No stately home has captivated American hearts like Highclere Castle, the Earl of Carnarvon’s palatial family seat, since Downton Abbey was first filmed there a decade ago. The series remains hugely popular in the U. S. with audiences in excess of 13million. But the love affair has hit a hiccup thanks to travel restrictions owing … Read more
Tom Daley’s husband goes off the deep end about his knitting! Olympic diver Tom Daley’s new knitting hobby, which he has taken up to keep him occupied during self-isolation, is not going down too well with his husband, film producer Dustin Lance Black. ‘Why am I the one who at night is going to bed, … Read more
With 13,000 acres and the sumptuous family seat, Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire, at his disposal, the Duke of Bedford would seem very nicely placed to see out the lockdown. But that, alas, is not so. For I can disclose that Andrew Bedford, the 15th Duke, his wife, Louise, and their children, Alexandra, 18, and Henry, … Read more
The Queen’s stirring address to the nation has stiffened our resolve, but now it’s the turn of another royal to take centre stage in this time of crisis — home-grown Hollywood royalty, that is. For the inimitable Dame Joan Collins, forever revered as Alexis in the Eighties super-soap Dynasty, is putting herself up for auction … Read more
The Queen’s stirring address to the nation has stiffened our resolve, but now it’s the turn of another royal to take centre stage in this time of crisis — home-grown Hollywood royalty, that is. For the inimitable Dame Joan Collins, forever revered as Alexis in the Eighties super-soap Dynasty, is putting herself up for auction … Read more
Sir Alex Ferguson was famous for his ‘hairdryer ’ rants at Manchester United players to cajole them to do his bidding. Now he is using all his persuasive charm on his Cheshire neighbours in his battle to stop a development being built next to his £2.3million home. Planners at the local council had given the … Read more
Sir Alex Ferguson was famous for his ‘hairdryer ’ rants at Manchester United players to cajole them to do his bidding. Now he is using all his persuasive charm on his Cheshire neighbours in his battle to stop a development being built next to his £2.3million home. Planners at the local council had given the … Read more