As A Hollywood war epic, A Bridge Too Far had everything — major stars such as Robert Redford and Sean Connery, a blockbuster budget and Richard Attenborough in the director’s chair. It also distorted history — most glaringly in its portrayal of Lieutenant-General Frederick ‘Boy’ Browning, commander of the British airborne troops who made the … Read more
He’s one of our best-loved stars of stage and screen, but Tom Conti has refrained from giving his most dramatic performance till now — delivering a blood-curdling warning about crossing the Channel in the New Year. Serenely indifferent to the delicately poised Brexit negotiations, the 78-year-old Shirley Valentine actor tells me that he is ‘nervous … Read more
As he settles into the nine-bedroom, 16-bathroom mansion in California which he and Meghan snapped up for £11 million, Prince Harry will be delighted work goes on apace back home at the Invictus Games Foundation. I can disclose that the Foundation, established by Harry in 2014, two years before he met Meghan, has just appointed … Read more
Her beauty has captivated numerous admirers, among them the late Lord Hanson’s elder son, man-about-town Robert Hanson, and former Chelsea goalkeeper Mark Bosnich. But lasting happiness had seemed destined to elude Sophie Anderton, who was still in her teens when her appearance in a campaign for Gossard bras catapulted her to national attention. Until now, that … Read more
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Action man Dominic West plays at being 007 in new video clip By Sebastian Shakespeare for the Daily Mail Published: 23:08 BST, 20 October 2020 | Updated: 23:08 BST, 20 October 2020 His amorous performance with Lily James in Rome has shown he can be convincing as a ladies’ man. Now, Dominic West … Read more
Sir Cliff is picture leaving the Rolls Building in London during his High Court battle with the BBC Only two years ago he emerged triumphant from his High Court battle against the BBC which had, he said, left his reputation ‘forever tainted’. But in the week he turned 80, Sir Cliff Richard has given startling … Read more
Every crisis presents an opportunity, as the Queen’s eldest grandson, Peter Phillips, is aware. Just months after appearing in two milk commercials on Chinese TV, he is now directing his entrepreneurial talents in a completely different direction. I can reveal Princess Anne’s son is one of three founding directors of XF Medical Limited, a new … Read more
Being a younger son in an aristocratic family can be hard to take. But for a twin brother, it’s even more galling. Due to being born just a few minutes later, Martin Janson has had to watch his brother Alistair become the 25th Earl of Sutherland and inherit the bewitching Dunrobin Castle, with its 120,000 … Read more
The Queen’s grandchildren Zara Phillips and her brother Peter have always relied on making their own money after their mother, the Princess Royal, expressed the hope that they would lead lives which would be as ‘normal’ as possible. But they have not always avoided pitfalls. Earlier this year, Peter was ridiculed for appearing in a … Read more
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is hoping his £100bn ‘moonshot’ tests for coronavirus could save the nation. They could also provide a timely career boost for his younger half-brother, Max, who is brazenly getting in on the action. I can reveal the financier son of Boris’s father, Stanley, has joined the advisory board of health company REVIV, … Read more