Harry, Meghan visit 9/11 museum
Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, got a hawk’s-eye view of New York City on Thursday with a visit to the rebuilt World Trade Center’s signature tower.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, Mayor Bill de Blasio, de Blasio’s wife, Chirlane McCray, and their son, Dante de Blasio, posed for photos with Harry and Meghan at the 1,268-foot observatory at One World Trade Center, where clouds partially obscured the panoramic view.
In answer to a question about how she was enjoying her trip to New York, Meghan responded, “It’s wonderful to be back, thank you.”
Harry, asked the same question, said, “It’s wonderful, thank you.”
The royals did not make further remarks.
After enjoying the view from the 102nd floor, they made their way back down and outside.
Hochul chatted with Meghan while de Blasio and Harry spoke before posing for photos in front of the building, which stands near where the center’s former twin towers were destroyed by terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001.
Harry and Meghan then visited the neighboring Sept. 11 memorial plaza. The couple looked out over a reflecting pool where one of the towers stood and then visited the Sept. 11 museum.
The duke and duchess are in New York for a Global Citizen Live event to call for vaccine equity.
The name’s Craig, Commander Craig. Britain’s Royal Navy said Thursday that James Bond star Daniel Craig has been made an honorary commander in the service — the same rank held by the fictional secret agent.
Honor for 007 star:
In Ian Fleming’s spy thrillers, which spawned the film franchise, Bond is a World War II naval veteran working for Britain’s secret service with a “license to kill.”
Craig was made an honorary naval officer ahead of the release of “No Time to Die,” his fifth and likely final appearance as 007.
First Sea Lord Adm. Tony Radakin, head of the Royal Navy, said Craig “is well known for being Commander Bond for the last 15 years — a Naval officer who keeps Britain safe through missions across the globe.”
Honorary naval officers act as ambassadors for the service.
After 18 months of pandemic delays, “No Time to Die” opens Oct. 8 in the United States.
Supermodel ‘disfigured’:
Linda Evangelista, the supermodel made famous in the 1990s, said she had become “brutally disfigured” and “unrecognizable” after a cosmetic body-sculpting procedure that had turned her into a recluse.
“Today I took a big step towards righting a wrong that I have suffered and
have kept to myself for over five years,” she wrote in an Instagram post Wednesday.
“To my followers who have wondered why I have not been working while my peers’ careers have been thriving, the reason is that I was brutally disfigured by Zeltiq’s CoolSculpting procedure which did the opposite of what it promised.”
Evangelista, 56, said after the fat-freezing procedure she developed paradoxical adipose hyperplasia, a side effect in which patients develop firm tissue masses in the treatment areas.
She said the cosmetic procedure left her “permanently deformed even after undergoing two painful, unsuccessful, corrective surgeries.” She said she had not been told of the risk.
Sept. 24 birthdays: Singer Sonny Turner is 82. Actor Gordon Clapp is 73. Actor Harriet Walter is 71. Actor Kevin Sorbo is 63. Singer Cedric Dent is 59. Actor Nia Vardalos is 59. Drummer Shawn Crahan is 52. Singer Marty Cintron is 50.Actor Spencer Treat Clark is 34. Actor Ben Platt is 28.