SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: What a Pava-rotter! Opera star Luciano Pavarotti’s ‘niece’ preys on high society By Sebastian Shakespeare for the Daily Mail Published: 00:39 BST, 15 May 2020 | Updated: 02:21 BST, 15 May 2020 No other opera singer could match the late Luciano Pavarotti — neither in his 20st girth nor in his global renown. … Read more
Some would say that it’s just not cricket — and hundreds of the 18,000 members of the MCC, which owns Lord’s cricket ground, might well be among them. That’s because of an extraordinary proposal which, I can disclose, is about to emerge from the home of cricket — to permit those with enough cash to jump … Read more
Former Tory MP Harvey Proctor lost his job and home after false allegations of sexual abuse were made against him. Now, five years on, I can reveal that he has moved back into his former home on the Belvoir Castle estate owned by the Duke and Duchess of Rutland. Proctor resigned as the Duke’s £40,500-a-year … Read more
‘We took a chance and it paid off’: Guy and Jules Sebastian reveal the VERY expensive interior design risk they took inside their $3.1million mansion By Joshua Fox For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:21 BST, 28 April 2020 | Updated: 05:21 BST, 28 April 2020 Guy and Jules Sebastian are known for their very bold … Read more
No stately home has captivated American hearts like Highclere Castle, the Earl of Carnarvon’s palatial family seat, since Downton Abbey was first filmed there a decade ago. The series remains hugely popular in the U. S. with audiences in excess of 13million. But the love affair has hit a hiccup thanks to travel restrictions owing … Read more
With 13,000 acres and the sumptuous family seat, Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire, at his disposal, the Duke of Bedford would seem very nicely placed to see out the lockdown. But that, alas, is not so. For I can disclose that Andrew Bedford, the 15th Duke, his wife, Louise, and their children, Alexandra, 18, and Henry, … Read more
Downton Abbey turned her into a star, but Laura Carmichael claims she’s ignoring advice given by its creator to stick to period dramas Downton Abbey turned her into a star, but Laura Carmichael claims she’s ignoring advice given by its creator to stick to period dramas. The actress played dowdy middle sister Lady Edith in the … Read more
What’s cooking? Class leaders Anna and Loula at the Costa Navarino resort ‘I’ve always wanted to know how to make tzatziki,’ says Jane, a fellow guest at Costa Navarino, a five-star resort tucked back from the glorious west coast of the Peloponnese peninsula of mainland Greece. We’ve both taken an afternoon off from sunbathing, swimming and … Read more
He’s the Old Etonian former SAS officer who achieved notoriety as leader of the so-called failed ‘Wonga’ coup. In 2004 a group led by Simon Mann allegedly tried to overthrow the tyrannical Teodoro Obiang, president of Equatorial Guinea. They were accused of working for investors who wanted to seize control of Africa’s third largest oil … Read more
The Queen’s stirring address to the nation has stiffened our resolve, but now it’s the turn of another royal to take centre stage in this time of crisis — home-grown Hollywood royalty, that is. For the inimitable Dame Joan Collins, forever revered as Alexis in the Eighties super-soap Dynasty, is putting herself up for auction … Read more