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Kate (pictured), 37, joined husband Prince William (pictured left) as the drove to the annual white-tie affair, which is one of the highlights of the royal calendar. They will join the Queen, 93 and the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall for the Diplomatic Reception, and greet some of the 1,000 guests in attendance for the lavish event.The duchess paired sparkling silver drop earrings and a lavish necklace with the stunning Cambridge Lover's Knot Tiara - a piece that she has worn on a number of previous occasions.

The final YouGov constituency-by-constituency poll published on Tuesday showed a dramatic fall in the projected Conservative majority, from 68 to 28 seats. It suggests the election is much closer than was thought. Part of the reason is tactical voting, with Lib Dems switching to Labour. But tactical voting is a game we can all play. These are the 40 seats which the Conservatives are best-placed to take from Labour - and where Brexit Party voters should switch their allegiance to the Tories, or face a Marxist UK prime minister and the death of the Brexit dream.

STEPHEN GLOVER: The British are respected for their good sense and moderation, or used to be. But they may be about to choose an extremist government that would crash the economy and appal our traditional allies. And even if they don't - even if Boris Johnson wins a clear majority - the question remains as to how the not- very-bright, but definitely sinister, Labour leader could have been indulged by so many for so long. Because, although Mr Corbyn (pictured left and right) has striven to conceal a lot about himself, much is known about him. Only someone who had spent the past five years at the South Pole without any communication could reasonably claim ignorance. (John McDonnell is pictured inset).

Piers Morgan was visibly shocked and Susanna Reid had her head in her hands (top right) as Mr Johnson's press secretary Robert Oxley declared 'for f***s sake' and blocked the path of GMB's roving reporter Jonathan Swain (main picture). The Tory leader, who was delivering milk in the marginal seat of Pudsey, West Yorkshire, this morning (bottom right), has repeatedly refused to appear on the ITV1 show. Mr Swain confronted Boris as he put milk crates in a van and said: 'Morning Prime Minister will you come on Good Morning Britain? Will you deliver on your promise to speak to Piers and Susanna?'. A tired-looking Mr Oxley loudly muttered: 'For f***s sake' as his boss ignored the calls and wandered into a large walk-in chiller as Mr Morgan exclaimed: 'He's gone into the fridge'. Piers later said that Mr Johnson had 'bottled it on the bottle run', adding: 'Cowardice is never a good look'. 

Following a two year legal fight, the proposed civil settlement has obtained preliminary approval from all the major parties involved, the New York Times reported. The claimants - which include more than 30 actresses and former Weinstein employees that have accused him of numerous sexual offenses including rape - would share the payout, along with any other accusers that should come forward in the months ahead. As a result, the settlement would essentially bring an end to every civil suit filed against him and his former company, pending a court approval and final sign off by all parties. But Weinstein himself won't be footing the bill. Instead, the $25million in reparations would be paid by various insurance companies representing the now-bankrupt Weinstein Company, the producer's former studio.

David Bellamy (pictured left at the Chelsea Flower Show in 2013) died on Wednesday morning, according to the Conservation Foundation which he founded. David Shreeve, the director of the foundation, paid tribute today to a 'larger-than-life character who became a very special friend and teacher', saying Bellamy had 'inspired a whole generation'. The former broadcaster (also pictured right in 1976, and inset with his wife Rosemary and grandson Theo) was a household name as a TV personality and conservationist, appearing in programmes such as Don't Ask Me and Bellamy on Botany. His distinctive voice was a frequent target of impersonators, and Sir Lenny Henry's catchphrase 'grapple me grapenuts' was inspired by Bellamy. Later in life, he attracted criticism after labelling climate change as 'poppycock' and complained that he had been 'shunned' as a result.

Sheikh Khalid Al Qasimi, 39, (left, and right) was found dead at his luxury £8million apartment in upmarket Knightsbridge, west London. The hearing at Westminster Coroner's Court heard that he had spent his final hours with a man called Yohan Escobar, but the man's connection with the the designer is unclear. The United Arab Emirates Prince, owner of British-based fashion label Qasimi and son of the ruler of city of Sharjah, was found dead on the morning of Monday July 1 by his cleaner Maria Kisaohanyan, the inquest was told. The inquest heard his cause of death was 'drugs toxicity' and had taken high levels of GHB and 'recreational' amounts of cocaine. His family, including his twin sister, were said to be heartbroken by the death of the designer who was described as 'on top of his career and on top of the world' following his death. Pictured, inset: Tens of thousands of mourners turned out for the funeral of Mr Al Qasimi, the son of Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, which was held in the UAE.

