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Photo:Film Independent Film Independent Stephanie Allain.Kevin Mazur/Getty Kevin Mazur/Getty Reading at home helped spark her career Allain, who grew up between Los Angeles and New Orleans, says that she didn’t come from an “arty family.” Her father was a biochemist and her mother an educator, but the family read at home. Allain graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a degree in poetry, and took a job as a script reader after graduation....

Photo: Chloe Brown and Jenny Culver The family of the professional surfer Chris Brown — whose body was found along aCalifornia beach on January 20— is speaking out about the man they remember as the “most generous person” they ever knew. “I always joked saying he didn’t actually have blood – it was just ocean water,” his daughter, Chloe Brown, 22, tells PEOPLE. “He connected spiritually with the ocean. There was just some kind of gift that he must have been born with or a connection to the ocean that he must have been born with, that persisted through his whole life because it’s where he would find the most comfort....

After months at Windsor Castle,Queen Elizabethis heading to Sandringham to honor a tradition. Queen Elizabethtraditionally stays at Sandringham until after Feb. 6, the anniversary of the day her father King George VI died and she became monarch. The monarch is reportedly staying at Wood Farm, the cottage on Sandringham Estate where the Queen’s late husbandPrince Philiplargely lived before he headed to Windsor Castle at the start of the pandemic to isolate alongside his wife....

Queen ElizabethprovidedMeghan Marklewith some new sparkle for theirfirst solo outing together.The monarch gave her new granddaughter-in-law an elegant pair of pearl and diamond drop earrings, which appear to be a smaller version of her own.The Queen is rarely seen without her pearl accessories. She regularly pairs her pearl necklace and matching earrings together on royal outings.One of the best perks about having the Queen as your grandmother-in-law is the access to her royal jewelry box!...

Queen Elizabeth.Photo: STEVE PARSONS/getty Queen Elizabethreportedly has a new ride! The monarch, 95, has received a top-of-the-line golf cart to help her around, according to reports. Queen Elizabethobtained the golf cart about two weeks ago, according to theDailyMail. The battery-powered vehicle can reportedly travel up to 43 mph and can go 50 miles before requiring a recharge and features four brown-leather reclining seats, perThe Sun. The special new cart also supposedly comes with 14-inch alloy wheels, a heated windshield, “weather enclosure” doors, cup holders, a mini-fridge, Bluetooth speakers, and a 10....

Queen Elizabethtook atrip to the grocery store on Wednesdayand asked the question millions of shoppers have wondered: Can you cheat the self-service checkout counter?The monarch, 93, was told that you can try, but it would be detected! The Queen made a rare visit to London’s Covent Garden, where she took in a pop-up experience based on Sainsbury’s very first grocery store in 1869 in honor of the chain’s 150th anniversary.“And you can’t trick it?...

Photo: Royal Collection Trust/Twitter AfterQueen Elizabethascended to the throne, there was plenty of royal business to attend to – including her first portraits as the monarch. She posed for photographer Dorothy Wilding twenty days after her father, King George VI, died on Feb. 6, 1952, making her the new Queen. The images, in whichQueen Elizabethposes in regal jewels, were used as the basis for the monarch’s image on stamps from 1953 to 1971 as well as the official portrait of the Queen sent to every British embassy throughout the world....

DespitePeter Phillips' recentdivorcefrom wife Autumn, they still hold a special place in his grandmotherQueen Elizabeth’s royal residence. On Wednesday, the Queen presented celebrated pianist Dame Imogen Cooper with Her Majesty’s Medal for Music. A photo shows the monarch meeting with Cooper inside Buckingham Palace, where the Queen has several portraits of her grandchildren with their partners displayed in the background. The portrait of Peter and Autumn (née Kelly) is featured in a gold frame all the way to the left, with Autumn sporting a red outfit while Peter wears a suit as the pose....

Queen Elizabeth.Photo: Terry Harris/Shutterstock Queen Elizabethwas out and about on her 96th birthday. While the palace told PEOPLE that the monarch would be celebrating her birthday privately, she was spotted going for a drive around her Sandringham estate on Thursday. Sitting in the passenger seat, the Queen gave a glimpse of her off-duty look, including bright pink lipstick, sunglasses and stud earrings. On Wednesday, the monarchtraveled from Windsor Castle to her Sandringham estatein Norfolk, about 110 miles north of London....

Photo: HEATHCLIFF O’MALLEY/AFP/Getty Queen Elizabeth‘sroyal handbagis taking the spotlight! The monarch unveiled a new portrait of herself on Wednesday while visiting the Royal Air Force Club for the organization’s 100th anniversary. The Queen’s handbagis rarely seen in royal portraits, however, it made a very memorableappearance in her 90th birthday portraitthanks to great-granddaughter Mia Tindall! Queen Elizabeth, who is hardly ever seen without her trusty bag, has reportedly owned more than 200 Launer handbags over the years....

Queen Elizabethmay be publicly keeping mum as she continues to privately mournPrince Philip, but the jewelry she chose for a recent meeting spoke volumes about how the monarch is holding her late husband of 73 years close to her heart. During a virtual meeting with Ms. Agnes Oswaha, Ambassador from the Republic of South Sudan, on Tuesday, the Queen accessorized a floral dress with the Onslow Butterfly Brooch, a piece of jewelry that has only been seen in public three times in the last decade....

Queen Latifahhas a memory of thelate Cicely Tysonthat she won’t soon forget.“Ms. Cicely Tyson pulled my coattail one time,“The Equalizerstar, 50, currently featured on the cover of PEOPLE in celebration of Black trailblazers then and now, recounted on thePeople Every Daypodcast of her and Tyson’s moment of truth.In 2014, while hosting her talk showThe Queen Latifah Show, Tyson gave the star some tough love during a live interview, for which she was a guest alongside Blair Underwood and Vanessa Williams....

Photo:Casa de S.M. el Rey/Twitter Casa de S.M. el Rey/Twitter Princess Sofiaof Spain is heading to a new adventure! On Tuesday,Queen LetiziaandKing Felipeof Spain sent their younger daughter off to UWC Atlantic college in Wales. Sofia, 16, enrolled as new pupil in the International Baccalaureate program and will study there for two years,Hola!reported. The send off officially made Letizia, 50, and Felipe, 55, empty nesters, as their elder daughterPrincess Leonoriscurrently trainingat General Military Academy of Zaragoza for three years of study with the Spanish armed forces....