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• Prince Philip issued a warning to his grandson, Prince Harry, after learning of Harry's engagement to Meghan Markle

• Philip's warning is revealed in Entitled, Andrew Lownie's biography of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, per the Daily Mail

• Harry previously revealed that his brother, Prince William, expressed "concerns" about his relationship with Meghan

WhenPrince Harryfirst announced his engagement toMeghan Markle, his grandfather, the latePrince Philip, issued a blunt warning.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussexannounced their engagementin November 2017, a little over a year afternews of their romance first broke. Philip reacted to the news with reluctance about Meghan, 44, entering the royal fold, theDaily Mailreported, citingEntitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, historian Andrew Lownie's biography ofPrince AndrewandSarah Ferguson.

InEntitled, which was released earlier this year, Lownie writes that upon learning of their plans to wed, Prince Philip warned: "One steps out with actresses, one doesn't marry them."

Philip's caution to Harry, 41, after learning of the news was first reported byThe Sunday Timesin 2019.

"Idle dinner party gossip, perhaps, although it does sound like a Prince Philip bon mot," the outlet stated at the time. (Philip'squick wit and no-nonsense humor were legendary, both inside and outside palace walls.)

The Duke of Edinburgh, whodied in 2021 at age 99, was not the only one who reportedly expressed wariness toward Meghan and Harry's engagement.

In 2019, a source told PEOPLE thatPrince William— who dated college sweetheartKate Middletonfor about eight years before tying the knot —cautioned his younger brother that things were moving too quickly, leaving Harry angry and hurt.

Harry wrote in his 2023 memoir,Spare, that William, 43,insulted Meghan in an incident after they had already wed— but later clarified that William never tried to dissuade him from marrying her.

The Duke of Sussex claimed inSparethat a 2019 disagreement between the brothers — which he said turned violent — began when William called Meghan "difficult," "rude" and "abrasive." In response, Harry said he replied that his brother was simply "parrot[ing] the press narrative" about his wife.

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In an interview tied to the memoir, Harry was asked by ITV News'Tom Bradbyif his older brother tried to dissuade him from marrying Meghan, andstated that William "never did that."

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"No, he never tried to dissuade me from marrying Megan, but he aired some concerns, very early on and said, you know, this is gonna be really hard for you," the Duke of Sussex recalled during the interview. "And I still to this day, I don't truly understand which part of what he was talking about."

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"But maybe, you know, maybe he predicted what the British press' reaction was gonna be," added Harry.

During the same interview, Harry told Bradby that he saw a "red mist" in his brother during the emotional exchange, and added toAnderson Cooperon60 Minutesthat he felt like William"was coming for my wife."

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who first met in early 2016,tied the knotin May 2018.

They laterstepped back from their royal rolesin 2021, and now live in Montecito, Calif., with their twoo children,Prince Archie,6, andPrincess Lilibet, 4.

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• Saturday was Hailey Bieber's 29th birthday.

• She received messages from her famous friends on Instagram.

• The beauty brand founder celebrated early with Rhode Beauty this week.

On Saturday, Hailey Bieber celebrated her 29th birthday, reposting birthday messages from her friends in her Instagram Stories, including posts from Kylie Jenner, Camila Morrone, and Charlotte Lawrence. She also shared a snapshot of her birthday outfit, a sparkling metallic sequin top, straight-legged jeans, and a pair of shimmering strappy heels.

In the photo, Hailey is smiling happily as she snaps her mirror selfie. She was also carrying a black sequin clutch purse and can be seen holding a tube of Rhode lip gloss against her phone camera case. Over the image, the Rhode Beauty founder wrote, "29. Thanks for all the bday wishes."

On Thursday, the model shared photos from a party thrown by her Rhode family, which included a multi-tired pink cake covered in bows and elaborate frosting. She offered a few different angles on her stylish vintage Versace coat from the fashion brand's Fall/Winter 2002 collection. The black leather jacket was covered in fringe with a surprise backless corset insert in the back.

