Kate Middleton showed off her winning ways with children during a visit to Denmark and appeared in her element yesterday as she returned to nature surrounded by charming young people.

The day after Duchess of CambridgeThe 40-year-old said she was constantly “thoughtful” about working with children, the mother of three chopped up logs and went for a walk in the woods while joining a group of forestry schools in a kindergarten in Copenhagen.

Kate, who was on a two-day fact-finding mission to Denmark with her Early Childhood Center, embraced outdoor life, which forms the backdrop for teaching many thriving babies there, giving them the freedom to play.

In the woods, the Duchess – dressed for the terribly cold but sunny conditions in £ 170 Blundstone boots, jeans, a Seeland polo sweater and jacket for £ 209 – took on the challenge of splitting a log after watching five-year-olds complete the task.

Appearing in her element when surrounded by young people, a video of the royal king sitting with the group outdoors seems to show a child saying “I love you” to Kate before she seemingly repeats the feeling as they hug.

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The Duchess joined the group of the forest school in the kindergarten around the campfire and could be seen offering a huge hug to a young boy wearing a khaki T-shirt.

Kate (left) demonstrates her winning ways with children during her visit to Denmark and appeared in her element yesterday as she returned to nature surrounded by charming young people.

Kate (pictured), who was on a two-day fact-finding mission to Denmark with her Early Childhood Center, embraced outdoor life, which forms the backdrop of teaching many babies there who thrive on the freedom to play

On Tuesday, Kate admitted that she felt “gloomy” and joked that Prince William’s husband was worried about her work with children under the age of one because she was coming home wanting “something else.”

She confessed when she spoke to parents with their babies at the Children’s Museum in Copenhagen on her first day of her two-day engagement.

She also joked that her children – Prince George, eight, Princess Charlotte, six and Prince Louis, three – were “very jealous” that they could not come.

At the Children’s Museum, Kate heard about the Understanding Your Baby research project, which trains health visitors to help new parents as they begin to notice and interpret their babies’ behavioral cues.

After meeting two eight-month-old boys and their parents, she joked, “It makes me very gloomy.

“William is always worried about meeting one-year-olds. I go home and say, “Let’s have another drink.”

The king took the time to talk to several of the children individually in kindergarten yesterday

Kate watched the young children start chopping wood before trying to do the task herself.

The Duchess told the children about their experiences in the forest school before participating in a series of activities with young people

Royal applause! The Duchess could be seen applauding other children who were trying to cut wood at school.

During yesterday’s activities, 21-year-old Carla Bro, a training assistant, told Kate how to sit down and grab a hammer.

She took only three blows to split the log and was applauded for her efforts by Miss Brato, who said: “She asked how we handle the risky game and how we keep things safe.

“We have safety rules and we teach children not to be afraid of tasks, but to treat them with respect.”

The Duchess was talking to the children, a boy making her smile when she shouted “Hello, Kate.” When another young man stepped up to split a log, Kate told him, “You’re so strong.”

She joined other activities and went for a short walk in the woods. At the end of the event, a attention session was held to relax the children.

Royal kinship: Looking remarkably similar in royal coats and with flowing brunette locks, the 40-year-old Duchess of Cambridge and the 50-year-old heiress Mary posed for official photos at Christian IX Palace in Copenhagen yesterday

Earlier, Kate posed with Queen Margrethe II and Princess Mary in the palace, on the second day of her two-day visit to Denmark with the Center of the Royal Foundation for Early Childhood

The Duchess sat with them in a circle around a fire covered with a wooden canopy.

During a visit to Forest Kindergarten, Kate heard about their approach to learning, which focuses on social and emotional development to help children build self-awareness, strengthen relationships with others and understand their value in society. instead of focusing on academic skills such as arithmetic and literacy.

She also learned about the Danish use of nature and the outdoors in these conditions, which is widely recognized as having enormous benefits for the mental health and well-being of children and is a concept that Kate advocates through her own work.

She later changed her everyday clothes from her country to visit a women’s asylum with another future queen, Princess Mary of Denmark.

On Tuesday, Kate (pictured) admitted that she felt “gloomy” and joked that her husband, Prince William, was worried about her work with children under the age of one because she was coming home with “another one.”

On Tuesday, the Duchess chose to go down the slide instead of the stairs when visiting the Lego Foundation Lab in the Danish capital. Kate giggled as she whistled down the winding tube slide, then fired to the bottom.

What lies beneath has never looked so captivating.

The winners of the Underwater Photographer of the Year 2022 contest have been revealed – and every one of them mesmerises.

This year, the competition – which ‘celebrates photography beneath the surface of the world’s oceans, lakes, rivers and even swimming pools’ – received over 4,200 entries from around the globe. However, it was a transfixing photo of five whale sharks, feeding together at night in the waters of the Maldives, that led the judges to award Spanish photographer Rafael Fernandez Caballero the accolade of Underwater Photographer of the Year 2022.

Meanwhile, Matty Smith, an Englishman now living in Australia, was named British Underwater Photographer of the Year 2022, for his spectacular portrait of a great white shark gliding through the water near South Australia‘s Neptune Islands.

Other pictures that impressed the judges included a heartwarming shot of a yawning seal pup off the coast of the UK’s Lundy Island, an atmospheric image of a sunken U.S Navy ship by the Cayman Islands, and a striking photograph of a striped marlin in the middle of a hunt in the waters of Mexico’s Magdalena Bay.

Competition judge Alex Mustard said: ‘Restriction on travel over the past year may have stopped many photographers visiting their favourite waters, but it hasn’t stifled their creativity.’

Scroll down to see MailOnline Travel’s pick of the mesmerising winning and commended shots…

Above is the powerful picture taken near South Australia’s Neptune Islands that earned Matty Smith the title of British Underwater Photographer Of The Year 2022. It was also a runner up in the ‘Portrait’ category. Smith, who had been trying to capture a ‘charismatic’ portrait of a great white shark for a couple of years, admitted that the techniques he had used in the past ‘failed terribly’. He said: ‘This time I designed and constructed my own carbon pole and remote trigger. This enabled me to safely lower my camera and housing into the water with my own 12inch (30cm) split shot dome port attached. Surprisingly the sharks were instantly attracted to the camera with no extra bait needed, in fact, it was a battle to stop them biting the dome port! We had wonderfully calm seas and nice evening side lighting for this naturally lit image.’ The judges felt that the image ‘truly has some character’ 

LEFT: ‘Framed well and lit beautifully, it’s a classic.’ So said the judges of this shot by British photographer Dan Bolt, which shows two Yarrell’s blennies in Loch Carron, Scotland. It was the overall victor in the ‘British Waters Macro’ category. Bolt said that the loch, which he has been visiting for the past decade, has ‘never failed to produce stunning underwater images with its diverse array of marine inhabitants’. He explained: ‘We were diving on an area of reef I’d not previously explored, and after an excited squeal and waving of a torch in my direction I dropped down to see that my buddy had found not one, but two beautiful little blennies holed up in a crack in the rock. Having my long macro lens on was an advantage as I could stand off from the reef enough to get some light into their home so we could all see their some-what bemused little faces. Best buddies for sure!’ RIGHT: Overall winner Rafael Fernandez Caballero captured this sensational picture in the Ari Atoll in the Maldives. It also reigned supreme in the ‘Wide Angle’ category. Sharing the story behind the shot, Caballero said: ‘At the beginning of the night one whale shark came to the light of our boat, BlueForce One, we jumped in the water and then another whale shark came. We were so happy when, a couple of hours later, out of the blue, madness happened and whale sharks started to come in big numbers. I was together with Gador Muntaner, a shark researcher, who couldn’t believe what we were seeing. We counted at the same time 11 whale sharks surrounding us. It was a unique moment that no one there had thought could even be possible.’ He added: ‘Magic happens in the ocean every day, but if we don’t protect the oceans and sharks, these moments will soon be a thing of the past.’ One judge said that the image ‘took his breath away’ when he first saw it

