Princess of Wales Kate Middleton quietly marked her 44th birthday on Jan. 9 — but insiders say Meghan Markle and Prince Harry made no move to acknowledge it, with no call, text, or card, a silence one palace source calls “deliberate.” Meanwhile, in TV news circles, Norah O’Donnell believes her exit from CBS Evening News was only temporary and is angling for a return to the anchor chair. And in Hollywood holiday excess, Chris Pratt is still reacting to an over-the-top Christmas present from father-in-law Arnold Schwarzenegger: a massive six-by-eight-foot portrait of Arnold dressed as Santa, complete with Pratt’s three children peeking out from behind a Christmas tree.

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