He was painted a right-on hero this week for creating a statue of the Black Lives Matter protester, Jen Reid. But has provocative artist Marc Quinn, who once made a bronze statue of supermodel Kate Moss in a compromising yoga position, been hoist by his own petard? For I can reveal his latest work, A … Read more
We’re all going on a summer holiday! Charming new book presents a series of heartwarming snaps to celebrate the history of traditional seaside trips in Britain Kathryn Ferry explores the history of seaside objects in a charming new tome Among the photos is a family of middle-aged ladies and gents on an outing The craze … Read more
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: Nigel Havers – the perfect host for a show about charming antiques By Christopher Stevens for Daily Mail Published: 01:57 BST, 10 June 2020 | Updated: 02:00 BST, 10 June 2020 The Bidding Room Rating: The A Word Rating: Popsocks. A Betamax video of Dynasty, starring Joan Collins and … Read more
Britain’s Got Talent returned for another round of auditions on Saturday night, with 10 acts hoping to impress the judges. And one act that certainly did that was 96-year-old Nora Barton, who is the ITV show’s oldest ever auditionee and fulfilled her dream of performing at the London Palladium. Nora, who has Alzheimer’s, left the … Read more
MEMOIR Dinner with Edward by Isabel Vincent (One £12.99, 240pp) You’ll be familiar with the magic of the ageless friendship if you’ve ever treasured a close attachment to someone 30 or 40 years older or younger. It’s a magic tinged with poignancy, because you both know that the older one will probably die first, leaving … Read more