Viscountess, 92, used her ‘father’s best naval language’ at bailiffs when they turned up at her farm demanding £1,500 for a water bill Marianna Viscountess Monckton of Brenchley is ‘fed up’ with utility company She claims does not owe the money as she sold the land either side of her home At the end of … Read more
Like almost everyone else in the world, I never met the Duke of Edinburgh. I once watched him and the Queen pass by in a car at distance of about 20 feet, and that was the closest I ever came to him. I claim absolutely no inside knowledge. I have no idea if the mass of … Read more
Poor darlings, they have never had any fun yet,’ King George VI wrote in his diary shortly after the end of the war in 1945. By ‘fun’, the King meant the kind of social life he had enjoyed in the 1920s, the non-stop dancing at lavish private balls or to hear Ambrose and his Orchestra … Read more
Russia announces joint naval drill with China and Iran in the Indian Ocean ‘soon’ Russia to hold joint naval drills with Iran and China in Indian Ocean this month Naval exercise will see the countries ‘rehearse search and rescue operations’ Moscow’s ambassador to Tehran Levan Dzhagaryan made the announcement By Bhvishya Patel For Mailonline Published: 20:07 GMT, … Read more
Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence board a Naval battleship as they film sci-fi movie Don’t Look Up in Boston By Sarah Abraham For Dailymail.com Published: 21:54 GMT, 12 December 2020 | Updated: 21:56 GMT, 12 December 2020 Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo DiCaprio and a stacked cast of A-list celebrities have been on set in Boston filming … Read more
Russia has dramatically increased naval and air operations near Britain, raising fears Moscow is exploiting the pandemic to test UK responses. The Royal Navy has been forced to deploy 17 times this year to escort Russian vessels passing through British waters, figures reveal. This is up 26 per cent on last year. Moscow has also increased … Read more
Britain will become Europe’s greatest naval power again after a £16.5billion boost to defence spending, Boris Johnson vowed yesterday. The Prime Minister said he would ‘restore Britain’s position’ as the ruler of the waves rather than allow the UK to ‘curl up in our island and leave the task to our friends’. Billions of pounds of … Read more
Britain will become Europe’s greatest naval power again after a £16.5billion boost to defence spending, Boris Johnson vowed yesterday. The Prime Minister said he would ‘restore Britain’s position’ as the ruler of the waves rather than allow the UK to ‘curl up in our island and leave the task to our friends’. Billions of pounds of … Read more
Boris Johnson today vowed to once again make the UK the ‘foremost naval power in Europe’ as he said a £24 billion boost to the budget of the Ministry of Defence will ‘spur a renaissance of British ship building’. The Prime Minister said the UK must not ‘curl up in our island’ and leave the … Read more
Tom Cruise and Jerry Bruckheimer become Honorary Naval Aviators for ‘positive impact’ on the US Navy ahead of Top Gun: Maverick Debut By Tracy Wright For Dailymail.com Published: 15:21 BST, 16 October 2020 | Updated: 15:21 BST, 16 October 2020 He portrayed Lt. Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell in the classic ’80s flick Top Gun. And Tom … Read more