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Harry Styles' Florida Concert May Have Violated 'Vaccine Passport' Law, Documents Show

Singer Harry Styles, Major League Baseball, and several other institutions are all under investigation in Florida for allegedly violating vaccine passport laws.

The Florida Department of Health released a list of 120 cases "under review" for potential violations of the law after a public request by the Orlando Sentinel in September. The department initially held back the information, but eventually complied after the outlet's attorney reached out.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican, banned so-called "vaccine passports" in the state via executive order in early April. The move was just one of many the governor has taken to loosen or outright block anti-COVID restrictions, even as Florida was leading the country in new cases. In September, DeSantis signed a law that would fine businesses $5,000 for requiring proof of vaccination for employees, flouting mandates from the Biden administration for businesses with more than 100 workers.

Styles' concert would have been among the more recent violations on the list. The former One Direction member performed at the Amway Center in Orlando on October 7.

A Harry Styles concert is among the targets of a Florida probe looking into violations of the state's vaccine passport laws. In this photo, Styles performs during his European tour at AccorHotels Arena on March 13, 2018, in Paris, France. Handout/Helene Marie Pambrun/Getty Images

Newsweek reached out to Styles' management for a comment on this story but did not hear back before publication.

Among the various government entities and businesses based in Florida mentioned on the list are the Orange County government, the Orange County Convention Center, AdventHealth, the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, the Orlando Lowndes Shakespeare Center, the House of Blues, the Plaza Live, the Alachua County Public Library, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's counterterrorism squad in Jacksonville.

In addition to the Amway Center, a few other sports and entertainment venues are mentioned, including several shows at the iThink Financial Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach and Daily's Place in Jacksonville, a concert venue and hub for All Elite Wrestling.

A few major international companies are also named on the list, including AT&T, Starbucks, and Live Nation, as well as the defense companies Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Technologies. The MLB team Miami Marlins were the only sports team of any kind mentioned.

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Disney Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean and Carnival Cruise Line are all included on the list, but it is unlikely that Florida will be able to level fines against them anytime soon. In August, a judge sided with Norwegian Cruise Line when it challenged DeSantis's ban required vaccine proof, granting an injunction and allowing cruise lines to keep such requirements in place.

Florida was once considered the "epicenter" of the recent resurgence of COVID-19, leading every other state in new cases by a wide margin for most of the summer and consistently breaking daily records in August. More recently, its numbers have declined, with less than 25,000 new cases in the last week. While this number is still concerning, it is nevertheless lower than larger states like California and Texas.

Move over Harry and Meghan, Japan's Princess Mako is going un-royal

After a two-year delay and amid disapproval from more conservative parts of Japanese society, the emperor's niece Princess Mako is finally set to marry her non-royal fiancé, Kei Komuro, this month. The pair, who both turn 30 in October, became college sweethearts after meeting at Tokyo's International Christian University in 2012. They announced their engagement in 2017 and said they intended to wed the following year, but the nuptials were postponed following reports of a financial argument between Komuro's mother and her ex-fiancé.

The reported dispute, over whether about $36,000 given to Komuro's mother by her own ex was a temporary loan or a permanent gift — some of which was apparently used to pay for Komuro's education — cast a distinctly common, even scandalous light on Japan's staid imperial family.

Japan's Princess Mako of Akishino attends the Men's singles final between Novak Djokovic of Serbia and John Millman of Australia on day seven of the Rakuten Open at the Ariake Coliseum, October 6, 2019, in Tokyo, Japan. Koji Watanabe/Getty

Under Japan's centuries-old rules, female imperial family members automatically forfeit their royal status upon marrying a commoner.

Princess Mako's father, Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito, next in line to Japan's Chrysanthemum throne, had publicly said that Komuro's family should settle the financial issue before his daughter's wedding could take place.

Public sentiment then turned against Komuro and his engagement to Princess Mako as Japan's tabloid media seized on the story about his mother.

Komuro flew back home from New York this week after graduating from Fordham University with a law degree. He was met at Tokyo's Narita airport by a throng of reporters. Tabloids and social media commentators were quick to criticize the ponytail he grew while in the U.S.

Kei Komuro, the fiancé of Japanese Princess Mako, arrives at Narita airport after a flight from New York, in Narita, east of Tokyo, Japan, September 27, 2021. KYODO/REUTERS

After Princess Mako and Komuro register their marriage in Japan on October 26, the couple are expected to move to the United States — a move that many have compared to Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan's move to California after they largely cut ties with the U.K. royal family.

On Friday, Japan's Imperial Household Agency also made public that Princess Mako was being treated for post-traumatic stress disorder, owing, it said, to the media frenzy over her relationship with Komuro.

The revelation echoed that of her aunt Princess Masako, who in 2011 was revealed to be suffering from adjustment disorder characterized by stress-induced depression. She had been under pressure to bear a son but instead gave birth to Princess Aiko.

Japan's Princess Mako (R) attends the enthronement ceremony where Emperor Naruhito officially proclaimed his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne at the Imperial Palace on October 22, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool/Getty

Japan's imperial line of succession has only followed male heirs in its entire 2,600-year history — the longest royal lineage in the world.

The imperial household also confirmed that Princess Mako had decided to turn down a payout of approximately $1.3 million that has been given to other female members of the royal family who've relinquish their titles.

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Ramy Inocencio is the Asia correspondent for CBS News based in Beijing.

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Britain's royal family love James Bond. There's a few reasons for that

London (CNN)There are premieres and there are royal premieres, and Bond is the only movie franchise able to guarantee a blue-blooded red-carpet appearance. Not one but two palace limousines pulled up at the Royal Albert Hall this week to deliver the first and second in line to the throne and their spouses.

It was the Duchess of Cambridge who stole the show with her gold-sequined Jenny Packham gown, which lit up like a firework under the explosion of camera flashes. News editors the world over knew they had their banner image and readers would now be forced to scroll down the page to see the otherwise showstopping pink velvet jacket worn by leading man Daniel Craig.

Royals don't make a habit of hitting the red carpet, because they don't see themselves as celebrities. They will, however, use their "convening power" to promote causes they care about.

Britain's royal family love James Bond. There's a few reasons for that