The 40-year-old rugby star (inset in 2005, and right outside court) from Bridgend, south Wales was left 'devastated' after his then-wife Debra Leyshon, 41, (pictured together on their wedding day in 2005) and his friend and business partner Simon Thomas fleeced him out of the huge sum. He had entrusted them with running a gym and freight business he set up to finance his life after rugby, but instead they fraudulently obtained mortgages and loans while pretending the businesses were successful. The case of Leyshon and Thomas, alongside associate Mark Lee was heard yesterday. Leyshon from Laleston, Bridgend, admitted 13 counts of fraud, amounting to just over £1 million. Thomas, 47, from Beaconsfield in Wick, Cowbridge, admitted two counts of fraud, with his involvement adding up to £380,000. While Lee, 43, from Exeter, admitted one count of fraud amounting to £50,000. Judge David Wynn Morgan, sitting at Cardiff Crown Court, remanded all three defendants in custody until Friday.

The activist, 16, inspired the school strikes for the climate movement. She has become the face of the youth climate movement, drawing large crowds with her appearances at protests and conferences over the past year and a half, pictured right. Veteran campaigners and scientists have welcomed her activism, including her combative speeches challenging world leaders to do more to stop global warming. Time editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal said she 'came from essentially nowhere to lead a worldwide movement', confirming she is their youngest ever choice, left. Malala Yousafzai was runner up in 2012, losing out to Barack Obama, aged 15. Thunberg's accusations that leaders are failing younger generations have made headlines, including her shouts of 'How dare you?' at the U.N. General Assembly.

Ayoub Majdouline (pictured bottom inset, and left in a CCTV image), who was found guilty at the Old Bailey yesterday, was targeted for radicalisation by Ricardo McFarlane, 32, a supporter of Choudary's Al-Muhajiroun group that was banned in 2006 (Choudary is pictured right). His mother Gillian - an Irish Muslim convert - married McFarlane after the breakdown of her marriage to Majdouline's father, a Moroccan chauffeur, when he was just seven. In 2017, the National Crime Agency deemed the youngster a victim of modern slavery after he was found with class-A drugs in Basingstoke during a county lines operation. Yesterday Majdouline was found guilty at the Old Bailey of murdering 14-year-old Jaden Moodie (top inset).

With the average person putting on 5lb over the festive season, a new solution to the obesity crisis would be a timely gift. Food and drink labels that tell you how much exercise is needed to burn off the calories contained within is the suggestion in a report by the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. So how might those labels look for the food we scoff on Christmas Day? LORRAINE FISHER found out… 

Senior members of the Royal Family including Charles, Camilla and William joined celebrities such as Shirley Bassey and Jimmy Tarbuck today to pay tribute to the late car park king Sir Donald Gosling (inset). Sir Donald, a multi-millionaire businessman who owned National Car Parks, was remembered at Westminster Abbey by a raft of famous faces today, three months after his death aged 90 on September 16. Sophie, Countess of Wessex and Prince Edward also attended the service for Sir Donald, who left £50 million in his will to the Royal Family, which will be put towards a scheme to commission a new Royal Yacht. Pictured today (from left); Sophie, Countess of Wessex; Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall; Charles, Prince of Wales; Prince William, Duke of Cambridge; and Dame Shirley Bassey.

She was recently crowned Queen of the Jungle after winning this year's series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! And Jacqueline Jossa looked in high spirits as she touched down in Heathrow Airport, London on Wednesday where she was given a hero's welcome.  The EastEnders actress, 27, was accompanied by husband Dan Osborne, 28, and had a large grin on her face as she departed the plane and greeted her friends and family. 

Inline skater Jack Tierney was skating at speed through St Paul's in central London when the car door abruptly opened. Moments beforehand he had filmed himself shooting past shoppers on a pavement and grabbing onto the back of a car while mouthing the words to a hip hop song for a social media video. He took the footage himself using a selfie stick and a 360-degree camera.

The F35B Lightning jet has been spotted on the flight deck of the HMS Queen Elizabeth (pictured main) at Portsmouth Naval Base where it returned last week following deployment to the eastern United States. The aircraft was kept on board the carrier because 'repair and maintenance' work need to be carried out but the stealth jet is expected to be flown back to RAF Marham - the UK's F35 base in Norfolk - in the near future.

This is the moment a stroppy groom shatters a champagne bottle at a sparkling wedding reception as the newly married couple are showered with confetti. Footage shows him grab the bottle during the nuptials, believed to be in Azerbaijan, after a guest tried to spray the unhappy couple. Moments beforehand the new husband had offered his new wife a fork-full of cake, right, and eaten a piece himself before the reception collapsed into chaos.

More than 300 starling carcasses were found on a country lane in Anglesey, North Wales. Hannah Stevens is thought to have been the first to spot the birds and believes that she saw them eating something from the road shortly before they died. The cause of death is not yet known but officers from the Animal and Plant Health Agency have since collected them for testing.

