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The Queen Mother's favourite drink was a gin and Dubonnet but she wasn't an alcoholic, just a 'devoted drinker': Former royal correspondent CHARLES RAE on the defiant Palace matriarch, 124 years on from her birth
04/08/24 09:12
During her lifetime, the she was as famous for her clever quips, pointed observations and dry-as-a-Martini delivery style as she was for being a member of the Royal Family, writes CHARLES RAE. The Queen Mother was also famed for her fondness for 'drinky-poos' - usually a gin and Dubonnet or three. Her love of booze prompted one equerry to describe her not as an alcoholic, exactly, but as 'a devoted drinker'. One time she was explaining her liking for helicopters and she said: 'The chopper has made more difference to my life than it has to any queen's since dear old Anne Boleyn's.' And during the Second World War, Adolf Hitler described the Queen Mother as the most dangerous woman in Britain, because of the morale boost she gave to Brits by refusing to take her two daughters to Canada. And when a bomb landed and exploded at Buckingham Palace, she declared: 'Now I can look the East End in the eye.'...read
The House of Mountbatten reigned... until it didn't: How idle boast ensured Prince Philip's children and the Royal Family would NOT formally adopt his surname - prompting him to say: 'I am nothing but a bloody amoeba'
20/07/24 06:48It was an idle boast made following the death of King George VI. At a party at his home, Lord Louis Mountbatten had proclaimed that the 'house of Mountbatten now reigned'.
RICHARD EDEN: Like all of us, the 'Sussex Squad' are feverishly awaiting Kate's possible Wimbledon comeback... but for a very different reason
11/07/24 11:14Her presence would generate more excitement among the Wimbledon crowd than even the moment a Royal actually played at the tournament back in 1926...
The Queen's engagement to Prince Philip (who she first properly met when she was 13) was announced on this day in 1947, but he was up against courtiers who thought him 'rough' and 'uneducated' and doubted he would be faithful
09/07/24 06:15It was a welcome ray of light in a London still suffering from the impact of the war. On this day in 1947, Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten announced their engagement
The speech that made the Queen cry: How Princess Elizabeth's famous 1947 broadcast where she made solemn vow was written by a journalist - before draft was misplaced in a Cape Town bar
30/06/24 07:31Speaking to the nation from Cape Town on her 21st birthday in 1947, Princess Elizabeth promised Britons that her 'whole life whether it be long or short' would be devoted to their service.
War hero, equerry, round-the-world traveller... and Princess Margaret's lover: How there was much more to Group Captain Peter Townsend than his status as the royal husband that never was
20/06/24 05:58The former RAF pilot, who died 29 years ago today from stomach cancer , served King George VI from 1944 to 1952 after fighting in the Second World War.
How Prince William and Kate's Windsor home was once lived in by Princess Margaret's chaperone-turned-lover: Inside Adelaide Cottage's connection to royal scandal
16/06/24 07:22Peter Townsend lived in Adelaide Cottage in the 1940s with his first wife, Rosemary, so he could be on hand for King George VI in his role as equerry.
Inside Prince Andrew's palatial Royal Lodge: BRIAN HOEY reveals how it was the beloved retreat of the Queen Mother, a playground for young Princess Elizabeth and the host for Margaret's engagement photos
08/06/24 12:42Royal Lodge - now in the spotlight amid the alleged refusal of current occupant Prince Andrew to move out - has stood in its current form since the 19th century.
How Princess Elizabeth helped to dupe the Nazis before D-Day: King George VI's daughter inspected troops with her parents to 'bamboozle' Hitler over the time and place for Operation Overlord, writes historian IAN LLOYD
06/06/24 05:57On May 19, 1944, two and a half weeks before the 'Operation Overlord' landings took place, Princess Elizabeth spent the day with her parents inspecting airborne troops in the north of England.
How D-Day veteran who brought Queen to tears with story of losing his childhood pal in the invasion joined the Navy aged just 17 years old to 'do his bit for King and Country'… and had NEVER revealed his pain before addressing Charles and Camilla
05/06/24 19:38Since the end of hostilities Eric Bateman has rarely spoken about the terrible events of June 1944 and his part in the historic D-Day landings in Normandy.
Queen Camilla shares sweet moment with D-Day veteran who moved her to tears with tragic tale of how he lost his best friend in crossing that liberated France from Hitler
05/06/24 14:48Queen Camilla has shared a sweet moment with the D-Day veteran who moved her to tears with his tragic tale of how he lost his best friend on the beaches of Normandy.Camilla's tears for fallen D-Day hero: King and Queen are overcome with emotion as war veteran recounts horror of losing his 'dear friend' on beaches of Normandy 80 years ago
05/06/24 11:47Tears welled up in the Queen's eyes as the war hero recounted the story - while King Charles also appeared visibly moved during the event in Portsmouth.
Camilla's tears for fallen D-Day hero: King and Queen are overcome with emotion as war hero recounts horror of losing his best friend on beaches of Normandy 80 years ago
05/06/24 10:05Tears welled up in the Queen's eyes as the war hero recounted the story at the event in Portsmouth - while King Charles also appeared visibly moved.
King's personal battle to get to Normandy: Cancer-stricken Charles was 'adamant' he would be at D-Day anniversary events in the UK and abroad and made it his 'personal goal' to attend
05/06/24 08:00The monarch, 75, will be present both at the UK's national commemorative event in Portsmouth today and the commemorations in northern France tomorrow.
When Churchill and King George VI fell out over D-Day: Monarch branded wartime PM 'selfish' over his desire to lead troops into battle without him and wrote furious letter insisting he back down, writes historian CHRISTOPHER WILSON
05/06/24 05:56With D-Day at hand and with victory within reach, there was a monumental bust-up between King George VI and his prime minister, Winston Churchill in the days leading up to June 6, 1944.
