Prince Harry reportedly dined with the doyenne of LA philanthropy Wallis Annenberg at Hollywood’s most secretive hotspot as his grandmother the Queen celebrated her 95th birthday alone 5,500 miles away in the UK, it was revealed today. The Duke of Sussex reportedly ate lunch with Ms Annenberg, a 81-year-old heiress to her late father’s US media empire, … Read more
Dam Bunglers! Bouncing bomb hero Sir Barnes Wallis’ name is misspelt again… in the town where his invention was made Sir Barnes Wallis’s name has been spelt wrong on a sign for the second time A missing ‘e’ means the sign in Buckshaw, Lancashire, reads ‘Barns Wallis Way’ Comes five years after another sign on … Read more
Dam Bunglers! Bouncing bomb hero Sir Barnes Wallis’ name is misspelt again… in the town where his invention was made Sir Barnes Wallis’s name has been spelt wrong on a sign for the second time A missing ‘e’ means the sign in Buckshaw, Lancashire, reads ‘Barns Wallis Way’ Comes five years after another sign on … Read more
After weeks of wondering what the fate of Kate Kate may be on Batwoman, fans finally learned on Sunday, with Ruby Rose responding to Wallis Day being re-cast as Kane. Rose was cast as Kane in the first season of The CW’s Batwoman, but she made the surprising decision to leave the show last May. … Read more
Born in 1896 in Pennsylvania, Wallis moved to London in 1931 after marrying her second husband, shipping executive Ernest Aldrich Simpson. She struck up a friendship with Lady Thelma Furness who was the mistress of the then Prince of Wales. Over the course of 1931, the Simpsons were gradually absorbed into Edward’s social life, spending … Read more
Meghan Markle’s glamorous look for her bombshell Oprah interview is drawing comparisons with fellow American Wallis Simpson, the woman for whom Prince Harry’s great-uncle King Edward VIII abdicated his throne. In teaser clips for the Duke and Duchess’ highly-anticipated primetime interview, the pregnant 39-year-old can be seen wearing a $4,700 black dress by Armani that was … Read more
Boohoo has today announced a £25.2million deal to buy Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton as the fast fashion giant continued to carve up the remains of Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia empire with rival ASOS. The online giant, owned by billionaire Mahmud Kamani, said they would be buying the brands and stock but would shut all 214 physical stores, … Read more
Boohoo has today announced a £25.2million deal to buy Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton as the fast fashion giant continued to carve up the remains of Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia empire with rival ASOS. The online giant, owned by billionaire Mahmud Kamani, said they would be buying the brands and stock but would shut all 214 physical stores, … Read more
Bonmarché, the value-oriented clothing retailer, went into administration for the second time in a year on 2 December 2020. There are 226 stores and more than 1200 employees. It is owned as a separate business by Philip Day, whose EWM is also in crisis (see below). Philip Day put this company into administration a few … Read more
Bonmarché, the value-oriented clothing retailer, went into administration for the second time in a year on 2 December 2020. There are 226 stores and more than 1200 employees. It is owned as a separate business by Philip Day, whose EWM is also in crisis (see below). Philip Day put this company into administration a few … Read more