Judi Dench declared that we could all do with some ‘levity’ and ‘cheering up’. The great dame enters that spirit with a deliciously comic masterclass as clairvoyant Madame Arcati in a new film version of Noel Coward’s 1941 dark comedy Blithe Spirit. It features Charles Condomine, a playboy novelist who invites the eccentric medium to … Read more
DAME ESTHER RANTZEN: This coronavirus has my generation in its sights… but like the Queen, we’ll keep calm and carry on By Dame Esther Rantzen For The Mail On Sunday Published: 23:17 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 23:18 GMT, 7 March 2020 As someone expecting to celebrate an 80th birthday this year – coronavirus … Read more
Meghan Markle ‘was a smiling face in a dull institution’ and ‘too good to be true’ for the monarchy, according to novelist Dame Hilary Mantel. The British Booker Prize-winning author, 67, spoke with Harper’s Bazaar to celebrate the publication of the final installment of her bestselling Tudor trilogy, The Mirror & the Light. Photographed at Hampton Court Palace, the … Read more
Dame Helen Mirren, 74, claims Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made the ‘absolutely right’ choice to step down as senior royals – but says ‘charming and gracious’ Duchess will be a loss to the public Dame Helen Mirren said she ‘applauds’ the Duke and Duchess of Sussex She called Meghan ‘a fantastic addition to the … Read more