How the miserable wedding of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson on this day in 1937 (less than a month after George VI's Coronation) was overseen by an errant priest and defined by the ex-King's 'sad' eyes
03/06/24 06:05The Duke of Windsor tied the knot with American divorcee Wallis Simpson on June 3, 1937 - less than a month after his brother George VI was crowned in his place at Westminster Abbey.
The whole Abbey rose to greet the Queen... and in shuffled a team of carpet cleaners: Priceless vignettes in a glorious account of the Coronation so vivid you'll feel like you were actually there ahead of its anniversary
28/05/24 11:27The Queen's coronation was decided upon to be June 2 because the meteorologists calculated it was going to be the sunniest day of the year, so people waiting were left in the rain.
She was born to a fat duchess on this day in 1867, but Queen Mary (who had a soft spot for pigs) went on to be one of Britain's greatest consorts and gave birth to TWO kings
26/05/24 14:55On this day in 1867, Mary of Teck arrived into the world at Kensington Palace, with Queen Victoria describing her as a 'very fine child'.
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Rishi briefing the King before he called a snap election sharply contrasts with Ted Heath - who left the Queen unamused
24/05/24 00:20EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Rishi's pre-briefing of the King about his General Election plans contrasts with Ted Heath in 1974, who called a snap election when the Queen was 11,500 miles away.
Where the Queen could be 'normal': How Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip spent blissful two years living in Malta, enjoying parties, picnics and boat rides - as pictures show Meghan's trip to trace her ancestry
23/05/24 10:20The two years Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip spent living in Malta from 1949 were forever treasured by the couple. Today, exclusive pictures have shown Meghan's time on the island in 2015.
DR MARTIN SCURR: How losing your hearing may cause dementia - and the 12 steps you can take to ward it off
20/05/24 10:56Dementia is a disorder of the brain that affects memory and other key functions, such as how people use language and communicate, and the processes that enable us to pay attention.
King Charles did not meet with Prince Harry as he was busy rewarding senior peer who masterminded his Coronation and Queen Elizabeth II's funeral, EMILY PRESCOTT reveals
18/05/24 23:51EMILY PRESCOTT: Eyebrows had been raised when the Duke of Norfolk was apparently overlooked in the New Year Honours , given his pivotal role in making both occasions such successes.
How the shy King George VI was crowned on this day in 1937: The unlikely monarch's coronation in Westminster Abbey was glorious - but there WAS more than one mishap and feelings were still raw after Edward VIII's abdication
12/05/24 08:04On May 12, 1937, five months after Edward VIII's abdication, his brother Albert - the stammering Duke of York - was crowned King George VI .
'No love lost' between the Spencers and the Windsors: 'Stark divide' was laid bare after Earl Spencer attended Harry's Invictus service while the Royal Family stayed away, expert says
09/05/24 10:32Prince Harry gave warm hugs to his uncle Earl Spencer and aunt Lady Jane Fellowes at St Paul's Cathedral before the event to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games yesterday.
The King was there. And so was JFK. Yet this party fit for a Queen was in honour of Camilla's Mum! It was the last society dance of all before London turned out the lights...
09/05/24 06:04It was the last great dance of peacetime - jewels, ballgowns, tailcoated escorts.So many guests elbowed each other to get to the dance-floor that one joker exclaimed 'It's like the Cup Final!'.
A Very British Sex Scandal: The True story behind Margaret, the Duchess of Argyll - a socialite accused of sleeping with 88 men behind her husband's back, including Winston Churchill's son-in-law
08/05/24 10:40The Channel 5 programme, airing at 9pm this evening, will look at the sensational story that saw the Duchess of Argyll's life uprooted into scandal.
Bees, butterflies, beetles and 24 different plants - the astonishing sewing secrets behind the gorgeous Coronation robes of the King and Queen. (But can you guess how much of it Camilla did herself?)
05/05/24 08:14She enjoys many and varied interests, from gardening and riding to literature. Few, though, would have had Queen Camilla down as a domestic goddess.
He was a mere commoner! And she bought her own tiara at an auction! Yet this Royal marriage on this day was a burst of joy in a bleak Cold War vista. And they became the most glamorous couple in the country...
05/05/24 08:13As the first Royal wedding to be televised live from Westminster Abbey, it gripped the attention of the British nation. The groom was the first commoner to marry into senior royalty for centuries.
The spy who came from the circus: He was a favourite of George VI, a chum of Churchill - and one of Britain's leading big top owners. But what no one suspected was that Cyril Mills was also an unlikely secret agent who flew vital missions over Nazi Germany
03/05/24 19:24Circus owner Cyril Mills was a patriot and a spy who had risked his life uncovering secrets about Hitler's Germany in the 1930s and was tasked with spying on the Soviets in the 1960s
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Prince Edward and Duchess Sophie will take centre stage at the Royal Windsor Horse Show... but could they lift the ban on dogs?
02/05/24 22:00Edward and Sophie are taking centre stage at this year's Royal Windsor Horse Show, an unmissable diary event for the late Queen.
Iconic Kenyan 'Treetops' hotel where Elizabeth II became Queen is to ditch royal connections and embrace its links to the Mau Mau rebellion that led country on path to independence from Britain
30/04/24 12:11The Treetops - an elaborate three-bedroom shack on a tree at the edge of a watering hole in Aberdar National Park - was where Elizabeth became Queen after King George VI's death.
Michelin-starred chef Dominic Chapman risks upsetting Brits by branding fish and chips 'overrated' - as takeaway owners hit back at his 'complete nonsense'
28/04/24 10:11Chapman, whose Oxfordshire restaurant's star dishes include rabbit lasagne, made a point of picking out chippies for criticism in a new interview.
