A royal expert says Prince Harry is in danger of widening the rift between himself and the rest of the Royal Family despite hinting he wants reconciliation during a publicity blitz for his new book. The Duke of Sussex claimed he would ‘like to have my father and brother back’ …
Read More »TV’s best and worst moments of 2022: The Traitors and Wagatha Christie to Queuegate
The shining lights of British television could never have hoped to match the drama, intrigue and entertainment that unfolded in Westminster and in this great nation’s many royal households in 2022. However, that does not mean we should discount their efforts. So here’s a bunch of special awards and honourable …
Read More »Royal expert claims Meghan Markle’s One Young World speech was ‘very self-centred’
Meghan Markle’s keynote speech at the One Young World summit ‘felt a bit flat because it was very, very self-centred’, a royal expert claimed today. The Duchess of Sussex last night delivered her first in-person address in Britain since quitting as a working royal amid the Megxit crisis more than …
Read More »What life was like in Stoke-on-Trent in 1982 – the last time the inflation rate was this high
The Eighties was one of the greatest decades in human history. A time when the pop charts were ruled by electronic dance music and new wave and fashion was just awful (big hair and leggings). It was the time of the Rubik’s Cube, VHS tapes and Walkmans and remember when …
Read More »CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: Why Camilla’s the queen of royal knick-knacks
Camilla’s Country Life (ITV) Rating: Sneakerhead (Dave) Rating: Garden gnomes, Jubilee china and a pair of rescued Jack Russells: if the Queen is the nation’s grandmother, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, is its favourite auntie. The gnomes in her Wiltshire acres were on show as cameras peeked around the flowerbeds for …
Read More »FTSE 100 Index Promotes Centrica, Unite in Latest Shuffle
By Joe Hoppe ITV PLC and Royal Mail PLC are set to drop out of the FTSE 100 index in the quarterly reshuffle and Centrica PLC, which owns British Gas, and Unite Group PLC, the student accommodation provider, are set to be promoted from the midcap FTSE 250 to London’s …
Read More »U.K. stocks continue positive streak, increase for third session
U.K. stocks climbed Friday, as the FTSE 100 Index UKX, +0.27% closed up 0.27% at 7,585.46. Of the FTSE 100 constituents, closed-end funds company Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC SMT, +6.57% saw the largest increase Friday, as shares increased 6.57%. Shares of food retail firm Ocado Group PLC OCDO, +5.01% …
Read More »Life in Heartbeat village 30 years after the series first aired
Running 18 seasons with 372 episodes, the ITV show Heartbeat was loved by many. Based on the Constable series of novels written by Nicholas Rhea, the first episode of the popular show aired 30 years ago this month. It made an even bigger star of actor Nick Berry who had …
Read More »Queen ‘didn’t ban 1969 documentary Royal Family’ but thought it a ‘triumph’, says biographer
The Queen ‘did not ban the 1969 royal family documentary’ from being re-aired on TV and instead considered it a triumph, a royal biographer has claimed. The Royal Family took part in the film, which was a combined effort between the BBC and ITV, in a bid to show they …
Read More »ITV The Chase’s Bradley Walsh floored by contestant’s royal link
Bradley Walsh has been left open-mouthed after a contestant revealed as royal link on ITV The Chase tonight. Will, Jon, Lauren and Mamta were on the show on Thursday night. Thursday’s instalment of the show was another repeat, with ITV airing Cheltenham Festival coverage all week. Jon revealed that he …
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