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Prince Harry 'resents the perception that Prince William is the sensible one while he's the loose cannon' and has often been the one advising his older brother, royal commentator claims

    Royal commentator and journalist Duncan Larcombe remembered meeting Harry, now 35, for a drink in 2008
    The British writer told the Ok! magazine that he spotted the first signs of 'unresolved anger' Harry was harbouring, over his lack of control over his own destiny
    According to the expert, Harry has 'never been able to shake his discomfort at not being 'normal'
    Duncan said he was unhappy at how his public image has been portrayed compared to that of his brother, 38

By Jessica Rach For Mailonline

Published: 09:44, 5 August 2020 | Updated: 10:39, 5 August 2020

A royal expert has recalled how Prince Harry once told him that he 'resents' the misconception that his older brother Prince William is the 'sensible' royal sibling.  Royal commentator and journalist Duncan Larcombe remembered meeting Harry, now 35, for a drink in 2008 after the results of the inquest into the death of his mother, the late Princess Diana, were published.  The British writer told the Ok! magazine that he spotted the first signs of 'unresolved anger' Harry was harbouring, over his lack of control over his own destiny and what was being said about his mother.  According to the expert, Harry has 'never been able to shake his discomfort at not being 'normal', and how his public image has been portrayed compared to that of his brother, 38, despite him 'often offering William advice'.

Royal commentator Duncan Larcombe told the publication how he met Harry for a drink after the results of the inquest into his mother's death were published 12 years ago.  He said: 'Harry was absolutely furious that his father's advisors had put out a statement. That was a sign to me that he has inbuilt, unresolved anger about having no control of what's said. This desire to control his own destiny has always been there.'

He added: 'Harry has never been able to shake that resentment of not feeling normal either. It's a shame that no one has said to him, 'Your brother wants what's best for you.'  Harry once told me that he really resents the perception that William's the sensible one while he's the loose cannon. He said there were times when it was actually Harry giving William advice.'

In new royal biography Finding Freedom, authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand lay bare the rumoured rift between the Princes.  Kate and Prince William are currently staying at Amner Hall in Norfolk with Prince William and the couple's children Prince George, seven, Princess Charlotte, five, and Prince Louis, two.  Meanwhile, Meghan and Prince Harry are living in Tyler Perry's mansion in Los Angeles and their son Archie, one.  The authors detail how Kate 'did little to bridge the divide' with Meghan, while sources have said that the Duchess of Cambridge had 'definitely sided with her husband.  Reports of a rift first surfaced amid reports that William told Harry he should 'take things slowly' with Meghan before rumours arose that Kate told Meghan what her flower girls should be wearing for her 2018 wedding to Harry.

The reports intensified when the Sussexes moved out of their Kensington Palace abode, where the Cambridges are based, to Windsor Castle.  Speaking about the new book which describes the brothers' conversations as 'stilted' this week, royal author Andrew Morton called the divide between Prince Harry and Prince William 'just a very sad situation', explaining that the duo have now 'gone their separate ways.'

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‘Machiavellian overlord’ Amber Heard was arrested for domestic violence in 2009 after screaming row with a girlfriend, Johnny Depp's PA reveals, as court hears she took a photo of actor passed out covered in ice cream 'to show how pathetic he was'

    Johnny Depp's libel case over allegations of domestic violence by his ex-wife Amber Heard continues
    Depp, 57, is suing News Group Newspapers over an article in 2018 which labelled him a 'wife-beater'
    Depp is said to have attacked Heard, 34, throughout their relationship and put her in fear for her life
    Actor admitted that his forehead 'may have clashed' with Heard's when he was trying to 'grab her arms'
    Former fiancée Winona Ryder is set to tell court this week that he was never abusive or violent to her

By Mark Duell and Vivek Chaudhary For Mailonline

Published: 10:43, 13 July 2020 | Updated: 17:56, 13 July 2020

Johnny Depp's personal assistant branded Amber Heard a 'sociopathic show pony' and 'Machiavellian overlord' who was the real abuser in their relationship and pointed out that she had been arrested for domestic violence in 2009 after a screaming row with her girlfriend, a court heard today.  Heard allegedly grabbed Tasya van Ree's arm in 2009 during a row before being booked for misdemeanor domestic violence.  A text from Depp's former personal assistant Stephen Deuters read out in court referred to a former neighbour of Ms. Heard and her ex-partner hearing 'screaming fights which were so loud, vivacious and frequent that it was a real problem being their neighbour'.

In one message to a friend, he said: 'I'll have you know it's on public record that Amber Heard has been arrested for domestic violence before.'

The court also heard today that Heard photographed Johnny Depp with ice cream spilled on his legs during a private flight before showing it to him the next day and saying: 'Look at what you've become look at you, it's pathetic', a court heard today.  Heard, 34, and her ex-husband Depp, 57, had been on a flight from Boston to Los Angeles in May 2014, where the Pirates of the Caribbean actor is alleged to have been drinking heavily and consuming a cocktail of drugs.  Meanwhile, Mr. Deuters claimed today that Heard was the 'abuser' in her relationship with the actor, and said he had never seen her with any injuries.  Mr. Deuters sent texts calling Heard a 'sociopathic show pony, Machiavellian overlord, talentless c***' after she filed for divorce.  Mr. Deuters alleged that Heard subjected Depp to 'years' of physical and emotional abuse, and said he was 'extremely surprised and outraged' when it became public that she had filed for a temporary restraining order.  The former assistant, who is now European president of Mr. Depp's production company, Infinitum Nihil, said in his written witness statement that he did not see any injuries on Heard or hear her mention about being the victim of abuse.  Mr. Deuters spoke after Depp finished giving 25 hours of evidence in London as his blockbuster libel case continues over allegations of domestic violence by Heard. The actor is suing The Sun publisher News Group Newspapers and its executive editor, Dan Wootton, over an article in April 2018 which labelled him a 'wife-beater'.  Depp, who spoke about the picture of him with ice cream spilled on his legs, claimed he had been working 17-hour days at the time and had already agreed he was going to go to the Bahamas to detox.  He said: 'I was obviously on the nod and very tired, falling asleep, and the ice cream then spilled all over my leg and then she took that and showed me the next day and said 'Look at what you've become look at you, it's pathetic'.'