Caballero also captured this poignant picture, showing a turtle entangled in a net in the La Reina dive site in La Paz, Mexico. It was commended in the ‘Marine Conservation’ category. Caballero said: ‘The University of Exeter estimated that 91 per cent of turtles entangled in discarded fishing gear died. Luckily our turtle was one of that small nine per cent. The number of sea turtles has decreased dramatically during the past decades. It’s estimated that approximately 52 per cent of these animals have eaten plastic.’ The photographer explained: ‘This day we saw a net and when we were going to pick it up we realised there was a small turtle entangled. The best thing to do in this case is to call emergency services to avoid hurting the animal. But in this case, we were far from land with no signal and we thought that we must try to help there. A few friends, a knife and a long time were needed to finally release this turtle. There is always hope and even humans can help to solve the problems they created. We have just to erase the origin of these problems.’ The judges described the shot as ‘a very powerful image and cruel subject to photograph’

Italian photographer Daniele Comin snared this shot, which shows a green sea turtle that looks like it’s showing off its muscles, bodybuilder-style. The image, which came third in the ‘Portrait’ category, was taken during a day trip in San Cristobal, Galapagos. Comin recalled: ‘Late in the afternoon we stopped at the famous Leon Dormido Dive Site so I took my camera and I went to do some freediving. Conditions were very bad: no light and dark green water. It wasn’t easy to set the camera for a good shot. The purpose of this part of the trip was to find hammerheads underwater. However, instead of hammerheads, I saw a group of green turtles. I decided to observe them a little bit. One green turtle was “meditating” so I gently approached, trying not to disturb her. I took three shots before she seemed to notice my presence and so I went away. She stayed in the same position for another 10 minutes’ 

Pekka Tuuri, who was crowned the victor in the My Backyard category, took this picture in the Finnish city of Vantaa, in a pond that’s a 20-minute drive from his home. According to Tuuri, the pond is ‘full of love in late April’. He explained: ‘The common frogs come first, then toads and finally newts. I spent four days and four nighttime sessions in it in 2021. I wore a drysuit with argon, lots of undergarments and a heated vest to survive in the five-degree water. I floated and stayed put among the frogs and quite soon they accepted me and my camera as a part of the scenery. The frogs climb on top of my camera, make grunting sounds in my ears and squeeze between my face and the backplate of the camera. The active spawning time lasts about two days and nights. What an experience with lots of photo ops!’ Remarking on the image, one judge said: ‘This image truly made me laugh when I saw it the first time’

LEFT: Topping the podium in the ‘Compact’ category was this brilliant shot of a toad by German photographer Enrico Somogyi, taken in a pond in Leipzig in the photographer’s native Germany. He said: ‘Once a year at the end of March it is mating time for the toads. It lasts only a few days and only at this time is it possible to get very close to them. Normally they are very shy. I was trying to get a split shot with this toad, when he started to crawl on my small dome port. I got some pictures from this action and this was my favourite.’ RIGHT:  The judges’ verdict of this image? An ‘excellent composed image of a truly not easy subject’. That subject is the wreck of the SS Tyrifjord, which lies in the Gulen dive resort area of Norway. The SS Tyrifjord was a cargo ship that was sunk by the British in a 1944 air raid. The picture was taken by Swedish photographer Alex Dawson, who said: ‘She sits in approximately 40m (131ft) and is very sheltered from most winds. This is one of the dives we always try to do on our [annual] wreck safari. We are a mixed group of Norwegians, Swedish, Danish and Dutch that usually meet up. The highlight of the wreck is always the huge extra steering wheel in the aft’

This jaw-dropping image – the bronze medal winner in the ‘Wrecks’ category – shows a freediver called Coral approaching the wreck of the USS Kittiwake, a U.S Navy submarine rescue ship. She was in commission from 1946 to 1994 and now lies off the coast of the Cayman Islands. The photograph was taken by Croatian Karlo Macas 

This striking picture shows a striped marlin in the middle of hunting a bait-ball in Mexico’s Magdalena Bay. Snared by Croatian photographer Damir Zurub, the picture took the bronze medal in the ‘Behaviour’ category. ‘The idea behind the photo was to try and recreate the sense of thrill when sharing the ocean with a predator who is in the middle of catching its prey,’ said Zurub, adding: ‘The photograph was quite difficult to catch considering the constant movement of the bait ball and the school of marlins, requiring constant adjustment mid-water. Being able to share the ocean with the marlins during this moment was breathtaking and memorable.’ The judges labelled the shot a ‘perfectly timed, peak-of-the-action image’

This jarring image, a runner-up in the ‘Marine Conservation’ category, was captured at a shark fishing camp on Magdalena Island in Baja California Sur, Mexico, by French photographer Fabrice Dudenhofer. He said: ‘After asking permission from the fishermen, I was able to photograph them when they returned from fishing. I wanted to make a split shot to show both the fishermen next to their pangas [a type of bladed tool] and the remains of the mako shark they had just cut up. In Mexico, shark fishing is absolutely legal but there are fewer and fewer of them to be observed in their natural environment and many species are on the verge of extinction. More than ever it is essential to protect them.’ According to the judges, the image ‘really reflects the spirit of the conservation topic and shows the cruelty of mankind’ 

Here, a grey seal pup ‘stretches and performs an exaggerated yawn as it awakens from a snooze in the kelp’ off the coast of Lundy Island, Devon. The sweet image was snared by British photographer Henley Spiers, and it came third in the ‘British Waters Wide Angle’ category. ‘I find it hard not to smile when looking at this image and hope it has the same effect on others,’ the photographer admitted. He continued: ‘There is a kinship one feels when sharing the water with marine mammals and these seals are amongst the best underwater companions. With enviable aquatic grace, seal pups have an irresistible zest for life, exhibiting curiosity, playfulness and affection. Just weeks after birth, pups are abandoned to fend for themselves, but they exhibit no anxiety at the world which awaits, exploring it with insatiable energy and joyfulness. The pups actively seek out divers and snorkelers, leading to wildlife encounters in which everyone wins. Best of all, with one of the largest grey seal populations in the world, British waters are the perfect place to visit these charismatic pinnipeds.’ Impressed by the shot, one judge remarked: ‘This image makes me laugh every time I see it’