As King Charles continues his recovery, how Prince Philip battled heart condition and the Queen Mother was secretly treated for cancer
26/04/24 17:01The late Queen Mother was secretly twice treated for cancer - once in 1966 when she had a tumour removed from her colon and again in 1984 when the royal had a growth excised from her breast.
How King Charles, Kate Middleton and Fergie have revealed all to the public about their cancer diagnoses
26/04/24 17:01The good news about the King's cancer treatment today is just the latest instance of the royals opening up about health battles since the start of the his reign.
Stuttering and bad-tempered, George VI was no great looker - and his pretty bride had... doubts. But they tied the knot on this day in 1923 and Britain should be very grateful that they did!
26/04/24 06:00He was the reluctant king - she was his decidedly reluctant bride. Yet together they led the nation through World War II and enjoyed a fulfilled and happy married life.
How royals will have marked the late Queen Elizabeth's 98th birthday, according to King Charles' former butler
21/04/24 15:17Grant Harrold, now based in Gloucestershire, worked for Charles and Camilla between 2004 and 2011. Here he reveals what the royal family will do to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's birthday today.
Violent rages, sadistic beatings, in-your-face adultery...It should have been a fairytale marriage when the Queen's Maid of Honour married aristocrat Colin Tenant - on this day. But there were brutal surprises in store for Anne Glenconner
21/04/24 08:14When 23-year-old Anne Coke married the Scottish aristocrat Colin Tennant at St Withburga's Parish Church in Norfolk on 21 April 1956, it must have seemed like a fairytale match.
A dazzling legacy - how Kate keeps Queen Elizabeth's memory alive through the late monarch's world-beating collection of jewellery
20/04/24 12:14The late Queen, who would have been 98 tomorrow, possessed an astonishing depth and variety of pieces gathered over the years through purchases, gifts and inheritance.
Last time there was a crisis, the Royal Family time-travelled back to the stuffy world of Queen Victoria, says JANE MARGUERITE TIPPETT. This time around they MUST modernise - and become a true symbol of our national life...
14/04/24 06:48After seven decades of certainty and of a monarch who was an unwavering physical presence on the landscape of British national life, the future suddenly looks less than clear.
Royal Marines are poised to lead 'Dunkirk-style' evacuation of Britons living in the Middle East after Iran launched massive drone and missile attack against Israel
13/04/24 23:38Britain's famed Commando force has already conducted reconnaissance along the Lebanese coastline ahead of a potential maritime rescue mission.Royal Marines preparing to lead 'Dunkirk-style' evacuation of Britons living in the Middle East should Iran launch missile attacks on Israel after consul blast that killed 13 people
12/04/24 20:43Commandos have already conducted reconnaissance along the Lebanese coastline ahead of a potential maritime rescue mission.
Addicted to hunting lodges, horses and endless parties, the free-spending Queen Mother was entangled in the honours-selling scandal of the century - but got clean away when her crooked friend was (helpfully) banished to France!
12/04/24 06:32She was the last of the big spenders. An overdraft of seven million pounds at Coutts, a taste for champagne and fine food, and a string of the most expensive racehorses ever bred.
How a new generation of nuclear submarines is set to keep the UK safe
12/04/24 06:23Lurking stealthily below the surface and armed with devastating weaponry, the Royal Navy's new generation of nuclear submarines is set to become a fearsome adversary in the oceans.The Royal Navy's 'silent enforcers': How a new generation of nuclear submarines loaded with weaponry will keep the UK safe
11/04/24 21:21Lurking stealthily below the surface and armed with devastating weaponry, the Royal Navy's new generation of nuclear submarines is set to become a fearsome adversary in the oceans.
The day that Wallis Simpson lost £1.3m of jewellery in an utterly mysterious Home Counties heist. But did the hard-up Duchess of Windsor steal her OWN jewels for the insurance cash, asks historian ALEXANDER LARMAN?
11/04/24 06:00Edward later wrote to his brother, King George VI , saying he had discovered 'the bitter and costly way that Great Britain is no longer the secure and law-abiding country it used to be.'
She lived through decade after decade of unfathomable change. And when the Queen Mother died on this day aged 101, we knew the 20th Century itself was finally over...
30/03/24 14:03It almost seemed that she would live forever - always charming, smiling, waving and wearing her signature hats. Her life had spanned the 20th century itself,
A slippery, dim-witted schemer who liked to defile young men dressed in football shorts and hobnail boots. But nobody ever said a word against the Queen Mother's kid brother, David Bowes-Lyon...
26/03/24 07:53He was as bitter as she was sweet. But nobody ever said a word against the Queen Mother 's kid brother, David Bowes-Lyon, because she adored him so. Yet he was an unattractive figure.
MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: A distressing and implacable disease - but times like this make us realise how closely we are all bonded to a family most will never meet
23/03/24 18:26Millions of us, hearing the distressing tidings of the Princess of Wales's illness felt a personal concern for her. Those who feel bound by loyalty to Crown and Country, cannot avoid feeling this bond.
Annus Horribilis 2024: How Kate Middleton cancer announcement is Royal Family's latest blow this year after King Charles's diagnosis and Prince Harry's ongoing estrangement - 32 years after Queen Elizabeth II's famous speech
23/03/24 16:14Some 32 years after Queen Elizabeth II's 'annus horribilis', the Royal Family is facing what could become its gravest crisis since the 1936 abdication of Edward VIII amid a barrage of bad news.The royals opening up about their battles with cancer after Queen's death: How King Charles, Fergie and now Kate Middleton have broken with tradition to reveal their health struggles
22/03/24 19:16The King's cancer was discovered during treatment for an enlarged prostate. He chose to be open about his prostate treatment in the hope it would encourage other men to get checked.