Heard claimed that during the flight Depp had been drinking heavily and threw objects at her, pushed a chair at her, slapped her, and kicked her in the back before passing out in the toilet.  Depp claimed Heard 'began to harangue him' as he was sketching in a notebook, he then tried to 'playfully tap her on the bottom with his foot', at which Heard took 'great offence' and 'continued to verbally berate' him.   Today, Depp accused Heard of 'haymaking' him after her 30th birthday party when they met in a hotel three months later shortly after she had obtained a restraining order against him.  Depp who made the accusation against Heard in a secret recording revealed in court today said the fight followed her 30th birthday party in April 2016, which he attended after a 'bad meeting' with a new business manager who revealed he had lost $650million after it was 'stolen' by his previous managers.  He claimed Heard had been 'drinking heavily' and attacked him while he was reading in bed, punching him in the face four times before he grabbed her arms to stop her. The secret recording in which he discussed the alleged attack was made without Depp's knowledge when he met her in a San Francisco hotel room in July 2016.  Depp also admitted today that his forehead 'may have clashed' with Heard's when he was trying to 'grab her arms' to stop her hitting him but denied intending to headbutt her. He also said he could not have grabbed Heard by the head and punched her in the face because he was wearing a cast with a 'little dinosaur' on his broken finger.  The former couple was both photographed arriving at court separately this morning, while Heard was also seen leaving Ham Yard Hotel in Soho.  Depp is said to have attacked Heard throughout their tempestuous relationship, which has been described as 'a crime scene waiting to happen', and put her in fear for her life claims he says are 'a choreographed hoax'.

Meanwhile Depp's former fiancée Winona Ryder, who starred with him in the 1991 film Edward Scissorhands, is set to tell the court via videolink later this week that he was never abusive or violent to her. 

The Royal Courts of Justice in London also heard today: 

    Depp was asked if he 'invented' his version of events that he accidentally headbutted Heard;
    A nurse's notes revealed Heard was 'dishevelled' and had 'visible bright red blood' on her lip;
    Heard's father David sent Depp a text message saying he knew his daughter needed help;
    Depp said smoking cannabis is a 'calming agent' for him and wouldn't put him in a rage;
    Heard told a nurse she was angry with Depp because he was late to her party.

Amber Heard was arrested for domestic violence against her then-girlfriend in 2009, court hears

Depp's former personal assistant Stephen Deuters claimed that Heard was the 'abuser' in her relationship with the actor, and said he had never seen her with any injuries.  Mr Deuters sent texts calling Heard a 'sociopathic show pony, Machiavellian overlord, talentless c***' after she filed for divorce.  In one message to a friend, he said: 'I'll have you know it's on public record that Amber Heard has been arrested for domestic violence before.' 

Heard was allegedly arrested for domestic violence against her then girlfriend Tasya Van Ree in 2009. She allegedly grabbed van Ree's arm during a row before being booked for misdemeanor domestic violence.  A text from Mr Deuters read out in court referred to a former neighbour of Ms Heard and her ex-partner hearing 'screaming fights which were so loud, vivacious and frequent that it was a real problem being their neighbour'.  Mr Deuters alleged that Heard subjected Depp to 'years' of physical and emotional abuse, and said he was 'extremely surprised and outraged' when it became public that she had filed for a temporary restraining order.  The former assistant, who is now European president of Mr. Depp's production company, Infinitum Nihil, said in his written witness statement that he did not see any injuries on Heard or hear her mention about being the victim of abuse.   

Depp's former personal assistant was 'regarded almost as family'

Depp's former personal assistant Mr Deuters was called to give evidence today after Depp finished. Mr Deuters said he has worked for Depp for 16 years, since June 2004.  Sasha Wass QC, for NGN, asked: 'At the time of his relationship with Amber Heard, you were fulfilling the role of his personal assistant? And you were dealing with his needs, professional and personal?'

Mr Deuters replied: 'Yes.'

Ms Wass continued: 'Do you agree that you were more than an employee, you were a friend?'

Mr Deuters said: 'Yes, I suppose so.'

The barrister then asked if Mr Deuters was 'regarded almost as family', to which he said he was.

Ms Wass put it to Mr Deuters that his 'loyalty to him (Depp) has been rewarded because you are now the European president of his production company'.

The former personal assistant replied: 'Well, I got promoted to that position, yes.'

The barrister suggested: 'You are financially dependent on Mr Depp for your income. And you are dependent on the Johnny Depp brand for your future income.'

Mr Deuters agreed that was the case. Ms Wass continued: 'And if Mr Depp or the brand is damaged professionally, you in turn are damaged financially.'

Mr Deuters said: 'Yes.'

Depp's former PA denies buying illegal drugs for the star

Ms Wass then asked if 'one of your duties as personal assistant to Mr Depp over the years has been to assist him in obtaining controlled drugs'.

She added: 'I am suggesting that you involved yourself in obtaining controlled drugs, illegal drugs, for Mr Depp over the period when you were his personal assistant.'

Mr Deuters replied: 'No, I didn't purchase drugs.'

Asked if he had ever been 'involved in the arrangements' for obtaining illegal drugs for Depp, Mr Deuters said that he had but it would be a 'very rare occurrence'.

Ms Wass QC continued: 'You did so knowing full well, I presume, that the supply or being involved in the supply of controlled drugs is against the law?'

Mr Deuters replied: 'Yes.'

The barrister added: 'And you nonetheless did that because your loyalty was to Mr Depp and to make sure he got what he wanted?'

Mr Deuters said: 'Yes.'

Ms Wass then read a text from Mr Deuters to Depp on an unknown date, in which he said he was 'chasing drugs'.

She also read another from Depp to Mr Deuters which read: 'Must procure many, many more from Joel. Need them immediately, now. It must be acquired and repackaged as vitamin gel packs and put on a fast horse.'

Mr Deuters denied that the text referred to 'controlled drugs', adding: 'In all likelihood, that would be the marijuana capsules and marijuana candies, which are legal to obtain in Los Angeles, which Mr Depp has a mari

juana card for.'

Ms Wass suggested that 'Mr Depp was very keen on marijuana as a recreational drug'.

Mr Deuters said that he was 'not for the first eight years I was with him', but said that by 2013 he was.

The QC added that it was 'not only marijuana, but he was also very keen on cocaine'.

Mr Deuters said: 'I don't know if I would use the word keen.' He added: 'I would say occasional usage (of cocaine).'

Mr Deuters was then shown a picture of Depp, fully clothed, asleep on the floor of his home, which Ms Wass said showed him 'unconscious or asleep'. The barrister asked: 'Was this something that was quite a common occurrence?'

Mr Deuters replied: 'I wouldn't say common.'

He added he had 'witnessed it on a rare occasion, but when I look at that (picture) it's quite distressing to me'.

Ms Wass then said: 'You were involved in passing drugs from Nathan Holmes that Mr Holmes had supplied to Mr Depp and you were 'that man' if you like?'

Mr Deuters said he did not recall a specific incident, but said it was 'perfectly possible', adding: 'I would go and pick up maybe post from the production office I wouldn't always be aware of the specifics.'

Ms Wass said: 'That was part of your job, illegal but part of your job.'

Mr Deuters replied: 'I don't recall specifically Australia (in 2015) passing on any illegal substances.'

He added: '(In) the UK is probably the only time it has happened on a rare occasion.'

