The Prince and Princess of Wales have quietly enjoyed a holiday in the exclusive French Alpine ski resort of Courchevel, I can reveal.
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The royal couple were last month spotted at a high-end mountainside restaurant, where even a ham and cheese toastie costs €85 (£74), albeit a 'truffle-infused' one.
'They had a very nice time and were very polite,' a member of staff tells me.
Fellow diners who spotted the future King and his wife – looking immaculate in their ski gear – snapped photographs from afar as the pair headed out after their expensive meal.
'I couldn't believe I was having lunch in the same restaurant as Kate and William,' an excitable diner tells me. 'They looked adorable in their beanie hats.'
Dubbed 'the Saint Tropez of the slopes', Courchevel is known for its Michelin-starred restaurants, designer shopping and celebrity visitors such as George Clooney and the Beckhams.
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It is not clear whether the Waleses' children, Prince George, 12, Prince Louis, seven, and Princess Charlotte, ten, joined their parents on the slopes last month.
William and Kate and their eldest children first visited the French Alps in 2016 and they have since jetted off to high-end resorts for a number of private holidays.
Early last year the family went skiing with members of the Princess's family and were spotted at a mountaintop restaurant. 'It was a Middleton knees-up,' said a source at the time.
William and Kate pictured on March 3,2016 in the French Alps
The Prince and Princess of Wales have quietly enjoyed a holiday in the exclusive French Alpine ski resort of Courchevel, the MoS can reveal. Pictured William and Kate on the slopes in 2016
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Mary's not digging it
Lady Mary Charteris is furious that her holiday in the posh Kenyan resort of Lamu has gone pear-shaped – again.
First she griped about make-up deliveries piling up outside her home while she's away – and now she's irked about building work ruining her break.
'There is a site next to the hotel and a digger moving heavy rocks,' says Mary, right. 'I should have been warned. This is not what I paid good money for.'
A red carpet shot for the puparazzi
Irish actress Alison Oliver swapped her actor boyfriend Josh O'Connor for an adorable dog when she walked the red carpet last week.
Oliver, who stars as Isabella Linton in Emerald Fennell's new adaptation of Wuthering Heights, clutched the paw of her co-star, Bubble, an orange Pomeranian, at the film's premiere, left.
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The pooch, who plays Isabella's dog Fanny, was the star of the screening, with even Margot Robbie fussing over her, below left.
Alison Oliver attends the 'Wuthering Heights' UK Premiere at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on February 05, 2026 in London, England
I hope O'Connor – who played Prince Charles in The Crown – isn't too jealous. He and Alison were first spotted together in Bologna, Italy, in November 2024.
At the premiere, Ms Oliver, 28, revealed her wig caught fire while filming one candlelit scene with Jacob Elordi. Talk about hot stuff!
No 1 with a mullet
Model Cara Delevingne has been through numerous hairstyles, including a shaved head in 2018.
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Now she's on to the next – the mullet. The socialite, right, showed off her shaggy brown locks in the 'business at the front, party at the back' style on Instagram and was met with support from celeb friends.
'I love this on you,' gushed actress Florence Pugh, as singer Paloma Faith chimed in with: 'Love it.'
Go Batty for Scarlett
Rumours that Scarlett Johansson, left, would appear in The Batman Part II have been swirling for months.
And, at last, I can confirm they are true after my spies spotted the star, 41, filming at Warner Bros studios near Watford.
Meanwhile, Zoe Kravitz – who was Catwoman opposite Robert Pattinson's titular hero in the 2022 hit – has apparently not made the sequel's team sheet.
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