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Vitamin D, working with parathyroid hormone, is primarily responsible for regulating the amount of calcium and phosphorus in the blood. Vitamin D also encourages the formation of bone tissue and is known to stimulate the production of cells in the immune system. A growing body of research suggests that vitamin D may also play a role in blood pressure regulation and ​heart health. It is known, for example, that cases of high blood pressure increase during the winter and in places that are further from the equator – both are situations where a decrease in available sunlight leads to lower vitamin D production....

The royal’s sizable personal household boasts 30 full-time-equivalent staff members in the Private Secretaries Office, including an equerry and administrative staff, as well as four chefs, two chauffeurs, three dressers and a butler. The release of the review—which is done annually by the prince’s office detailing the work and expenditure of Charles and wife, Camilla—has gained increased attention this year as it follows criticism of the royal after reports were published claiming he had accepted €3 million in cash donations from a Qatari businessman for his charities....

Spare, Harry’s “raw” and “unflinching” memoir, was released globally on Tuesday after a series of leaks saw its contents reported by media outlets in the U.S. and U.K. last week. Readers took to social media after receiving their copies, pointing out a number of key revelations and anecdotes from the serious allegation of a 2019 physical attack by Prince William, to the humorous detailing of catching an intimate case of frostbite after a visit to the North Pole....

The Duke of Sussex’s long-awaited book is due to be published by Penguin Random House on January 10, 2023, and will, according to the press release, be “full of insight, revelation, self-examination, and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief.” British commentators have long been speculating about whether it will renew criticism of the monarchy as an institution and also of royal family members after the bombshells of Harry and Meghan Markle’s 2021 Oprah Winfrey interview....

The account may prove controversial in light of Harry’s explosive and deeply personal revelations not only about his own life but also his family’s in his new memoir. Spare details how Prince Harry did drugs including cocaine and magic mushrooms, lost his virginity in a field behind a pub and had frostbite on his penis during Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding after a 200-mile trek through the North Pole....

Valentine Low’s new book Courtiers charts the breakdown of relations between the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the staff that Meghan was famously accused of bullying in an internal email sent by Kensington Palace communications secretary Jason Knauf in October 2018. Meghan denied the allegation. The message was leaked to Low, days before the Sussexes’ Oprah Winfrey interview in March 2021, and Harry said it left Meghan crying into her pillow....

The Duke of Sussex admitted he has never voted and royal convention has for his entire life stopped him making political statements. However, the 36-year-old tackled November’s U.S. presidential election head on last night with a call to reject misinformation and hate speech. It came as his wife Meghan called for Americans to vote in honor of peaceful protesters and to fight injustice. Harry said: “This election I’m not going to be able to vote here in the U....

Digital mental health and coaching service BetterUp—of which Prince Harry is chief impact officer—has been announced as the official mental fitness coaching tool of the Invictus Games Foundation this week. The announcement that the company has partnered with Harry’s Invictus Games Foundation is an example of how the prince’s professional outputs are linking with and informing his charitable endeavors. It comes ahead of the Invictus Games 2022 event which will be held in the Netherlands from April 16-22....

The royals will comply with COVID regulations like other families across Britain, limiting numbers at St George’s Chapel, in Windsor Castle, on Saturday, April 17. Prince William and Prince Harry will be among those walking behind their grandfather’s coffin-but they will be separated by cousin Peter Phillips as the queen moves to supress simmering tensions following the bombshell Oprah Winfrey interview. The family will be dressed in morning suits, rather than military uniform, breaking a centuries old royal tradition, as the queen further moves to keep the peace....

Starmer, leader of the U.K’s Labour Party, made the comments during a radio show on Britain’s LBC network on Monday. The comments follow William and Kate Middleton’s highly publicized tour of the Caribbean, taking in visits to Belize, Jamaica and the Bahamas. The tour has faced widespread criticism for a series of PR blunders which included the royals being photographed next to local children held back behind a wire fence....

