So many of his speeches are worthy, innocuous and a teeny bit predictable. They have to be. But today it is different. For a brief moment Prince William steps out of his royal role and abandons the instinctive caution that usually colours his pronouncements, to show that his passion for preserving the planet is matched by … Read more
His genius was not just in taking on powerful vested interests, but also in articulating the dreams and frustrations of millions. Never afraid to speak his mind or challenge authority, he matched a campaigning, radical zeal with a love for the hurly-burly of political intrigue and hot gossip. The death on Wednesday of Sir Harold … Read more
Royal photographs seldom say too much, but once in a while they say everything. Yesterday all over the world a picture issued to mark Prince Harry’s 36th birthday was being studied with both affection and fascination. Affection because the image shows Harry, his brother William and sister-in-law Kate with their faces wreathed in joyous smiles, … Read more
Usually it is the most poignant of departures, but there will be no such wrench when the Queen leaves Balmoral later this month. Her stay in Scotland has been all too brief and stripped of many of the pleasures that make summer days on Royal Deeside so memorable. Unable to welcome friends and family to stay … Read more
For more than a year, it has been the millstone around Prince Harry‘s neck, a gold‑plated slice of taxpayers’ largesse that reeked of privilege and entitlement. But to Harry and Meghan, the £2.4 million of public money — our money — that was lavished on renovating Frogmore Cottage, only for it to be shuttered and … Read more
This was certainly one way to beat the rush-hour traffic. Nonchalantly clutching 52 gas-filled balloons in one hand, illusionist David Blaine soared almost five miles into the bright blue sky above Arizona, instantly writing another chapter in his colourful life as a publicity-loving performer of flamboyant stunts. When he finally let go — at the … Read more
Peter Kay has penned a new emotional Car Share sketch for a tribute book about the National Health Service. The comedian, 47, wrote about his character John’s cancer scare, with the supermarket assistant manager telling cashier Kayleigh about having a brain scan. The moving story is published in book Dear NHS: 100 Stories to Say … Read more
Peter Kay has penned a new emotional Car Share sketch for a tribute book about the National Health Service. The comedian, 47, wrote about his character John’s cancer scare, with the supermarket assistant manager telling cashier Kayleigh about having a brain scan. The moving story is published in book Dear NHS: 100 Stories to Say … Read more
A gang of burglars targeted the homes of wealthy stars including footballer Raheem Sterling and Jamiroquai singer Jay Kay and stole more than half a million pounds worth of luxury items, a court has heard. Thomas Mee, 42, Vincent Ball, 52 and John Barlow, 58, all from Liverpool, attempted to burgle the Manchester City footballer’s £3million … Read more
Just what was going through Prince William’s mind when he sat down with his brother to discuss Harry’s fast-moving romance with actress Meghan Markle? Deep bonds of interdependence that go beyond the normal ties of kinship have framed their relationship ever since that heart-stopping moment when they lost their mother almost 23 years ago. Theirs was … Read more