She wore it with black pants with bell bottoms and black pointed-toe heels. Hailey further accessorized with a square black purse on a dainty strap and diamond stud earrings. She had her hair up in a bun with a face-framing bang piece and wore a natural makeup palette. In her hand, she could again be seen holding a Rhode lip gloss tube.

Hailey did not share many photos from how she spent the day, or with her husband, Justin Bieber, or son, Jack Blues Bieber. Last year, the star posted more photos from her martini-themed birthday party the next day, including her special martini manicure.

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No retailer is more synonymous with holiday shopping than Macy's, whose flagship New York department store was the setting for the classic 1947 film"Miracle on 34th Street."

But Macy's is navigating a challenging season for consumers and retailers this year, as are its competitors.

CEO Tony Spring recently told NBC News the company's focus is on offering shoppers a range of options.

"Hopefully people are feeling like they have an opportunity to invest in gifts this season, and if they're having to be frugal, if they're having to be careful, if they're having to make choices, we've got options," he said.

According to the National Retail Federation, 189 million people are forecast to shop, both online and in person, between Thanksgiving Day and Cyber Monday.

But it's a difficult time for consumers in America, as economic anxiety, corporate layoffs, stubborn inflation and tariffs all weigh on people's holiday shopping plans.

A closely watchedsurvey of consumer sentimentreleased Friday found it had fallen to levels not seen since 2009, in the wake of the financial crisis.

For retailers like Macy's, this overall confidence drop could make the Black Friday shopping weekend all the more important.

According to a study from the consulting firmBain & Company, 2025 retail sales during the four-day period from Friday through Monday could make up a record share of U.S. sales for the entire holiday season.

"It used to be Cyber Monday versus Black Friday. That divide doesn't exist anymore. Everyone is shopping and connected to their devices all weekend long," said Katherine Cullen, NRF vice president of industry and consumer insights.

"What we see is that most shoppers do tend to go on in store, particularly on Black Friday," she said. "When people are looking for gifts, they like to see things in person."

For more than a century, this in-person experience is exactly what department stores have offered shoppers. And today, Macy's operatesmore than 300 of its namesake stores, plus the Bloomingdale's and Bluemercury brands.

During a recent visit to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade studio in New Jersey, Spring shared his perspective on the state of the consumer and how Macy's is adapting to meet customers where they are this season.

"I think there are some customers who are going to be careful and cautious," said Spring. "There are other customers that say, 'This is my holiday. I've been looking forward to this holiday all year long.'"

Holiday shopper Deneen Miller is part of that first group. "This year is going to be tough," Miller told NBC News outside of Macy's flagship store in New York's Herald Square recently.

Miller said her holiday budget this year was under pressure in part due to rising economic uncertainty, but also from a newer factor:tariffs imposedby President Donald Trump since he took office in January.

"The tariffs, it's definitely going to have an impact on shopping," Miller said. "Most definitely."

Higher tariffs on imported goods are the backbone of Trump's economic agenda, and he has increased customs duties on a huge range of products, from aluminum to bananas to Barbie dolls.

But it's hisChina tariffs, in particular, that will have an outsize impact this year on items synonymous with the holidays: toys, electronics and seasonal decor.

Spring said Macy's is working hard to minimize the impact of tariffs — both on customers and on the company's bottom line.

"I would love for tariffs not to be something that the team is focused on," said Spring. "But the reality is — like weather — you get these things that happen that you didn't predict."

At a time like this, he said, "You've got to navigate, you've got to pivot. And we have a game plan that's focused on delivering a great holiday season."

Tariffs have also helped shape what Macy's shoppers will see this season.

"We've cut back within a category like toys, where we thought some of the pricing was just not realistic," said Spring.

But not all toys.

