In the summer of 1940, as the Nazi war machine marched its way across Europe and set its sights on Britain, the RAF braced for the worst. Young men, in their late teens or early twenties, were trained to fly Spitfires and Hurricanes for the coming Battle for Britain, with others flying Blenheims, Beaufighters and … Read more
Dame Judi Dench has warned that Britain’s theatres may never reopen in her lifetime as entertainment venues face permanent closure after lockdown. The 85-year-old actress said she ‘can’t imagine Britain without its arts heritage’ as theatres across the UK face an ‘existential risk’ of closure. Her intervention comes as theatre bosses have warned of a … Read more
Dame Judi Dench has warned that Britain’s theatres face permanent closure after months of lockdown and doubts they will reopen in her lifetime. The 85-year-old actress said she ‘can’t imagine Britain without its arts heritage’ as theatres across the UK face an ‘existential risk’ of closure. Her intervention comes as theatre bosses have warned of … Read more
One of Prince Philip’s favourite actresses, West End musical star Sheila Mathews — who once turned up at a Buckingham Palace garden party wearing a broad-brimmed straw picture hat to disguise the fact that her hair was in curlers — offers an unusual sidelight on Dame Vera Lynn, who died last week at the age … Read more
Dame Vera Lynn’s daughter says she’s been ‘overwhelmed’ by public support after her mother’s death – and is ‘amazed’ by the idea of her being memorialised with a statue Virginia Penelope Anne Lewis, 74, from Ditchling, East Sussex appeared on GMB Late mother entertained troops by singing during frontline visits during WWII Says she was … Read more
Katherine Jenkins has battled for her success and is still proving to the world – and terrifying teenage muggers – that she’s hard as nails. Here she opens up about the late mentor who encouraged her to travel to war zones Last year, while walking down the busy King’s Road in London’s Chelsea, on her … Read more
Dame Barbara Windsor’s husband Scott Mitchell has revealed he feared spreading coronavirus to the vulnerable thespian amid her Alzheimer’s battle. During ITV’s Living with Dementia with the EastEnders star’s former on-screen son Ross Kemp on Wednesday, the actor, 57, said he experienced ‘every other symptom’ minus a persistent cough at the start of the lockdown as … Read more
Dame Joan Bakewell left her keyless Mini running for a whole weekend when she left London for a few days and was fined by police Dame Joan Bakewell’s Mini was found on a roadside in Primrose Hill, north London Officers found the car parked at an angle with the engine and lights still on Dame … Read more
Why Henry VIII was king of the lockdown and would have been only too aware of the risks posed by scourges such as the plague, reveals author Dame Hilary Mantel Dame Hilary Mantel believes life in a crisis under King Henry VIII and Thomas Cromwell would have been even tougher She explained Tudors knew more … Read more
Dame Judi Dench, 85, looks radiant in British Vogue as she becomes fashion bible’s oldest cover star in HISTORY and vows to never retire Judi, has become the eldest woman to ever cover British Vogue in its 104-year history The actress, 85, appears in the June issue of the fashion bible and made history with … Read more