Former Tory peer Lord Ashcroft calls for a Royal Commission to reform the NHS which is in ‘critical condition’ Lord Ashcroft and Isabel Oakeshott have written a book arguing for NHS reform They believe it cannot be saved by cash alone and it needs a complete overhaul It comes amid …
Read More »Royal Opera House cancels tour from Moscow-based Bolshoi Ballet in wake of Ukraine invasion
Royal Opera House cancels tour from Moscow-based Bolshoi Ballet in wake of Ukraine invasion after Russia was also stripped of the Champions League final and F1 Rorld famous Bolshoi Ballet were set to return to London this summer on tour But the Royal Opera House has cancelled a tour from …
Read More »Is Prince George heading for Eton? William and Kate ‘eye up prep school in Berkshire’
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are ‘progressing rapidly’ with their plans for a new life in the Home Counties. The couple are understood to be finalising arrangements to move Prince George to a new prep school in Berkshire this September, with co-educational Lambrook, near Ascot, thought to be the …
Read More »Queen cancelled two virtual engagements to rest her ‘croaky voice’
The Queen was forced to cancel her two planned virtual engagements yesterday because she is still sounding a ‘little croaky’ and ‘full of cold’ as she continues to isolate with coronavirus, royal sources have revealed. The 95-year-old head of state, who tested positive on Sunday, also cancelled virtual engagements on …
Read More »How Brad Pitt and Ben Stiller Almost Made a Rolling Stones Movie
Mick Jagger supported a Rolling Stones movie project that would have starred Ben Stiller and Brad Pitt, but Stiller was unable to convince the rest of the band the project was worth their time. “I’m not good at pitching stuff,” the comedian admitted on the Howard Stern Show, reflecting on the time in …
Read More »Prince Harry and Meghan Markle say they ‘stand with’ the people of Ukraine
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were ridiculed today after intervening in the Ukraine crisis with a statement condemning Vladimir Putin’s invasion, amid jokes that the Russian president would be ‘shaking in his boots’. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex wrote on the website of their Archewell charity: ‘Prince Harry and …
Read More »Prince Harry launches libel case over Mail on Sunday claims that he lied in police protection row
The Duke’s legal firm, Schillings, has alleged that the claims he lied about offering to pay for his protection and that he wanted the existence of the litigation to remain confidential are false and defamatory, the Telegraph understands. The legal action has led royal observers to believe it is unlikely …
Read More »Queen could strip Prince Harry of key role because he does not live in the UK
Prince Harry should not be eligible to stand in for the Queen as a Counsellor of State because he no longer resides in the country, a new parliamentary briefing paper reveals. But Prince Andrew could still stand in for his mother should she become incapacitated, despite having to step down …
Read More »Royal Navy officer convicted of battery after dragging chef into bar after she refused to do shots
Royal Navy Chief Petty Officer is convicted of battery for grabbing a chef and dragging her into the bar of destroyer HMS Diamond when she refused to do shots with him at 8am after England won Euros semi-final Warfare specialist William Smith found guilty of battery at Bulford Military Court …
Read More »The pheasant’s revolt: Postman faces plucky nemesis on daily battle to make his deliveries
The pheasant’s revolt: Postman faces plucky nemesis on daily battle to make his deliveries Mark Brough says he is often attacked by feisty pheasant in Staffordshire village The 49-year-old postie says bird ‘bites everything in sight’ as he makes delivery Mark, father-of-two, says he sees the funny side even if …
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