Medals belonging to teenage Blitz bomb disposal hero - who defused 15 explosives in 18 months during World War Two, and even saved Charing Cross station, all aged just 19 - are set to go on the market for £3,000
18/03/24 17:55The medals of a WWII bomb disposal hero who defused 15 bombs in 18 months and saved Charing Cross station at the age of 19 during the London Blitz are being sold by his family for £3,000.
Kings and royal princes were the rock stars of their day - with the rampant sex life and the mistresses to suit. Shame about the murder, blackmail and kidnapping along the way...
18/03/24 06:55Never take a mistress, Your Majesty, it'll only end in tears. This single piece of advice should have been given to every British monarch over the last 400 years- but none of them would have listened.
Meghan shares the same 'narcissistic and controlling' quality as Wallis Simpson and also married a similarly 'weak' man, Royal biographer claims
18/03/24 01:43Sally Bedell Smith has claimed that the Duchess of Sussex is 'domineering' and has 'changed the dynamic' between Harry and William.
How the young Queen foiled a cynical campaign by Edward and Mrs Simpson to gatecrash the early years of her reign, ALEXANDER LARMAN's new book reveals. The exiled couple found a formidable foe who saw them off like she'd see off Harry and Meghan
09/03/24 12:10Had the Duke of Windsor wished to portray himself as a king-in-exile, he could not have done so more ostentatiously than at La Croe, the French chateau in which he and his wife moved after his abdication.
Philip's battle against his viciously snobby Royal in-laws: They sneered at him for being 'rough and uneducated' as well as 'rather Germanic', reveals ALEXANDER LARMAN's new book. But, despite being humiliated in a kilt, his love for Elizabeth won the day
08/03/24 17:05As newlyweds, Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip had what their courtiers regarded as a thoroughly modern marriage. In July 1949, two years after their wedding, they moved into Clarence House.
Meet the two beautiful Aussie women who set sail for England hoping to snare a prince. They came, they saw and, thanks to their skills in the bedroom, very nearly conquered...
02/03/24 12:56Unfazed by the decorum and precedence which reigned in the London of their day, these two Sheilas ruthlessly cut their way through the ranks of well-bred society 'gels'.
Treachery! How the disgraced Duke of Windsor plotted to usurp the young Princess Elizabeth - while his brother, the King, lay seriously ill...
23/02/24 07:06In the few weeks that King George VI disappeared from public view in the spring of 1949, the course of history could well have changed - and not for the better.
'Controversial' Grand National rule introduced in 2001 has been scrapped, bringing an end to a 23-year tradition, as King George VI Chase winner Hewick leads the weights
21/02/24 18:05A Grand National rule viewed by some as controversial, which was first introduced to the race in 2001, has been scrapped after 23 years.
Letter written by the Queen Mother 101 years ago goes up for auction after it was found being used as a bookmark
20/02/24 11:09The thank-you note, dated January 27, 1923, followed news of the then Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon's plans to marry Prince Albert - the future King George VI.
Here come the brides! King George V's great-great-granddaughter marries Australian girlfriend in Royal family's first ever lesbian wedding in fun-filled outdoor ceremony
20/02/24 10:13Aristocrat Ellen Lascelles, 39, made history as she tied the knot with Channtel McPherson, known as 'Chan', in a ceremony held in Byron Bay Hinterland this week.
Sandringham House is filled with the spirit of the King's gentle - and very English - grandfather, George VI, writes HUGO VICKERS. No wonder Charles has gone there to recuperate...
17/02/24 08:31King Charles will have plenty to keep him occupied at Sandringham House in the coming days and weeks as he embarks upon his treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer .
Prince Charles's aristocratic young wingman was asked to protect him from the bullies at Gordonstoun. But he wound up a corpse - on a funeral pyre by the River Ganges
15/02/24 07:00He was Charles's trusted wingman, a princely cousin parachuted into the hated Gordonstoun school to protect the newly-arrived future king from bullies and sneaks.
Party-loving Princess Margaret was everything the Queen was not - artistic, rebellious, scandal-hit... Yet the sisters were close. And Margaret's death on this day in 2002 hit Elizabeth hard...
09/02/24 07:40When it was confirmed to Princess Margaret that her elder sister would some day be Queen, her response was one of sympathy - verging on disdain. 'Poor you!' she famously replied.
Poorly royals didn't go to hospital - the hospitals came to them! And no one dared to use the word 'cancer'. Today, there's a been sea change in attitudes to royal health, writes IAN LLOYD, and we are much the better for it...
08/02/24 07:00Elizabeth II always kept one of her favourite photos on her writing desk. It shows her father, George VI with three-year-old Prince Charles. Neither the queen nor her father realised he had cancer.
JOHN MACLEOD: Courageous and dogged, King is the embodiment of Scottish virtues. Our concern is now for him
08/02/24 00:04There was once a lonely boy whose well-meaning but brusque father, determined to make a man of him, consigned the lad to a robust boarding school in Scotland.
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: King Charles's candour on cancer is so positive
07/02/24 00:41DAILY MAIL COMMENT: King Charles's refreshing openness about having a form of cancer contrasts starkly with how things were done in the time of his paternal grandfather.
Emotional coincidence as King Charles retires to Sandringham the same place where his grandfather George VI died 72 years ago today
06/02/24 20:33Charles and Queen Camilla arrived back at the Norfolk country house after meeting his son Prince Harry for less than an hour in their first face-to-face encounter for nine months.From Prince Philip's heart condition, the Queen Mother's fractured hip, and how King George VI's lung cancer was kept a secret even from himself: After Charles' shock cancer diagnosis, the health battles faced by the royal family over the years
06/02/24 12:23The Queen Mother also battled health issues. She suffered persistent ulcers on her left leg and fractured her left hip in 1998, three years after having her right hip replaced.
