Princess Diana‘s enthusiasm for fashion was used by Prince Charles to undermine her, according to claims made in a new book about the royal family‘s most stylish members. The Prince of Wales, 72, exploited his first wife’s interest to make her seem ‘shallow or frivolous’, according to Elizabeth Holmes’ book HRH: So Many Thoughts on … Read more
With The Crown’s fourth season storming the Netflix charts, snaps from behind-the-scenes have emerged. The candid images show the likes of Helena Bonham Carter in the role of Princess Margaret, Emma Corrin as Princess Diana, and Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher larking around on set. Helena is seen sharing a laugh with on-screen brother-in-law Tobias Menzies as … Read more
‘Do you regret doing Panorama?’ I asked Princess Diana over lunch at Kensington Palace in May 1996, six months after her infamous BBC interview that is now making global headlines again. She looked at me intently with her massive blue eyes. ‘No,’ she replied firmly, ‘I have no regrets. I wanted to do it, to … Read more
The author of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s biography Finding Freedom has said The Crown poses a ‘major risk’ to Prince Charles and Camilla’s popularity. Omid Scobie, who co-wrote Finding Freedom with Carolyn Durand, took to Twitter to share a clip as he spoke about the launch of the latest series of the programme on … Read more
Martin Bashir was looking ‘fit and well’ as he charged up his electric-powered Mercedes after fleeing London. The under-fire journalist spent half an hour re-charging his SUV at a petrol station. An onlooker said: ‘He looked slim and fit, and was walking around no problem. He was with his wife and she got some coffees and … Read more
Prince William today welcomed a probe into Martin Bashir’s Panorama interview with his mother Princess Diana, saying ‘it should help establish the truth’ over the BBC’s decisions. The Duke of Cambridge dubbed Lord Dyson’s independent investigation into whether Mr Bashir conned his mother into their notorious 1995 Panorama interview ‘a step in the right direction.’ … Read more
While the eighties is often thought of as the decade that fashion forgot, Princess Diana was often applauded for her statement looks from novelty knits to her love of gingham. And the fourth series of The Crown has highlighted Princess Diana‘s influence to a whole new generation, with eBay revealing new research that shows a surge in … Read more
While the eighties is often thought of as the decade that fashion forgot, Princess Diana was often applauded for her statement looks from novelty knits to her love of gingham. And the fourth series of The Crown has highlighted Princess Diana‘s influence to a whole new generation, with eBay revealing new research that shows a surge in … Read more
Emma Corrin has called the early days of the relationship between Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales as ‘Shakespearean’. The actress, 24, has taken on the role of Diana in season four of The Crown and admitted she was told by one of the show’s directors her life would change when she accepted the … Read more
Tom Mangold (pictured), who was senior reporter at the current affairs programme for 26 years, said executives covered up the deceit used to get her to talk on camera BBC bosses ‘conspired, lied and cheated’ their way out of the scandal around Martin Bashir’s Princess Diana interview, a former Panorama journalist has claimed. Tom Mangold, who was … Read more