Kate Middleton looks elegant in cream set with Prince William and their kids as they return to Easter service

Kate Middleton looked elegant for this year’s Easter Sunday service.

The royal wore a cream-colored fitted blazer with a belt detail, paired with a matching calf-length skirt.

Middleton added a taupe handbag and heels, along with a cream hat.

She added a delicate cross necklace and dangling earrings to finish off her Easter Sunday look.

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Middleton was joined by her husband Prince William, and their three children: Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

They attended Easter Matins Service at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.

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Princess Charlotte coordinated with her mom in a cream and brown coat.

Prince William wore a navy suit with a striped blue and white tie.

Prince George and Prince Louis matched in black suits with light blue ties.

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They joined King Charles and Queen Camilla at the Service.

The Prince and Princess of Wales made their return to Easter Service with the family this year, after skipping the last two years.

They skipped the 2024 service due to Middleton’s cancer battle. She had announced her diagnosis just weeks prior.

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In 2025, they spent Easter in Norfolk. Middleton had announced her cancer was in remission three months prior.

Her decision to choose a cream-colored look instead of blue came as a surprise.

British broadcaster and photographer Helena Chard predicted: "Expect Princess Catherine to make a stylish statement, at Easter church services, likely in a blue Catherine Walker coat dress, a favorite of hers."

"This color choice symbolizes stability, trust, and strength, reflecting the occasion’s significance. True to form, she’ll probably reuse an outfit, promoting sustainability and humility," Chard noted.

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"Her elegant style will be balanced with subtle details and sentimental jewelry, adding a touch of personality," Chard concluded.

Royal Commentator Amanda Matta also predicted blue would appear — and it did — with Prince William, Prince George and Prince Louis wearing the color.

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"Blue does pop up quite frequently on the entire Wales family during high-profile family events like Easter. While Kate is often credited for ‘dressing’ her family in the signature shade, it has been a royal favorite with Queen Camilla and Elizabeth II before her," Matta explained.

"It signals regality, evokes stability, and is said to inspire sympathetic thoughts towards the wearer," Matta said.

Her favorite fashion detail Middleton has done though, was when she "sported bright red nail polish in 2023," Matta revealed.

"She has rarely been seen with an eye-catching manicure even since. It was a small signal that she was stepping into a more confident role within the institution as Princess of Wales," Matta concluded.

King Charles wore a blue pinstripe suit for the service, while Queen Camilla donned a red coat and hat.

The Royal Family shared a message to Instagram in honor of Easter Sunday.

An image of a cross with "Happy Easter. He is risen!" was posted to the Royal Family Instagram page.

The caption said: "Wishing you a joyous Easter Sunday to Christians celebrating in the Uk, the Commonwealth and around the world today."

Former Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson were not in attendance for the Easter service, amid the Jeffrey Epstein ties fallout.

Their children, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie also did not attend and had made alternative plans.

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John Lithgow says much of JK Rowling’s trans remarks have been ‘twisted and misrepresented’

Actor John Lithgow said much of J.K. Rowling’s views on transgender issues have been "twisted and misrepresented," despite his own disagreements with "much" of what the author has said.

"I do disagree with much of [what she has said]," Lithgow told journalist David Remnick late last month.

"Much of it, I think, has been twisted and misrepresented, and she has sort of doubled down on it at her own cause."

Lithgow, 80, who is set to portray Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in the upcoming "Harry Potter" HBO television series, said he was aware of the controversy surrounding Rowling before signing on, and even faced pressure to walk away from the project.

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"I was urged to walk away, and I was not about to do that," he said, explaining that he felt "the reasons to do it were much, much stronger" than objections to Rowling’s comments.

After Lithgow explained his decision, Remnick pressed further on Rowling’s rhetoric, noting how "surprised" he has been by the "ferocity" and, at times, "cruelty" in the tone of her public comments.

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Lithgow responded, "Yes, I'm surprised by it, too, and disappointed by it."

Rowling, who authored all seven books in the "Harry Potter" series, has angered transgender activists for years with her outspoken opposition to transgender ideology and her defense of women-only spaces.

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She has taken to social media multiple times to weigh in on issues relevant to the subject, including transgender athletes in women's sport, biological men entering female-only spaces and the legal definition of a woman while providing support for other women who have opposed transgender ideology.