 ‘Boom! Great moment of the painted seabass engulfing the green wrasse.’ So said one judge of this shot, which was captured off the coast of the Spanish fishing village of La Azohia. It’s a runner-up in the ‘Behaviour’ category. Photographer Javier Murcia said that the picture ‘is the result of many years working on animal behaviour’. He explained: ‘A diseased species is usually easy prey for a predator since it uses little energy. In this case, a Mediterranean predatory fish has hunted a green fish, an endemic species to the Mediterranean and abundant in the Posidonia oceanica meadows. The moment was unique, the green wrasse swam slowly and roughly, it was probably sick, and a few metres away I could see the seabass hiding among the dense Posidonia meadow to hunt it down. It was a matter of being patient and in the blink of an eye, I caught it. The painted seabass was so interested in swallowing it that I was able to get within a few inches without flinching. And so is the cycle of life’

The Indonesian dive resort and conservation centre of Misool was the setting for this colourful image – a runner-up in the ‘Macro’ category – which shows anemone fish embryos just hours before they were due to hatch. UK photographer David Alpert, who was behind the lens, said: ‘Their large eyes give a sense of foreboding for what lies beyond. Around spring tide, with water volumes at their greatest, a couple of hours after dusk, for maximum protection from predators, they will be cast adrift onto the ocean currents to try to navigate their way through to adulthood. All are male. They will hope to establish themselves with an anemone to form a symbiotic relationship. Only the dominant male will breed with the single female, the largest in the group. When she dies, he will alter his sex to become the next breeding female. And so the cycle is complete – in balance – but first, they must hatch – getting close now – will it be tonight? Yes – the day after I took this picture they were gone.’ The judges praised Alpert’s ‘very nice composition of this difficult subject’ 

Thien Nguyen Ngoc was declared the ‘Save Our Seas Foundation’ Marine Conservation Photographer of the Year 2022 thanks to this breathtaking picture, which shows an aerial perspective of ‘busy anchovy fishing activities’ off the coast of Vietnam’s Phu Yen province. The image also reigned supreme in the ‘Marine Conservation’ category. Ngoc explained that many local fisherman families along the Phu Yen coastline follow the near-shore currents to catch the anchovy during peak season. He said: ‘Salted anchovy is the most important raw material to create traditional Vietnamese fish sauce, but anchovies are a little fish with a big impact. When they are overfished, the whales, tunas, sea birds… – and other marine predators that rely on them as a dietary staple – face starvation and the population declines critically. And Vietnam is facing this anchovy overfishing situation. According to the survey results of the Institute of Seafood Research, the reserves and catches of anchovies in the waters of Vietnam have decreased by 20 to 30 per cent in the past 10 years’ 

The husband of the cinematographer shot and killed by Alec Baldwin blasted the actor for shifting blame and making himself sound like a victim, despite having been the one to pull the trigger.

‘He said essentially he felt grief but no guilt. Almost sounds like he was the victim,’ Matt Hutchins told TODAY in an interview aired Thursday.

‘And hearing him blame Halyna in the interview and shift responsibility to others and seeing him cry about it, I just feel like – are we really supposed to feel bad about you, Mr. Baldwin?’ 

Halyna Hutchins, 42, died on October 21 when a prop gun used in the film Rust fired, shooting Hutchins in the chest.

Baldwin, 63, was told the gun he brandished was ‘cold’ – not loaded – and on December 3 he told ABC News that he did not feel guilty for her death, because he did not believe he was responsible.

‘Watching him I just felt so angry,’ said Matt Hutchins, Halyna’s husband of 16 years.

‘I was just so angry to see him talk about her death so publicly in such a detailed way and then to not accept any responsibility after having just described killing her.’ 

Matt Hutchins, husband of Halyna Hutchins and father of their nine-year-old son Andros, blasted actor Alec Baldwin for shifting blame and making himself sound like a victim, despite having been the one to pull the trigger on the gun that killed his wife

Halyna Hutchins, 42, was shot and killed on set on October 21

Hutchins, a Harvard-educated lawyer, told Today he felt the majority of the blame lay with Baldwin.

Baldwin, in the December interview, said: ‘Someone is responsible for what happened, and I can’t say who that is, but it’s not me.’

Hutchins said: ‘The idea that the person holding the gun and causing it to discharge is not responsible is absurd to me.

‘But gun safety was not the only problem on that set. There were a number of industry standards that were not practiced and there’s multiple responsible parties,’ he added.

The widower, who has a nine-year-old son named Andros with his late wife, filed a wrongful death suit against Baldwin on February 15.  

The suit, which alleges at least 15 safety practices were disregarded on the set, argues a wider cost cutting culture ultimately led to Halyna’s death.

‘The lawsuit [is] seeking to hold accountable the people who are responsible for Halyna’s death, which was totally preventable,’ Hutchins said. ‘In the end, you know, justice won’t bring Halyna back, but maybe the memory of her can help keep people safe and prevent something like this from ever happening again.’

Baldwin’s attorney has said any claims the actor was reckless are ‘entirely false’. 

Hutchins, a Harvard-educated lawyer, told Today he felt the majority of the blame lay with Alec Baldwin (pictured in December). The widower said: ‘The idea that the person holding the gun and causing it to discharge is not responsible is absurd to me’

The widower (right), who has a nine-year-old son named Andros (left) with his late wife, filed a wrongful death suit against Baldwin on February 15. The suit, which alleges at least 15 safety practices were disregarded on the set, argues a wider cost cutting culture ultimately led to Halyna’s death

Halyna Hutchins is shown on set with Alec Baldwin, who was also the executive producer of Rust, and the film’s other stars – Josh Hopkins (left), Travis Fimmel (second from right) and Jensen Ackles (right) 

Halyna Hutchins is pictured with her son, Andros

Hutchins, who described his romance with Halyna as love at first sight, also shared the heartbreaking moment he learned of her passing.

‘I remember the production team told me that Halyna had been shot, and my heart sank right away, completely inexplicable to me that it could have happened at that moment,’ he recalled.

‘When I got to the doctor and spoke with him and he detailed exactly what had happened and that she didn’t survive, I mean, I was heartbroken. I knew that I had to tell my son right away when I saw him.’ 

Hutchins said he knew he had to be ‘very direct and blunt’ with Andros about the incomprehensible loss of his mother. He recalled sitting him down and telling him she had died before the pair travelled to Santa Fe, where the movie was filminh.

‘When I saw him, just had to be very direct and blunt, because going to pick him up and go to the airport and go to Santa fe, I didn’t want him to think we were going to be seeing her and having fun together and getting his hopes up,’ he said. 

‘I told him sitting together that his mother had been shot and died. And of course he didn’t believe it right away. He didn’t want to believe it.’

Hutchins added: ‘I think that that kind of news you just have to say multiple times so that it can be believed. And so he believed it, and we cried together then, every holiday – Christmas, New Year’s, our anniversary, my birthday, Valentine’s Day – I mean, every holiday is difficult without her and for me and Andros.’ 

Hutchins and Halyna had a whirlwind romance that resulted in 16 years of marriage.

‘It was pretty magical,’ he told TODAY, recalling how he traveled 2,000 miles to Halyna’s home country of Ukraine to propose only three months after they met.  

‘I like to trust my intuition on matters of the heart, and I was like, well, I can just get on a train and go 2,000 miles and get there,’ he said. ‘That’s what love does. Wow. It was along the way where I decided to propose and I got down on my knee and said let’s get married.’

