EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Prince Andrew's ex-wife Sarah praised Beatrice and Eugenie's husbands on social media on Father's Day - but not her daughters' dad
Prince Andrew, excluded from Trooping the Colour on Saturday, faced the ignominy of his ex-wife Sarah going online to praise Beatrice and Eugenie’s husbands for Father’s Day - but not the father of her daughters.
Fergie has also become very muted about Andrew in general.
She used to take every opportunity to praise him but no longer - aware that her media career depends on her keeping shtum about the unsavoury elephant in the room.
Eugenie posted pictures of husband Jack with their sons but no mention of her own dad.
Prince Andrew, excluded from Trooping the Colour on Saturday, faced the ignominy of his ex-wife Sarah going online to praise Beatrice and Eugenie’s husbands for Father’s Day - but not the father of her daughters
Andrew was excluded from Garter Day, even though he remains a member and wore the robes to his brother’s coronation last year. And Royal Ascot, once the stomping ground of Andrew and his top hat, commences with the disgraced royal watching proceedings on TV
Eugenie posted pictures of husband Jack with their sons but no mention of her own dad
Andrew was excluded from Garter Day, even though he remains a member and wore the robes to his brother’s coronation last year.
And Royal Ascot, once the stomping ground of Andrew and his top hat, commences with the disgraced royal watching proceedings on TV.
The late Judge Oliver Popplewell couldn’t have been on Jonathan Aitken’s Christmas card list after sending him to prison for perjury when he lost his libel action against the Guardian.
But the nowordained Jonathan was delighted to meet the retired judge, who died last month, when he attended one of his talks at Oxford.
The late Judge Oliver Popplewell couldn’t have been on Jonathan Aitken’s (pictured) Christmas card list after sending him to prison for perjury when he lost his libel action against the Guardian. But the nowordained Jonathan was delighted to meet the retired judge, who died last month, when he attended one of his talks at Oxford
He introduced himself to the former Cabinet minister and reformed jailbird.
Jonners hadn’t forgotten but he has forgiven.
Countdown's Susie Dent on appearing in the Honours List, prompts a herogram from her friend Richard Osman.
‘I do hope when they told Susie that she had an MBE she replied, “and another vowel please, and a consonant and a…” congratulations Susie.’
Countdown's Susie Dent on appearing in the Honours List, prompts a herogram from her friend Richard Osman
Beatles biographer Hunter Davies, asked on BBC Radio 4 about Paul McCartney’s forthcoming octogenarian tour replied: ‘Gareth Southgate is calling Paul up for the England team.
They were rubbish.’ Is it a case of a bluff Yorkshireman daring to speak a truth that others fear to say?
Was Dr Harry Hill’s decision to abandon medicine for mirth an unheralded blessing to hospital patients?
Harry tells a podcast of his time at Kingston Hospital where he prepared patients for operations before sneaking out to a local hostelry.
‘When I got bleeped, I would then have to go to the payphone in the pub and say, “Oh, it’s Doctor Hill here,” ’ he recalls.
‘[The nurse] would say, “Yeah, you’ve got to come quickly because so and so’s not breathing”. And then I’d have to run.’
Was Dr Harry Hill’s decision to abandon medicine for mirth an unheralded blessing to hospital patients? Harry tells a podcast of his time at Kingston Hospital where he prepared patients for operations before sneaking out to a local hostelry
Interview With The Vampire star Brad Pitt thought Daniel Day Lewis was joining the cast as Dracula figure Lestat until director Neil Jordan told him otherwise.
‘A few years before, Daniel had confined himself to a wheelchair to play Christy Brown in My Left Foot,’ explained Jordan.
‘He would have had to sleep in a coffin for the entirety of this production if he followed the same practice. So we moved on.’ He hired Tom Cruise instead.