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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were spotted on a rare outing together in New York City on Thursday.The iconic Olsen twins, both 39, exuded effortless style as they strolled through the city in matching, oversize outerwear and crocodile-embossed, leather handbags.For her casual luncheon look, Mary-Kate left her dark blonde hair down in subtle beach waves.She sported a long, black trench coat paired with a smaller handbag while her sister Ashley did the opposite.Ashley tied her hair up into a low ponytail and tucked into her…

This is the awkward moment a US soldier found himself at the centre of a 'diplomatic gaffe' on the final day of the State Visit this week. At Arlington National Cemetery, one of the United States' most significant sites of military remembrance, in Virginia on Thursday, King Charles paid a touching tribute.The monarch, 77, and Queen Camilla were greeted with a 21-gun salute as the royal couple arrived, followed by performances of God Save the King and Star-Spangled Banner.They laid a wreath and a posy…

The House Of The Spirits (Amazon Prime Video)Rating: Three out of five stars Second-rate books make the best films and television. Mario Puzo's The Godfather is a cheap potboiler, but sensational cinema. George R.R. Martin's A Game Of Thrones is lurid fanta-schlock, but epic small-screen storytelling. If Isabel Allende's sweeping, 500-page debut novel The House Of The Spirits were not such a breathtakingly brilliant masterpiece, it might survive the transition to the screen much better. The book,…

Angela Scanlon has foxtrotted to the front of the running to host Strictly Come Dancing, after top-secret tryouts throughout last week as the BBC seeks to replace departing presenters Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly.Scanlon, 42, impressed producers at the filmed auditions for the Saturday night TV show, which is the Beeb's crown jewel.Celebs on the shortlist to replace Winkleman and Daly include Tom Allen, Bradley Walsh, La Voix, Alex Jones, Emma Willis, Rylan Clark and Zoe Ball.My man lurking behind the velvet curtain says…