‘This is way too fast for her she said, “I don’t know about this.” So I had to convince her, and we met up and I gave her a ring.’

In addition to being the love of his life, Hutchins remembers Halyna as a loving and devoted mothers.

‘She just felt that connection and just loved him so much,’ he said of her relationship with Andros.   

Hutchins and Halyna (pictured together) had a whirlwind romance that he described as ‘magical’ and love at first sight. They were married for 16 years

Matthew and Halyna Hutchins are pictured with their son Andros, aged nine

Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins is pictured filming with a camera in this undated photo

The cinematographer would call her son every night from the Rust movie set. 

‘They would get on video, you know, and she would just do everything she could as a mom to reassure him, you know, just give him kisses,’ Hutchins said. ‘I think it helped him get to sleep every night knowing that she was thinking about him.’

The father noted how losing her was nothing they ever imagined. 

‘I feel like in life we expect certain things to happen. We expect the sun to raise. We expect the sun to set, and we expect our loved one to come home at night,’ he said. ‘We certainly expected her to come home and to be there with us in our new home.’

Although she is no longer with them, Hutchins explained how people and organizations are keeping her memory alive. 

The American Film Institute (AFI), where Halyna earned her graduate degree, has started a scholarship in her honor.

‘AFI has been wonderful,’ Hutchins said. ‘I also want her legacy as an artist to live. AFI has created the scholarship in her name, I think that’s part of her legacy. You know, she would have been mentoring fellow female cinematographers as a guiding light for others.’  

Additionally, Hutchins said the family is ‘pursuing justice every way we can,’ which includes the civil lawsuit seeking responsibility for Halyna’s ‘totally preventable’ death. 

Alec Baldwin is seen on Wednesday in New York City with two of his children

Baldwin, seen on Wednesday, angered Hutchins with his claim that he felt no guilt for his wife’s death

Hutchins met Baldwin in New Mexico, shortly after the fatal shooting.  

‘Her husband comes to town, her husband Matthew,’ Baldwin said in the December interview with ABC.

‘And I met with him and their son. He was as kind as you could be. ‘

Asked what he said, Baldwin replied: ‘I didn’t know what to say. He hugged me and he goes, ‘I suppose you and I are going to go through this together.’ And I thought, ‘Well, not as much as you are.’  

Brian Panish, representing Hutchins, said the Oscar-nominated actor and others are named defendants ‘responsible for the safety on the set and whose reckless behavior in cost cutting led to the senseless and tragic death of Halyna Hutchins.’

The suit also names the armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, 24, who has said that she loaded the antique Colt .45 revolver with what she believed were dummy rounds.

Gutierrez-Reed named crew member Seth Kenney, who supplied ammunition to the set, in her own suit, filed in January.

Gutierrez-Reed gave the gun to Dave Halls, an assistant director on the movie, who is also named in the Hutchins family’s lawsuit.

The set of Rust, at the Bonanza Creek Ranch outside of Santa Fe 

She was shot just moments after the crew entered a church set to rehearse a scene (above)

The gun prepared by the film’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez Reed (right), discharged in Baldwin’s hands as it was aimed at Hutchins (left)

Halls told Baldwin the gun was ‘cold’.

Gutierrez-Reed, in her suit, described the set of Rust as a ‘rushed and chaotic atmosphere, (that) created a perfect storm for a safety incident.’

NBC News reported that ‘multiple previous misfires’ by the same prop gun that killed Hutchins caused multiple crew members to walk off the movie’s set hours before the incident. 

Lane Luper, who served as the film’s A-camera first assistant, said he quit one day before the fatal shooting because employees were being overworked, COVID-safety was not being enforced properly, and gun safety was poor.

‘I think with Rust, it was the perfect storm of the armorer, the assistant director, the culture that was on set, the rushing. It was everything,’ he told Good Morning America about the events that led up to the fatal shooting.

‘It wasn’t just one individual. Everything had to fall into place for this one-in-a-trillion thing to happen.’

In his letter of resignation, Luper said there had been two accidental weapon discharges on set and one accidental sound-effects explosion that went off around the crew.

‘There have been NO explanations as to what to expect for these shots. When anyone from production is asked we are usually met with the same answers about not having enough time to complete the day if we rehearse or that ‘this is a 21 day shoot,” Luper wrote in the letter.

He added that the crew grew exhausted of the long commutes from the set to their lodging, which for some more than two hours away.

‘In my 10 years as a camera assistant I’ve never worked on a show that cares so little for the safety of its crew,’ Luper said.

In a statement to Sky News, a spokesperson for the producers hit back at his claims, saying: ‘Mr Luper’s allegations around budget and safety are patently false, which is not surprising considering his job was to be a camera operator, and he had absolutely nothing to do with it or knowledge of safety protocols or budgets.

‘As we continue to cooperate with all investigations, we are limited in what we can say,’ the spokesperson continued. 

‘However, safety is always the number one priority.’

Baldwin insisted that he was unaware of any problems on set. 

He was rehearsing a scene in which he pulls out his gun and, in an interview with ABC on December 2, said that he never pulled the trigger, but the gun went off anyway. 

Hutchins, a 42-year-old cinematographer, was shot and killed. The director of the film, Joel Souza, was shot in the shoulder and survived.

It is unclear why it has taken so long for New Mexico police to seize Baldwin’s phone. 

The actor has insisted that he has fully cooperated with the investigation. 

Baldwin on December 2 gave an emotional interview to ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, in which he said he did not pull the trigger, and felt no guilt because he believed he had done nothing wrong.

Alec Baldwin, 63, spoke to George Stephanopoulos for an interview which aired on December 2

Baldwin wept as he described accidentally shooting dead his cinematographer on the set of his film Rust during an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos

Baldwin speaks on the  phone in the parking lot outside the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on October 21 after he was questioned about the shooting

‘I let go of the hammer, bang. The gun goes off. Everyone is horrified. They’re shocked. It’s loud,’ he said.   

He told Stephanopoulos that he didn’t know she’d died until hours later, at the end of his police interview when he was photographed in the sheriff’s parking lot in Santa Fe.

He said that he has been told by people ‘in the know’ that it is ‘highly unlikely’ he’ll face criminal charges. 

‘Someone is responsible for what happened, and I can’t say who it is, but it’s not me,’ Baldwin told Stephanopoulos.

‘Honest to God, if I thought I was responsible I might have killed myself. And I don’t say that lightly.’  

He also took a swipe at former President Donald Trump, his media foe who he impersonated on Saturday Night Live, for suggesting that he ‘loaded the gun himself.’ 

‘He said that I did it deliberately. Just when you think things can’t get any more surreal, here’s the president of the United States making a comment on this tragic situation.’  

Baldwin described in detail for the first time the immediate aftermath of the accident on October 21. 

He was filming a scene inside a church on the set of the movie when the gun was handed to him. 

‘She’s getting me to position the gun – everything is at her direction. I draw the gun, to her marker. I’m not shooting to the camera lens, I’m shooting just off. In her direction. This was a completely incidental shot, that may not have ended up in the film.’

Baldwin says he cocked the gun, and was discussing with Hutchins how it looked on camera. 

