The Duchess was pictured, smiling, alongside staff at the Downtown Eastside Women's Centre on Tuesday.
"Look who we had tea with today!" the center wrote on its Facebook page. "The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, visited us today to discuss issues affecting women in the community."
Meghan has been in Canada with the royal couple's baby, Archie, in recent days, while the royal family has attempted to deal with the crisis that followed the unheralded announcement that Meghan and Harry wanted to scale back their duties.
Tuesday's visit to the women's center is the first confirmation that Meghan is in Vancouver, as had been widely speculated.
Harry attended crunch talks with the Queen and other members of the family on Monday, but a source told CNN that Meghan did not dial into that meeting, which she had previously been expected to do.
In a statement issued after the meeting, the Queen said the family would have preferred the couple to "remain full-time working members of the royal family," but that they "respect and understand" Harry and Meghan's "wish to live a more independent life."
The Queen has agreed to a "period of transition" while details of their new role are hammered out, the family announced. It is unclear when Meghan plans to return to the UK.
Meghan lived in Toronto while filming the TV series "Suits," in which she starred for seven years. The couple will spend time in both the UK and Canada during their transition period.
Meghan has visited several women's centers during her time as a royal and is the patron of Smart Works, a charity that helps long-term unemployed and vulnerable women find work.
ABC’s Jeopardy! The Greatest Of All Time tournament came to an end Tuesday, with Ken Jennings winning the title.
During a Final Jeopardy! category titled Shakespeare’s Tragedies at the end of Match 4, Jennings was the only contestant to answer correctly: “Who is Iago?” Despite not waging any money, Jennings was crowned the champion. (you can watch the video below).
Hosted by Alex Trebek, the television event brought together the three highest money winners in the long-running game show’s history: James Holzhauer, Jennings and Brad Rutter to compete in a series of matches and with a grand prize of $1 million dollars and the title of “Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time.” The two runners up each received $250,000.
SALT LAKE CITY — It’s official: Ken Jennings is the “Greatest of All Time” — at least when it comes to “Jeopardy!”
The victory comes 15 years after Jennings’ initial legendary run on the game show — a 74-game winning streak that totaled $2.52 million.
Now, Jennings is taking home $1 million and a big fancy trophy.
The “Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time” tournament began a week ago, and the prime-time event has drawn an average of 15 million viewers per episode, putting it on a level with the 2019 NBA finals and the 2019 World Series.
From the beginning, “Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time” has predominantly been a tight competition between Jennings and James Holzhauer, who holds the single-game record at $131,127.
That was also the case Tuesday night.
During the first game of the match (one match equals two regular “Jeopardy!” games), Jennings pulled a classic Holzhauer move, going “all in” and wagering all of his money on the Final Jeopardy question.
On Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, Ken Jennings won the “Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time” tournament, taking home the $1 million prize.
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It paid off.
The clue: “This area of Greece, home to Pan, is synonymous with a rural paradise; it’s a setting for Virgil’s shepherd poems the ‘Eclogues.’”
Both Jennings and Holzhauer gave the correct response — “Arcadia” — but in a rare move, Holzhauer only wagered a portion of his money. He added $11,381 to his $22,800 total, bringing his Game 1 total to $34,181.
Jennings, who had the lead with $32,800, doubled that score — an aggressive bet that brought his Game 1 total to a staggering $65,600.
Now it was just a matter of maintaining the momentum.
For a while, it looked like Holzhauer was going to pull off a win — Jennings made smaller wagers this time around, and Holzhauer went all in, wagering his $20,200 on the following Daily Double: “This big landlocked African country was surprised to be added to the USA’s 2017 travel ban, but was removed from the list in 2018.”
In what has been a common play for all contestants throughout the tournament, Holzhauer seemed to be stumped on the answer, waiting until the very last second to blurt out the correct answer: “What is Chad?”
With that response, Holzhauer took a large lead with $40,000 and closed out the game with $44,000 to Jennings’ $23,000 and Brad Rutter’s $1,400.
