Countess of Iveagh, 46, splits from £900m Guinness heir after 20-years of marriage in what could be one of Britain’s biggest ever divorces Clare Hazell, 46, has filed for divorce from the Earl of Iveagh, Edward Guinness Interior designer lives with her two teenage children at Elveden Hall in Suffolk Estate played host to Netflix’s … Read more
Sophie Wessex has begun volunteering at a vaccination centre during lockdown to assist the Covid-19 jab rollout across the country. The Countess of Wessex, 56, who is the Grand President of St John Ambulance and a care volunteer for the charity, joined helpers at a centre in south-west London on Thursday after completing her training. … Read more
The entente cordiale between the UK and France will surely be improved if Maggie Smith and Nathalie Baye, one of the greatest living French actresses, have anything to do with it. The two screen legends will meet on the set of the Downton Abbey film sequel that’s due to begin shooting in late March or … Read more
Mapperton House, home to the Earl and Countess of Sandwich, has been crowned Historic Houses’ Garden of the Year. The 15 acres of Grade II registered early 20th-century formal Italianate gardens, boasting a croquet lawn, formal topiary, an orangery and an arboretum, won the prestigious award last month, after a record-breaking public vote. Historic Houses is a … Read more
Countess of cookery! Sophie Wessex dons an apron and face mask as she’s joined by Prince Edward to help community centre volunteers prepare meals Prince Edward, 56 and Sophie Wessex, 55, prepared charity meals in Woking Royals took part in cooking effort by FoodWise at Moorcroft Community Centre They put aprons on and chopped carrots … Read more
Sophie, Countess of Wessex is self-isolating at home after coming into contact with someone who has tested positive for coronavirus By Rebecca English for the Daily Mail and Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 12:02 BST, 9 October 2020 | Updated: 12:08 BST, 9 October 2020 Sophie, Countess of Wessex was today self-isolating at home after … Read more
The Countess of Wessex was joined by her husband Prince Edward and their two children as they took to a Hampshire beach to pick up litter today. Sophie, 55, and the Earl of Wessex, 56, appeared in high spirits as they arrived at the Great British Beach Clean on Southsea Beach in Portsmouth with Lady Louise Windsor, … Read more
Just over a month ago, the London branch of the auction house Christie’s hosted a sale of some of the effects of a deceased Dowager Countess. The artefacts listed in the catalogue included several Old Masters, items of furniture and various pieces of jewellery. So far, so unremarkable. But the Countess in question was Gloria … Read more
Downton Abbey’s REAL chatelaine leaves £1m in her will: American-born Countess of Carnarvon and a close friend of the Queen leaves £1m in her will after dying aged 83 Jeanie, Countess of Carnarvon, left £1m in her will after dying aged 83 last year She bequeathed the majority of her fortune to her children and … Read more
Countess Alexandra Tolstoy has revealed that she cried as she was evicted from the South London home her ex reportedly paid £12 million cash for in 2011, with her three children this week. The aristocratic beauty, 46, the daughter of Count Nikolai Tolstoy and ex-partner of Russian billionaire Sergei Pugachev, 57, revealed in May she … Read more