‘I’m just showing. I go, ‘How ’bout that? Does that work? You see that? Do you see that?’  And then she goes, ‘Yeah, that’s good.’

‘I let go of the hammer, bang. The gun goes off. Everyone is horrified. They’re shocked. It’s loud. They don’t have their earplugs in. 

Hutchins’ October 19, 2021 Instagram post showed cast members and staffers, including Baldwin alongside Hutchins herself and armorer Gutierrez-Reed (circled left to right) on the set of Rust in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Baldwin’s version of on-set tragedy 

‘I’m just showing. I go, ‘How ’bout that? Does that work? You see that? Do you see that?’ 

‘And then she goes, ‘Yeah, that’s good.’ 

‘I let go of the hammer, bang. The gun goes off. Everyone is horrified. They’re shocked. It’s loud. They don’t have their earplugs in. 

‘No one was – the gun was supposed to be empty. I was told I was handed an empty gun. 

‘If they were cosmetic rounds, nothing with a charge at all, a flash round, nothing. 

‘She goes down, I thought to myself, ‘Did she faint?’ 

‘The notion that there was a live round in that gun did not dawn on me ’till probably 45 minutes to an hour later.’

He added: ‘Well, she’s laying there and I go, ‘Did she hit by wadding? Was there a blank?’  

‘I never pulled the trigger. No, no, no. You would never do that. 

‘The gun was supposed to be empty. I was told I was handed an empty gun.  

‘Nobody gave a f*** who you are any more until this. You see a lot of people with their phones now, in a coffee shop,’ he said, showing them filming him. 

‘No one was – the gun was supposed to be empty. I was told I was handed an empty gun. If they were cosmetic rounds, nothing with a charge at all, a flash round, nothing. 

‘She goes down, I thought to myself, ‘Did she faint?’ The notion that there was a live round in that gun did not dawn on me ’till probably 45 minutes to an hour later.’

He added: ‘Well, she’s laying there and I go, ‘Did she hit by wadding? Was there a blank?’ Sometimes those blank rounds have a wadding inside that packs, it’s like a cloth that packs the gunpowder in. Sometimes wadding comes out, it can hit people, and it could feel like a little bit of a poke. 

‘But no one could understand. Did she have a heart attack? Because remember the idea that someone put a live bullet in the gun was not even in reality.’ 

‘I never pulled the trigger. No, no, no. You would never do that.’ 

Halls, the assistant director who was watching, confirmed Baldwin’s account, through his lawyer. 

He said he stood over her for ‘about 60 seconds’ and was then ushered out. 

‘Was she conscious?’ Stephanopoulos asked. 

‘My recollection is yes,’ said Baldwin.

He said ‘no one had any idea’ there was live ammunition used until a police officer showed a photo of the shrapnel removed from Souza’s arm.

He said then began ‘the agony, insanity, that someone put a live bullet in the gun. 

‘She was laying there and she was there for a while. 

‘I was amazed at how long they didn’t get her in a car or get her out, but they waited until a helicopter came,’ he said.

‘And by the time the helicopter took off with her we were literally all glued to that process outside.

‘When she finally left, I don’t know how long she was there for. 

‘She kept saying, she’s stable, just as you disbelieve there was a live round in the gun, you disbelieve its going to be a fatal accident.

‘At the end of my interview with the sheriff’s department, they told me ‘we regret to inform you she didn’t make it,’ they told me then and there.’ 

He added: ‘That’s when I went outside and called my wife.’ 

A 51-year-old mother, often mistaken for half her age, has revealed the secrets behind her ageless vision, saying she stopped sunbathing 30 years ago and sleeps on a silk pillowcase.

Rene Olivia, fashion and beauty blogger new Yorkshares his amazing tips on how to feel and look your best Instagram and TikTokwhere it has a total of 346,000 followers.

“People are quite surprised when I tell them my age. However, fashion and style help me in this. If you behave with confidence, it certainly helps, “she said, attributing her youthful appearance to just a few simple practices.

Rene Olivia, a fashion and beauty blogger in New York, has a total of 346,000 followers on Instagram and TikTok

The 51-year-old mother said she was living “her best life” in her 50s, adding that her sons Tristan, six, and Kaidin, two, were helping keep her young.

“I stopped tanning – or say sunbathing – at the age of 18,” she explained.

“I always take off my makeup at night. I sleep on a silk pillowcase and I have a great skin care routine that I am very consistent with. I also never neglect my neck and arms. These can be signs of aging.

She also trains four to five times a week for 30 to 45 minutes and eats healthily to maintain her zero size.

“Training and proper nutrition are so important now that I’m 50,” she said. “It’s always important, but now it’s much more.”

Rene was a success on social media, but did not find his vocation until later in life. She grew up in a small town in Ohio, but has always had an interest in fashion.

“We didn’t have a lot of money growing up, so I just read fashion magazines and watched celebrities on TV, and that really inspired me,” she recalls.

Renee admitted that in her 20s she was addicted to her then-fiancé, who was her mistress in high school. For a long time she didn’t know who she was without him.

Renee celebrates his important 50th birthday in February 2020 and things are just getting better for the social media sensation

Renee explained that people are “quite surprised” when they learn her age, and she attributes her youthful appearance to just a few simple practices.

The digital creator noted that she stopped sunbathing when she was 18

At the age of 28, she ended her engagement after years of postponing it for fear of being alone and moved to New York with a friend.

She spent her 30 years establishing her own identity and a decade after moving, she met her current husband Ken at the age of 38.

After several emotional rounds of in vitro fertilization (IV), Renee and Ken greeted their sons, Tristan, six, and Kaidin, two. She believes that being their mother is her true calling.

Rene turned 50 in February 2021, and while many women fear an important birthday, she believes it has marked a positive “turning point” in her life.

“Everything I’ve been through and achieved in my life has been about 10 years later than what’s considered ‘normal,’ I guess you’d say,” she said. “I was afraid of 30 more than 50. Fifty is definitely a scary number. However, I am 100 percent more confident and satisfied now at this stage of my life.

“Maybe because my children inspire me to be a better person overall. At 30, I only had to take care of myself, so the attitude was completely different. I was much more selfish then.

Renae now follows a strict skin care regimen and sleeps on a silk pillow case

Renee also trains four to five times a week for 30 to 45 minutes and eats healthily to maintain her zero size.

“Training and proper nutrition are so important now that I’m 50,” she said. “It’s always important, but now much more”

Rene was inspired to create her popular social media accounts after women kept asking her to share her anti-aging secrets.

“I originally started my trip on YouTube and Instagram to show people my skincare and beauty routines because people randomly asked me what my secret was to looking so young,” she said.

She now has nearly 70,000 followers on Instagram and has since launched her own TikTok account, which is even more popular.

“I am extremely surprised by my growth over the last year,” said the mother. “It’s very rewarding to see, because I don’t think people realize how much work goes into creating all the content and all the backstage you have to do.

“My advice to others is do not doubt and do not doubt. Just do it. I wish I had started earlier, “she added. “What’s the worst that can happen?” I think the biggest regret in life is realizing too late that you should have at least tried. You just never know what might happen.

Rene was inspired to create her popular social media accounts after women kept asking her to share her anti-aging secrets

When she first launched her TikTok account, she received harsh comments from people who said she was “too old” to be on the platform.