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Lithgow previously said he had considered walking away from his role due to Rowling's views, according to The New York Times, which cited his "interest in queer culture" while delving into the topic.

Lithgow noted that non-binary actor Aud Mason-Hyde, his co-star in a separate project, called his decision to join the Potter show "disconcerting" and "vaguely hurtful" and, because of the pushback, he "considered quitting the series but decided not to" and pushed forward, well aware of possible ramifications.

"Every interview I will ever do for the rest of my life this will come up," he told the outlet.

Fox News' Brian Flood contributed to this report.

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ICE arrests relatives of slain Iranian general Soleimani living in US after Rubio revokes their green cards

Two relatives of slain Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani living in Los Angeles were taken into custody by federal agents after Secretary of State Marco Rubio revoked their green cards, officials said.

Hamideh Soleimani Afshar — identified as Soleimani’s niece — and her daughter were arrested and are now being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to a Saturday announcement from the State Department.

The Trump administration says Afshar has been a supporter of Iran’s "totalitarian, terrorist" regime.

"Afshar is the niece of deceased Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani," Rubio wrote on X. "She is also an outspoken supporter of the Iranian regime who celebrated attacks on Americans and referred to our country as the 'Great Satan.'"

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"This week, I terminated both Afshar and her daughter's legal status and they are now in ICE custody, pending removal from the United States," Rubio wrote Saturday.

In January 2020, a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad killed Soleimani during President Donald Trump’s first term in office.

While living in the U.S., Afshar "promoted Iranian regime propaganda, celebrated attacks against American soldiers and military facilities in the Middle East, praised the new Iranian Supreme Leader, denounced America as the 'Great Satan,' and voiced her unflinching support for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a designated terrorist organization," the State Department said.

"[Afshar] pushed this propaganda for Iran’s terrorist regime while enjoying a lavish lifestyle in Los Angeles, as attested to by her frequent posting on her recently deleted Instagram account," the department said.

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According to the Department of Homeland Security, ICE officers arrested Afshar and her daughter on Friday in Los Angeles.

DHS said Afshar entered the U.S. on a tourist visa in June 2015, was granted asylum in 2019, and became a green card holder in 2021 under the Biden administration.

"In July 2025, she filed a naturalization application where she disclosed, she traveled to Iran at least four times since being issued a green card. Her trips to Iran illustrate her asylum claims were fraudulent," a DHS spokesperson told Fox News.

Her daughter entered the U.S. on a student visa in July 2015, was granted asylum in 2019, and became a green card holder in 2023, according to DHS.

"It is a privilege to be granted green card to live in the United States of America," the spokesperson added. "If we have reason to believe a green card holder poses a threat to the U.S., the green card will be revoked."

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In addition to revoking Afshar and her daughter’s lawful permanent resident status, officials said Afshar’s husband has been barred from entering the U.S.

Earlier this month, the State Department also terminated the legal status of Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani — the daughter of a former senior Iranian official — and her husband.

Both are no longer in the U.S. and are barred from reentry.

"The Trump Administration will not allow our country to become a home for foreign nationals who support anti-American terrorist regimes," the announcement said.

The State Department and ICE did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

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College outfielder has Jose Canseco-like blunder as fly ball bounces off his head for improbable home run

Across all sports and all levels, coaches tell their players to use their heads. However, Highland center fielder Jake Shields used his head in a completely different sense and had a Jose Canseco moment.

In Highland’s 8-4 loss to Butler in the first game of a doubleheader on Thursday at McDonald Stadium in Kansas, Butler designated hitter Tanay Vyas hit a high fly ball to right-center field with a runner on first base with two outs in the bottom of the third inning.

Shields ran over to make the play, shielding the sun with his glove and his sunglasses, but completely misjudged the ball. Instead of catching the fly ball, it landed on his head and bounced over the wall for an improbable home run to make it 3-1.

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Shields’ blunder was reminiscent of Jose Canseco’s infamous outfielder blunder in 1988. Carlos Martinez, a designated hitter for the Cleveland Indians, hit a fly ball to the warning track in right field.

