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The Real Housewives of New York City alum showed up in fine form at Jill Zarin’s 5th Annual Luxury Luncheon in the Hamptons, to raise awareness for the cause of the International Thyroid Oncology Group. The event took place at the Zarins’ Southhampton home and included appearances from Luann D’Agostino, Ramona Singer, Tinsley Mortimer, Kelly Bensimon, Cindy Barshop, The Real Housewives of Potomac’s Gizelle Bryant, The Real Housewives of Miami’s Marysol Patton, The Real Housewives of New Jersey’s Kathy Wakile, and The Real Housewives of Melbourne’s Pettifleur Berenger. Attendance from so many of the different Housewives at one place helped draw a large crowd to support the cause.

Inflight dining has taken on a new meaning with Heathrow launching a food and drink pre-order service via the airport app in partnership with US provider Grab. The service covers at least one restaurant per terminal, with more to come.

The app allows users to pre-order, check turnaround time, and collect from a dedicated collection point when they arrive. Grab currently serves 20 airports in the US, with Heathrow the first in the UK to offer the service. Each restaurant signed up will have a dedicated point for orders to come through to a tablet, which also allows staff to communicate directly with customers. Grab is communicating the launch to US customers, who can use the Grab app.

Delta offers free WhatsApp messaging on all of its Gogo-enabled flights, making it the first airline to offer free access to the messaging service. Facebook Messenger and iMessage are also supported and all three messaging services are accessible in flight through the airline’s WiFi portal page.