AN WILSON: This is a potential constitutional crisis that is going to place an immense burden on William
06/02/24 12:19When a seventy-five year old man is told he has cancer , then dread and hope fight a battle. After it was announced King Charles had cancer, we too felt these emotions.
How the sudden death of a King shocked the British nation on this day
06/02/24 10:30King George VI was a famously reluctant monarch who had acceded unexpectedly to the throne in December 1936. This followed the dramatic abdication of older brother, Edward VIII.
How the sudden death of a King shocked the British nation on this day - and brought a young Queen Elizabeth to the throne
06/02/24 07:11King George VI was a famously reluctant monarch who had acceded unexpectedly to the throne in December 1936. This followed the dramatic abdication of older brother, Edward VIII.
Charles waited so long to be King... now THIS: How the King plans to hold the Monarchy together during his cancer battle - by his biographer ROBERT HARDMAN
06/02/24 02:38A man of strong faith, King Charles III has been, very clearly, a contented sovereign, regardless of the many challenges beyond his control.
What happens if King Charles' cancer diagnosis leaves him incapacitated? How Queen Camilla, Prince William, Princess Anne and Prince Edward could act as Counsellors of State in Charles' stead - with regency of Prince of Wales also an option
06/02/24 01:06Following King Charles' shocking cancer diagnosis and the announcement he will be temporarily stepping back from public-facing duties, questions have arisen over who can stand in for the monarch.
DR MARTIN SCURR: The King's cancer diagnosis will have come as a terrible shock but be reassured - the survival rates are better than ever
06/02/24 00:41DR MARTIN SCURR: The most heartening aspect of King Charles' disease is that it has been caught early and early diagnosis equates with the best possibility of cure.
Cancer has been a rare illness in Royal Family - as the nation prays that King Charles will follow in his parents' footsteps after the shocking news that he has cancer
06/02/24 00:31Cancer has been rare among the monarchs who immediately preceded Charles during the 20th century, only one of whom died before the age of 60.
Prince Philip called Meghan 'DoW' because she reminded him of the Duchess of Windsor... and the Queen thought her Givenchy wedding dress was 'too white' for a divorcee, writes INGRID SEWARD in her revelatory new book
02/02/24 17:02A revelatory new book by the editor of Majesty not only reveals the Royal Family's reaction to Harry's fiancee, but lays bare the fractious relationship between him and his brother.
A face flannel contest... decorated coat hangers... and a Cutty Sark made from crustaceans - the strange joys of Queen Elizabeth's annual visit to the Sandringham Women's Institute
28/01/24 07:43On a midweek afternoon every January, the late Queen could be found sitting around a card table in a village hall pouring tea for three other women of a certain age.
Which formidable royal woman was once described as 'a marshmallow made on a welding machine'?
27/01/24 09:02To Adolf Hitler, she was the 'most dangerous woman in Europe'. Royal photographer Cecil Beaton had a more colourful turn of phrase, describing her as 'a marshmallow made on a welding machine.'
Tortoise and the heir! Prince Edward meets Jonathan, 192, who's the world's oldest living land mammal - and was also introduced to his grandfather King George VI on St Helena in 1947
24/01/24 12:40Prince Edward, 59, crouched down to meet Jonathan as the tortoise stretched his neck to take a closer look at the visiting royal on the remote South Atlantic island of St Helena yesterday.
'Isn't she a winner!' That was Winston Churchill's glorious verdict on the young Queen Elizabeth. And he was favourite of all time. On the anniversary of the great man's death, a moving account of an extraordinary relationship, by IAN LLOYD
24/01/24 11:33In what is the 150th anniversary year of Churchill's birth, Ian Lloyd looks back on the extraordinary relationship between the late Queen and her favourite Prime Minister.
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Denise Richards enjoys a date night with husband Aaron Phypers at an event in LA - after urging Tori Spelling to join OnlyFans
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Strictly announces Gladiator star Montell Douglas as twelfth contestant after unconfirmed celebrities are spotted sneaking into rehearsals
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Strictly's Tasha Ghouri can't wipe the smile off her face as she heads to rehearsals with Toyah Wilcox after she is revealed as bookies favourite
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Coronation Street star quits soap after three years on cobbles - with explosive exit storyline kicking off within months
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Gemma Collins hits out at Strictly Come Dancing and reveals the REAL reason she'll never do the show
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Beauty lovers reveal £32 setting spray that ensures make stays perfect for up to 16 HOURS: 'Keeps my makeup looking just applied'
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A Place In The Sun viewers 'worry' about presenter Lee Juggurnauth in latest episode
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Channing Tatum talks marriage and kids as he gushes about acting with his fiancée Zoë Kravitz
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Women rave about period pants that are the BEST for reliable, leakproof comfort: 'So discreet and super comfy' (and we've got an exclusive discount)
SHOPPING
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Travis Kelce's dad Ed hits back at Kanye West with withering response after rapper's new track referenced Taylor Swift and his son
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Beloved BBC game show returning to screens in just days with celebrity hosts after string of special episodes
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Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' daughter Suri Cruise, 18, is the spitting image of her actress mom as she steps out in NYC - weeks before college
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Jennifer Lopez tenderly kisses Jharell Jerome's forehead in first look of their upcoming film Unstoppable
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Ex-Emmerdale star Mica Keeble helps brides on their big day following bizarre viral Tik Tok trend
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Jade Thirlwall reveals she could have been a real life princess because her Little Mix bandmates tried to set her up with Prince Harry
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'Firm, tone and hydrate': Women praise sell-out face cream that promises to deliver an 'instant uplift' in as little as seven days
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Huw Edwards is 'villain who was living a double life': BBC chair's eviscerating take down of fallen star in internal email to staff
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Emma Roberts dons a colourful polo top as she heads out to watch the Olympics Games in Paris
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Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds enjoy a date night after It Ends With Us screening - as she speaks on going head to head with husband at the box office
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Katie Price's boyfriend JJ Slater breaks cover as he heads to his car shirtless as star is bailed hours after arrest at Heathrow airport