“I have many women who compliment my style. It makes me feel so happy that I can inspire others to feel good in their own skin, regardless of your age.

When she first launched her TikTok account, she received harsh comments from people who said she was “too old” to be on the platform.

“People say things like, ‘Thanks, I’ll pass this on to my grandmother, she’ll like it.’ Or, ‘Yeah, you’re definitely too old to be here.’

“I had a funny guess at how old I was in the video, which I mostly had a lot of good comments about, but some would have suggested that I was 75 or 65,” she recalls. I just said, “I respect your opinion and asked the question.”

But she proved all her critics wrong after gaining more than 276,200 followers on TikTok, although not everyone is interested in her because of her fashion and beauty tips.

“Surprisingly, I have a few more male followers,” she said. “I think some consider Instagram or TikTok as a dating app, but in general I would say an approximate 50-50 ratio.”

Rene proved that the critics were wrong after gathering more than 276,200 followers on TikTok

“My advice to others is do not doubt and do not doubt. Just do it. I wish I had started earlier, “she said

Rene focuses on creating inclusive content for women aged 30 and over as she works to make the world a better place for her children.

“We must strive to make this world inclusive, not exclusive,” she said. “This applies to all races, religions, ages, genders and sexual orientations. We need to be better. I want a better world for my children more than anything.

“My husband is Korean and my children are a mixed race, and I’m scared of what’s happening in the world today. I can’t just hope things get better, I have to be better, “she explained.

“It’s very difficult for minorities – and not just now. I am in the process of figuring out what I can do to help.

“I just want my kids to grow up in a better world. This is certainly a difficult task, but I do not think it is impossible.

Rene hopes to continue working as a digital creator after his 60s and wants to remind fans that it’s never too late to start.

“If someone is 40 and wonders if they should start this journey, I say yes, yes, yes, just do it,” she said.

Vladimir Putin has interrupted a vital transport route used by Ukraine as his forces fired complete invasion of the country by land, sea and air.

Maritime trackers show that Russian tankers appear to be blocking the Kerch Strait, which connects the Sea of ​​Azov with the Black Sea. The ships are currently at anchor, and a large number of foreign ships cannot pass.

of Ukraine the military has already suspended operations in its ports. Russia previously closed the Sea of ​​Azov to merchant ships until further notice, but left Russian ports in the Black Sea open.

Putin authorized a “special military operation” against Ukraine in the early hours of the morning, and by noon the skies over Kiev were crowded with Russian attack helicopters that had taken control of Gostomel Air Base.

Russia and Ukraine are both major exporters of wheat and grain, and industry experts predict that the war will cause food prices to rise worldwide.

Maritime trackers show that Russian tankers appear to be blocking the Kerch Strait, which connects the Sea of ​​Azov with the Black Sea. The ships are currently at anchor, and a large number of foreign ships cannot pass

The Ukrainian military has suspended operations in its ports. Earlier, Russia closed the Sea of ​​Azov to merchant ships until further notice. Pictured is a Russian ship heading to the Sea of ​​Azov earlier this week

Susanne Streetter, senior investment and market analyst at Hargreaves Lansdowne, told MailOnline: “Russia and Ukraine account for 29% of wheat exports, 19% of corn exports and 80% of sunflower oil exports, with Turkey and Egypt accounting for the most. the largest importers from the region.

“Although the United Kingdom is not one of the main markets for these exports, the prices of our food are still likely to rise because fewer supplies from the region would hit world food prices, which will also affect the price of food delivered. for the United Kingdom. “

A European grain trader said: “The market is still struggling to get a clear picture of the real military situation on the ground.

“Ports in the Azov and Black Seas so far do not appear to have been damaged, according to initial reports from the shipping agency.

“The next step that will have to be addressed is any declarations of force majeure if the ships simply cannot be loaded and the contracts cannot be fulfilled.”

The Kerch Strait is used by ships carrying grain, corn and sunflower oil from Ukrainian ports, including Mariupol, which appears to be under fierce attack from Russian forces.

A spokesman for Russia’s Federal Maritime Transport Agency today confirmed that it had stopped shipping in the Strait of Azov, saying it was “in connection with anti-terrorist activities”.

This came when the Kremlin said two Russian cargo ships had been hit by missiles – a claim that cannot be confirmed.

The Kerch Strait is used by ships carrying grain, corn and sunflower oil from Ukrainian ports, including Mariupol (pictured yesterday before the Russian invasion)

Defense Preparation: Ukrainian Tanks Seen to Rotate in Mariupol, Eastern Ukraine, After Putin Declares War

Ukrainian soldiers see themselves on top of a tank heading for Mariupol, near the occupied Donbass region

Russia, the world’s largest exporter of wheat, mainly supplies its grain from Black Sea ports.

The Sea of ​​Azov is home to smaller shallow water ports.

Maripol, the most important Ukrainian port in the Sea of ​​Azov, mainly handles relatively small ships with a deadweight of between 3,000 and 10,000 tons.

The ports of the Sea of ​​Azov export mainly wheat, barley and corn to Mediterranean importers such as Turkey, Italy, Cyprus, Egypt and Lebanon.

“These countries will be forced to look for alternative supplies if the ships are blocked and unable to leave in the near future,” said another European trader.

The attack has reached Ukraine on all fronts, with bombs and missiles hitting targets across the country, ground forces targeting Belarus, Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk, and paratroopers throwing over Kharkiv

Chicago wheat prices rose to a 9-1 / 2-year high on Thursday as the conflict threatened to disrupt supply flows from the region as European wheat futures climbed to record highs.

Russia and Ukraine account for 29% of world wheat exports, 19% of world corn supplies and 80% of world sunflower oil exports.

Russia produced 76 million tons of wheat last year and the US Department of Agriculture is expected to export 35 million tons in the July-June season, 17% of the world’s total.

Russia supplies wheat to all major world buyers. Turkey and Egypt are the largest importers.

Ukraine has asked Turkey to close the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles to Russian ships, Ukraine’s ambassador to Ankara said earlier today.

There is still no response to Ankara’s request.

Harvard University will revive psychedelic drug research 60 years after its former professor, Timothy Leary, was expelled from academia for investigating it.

Researchers at the university will study the world of psychedelic drugs amid growing evidence that they can be an effective form of treatment for depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder.

The move comes decades after Harvard psychologist Timothy Leary, best known for his phrase “turn on, tune in, drop out,” was fired from the university for his controversial investigations into “deliberately expanding” drugs.

Jerry Rosenbaum, a Harvard psychiatrist and director of the Massachusetts Hospital’s Center for Neuroscience in Psychedelics, said psychedelics are “remarkably safe” and the discovery of their psychoactive properties “goes far back.”

60 years ago, Timothy Leary (pictured) was expelled from academia for his research on psychedelic drugs

Harvard University will now study the properties of drugs against the backdrop of growing evidence that they can be an effective form of treatment for depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder.

He told the Ask a Harvard Professor podcast: “There has been a lot of research on LSD since the 1960s as a serious study of what it could mean for patients with mental disorders.

“It has also been studied as a model of psychosis, as a potential treatment for psychotic disorders, and there is some recognition that it may play a role in the treatment of addictive disorders.

