Kashmir sapphires once owned by 1920s socialite Maureen Guinness are expected to fetch £2.2million

A 1930s brooch that belonged to aristocrat Maureen Constance Guinness is expected to spark a bidding war and reach a sale of between £1.5 to £2.2million when it is auctioned. The diamond piece contains Kashmir sapphires, which are among the rarest coloured gemstones in the world, having been mined in the Himalayan area in the … Read more

Kashmir sapphires once owned by 1920s socialite Maureen Guinness are expected to fetch £2.2million

A 1930s brooch that belonged to aristocrat Maureen Constance Guinness is expected to spark a bidding war and reach a sale of between £1.5 to £2.2million when it is auctioned. The diamond piece contains Kashmir sapphires, which are among the rarest coloured gemstones in the world, having been mined in the Himalayan area in the … Read more

Coronation Street actress Maureen Lipman’s partner of 13 years Guido Castro dies

Dame Maureen Lipman’s partner of 13 years has died after a short Covid-related illness. The actress said of businessman Guido Castro: ‘He got Covid – it wasn’t Covid that killed him but it weakened him terribly.’ Dame Maureen, 74, said Mr Castro, 84, who was in a respite home and had a form of Parkinson’s … Read more

Coronation Street’s Maureen Lipman, 74, taking break from the soap until Covid vaccine

‘I am taking a sabbatical’: Coronation Street’s Maureen Lipman, 74, reveals she’s on a break from the soap until she gets the Covid-19 vaccine By Bryony Jewell For Mailonline Published: 17:48 GMT, 27 January 2021 | Updated: 17:49 GMT, 27 January 2021 Maureen Lipman has revealed that she’s been having a secret break from Coronation … Read more

Coleen and Maureen Nolan make contact with their potential long lost half-sister

Coleen and Maureen Nolan will await the results of an all-important DNA test on Tuesday evening after making contact with a potential long lost sister in the final episode of At Home With The Nolans.  The girls’ originally launched an appeal to find their half-sister in November after revealing their late dad Tommy had fathered … Read more

Maureen Lipman says female screen stars such as Joan Collins, 87, ‘think they are 34’ 

Maureen Lipman insists it’s ‘fair enough’ to put older actresses on the scrapheap… and says female screen stars such as Joan Collins, 87, ‘think they are 34’ By Eleanor Sharples Tv & Radio Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 00:38 GMT, 30 November 2020 | Updated: 00:38 GMT, 30 November 2020 For generations actresses have … Read more

Maureen from Barnsley says she had Covid in May and blasts lockdowns as a ‘disaster’

Defiant great-grandmother Maureen from Barnsley has revealed she is ready to ‘get out and live’ after already battling Covid-19 in May. Maureen Eames, 83, said the illness felt like ‘having daggers through me’ but she ‘refuses to be scared’. ‘I’m too old. And even if I was young, I’d still not be scared. I don’t give … Read more

Straight-talking Maureen from Barnsley calls for Britain to get back to business

The plucky Barnsley pensioner celebrated nationwide after saying she didn’t ‘give a sod’ about Tier 3 restrictions struck again this morning, rounding on coronavirus experts to declare ‘I didn’t vote for scientists- we need to get back to business’. Great-grandmother-of-two Maureen Eames, 83, had slammed new rules coming into South Yorkshire earlier this week in an … Read more

Ex-housekeeper Maureen, 83, from Barnsley ‘doesn’t give a sod’ about Tier 3 and also survived Covid

A plucky Barnsley pensioner celebrated nationwide after an interview saying she didn’t ‘give a sod’ about Tier 3 restrictions beat Coronavirus herself and urged the public to ‘take care – but don’t be afraid’. Great-grandmother-of-two Maureen Eames, 83, told MailOnline she had been overwhelmed by supporters thanking her for her straight-talking remarks. The outspoken octogenarian – … Read more

Ex-housekeeper Maureen, 83, from Barnsley ‘doesn’t give a sod’ about Tier 3 survived Covid herself

A plucky Barnsley pensioner celebrated nationwide after an interview saying she didn’t ‘give a sod’ about Tier 3 restrictions beat Coronavirus herself and urged the public to ‘take care – but don’t be afraid’. Great-grandmother-of-two Maureen Eames, 83, told MailOnline she had been overwhelmed by supporters thanking her for her straight-talking remarks. The outspoken octogenarian – … Read more