The Marquess of Bath, the eccentric owner of Longleat Safari Park, has died aged 87 after testing positive for coronavirus. In a statement, Alexander Thynn’s family thanked the medical team at Royal United Hospital in Bath which ‘cared so professionally and compassionately’ for him in his final days. Here, Richard Kay looks back at the life … Read more
All her life she has been surrounded by people, from the moment she awakes till last thing at night. There’s the dresser who brings her morning cup of tea and the housemaid who each evening turns down her bedclothes, placing a hot water bottle snugly between the sheets. For the Queen, 94 this month, her … Read more
Coronavirus has hit Boris Johnson hard and they’ve barricaded the doors at No 10, writes RICHARD KAY as he gives a compelling insight into life for our Prime Minister in weary exile By Richard Kay for the Daily Mail Published: 22:02 BST, 3 April 2020 | Updated: 23:23 BST, 3 April 2020 Somehow it was … Read more
Lacey Turner’s husband Matt Kay builds EastEnders star her own Queen Vic pub in their living room as he recreates couple’s favourite places for her birthday By Joanna Crawley For Mailonline Published: 14:27 BST, 30 March 2020 | Updated: 14:33 BST, 30 March 2020 Lacey Turner’s husband didn’t let a nationwide lockdown stop him when … Read more
From the plumped up pillows of his king-size bed, through the tall windows above the famous rose garden, he can look down on the vast emptiness of Horse Guards Parade. Closer to home he can see the couriers bringing government papers, the delivery men with their supplies and the to-ing and fro-ing of visitors. But … Read more
Car-mad Jamiroquai singer Jay Kay puts 1972 BMW that he learned to drive in up for sale for £5,000 The 1972 BMW 1602 was the first car owned by the Jamriroquai after he learned how to drive in the 1980s It is believed that most of his first album, Emergency on Planet Earth was created … Read more
For decades the Queen has shown a unique ability to divine the mood of the nation. It happened in the aftermath of the Windsor Castle fire when she realised the public willingness to foot the bill to repair a private Royal Family home with taxpayers money was not forthcoming. And it happened when, in the midst … Read more
For decades the Queen has shown a unique ability to divine the mood of the nation. It happened in the aftermath of the Windsor Castle fire when she realised the public willingness to foot the bill to repair a private Royal Family home with taxpayers money was not forthcoming. And it happened when, in the midst … Read more
Peter Kay has cancelled his Dance For Life tour due to the Covid-19 outbreak. The comedian, 46, broke the news in a statement, less than a month after confirming he would be returning to the stage with his epic dance-a-thon to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Peter’s Dance For Life Tour would have been … Read more
Michel Roux never did things in haste. Just as he took time in the kitchen over his signature cheese soufflé, so he conducted his life with equal precision. He was over 40 when he married the great love of his life, and he waited until the age of 59 to write his autobiography. He adopted … Read more