Former PA found it 'remarkable' how much Depp could drink without getting drunk 

Lawyers for NGN allege that Mr Deuters also witnessed a number of incidents where Depp attacked Heard and that he was aware of his domestic abuse towards her.  Mr Deuters revealed that he knew about Depp's attempts get clean of alcohol and drugs and found it 'remarkable' at how much the actor could drink. Mr Deuters added: 'He could drink a lot, he has a strong constitution. He would drink but he would never get drunk, which was quite remarkable.'

Mr Deuters added that both he and others around Depp were concerned about his addiction to opiates, particularly in 2014 and that discussions had taken place on admitting him into rehab.  The court heard that Mr Deuters accompanied Depp and Heard on a private flight from Boston to Los Angeles in 2014, where the actor is alleged to have been drinking heavily and consuming a lethal cocktail of drugs.  He is then accused of attacking Heard and kicking her in the back, causing her to fall over and shouting obscenities at her.  Mr Deuters claimed that all he could see from where he was sitting on the plane was Depp sitting at a table drawing or writing on a notebook while Heard was arguing with him, becoming increasingly aggressive.  'She was the animated one and he was the quiet one,' he added.

Ms Wass asked Mr Deuters to explain a number of texts, which have been disclosed in court, outlining what took place on the flight, which forms a key part of the Sun's case that Depp physically and emotionally abused Heard.  On May 30, Depp sent a series of texts to friend and fellow actor Paul Bettany. In one, he said: 'I'm gonna properly stop the booze thing, darling… Drank all night before I picked Amber up to fly to LA this past Sunday. Ugly mate.  No food for days. Powders. Half a bottle of whisky, a thousand Red Bull and vodkas, pills. 2 bottles of Champers on the plane and what do you get... ??'

Mr Deuters claimed that he could not understand why Depp sent the text and did not recall him drinking two battles of champagne or consuming any drugs.

Depp 'made a playful attempt' to tap her Heard on her bottom but did not deliberately kick her, says actor's PA

Mr Deuters also told the court that Depp 'made a playful attempt to tap her (Heard) on her bottom' with his shoe but did not deliberately kick her to make her fall over.

Ms Wass alleged: 'That was a proper kick to her back, you saw him (Depp) kick her as she was trying to get away from him. He was behaving like a monster.'

'I don't recall that,' replied Mr Deuters.

Mr Deuters was asked about whether Mr Depp was 'screaming obscenities' during the flight, as he said he was in his text to Paul Bettany. Mr Deuters replied: 'I don't recall.'

Asked if that was 'something you are likely to forget', Mr Deuters said: 'No, I would remember that.'

He added that 'it's loud on those planes so you can't hear there's no conversation to be had'.

Mr Deuters said he could 'see him (Mr Depp) clearly' from where he was sitting, 'but I would not be able to hear. If something was being shouted  I would be able to see it, but I would not be able to hear it'.

Ms Wass suggested Depp was 'very aggressive and shouting at Ms Heard', and said the actor had called Heard 'a go-getter sl*t and a whore'. Mr Deuters denied it.

Ms Wass then asked if a word like 'sl*t' was the 'sort of language Mr Depp would use to describe women'.

She asked Stephen Deuters: 'He would never use offensive language to describe women?'

Mr Deuters said he would not, prompting Ms Wass to ask if he ever used the word 'whore'. He replied he did not. Ms Wass then asked: 'C***?' Mr Deuters replied: 'No, never.'

Returning to the flight, Mr Deuters said 'there was clearly talking going on between them, that was apparent but it didn't seem to be a sort of screaming-obscenities slanging match.'

He added that there appeared to be an argument from Heard's 'body language'. Ms Wass asked if Depp 'kicked Ms Heard in the back'.

Mr Deuters replied that Depp did not kick Heard in the back, but that he had slowly raised his foot towards her 'back or bottom'.

Ms Wass said: 'I suggest this wasn't a playful attempt, this was a proper kick to her back, an assault and you saw that.' Mr Deuters said: 'No, I didn't see that.'

Ms Wass asked if Depp was 'behaving like a monster' on the flight. Mr Deuters replied: 'A monster? No. He was very quiet.' He added: 'I could tell he had a problem (with) the opiates because it was right before he kicked them.'

Ms Wass said: 'But you have forgotten the 'powders' that he mentioned.' Mr Deuters said: 'I certainly don't recall powders on the plane.'

Depp's PA is allegedly heard saying: 'No, I'm going to stay with this f****** idiot in case he gets sick'

The court was again played a recording allegedly made during the flight from Boston to LA, and Ms Wass put it to Mr Deuters that he could be heard on the recording saying 'we have an hour' and also 'no, I'm going to stay with this f****** idiot in case he gets sick'.

Mr Deuters said that was not the kind of language he would use, before saying he did not recall 'any sort of passing out' on the flight.

Ms Wass then read out part of an email which was written by Ms Heard to Depp after the 'Boston plane incident', but never sent to him, which has previously been referred to in court.

She asked if Mr Deuters had seen Depp pass out, to which he replied: 'Yes, I don't recall specifically. One memory comes to mind in 2011, in a trailer after a long day of filming.

Ms Wass asked if Mr Deuters had seen Depp vomiting, which he said he had seen 'once or twice, it wasn't a regular thing' and 'certainly not' on the plane.

She also asked if Mr Deuters had ever seen him being carried by one of his security guards, or if he'd seen the actor's assistant have to break a locked door because he had passed out, and Mr Deuters said he did not remember having seen either of those things.

Mr Deuters was then asked about a text exchange between himself and Ms Heard after the flight from Boston to LA, in which he had written: 'He is up. In the bathroom moving slowly.

'Will let you know when en route how he is in the car. He is in some pain, as you might guess.'

Ms Wass asked: 'What pain are you saying he might be in in this text message to Ms Heard?'

Mr Deuters said: 'To the best of my recollection, I suppose if he went to the bathroom and then fell asleep, potentially he is hungover or potentially ... I recall sometimes before he stopped using the opiates, it would affect his stomach.

'It could cause quite unpleasant feelings in that area, I don't know ... I can't say specifically.'

Ms Wass then read out another part of the exchange in which Mr Deuters said Mr Depp had 'been sick' and asked him: 'Do you think that, having seen what he said he had done by way of drink and controlled drugs, that he may have just overdone it?'

Mr Deuters replied: 'It's possible, yes.' He added: 'The behaviour wasn't the behaviour of a drunkard ... nevertheless the consumption could be quite impressive, if you will.

'So not necessarily behavioural, but physical, yes.'

Depp's PA tells Heard that the actor 'doesn't want to be a f***-up anymore'

Ms Wass continued to question Mr Deuters on parts of the text exchange between him and Ms Heard.

One message read: 'Hey. He's up. He's much better. Clearer. He doesn't remember much, but we took him through all that happened. He's sorry. Very sorry. And just wants to get better. Which allows us to make him follow up on that promise.'