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Beyond Paradise confirms return of major character as BBC drops first series three spoilers - and filming is already underway
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EXCLUSIVELizzie Cundy, 56, shows off her incredible figure in a skimpy printed bikini as she relaxes in Mallorca after suffering a mystery illness
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Love Island's Paige Thorne puts on a VERY cheeky display as she slips into a skimpy thong bikini during sun-soaked Florida getaway
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Katie Price RECAP: Latest court updates as judge tells ex-glamour models 'no holidays' as he warns her she faces PRISON if she swerves next court date
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EXCLUSIVELorri Haines recalls trauma of watching his parents spend all their money on alcohol while he was forced to go to school with holes in his shoes
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Jade Thirlwall transforms into a scorned bride in a corset and veil as she releases video for new version of her track Angel Of My Dreams
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Antiques Roadshow guest clasps hand to mouth and gasps 'I don't want to swear!' as she struggles to contain shock at value of record-breaking brooch
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Shawn Mendes reveals pregnancy scare that 'shook' him to his core in new song: 'I was about to be a father'
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Rihanna is left in HYSTERICS as she enjoys a thrilling inflatable boat ride with boyfriend A$AP Rocky during their holiday to Barbados
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Katie Price is bailed hours after she was arrested at Heathrow Airport - but still faces court today over enormous debt
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Lila Moss sends pulses racing in a skimpy black two-piece as she soaks up the sun in in Formentera with her mum Kate and boyfriend Yoni Helbitz
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Rita Ora shows off her incredible figure in a tiny bikini as she recovers from mystery hospital dash on holiday with Taika Waititi and Kate Moss
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This Morning fans slate 'worst opening to a show ever' and wonder if they're hallucinating after Josie Gibson and Craig Doyle's car crash intro
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Emily at the Olympics! Lily Collins styles sequined beret as she emulates her Netflix character to cheer on USA at Olympics in Paris
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BBC asks Huw Edwards to return more than £200,000 he was paid after being arrested over child abuse images
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Love Island's Jess is seen getting VERY cosy with bombshell Harry just days after Hugo split as worse-for-wear Islanders take to drinking in the streets
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Kym Marsh, 48, shows her youthful side in dog ears as she steps out with toyboy Samuel Thomas, 29, following their performance in 101 Dalmatians The Musical
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The Repair Shop fans panic as beloved BBC star 'goes missing' from new series - demanding 'where are they?!
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Dafne Keen stuns in a red figure-hugging halterneck dress as she steps out for the It Ends With Us London screening in Deadpool & Wolverine crossover
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The changing face of Blake Lively: Inside star's glamorous transformation from baby-faced teen to Hollywood leading lady
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Saturday Night Live movie FIRST LOOK: Trailer recreates the very first SNL episode from 1975 with 'chaotic scenes' and 'lookalike actors'
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Sabrina Carpenter, 25, turns heads in a figure-hugging gold dress amid mounting plastic surgery speculation
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Prince Philip's last gaffe revealed: Aled Jones discloses never-before-heard hilarious interruption Duke of Edinburgh would make
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Moment Travis Scott is seen in the back of French cop car as details emerge of 'drunk' 5am fight in Parisian five-star hotel that led to his arrest
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The Umbrella Academy fans 'want to cry, scream and throw up' after 'nauseating' age gap love scenes - demanding an apology from show creator
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King Carl Gustaf of Sweden tries out the famous 'no sex' cardboard beds all in the Olympic Village in Paris
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Taylor Swift beefs up security for her London shows after cancelling Vienna concerts amid terror plot - as 'Swiftonomics' uncover the cost of axed gigs
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Blake Lively says her new movie It Ends With Us is a story of 'joy, pain, possibility, and trauma' as she reveals what the role means to her
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Ekin-Su Culculoglu looks worlds away from her Love Island days as she debuts a major new hair transformation
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Moment Katie Price is met by police at Heathrow and arrested with son Harvey looking on and her head in a bandage after £10,000 facelift - as she faces court today
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EXCLUSIVERevealed: The WAG who has been helping Lauryn Goodman pen barbed social media posts and telling her how to behave in public. KATIE HIND reports
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ITV takes outrageous turn as Andi Peters compares himself to Olympic pole vaulter with racy manhood joke on Lorraine
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Downton Abbey bosses reveal it was 'terribly easy' to convince Maggie Smith that her character should be killed off
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Beaming Jeremy Renner is the picture of health as he's seen for the FIRST time on set of Knives out 3 alongside fellow Marvel star Josh Brolin
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Travis Scott looks 'hyped up' as he shouts and swears at Olympics crowd hours before being arrested
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Love Is Blind fans beg couple to 'take a DNA test' after string of worrying clues they're related - as stars admit 'I've got goosebumps'
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Emma Stone keeps a low profile beneath a beanie hat and shades as she revisits Cruella filming location in London - ahead of the blockbuster's sequel
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Strictly Come Dancing 2024 line-up: Every celebrity contestant we know so far as Tasha Ghouri and Pete Wicks are latest stars confirmed
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Good Morning Britain host 'grovels for his job' after technical gaffe - admitting to 'unplugging his microphone so he can go to the toilet' on live ITV show
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Tasha Ghouri is seen for the first time since her Strictly Come Dancing signing was confirmed as she arrives at a London studio
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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's endless separation is humiliating - and utterly exhausting. But MAUREEN CALLAHAN has a theory...