It all came down to the Final Jeopardy round. And it was a category all three contestants were likely familiar with: Shakespeare tragedies.
“There’s stuff that’s disproportionately ‘Jeopardy!’” Jennings previously told the Deseret News in an interview where he gave tips about auditioning for the show. “Like they don’t ask about opera a lot, but way more than it comes up in real life, so learn the composers of 20 operas. The Shakespeare plays are another manageable list.”
Jennings knows his Shakespeare. The Final Jeopardy clue: “He has 272 speeches, the most of any non-title character in a Shakespeare tragedy.”
Jennings came up with the correct answer: the villainous Iago. In a surprising move, the BYU graduate played it safe and didn’t wager anything, keeping his Game 2 total at $23,000.
All eyes were on Holzhauer.
His answer? “Who is Horatio?”
His wager? All $44,000.
With Holzhauer down to zero, Jennings was officially the winner, with a two-game total of $88,600. Jennings walked over to shake host Alex Trebek’s hand before Holzhauer and Rutter lifted him up on their shoulders so he could hoist the trophy in the air.
Throughout the “Jeopardy! Greatest of All Time” tournament, all three contestants paid tribute to longtime host Alex Trebek.
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Oh, and if you’re wondering about Rutter’s response to the Shakespeare clue, he used the moment to pay touching tribute to the longtime “Jeopardy!” host, the constant star of the show all three contestants have expressed gratitude to over the course of the tournament.
“You’re the best, Alex,” Rutter wrote.
In match 3 of the tournament, Holzhauer lovingly labeled Trebek the “Ghost” — the “Greatest Host of Syndicated TV.” Tuesday night, Jennings earned his own new label — the “Goat (Greatest of All Time)” of “Jeopardy!” winners — showing the world that he hasn’t lost a step since his incredible run on the show 15 years ago.
Two episodes into The Bachelor prove this may actually be “the most dramatic season yet.” Pilot, Peter Weber, had his hands full (literally) in the last episode. Ex-girlfriend and former Bachelorette, Hannah Brown, showed up two separate times during the premiere. The other contestants were less than thrilled to see the pageant queen seemingly still vying for Weber’s heart. That said, fans are taking Hannah B. to Twitter jail for doing this one prohibited thing.
Hannah Brown’s pageant history is ingrained in her
Hannah Brown and Adrienne Bailon attend The 2020 InStyle And Warner Bros. 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards Post-Party at The Beverly Hilton Hotel | Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for InStyle
If you didn’t catch Hannah Brown’s season of The Bachelorette, you might not be familiar with her lengthy pageant history. She began competing at age 15 around the Alabama area (where she’s from). Hannah B. placed first-runner up in Miss Alabama Outstanding Teen 2010, followed by Miss Alabama Teen USA 2011.
From there, the pageants became bigger. Hannah B. garnered the Miss Tuscaloosa crown in 2012. She went on to compete for Miss Alabama but didn’t make the cut.
Hannah B. eventually took a break to attend the University of Alabama. However, she never left the sparkly gowns and bright, white smile too far behind.
In 2017, Hannah B. tried her hand at Miss Alabama again, but she still didn’t place. In 2018, she tried again and made it, competing in Miss USA thereafter.
Hannah B. keeps her pageant past close, even throughout her reign as The Bachelorette. You can take the sparkly gown out of the girl, but you can’t take the girl out of the sparkly gown.
Fans are ticked at what happened with Hannah B. and Weber
When you enter into a reality dating competition on TV, you can’t expect things to flow normally. Weber may have tried to move one from his past with Hannah B., but she had other plans.
A dramatic ending to the premiere carried over into the beginning of the second episode. Hannah B. and Weber tortured themselves with another “will-we-won’t-we,” leaving the other contestants in the dust.
