Puerto Rico Gives Lin-Manuel Miranda a Hero's Welcome at 'Hamilton' Opening Weekend: 'I Felt It'

Lin-Manuel Mirandaexperienced a homecoming like no other in San Juan, Puerto Rico over the weekend, where his Tony Award-winning phenomenonHamiltonopened for a three-week engagement. The musical didn’t only receive a standing ovation during its curtain calls — audiences rose to their feet to cheer for Miranda as soon as he took to the stage to play Alexander Hamilton. “I’ve never felt anything like that,” Miranda, 38, said at a press conference after Friday’s opening night....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 333 words · Brandy Holt

Pumpkin Spice Lattes Are Officially Returning to Starbucks This Month, the Earliest Ever

Photo: Starbucks Guess who’s back, back again.Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte is (almost!) back, tell a friend. Prepare for sweater weather, people: A representative from Starbucks has confirmed to PEOPLE that the brand’s iconic fall beverage will be available at all Starbucks locations in the U.S. and Canada on August 27th. This is huge news for PSL lovers, as this is the earliestthe seasonal drinkhas ever been released in its 16 year history....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 307 words · Christopher Guzman

Queen Elizabeth Takes a Trip Down Memory Lane in New Photos Taken at Windsor Castle

Queen Elizabeth.Photo: STEVE PARSONS/getty Queen Elizabethhad an art appreciation day on Wednesday. The viewing took place in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle, with the Queen looking back on some of the company’s earliest designs from the 1950s alongside pieces from their current collections, including English fine bone china. The company, which was established the same year the Queen ascended the throne, was founded in order to revive the artisan craft of enameling on copper, according to the palace statement, and “continue to employ traditional techniques that have been handed down for generations....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 348 words · Amber Smith

Queen Elizabeth's Balmoral: All About Her Scottish Castle Hideaway in Fall

Queen Elizabeth.Photo: Lichfield/Getty The changing of the season sawQueen Elizabethplant a new treeat her Balmoral Castle estate on Friday. It was an important milestone, kicking off a period of planting that the royals hoped will be replicated across the U.K. in the lead-up to her upcomingPlatinum Jubileenext year. The colors of fall were evident from miles around as the Queen, 95, andPrince Charles, 72, planted the symbolic tree. “The mixed mature deciduous trees and shrubs show off their vibrant colors,” at this time of year, the castle’s head gardener Brian Corr tells PEOPLERoyals....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 362 words · Luke Williams

Queen Elizabeth's Nephew and His Wife 'Amicably Agree' to Divorce After 25 Years of Marriage

Photo: Dave Benett/Getty David Armstrong-Jonesand his wife, Serena, are splitting after 25 years of marriage. “The Earl and Countess of Snowdon have amicably agreed that their marriage has come to an end and that they shall be divorced,” a spokesperson for the couple said in a statement. “They ask that the press respect their privacy and that of their family.” He is the son of the late Princess Margaret and the nephew ofQueen Elizabeth....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · Sharon Jones

Queen Elizabeth's Recent Health Setbacks — from Her Hospitalization to Her COVID-19 Diagnosis

Queen Elizabeth.Photo: Joe Giddens/POOL/AFP via Getty 01of 14 October 2021 Queen Elizabeth.Arthur Edwards - WPA Pool/Getty 02of 14October 2021Queen Elizabeth at the engagement in Windsor Castle on October 19.ALASTAIR GRANT/POOL/AFP via GettyAfter canceling a scheduled trip to Northern Ireland under medical advice from her doctors, the monarchspent a night in the hospitalon October 20. The palace said that the Queen “remains in good spirits” following the overnight stay, during which she underwent “preliminary investigations....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 844 words · Belinda Sanchez

Queen Elizabeth, the Longest-Reigning British Monarch, Dies at 96

Queen Elizabeth II, one of the most iconic figures of both the 20th and 21st centuries, has died. She was 96. “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon,” Buckingham Palace announced in an official statement on Thursday. The statement continued, “The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.” “I cannot lead you into battle,” the Queen, summing up her role in a 1957 Christmas broadcast, once told her subjects....

