People in the news - January 19, 2012 - UPI.com BLAKE SHELTON: U.S. country music star Blake Shelton said on his Web site his father Dick died Wednesday in Oklahoma after a yearlong illness. QUEEN ELIZABETH: A June celebration marking Queen Elizabeth II's 60 years on the throne will include a 7-mile-long flotilla of 1,000 boats along London's River Thames. JESSE METCALFE: U.S. actor Jesse Metcalfe is engaged to his longtime girlfriend, actress Cara Santana, a source close to the couple told UsMagazine.com. ADELE: Adele's "21" is No.