Hannah B. debated on staying in the house to compete for Weber’s heart. She admitted part of her cared for him and wondered “what if,” but in the end, Weber said he couldn’t do it and left Hannah B. to tend o the other women.
Needless to say, the cringe-worthy scenario had fans screaming at their TV’s for Hannah B. to let Weber find his own path — without her. Still, she let him with one final memory that many immediately condemned.
Reactions to the situation prove Hannah’s parting gift is the worst
Thanks to Hannah B.’s pageant past, the girl loves one thing that most consider a biohazard. All that time Weber and Hannah B. hid away talking (and Hannah B. crying), her dress assaulted the entire area, including Weber. Fans are not cool with it.
“Did anyone else notice ALL THE GLITTER HANNAH GOT ON PILOT PETE,” one fan tweeted. “CanNOT get over the glitter on Peter’s hair/beard/suit after emotionally explaining to the girls about his conversation with Hannah,” another added.
Another viewer said, “Hannah B so wearing that glitter dress to deliberately cuddle with Peter and leave glitter all over him so the other girls see it is a POWER MOVE if I ever did see one.”
It didn’t end there. The comments, GIFs, and photos dragging Hannah B. for a) wearing a glitter dress and b) getting it all over “Pilot Pete” has America livid.
While Hannah B. ultimately went home, she was sure to leave Weber with the worst parting gift in history. We all know that once something is glittered, it’s glittered forever. Thanks a lot, Hannah B.
Jennifer Lopez's performance in "Hustlers," a film about strippers who conned wealthy men, garnered serious Oscar buzz this year. So when Lopez didn't get a nomination for best supporting actress, her fans and fellow celebrities took to the internet to express their anger.
"Let me tell you something Jen, you were robbed," television host Wendy Williams said during her show Monday. "They robbed you purposefully because they are jealous of you."
Williams added that if she was Lopez, she would "pull out of the Super Bowl." The star is headlining the Super Bowl halftime show in February with Shakira.
Media mogul Tyler Perry also commented on the snub in a video posted by TMZ on Monday. "I'm upset, man," Perry told paparazzi. "J. Lo didn't get nominated — Are you kidding me?"
The Academy wasn't faring very well on Twitter for its decision, either. "Today is the day I start learning metalwork so I can hand craft the Oscar that Jennifer Lopez deserves," actress Melanie Lynskey said after the announcement.
"They reached sky high for kathy bates," said journalist Candice Frederick. "I imagine them sitting in a room wondering, "is there anyone ANYONE we can nominate instead of jennifer Lopez? Oh, wasn't kathy bates in a movie? Yeah, that." Bates was nominated in the supporting actress category for her role in "Richard Jewell."
"Wearing a nude glossy lip in honor of jennifer lopez and her stolen oscar nomination," wrote Vulture writer Hunter Harris.
They reached sky high for kathy bates.
I imagine them sitting in a room wondering, "is there anyone ANYONE we can nominate instead of jennifer Lopez? Oh, wasn't kathy bates in a movie? Yeah, that." https://t.co/VMfLmoR6LU
Some used the snub to call out the lack of diversity in Oscar nominations this year. In addition to Awkwafina and Lopez, Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o was notably absent from the best actress nominees this year for her performance in "Us."
"I don't know why I still get my hopes up about the Oscar nominations," wrote Arianna Davis, the digital director for O the Oprah Magazine's website, according to her Twitter biography. "NO love for Jennifer Lopez, Queen & Slim, or any female directors. And the only Black actor nominated was for...you guessed it: a slavery movie."
"Jennifer Lopez was snubbed from her first ever Oscar nomination so others could be recognized for playing the same basic white women characters," said Twitter user Ron Rubin.
I don’t know why I still get my hopes up about the Oscar nominations. NO love for Jennifer Lopez, Queen & Slim, or any female directors. And the only Black actor nominated was for...you guessed it: a slavery movie. And they had Issa Rae and John Cho present to...distract us?
Lopez, who was also a producer on "Hustlers," has not yet responded on social media.
