On Tour

Prince Harry, after trips to New York and London, has been on a solo trip to South Africa, just a month before his older brother Prince William’s own private visit to the same country.

The Duke of Sussex, 40, visited Johannesburg following a series of engagements in Lesotho where his charity Sentebale is located.

It comes just before the Prince of Wales also wings his way to present the 2024 Earshot Prize in Cape Town on Nov. 6, meaning the brothers will visiting the country just five weeks apart.

So close, but yet so very far….

Ellen Au Naturale

Ellen DeGeneres, 66, has decided to ditch Botox and fillers.

The Montecito comedienne says on her Netflix special Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval she is embracing getting older and has stopped cosmetic procedures on her face.

“I used to say I didn’t care what other people thought of me. I realize that, looking back, that I said it at the height of my popularity. Hey, if I look older than when you last saw me, it’s because I’m older then when you last saw me. And I also stopped doing Botox and fillers.”

Centenarian Carter

On a personal note, I congratulate President Jimmy Carter on his 100th birthday, making him the oldest living president.

I had the considerable pleasure of meeting him at a dinner party at the Upper Eastside Manhattan home of the late realtor Alice Mason when I arrived early for one of her socially gridlocked soirees.

We talked one-on one for nearly half an hour when he was joined by his late wife Rosalynn, to whom he was married for 77 years until she died at the age of 96. Our conversation promptly concluded when President Carter was almost literally engulfed by TV newswoman Barbara Walters.

It was a rare memorable moment with America’s 39th president, who served from 1977 to 1981.

Sightings

Jeff and Susan Bridges at the Mesa Cafe… Prince Harry at the WellChild Awards in London… Warbler Katy Perry in Melbourne, Australia.

Pip! Pip!