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Crown Prince Haakon meets the viral Norwegian swimmer dubbed 'the muffin man' - amid his stepsons arrest
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Love Island's Gabby Allen flaunts her jaw-dropping figure in a VERY racy red dress as she joins equally daring Faye Winter at the It Ends With Us premiere
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Colin Farrell reveals son James' heartbreaking misdiagnosis before doctors confirmed he was suffering from Angelman syndrome
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Claire Sweeney, 53, cuts a stylish figure in a hot pink dress as she enjoys romantic meal with boyfriend Ricky Hatton, 45, in Tenerife
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Gemma Collins hops on the Brat summer trend as she wows in bright green ball gown
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Abbey Clancy shares adorable family holiday snap with husband Peter Crouch and their three kids after jetting off to mystery location
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Meera Syal becomes the latest star to read a CBeebies Bedtime Story as she honours South Asian Heritage Month
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Sir Paul McCartney shares never before seen snaps from Wings' 1974 Abbey Road recording sessions featuring late wife Linda
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BBC Breakfast grinds to a halt as Naga Munchetty rocked by back-to-back technical blunders - seething 'well this is great!'
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Russell Brand is 'axed from his big-money role in the Despicable Me film series and replaced by a British comic after rape and assault allegations'
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Rapper Travis Scott 'arrested in Paris after fight with his bodyguard' hours after cheering on US basketball stars in Olympics semi-final
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EXCLUSIVERevealed: Eamonn Holmes' new girlfriend, 42, has a son with a retired coach driver aged 81
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Blake Lively looks radiant in a £30,000 floral frock after making her FIFTH outfit change of the day for the UK premiere of It Ends With Us
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EXCLUSIVEKatie Price is set to appear in court TODAY: Reality star spent night behind bars after being met by police as she returned to Britain
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ALISON BOSHOFF: Jealous Huw Edwards was 'poison' in BBC news room, claim ex-colleagues
Would complain bitterly
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Princess Diana would have been 'broken-hearted' over Prince William and Prince Harry's feud, RICHARD KAY tells PALACE CONFIDENTIAL
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Jamie Lee Curtis pushes for cast and crew to wear name tags on film sets to help eliminate power hierarchies from forming
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Diddy's ex Yung Miami breaks silence over her relationship with disgraced rapper... following claims she 'transported pink cocaine for him'
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Bella Thorne commands attention in a power suit with a plunging neon yellow blazer at HollyShorts Film Festival - after slamming Ozempic use
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Olivia Wilde looks edgy chic in low-cut black dress and platform boots as she supports pal Zoe Kravitz's directorial debut Blink Twice in LA
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Colin Farrell reveals the heart-wrenching question he asked doctor after his son James, 20, was diagnosed with Angelman syndrome
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Naomi Watts reveals her surprising relationship with former co-star Simon Baker: 'I love you so much!'
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Justin Bieber looks unrecognizable in scruffy attire with his boxer shorts showing at posh Waldorf Astoria in LA without pregnant wife Hailey
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King Charles seethed at photographs of his mother posing with her hands in her pockets, but he and other royals do this too...
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Katie Price infuriates tourist who says their stay at five star hotel in Turkey was ruined by star using pool with 'blood all over her face'
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Michelle Keegan puts on a leggy display in a chic black minidress as she cosies up to husband Mark Wright on romantic trip to Paris
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Reese Witherspoon brings son Deacon Phillippe, 20, as her date to starry Blink Twice premiere in LA amid romance rumors with financier Oliver Haarmann
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The moment Scheana Shay gets BITTEN by King's Guard horse... as the Vanderpump Rules star becomes latest London tourist to ignore warning sign
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Zoe Kravitz and fiance Channing Tatum have the look of love as they make their red carpet debut at Blink Twice premiere in Los Angeles
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Ariana Grande exudes elegance in billowing pink gown and sky-high heels as she debuts campaign for her new LOVENOTES fragrance line
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EXCLUSIVEMeghan's brand troubles: Duchess of Sussex's new lifestyle venture American Riviera Orchard suffers setback over 'irregularities'
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Jennifer Lopez's close friends 'can't stand' Ben Affleck - and they say she's 'FURIOUS' that he 'humiliated her' amid ongoing divorce rumors
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Katy Perry's Lifetimes music video earns HIGH praise from fans after brutal Woman's World flop - as it's compared to her iconic Teenage Dream video
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Noel Gallagher, 57, vows to kerb his bad habits and give up drinking as former Oasis star admits he'll be 'f***ing lucky' if he makes it to 60
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Blake Lively stuns a tearful teenage superfan and her family by inviting her onto the red carpet and gifting her VIP tickets at premiere of It Ends With Us
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Ben Affleck works in LA amid rumored split with Jennifer Lopez as promotion of their upcoming film Unstoppable could make for 'awkward' and 'tricky' situation
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80s star looks exactly the same as she did when she quit Hollywood over 'nudity' to join the circus.. but can YOU guess who she is?
