Future Queen Catherine has taken the signal from Prince William and King Charles – who have a firm plan setting the tone of their respective reigns – as she dives into a personal mission following her cancer battle.

Princess Kate, who is a doting mother to her three children, is cementing her legacy as she takes her learning from motherhood and other studies to accomplish the challenges that would come up for the children in the future.

The royal has been passionate about the upbringing of children especially during the early years of their life and hence started an organisation dedicated to it, Centre for Early Childhood.

As the world adapts to the digitisation of life, Kate is expressed her concerns about how it affects the children, a concern she shares with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle despite their differences and grievances.

Recently, she penned a moving essay regarding the study that emphasised the “power of human connection” in a “distracted” world. Royal author Sally Bedell Smith believes that the princess is “doing something concrete”.

“She is using the resources of her [Centre for Early Childhood] foundation to fund studies that are going to help identify the issues and where the insufficiencies are and find how parents can be helped, especially with these digital challenges that are overwhelming a lot of parents,” Sally wrote in her Substack.

Harvard University’s Professor Robert Waldinger, who co-wrote the essay with Kate, shared that this is her “signature issue, and she’s serious about it and doing her best to make a contribution”.

The initiative targets not just her children but also the ones living across the pond, including Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. 

The Sussexes had launched The Parents’ Network earlier this year to tackle the issue of online harm to the youth. They both have remained deeply involved in the issue —not only as advocates, listeners, but ultimately parents.

Meanwhile, Kate is continuing efforts for children to have loving environments where they can thrive.

“I thought her speech to the business leaders was very compelling and indicative of the depth that she has studied this issue, which means a great deal to her,” Sally shared.

Given Kate’s dedication to the work, she is hoping lending a voice to a subject considered “not glamorous” would get attention. Professor Robert suggests that it is “huge” and can make “incredible difference” by bringing in business with the platform she has.

Perry Archangelo Bamonte, longtime guitarist and keyboardist for the influential goth band The Cure, has died. He was 65.

The band announced his death on their official website on Friday.

“It is with enormous sadness that we confirm the death of our great friend and bandmate Perry Bamonte, who passed away after a short illness at home over Christmas,” the band wrote.

“Quiet, intense, intuitive, constant and hugely creative, ‘Teddy’ was a warm hearted and vital part of The Cure story,” the statement continued. “Our thoughts and condolences are with all his family. He will be very greatly missed.”

Bamonte worked with the band in various roles from 1984 to 1989, including as a roadie and guitar tech. He officially joined the band in 1990, when keyboardist Roger O’Donnell quit. It was then that he became a full-time member of the group, playing guitar, six-string bass and keyboard.

Having joined just after the band’s mainstream breakthrough, 1989’s “Disintegration,” Bamonte is featured on a number of The Cure’s albums, including 1992’s “Wish” – which features the career-defining hits ″Friday I’m in Love″ and “High” – as well as the 1996’s “Wild Mood Swings,” 2000’s “Bloodflowers” and 2004’s self-titled release.

Bamonte was fired from The Cure by its singer and leader, Robert Smith, in 2005. At that point, he had performed at over 400 shows across 14 years. Bamonte rejoined the group in recent years, touring with the band in 2022 for another 90 gigs.

In 2019, Bamonte was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame alongside the rest of The Cure. He joined The Cure on their North American tour in 2024 when the band reduced tickets to as low as $20 after pledging to make the shows affordable for fans following complaints about exorbitant fees.  Lead singer Robert Smith said at the time he was “sickened” by the Ticketmaster fee debacle. 

His last performance with the band was on Nov. 1, 2024 in London for a special one-off event to launch their latest album and first in 16 years, “Songs of a Lost World.” The concert was filmed for “The Cure: The Show of a Lost World,” a film released in cinemas globally this month. It is also available to purchase on Blu-ray and DVD.

Melissa Gilbert reunited with her old Little House on the Prairie co-star Melissa Sue Anderson after many years apart.

The two actresses, who played sisters Laura and Mary Ingalls on the show, shared heartfelt moment over the weekend.

Gilbert posted a photo of them together on social media, saying that the meeting was full of laughter, tears and long talks that helped them heal old wounds.

The actress explained that their past disagreements are now behind them and that they could finally enjoy the friendship they always wanted.

However, fans quickly reacted online, sharing their happiness and excitement over the reunion.

In earlier interviews, the animated Batman star talked about the tension she and Anderson faced during the show, describing fights and misunderstandings while filming.

Despite those challenges, time and reflection helped the actresses reconnect.

The reunion also came after Gilbert and fellow co-star Dean Butler paid tribute to their late friend Michael Landon.

Landon, who played Charles Ingalls on the series, was like a father figure to the young cast.

Gilbert and Butler used the moment to raise awareness about pancreatic cancer, the disease that took Landon’s life.