A fascinating look at how gifts have changed over the past five decades has shown how shoppers now spend up to eight times as much on Christmas presents. The list reveals the top 5 toys from each year and their total cost at the time, compared to how much they would cost now. Top left to right: The £2.25 Space Hopper in the 1970s; The 91p Rubiks Cube in the 1980s; The £9.99 Spice Girls Power Dolls in the 1990s. Bottom left to right: The £140 iPod Touch in the 2000s, The £126 Nintendo 3DS in the 2010s; The £1,400 iPhone 11 Pro.

The Queen's cousin and his wife(right) lived in a 21-room apartment at the royal residence in Kensington from 1972 until September, when they downsized and moved to the family's Grade I-listed country estate Barnwell Manor in Northamptonshire. They have now decided to put more than 200 items up for auction that offer a fascinating insight into the history of the British monarchy and range from £300 to £100,000 in value. The collection of 317 lots contributed by the Gloucesters and the Earls of Harewood includes a George V gold Royal presentation snuff box with his and Queen Mary's faces emblazoned on it from 1911 (top left), which is expected to fetch £50,000 when it goes under the hammer on Friday. There is also a set of 19 George III mahogany dining chairs from 1775 set to fetch £100,000 (bottom left), a large stuffed bird called a cassowary for £5,000 (top middle) and a pear wood carving of the royal coat of arms worth £5,000 (bottom middle).

PGA golfer Tommy 'Two Gloves' Gainey (right, left, inset) was arrested as part of a massive prostitution sting in Florida dubbed 'Operation Santa's Naughty List' by local law enforcement. In total, the sting resulted in 120 people being charged, primarily for prostitution and drug-related offenses. The 44-year-old known as 'Two Gloves' attempted to solicit a prostitute on December 8. He was released on $500 bail and faces a first-degree solicitation charge. The exact details of the arrest have not been released, but Polk County (Florida) Sheriff Grady Judd did discuss Gainey briefly during a colorful press conference on Wednesday. 'Then there's 44-year-old Tommy Gainey,' Judd said after previously listing charges against other accused individuals. 'Tommy Gainey is a professional golfer. In fact he's got his PGA card. 'He's from Hartsville, South Carolina,' Judd continued. 'He's married. He told us that he was here for a charity golf event. And it was to be the next morning tee off. He didn't make it. He was a scratch. 'We googled around to see if he was telling the truth, and if you google and search out and just type out "two gloves" it comes up with his name. So he's been on the tour for quite a while. There's so many things I could say about that "two gloves," but I won't because my director of communications said it would go downhill fast if you do.' Gainey has one career PGA victory and made four starts in 2019. He had been scheduled to play in this week's Korn Ferry Tour Q-School, according to Golf.com.

They last sung together at a LA Beatles tribute concert in 2014. Yet Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart reunited on Monday night as they performed together as the Eurythmics for the first time in five years at Sting's Rainforest Fund 30th annual benefit concert in New York City.  The two singers, aged 64 and 67, who have sold more than 75 million records worldwide, belted out a medley of their greatest hits including Sweet Dreams, Here Comes The Rain Again and Would I Lie To You? 

Comical footage shows a dog pedal his paws through the air during his first bicycle ride through Olympic Park, London, on October 13. During the clip, the dog named Archie British flaps his paws in the air as he sits comfortably strapped to his owner Josie's chest.

Violent clashes in the centre of Paris marred the buildup to Wednesday night's Champions League clash between PSG and Galatasaray. Chairs were thrown and teargas was used to disperse the two sets of supporters at around 6pm in the evening. It is estimated by French media that 100 fans, dressed mostly in black jackets and balaclavas, were involved in the incidents.

Hollywood has always portrayed America's Wild West as a lawless land. But an incredible new fine art photo book, West: The American Cowboy, by renowned photographer Anouk Krantz, reveals that there's more good and less of the bad and the ugly to be found in cowboy country. There are no gunfights or bar brawl images in this book. Instead, the 120-plus real-life photos showcase the camaraderie, community connections, family life, pioneering spirit, hard work, and beauty in cowboy life. The book also features a number of awe-inspiring landscape images of the plains and canyons where the cowboys live and roam.

A Tokyo-based robot design company has demonstrated its 8-foot tall 'exoskeleton suit' (main image) that enables 'smooth and flexible body movements'. The 'Skeletonics Arrive' body suit starts at 10 million Japanese Yen (around £70,000) and human operators have to go through special training before they can wear them - but, don't worry, they're also available to rent and try out at public events (left).

Penhallow Manor (top left) in Altarnun, Cornwall, has emerged for sale on the market for £1.15million. The Grade II listed property is located next to the 15th century Church of St Nonna, which was featured in Daphne du Maurier's (middle inset) 1936 novel Jamaica Inn. The five-bedroom property was owned by a parish vicar for centuries but has been in private ownership for a number of years. The former vicarage features drawing, turning staircase (bottom right) dining and morning rooms as well as a stylish kitchen-breakfast room (bottom left) on the ground floor. Upstairs includes a galleried landing, a master with en-suite bedroom facilities, bathroom (top right) and four further bedrooms.