Friday, 15 April 2022

Prince Harry and Meghan visit the queen. Plus, illness can be fatal for a marriage — especially if the wife is sick. Here's the latest.

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Baseball will honor Jackie Robinson on an important anniversary of the day he became MLB's first Black player. Plus, one mom's experience with a rare cancer that mimics pregnancy, and Harry and Meghan pay a quiet visit to the queen.

THE LATEST

👑 Prince Harry and Meghan visited Queen Elizabeth together for the first time in 2 years.

Harry and Meghan quietly paid a visit to Harry's grandmother in their first trip to the U.K. together since moving to California after their controversial break from the royal family. The two stopped to see the queen, who will reportedly miss Easter services this weekend, before heading to the Netherlands for the Paralympics-style Invictus Games, which Harry founded.

⚾ Major League Baseball is honoring the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier.

The Hall of Fame infielder and civil rights icon became the first Black player in MLB history when he debuted for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. Players and managers on every team will wear Robinson's No. 42 on their jerseys today. Robinson's widow, Rachel, 99, and his son David will be at today's Dodgers game as part of events across the league honoring his legacy. "Baseball was, even for my father, a social development tool," David told us.

A mom thought she was pregnant after a home test. It turned out to be a cluster of tumors.

A 27-year-old mom's home pregnancy test came back positive, but an ultrasound didn't find a baby. "My uterus was filled with what looked like grapes," she said. Tests found she had stage 1 gestational trophoblastic disease, a type of rare cancer that can cause positive pregnancy tests. She spoke to us about her symptoms, as well as her complicated recovery. "I just wanted to have another baby," she said.

😨 Amy Schumer says the Secret Service reached out to her after her Kirsten Dunst Oscars bit.

The comedian's joke about pretending not to recognize Kirsten Dunst at the Oscars did not go over well with Dunst diehards. After the ceremony, the Secret Service and LAPD called Schumer to tell her she was getting death threats, she told Howard Stern. "I'm like, 'I think you have the wrong number. This is Amy, not Will,'" Schumer joked. She also said Dunst knew about the joke beforehand and was in on the bit.

🏥 In sickness and health? When a medical crisis rocks a marriage, divorce is more common if the wife is sick.

Serious medical issues can either bring a couple closer or intensify existing problems in a marriage, experts say. However, a woman is six times more likely to be separated or divorced soon after a diagnosis of cancer or multiple sclerosis than if the man in the relationship is sick, according to research in the journal Cancer. "Men may be very well equipped to be primary providers but not so well equipped to be primary caregivers," the study's co-author told us.

WHAT'S FOR DINNER?

Allow us to do the meal-planning for you.

On the latest episode of "Starting from Scratch," culinary superstar Bobby Flay shows Savannah how to make crab cakes with an orange chive tartar sauce. These summertime staples are savory and creamy and — from prep time to your plate — they're ready in just 30 minutes. The two also make some delicious fish tacos. Plus, don't miss Bobby's pro tip for easier frying.

DAILY DELIGHT

A little pick-me-up before you go.

Starsky, a 2-year-old pit bull, felt stressed out after living in a shelter for over a year. So a volunteer decided to give him his own private space to chill — a princess tent. Starsky's human pals at I Heart Dogs Rescue and Animal Haven in Warren, Michigan, say he loves his "me time" in the pink tent, which is stocked with his favorite toys. And they may have started a trend. When the shelter posted about Starsky on Facebook, people responded saying they wanted to get play tents for their stressed or anxious dogs.