Victoria Beckham took centre stage as she engaged with a beaming King Charles during a star-studded royal dinner last night. The Spice Girls star, 50, wore one of her own dazzling designs as she conversed with the monarch in front of her proud husband David Beckham. Victoria and her former …
Read More »David and Victoria Beckham lead celebrities attending dazzling royal dinner hosted by King Charles and Queen Camilla to promote Anglo-Italian relations
David and Victoria Beckham were the ‘bellissimi’ of the ball tonight at a dazzling royal dinner to promote Anglo-Italian relations. The former England footballer, who played twice for AC Milan, and his fashionista wife were surprise guests amongst a slew of celebrities at Highgrove, the King’s private home in Gloucestershire, …
Read More »King Charles and Queen Camilla to visit Italy as part of their next major tour in 2025, with royals set to meet the Pope – as monarch sets his sights on ‘making up for lost time’
By Francine Wolfisz Published: 19:48 EDT, 1 November 2024 | Updated: 19:53 EDT, 1 November 2024 King Charles and Queen Camilla are hoping to visit Italy next year, with the monarch said to be keen to ‘make up for lost time’. Charles, 75, who is still undergoing cancer treatment, is said to …
Read More »Former Uffizi Director Eike Schmidt’s Mayoral Campaign Soldiers On in Florence
The German-born ex-director of the Uffizi Galleries, Eike Schmidt, is still in the fight to become Florence’s next mayor after a first round of voting over the weekend put him firmly in second place behind leading candidate Sara Furano. As neither received more than 50 percent of the vote, the …
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The board of Royal Mail's parent company has accepted a £3.57 billion offer to buy the group from Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky. If the deal goes … Source link
Read More »Former Uffizi Director Announces Run for Mayor of Florence
Eike Schmidt, ex-director of the Uffizi Galleries in Florence, has finally announced plans to run for mayor of the Tuscan city. The German art historian has been teasing the idea to the press for many months, repeatedly stating that he could neither “confirm or deny” the rumors while publicly criticizing …
Read More »If the Royal family is not quite at the 11th hour… it is perilously close: An impassioned warning from RICHARD KAY that can’t be ignored
All in all, this has been the most wonderful week for republicanism since a petulant Harry and Meghan flounced out of the royal landscape four years ago. Media outlets around the world have run excoriating commentaries mocking Britain’s Royal Family. Public-service broadcaster France Info sneered at the ongoing ‘fiasco’ while …
Read More »Harry Potter publisher Adrienne Vaughan dies in tragic boat accident in Italy
The 45-year-old woman was visiting Italy with her husband and two children when she fell overboard during a boat accident off the Amalfi coast. Adrienne Vaughan, the 45-year-old president of the Bloomsbury USA publishing house, was killed in a boat accident off the Amalfi coast in Italy, local media reports. …
Read More »Italy’s former royals demand the return of ‘£250million’ crown jewels that were taken away
Italy’s former royal family have demanded the return of their crown jewels, believed to be worth £250million, that were taken away from them when the country abolished its monarchy. The royals, who were exiled from Italy after the Second World War until 2002, want their collection of tiaras, necklaces, brooches …
Read More »European stocks rally for third day, business surveys awaited
(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window) Sept 23 (Reuters) – European stocks rallied for a third day as the global mood brightened on easing concerns about cash-strapped developer China Evergrande, while investors awaited the latest …
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