The next read: 'He's teary. He doesn't want to be a f***-up anymore - his words.

'He's got bad indigestion this morning but otherwise alright. He's gone back to sleep for a bit. Spoken to C (Christie, Mr Depp's sister).

'We're going to set him up with Dr Kipper on weds hopefully. He won't be skipping it this time.'

Mr Deuters said in his answers that he supposed Depp was sorry because of the conflict and that he probably meant the actor wanted to get better with respect to the opiates he was addicted to at the time.

He added: 'Our concern around that time was very specifically the opiates ... that was our worry and that is what we were trying to help him with.'

Ms Wass then read out a message from Mr Deuters to Heard which read: 'There feels like a sea change in him this morning. He just spoke about how bad he feels and he wasn't talking physically.'

The barrister said: 'Did you understand why he felt so bad?' To which Mr Deuters replied: 'Because I'm sure that he loved her and he wanted to make the relationship work, and I'm sure that any conflict was very painful and upsetting to him.'

Mr Deuters added that his reference in the texts to Depp being 'incredibly apologetic' and knowing that he had 'done wrong' was probably because he felt bad having broken 'promises with regards to sobriety'.

Depp's PA says he is a 'domestic abuse survivor myself'

Mr Deuters was asked by Ms Wass about a further part of the exchange, in which he wrote: 'He was appalled. When I told him he kicked you, he cried.

'It was disgusting. And he knows it.'

He said that it wasn't his job to be a 'relationship counsellor', adding: 'As a domestic abuse survivor myself I don't do well with confrontation, I always seek to mollify.

'I wasn't comfortable in this position or sending these texts, all I said was to say what I thought people wanted to hear, to be quite honest.'

He said that when Heard complained on the flight that Depp had kicked her, which he said was 'visible' to him but he couldn't hear, that he and one of Depp's security team intervened.

Ms Wass put it to Mr Deuters that, on the face of it, the text exchange was a 'clear admission' that Depp had kicked Heard and did not remember doing so.

He replied: 'I understand that is how they could be interpreted, yes.

'He (Mr Depp) said placate her, say what she wants to hear. Often I find myself in that unfortunate position.'

Mr Deuters said 'kicked' was the word Heard had used so he continued to use it, adding: 'I obviously regret that, I didn't realise what was being put together at the time.'

Depp's PA is questioned over TMZ article in which he allegedly claimed texts were 'suspicious'

Mr Deuters was then asked about an article on US entertainment website TMZ after the text message exchange between him and Ms Heard was leaked to the media, in which he was quoted as saying the texts were 'suspicious' because they didn't have a date.

He responded that he 'never spoke to TMZ' and never had a conversation with anyone about those texts other than one of Mr Depp's lawyers at the time - who he told that the messages were 'taken out of context'.

Mr Deuters said he saw the article when it came out and it was 'very distressing'.

Ms Wass asked why he did not contact TMZ about the article at the time and tell them it was inaccurate, and he said: 'It didn't occur to me. I didn't really want to be involved at all.

'I felt my goodwill was being thrown back in my face. In retrospect I would have loved to have had the courage to say that to TMZ.'

Earlier, Depp began his fifth day of evidence in the case by being asked about an alleged incident of domestic violence against Heard shortly after he lost the top of his middle finger in Australia.

Depp says he could not have grabbed Heard by the head because he was wearing a cast

Depp's barrister David Sherborne asked Depp about an alleged incident in Los Angeles on March 23, 2015, when he is said to have grabbed Heard by the hair with one hand and hit her 'repeatedly in the head with the other'.

Depp said: 'I flew back from Australia to LA to have surgery on the finger and, at that time, they had put a pin in it, in the broken bone, the fractured bone, but to no avail.' He said he 'ended up getting MRSA, it's quite a painful disease'.

Depp explained he was wearing a cast on his hand with a 'little dinosaur' on it because he had decided if he was going to have to wear one he should have the children's 'wraparound' on it as it was 'more fun'.

The actor confirmed he was wearing the cast at the time of the alleged incident in the Eastern Columbia building. Mr Sherborne asked: 'And with that cast on, would you have been able to grab her hair with one hand and punch her repeatedly with the other?' Depp replied: 'No sir.'

Mr Sherborne then asked Depp about an alleged incident during the couple's honeymoon in July 2015 on a train in South East Asia. Depp confirmed that he and Heard were accompanied by security guard Malcolm Connolly for the entire trip, and said they 'became quite friendly' with the railway staff. 

He said the staff accommodated them by putting them in a separate dining car to avoid people taking photos of them during meals, and that Mr Connolly was always present in that car. Mr Sherborne asked: 'Were you violent at all to Ms Heard during that train journey?'. To which the actor replied: 'No, not at all.'

Depp says his forehead 'may have clashed' with Heard's when he was trying to 'grab her arms'

Mr Sherborne continued by asking about an alleged incident at the couple's LA penthouse on December 15, 2015, which the court heard was 'the night before Ms Heard was due to be filming for an appearance on the James Corden show, The Late Late Show'.

The barrister said Depp is alleged to have inflicted 'a litany of violence' on Heard on that occasion, before the actor is said to have headbutted his ex-wife.

Mr Sherborne said Depp's evidence was that 'your foreheads may have clashed' when the actor was trying to 'grab her arms' to prevent her hitting him. Depp explained that he grabbed Heard to 'lock her arms' to stop her attacking him.

Mr Sherborne asked: 'Were you violent to Ms Heard in any way?' Depp replied: 'No, sir.' Mr Sherborne asked: 'Did you intend to headbutt her?' The actor said: 'Not at all.'

Mr Sherborne asked: 'Did you deliberately strike her nose causing it to be 'bashed up', I think is her (Ms Heard's) phrase?' Mr Depp replied: 'No, sir.'

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Shocking pictures show sickening violence across the UK on day of right-wing protests

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: People were left covered in blood as fights broke out in London's Trafalgar Square while police tried to keep far-right demonstrators and Black Lives Matter supporters apart

By Chris Kitching Senior News Reporter, Gregory Kirkby, Jess Glass and Taz Ali

20:02, 13 JUN 2020 Updated 22:16, 13 JUN 2020

Men were left bloodied as thugs and Black Lives Matter supporters came to blows during violent clashes in London while tensions flared in a number of cities.  People were knocked to the floor and left needing treatment from paramedics as officers tried to stop fights involving counter-protests in Trafalgar Square after far-right demonstrators had attacked police and journalists.  Police were seen protecting some people who lay prone on the ground in scenes of chaos shortly before a 5 pm curfew, aimed at ending the demonstrations, went into effect.  After the deadline, there were further scenes of violence at Waterloo station when fights broke out as anti-racism activists attacked thugs who were trying to catch trains homes, according to witnesses.  Not all demonstrations in the UK were marred by violence on Saturday there were peaceful anti-racism marches in cities such as Brighton.  About 20 people were treated for injuries and more than 100 were arrested during the protests, which went ahead despite appeals for calm and for demonstrators to stay home and abide by the coronavirus lockdown and social distancing rules.  The day began with several hundred demonstrators, mostly white men, attending a protest organised by far-right groups, including Britain First, which claimed they wanted to protect statues such as Winston Churchill and memorials from vandalism.  Police were attacked with missiles and smoke bombs, and the thugs later went looking for Black Lives Matter activists.  The group Hope not Hate said: "These protesters had no time for statues or monuments. They just wanted confrontation and violence."

