Hilarious tweets from lockdown are immortalised by the Museum of London

A series of hilarious tweets that went viral on social media throughout the coronavirus pandemic have been added to the Museum of London’s ongoing ‘Collecting COVID’ project.  The selected posts from the first wave of the pandemic went viral for their wit and resonance with the general public at a time when national morale was … Read more

Historic landscape immortalised by John Constable set to be ‘concreted over’ with 5,000 homes

When old master John Constable set up his easel in 1804 in a rural Hampshire village, he considered the setting so inspirational he recreated it in watercolours. But there are now fears the picturesque landscape that he captured in his ‘A View at Hursley’ could soon look a little different – with three solar farms … Read more

Trustees flogging portrait of Opera House hero immortalised by David Hockney

When David Webster first cast a canny eye over the Royal Opera House in August 1944, the seats had been removed and the auditorium was a dance floor for soldiers on leave after the D-Day landings and their sweethearts.  Webster, a store manager from Liverpool, looked beyond the cuddling couples that day in London and … Read more

Joe Wicks ‘is set to become immortalised in wax as he gets his own figure at Madame Tussauds’

Joe Wicks ‘is set to become immortalised in wax as he gets his own figure at Madame Tussauds’ By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 12:30 BST, 28 June 2020 | Updated: 12:30 BST, 28 June 2020 Joe Wicks is reportedly set to get his own waxwork at Madame Tussauds. The Body Coach, 33, has seen … Read more

Young Prince Oscar of Sweden, four, looks delighted as he was immortalised cuddling sheep

The youngest member of the royal family of Sweden, Prince Oscar, takes central stage in a series of newly released pictures.  The four-year-old son of Crown Princess Victoria looked thrilled as he befriended and pet some sheep during a visit at the Haga Palace in Stockholm on Monday 18 May.  The same day, the young … Read more

New book reveals how Ian Fleming immortalised his lovers in every Bond Girl 

Muriel, with her kind heart, exceptional beauty and sporting prowess, is believed to have been the inspiration for many Bond girls. These women’s intriguing names, too, were often drawn from Fleming’s own experiences Handsome. Witty. Suave. Irresistible to women. Bon vivant. Lover of fast cars. Intrepid traveller to exotic locations. An audacious and cunning spy.  … Read more