Gary Lineker has invited a refugee to move into his mansion in Barnes, on the lush, south-western fringes of London. Do you know Barnes? It’s doubly desirable, being both leafy and on the river: a slice of prime urbanalia with posh cheese shops and residents such as Gyles Brandreth and Sir Tim Rice — but … Read more
Surely no civilised person could condone the barbaric sentence meted out to Ye Ming Yuen for drug offences in Singapore. The former public schoolboy was given 20 years after being found guilty of selling a small amount of illegal drugs to his friends; an amount that probably would have got him 12 months in a … Read more
Another exciting week in the crazy lives of the exiled Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Honestly, I hope this fabulous soap opera of entitlement and tatty pomp, rippled with a long raspberry of rudery in the direction of the old country, lasts forever and ever. First, their Finding Freedom biography was published and what an … Read more
Day three of the extracts and already many of us are royally keen to find freedom from Finding Freedom: the new book that charts the desperate flight of a family of refugees from the ermine-clad clutches of the British monarchy. The suffering of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who have fled from a luxurious … Read more
Even pop stars must grow old, but it is rather a shock to learn that Tony Hadley recently celebrated his 60th birthday. ‘It’s a weird one, isn’t it?’ he says. ‘How did that happen? Where did all the time go? I haven’t got a clue.’ To cut a long story short, he hasn’t lost his … Read more
With every new development from his Californian base camp, with each fresh initiative that finds him strapping on his trusty crampons of wrath to scale new-found peaks of pique, I worry about Harry. I really do. He’s just so furious all the time! Whatever next for our little lost prince, as he negotiates what he … Read more
Hey, it’s paw-ty time! Happy Birthday to Me, Happy Birthday to Me! Dilyn the Dog here, the nation’s Numero Uno hound, Downing Street top dog, celebrating being one year old this week. What can I tell you about my life so far, fans? I was born in Merthyr Tydfil, in a faraway land called Wales; … Read more
Can it be true that the beautiful wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, which unfurled before a global TV audience of many millions at home and abroad, took place without anyone realising that a terrible hosiery-based solecism had been committed? Brace yourselves for a shock, but — if high society bible Tatler is to … Read more
How apt that it was perfect barbecue weather when Dominic Cummings appeared in the Downing Street garden for his media grilling. The senior government adviser had been marinating in a sauce of molten opprobrium since his illicit lockdown dash to Durham became public news. He had also been highly seasoned by the chilli rage of … Read more
One interesting thing is that — in public at least — the Royal Family have kept quiet about the hasty departure to America of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. The collective air emanating from the House of Windsor, like a smog of ever so jolly spring lilacs, seems to be one of understanding and … Read more