During that event a man urinated next to a memorial dedicated to PC Keith Palmer, the police officer killed in the Westminster terror attack, sparking outrage, a campaign to identify him and calls for him to be sent to prison.  At the same time, Black Lives Matter (BLM) activists were marching on Trafalgar Square.  Around Parliament, fights erupted and thugs repeatedly assailed officers with foul-mouthed chants and missiles, smoke grenades, and flares.  Shards of glass were strewn along the streets close to the Cenotaph on Whitehall after bottles, cans, and other objects were thrown at police officers clad in riot gear.  In one video, several white men appeared to give the Nazi salute as they confronted officers at a barricade and then lobbed missiles. Some of the officers swung their batons at the men.  The scene unfolded near the statue of Churchill, the Prime Minister who helped lead the Allies' defeat of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany.  Several journalists said they were attacked, including a photographer whose face was bloodied and was said to have possibly suffered a broken nose.  After clashing with police around Parliament, the far-right thugs made their way to Trafalgar Square, where they stood under Nelson's Column, setting off more smoke bombs, and riot police formed a ring to keep the two groups apart. Fireworks were set off and objects were thrown as a police helicopter circled overhead.  Fights erupted and a number of people were left bloodied shortly before the 5 pm deadline. One photo showed a man with his face covered in blood after he fell to the floor.  Later, after the curfew went into effect, the protesters began to disperse and the groups made their way across the River Thames to Waterloo station.  There were fights in the streets as police tried to keep the crowds under control.  Witnesses said BLM supporters tried to force their way into the station chanting “Black Lives Matter” and “F*** EDL”, a reference to the English Defence League, as outnumbered police scrambled to hold them back.  The group charged the station, overwhelming a small number of police manning the gates as thugs departed on trains.  Police reinforcements soon arrived and forced their way between the protesters and the station entrance gates.  Officers detonated purple smoke bombs in an attempt to disperse the angry mob who launched dozens of bottles at them as they continued to scream "F*** EDL".  The crowd then split into two and circled the station in opposition directions as more police arrived at the scene.  Police helicopters were also circling overhead.  A white man alleged by the crowd to be a far-right protester was carried to safety by a black man as animosity was briefly set aside outside the station.  Pictures showed the white man clutching his head as the black man carried him over his shoulders, flanked by police in riot gear.  The white man had been set upon on the steps leading to the Royal Festival Hall in central London and badly beaten before other protesters stepped in to protect him, Reuters journalists at the scene said.  About 20 people were injured during Saturday's clashes.  Six officers suffered minor injuries after "pockets of violence" were directed towards the Metropolitan Police during the far-right protests in central London, the force said.  In a statement, Met Commander Bas Javid said: "Thousands have travelled to London despite being asked not to and some of those have been intent on causing harm.  "We understand why people want to express their concerns and have worked hard to keep people safe.  Many people have complied with these conditions, and have listened to officers during the day, and have behaved as we have requested in order to keep them safe.  A number of people have not followed these conditions, putting officers, and others' safety at risk.  There have been pockets of violence directed towards our officers. This is completely unacceptable and I condemn those involved."

By around 5.30 pm, London Ambulance Service said it had treated 15 people for injuries, including two police officers.  Six of these patients, all members of the public, had to be taken to hospital.  More than 100 people have been arrested during Saturday's far-right protest in London for offences including violent disorder, assaulting police officers possession of an offensive weapon, possession of class A drugs, being drunk and disorderly and breach of the peace, Scotland Yard said.  Boris Johnson, who has been accused of stoking tensions, waited until almost 7.30 pm to condemn the violence that began many hours earlier just yards from his home in Downing Street but didn't single out any groups as he tweeted: "Racist thuggery has no place on our streets. Anyone attacking the police will be met with the full force of the law.  These marches & protests have been subverted by violence and breach current guidelines. Racism has no part in the UK and we must work together to make that a reality."

Labour leader Sir Keir Stamer broke his silence about 15 minutes later but did not cite racism or single out any groups.  He tweeted: "Any violence against our police is completely unacceptable. No ifs, no buts. Today’s protests in London were led by that intent on causing violence and sowing hate for their own ends. We must not let them win."

Meanwhile, MP Tobias Ellwood, who gave first aid to PC Palmer as he lay dying after being stabbed to death in the grounds Parliament by Khalid Masood in 2017, said the image of the man urinating next to the memorial was "abhorrent".  The Tory MP for Bournemouth East and chairman of the Defence Select Committee tweeted a picture of the man and wrote: "Absolute shame on this man.  Of all the images to emerge over these few testing days, I find this one of most abhorrent. Please help identify him."

Home Secretary Priti Patel has condemned the "desecration" of the memorial dedicated to PC Palmer.  In a media clip, she said: "We are in an unprecedented public health emergency, and I have said every single day, as have the police around the country and in London, that these protests, these gatherings, are illegal and we have been discouraging them.  Secondly, we have seen a small minority behave in extreme thuggery and violent behaviour today.  That is simply unacceptable and the individuals that are basically putting the safety of our police officers and the safety of the public at risk will expect to face the full force of the law.  We have seen some shameful scenes today, including the desecration of PC Keith Palmer's memorial in Parliament, in Westminster square, and quite frankly that is shameful, that is absolutely appalling and shameful.  And I think, you know, my final remark very much is is that we live in a tolerant country but racism, any form of intolerance and violence is simply not acceptable."

The Metropolitan Police Federation chairman, Ken Marsh, condemned the "disorder and unruliness", and suggested the man pictured urinating next to the memorial should be sent to prison.  He said: "It's horrendous. The man urinating next to Keith Palmer's memorial is disgusting.  A faction of people today [Saturday] only had one intention - to be violent and unlawful, they didn't come here to protect the statues, it's just disorder and unruliness.  I suggest serious custodial sentences in relation to assaults on police and others, criminal damage and urinating next to the memorial of heroes."

Senior Tory MP Rob Halfon described the behaviour of a protester seen urinating by the memorial to PC Palmer as "horrific".  Mr Halfon, the chair of the Commons Education Committee, said he hoped the perpetrator was tracked down and jailed. "This is just so horrific. I hope they find this individual and lock them up and throw away the key," he said.

