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pics of the day 12th March
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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge chats to actress Michelle Dockery (Lady Mary Crawley) and Joanne Froggatt (Anna Bates) during an official visit to the set of Downton Abbey at Ealing Studios on March 12, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
(02 of22)
The Duchess of Cambridge poses with cast, crew and producers of Downton Abbey during an official visit to the set of Downton Abbey at Ealing Studios in west London. (credit:Chris Jackson/PA Wire)
(03 of22)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 12: Preview photocall for the 'Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty' exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum on March 12, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Anthony Harvey/Getty Images) (credit:Anthony Harvey via Getty Images)
(04 of22)
Musician Phil Collins, center, is applauded in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol, Wednesday, March 11, 2015, in Austin, Texas. State lawmakers named the pop star an honorary Texan, saluting his donation of hundreds of Alamo artifacts back to the historic outpost. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(05 of22)
Musician Phil Collins, center, is applauded by Texas Land commissioner George P. Bush, left, and Speaker Joe Straus, right, in the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol, Wednesday, March 11, 2015, in Austin, Texas. State lawmakers named the pop star an honorary Texan, saluting his donation of hundreds of Alamo artifacts back to the historic outpost. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(06 of22)
PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 12: Kim Kardashian West and her daughter North West are seen at 'Charles-de-Gaulle' airport on March 12, 2015 in Paris, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/GC Images) (credit:Marc Piasecki via Getty Images)
(07 of22)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 12: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge during an official visit to the set of Downton Abbey at Ealing Studios on March 12, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Cuthbert via Getty Images)
(08 of22)
Britain's Duchess of Cambridge, talks to a child that handed her flowers, as she arrives for a visit at the the set of TV series Downton Abbey, at Ealing Studios, in west London, Thursday, March 12, 2015. Kate, The Duchess of Cambridge, who is due to give birth in April, is touring behind the scenes at the famous Ealing Studios to meet with staff of TV drama Downton Abbey.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(09 of22)
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (R) looks at horses in the paddock with daughter Laura Lopes (C) and Katie Price (L) on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival on March 11, 2015 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Matt Cardy - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Matt Cardy via Getty Images)
(10 of22)
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team's British driver Lewis Hamilton poses for the start of season driver portrait session ahead of the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne on March 12, 2015. AFP PHOTO / MAL FAIRCLOUGH -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE (Photo credit should read MAL FAIRCLOUGH/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MAL FAIRCLOUGH via Getty Images)
(11 of22)
The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt departs Naval Station Norfolk for a scheduled deployment Tuesday March 11, 2015. The deployment is part of a regular rotation of forces. (AP Photo/US Navy, Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Wolpert) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(12 of22)
A Pakistani model presents on March 11, 2015 a creation by Pakistani designer Y.B.Q at the South Asia fashion show in Karachi. AFP PHOTO / RIZWAN TABASS (Photo credit should read RIZWAN TABASSUM/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:RIZWAN TABASSUM via Getty Images)
(13 of22)
ZHEZKAZGAN, KAZAKHSTAN - MARCH 12: (Alternate crop of #465931716) In this handout provided by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 42 commander Barry Wilmore of NASA, Alexander Samokutyaev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Elena Serova of Roscosmos March 12, 2015 near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. NASA astronaut Wilmore and Russian cosmonauts Samokutyaev and Serova are returning after nearly six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 41 and 42 crews. (Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via Getty Images) (credit:Bill Ingalls/NASA via Getty Images)
(14 of22)
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 11: Actress Jennifer Lopez attends Fox's 'American Idol XIV' Finalist Party at The District Restaurant on March 11, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images) (credit:David Livingston via Getty Images)
(15 of22)
Police shine a light on a helmet as they investigate the scene where two police officers were shot outside the Ferguson Police Department Thursday, March 12, 2015, in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(16 of22)
FERGUSON, MO - MARCH 11: Protestors demonstrate outside the Ferguson Police Department on March11, 2015 in Ferguson, MO. Protests erupted after the announcement of the resignation of Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson earlier in the day. (Photo by Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images) (credit:Michael B. Thomas via Getty Images)
(17 of22)
FERGUSON, MO - MARCH 11: A demonstrator is detained and arrested during a protest outside the Ferguson Police Department on March11, 2015 in Ferguson, MO. Protests erupted after the announcement of the resignation of Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson earlier in the day. (Photo by Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images) (credit:Michael B. Thomas via Getty Images)
(18 of22)
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 11: Model Irina Shayk poses with chihuahua Father Time during Irina Shayk visits ASPCA's Adoption Center at ASPCA Adoption Center on March 11, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Toth/FilmMagic) (credit:Andrew Toth via Getty Images)
(19 of22)
A female African penguin chick takes its first public swim at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 11, 2015. Three penguin chicks, a male and female that hatched in November 2014 and a male in December, have learned to swim and eat fish behind the scenes and will join 14 adults in the colony. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(20 of22)
Selena Gomez and Chloe Moretz attend the Louis Vuitton show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2015/2016 on March 11, 2015 in Paris, France. (Photo by Rindoff/Dufour/Getty Images) (credit:Rindoff/Dufour via Getty Images)
(21 of22)
Michelle Williams, Jennifer Connelly and Fan Bingbing attend the Louis Vuitton show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2015/2016 on March 11, 2015 in Paris, France. (Photo by Rindoff/Dufour/Getty Images) (credit:Rindoff/Dufour via Getty Images)
(22 of22)
The Big Bang Fair UK Young Scientists and Engineers FairFeaturing: David CameronWhere: Birmingham, United KingdomWhen: 11 Mar 2015Credit: Anthony Stanley/WENN.com (credit:Anthony Stanley/WENN.com)