She earned Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards nominations earlier in the season for her supporting role as Ramona in the film, but ultimately lost. She is still up for a Screen Actors Guild trophy for the performance.
"Joker" was nominated for 11 Academy Awards on Monday, the most of any of last year's films. The origin story for Batman's famous foe was closely followed by "The Irishman," "Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood" and "1917," with each movie receiving 10 Oscar nominations.
"Joker" star Joaquin Phoenix was nominated for best actor. At last week's Golden Globes, he took home the award for best actor in a drama.
Like the Golden Globes, the nominees for best director were all men.
Meghan Markle will likely never live in Britain again after her and Prince Harry's monumental decision to step down as "senior" members of the royal family, a friend of hers claims.
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A friend close to the Duchess told Page Six: "She doesn't want to raise Archie there, and she doesn't want to schlep back and forth. She'll make extended visits, but that's it."
What's more is the Duchess' pal claims that she was "miserable" living in the United Kingdom after she gave birth to the couple's eight-month-old son.
The friend further revealed to the outlet that Markle had difficulty sleeping and even "started having anxiety attacks about her future."
Queen Elizabeth II released a statement on Monday expressing her support for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's decision.
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Less than a week ago Prince Harry and Markle dropped the bombshell that they would be stepping down as "senior" members of the royal family and split their time between the U.K. and North America to work independently and still support the queen.
"We have chosen to make a transition this year in starting to carve out a progressive new role within this institution," the couple shared on Instagram Wednesday. “We intend to step back as ‘senior’ members of the Royal Family and work to become financially independent while continuing to fully support Her Majesty The Queen. It is with your encouragement, particularly over the last few years, that we feel prepared to make this adjustment.
"We now plan to balance our time between the United Kingdom and North America, continuing to honor our duty to The Queen, the Commonwealth, and our patronages," they continued. "This geographic balance will enable us to raise our son with an appreciation for the royal tradition into which he was born, while also providing our family with the space to focus on the next chapter, including the launch of our new charitable entity."
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II attended a morning church service at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, England on Sunday, days after the monumental 'Megxit' rocked the palace.
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The couple added they will continue to work with the reigning monarch, 93, and Harry’s father Prince Charles, as well as the 35-year-old’s older brother, Prince William.
"We look forward to sharing the full details of this exciting next step in due course, as we continue to collaborate with Her Majesty The Queen, The Prince of Wales, The Duke of Cambridge and all relevant parties," they said. "Until then, please accept our deepest thanks for your continued support."
Following the sudden news, Buckingham Palace aides worked around the clock to release a statement in which they revealed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's plan involved "complicated issues."
Then, Queen Elizabeth II released a new statement on Monday, expressing support for Prince Harry and Markle in response to their new roles.
"Today my family had very constructive discussions on the future of my grandson and his family," wrote the queen after speaking with Harry and Meghan on Monday.
"We respect and understand their wish to live a more independent life as a family while remaining a valued part of my family," the queen's statement continued. "Harry and Meghan have made clear that they do not want to be reliant on public funds in their new lives."
Fox News' Stephanie Nolasco contributed to this report.
In the end, the Sussexes decided it was not necessary for her to join the discussion, the source said.
The meeting was held at the Queen's Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, some 100 miles north of London, and Meghan is currently in Canada, with the couple's baby son Archie.
In a statement issued after the meeting, the Queen said the family would have preferred the couple to "remain full-time working members of the royal family," but that they "respect and understand" Harry and Meghan's "wish to live a more independent life."
The Queen has agreed to a "period of transition" while details of their new role are hammered out, the family announced.
Harry and Meghan will spend time in both the UK and Canada during this period. The couple revealed last week that they wish to step down as senior British royals and live part-time in North America.
The Queen said she had agreed that Harry and Meghan could split their time between the UK and Canada but that "complex matters" would have to be resolved. The monarch added that she had ordered final plans to be drawn up in the next few days.
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