Canseco, an outfielder for the Texas Rangers at the time, ran to the wall to try to catch the ball, but missed it. The ball hit off his head and bounced up and over the wall for a home run.

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Shields was well short of the warning track in the outfield when the ball hit his head, meaning the ball bounced at least 30 feet off his head and over the wall for a two-run home run. The college baseball player bent over and held his head.

"Oh! Right off his forehead," the announcer said. "Oh my, Jake Shields is going to feel that for a long time."

The main difference between Shields’ and Canseco’s miscues were how far the ball bounced off their heads. Canseco was right next to the wall, while Shields wasn’t even near the warning track.

Unfortunately for Highland, Shields’ blunder was the beginning of a tough four-game series against the Butler Grizzlies, as they swept the series.

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Knicks broadcaster's joke comparing Bulls' 'obliterated' defense to Iran leaves partner stunned

The Chicago Bulls came into Madison Square Garden on Friday night as one of the worst defensive teams in the NBA.

The Bulls' defense allows 121.6 points per game this season, the third-most in the association, and it was a topic of conversation for New York Knicks legend turned broadcaster Walt "Clyde" Frazier.

But apparently, he had an interesting choice of words when discussing the Bulls to others.

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"Mike, I was talking to my friends, man, and I was talking about 'eradicated,' 'obliterated,' 'devastated,'" Fazier said as the game tipped off.

"They thought I was talking about Iran. But I was talking about the Bulls."

Play-by-play man Mike Breen could not help but let out an, "Oh jeez."

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Iran, of course, has been a war zone since late February after the United States and Israel launched a joint military campaign against the country, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other top Iranian officials.

Frazier made note that the Bulls had allowed 145 points to the Indiana Pacers, 157 to the Philadelphia 76ers, and an average of around 135 during their five-game losing streak.

"Oh jeez. That's how you start a telecast?"

The five-game average was par for the course for Chicago, who allowed 136 to the Knicks in a 40-point loss.

Chicago is 29-48 and in 12th place in the Eastern Conference, as they will soon find out their fate in the NBA Draft lottery.

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Dem fundraising giant ActBlue rocked by allegations it misled Congress about foreign donations

ActBlue, a central piece of the Democratic Party's fundraising infrastructure, potentially misled Congress when it said it was adequately vetting incoming donations, according to a new report released this week.

The head of ActBlue, a major nonprofit fundraising platform that helps steer donations to left-wing candidates and causes, wrote in 2023 to Congress — in response to concerns about the platform's ability to vet foreign donors — that it was taking all the necessary steps to ensure it was following the rules to ensure money from foreign sources were not making it through, according to a Thursday report from The New York Times. 

However, behind the scenes, ActBlue's attorneys at Covington & Burling were expressing grave concerns that ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones' claims in her letter to Congress were misleading and could open up the platform to significant legal risk, the report said.

ActBlue was already facing scrutiny from Trump, with him calling on the Justice Department last year to investigate the group over concerns the platform was allowing straw and foreign donations, which are barred by federal election laws. The fundraising platform has also been targeted by several congressional probes led by Republican House Committees.

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The concern from ActBlue's legal counsel was found by the Times after reviewing memos between ActBlue and its legal counsel, resignation letters, and other communications. The Times also held interviews with ActBlue employees on the basis of anonymity. 

The memos reportedly communicated that claims to Congress by Wallace-Jones, indicating that ActBlue had a multi-layered vetting framework and processed contributions with foreign mailing addresses only if the donor supplied a U.S. passport number, were not fully accurate. Wallace-Jones also reportedly wrote in her letter that ActBlue's framework would contact donors to request their U.S. passport information in order to process donations and would return any money when they could not reach the donor. However, this was also reportedly not happening on a consistent basis, according to The Times' reporting.

"It can be alleged that ActBlue accepted and/or facilitated the acceptance of foreign-national contributions into American elections," one memo reportedly stated. "In addition, because ActBlue’s staff was aware that its system was not as robust as necessary, it could be alleged that these violations were ‘knowing and willful,’ a standard that both increases the penalties the F.E.C. might seek and gives the Justice Department jurisdiction for a potential criminal investigation."

