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Prince Harry Makes a Surprise Appearance Alongside Kate Middleton Days Before Welcoming Baby. Kate Middleton had a special guest while returning to royal duty: her brother-in-law (and soon-to-be first-time father), Prince Harry! While it was previously announced that the royal mother of three, 37, would step out on Thursday to honor fallen Australian and New Zealand veterans during the annual Anzac Day Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey the very spot where she and Prince William tied the knot nearly eight years ago, on April 29, 2011 it was a surprise to see Harry join her. After all, he and Meghan Markle are expecting their first child any day now! A royal source tells PEOPLE that Harry hoped to participate in the service, yet precautions were made in case the baby arrived. Harry is "pleased he can attend today's service, as planned," the insider says. "With their baby due, his name was not printed in the program in case he was unable to ...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Tamron Hall give birth to a baby boy named Moses. Tamron Hall is a mom. The 48-year-old TV host and her husband, music executive Steven Greener, have welcomed a baby boy named Moses, she announced on social media on Thursday. Sharing a photo with her little man, Hall wrote, "Moses & Mama. Thank yall for the love and support. I can't wait to introduce you to my 'sonshine'. Grateful for the kindness you offered us along the way." In the image, she proudly wears a hat decorated with the name Moses and a bunch of flowers. In early March, Hall announced that she was pregnant, revealing the news in a playful video set to the tune of viral hit "Baby Shark" followed by a heartfelt post on social media. "I've wanted to share this news for many months and now finally my doctor has said I am in a safe place, at 32 weeks, to share my joy with y'all," she wrote on March 4. "There have been many tears, but today I embrace the smiles." A...

DID YOU KNOW?

You can predict how much money someone makes based on their favorite type of music. Over 90% of American households will buy a pie this week. 42% of office workers say office gossip is their favorite reason to go to work. According to a survey, 30% of women now say they won't marry a man who has a bad credit score. Experts say if you want to keep mosquitos away, don't drink beer. According to a recent survey, the most useful thing that students learn while at college is how to do laundry. The average length of a marriage is 11 1/2 years, but the average length of a woman's relationship with their hair stylist is 12 years. 28% of those polled say it's rude for a house guest to ask for this. Your Wi-Fi password.

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

Wake Forest University is hosting a series of "listening sessions" for faculty and staff of color that aim to advance inclusion efforts on campus. There are "no whites allowed." Former Vice President Joe Biden officially threw his hat into the 2020 presidential race. President Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been defaced. Again. Ken Kercheval, who played Cliff Barnes, J.R. Ewing's nemesis in the TV show, "Dallas," has died at the age of 83. A new study suggests that losing out on just 16 minutes of sleep makes a difference to your productivity and stress levels the next day. Wednesday night was Jussie Smollett's last episode of "Empire" for this season. He was written out of the final two episodes to go. Up in the air if he will return next season, as some cast members want. New connected car research from Parks Associates reveals 4% of U.S. broadband households have an in-car voice assistant device, such as the ...

TODAY IS

Jessica Lynch, famous for being the rescued P.O.W. from the Iraq War, turns 36 today. Candles, yes... fireworks, no. Channing Tatum turns 39 today. He still makes a six-pack of beer look flabby. First Lady Melania Trump turns 49 today. It think it's very likely, when she blows out the candle, that she won't get her wish. Tionne Watkins turns 49 today. She was in the group TLC and known as T-Boz, not to be confused with THE Boz. The only thing they have in common is that they both don't play football. Kevin James is 54 But enough about his waist-size. It's also his birthday! Hopefully, the mall will remember and throw him a party in the food court. Jet Li turns 56 today. Don't remind him because if it provokes a fight, you're doomed. Most people blow out their candles. Gary Wright, whose love is alive, but barely, turns 76 today. Carol Burnett turns 86 today. She plans a quiet evening at home until she blows out her candles with a Tarzan yell. You're tugging ...

ON THIS DAY

It was on this date in 1514 that Copernicus made his first observations of Saturn, centuries before the first car was built. He thought they were quite roomy and economical with a fairly smooth ride. He said it was dirty and obviously had rings. He wrote, "While it hasn't been invented yet, some day, it will be a nice car with great gas mileage and a decent warranty." While the planet didn't look very familiar, it did have a nice ring to it. In 1564 that a group of colonists landed at what became the first settlement in the new world called "Jamestown." What an amazing sight. To get off a ship and see a place without buildings, without roads, without taxes. On this date in 1607, an expedition of English colonists, including Captain John Smith, went ashore at Cape Henry, Virginia, to establish the first permanent English settlement in the New World. A local chief supposedly remarked, "Well, there goes the neighborhood!" John Audubon was born on this...

Music Calendar...

In 1941 Ernest Tubb records "Walking The Floor Over You." In 1960 Filming begins on the Elvis Presley movie "G.I. Blues." In 1964 The Beatles attend Roy Orbison's belated 28th birthday party in London. In 1967 16-year-old Janis Ian sings "Society's Child" on the CBS special "Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution" hosted by Leonard Bernstein. In 1969 "Oh Happy Day" by the Edwin Hawkins Singers enters the U.S. top 40 chart. In 1970 The Broadway musical "Company," by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth, opens at the Alvin Theatre in New York. In 1971 "Help Me Make It Through The Night" by Sammi Smith goes gold. In 1975 "Old Days" by Chicago enters the U.S. top 40 chart. In 1975 "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" by B.J. Thomas is #1 on the U.S. top 40 chart. In 1976 The Rolling Stones' album "Black & Blue" is certified gold. In 1977 New York's d...