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Prince William and Princess Kate shared an adorable new photo of their son on April 23 as he turned 7. In the portrait, Louis, who is wearing jeans and a button-up shirt under a sweater, sits outside and smiles with his two front teeth missing.

“Wishing Prince Louis a very Happy 7th Birthday! 🎂” read the caption of the post. The photo was taken by photographer Josh Shinner.

The royals also shared a short video on Instagram that showed Louis playing, smiling and jumping around during the photoshoot.

Louis, who was born in April 2018, is the youngest child of William and Kate. The Prince and Princess of Wales also share Prince George, 11, and Princess Charlotte, 9. Louis is fourth in the British line of succession after his father and siblings.

ABC’s “Bachelor” franchise has added Hannah Brown, arguably one of its biggest stars, to Season 10 of its “Bachelor in Paradise” cast alongside host Jesse Palmer and bartender Wells Adams. 

But this time, the Alabama native won’t be looking for love (she now lives in Nashville with fiancée Adam Woolard). Instead, she will work in the show’s newly created Champagne Lounge.

The Brown addition comes amid struggling ratings for the franchise and a location move to Costa Rica for the upcoming 10th “Paradise” season after the series left its longtime home at Playa Escondida in Sayulita, Mexico.

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Viewers have some thoughts about Ryan Coogler’s subtle reference to another supernatural entity in the film, released April 18.

While a select few might have had an inkling about what Annie (Wunmi Mosaku), a Hoodoo practitioner and herbalist, meant by “haint,” others were completely in the dark.

One viewer even thought Annie uttered the word “Hank” as she tried to determine the cause of Stack’s (Michael B. Jordan) and Mary’s (Hailee Steinfeld) death-defying transformation. Annie determines, through context clues, that her friends have turned into vampires, not haints like she previously hypothesized.

Though haints are not the focus of “Sinners,” the spectral beings are deeply rooted in Southern folklore, not unlike the film, set in Mississippi in the 1930s.

The former first lady spoke for the first time about skipping President Donald Trump’s second inauguration on the April 23 episode of her “IMO With Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson” podcast, which she co-hosts with her brother.

During a conversation with the former collegiate basketball coach and Oscar nominee Taraji P. Henson, the “Becoming” author again addressed viral rumors she was divorcing former President Barack Obama by skipping the inaugural ceremony.

“My decision to skip the inauguration — or my decision to make choices at the beginning of this year that suited me — were met with such ridicule and criticism,” Obama explained during the episode. “People couldn’t believe that I was saying no for any other reason. They had to assume that my marriage was falling apart.”

Michelle Obama hits back at divorce rumors that start when she makes ‘a choice for myself’

Each week we profile an independent bookstore, sharing what makes each one special and getting their expert and unique book recommendations.

This week we have Gretchen Miller, owner of Martin House Books in Westerly, Rhode Island.

What’s your store’s story?

I was proud to open this bookstore a year ago. My mother owned a bookstore for 35 years, and it has been my joy to continue that tradition.

This bookstore has become a cherished gathering place for everyone, from authors finding inspiration to parents connecting after drop-off and retirees enjoying coffee or lunch.

Sheeran, who has sold about 200 million singles in the past dozen years, joined Kahan, his friend of the past seven years, for a set that included hits like “Dial Drunk” and “Stick Season.”

“We’re going to play songs until someone gives up,” said Sheeran as the impromptu, but invite-only event began at Santa’s Pub in Nashville, Tennessee. “It’s going to feel like a freestyle battle for depressed people,” Kahan joked. “I’m the Jewish Ed Sheeran.”

“I’m the Catholic Noah Kahan,” Sheeran quipped.

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Inside Noah Kahan, Ed Sheeran’s intimate Santa’s Pub performance

Santa’s Pub is the kind of cash-only, single-serve cans or bottles, no-liquor-available type of dive bar, that’s rare in areas near downtown Nashville of late. It’s where $100 can buy a drink for everyone living on a nearby neighborhood block.

On April 22, the Tennessee Board of Parole recommended a pardon for the 40-year-old, formerly oft-incarcerated performer. The final decision regarding the pardon now belongs to Gov. Bill Lee.

The board held a nearly two-hour hearing with deliberations that included testimony from Nashville Sheriff Daron Hall, who cited the emotional growth of Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason DeFord.

“This was incredible. I pray this goes through. But today was special for me, regardless,” DeFord wrote in a press statement.

One board member recused themselves from voting.

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What has Jelly Roll done to earn his pardon?

Jelly Roll’s pardon application notably included statements from friends, civic leaders and numerous music industry executives, including Live Nation Entertainment CEO and President Michael Rapino, who noted how the artist has used his live concert earnings for considerable charitable giving for at-risk youth in the past few years.