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Zac Efron reveals grand plans for the Australian property he bought during COVID... after star's mysterious hospitalization following pool incident in Ibiza
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Rumer Willis issues VERY raunchy response to 'trolls' who shamed her for promoting sex toys while being a mom
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'Y'all made me proud today': Snoop Dogg makes surprise call to Team USA's Gabby Thomas and other women's 200-meter final medalists after Paris Olympics triumph
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Olivia Attwood reveals her reaction after discovering husband Bradley Dack had cheated on her in early days of their relationship
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EXCLUSIVEKatie Price is ARRESTED and will appear in court TOMORROW as she is bundled into a police van after returning to the UK
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Baby Reindeer's Jessica Gunning says she's struggled to find work after playing obsessive stalker in hit Netflix series
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EXCLUSIVEBillions actor Akili McDowell, 21, had been seen 'armed and dealing marijuana' out of his Houston apartment before 'fatally shooting' 20-year-old rapper in parking lot
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Blake Lively claims husband Ryan Reynolds wrote 'iconic' scene in her new film It Ends With Us... as baffled screenwriter reacts
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Isabela Ferrer looks sensational in a chic black halterneck dress as she attends the UK premiere of It Ends With Us in London
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The celebrities who starred in Sex and the City alongside Sarah Jessica Parker before they were famous - can you recognize them?
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EXCLUSIVEThe war in Adele's old backyard... Homeowners slam tycoon and Turkish princess's plan to turn singer's old mansion into 13 separate homes
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Justin Timberlake and wife Jessica Biel look tense as they reunite before his Manchester concert in first sighting since DWI report
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EXCLUSIVETaylor Swift 'shaken' by Vienna terror plot - as insiders reveal why Travis Kelce can't be by her side after couple's 'wake-up call'
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Chart-topping British group are robbed of equipment and cash totalling £35,000 during work trip to Ibiza with French DJ David Guetta
nd laptops and cash'.
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Travis Scott told police officers he was 'scared' of large law enforcement presence during arrest in Miami Beach: There's '50 cops around me!'
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'I swear by it': Katy Perry reveals the 'weird thing' she does before getting into bed
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EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: King Charles is reportedly frustrated at his inability to get involved in soothing the national unrest
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Danny Cipriani's estranged wife Victoria Rose slams him for 'not having a heart' and 'carrying on with other women' in now deleted post
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Love Islanders clash at reunion party and reveal the real reason behind their frosty feud
Tensions were high on Wednesday night
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Halsey flashes her taut tummy in new cheer-themed music video for Lucky after THAT beef with Britney Spears
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Nina Dobrev is 'a little ahead of schedule' in recovery from dirt bike accident with six more months to go: 'I'm doing pretty well'
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House of the Dragon tops the streaming charts for the first time with 1.27 billion viewing minutes... besting Suits and Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
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Taylor Swift fans in Vienna gather in their hundreds to sing together after the pop star's concerts were cancelled
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Corrie's Jennie McAlpine says she hasn't ruled out having a fourth child 16 months after welcoming daughter Doris
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Netflix fans slate horror film that is so terrible it 'leaves their eyes twitching' as it climbs streaming charts despite appalling Rotten Tomatoes score
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Teen Mom: The Next Chapter: Mackenzie McKee's boyfriend Khesanio tells her father that he wants to propose... and he gives his blessing
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Jesy Nelson breaks her silence on former bandmate Jade Thirlwall's debut solo single Angel Of My Dreams after Little Mix feud
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Taylor Swift fans rush to sell their tickets for as much as £600 for five concerts at Wembley Stadium - as pop star cancelled three Austria appearances
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Marc Anthony's Dominican Republic home catches FIRE in terrifying incident with three bungalows destroyed in blaze
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Catherine Zeta-Jones shares never-before-seen footage of her son Dylan to celebrate his 24th birthday
Special day
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The Mallorca Files review: If the Beeb's Mallorca Files was a pedalo, Amazon's is a superyacht, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS
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Emma Roberts shows her allegiance in Team USA shirt and white trousers while heading to USA vs Serbia basketball semi-final game at Paris Olympics
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EXCLUSIVEZara McDermott slips into a plunging swimsuit as she and boyfriend Sam Thompson FINALLY put split rumours to bed on beach day in Ibiza
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Patsy Palmer CONFIRMS her return to Albert Square as Bianca Jackson - and another show legend is 'hot on her tail'
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Colin Farrell reveals he 'burst into tears' when his son took his first steps ahead of his fourth birthday as actor discusses James' Angelman Syndrome
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Inside Jodie Comer's unexpected childhood friendship with a popular Team GB Olympian as her sweet message is unearthed
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Madonna celebrates her 66th birthday a week early by looking back on her romance with Jean-Michel Basquiat - and flashing her silk-covered bottom
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Lady Gaga shows off 8 carat engagement ring on romantic Malibu date with Michael Polansky as they negotiate $900m prenup
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Ariana Grande compares feeling of the spicy sauce to a 'lip plumper' as she crushes the Hot Ones challenge
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Molly Smith stuns in a blush pink velvet minidress as she joins Love Island boyfriend Tom Clare for the UK gala screening of It Ends With Us
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Anthony Hopkins celebrates International Cat Day by posing with an adorable kitten as he fundraises for animal rescue in Morocco
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Frankie Bridge's face drops as Loose Women guest swipes at her with 'backhanded compliment' - and fans insist 'she definitely doesn't like her!'
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Jessica Simpson teases new music as she poses in boho chic duster at recording studio - after opening up about sobriety
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Shakira enjoys romantic dinner with mystery man in Miami after saying she is not ready for a 'formal relationship' after ugly Gerard Pique split
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Love Island star Arabella Chi flashes her underboob in a VERY racy white co-ord as she attends the UK premiere of It Ends With Us
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Jennifer Lopez has her wedding ring BACK ON despite 'imminent' Ben Affleck divorce rumors - as she steps out with child Emme, 16, in LA
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Inside the lavish life of Kanye West's dentist as he's accused of getting rapper hooked on nitrous oxide
Boasts many famous clients
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Selena Gomez sparks speculation that she is ENGAGED to Benny Blanco after eagle-eyed fans noticed a tell-tale clue on her Instagram