March 16, 2025 · 13 min · 2642 words · Carolyn York

Queen's Brian May Says He's 'Thrilled' to Become 'Sir Bri': 'I Will Do My Very Best to Be Worthy'

Photo: Jordi Vidal/Redferns Queen’sBrian Mayis celebrating becoming “Sir Bri.” “Thank you so much for all your messages of congratulations following the announcement ofmy knighthood,” the legendary rock guitarist, 75, said in an Instagram video Friday, after it was revealed that he was among the 1,100 individuals honored inKing Charles III’s first New Year Honours list. In a caption alongside the video, the newly knighted rocker jokingly wrote, “Cheers all! Sir Bri....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 625 words · Monica Little

Questlove Says He Sometimes Calls Will Smith at 3 a.m. for 'Advice on Just Everything'

Not everyone would welcome a late-night phone call from a friend seeking advice — but not everyone isWill SmithandQuestlove.Though only recent pals, the two share a bond that goes way back to their days being West Philadelphia born and raised, something Questlove says made readingSmith’s memoirWillhighly relatable.“I read his book and it was life-changing because his story is my story exactly,” the Roots musician, 51, told PEOPLE at theNational Board of Review Awards Galaon Tuesday....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 862 words · Madison Dixon

Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen Have to 'Trust Each Other' While Co-Parenting in Pandemic

Photo: Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images Rachel Bilsonhas found her co-parenting groove withHayden Christensen. TheHart of Dixiestar, 39, recently opened up about how she and her ex, 39, are raising their daughter Briar Rose, 6, during the pandemic. “Luckily [my daughter’s] dad is pretty hardcore with [the COVID restrictions],” she said on Monday’s debut episode of the podcastBetches Moms. “But you have to trust each other and you are bubbled up,” Bilson added, noting that Christensen has spent part of the pandemic in his native Canada....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 485 words · Angela Bowman

Rachel Bilson Says Rami Malek Once Asked Her to Remove a Throwback Photo of Them from High School

Photo: getty images Rachel Bilsonis opening up about a trip down memory lane that didn’t exactly go as planned. While appearing on a recent episode ofDax Shepardand Monica Padman’sArmchair Expertpodcast, the 39-year-old actress recalled a time whenRami Malekasked her to delete an old photo of the two from high school she had posted on Instagram. Back in 2019, Bilson shared athrowback snapof herself and Malek, also 39, as teenagers in New York City....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 517 words · Patrick York

Rachel Lindsay Said She and Bryan Abasolo Lived 'Totally Different Lives' to 'Protect' Their Marriage Before Divorce News

Rachel Lindsay and Bryan Abasolo.Photo: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Rachel Lindsayrecently revealed that she and estranged husbandBryan Abasolo’s marriage had a few rough patches just weeks before he chose to end their relationship. On Tuesday, news broke that Abasolo, 43, hadfiled for divorcein Los Angeles after four years of marriage. A few weeks before the announcement, the 38-year-old formerBacheloretteappeared on the Dec. 21 episode of Nick Viall’sThe Viall Filespodcast, where she admitted that she and Abasolo seemed to be on different pages at times....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 466 words · Ana Frank

Rafael Nadal Advances to 2022 French Open Final After Opponent's Leg Injury: 'Very Sad for Him'

Rafael Nadal.Photo: Jose Manuel Alvarez/Quality Sport Images/GettyTennis legendRafael Nadalhas a chance to become the oldest person to win the French Open.According to theAssociated Press, the Spanish tennis pro advanced to the French Open final on Friday after his opponent,Alexander Zverev, dropped out of the semi-final due to an injured right leg. The match took place on Nadal’s 36th birthday.Nadal prevailed in the first set with a 7-6 (8) score and neared a tiebreaker in the second set before 25-year-old Zverev grabbed his ankle and screamed in pain while chasing the ball....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 1020 words · Latoya Rodgers