“Scientists looked at these LSD-related substances in the early 1960s.”

The scientist continued: “You should know that these drugs are extremely safe in the sense that they are not addictive.

“What they do is offer you an experience that you can prefer to the experience you have in everyday life, so people may have used them in protest or used them as an escape, but they are really remarkably safe. medicines in terms of medicines that are available to people at the counter.

“Their ability to harm themselves or others is remarkably low.

“However, despite their therapeutic potential being studied and their use for entertainment, they have become seen as a threat to the government, I guess at the moment.

“There were some people who had bad experiences and were damaged in some way by these experiences, but the vast majority of young people were quite well-meaning.”

The university will now explore the potential of these drugs to help with mental illness.

Mr Rosenbaum added: “They will be developed and tested for really everything.”

The study comes after Dr. Timothy Leary, who was considered the godfather of psychedelics in the 1960s, and fellow psychologist Richard Alpert began studying the effects of psychotropic substances on the human mind in the 1960s.

Dr. Leary, who received his doctorate in psychology from the University of Berkeley and came to lecture at Harvard in 1959, and Dr. Alpert soon began the Harvard Psilocybin Project.

Scientists have looked at how psilocybin, a hallucinogen found naturally in certain types of mushrooms, can affect the human mind.

During their study at Harvard, neither LSD nor psilocybin were illegal substances in the United States, but the experiment was considered controversial and scientists were criticized for their unorthodox methodology.

By 1962, university officials had raised concerns about volunteers involved in Leary and Alpert’s research.

Articles in Harvard Crimson also accuse scientists of actively promoting the use of drugs for entertainment.

Dr. Leary, considered the godfather of the psychedelic 1960s, began studying the effects of psychotropic substances on the human mind in the 1960s.

Scientist and fellow psychologist Richard Alpert began the Harvard Psilocybin Project

Leary, whose catchphrase was “get involved, get ready, drop out”, was made an enemy of the state, especially by President Nixon, who claimed that his advocacy of hallucinogenic drugs had “killed more people since the Vietnam War”.

In 1963, Alpert was fired from Harvard for administering psilocybin to a student, and Leary was also fired.

The layoffs of both scientists led to the sudden end of the Harvard Psilocybin Project.

Leary, whose phrase was “turn on, tune in, drop out”, was turned into an enemy of the state, especially the Nixon government, which claimed that his advocacy of hallucinogenic drugs had “killed more people since the Vietnam War”.

In 1968, amid an increase in those who turned to LSD, the drug became illegal in the United States.

That same year, Leary was arrested for possession of marijuana and sentenced to ten years in prison in 1970.

But he soon cooperated with government agents and informed left-wing friends to get his early release from prison, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

He continued to write books and become a lecturer and “stand-up philosopher” after his release from prison, and his extensive lecture touring tours provided him with a comfortable lifestyle until the mid-1980s.

Leary continued to take drugs often in private, but stayed away from the proselytism of psychedelics.

In January 1995, Leary was diagnosed with inoperable prostate cancer and died the following year.

In February 2021, Oregon officially became the first state in the United States to decriminalize possession of all drugs, including heroin, methamphetamine, LSD, and oxycodone.

Proponents of the heavy drug decriminalization measure hailed it as a revolutionary move for the United States, while a vocal minority of opponents – including two dozen district attorneys – denounced the measure as reckless and said it could increase drug use.

California renters may want to beware of new charges on their bill now that a long-standing provision banning charges for additional drivers has been quietly lifted.

These fees – the largest rental companies charge between $13 and $15 a day for each additional driver – have been banned in California for more than 30 years. In fact, according to an analysis of the bill, California was the only state to ban such fees as of 2021.

The updated law, effective Jan. 1, still prohibits car rental agencies from charging for additional drivers in certain cases, such as if the driver is the renter’s spouse, child, sibling, parent, or grandparent, or if the driver colleague or employer.

But consumer advocacy groups say fees not included in the originally advertised price could add significantly to the cost of services. (Many company websites still state that there are no driver surcharges in California.)

“It’s just another way to get extra money without having it reflected in the value of the car or the base value of the car,” Robert Herrell, executive director of the California Consumer Federation, told me.

“We just think this fee hike is misleading consumers,” he said, adding that such fees “disproportionately impact low-income tenants.”

Check, AB 901, was represented by Assemblywoman Lisa Calderón, a Democrat representing parts of the gate cities of southeastern Los Angeles County and the San Gabriel Valley. She said car rental companies are struggling due to “devastating losses” from the coronavirus pandemic and “numerous onerous price caps and restrictions.”

The bill was introduced at the initiative of car rental giants Avis, Enterprise and Hertz, which also own Alamo, Budget, Dollar, National and Thrifty.

The consumer federation lobbied for initial drafts of the bill but withdrew its objections, Herrell said, showing good faith after provisions such as a ban on fees for some additional drivers were added.

According to him, “the bill was under consideration” before the federation and others opposed it. “Even when we tried to engage the author’s office early on, it became painfully obvious that it was the car rental industry that was driving the train here.”

As the pandemic prompted trips to the crater in early 2020, the car rental industry sold cars make money fast; Bloated with Hertz debts filed for bankruptcy protection.

But when travel resumed a year later, car rental prices skyrocketed as the agencies were unable to purchase enough new vehicles to rebuild their depleted fleet. Hertz earned $600 million in profit for the three months ended September 2021 and Avis Budget Group earned nearly $675 million in profit record at that time.

A spokesman for the American Car Rental Association, a lobbying group, said the fees cover insurance costs for additional drivers. “The assumption is that if you have different drivers driving a vehicle, the risk will be different than if there was one driver,” spokesman Greg Scott told me.

Sharon Faulkner, executive director of the association, told Auto Rental News“This is a great example of what can be achieved when ACRA members come together to achieve a common legislative goal.”

The updated law also allows companies to double the fee if they find the car was driven by an unauthorized driver and raises the damage limit to $25 per day for most small cars from $11 to $17 depending on the vehicle. model. This limit will now rise with inflation.

Hertz took questions to the car rental association, and Calderón declined to comment other than her statements at the time of the bill’s passage. Avis declined to comment.

Here are the typical fees for each additional driver for the largest car rental agencies and any exceptions they make in addition to the California exemptions for spouses, family and co-workers.

• HertzDollar and Thrifty: $13.50 per day, up to $189.

The Hertz website says it releases unmarried partners who live together at the same address permanently and are members of its loyalty program, while the Avis website says it releases life partners. But representatives of these companies said that only spouses can be added as additional drivers for free. Enterprise said it verified spouses and domestic partners by matching addresses on driver’s licenses.

Takeaway? Be sure to review all documents you sign and be prepared to drop any unfounded accusations.

William P. Davies is Associate Business Editor at The New York Times in Los Angeles.

what do we eat

an Apple ombre pie.

Where are we going

Today’s advice comes from Mary Ann Salsic:

“While I appreciate the natural beauty of California, I also love the inner beauty. One of my favorites is Los Angeles County Museum of Artwhich has a huge collection of art from a wide variety of art styles. I could spend a whole day or an hour every day just contemplating not only the beauty, but also the fun bits and pieces of modern life. Try it, even though the entrance is paid.