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"An aggressive prosecutor may view the November 2023 letter not just as a false statement but as an effort to conceal the foreign contributions," ActBlue's legal counsel wrote, The Times reported.

The concerns about Wallace-Jones' statements to Congress and what to do subsequently resulted in behind-the-scenes chaos at the political fundraising nonprofit, including a slew of departures at ActBlue that were reported publicly by The Times. Additionally, the relationship between ActBlue and its legal firm, Covington & Burling, which is known for representing some of the most high-profile political clients in the United States, was ultimately severed amid disagreements over whether Wallace-Jones' claims in 2023 were the fault of the legal counsel,or ActBlue, according to the Times' reporting on Thursday. 

"We have complete confidence in the legal advice our lawyers provided to ActBlue," a Covington spokesperson told Fox News Digital. 

ActBlue did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment in time for publication. 

In May, ActBlue put out a press release informing people about "what's really happening and what you need to know," pertaining to the investigation into ActBlue's vetting mechanisms. The press release called it a "myth" that the platform allows foreign nationals to illegally contribute donations.

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"While ActBlue has always had strong measures in place that have successfully prevented illegal foreign donations, beginning in 2025 we have gone even further," the press release states. "We now require that Americans living abroad be physically present in the United States to make a contribution on our platform, despite campaign finance laws allowing citizens to contribute to campaigns while living abroad."

Trump called on the DOJ early in his term to return a report within 180 days to him about the status of its findings into ActBlue. However, according to The Times, that report has never been made public. The outlet added that three investigations by GOP-led House committees remain ongoing. 

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NY House GOP launches pressure campaign on Hochul to scrap climate law over soaring energy costs

New York House Republicans are ramping up a pressure campaign against Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-N.Y., citing her failure to combat rising utility costs in the Empire State.

The group of lawmakers, led by Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., is calling on Hochul to scrap the state’s 2019 climate law that they blame for "skyrocketing" energy prices.

"Utility bills are at the center of the affordability crisis with New York," the lawmakers wrote in a letter to Hochul Thursday, citing a study that found electricity prices in New York were the sixth highest in the nation in December and 59% higher than the national average. "Given these significant cost burdens, we strongly urge that the CLCPA [Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act] be repealed."

The letter comes as Hochul, who is up for re-election in November and appears to be branding herself as a pragmatist on affordability issues, has acknowledged the "cataclysmic" costs for households and businesses if the law is implemented on schedule. That acknowledgment comes despite her long-standing support for the law, which passed under former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-N.Y.

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"Put simply, something has got to give," Hochul wrote in an op-ed in March. "[T]he undeniable fact is we cannot meet the Climate Act’s 2030 targets without imposing new and additional crushing costs on New York businesses and residents."

A Feb. 26 memo released by the Hochul administration found that households would pay $4,000 in additional energy costs per year if the state penalizes oil and gas producers as called for by the law. It also found the climate mandate would increase gas prices by $2.23 a gallon.

However, she has stopped short of backing a full repeal. In March, Hochul proposed delaying enforcement targets while keeping the law’s 2050 target of net-zero emissions in place.

Republicans, who see an opening to go on offense on affordability issues in deep-blue states, have ripped the governor's efforts to move the enforcement goalposts while keeping the law in place. 

"The basic fact is this: the 2019 Climate Law was based on faulty assumptions and was enacted using wishful thinking instead of hard facts," the GOP lawmakers wrote. "It is time to inform the citizens of our state about the realities of the 2019 Climate Law and acknowledge that its goals are unattainable, its costs are too high, and it is overall destructive to our state’s economy."

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The debate over New York’s climate law comes as Democrats across the country are walking back aggressive environmental and climate policies amid surging electric bills and growing voter concern about the cost of living.

"It is essential that the implementation of the energy transition move forward on an affordable and practical basis to protect ratepayers from skyrocketing energy costs," the GOP lawmakers wrote.

The group is also demanding that Hochul provide "immediate relief" to New Yorkers by redirecting several billion dollars in unspent ratepayer-collected funds back to residents facing high electric bills as utility bill credits.

More than 60% of New Yorkers said that keeping energy costs affordable is more important than lowering greenhouse gas emissions, according to an April 2025 Siena College poll. 

A spokesperson for Hochul did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

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