Viscountess, 92, used her ‘father’s best naval language’ at bailiffs

Viscountess, 92, used her ‘father’s best naval language’ at bailiffs when they turned up at her farm demanding £1,500 for a water bill Marianna Viscountess Monckton of Brenchley is ‘fed up’ with utility company  She claims does not owe the money as she sold the land either side of her home At the end of … Read more

Princess Elizabeth, 13, catches her first glimpse of dashing young naval cadet

Poor darlings, they have never had any fun yet,’ King George VI wrote in his diary shortly after the end of the war in 1945. By ‘fun’, the King meant the kind of social life he had enjoyed in the 1920s, the non-stop dancing at lavish private balls or to hear Ambrose and his Orchestra … Read more

Naval Club where Prince Philip’s infamous Thursday Club used to drink is on sale for £35million

The Naval Club, a private members’ club where Prince Philip, Lord Mountbatten and other members of the notorious Thursday Club are said to have gathered, is on the market for £35million. Based in a Georgian mansion at 38 Hill Street in Mayfair, the Naval Club’s home was originally the property of the Earl of Chatham, … Read more

Naval Club where Prince Philip’s infamous Thursday Club used to drink is on sale for £35million

The Naval Club, a private members’ club where Prince Philip, Lord Mountbatten and other members of the notorious Thursday Club are said to have gathered, is on the market for £35million. Based in a Georgian mansion at 38 Hill Street in Mayfair, the Naval Club’s home was originally the property of the Earl of Chatham, … Read more

Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence board a Naval battleship as they film Don’t Look Up

Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence board a Naval battleship as they film sci-fi movie Don’t Look Up in Boston By Sarah Abraham For Dailymail.com Published: 21:54 GMT, 12 December 2020 | Updated: 21:54 GMT, 12 December 2020 Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo DiCaprio and a stacked cast of A-list celebrities have been on set in Boston filming … Read more

Boris Johnson £16bn defence spend to restore UK as great naval power

Britain will become Europe’s greatest naval power again after a £16.5billion boost to defence spending, Boris Johnson vowed yesterday. The Prime Minister said he would ‘restore Britain’s position’ as the ruler of the waves rather than allow the UK to ‘curl up in our island and leave the task to our friends’. Billions of pounds of … Read more

PM’s £16bn defence splurge will make UK ‘greatest naval power in Europe’ once more 

Britain will become Europe’s greatest naval power again after a £16.5billion boost to defence spending, Boris Johnson vowed yesterday. The Prime Minister said he would ‘restore Britain’s position’ as the ruler of the waves rather than allow the UK to ‘curl up in our island and leave the task to our friends’. Billions of pounds of … Read more

Boris Johnson vows to make the UK the ‘foremost naval power in Europe’

Boris Johnson today vowed to once again make the UK the ‘foremost naval power in Europe’ as he said a £24 billion boost to the budget of the Ministry of Defence will ‘spur a renaissance of British ship building’.  The Prime Minister said the UK must not ‘curl up in our island’ and leave the … Read more

Boris Johnson vows to make the UK the ‘foremost naval power in Europe’

Boris Johnson today vowed to once again make the UK the ‘foremost naval power in Europe’ as he said a £24 billion boost to the budget of the Ministry of Defence will ‘spur a renaissance of British ship building’.  The Prime Minister said the UK must not ‘curl up in our island’ and leave the … Read more

Boris Johnson vows to make the UK the ‘foremost naval power in Europe’

Boris Johnson today vowed to once again make the UK the ‘foremost naval power in Europe’ as he said a £24 billion boost to the budget of the Ministry of Defence will ‘spur a renaissance of British ship building’.  The Prime Minister said the UK must not ‘curl up in our island’ and leave the … Read more