Diana, Princess of Wales
member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
- Aug 28
Flash floods hit Killarney and Dublin as torrential downpours bring up to 57mm of rain
Intense downpours triggered flash flooding in Killarney and Dublin on Thursday evening, submerging roads, flooding homes, and prompting upgraded weather warnings across eastern Ireland.
- Aug 21
Prince Harry and co-claimants ordered to pay £9.54m in interim costs to Daily Mail publisher
London's High Court has ordered Prince Harry, Elton John, and five other claimants to pay an initial £9.54 million in legal costs to Associated Newspapers by 28 August 2026.
- Aug 20
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to relocate to private UK residence six years after departure
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex plan to move from California to a private residence outside London before the end of August, enrolling Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet in a British school while remaining non-working royals.
- Aug 19
Meghan Markle's reported casting in Guy Ritchie's Netflix series The Gentlemen is withdrawn
Discussions for Meghan Markle to appear in season three of Guy Ritchie's series The Gentlemen were dropped following public reaction in Britain as the Sussexes prepare their UK return.
- Aug 18
Charles Spencer announces memoir on Princess Diana ahead of 30th anniversary
Earl Charles Spencer will release a biography detailing the life and aftermath of the death of his sister, Princess Diana, on 22 September 2026 across global markets in 12 languages.
- Aug 14
Frasers Group buys Harvey Nichols out of administration for roughly £40 million, beating Next
Mike Ashley's Frasers Group acquired the loss-making luxury department store chain Harvey Nichols through a pre-pack administration on 13 August for roughly £40 million, beating rival Next and ending Dickson Poon's 35-year ownership.
- Aug 12
Anne Hathaway shuts down fake baby bump rumors after red carpet look sparks social media speculation
Anne Hathaway responded with humor after social media users claimed her exposed baby bump at the Los Angeles premiere of 'The End of Oak Street' on 9 August was a prosthetic, posting an Instagram video captioned 'Fake hair, real bump.'
- Aug 9
Ukraine honors 'collector of souls' Oleksiy Yukov, killed by landmine while recovering war dead
Oleksiy Yukov, a 40-year-old volunteer who spent over two decades recovering the remains of soldiers and civilians from Ukraine's battlefields, was killed by a landmine on August 5 during a recovery mission in the Donetsk region. Thousands gathered in Kyiv on Saturday to honor the man known as the "collector of souls."
- Aug 7
Colombia shifts to recovery after magnitude 7.4 earthquake kills at least 289
One week after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia, emergency teams are ending active survivor searches as the confirmed death toll reaches 289 and over 26,000 homes lie destroyed.
- Aug 1
New York Attorney General Sues Kalshi, Alleges Prediction Market Is ‘Illegal Gambling Operation’
State Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit on Friday aiming to halt the federally-licensed exchange’s operations in New York and force it to forfeit profits, escalating a multi-state regulatory battle.
- Jul 25
Prince Harry and Meghan share photos of children at Diana's grave during first UK visit in four years
Intimate photographs released by the Duchess of Sussex show Archie and Lilibet carrying flowers at the Spencer family estate, while a private meeting with King Charles III ended a four-year separation.
