Joanna Lumley tells podcast Netflix series The Crown and Megxit are ‘ghastly’

Joanna Lumley has revealed that she will never watch or appear in The Crown because she thinks it’s ‘awful’ that viewers don’t know it’s ‘mostly made up.’ The Absolutely Fabulous star, 74, who’s been close to the heir to the throne for years as an ambassador for The Prince’s Trust and attended his 2005 wedding … Read more

Joanna Lumley won’t watch The Crown because viewers don’t know it’s ‘mostly made up’

Joanna Lumley has revealed that she will never watch or appear in The Crown because she thinks it’s ‘awful’ that viewers don’t know it’s ‘mostly made up.’ The Absolutely Fabulous star, 74, who’s been close to the heir to the throne for years as an ambassador for The Prince’s Trust and attended his 2005 wedding … Read more

London St Pancras loses its crown as the best railway station in Europe to Leipzig Hauptbahnhof

London St Pancras loses its crown as the best railway station in Europe to Leipzig – but Birmingham New Street breaks into the top 10 Researchers studied 51 of the biggest railway stations across Europe  They scored them on factors including destinations served and dining options From this data they drew up a ranking – … Read more

London St Pancras loses its crown as the best railway station in Europe to Leipzig

London St Pancras loses its crown as the best railway station in Europe to Leipzig – but Birmingham New Street breaks into the top 10 Researchers studied 51 of the biggest railway stations across Europe  They scored them on factors including destinations served and dining options From this data they drew up a ranking – … Read more

Channel 4 documentary Queen Elizabeth: Love, Honour and Crown says monarch ‘frustrated’ by Charles

The Queen is ‘constantly frustrated with Prince Charles’ who will ‘never live up to her sense of duty’, a royal expert has claimed in a new documentary. Clive Irving, author of the new biography The Last Queen, believes no members of the royal family have ‘measured up’ to Her Majesty’s enduring sense of duty. During … Read more

TALK OF THE TOWN: The Crown star Emerald Fennell poses on a grand mantlepiece

TALK OF THE TOWN: The Crown star Emerald Fennell poses on a grand mantlepiece as she prepares for the Academy Awards By Charlotte Griffiths for The Mail on Sunday Published: 00:06 GMT, 21 March 2021 | Updated: 00:06 GMT, 21 March 2021 With three Oscar nominations to her name, it looks like Hollywood is ready … Read more

Vintage fashion dealer sold nearly 100 pieces to The Crown including Diana’s Valentino suit

A vintage clothing dealer is proving why it’s not always a good idea give your wardrobe a brutal clear out – after more than 100 of her pieces were admired by millions across the globe when they appeared on The Crown. Chiara Menage, 54, who lives in central London, runs Menage Modern Vintage, an online … Read more

STOCKS TO WATCH: Royal drama is a jewel in the crown for BritBox  

STOCKS TO WATCH: Royal drama is a jewel in the crown for BritBox   By Grace Gausden For This Is Money Published: 13:32 GMT, 14 March 2021 | Updated: 13:32 GMT, 14 March 2021 ITV’s BritBox saw a 3000% increase its viewers for programmes on the royals  What a tumultuous week for ITV, which scored a … Read more

Sky’s four-part series will carry a disclaimer on every episode… unlike Netflix show The Crown 

Well, at least Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds drama will admit it’s fiction: Sky’s four-part series will carry a disclaimer on every episode… unlike Netflix show The Crown Kenneth Branagh stars as Boris Johnson in Sky series This Sceptred Isle Every episode will feature a disclaimer warning viewers the show is fiction  It promises to … Read more

Crown court backlog hits its highest level in a year with 56,544 outstanding criminal cases

Crown court backlog hits its highest level in a year with 56,544 outstanding criminal cases after delays caused by pandemic Backlog of crown and magistrate court cases rises to 441,791 by end of January Outstanding crown cases have risen by more than 16,000 compared to last year Justice Secretary Robert Buckland says backlog may not … Read more