Shoppers are outraged after Coles, Woolworths, and Aldi rushed to fill their shelves with hot cross buns a whopping four months before Easter and just 24 hours after Christmas Day.

Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson have been spotted driving near Royal Lodge just hours after their daughter Princess Beatrice opted to spend Christmas day with her uncle King Charles.

Melbourne café owner Dan Dick has defended public holiday surcharges, arguing businesses would be "running at a loss" if they did not raise prices.