SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Is a new royal interview on the cards?

Prince William has already angrily voiced his disgust at the racism claim made in Prince Harry and Meghan’s ‘tell-all’ interview with Oprah Winfrey. Now, he and Kate could give their own explosive side of the story. For it’s been revealed that William privately made clear that he would not follow the Queen’s policy of never giving … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: We’re so happy Pa’s better, says a grateful Prince Charles in Athens 

He may have been thousands of miles away in Greece this week, but Prince Charles’s thoughts were clearly closer to home — for I can reveal that HRH had a private meeting with the Mayor of Athens which dwelt on the welfare of the Duke of Edinburgh. My royal source tells me that following a … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: War of words flares up over Donald Campbell’s Bluebird 

A furious row has broken out overshadowing this week’s celebrations to mark what would have been the 100th birthday of the land-and-water speed hero Donald Campbell. As two RAF jets flew over Coniston Water and dipped their wings in tribute, his family was engulfed in a turbulent war of words over the ownership of his … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: War hero Monty’s family sells Winston Churchill oil painting for £1.55m 

Between them they forged the alliance which saw Britain through her darkest hours. But the bond between Winston Churchill and Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery now appears to count for little. For, in a move which has startled acquaintances, Monty’s family has disposed of an oil painting by Churchill which he gave to his greatest wartime … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: War hero Monty’s family sells Winston Churchill oil painting for £1.55m 

Between them they forged the alliance which saw Britain through her darkest hours. But the bond between Winston Churchill and Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery now appears to count for little. For, in a move which has startled acquaintances, Monty’s family has disposed of an oil painting by Churchill which he gave to his greatest wartime … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: An £80k bed? Welcome to Jasper Conran’s sale of the century

He became a household name in his 20s as Princess Diana’s favourite designer, and later created the wedding dress for Princess Margaret’s daughter, Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones. Now aficionados of Jasper Conran — son of late Habitat founder Sir Terence Conran and Superwoman author Shirley Conran — are about to have a unique chance to own … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: An £80k bed? Welcome to Jasper Conran’s sale of the century

He became a household name in his 20s as Princess Diana’s favourite designer, and later created the wedding dress for Princess Margaret’s daughter, Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones. Now aficionados of Jasper Conran — son of late Habitat founder Sir Terence Conran and Superwoman author Shirley Conran — are about to have a unique chance to own … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: And he’s off! Matt Hancock is onto a winner with £20,000 gift 

Top hats off to Matt Hancock! The Health Secretary has, I can disclose, just cantered into the winner’s enclosure in his West Suffolk constituency — which includes Newmarket, home of horse racing — by trousering £20,000. The windfall is a gift from multi-millionaire property magnate and racing devotee Bill Gredley. It’s the second time in … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Tess Daly and Vernon Kay’s dream home plan is Strictly a no-no

They are the highest-earning celebrity TV presenting couple in the country, appearing on many well-known programmes. But despite their massive popular appeal, I’m A Celebrity runner-up Vernon Kay and wife Tess Daly ran into a volley of objections from neighbours when they tried to build their dream country house. The couple and their two daughters, … Read more

‘Woke’ teachers have cut Shakespeare because his work is about ‘white supremacy and colonization’

A growing number of ‘woke’ academics are refusing to teach Shakespeare in U.S. schools, arguing that the Bard promotes racism, white supremacy and intolerance, and instead are pushing for the teaching of ‘modern’ alternatives. Writing in the January issue of School Library Journal, Amanda MacGregor, a Minnesota-based librarian, bookseller and freelance journalist, asked why teachers … Read more