Tell us about your favorite places to visit in California. Send your suggestions to [email protected]. We will report more in future editions of the newsletter.

What we recommend

“Snowfall”, completely unremarkable drama about the South Los Angeles family’s cocaine empire.

And before you leave, good news

Today we have not one, but two stories of how pets found their way home after years of absence.

First, the cat, who went missing in Riverside County seven years ago, was found and reunited last week with her family, who have since moved to Tennessee. “We never thought we’d ever see her again” the owner said.

Also this month, a dog that went missing in the Bay Area 12 years ago was rescued 60 miles from where it originally disappeared. It was also returned to the owner. “I’m still in shock” the owner told KTLA.

Thanks for reading. We’ll be back tomorrow.

PS Here today’s mini crossword puzzleand a hint: Spanish for “fire” (5 letters).

Soumya Carlamangla, Briana Scalia, Marielle Wamsley and Jordon Wollner contributed to California Today. You can contact the team at [email protected].

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Princess Sofia and Prince Carl Philip of Sweden they looked as stylish as ever when attending the opening of a new interactive museum dedicated to Swedish DJ Avicii in Stockholm.

The 37-year-old brunette Sofia arrived today at the home of the exhibition Space – a center for digital culture, which unites the largest online communities under one roof – with her husband, 42 years old, with whom she shares three children.

Avicii, whose real name is Tim Bergling, died of suicide while vacationing with friends in Oman on April 20, 2018, at the age of 28 – two years after moving away from the spotlight.

Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia had a “good relationship” with the DJ; he performed at their wedding reception in 2015 and the royal couple attended a concert in honor of Avicii in 2019, where all proceeds went to charities in support of mental health awareness.

Following the announcement of his death, the royal duo issued a statement saying: “We are grateful to have met him. He made our wedding unforgettable with his amazing music. ‘

Princess Sofia and Prince Carl Philipp from Sweden (pictured together) looked as stylish as ever when attending the opening of a new interactive museum dedicated to Swedish DJ Avicii in Stockholm

Beautiful brunette Sofia (pictured), 37, arrived today at the home of the exhibition Space – which is a center for digital culture that unites the largest online communities under one roof – with her husband, 42, with whom she shares three children

Avicii (pictured in 2013), whose real name is Tim Bergling, died of suicide while vacationing with friends in Oman on April 20, 2018, at the age of 28 – two years after moving away from the spotlight

Arriving at the opening of the museum today, the mother of three Sofia looked typically modern in an all-black ensemble.

She wore an elegant black jumpsuit, showing off her slender figure, which she combined with a thick belt in the same color.

Wearing a little shiny make-up – which included a bright pink lip – the princess kept her hair curly and flowing, while choosing a bright orange nail polish on her nails.

Looking equally charming, Carl Philip wore a bright blue suit paired with a striped tie and white shirt.

Sofia and Carl Philip share three children together – Prince Alexander at five, Prince Gabriel at four and Prince Julian, who was born last year.

The couple was filmed cutting the red ribbon to open the museum, along with Avicii’s father Klass Bergling and curator Ingmari Halling.

Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia (pictured) had a “good relationship” with the DJ

The DJ performed at their wedding reception in 2015, and the royal couple (pictured) attended a concert in honor of Avicii in 2019, where all proceeds went to charities in support of mental health awareness

Following the announcement of his death, the royal duo (pictured) issued a statement saying: “We are grateful to have met him. He made our wedding unforgettable with his amazing music. ‘

Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden open the Avicii Experience interactive museum with Avicii’s father Klass Bergling

The Museum of Honor will pay tribute to Avicii through photos, videos, souvenirs and unreleased music by the artist.

Wake Me Up singer Avicii gained worldwide fame in 2011 with his song Levels, but stopped touring in 2016 after battling alcohol and opioid addiction.

His addiction to prescription painkillers comes from then-22-year-old Avicii, who was rushed to hospital in January 2012 after developing agonizing pancreatitis caused by excessive drinking and acne medication.

Doctors strongly advised him to stay sober for at least six months and to exclude unhealthy food, otherwise his stomach will become inflamed again and will not heal, which will lead to the possibility of suffering from chronic pain for the rest of his life.

Arriving at the opening of the museum today, the mother of three Sofia (pictured) looked typically modern in an all-black ensemble

The princess, on the left, wore an elegant black jumpsuit, showing off her slender figure, which she combined with a thick belt in line.

The couple was filmed cutting the red ribbon to open the museum with Avicii’s father Klass Bergling and curator Ingmari Halling.

In 2015, after the intervention of his family, the star went to stay at the Ibiza Calm Rehabilitation Center for $ 13,400 a week.

In April 2018, Avicii traveled with a friend to Oman, before that he sent a message to a friend discussing his endeavors in meditation.

After fighting his demons, he turned to meditation, focusing heavily on the works of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi – who taught that one can reach the deepest state of consciousness or enlightenment and have no more suffering.

Wearing a little glossy make-up – which included a bright pink lip – the princess (second from the right) kept her hair curly and flowing, while choosing a bright orange nail polish on her nails.

Looking equally charming, Carl Philip (right) wore a bright blue suit paired with a striped tie and white shirt.

The Museum of Honor will pay tribute to Avicii through photos, videos, souvenirs and unreleased music by the artist

Maharishi’s teachings say that this level of “cosmic consciousness” can be achieved in five to eight years, “but Avicii wanted to reach this level faster, so he meditated for hours at a time – instead of the proposed 20 minutes.

On April 19, a companion Avichi met during the trip contacted his father to express concern about the star’s meditation practices.

He said the star was crying, not talking, refusing to eat and sitting in the hot sun. He later called Klass to tell him that the star had taken his own life.

AVICII: Chronology of his struggles

HIGH SCHOOL: He is trying his first joint and is afraid that he has developed psychosis. A trip to a child psychologist allays fears.

January 2012: The star, then 22, was rushed to hospital after developing agonizing pancreatitis – caused by excessive drinking and acne medication.

February 2013: He was hospitalized again after flying to Australia and was in severe pain when his pancreas became inflamed again and he was told to have his gallbladder removed. He refused the operation in favor of adhering to his busy schedule.

2014: Avicii is hospitalized for the third time with a ruptured appendix. He was forced to undergo gallbladder surgery.

2014: His family in Sweden tries to wean him off relying on prescribed painkillers caused by his various hospitalizations. He fled to LA and found a private doctor to continue prescribing the drugs.

Winter 2014: Back-to-back hospitalizations come when you need to pump your stomach to drink alcohol and pills, including muscle relaxants and panic attack medications.

Summer 2015: His family organizes an intervention after the DJ continues to fall into the grip of crippling opioid addiction. A stay at the Ibiza Calm Rehabilitation Center for $ 13,400 a week seems to be working.

Spring 2016: After attending the Ultra Music Festival in Miami in March, he decided that his stage days were over and he would no longer be performing live due to the tension of live performances, which exacerbated his problems.

August 2016: Avicii put on its latest stage show.

2017: In the documentary Avicii: True Stories, the musician admits that he relied on alcohol – using substances to calm his nerves.

April 2018: Avicii travels to Oman to meditate with a friend, but his mental state begins to deteriorate. He takes his own life.