Home US The warmth of Kate’s hug for my friend Becks, who is recovering from cancer, proves how WRONG Meghan has been, AMANDA PLATELL reveals

The warmth of Kate’s hug for my friend Becks, who is recovering from cancer, proves how WRONG Meghan has been, AMANDA PLATELL reveals

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The Princess of Wales hugs Amanda Platell's friend Rebecca Mendlesohn in a cancer ward

I could hardly believe my eyes when I opened my Daily Mail on Wednesday and saw a photo of my neighbor and friend Becks being embraced by the Princess of Wales at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London.

Of course I asked her how it happened. Is it set up? Becks, full name Rebecca Mendlesohn, replied no, it happened by accident. She had taken a breather outside during her cancer treatment and when she came back in, Kate walked through the ward.

Since Becks’ hair is only just starting to grow back, the princess recognized her as a fellow cancer traveler, so she stopped and — much to Becks’ surprise — simply hugged her.

Becks told me, “There’s a hug and there’s a hug. It was so genuine that I knew she felt my pain and I felt hers. It was very emotional, sincere and warm. I felt the love. We felt for each other.’

Kate’s show of empathy at the hospital where she was treated couldn’t be more different from Meghan’s description of her in the Sussexes’ Netflix documentary. The Duchess accused her of being ‘formal’ and not ‘huggable’ when they met.

Meghan, on the other hand, described herself as a “hugger” whose informality was “shocking to the royal family.”

Well, in the end the truth wins. Kate makes an unannounced visit to her cancer ward and hugs patients – Meghan, meanwhile, is pilloried as an ‘ambulance chaser’ by Hollywood star Justine Bateman for what she called a ‘disgusting photo op’ at a center for Los Angeles disaster victims Angeles. burn.

What a telling incident Becks’ meeting turned out to be. Proof not only that decency and honesty shine through, but also that, despite Meghan’s best efforts, there is only one winner in The Hugging Games.

The Princess of Wales hugs Amanda Platell’s friend Rebecca Mendlesohn in a cancer ward

Meghan was pilloried as an 'ambulance chaser' by Hollywood star Justine Bateman for what she called a 'disgusting photo op' at a center for victims of the Los Angeles fires

Meghan was pilloried as an ‘ambulance chaser’ by Hollywood star Justine Bateman for what she called a ‘disgusting photo op’ at a center for victims of the Los Angeles fires

Bridget Jones somber

Ahead of the fourth (and, let’s hope, final) Bridget Jones film, Mad About The Boy, Renee Zellweger and Hugh Grant tell British Vogue that the original couldn’t be made today because a sleazy older boss and a young employee would violate human rights. resource rules.

Still, Grant was 40 and Renee 31, so certainly not an old boss who devoted himself to ingenuity. If this is the best they can do to generate publicity, the film will be the dud insiders predicted.

Bridget Jones star Renee Zellweger attends the 2020 SAGA Awards in Los Angeles

Bridget Jones star Renee Zellweger attends the 2020 SAGA Awards in Los Angeles

Wake up Gen Zzz!

Tragically, a third of Generation Z, those under 25, took more days off due to stress and mental health than any other age group, a study has found.

Crikey, in my early twenties, I got up at 4am to work as a reporter at the local paper, toiled until the evening, fell in love with Mark Skulley, was heartbroken when he dumped me, never took a day off and learned the knowing the joy of a salary package.

If Gen Z doesn’t wake up, they’ll let the best years of their lives slip through their anxious fingers.

Gabby Logan and Kelly Cates are excited after becoming Match Of The Day co-hosts. No joy at Platell, I’m afraid. As an avid football and Spurs fan, I can’t ignore women talking about Premier League football, even if they’ve never played it. I keep watching, but with the sound off.

I know Victor was a macho man!

There is a lot of controversy because Village People will play Donald Trump’s favorite song, their iconic hit YMCA, at his inauguration, with some in the LGBTQ community claiming he blacked out the national anthem because they were all gay.

Not true! In the 1980s, after one of their performances, I was relentlessly chased by their original singer Victor Willis, who is still frontman. All I can reveal is that he is definitely not gay.

The Village People, pictured in 1978, will play at Donald Trump's inauguration next week

The Village People, pictured in 1978, will play at Donald Trump’s inauguration next week

Every morning since she was captured by Hamas terrorists, the mother of British hostage Emily Damari has repeated the same mantra to her daughter every morning for 468 days: “Stay strong, stay alive, everything will be fine.” With the ceasefire taking effect on Sunday, Mandy asks: ‘Will I hug Emily in a few days?’ I hope her prayers and those of other families with loved ones held hostage are answered.

Westminster Wars

As the economy slumps, Keir Starmer insists he is backing his chancellor – so the hapless Rachel Reeves can’t be sacked and fills her role at the next election. Easy for him to say, considering a third of people in a recent poll predicted he would be out of his job as prime minister by the end of the year.

Amid all the criticism of her budget decisions, Reeves says she is ‘happy to be known as the Iron Chancellor’, clearly associating herself with Margaret Thatcher. Iron? She looks more like the leading Chancellor who is sinking the economy.

Kemi Badenoch says she will not reshuffle her shadow cabinet before the next election. Who would notice if she did? Of the 25 members, I can only name four.

American actor Timothee Chalamet rides a Lime electric bicycle across the red carpet in London

American actor Timothee Chalamet rides a Lime electric bicycle across the red carpet in London

Timothee Chalamet, star of the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, arrived at the London premiere – sans Kylie Jenner – on a Lime electric bike and parked it on the red carpet.

How nerdy (Bob rode a Triumph Tiger motorcycle) when he plays the coolest guy in the world. I’m not sure what’s more cool: the electric bike or him dating a Kardashian.

Anyway, if the reviews are to be believed, he needs a shelter from the storms.

Despite earning up to £5 million a year as England football manager, Sven-Goran Eriksson died with debts of £8 million. Blimey, his lover Nancy Dell’Olio and their £4 million Regent’s Park mansion required a lot of maintenance, but this own goal is on a different level.

After a £500,000 raid on their home, technology boss Paul Birch and his wife have been left disadvantaged. The police closed their case after five weeks. Perhaps they should just be grateful that no damage was done and the thieves took a £6,000 pink and silver Oyster Perpetual 36 Rolex watch. By all standards of good taste it is a monstrosity and they have done the couple a favor.

Still no apology from the Beeb for playing the music of rapper Jake Fahri, better known as TEN, on their show 1Xtra after discovering he is the killer of 16-year-old ‘gentle giant’ Jimmy Mizen. Some justices claim that after violating his bail conditions, Fahri has now been recalled to prison.

‘Ageless’ Nicole Kidman, 57, is being shunned by the Baftas with no Best Actress nomination for her new sex-fest film Babygirl, in which her 50-year-old character is being celebrated by feminists for ‘bravely’ revealing she has fillers and Botox. You don’t need acting lessons there, do you, Nic?

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