Prince Charles celebrates 72 years
Britain’s Prince Charles celebrated his 72nd birthday Saturday following an eventful year that saw him contract the coronavirus and his son, Prince Harry, step down from official royal duties.
Gunsalutes would normally be fired from London’s Green Park and the Tower of London for the heir to the throne’s birthday, but officials said the traditional ceremonies would not take place this year due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Charles’ eldest son, Prince William, and his wife, Kate, were among those wishing him a happy birthday on social media. The royal family’s official Twitter account posted a photo of Charles as a baby sitting on Queen Elizabeth II’s knee, while the account of Charles and his wife, Camilla, shared a photo of the prince dressed in a kilt and smiling to the camera.
Charles tested positive for the coronavirus in March and self-isolated for aweek in Scotland with mild COVID-19 symptoms. He later told Sky News hewas lucky to have “got away with it quite lightly.”
The year also saw Charles’ son Harry and his wife, the former Meghan Markle, move abroad after quitting royal duties. The couple, who said they wanted to seek financial independence, have settled in California with their son, Archie.
Weekend box office:
“Freaky,” a body-swap horrormovie from Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions, slashed its box office competition, debuting to $3.7 million over theweekend.
In the coronavirus era, when nearly every movie scheduled for theatrical release has been postponed, those ticket sales were easily enough to nab first place on U.S. charts.
The film played on 2,472 screens in North America. Overseas, “Freaky” grossed $1.9 million from 20 international markets for a global haul of $5.6 million.
“Freaky” stars Vince Vaughn as a savage serial killer and Kathryn Newton as an under-the-radar high school teen, who in advertently switch bodies on Friday the 13th. Christopher Landon, who wrote “Disturb ia ,” three “Para normal Activity” sequels and directed “Happy Death Day,” helmed the R-rated thriller.
Moranis attack: A New York man was arrested Saturday in connectionwith an unprovoked assault against Rick Moranis that occurred as the 67-year-old actor was walking near Central Park in October.
New York City police said 35-year-old Marquis Ventura, whom authorities listed as homeless, was arrested Saturday afternoon. It wasn’t known if Ventura had retained an attorney who could comment.
Moranis, knownfor his work in the 1980s sketch comedy series “Second City Television” and roles in movies such as “Ghostbusters,” “Spaceballs” and “Honey I Shrunk the Kids,” was walking on a sidewalk near Central Park on the morning of Oct. 1when he was attacked.
Video released by police showed aman hit Moranis with a sucker punch and knock him to the ground.
Police didn’t identify Moranis at the time, but his representative, Troy Bailey, confirmed the actor had been attacked. Police characterized it as a “random, unprovoked assault.”
Nov. 16 birthdays: Actor Clu Gulager is 92. Actor Joanna Pettet is 78. Actor Miguel Sandoval is 69. Actor Marg Helgen berger is 62. Jazz singer Diana Krall is 56. Actor Lisa Bonet is 53. Actor Maggie Gyllenhaal is 43. Singer Siva Kaneswaran is 32. Comedian Pete Davidson is 27.