Macy's is leaning into Lego, he said, "where we've had a spectacular business. We think it's very important for the customer to see a broad assortment of Lego within the Macy's business."

Lego is astandout starin an industry that has been battered in recent years bytariffs, supply chain woesand changingconsumer tastes.

Nonetheless, Spring said, Macy's strategy for adapting to tariffs is multipronged and still evolving.

"It's brand by brand, category by category. There was no one-size-fits-all approach. We really tried to take it, with every single merchandise area, and say, 'What's most important to the customer? Where can we negotiate more effectively? Where do we have to potentially take a hit so that we can deliver the right value for the consumer?'"

The coming weeks will reveal whether Macy's strategy strikes the right balance.

The NRF predicts that the2025 holiday shopping seasonwill top a trillion dollars for the first time ever, with the average customer spending nearly $900.

"I'm cautiously optimistic" about the potential of this holiday season, said Spring. "I see a resilience and an excitement and enthusiasm for the customer."

During a year of tougher choices for many Americans, holiday gift giving can offer a celebratory respite, said the NRF's Cullen.

"Consumers do what they can to make this time special," she said. "Even when things might feel a little tight, they will do what they can, shopping discounts, buying secondhand, looking for sales, to make this time as special and as celebratory as they can," she said.

The incident happened a week after New York Jets player Kris Boyd wasshot and woundedoutside of a Midtown Manhattan restaurant.

NYPD officers were alerted around 4:13 a.m. on Sunday that a person had been shot near a nightclub on West 46th Street and 12th Avenue in the Midtown West neighborhood, less than a block east of the Intrepid Museum.

"Upon arrival, officers observed a 39-year-old male with gunshot wounds to the back and groin," according to an NYPD statement.

The victim, whose name was not immediately released, was taken by ambulance to Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to the NYPD.

No arrests have been announced and police are working to identify the suspect.

Word of the two owls has circulated on birder forums in the nation's third-largest city for about a week, according to the Chicago Ornithological Society. While snowy owls aren't rare in Chicago, their frequency varies widely each winter. Generally, a handful are reported around December, but sometimes there aren't any.

"Their nomadic nature makes them hard to study or even figure out patterns," Edward Warden, the society's president, said Sunday. "Where they're going is anybody's guess."

This year, two birds have been seen at a beach and pier near the Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary on the city's North Side. A third one was briefly spotted at a beach a few miles (kilometers) south, according to the Chicago Ornithological Society

The pair arrived a bit earlier than the birds usually do and have stayed longer as well, prompting questions about whether this will be the year of a possible "irruption," or boom migration. In previous years, that's when a dozen or more have shown up in Chicago.

On Saturday, well over 100 people came out to a concrete pier that juts out into the lake to catch a glimpse. Among them was Sean Clark, a birder and photography enthusiast.

"They were coming and going all day long. It's amazing that the birds are accepting of that many people," he said.

The owls did seem rattled, however, by some peregrine falcons that swooped down near them, something Clark was able to capture on his camera. The owls' yellow eyes grew wide and they flapped their large wings but stayed put.

Snowy owls live north of the Arctic Circle during the summer. In some years, some of the owls stay north while others migrate to southern Canada and the northern half of the United States in the winter, according to experts. On a global scale, they've been considered "vulnerable" — one step from endangered — by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

In Chicago, the birds eat a range of things, including small mammals or waterfowl, according to the Chicago Ornithological Society.

Alan Hougton came to see the owls on Saturday, his first time since he started birding five years ago.

"It was awesome," he said.

Slevin reported from Denver.

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NEED TO KNOW

• Donald Glover, who performs under his Childish Gambino moniker, opened up about the health issues that led to him canceling the remainder of his New World Tour last year

• Along with finding out he had suffered a stroke during the tour, Glover also revealed that "they found a hole in my heart"

• "The first thing I thought was like, 'Oh, here I am still copying Jamie Foxx,' " the 42-year-old quipped onstage at Tyler, the Creator's Camp Flog Gnaw

Donald Gloveris opening up about his recent health scare.

