King Charles’s team seems to be taking a break from the ongoing royal crisis as they focus their energies towards something positive.

The Royal Collection Trust, a team dedicated to care and conserve the royal collection, marked a special occasion which celebrated the victory of good over evil. This particular sub-division of the Palace is also responsible for spotlighting historical works from history.

As Hindu Brits mark their annual religious festival of colour, the team decided to highlight the work painting from the late 18th century created by North Indian artists. They dubbed it as a “masterpiece of colour and devotion”.

“Happy Holi!” the statement began. “This vibrant Hindu festival celebrates love, spring, and the triumph of good over evil. In this fantastical scene, the god Krishna joins the gopis (female devotees) and a group of yogis for a joyful celebration in a forest grove.”

The painting comes from an album of Hindu deities as an apt tribute to the occasion.

The royal family has currently have been facing a slew of issues as King Charles is set to make a major decision. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s dark shadow continues to the follow the royals even though he has been removed from all ties.

There are growing calls from the public to remove Andrew from the line of succession and even though the royals have continued with their duties, there is a looming presence of the shamed ex-prince. This had been a pleasant break from the turmoil for the royals.

Maria O’Brien, the actress and long-serving acting coach best known for her 15-year tenure on Days of Our Lives and appearances in films including Protocol and Smile, has died at the age of 75. 

She passed away on 24th February, though the cause of death was not revealed.

Born on 14th August 1950 in Los Angeles, O’Brien came from genuine Hollywood royalty. 

Her father, Edmond O’Brien, won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in 1954’s The Barefoot Contessa, while her mother, Olga San Juan, was a musical comedy star who appeared in a string of films including Are You with It? and One Touch of Venus. 

Maria followed them into the industry, landing her first onscreen credit in 1963 on the TV series Sam Benedict.

Over a career spanning six decades, she built up an impressive body of work across both film and television. 

Her screen credits included The Incredible Shrinking Woman, Table for Five, and the 1984 Goldie Hawn comedy Protocol, and she made guest appearances on some of the most popular series of the 1980s and 90s, among them Magnum P.I., Murder She Wrote, L.A. Law, Matlock, CHiPs, and The Love Boat. 

Along the way she shared scenes with Angela Lansbury, Lily Tomlin, Tom Selleck, Melanie Griffith, and Goldie Hawn. 

She also won a Drama-Logue award in 1990 for her performance in Jean Genet’s The Maids at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles.

In the late 1990s, O’Brien moved into coaching, joining the daytime dramas Sunset Beach and Passions before taking up her long-running position as acting coach on Days of Our Lives, a role she held until her retirement in 2022.

Away from the screen, she was a passionate advocate for Alzheimer’s research. 

Her father had been among the first celebrities to be publicly diagnosed with the disease, and in 1983 O’Brien testified before Congress about its devastating impact. 

Her advocacy played a meaningful role in securing government funding for research into the condition.

She is survived by her three children, Thomas, Danica, and Sean Anderson, and her sister Bridget O’Brien Adelman.

Zara Larsson has gone viral after leaving a cheeky comment on a fan’s TikTok video, and the internet has had a lot to say about it.

The 28-year-old Swedish singer was tagged in a post by TikTok user @lattegirl, who shared footage of herself at one of Larsson’s recent concerts watching the singer perform Midnight Sun. 

The text on the video read: “i didn’t know i was pregnant here but at least my baby got to hear midnight sun before I aborted it.”

Larsson spotted the tag and jumped straight into the comments with a response that was equal parts cheeky and deadpan: “I killed the performance and then you killed it after the performance purrrrrr.”

She then reposted the video to her own TikTok account, which sent the exchange into overdrive online.

Screenshots of her comment spread rapidly across platforms, igniting debate about celebrity responsibility, edgy humour, and where the line sits when it comes to joking about this topic. 

On Reddit, fans of the singer were largely amused. 

“She’s so funny for that idc,” wrote one user. Another added, “This makes me love her more,” while a third offered some context for newer followers: “Zara has always been like this looool can the new fans catch up on her lore.”

Larsson has not elaborated on the exchange or addressed the wider reaction beyond her initial comment and repost.