, even the colors people wore. But when he began telling stories about his own parents, stories she had heard countless times, pieces started to disappear. She found herself wondering what was happening.

Danny has spoken openly in this interview about still coming to terms with the diagnosis in his own mind. He describes holding onto moments that prove he can still remember, alongside others that feel permanent. One memory that stays especially vivid involves his mother. She was killed in a car accident on the same day he learned he had won a career-defining role in the 1984 film Places in the Heart.

He often returns to how she had once dreamed of becoming an actress herself and how proud she felt after watching him perform in a theater production. She told him the people said he could act. Their exchanges were passionate, almost like girlfriend and boyfriend, but always filled with love. These days Mandisa steps into that role, arguing with him the way her grandmother once did. She says it is all love.

His younger brother Marty, 67, lives with him in the longtime family townhouse in San Francisco and helps with daily care. Marty has spoken about the unbreakable bond the two share. Years ago Danny stepped in during Marty’s own struggles with jail, institutions, and drugs, pulling him out and bringing him to Hollywood. They have been inseparable ever since. Now Marty watches the changes up close and admits it can be emotional. Still, the focus for everyone remains the same. They simply want Danny to live his best life, the same way he once made life better for them.

Mandisa keeps a quiet perspective on it all. It is either this, or he is not here. She is grateful.

Willis was right at the center of the group’s rise in the late 1970s. He co-wrote and delivered the lead vocals on YMCA, Macho Man, In the Navy, and Go West, songs that turned the Village People into a global phenomenon. On stage he moved between the police officer and naval officer characters, bringing that high-energy performance style that made crowds go wild night after night.

President Donald Trump posted a lengthy tribute on Truth Social not long after the announcement. He offered condolences to Willis’s family and the rest of the group, but he also made a direct claim about how the late singer had felt about Trump’s long-running use of YMCA at his rallies.

Trump described Willis as a great and happy guy who loved seeing the song featured at those events. He said it became a “monster” hit again decades after it first came out, credited the massive rally crowds with reviving interest in the track, and stated that the Village People had been supportive from the beginning. Trump added that he would think of Willis every time the song played, including throughout the July Fourth period.

That version of events has left some people raising their eyebrows. Back in 2020, Willis himself told the BBC that while the band had benefited from the exposure, they had never endorsed Trump and had actually asked him to stop playing their music at the rallies.

Over the years plenty of other major artists, from Aerosmith and Adele to Elton John and Guns N’ Roses, have made similar requests, not wanting their songs tied to Trump’s events. Yet YMCA has stayed a regular part of the rally playlist, with Trump often breaking into his signature stiff-armed dance as the crowd sings along.

The contrast between Trump’s warm recollection and the earlier public pushback from Willis is what has people talking. For many fans, the song remains a joyful disco classic first and foremost. For others, its second life as a political rally staple has always carried a complicated edge.

Signs of a struggle appeared near her car in the apartment parking lot. Her personal belongings were scattered across the pavement. Investigators quickly concluded she had been taken against her will. Despite years of tips, searches, and public appeals, no trace of her was ever found. In 2001 she was declared legally dead.

A private investigator who has spent the past seven years working on the case with the blessing of Huisentruit’s family now says he has identified a suspect. Steve Ridge shared his findings with the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation in early June. He turned over photos, receipts, tickets, and love letters that he believes point to one person. Ridge has not released the name publicly but says he gave it to investigators along with more than two dozen pieces of circumstantial evidence.

Ridge spoke with a woman who dated the man in the months after the disappearance. She told him that police were keeping close watch on the suspect at the time. During one conversation in a car the man grew agitated, slammed the steering wheel while repeatedly denying any involvement, and then suddenly said he had done it.

Ridge told local reporters he feels confident in the lead and hopes the Mason City Police Department will bring in the Iowa Attorney General’s Office Cold Case Unit to help pursue it. He pointed out that the same unit played a key role in solving another long-cold homicide earlier this year. So far authorities have not issued any public response to the new information, and the case remains open with no arrests.

That year marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of Diana’s death, and the moment carried extra weight for Harry as he brought the woman he loved to a place that had always been profoundly personal to him.

He described the visit in his memoir Spare. The couple rowed out to the small island where Diana is buried. Harry went ahead first, placing flowers on the grave and taking a quiet moment to speak to his mother in his thoughts, telling her he missed her and asking for guidance and clarity, something he had done on previous visits. He gave Meghan space for her own moment. When he returned, he found her kneeling at the stone with her eyes closed and her palms resting against it.

Later, as they walked back toward the boat, Harry asked what she had prayed for. Meghan’s reply was simple and direct. She had prayed for clarity and guidance.

The visit came at a time when Harry and Meghan had already stepped back from royal life and were building their family away from the pressures of the monarchy. Harry has spoken before about wanting his children to know their grandmother through the stories and values he carries forward. Bringing Meghan to the grave felt like one more way of linking the past he lost too soon with the life he was creating.

Royal expert Tom Bower has written in his book House of Beckham that Meghan appeared to see herself stepping into a prominent public role similar to the one Diana once held, especially after the couple’s successful early tours. He also noted her frustration at feeling lower in the royal hierarchy than Catherine, the Princess of Wales. These observations reflect one commentator’s view of the dynamics at the time rather than any confirmed statements from Meghan herself.

Harry’s account of the graveside moment remains one of the more personal glimpses he has shared about trying to bridge his mother’s memory with his marriage. It is a quiet scene, stripped of spectacle, focused on a simple act of respect and a short, heartfelt prayer.