During a Nov. 22 performance atTyler, the Creator's Camp Flog Gnaw, the 42-year-old musician, who performs under hisChildish Gambinomoniker, shed some light on the "ailment" that forced him to cancel the remainder of his New World Tour last year.

"I had a really bad pain in my head in Louisiana and I did the show anyway," Glover explained onstage, per clips shared tosocial media. "I couldn't really see well, so when we went to Houston, I went to the hospital and the doctor was like, 'You had a stroke.' "

"The first thing I thought was like, 'Oh, here I am still copyingJamie Foxx,' " he quipped, referring to theBlame Itsinger's2023 near-fatal stroke. "That's really like the second thing. The first thing was like, 'I'm letting everybody down,' " Glover continued.

Not long after finding out he had suffered a stroke, theCommunityactor broke his foot, which led to another concerning medical discovery.

"They found a hole in my heart … so I had this surgery, and then I had to have another surgery," Glover continued onstage. "They say everybody has two lives, and the second life starts when you realize you have one. You should be living your life how you want. If we have to do this again, it can only get better."

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Back in September 2024, Gloverpostponed the remaining North American datesof his The New World Tour to focus on his "physical health for a few weeks." The following month, however, he was forced to cancel the dates altogether due to his ongoing health issues.

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"After my show in New Orleans, I went to the hospital in Houston to make sure of an ailment that had become apparent," he wrote in a since-deleted statement shared to his social media. "After being assessed, it became clear I would not perform that night, and after more tests, I could not perform the rest of the US tour in the time asked. As of now I have surgery scheduled and need time out to heal."

"My path to recovery is something I need to confront seriously," he continued. "With that said, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the remainder of the North American tour and the UK and European dates."

Soon after, a handful ofshows scheduled to occur in Australia and New Zealandfaced the same fate.

"Unfortunately, my path to recovery is taking longer than expected," Glover wrote in a statement to ticketholders last November. "The upcoming concerts in Australia and New Zealand are canceled. One of the last things I'd ever want to do is disappoint my fans."

He added: "I really appreciate the support you have shown and know that I will do what I can to give u an exceptional experience when the time is right. Thank you."

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The comedian took a swipe at the "Curb Your Enthusiasm" star during the latest episode of "Real Time" on Nov. 21, seven months after the comics sparred overMaher's meeting with President Donald Trump.

USA TODAY has reached out to a representative for David for comment.

During a segment where Maher argued against cutting off contact with people because of political disagreements, Maher slammed his "childish" and "purely emotional" critics who were upset "because I had dinner with" Trump at the White House earlier this year.

"You know, because he's Hitler," Maher said. "Except he's not. So unhelpful and dumb."

While Maher said this, he showed the headline of an essay David wrote for The New York Times in April titled "My Dinner With Adolf." The satirical piece was written from the perspective of a fictional person who had dinner with Adolf Hitler in 1939 and came away impressed, a parody of comments Maher made about his dinner with Trump.

Larry David:The comedian skewers Bill Maher-Trump meeting in satirical Hitler essay

Maher then went a step further, calling out David by name.

"Every year, I used to ask Larry David to do 'Real Time,' and he'd always say, 'Bill, I can't. I'm not smart enough about politics to do your show.' Yeah, I get that now," Maher said.

He went on to add, "What exactly is the argument? That by talking to Trump, I'll elevate him? Oh, my God, don't tell me he could become president!"

Maher confirmed in April that he dined with Trump at the White House, and he describedwhat it was like during an episodeof "Real Time." The comedian, who has frequently criticized Trump on his show, said he was surprised to find the president was personable in private.

'It's kind of insulting':Bill Maher blasts Larry David for alleged Hitler comparison

"Look, I get it. It doesn't matter who he is at a private dinner with a comedian; it matters who he is on the world stage," Maher said. "I'm just taking it as a positive that this person exists, because everything I've ever not liked about him was, I swear to God, absent, at least on this night with this guy."

