How an Indian guru taught me the life-changing power of giving, says philanthropist Marc Benioff

It was hardly the place Marc Benioff ever imagined would be the setting for what he now describes as ‘an incredible awakening’. Incense hung heavy in the air as the sound of chanting filled the room. He was in a remote town in India and seated opposite a Hindu spiritual guru called Mata Amritanandamayi, revered … Read more

When Dr Tedi Millward, who has died aged 89, taught Prince Charles Welsh, it formed a lifelong bond

Fifty-one years ago this month, a shy young man in a collar and tie climbed the 87 steps of a spiral staircase to his new tutor’s study. The Prince of Wales faced eight weeks of intensive instruction in Welsh: the language, Wales’s history and, crucially, its nationalism. But if the Prince of Wales was daunted … Read more

Elizabeth McGovern claims she taught Brad Pitt how to KISS in their rom-com The Favour

Elizabeth McGovern claims she taught Brad Pitt how to KISS in their rom-com The Favour and jokes that she ‘made him the man that he is’ By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 14:47 BST, 15 April 2020 | Updated: 14:47 BST, 15 April 2020 Elizabeth McGovern has claimed she taught Brad Pitt how to kiss. … Read more

DOMINIC LAWSON on his bird flu and what the coronavirus crisis has taught us about the food we eat 

We don’t know how this will end, but we have a good idea of how it started.  The coronavirus sweeping the world can be traced back to a food market in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the new strain first transferred from wildlife to humans. The idea of cross-species infection scares us because it … Read more

Cheryl is taught the ‘Sweetie Dance’ by Lily and Joseph during The Greatest Dancer final rehearsals

The Greatest Dancer final is just days away.  But, Lily and Joseph took a break from rehearsing to teach dance captain Cheryl, 36, the ‘Sweetie Dance’ – a booty popping move which she performed aggressively alongside the extremely excitable youngsters for her Instagram followers. The former Girls Aloud singer looked terrified by Lily Straughan, 11, … Read more

Elettra Wiedemann Rossellini: What my famous family really taught me

Her mum is Isabella Rossellini, her grandma was Ingrid Bergman, so Elettra Wiedemann Rossellini was born to be an icon. But a more down-to-earth life beckoned. She tells Hattie Crisell why she’s swapped the catwalk for the chicken run on her family farm  Left: Elettra modelling the new Weekend Max Mara On Set collection. Right: … Read more