Keira Knightley Is All Smiles While Stepping Out in London Sans Husband James Righton

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Keira Knightley is enjoying a night on the town.

The 28-year-old actress recently stepped out in London for a night out with pals sans hubby James Righton.

The Brit beauty was all smiles while arriving at local pub The Royal Oak. Knightley was dressed casually in ballet flats, black tights, black skirt and a black and white blouse tied at her stomach. She completed her simple look with a chic black Chanel bag.

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Knightley headed into the pub with a male friend on crutches and was later seen hopping into the back of a car to head home. Although her hubby wasn't in tow, she seemed happy during the casual night out.

Knightley and Righton married in the South of France back in early May. Close family and friends watched as they tied the knot in a private 10-minute long ceremony.

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Inside Catherine Zeta-Jones' Solo Life: Riding Horses, Spending Time With Mom in the Suburbs While Michael Douglas Stays in Manhattan

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You never know what's going on behind the candelabra.

Though Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas only revealed today that they are "taking some time apart" to work on their marriage, they may have been living separately since as early as last year.

Douglas left their Bedford, N.Y., estate 18 months ago for a bachelor pad a few miles away and now spends the majority of his time at their Central Park West home in Manhattan, N.Y., E! News has learned.

"He loves it there, it's where most of his friends are, and he can go about his business in privacy," says a source. "It's not [Zeta-Jones'] bipolar episodes that have driven them apart, it's just happened naturally. They like different things. He likes the city, he only moved [to the suburbs] for her, as she loves horses and playing golf."

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In fact, Zeta-Jones was spotted Aug. 6 at a local stable and driving around in her Porsche SUV with her mother, Pat.

"Apart from riding and playing golf, she's quite happy hanging around the house or going shopping," the insider continues. "She spent a fortune in the local Pier One last month and has even visited TJ Maxx."

The source added that, while Zeta-Jones has "a few friends in the village," she's never spotted out with other celebrities who live in the area, such as Glenn Close, Martha Stewart, Susan Sarandon and Richard Gere. "She keeps to herself," the source says. "She'll only ever be seen browsing in the bric-a-brac stores, clothing boutiques or at Sunnyfield Farm. She even gets someone in to do her nails and hair so she doesn't have to go outdoors."

But when she does interact with her neighbors, the insider added, "she's always very pleasant to people."

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Douglas, who's been spied at the local movie theater with Gere before, will "walk around town in a baseball cap and no one will disturb him. He's well-liked in the community," the source says.

He and Zeta-Jones have two children together, 13-year-old son Dylan and 10-year-old daughter Carys.

"They're like chalk and cheese," our source says of the estranged couple. "The only thing that really bonds them is their love for the kids. But even then, they do it separately."

"Michael will spend a lot of time with Dylan playing sports" and "Catherine dotes on daughter Carys. They often go shopping together in the local stores like Bubble and Treat, or go riding together. She's got a horse at Sunnyfield Farm, along with her daughter who's into [riding] as much as" her mother is.

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As for the bachelor pad Douglas had been staying in, it was a converted barn (converted into a four-bedroom, three-bathroom home, that is) situated off the main road on the grounds of a pal's $15 million estate.

But some acquaintances of the couple insist that they are "definitely still a couple" and recently attended a local fundraiser together for a cancer charity Douglas supports. They were last photographed together in April at the 40th Chaplin Award gala at NYC's Lincoln Center.

"There seems no obvious reason to get divorced," a source says. "They both get to do what they want privately."

—Reporting by Michelle Falls

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Zara Phillips Quits Competitive Horse Racing While Pregnant

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Zara Phillips is taking good care of her baby on the way!

The mama-to-be has temporarily quit competitive horse racing and will not continue the sport until after she gives birth, Hello magazine reports.

Prince William's cousin announced she's expecting her first child with her rugby star hubby, Mike Tindall, less than two weeks ago.

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"The fact is that all of Zara's horses have now qualified for the events she wishes to enter them for next year," a spokesperson for Queen Elizabeth II's granddaughter told Hello. "She has done so well already this season, she does not actually need to compete any more. Given that she is pregnant, she has decided to cancel the rest of her entries for the year."

The spokesperson added the royal is being "sensible" while progressing "happily and healthily" in her pregnancy. 

"As we said previously, she is feeling fine and is following all medical advice from her doctors," Zara's rep said, emphasizing that the blond beauty has not had any pregnancy complications.

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The pregnant royal has apparently pulled a 180 since last week when Buckingham Palace announced the 32-year-old equestrian would continue to compete in horse races.

"It's business as usual at the moment," the palace initially confirmed. She reportedly competed in the Brightling International Horse Trials in Sussex after announcing her pregnancy.

Last summer, Phillips competed in the Olympics, where she and her Team GB equestrian team took home the silver medal.

Prince William and Kate Middleton were on hand to show their support at the event, which also saw Prince Harry, Princess Anne; Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall; Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie; Zara's brother, Peter Phillips and her hubby in attendance.

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Zara and Mike tied the knot in Canongate Kirk, Scotland, in July 2011, just a few months after Will and Kate wed. Phillips and Tindall's child will be 16th in line to the throne.

While the equestrian takes a break from horse racing, the rest of the world is on royal baby watch, as Kate Middleton is currently due to give birth to her first child with Prince William and could go into labor at any moment.

Once the baby is born, the announcement will be made public with a notice placed on the gates of Buckingham Palace, which will also reveal the baby's gender.

Here's hoping for royal baby besties!

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