"This is not the kind of country we are. I feel every possible good wish to the family of PC Palmer, who did so much to keep us safe."

The violent scenes during the far-right protest are in contrast with peaceful demonstrations that took place at Hyde Park and Marble Arch by anti-racism protesters in support of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement.  The violence has been condemned by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and Ms Patel, with the latter branding it as "thoroughly unacceptable thuggery".  On Friday, statues in Parliament Square including Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela, and Mahatma Gandhi were boarded up to prevent them from being targeted by protesters both from the Black Lives Matter movement and far-right groups.  Ms. Patel was asked whether the boarding up of statues was the right approach to take, and she said: "Well, I think from an operational perspective the police and others have to make their decisions and the choices in terms of protecting war memorials and protecting statues.  Let's not forget last weekend we saw a range of statues that were torn down, and we saw quite frankly appalling scenes and the desecration of war memorials as well.  So they have taken protective measures and that is absolutely right. But I think, you know, my overriding message is is that we have seen violence in these gatherings today. That violence of thuggery by a small minority is absolutely unacceptable.  We've seen another desecration of a memorial today, the memorial of Pc Keith Palmer a man that gave his life to protect people. I just think that is utterly shameful.  And as I've said, my message to everybody is please do not participate in these gatherings. They are illegal.  There is a health emergency on right now. And quite frankly, the individuals that are perpetrating violence, thuggery, and this shameful behaviour, should expect to face the full force of the law."

The Metropolitan Police warned people joining demonstrations on Saturday that they must be off the streets by 5 pm or risk being arrested.  There were similar gatherings on Saturday in Belfast, Glasgow, Newcastle, Brighton, and Bristol with crowds massing around monuments.  A group calling itself “Defenders of Newcastle” and Black Lives Matter protesters clashed in that city, where at least 11 people were arrested.  Smoke flares and missiles were hurled between the two groups, ChronicleLive reports.  As parts of the city centre were locked down, a line of police officers separated them as the counter-protesters claimed to be defending Grey’s Monument, which had earlier been listed on the crowdsourced “Topple the Racists” map.  Charles Grey was the PM whose government oversaw the abolition of slavery in the British Empire.  BLM protester Namwila Mulwanda was “very confused” by the counter-protesters.  She told ChronicleLive: “Every single thing that we have put up has been peaceful. There have been accusations about us trying to cause damage to certain properties, we haven’t said anything about that, we haven’t even planned to do that.  They’ve come out, they’ve been shouting ‘white lives matter’, ‘all lives matter’ that is not what we are contesting, we are just trying to say black lives need to matter too.”

Fights broke out at the Cenotaph in Bristol city centre as several hundred people gathered.  Protesters held up ‘All Lives Matter’ banners, but denied they were far-right supporters.  Demonstrators at the Cenotaph later shouted, “Scum” and “Fascists” at supporters of Black Lives Matter.  They also sang repeatedly “There’s only one Winston Churchill” and then erupted into a rendition of God Save the Queen.

Avon and Somerset Police said around 300 people attended the demonstration, with two arrests made.  In Brighton, more than 1,000 protesters formed a line along the seafront in a Black Lives Matter demonstration.  A Sussex Police spokesman said: "A Black Lives Matter protest event in Brighton city centre on Saturday, which was attended by more than 10,000 people, passed off peacefully.  There were no arrests."

Protests against police brutality and racism have erupted all over the UK and across the globe following the death of African-American George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police nearly three weeks ago.  Last week, the statue of slave trader Edward Colston was pulled down and dumped into Bristol harbour by anti-racism protesters, while the UK's war-time Prime Minister memorial in London was defaced with the words "was a racist".  The UK Protests in support of Black Lives Matter have largely been peaceful, although some have been marred by acts of violence towards police by a comparatively small group of people.  But these attacks on officers and criminal damage on statues have lasted no more than a couple of hours, mostly towards the end of rallies.

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Coronavirus threat to unborn babies: Infection 'injures' the placenta, cuts off blood to unborn babies and can lead to low birth weight, organ damage or even foetal death

    Lesions and blood clots were discovered in the vital organs in 15 women   
    Issues with blood flow can lead to low birth weight and even foetal death
    But the 15 babies were delivered on the due date and were a healthy weight
    16th woman miscarried, but researchers unsure if it was caused by the virus
    WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
    Here’s how to help people impacted by Covid-19

By Connor Boyd Health Reporter For Mailonline

Published: 12:06, 23 May 2020 | Updated: 12:24, 23 May 2020

The coronavirus currently sweeping the world may injure the placentas of pregnant women and cut off blood supply to their unborn babies, a small study has found.  Scientists found visible damage to the placentas of all 15 mothers who were involved in the research.  Lesions and blood clots were discovered in the vital organ, responsible for providing oxygen and nutrients to the foetus.  Issues with placental blood flow can lead to low birth weight, organ damage in the baby or even foetal death.  Although none of the children in the study had any health troubles, the researchers who conducted the study said the findings 'worried them'.  The results highlight the need to monitor expectant mothers infected with COVID-19 'right now', they added.  Sixteen women in total were involved in the study by Northwestern University, in Illinois.  Fifteen of them delivered healthy babies, while one miscarried in the second trimester.  The risk of miscarriage was therefore 6 per cent. This is slightly higher than the 1 per cent of miscarriages that occur in the second trimester of an average pregnancy.  But the woman was asymptomatic and the researchers are unsure whether the virus caused the miscarriage or if it was unrelated.  They say their study is too small to draw broad conclusions about coronavirus' link to miscarriages.  In the successful births, all 15 of the children tested negative for the virus and were considered 'healthy'.  So it came as a surprise that every mother suffered visible damage to their placentas, according to lead author  Dr Jeffrey Goldstein.  Dr Goldstein, assistant professor of pathology at Northwestern University, said: 'Most of these babies were delivered full-term after otherwise normal pregnancies, so you wouldn't expect to find anything wrong with the placentas, but this virus appears to be inducing some injury in the placenta.  It doesn't appear to be inducing negative outcomes in live-born infants, based on our limited data, but it does validate the idea that women with COVID should be monitored more closely.  These findings support that there might be something clot-forming about coronavirus, and it's happening in the placenta.' 

Dr Goldstein said it makes sense to continue to follow babies born to coronavirus-infected mothers to see if they face any difficulties in later life.  Previous research has found that children who were inborn during the 1918-19 flu pandemic have higher rates of heart disease.  On the miscarriage, Dr Goldstein added: 'That patient was asymptomatic, so we don't know whether the virus caused the miscarriage or it was unrelated.  We are aware of four other cases of miscarriage with COVID. The other reported patients had symptoms and three of four had severe inflammation in the placenta. I'd like to see more before drawing any conclusions.'