The video of Harry and William during the Trooping the Colour celebrations in 2016 shows the queen gently reprimanding the elder brother. It has been viewed over two million times in 24 hours since being posted. Captioned “Harry’s messing around too, but William’s the one who get’s in trouble!” the poster added: “Sometimes being the ‘spare’ isn’t so bad when big brother, William, gets snapped at by the Queen.”...

Prince William and Kate Middleton are heading stateside for a royal visit from November 30 to December 2, where they will attend the Earthshot Prize awards ceremony co-hosted in the city of Boston by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum whose honorary president is Caroline Kennedy, the president’s only daughter and today the American ambassador to Australia. Just four days later, Harry and wife Meghan Markle will rub shoulders with another branch of the Kennedy family, as they are due to fly to New York City to accept the Robert F....

The duke of Cambridge, 38, posted a photo of himself getting the jab, leaving royal fans stunned at his toned arms. He tweeted: “On Tuesday I received my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. To all those working on the vaccine rollout - thank you for everything you’ve done and continue to do.” Royals fans were quick to point out how toned William’s arms are and the topic was also discussed on British show This Morning....

In an extract from her new title The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor—The Truth and the Turmoil, published online by Vanity Fair, former editor Tina Brown writes that the princess’s reaction the day after the photograph’s publication was “classic, authentic Diana.” In an account cited from former U.K Condé Nast boss Nicholas Coleridge’s autobiography, Brown tells how Princess Diana attended a lunch at the publisher’s head offices in London’s Hanover Square the day after the Daily Mirror newspaper published a large photograph of her sunbathing in Spain....

The Australian star, who plays Jordan Baker in the Great Gatsby, will appear alongside Harry Potter actress Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II in the Netflix series. Debicki, at 6 feet 3 inches, is taller than Diana was at 5 feet 10 inches, which has brought relief to fans sick of seeing the Princess of Wales portrayed by shorter actresses. Fans of Debicki also took to Twitter to claim the actress is not always cast in tall roles, meaning her full height is often not on show in her films....

The gown was created in 1989 by Victor Edelstein, a British designer who made several pieces for Diana in the 1980s and early 1990s. Forming part of his autumn/winter collection, the dress featured a sweetheart neckline with graduating pleats constructed to form a knot motif on the bodice. The skirt was designed in the tulip silhouette, with three diamante buttons on the reverse of the gown as the only form of embellishment....

According to Danbury alumni, the women’s camp has no fences or barred cells; instead of breakouts, guards have worried about nearby residents trespassing to enjoy the lake. “Campers”–most in for immigration or drug charges–sleep in small, bunk-bedded dorm rooms (some house eight women apiece) and spend their days in the kitchen or maintaining the grounds. For recreation, there are two TV lounges, a law library, a track, and a gymnasium used for Pilates, yoga, dancersize or aerobics (but not tai chi, which the Feds have deemed a martial art)....

Seemingly out of nowhere, pro bull riders are everywhere in mass media. The stars of the “toughest sport on dirt” are now vying with the beautiful people for media coverage in New York and Hollywood. PBR star Bonner Bolton has single-handedly raised PBR’s image with his season-long participation on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.” MORE: The voice of PBR is … Steven Tyler of Aerosmith? Back in 2016, Bolton broke his neck competition and was temporarily paralyzed....

The rapper and fashion designer, who legally changed his name to Ye, sparked controversy after he appeared at his Yeezy brand fashion show in Paris wearing a shirt emblazoned with the words “White Lives Matter,” a slogan commonly employed by white supremacists as well as general opponents of the Black Lives Matter movement. Amid the backlash, West shared a screenshot of what appeared to be a text message exchange with Sean “Diddy” Combs, in which he responded to the rap mogul’s objection to his stunt by stating that he would “show the Jewish people that told you to call me that no one can threaten or influence me....

Georgia’s run-off elections have garnered nationwide attention. If the Democrats who are running for office—Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock—obtain victory over Republicans Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, then Democrats would be equally represented in the U.S. Senate. However, Democrats would have a distinct advantage over Republicans in the case of a tie, as Democrat Vice President-elect Kamala Harris would be the one voting to break the deadlock. Some observers, including President Donald Trump, have baselessly alleged that Georgia’s processes during the November election were unfairly manipulated by Democrats....