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Yep: Skeleton in Parking Lot Is Richard III

DNA matches sister's descendant

(Newser) - Archeologists have shown "beyond a reasonable doubt" that human remains under a Leicester parking lot belong to a fabled king of England. Researchers had suspected the skeleton was Richard III's —and today they announced that DNA and other testing have confirmed it, the Guardian reports. The skeleton'...

UK Cops Tase Guy With Knives Outside Buckingham

They brought stun guns to his would-be knife fight

(Newser) - How to get yourself Tased in a hurry: Show up outside Buckingham Palace waving a couple of knives during the Changing of the Guard. Such was the fate today of a man believed to be in his 50s, after police challenged him and he responded "aggressively," reports the...

Prince Harry Back to His Partying Ways

Plus, Army less than thrilled he doesn't 'engage brain before mouth'

(Newser) - Prince Harry chastised himself for being " too much army, and not enough prince " during his Las Vegas nude photo scandal, but it took him three days after getting back from Afghanistan to get back to his partying ways, the Telegraph reports. He went to a friend's party...

Harry on Naked Photos: I Was Too Much Army, Too Little Prince

As Vegas mayor wants him to come back, visit

(Newser) - Prince Harry opens up about his naked Las Vegas photo scandal in video obtained by the Telegraph , blaming himself for letting himself and his family down. "It was probably a classic example of me probably being too much army, and not enough prince. It's a simple case of...

Prince Harry: I Killed Taliban Fighters

British royal returns from duty in Afghanistan

(Newser) - Leaving Afghanistan after a five-month tour of duty, Prince Harry acknowledged killing Taliban fighters and described his job on board an Apache helicopter, CNN reports. "It used to be very much: front seat, you're firing the whole time," he said, comparing this tour to deployments in 2007...

Royal Baby Due in July
 Royal Baby Due in July 
Jan 14, 2013 5:39 AM CST

Royal Baby Due in July

Let the more specific countdown begin

(Newser) - Those anticipating the arrival of William and Kate's bundle of joy will only have to hold their breath until July. Palace officials today revealed that that is the month in which the couple's child will be born, and added, "The Duchess's condition continues to improve since...

If William, Kate Have Daughter, She'll Be 'Princess'

Queen announces rule change

(Newser) - Ever-so-important news: Prince William's forthcoming progeny with wife Kate, the Duchess Formerly Known as Middleton, will be a princess if it is indeed a girl. Queen Elizabeth made the announcement yesterday, People reports. For the past century, the somewhat confusing rule would have meant that William's daughter would...

Prince Harry a Drunk 'Jackal': Afghan Warlord

Hekmatyar has no kind words for British royal

(Newser) - What happened in Vegas apparently followed Prince Harry to Afghanistan: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, a former prime minister known as among the "most feared and wanted warlords," brands the prince a "jackal" in a new interview with the Telegraph . "The British prince comes to Afghanistan to kill innocent...

Kate Middleton Nurse Tried to Kill Herself Twice Before

Overdosed on pills last December in India; was put on anti-depressants

(Newser) - Jacintha Saldanha's suicide in the wake of the Kate Middleton prank call was actually her third attempt on her own life, reports the Daily Mail , citing Indian newspaper reports. Saldanha tried to kill herself while in India last December by overdosing on pills, but survived after being rushed to...

Nurse's Suicide Notes Address Hoax, Slap Hospital

Staff says prank victims had 'full support'

(Newser) - The three suicide notes left by nurse Jacintha Saldanha each addressed a different topic: One discussed the prank call by Australian DJs, another dealt with funeral preparations, and a third leveled criticism at Saldanha's hospital colleagues. Her family has received typed versions of each note, insiders tell the Guardian...

Nurse in Royal Prank Left 3 Suicide Notes

Coroner reveals Jacintha Saldanha used scarf to hang herself

(Newser) - Jacintha Saldanha , the nurse who answered the now-infamous prank call asking about Kate Middleton, left not one but three suicide notes, a coroner's inquest in Britain heard today. A police detective chief inspector revealed that two notes were found at the scene , and a third was tucked among...

Nurse in Royal Prank Hanged Herself

Jacintha Saldanha found in her room at staff housing

(Newser) - Jacintha Saldanha , the nurse who answered the now-infamous prank call asking about the health of Kate Middleton, was found hanged in her room at the hospital's nearby staff housing, Sky News reports. The contents of a suicide note she left behind still have not been revealed. London police...

Aussie Radio to Give $525K to Dead Nurse's Family

Saldanha's family seeks full investigation into her death

(Newser) - The Australian radio station behind one of the most infamous prank calls ever is donating its advertising revenue for the rest of the year to the family of Jacintha Saldanha , the British nurse who apparently killed herself in wake of the call she put through to Kate Middleton's hospital...

Teary Aussie DJs 'Gutted' Over Nurse's Death

Radio station says it tried to contact hospital 5 times before airing recording

(Newser) - Australian DJs Michael Christian and Mel Greig have broken their silence on their royal prank call gone horribly wrong , reports the Guardian , tearfully telling an interviewer that they're "shattered, gutted, heartbroken" over the death of nurse Jacintha Saldanha. "No one could've imagined this to happen,"...

UK Cops Look for Aussie Investigation Into Royal Hoax

DJs could face charges for using 'listening device'

(Newser) - Scotland Yard is hoping to take the investigation into the tragic royal prank call Down Under: As the BBC reports, UK police have reached out to their Australian counterparts about investigating the radio DJs who prank-called the hospital where Kate Middleton was being treated for morning sickness. "They haven'...

Suicide Eyed in Death of Nurse Who Fell for 'Queen' Prank

She put call through to Kate Middleton's nurse

(Newser) - That funny story of a couple of hospital workers who fell for a prank call from "the queen," allowing two radio DJs to speak to Kate Middleton's nurse, is now a tragic story: The receptionist who answered the call and put it through to Middleton's nurse...

Kate, Feeling 'Much Better,' Leaves Hospital

Prince William accompanies wife, who will now have 'a period of rest'

(Newser) - The former Kate Middleton left a London hospital today looking like a champ, and noted that she's "feeling much better" after a three-night stay for hyperemesis gravidarum, or acute morning sickness. Prince William accompanied her, and St. James's Palace later released a short statement from both of...

Kate's Hospital Falls for Prank Call From 'Queen'

Aussie radio show scores health info on Kate Middleton

(Newser) - Well, this is embarrassing: The British hospital treating Kate Middleton admitted it was victimized by a crank call in which information on the Duchess of Cambridge's condition was given to a woman impersonating Queen Elizabeth II. An Australian radio station made a hoax call to King Edward VII's...

What Life Will Look Like for Royal Baby

$2M wardrobe, 'dull meals,' and maybe even a twin sibling

(Newser) - Royal-watchers are ravenous for news about the forthcoming progeny of Prince William and wife Kate , so E! and other sites take a look at what life will be like for the soon-to-be third in line to the British throne:
  • He or she will be welcomed with tolling bells, cannons, and
...

Palace Confirms: William, Kate Pregnant

Duke, Duchess of Cambridge expecting their first child

(Newser) - It's not a rumor this time: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting. Buckingham Palace and Clarence House announced Kate Middleton's pregnancy, which is in its "very early stages," today, MSNBC reports. In addition to being Prince William's heir and third in line to...

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