PLATELL’S PEOPLE: Prince Harry could have earned our respect as an inspiring Covid vaccine hero

Dressed in military fatigues, towering over the PM with a true-grit, can-do attitude . . . what a heartening presence of booming no-nonsense Brigadier Phil Prosser was at the No 10 press conference this week. The Army had arrived was his message, and would get the vaccine out in short order and into people’s arms. … Read more

PLATELL’S PEOPLE: Prince Harry could have earned our respect as an inspiring Covid vaccine hero

Dressed in military fatigues, towering over the PM with a true-grit, can-do attitude . . . what a heartening presence of booming no-nonsense Brigadier Phil Prosser was at the No 10 press conference this week. The Army had arrived was his message, and would get the vaccine out in short order and into people’s arms. … Read more

PLATELL’S PEOPLE: Ghislaine Maxwell, a daddy’s girl who never escaped his toxic legacy

The first time I met Ghislaine Maxwell was back in the mid-Eighties. She was the fabulously rich and sophisticated daughter of mighty media mogul Robert Maxwell, wafting in and out of the parties he held at his Mirror offices in London. I was a humble executive on the launch of his newspaper The London Daily … Read more

PLATELL’S PEOPLE: Cashing in will carry a heavy price for Meghan and Harry

Harry and Meghan have decided to make a living by singing for their supper. They’ve signed up to the top U.S. speaking bureau, the Harry Walker agency, which has ex-presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton on its books as well as Meghan’s friend Serena Williams. It has reportedly secured its top clients up to $1 … Read more

PLATELL’S PEOPLE: Boris Johnson is the proof that you cannot be fat and fit

When Boris Johnson was admitted to hospital more than a month ago, he was a middleaged 5ft 9in man weighing a massive 17-and-a-half stone.  His BMI or Body Mass Index — a measure of whether you are a healthy weight — was 36, placing him firmly in the obese category.  Even though he is only … Read more

PLATELL’S PEOPLE: Heroine, 97, who helped crack Enigma code is a shining example of selflessness

What a shining example of selflessness we have been given this week from a woman who is among the most vulnerable to the coronavirus plague. Elizabeth Diacon was one of the many unsung soldiers — she would hate the word heroes — who worked as signals intelligence officers at Bletchley Park, where they cracked the … Read more