Twelve of the women (80 percent) had a type of injury to their placenta that impairs blood flow from the mother to the baby called vascular malperfusion.  Six out of the 16 women, or 40 percent, had blood clots in the placenta, called intervillous thrombi.  Severe inflammation an overreaction by the immune system to COVID-19 infection is thought to be the cause of the blood clots.  It is one of the reasons so many virus patients are suffering strokes and heart attacks, experts say.  Co-author Dr. Emily Miller, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the university, said: 'Not to paint a scary picture, but these findings worry me.  I don't want to draw sweeping conclusions from a small study, but this preliminary glimpse into how COVID-19 might cause changes in the placenta carries some pretty significant implications for the health of a pregnancy.  We must discuss whether we should change how we monitor pregnant women right now.  hey were healthy, full-term, beautifully normal babies, but our findings indicate a lot of the blood flow was blocked off and many of the placentas were smaller than they should have been.  Placentas get built with an enormous amount of redundancy. Even with only half of it working, babies are often completely fine.  Still, while most babies will be fine, there's a risk that some pregnancies could be compromised.'

The study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Pathology, looked at women who gave birth at Northwestern Medicine Prentice Women's Hospital between March 18 and May 5.  Four patients came down with flu-like symptoms three to five weeks before giving birth and tested positive for coronavirus.  The remaining patients were asymptomatic and only tested positive when they arrived at the hospital to have their baby.  The placenta is the first organ to form in fetal development. It acts as the fetus' lungs, gut, kidneys, and liver, taking oxygen and nutrients from the mother's bloodstream and exchanging waste.

Women are told NOT to have  IVF amid coronavirus outbreak over fears the bug causes them to give birth prematurely

Women are being urged not to have IVF amid the coronavirus outbreak over fears the virus negatively affects pregnancy.  A statement issued by the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology says all couples considering fertility treatment 'should avoid becoming pregnant at this time'.

It advised those who are already having IVF to consider freezing their eggs or the embryos they have created for a pregnancy until the pandemic is halted.  ESHRE says all those considering or planning treatment to have a baby should put it on hold as a 'precautionary measure'.  But many of the 68,000 women who choose to have IVF every year in the UK are in their late thirties and have little time to delay.  It comes following reports of women infected with coronavirus giving birth to premature babies in China.  However ESHRE which provides guidance for fertility clinics across Europe and in the UK notes the reports are based on limited data with 'no strong evidence'.

What pregnant women need to know about coronavirus: Experts say there is no evidence an unborn baby can be infected during pregnancy

Pregnant women do not appear to be more susceptible to coronavirus than others and mothers are being advised to carry on breastfeeding, according to a new report.  The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists have released new guidelines for pregnant women in relation to the coronavirus and have confirmed that there is no evidence the virus can be passed to an unborn baby.  As a precautionary approach, pregnant women with suspected or confirmed coronavirus when they go into labour are being advised to attend an obstetric unit that has more doctors than a normal midwifery unit for birth.  The world's youngest coronavirus victim is a newborn baby in London, whose mother also tested positive for the disease after giving birth.  The mother was rushed to hospital days ago with suspected pneumonia but her positive result was only known after the birth.  They were treated at separate hospitals - the baby at North Middlesex and the mother at a specialist infections hospital.  According to The Sun, the baby is now 'out of danger' and recovering well.  It is believed the baby was infected after the birth from coughs or sneezes and it was tested within minutes of its arrival.   The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has also advised that healthy babies should not be separated from infected mothers and can be breastfed.

Dr Edward Morris, President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, said:  'As this is a very new virus we are just beginning to learn about it, so the guide will be kept under regular review as new evidence emerges.  Over the coming weeks and months it is likely pregnant women in the UK will test positive for coronavirus. While the data is currently limited it is reassuring that there is no evidence that the virus can pass to a baby during pregnancy.'

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Princess Diana psychic writes letter about Harry with 'message from beyond the grave'

Healer Simone Simmons, who says she receives regular visits from Princess Diana, has begged William to save his brother Harry from "disaster" after quitting the royal family

By Anna MacSwan

00:58, 10 MAY 2020Updated07:39, 10 MAY 2020

A psychic who claims to receive regular visits from Princess Diana has written to William begging him to "save" his brother Harry.  Clairvoyant Simone Simmons told the Duke of Cambridge she was delivering a message from his mother from beyond the grave, the Daily Star reports.  Simone who was a close friend of Diana's until her death in 1997 says the Princess fears her younger son faces disaster after deciding to step back from the royal family with his wife Meghan Markle earlier this year.  In her letter to William, she wrote: "Diana made me promise to keep an eye on both you and Harry to make sure you’re both OK, and to give you warnings of danger signs.  I am writing, actually I’m begging you, to listen because Meghan will isolate Harry, and eventually cause him to attempt radical, possibly lethal, ­self-destructive actions.  If you want to respond, feel free. We MUST save Harry."

The healer says she used to chat to Diana for up to 14 hours at a time on the phone when she was still alive and that she now makes regular "appearances" at her London home.  "Diana comes and talks to me I see her body and she’s very animated at times. I got so fed up of it all I wrote to William, but he hasn’t responded," Simone explains.

“It’s going from bad to worse.  Harry’s been separated from everything he loves his family and his friends, including the Army boys he loved.  Diana told me Harry is feeling more and more isolated and it’s like torture for him.  Diana told me it was all going to end in disaster."

Simone, who met Diana in 1993 at the Hale Clinic in west London, warned that "something was going to happen to her that would be the death of her" before her death in a car crash in Paris.  The psychic also predicted that Meghan was pregnant with the couple's son Archie before the news was formally announced.  She has previously also written to Harry, before his wedding.  She added: "I’m going to write one more letter to him, but I’m told he and William refuse to read correspondence from their mother’s friends because they have been told we are not to be trusted.  It’s so sad as it’s the only way they will get to hear the full truth about their mother."

Meanwhile Meghan, Harry and baby Archie have moved into an £18m mansion in Beverley Hills, Los Angeles.  The couple fled to LA, where Meghan's mother Doria Ragland lives, from Vancouver Island after Canada announced restrictions on its borders due to the coronavirus pandemic.  The family celebrated Archie's first birthday this week, and reportedly marked the occasion with a 'smash cake' where babies are encouraged to get their hands, feet and faces covered in cake and Zoom meet-ups with friends and relatives.

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Prince Harry 'tells friends he misses the army' and 'cannot believe how his life has been turned upside down' after Megxit move to Los Angeles

    Harry was stripped of his military roles when he and Meghan quit the royal family
    He has now reportedly told friends he 'cannot believe' how his life has ended up
    Prince quit Army in 2015 after two tours of Afghanistan during a ten-year career
    Harry had to give up roles including Captain-General of the Royal Marines and Honorary Air Commandant of RAF Honington

By Amelia Clarke For The Daily Mail

Published: 01:27, 30 April 2020 | Updated: 12:59, 30 April 2020

Prince Harry feels he would have been 'better protected' from the turmoil he has faced in recent months if he was still in the Army, sources have claimed.  The Duke of Sussex reportedly told friends he 'cannot believe' how his life has been 'turned upside down'.