Comedian Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", will resume production after it was pulled off the air Sept. 17, following comments he made in the wake of Charlie Kirk's killing. Kimmel, a frequent critic of Donald Trump, often earned the ire of the president.

After the announcement, Trump urged other networks to do the same. Scroll to see the other late-night talk show hosts that have feuded with the president over the years.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> In 2016, Jimmy Fallon interviewed Trump ahead of the election, ruffling the then-candidate's signature orange hair. After the interview received backlash, Fallon said he regretted parts of the interview. In response, Trump took to social media to criticize the "Tonight Show" host, writing: "@jimmyfallon is now whimpering to all that he did the famous 'hair show' with me (where he seriously messed up my hair), & that he would have now done it differently because it is said to have 'humanized' me-he is taking heat. He called & said 'monster ratings.' Be a man Jimmy!"

Fallon is pictured here at the Met Gala on May 5, 2025, in New York City.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart has a history of heated exchanges with Trump.

In 2013, Trump tweeted, "I promise you that I'm much smarter than Jonathan Leibowitz - I mean Jon Stewart @TheDailyShow. Who, by the way, is totally overrated." Stewart is a sharp critic of Trump, often taking aim at the political movement he has created.


Here, Stewart is pictured at "The Daily Show" official Emmy Screening on June 7, 2025, in Los Angeles.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> John Oliver, a "Daily Show" alum who now hosts "Last Week Tonight" is also a frequent Trump critic, and feuded publicly with the president over a potential show appearance in 2015.

Oliver said he wasn't interested in having Trump on his show, which Trump responded to on X, writing: "John Oliver had his people call to ask me to be on his very boring and low-rated show, I said 'NO THANKS' Waste of time & energy!" Oliver refuted that report.


Here, Oliver is pictured in at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 14, 2025, in Los Angeles.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> When CBS announced the network was terminating "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" after the 2025-2026 season, Trump took to social media to celebrate.

"I absolutely love that Colbert got fired, his talent was even less than his ratings," the president wrote. Among his late-night peers, Colbert was among Trump's sharpest critics.

Colbert is pictured here at Apple TV+'s Primetime Emmy party red carpet on Sept. 14, 2025, in West Hollywood.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Seth Meyers, the host of "Late Night" on NBC is a frequent critic of Trump and his administration.

The ire, it seems, is mutual, with the president writing previously on social media: "How bad is Seth Meyers on NBC, a 'network' run by a truly bad group of people - Remember, they also run MSDNC. I got stuck watching Marble Mouth Meyers the other night, the first time in months, and every time I watch this moron I feel an obligation to say how dumb and untalented he is, merely a slot filler for the Scum that runs Comcast."

Meyers is pictured here at SiriusXM's "The Howard Stern Show" on June 17, 2025, in New York City.

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Jimmy Kimmel, Jon Stewart, see late-night hosts who have beefed with President Trump

Comedian Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", willresume production after it was pulled off the airSept. 17, following comments he made in the wake of Charlie Kirk's killing. Kimmel, a frequent critic of Donald Trump, often earned the ire of the president.After the announcement, Trump urged other networks to do the same. Scroll to see the other late-night talk show hosts that have feuded with the president over the years.

David echoed Maher's words, without ever mentioning his name, in his "My Dinner With Adolf" essay, writing, "Here I was, prepared to meet Hitler, the one I'd seen and heard − the public Hitler. But this private Hitler was a completely different animal."

Maherhit back at David's essayat the time, saying on "Piers Morgan Uncensored" that it "wasn't my favorite moment of our friendship" and that the Hitler comparison is "kind of insulting to 6 million dead Jews."

Contributing: Edward Segarra

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Bill Maher takes swipe at Larry David over Trump meeting