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Britney Spears’s father was granted legal control of his daughter until Dec. 31, a court ruled Thursday.

Jamie Spears, 56, was named temporary conservator of her affairs on Feb. 1 following his 26-year-old daughter’s two forced hospitalizations in January. The conservatorship has been extended until the end of the year, but a progress review of the case has been set for Oct. 28.

“The extension of the conservatorship was at the request and suggestion of Britney’s doctors,” says a source close to the singer. “They’ve indicated she’s made great improvement, but it’s a work in progress. Jamie Spears doesn’t want the conservatorship to last a day longer than the doctors recommend.”

Jamie has sole authority over whom his daughter has contact with, and has hired security guards to watch her 24 hours a day. He shares control with another lawyer over her multimillion-dollar estate.

Earlier Thursday, Spears’s court-appointed attorney, Samuel D. Ingham III, told the Associated Press that he wouldn’t seek to extend the restraining order against the singer’s one-time pal Sam Lutfi, because Spears has cut all ties with Lutfi anyway.

Ingham also said that the restraining order is no longer necessary because Jamie can legally control whom his daughter sees: “During the temporary conservatorship, the conservators have the power to insure that Lutfi will not harm Britney anymore.”

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There was a well-wisher with a difference waiting to meet [Prince Charles] and his wife the [Duchess of Cornwall] at the Sandringham Flower Show. As they toured the Norfolk horticultural event, the royal couple came face to face with Barry the Bee, who was keen to talk to the Prince about a subject close to both their hearts – the decline in the UK's bee population.

Anyone in the market for a new pram should look no further than [Minnie Driver]. The mum-to-be has been given so many gifts for the child she's expecting, she might have to resort to selling them off.

There was further evidence of the unpretentious attitude that has won [Kate Middleton] so many admirers when the pretty brunette turned down luxury treatment on a flight to the Caribbean.

[Catherine Zeta-Jones] and [Michael Douglas] are currently enjoying a holiday which very much reflects their A-list status - lunching at Club 55 in St Tropez and yachting off the coast of Italy's uber-cool Portofino. But two young people remain blithely unaware of the Hollywood heavyweights' stature - their children. The Welsh beauty has revealed she and Michael have kept their son Dylan, seven, and five-year-old daughter Carys so sheltered from fame they think their movie star dad is a chef.

Supernatural happenings and spooky goings-on can only mean one thing: Scully and Mulder are back. Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny - who reprise their roles as FBI agents investigating the paranormal - got a warm reception from excited fans in London as they presented The X-Files: I Want To Believe this week.

Canadian stars Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams are clearly still close despite splitting last year. The talented twosome recently prompted speculation that their relationship is back on after they were seen enjoying each other's company at a Hollywood bar where the actor was deejaying.

Sardinia has emerged as the top celeb holiday destination of the summer, with stars including Jamie and Louise Redknapp, Cristiano Ronaldo and Flavio Briatore all jetting in to soak up the Mediterranean sun. Velvet Rope star Laura Dern and her musician husband Ben Harper are the latest celebs to fall for its charms as they enjoy a family break on the Italian island.

There was no doubting the enduring popularity of model, best-selling author and TV personality [Katie Price] - aka Jordan - when she launched her new range of bed linen in Milton Keynes.

Jessica Simpson’s country music career is just kicking off, but she already has plenty of material for songs about bad boys, heartbreak and a romantic Cowboy.

Promoting her new album, Do You Know, in the September issue of Elle, Simpson, 28, says she has found happiness with her Dallas Cowboys quarterback boyfriend Tony Romo, 27, but admits the journey wasn’t easy.

“I was going through a lot of pain,” she says of life after her split from ex-husband Nick Lachey, 34, in 2005. “I didn’t try anything to change my life other than dating different types of guys and conforming to their worlds. I thought I had to be artsier, more intellectual.”

One of those guys was John Mayer, 30, who’s now dating Jennifer Aniston. The pair had a rocky year-long romance that ended last spring, but she has no hard feelings.

“John believed in the Jessica Simpson that’s within,” she tells the magazine. “He cherished our love. He helped make me the woman I am today. John is going to be an amazing man for someone, but I know that I was supposed to be with someone else.”

Simpson says Romo is different from all of her exes. “Most of the guys I dated were captivated by my heart but they had different ways of trying to get to me. Tony understands me. He appreciates my talent. He’s the first person I’ve spiritually connected with. I’m a girl that loves to be in love,” she gushes. “I love love!”

Still, not all of her tunes are happy ones: “Remember That” is about an abusive relationship. “There’s nothing on my album that you’re gonna hear that I don’t relate to or that I haven’t experienced,” she says. “Because the only way I know how to sing is from life experience. I don’t want to talk about it, but I have definitely experienced abuse in a way that I would tell people to take their heart and run.”

But things are good with Romo. While performing at a recent country music festival, she dedicated her new song “You’re My Sunday” to the QB, who is supportive of her new musical direction. “It’s the cutest thing,” she says. “He’ll say, ‘Jessica, 75 percent of the comments about your new single [’Come On Over’] are favorable.’”

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