He is said to miss the 'camaraderie' of life in the forces. Harry was stripped of his military appointments when he and Meghan stepped back as senior royals on March 31. He had to give up roles including Captain-General of the Royal Marines and Honorary Air Commandant of RAF Honington.  Harry affectionately known as Captain Wales in the forces retains the rank of major and insisted he would 'continue his unwavering support to the military community in a non-official capacity'.

The couple is now living in Los Angeles with their son, Archie, who will turn one on Wednesday.  'Harry has told friends he is really missing the Army as well his military appointments,' a source told The Daily Telegraph. 'He misses the camaraderie of being in the forces.

'He has been telling friends he still can't believe this has happened. He can't believe his life has been turned upside down.

'He was in a happy place when he was serving in the Army, then he met Meghan and since then life has been great. But I don't think he foresaw things turning out quite as they did.'

The source said Harry, 35, does not blame Meghan for wanting to return to her home country, the US, adding: 'There is just a sense that he might have been better protected if he was still in the Army.'

Kensington Palace announced in March 2015 that Harry was to quit the Army after two tours of Afghanistan during a ten-year career. The prince said in a statement at the time that he was looking forward to a 'new chapter', adding he was at a 'crossroads', and leaving had been a 'really tough decision'.

He had previously described military life as 'normal as it's going to get' and said: 'I'm one of the guys. I don't get treated any differently.'

His decision to quit followed the launch of the Invictus Games in 2014, which gives sick and wounded military personnel the chance to compete in a Paralympics-style event.  On his decade of service, Harry said: 'From learning the hard way to stay onside with my colour sergeant at Sandhurst, to the incredible people I served with during two tours in Afghanistan, the experiences I have had over the last ten years will stay with me for the rest of my life. For that, I will always be hugely grateful.'

Harry's most recent tour of Afghanistan was in 2012, during which he was an Apache helicopter co-pilot and gunner. He was described as an 'exemplary soldier'. His superiors and General Sir Nicholas Carter, Chief of the General Staff, said that he 'selflessly' supported troops on the ground. He began his full-time career in May 2005 as an officer cadet at Sandhurst.  In April 2006, he was commissioned as an Army officer and joined the Household Cavalry (Blues and Royals). He spent ten weeks in Helmand Province in late 2007 but media reports forced him to abandon his secret deployment early.  Meanwhile, Meghan has helped to coach a young job hunter in Britain in a video call from North America. Footage of their online meeting was posted on social media by the Smart Works charity yesterday.  Meghan, 38, remains the patron of the organisation which helps women get into the workplace by giving them a smart interview outfit and coaching despite quitting royal duties and moving across the Atlantic with Prince Harry.  The duchess wore a berry-coloured £235 cashmere jumper by British brand Joseph and layered gold necklaces, including a blue topaz 'evil eye' to ward off ill wishes. Speaking to the anonymous British hopeful from what is believed to be her new home in California at the end of March, Meghan praised her as a 'beacon of hope and positivity'.

In a clip shared from their call, Meghan said: 'You seem incredibly confident and prepared. Everyone here is so excited. So when I was reading what your interests were you have a big focus on mental health, right? I think that's excellent.'

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Row as Prince Harry claims UK's coronavirus crisis is 'better than we are led to believe' by the media: 'Unqualified' Duke's comments are branded 'outrageous' by health experts who say he is 'deserting his country in its hour of need'

    In a podcast interview, Harry said things are better than what we're led to believe
    But his comments were branded 'outrageous' by expert Professor Karol Sikora
    Harry and Meghan have been spotted in LA delivering food packages to people
    Learn more about how to help people impacted by COVID

By Amelia Wynne For Mailonline

Published: 12:23, 19 April 2020 | Updated: 16:39, 19 April 2020

Prince Harry has sparked fury by claiming the UK's COVID-19 crisis is not as bad as the public is being told.  In an interview with the Declassified podcast, the 35-year-old said that things here are 'better than we are led to believe through ­certain corners of the media'.

But his comments were branded 'outrageous' by expert Professor Karol Sikora, who asked: 'What are his qualifications for making these comments other than deserting his country in its hour of need?'

Harry, who is currently with wife Meghan, 38, in Los Angeles, also praised Captain Tom Moore, 99, who has raised £23 million for the NHS.  Speaking on the podcast he said: 'I think what has happened especially in the UK is the very best of the human spirit and it's proving that things are better than we are led to believe through certain corners of the media.  'Certainly, when you're in isolation it can be very worrying when you're sitting there and the only information you're getting is from certain news channels, but then if you're out and about and you're on the right platforms you can really sense this human spirit coming to the forefront.'

Prof Sikora, who has led antibody tests and is a former No10 adviser, told The Sun: 'I think these remarks are outrageous.  As for the media, I really don't understand what Harry's beef is. Journalists have been reporting the facts and have been doing great work in holding the Government to account.  The media has also championed the NHS and become a key ally of doctors, nurses and key workers. They should be applauded, not vilified.'

Piers Morgan tweeted: 'Prince Harry, from his Hollywood mansion, accusing the media of exaggerating the scale of this crisis in Britain is contemptible. It's the media that is exposing the real scale of it as our death toll rockets to highest in Europe & over 60 health workers have now died.'

Nadra Ahmed, of the National Care Association, suggested Prince Harry 'hasn't seen all the evidence'.

She revealed that health and care staff were suffering mental anguish, adding: 'Some of the things I have heard are harrowing.'

Prince Harry has also praised the British public's response to the coronavirus pandemic as well as Captain Tom, as he and wife Meghan Markle were seen on the streets of LA for a second time wearing masks to deliver packages for charity. 

In the same podcast, Prince Harry said the number of volunteers rushing to help in the national effort was 'wonderfully British'.  He added that he was 'incredibly proud' of the British public's response to the pandemic.  The duke, who has quit as a working royal and moved to America with Meghan and 11-month-old Archie, also praised Second World War veteran Captain Tom Moore for his 'utterly amazing' fundraising efforts.  The podcast episode is hoping to encourage veterans to volunteer and join the Team Rubicon UK organisation, which is assisting the Government in responding to the coronavirus crisis.  'I want to say a huge thank you, as we all do, to all of the NHS workers and everybody that's volunteering,' the Duke said.

'Because up and down the UK, whether it's from Dorset up to Staffordshire, there are literally hundreds of thousands of people volunteering.'

Referring to an article by the Guardian about the high number of people who have come forward to volunteer, Harry added: 'It's such a wonderfully British thing that we all come to help when we need it.'