Blessed by the privilege of wealth, birth or both, 24 teenage girls on Saturday descend on Paris' debutantes ball, an aristocratic tradition that survived France's guillotining of royalty over 200 years ago. But in a sign of changing times, the likes of the late princess Diana's niece Lady Kitty Spencer, 18, will this year be joined by Jasmin Li, 17, granddaughter of Jia Qinglin, fourth ranking member...
Former French president Valery Giscard d'Estaing's controversial novel, modelled on himself and Princess Diana, has failed to impress the readers and has been declared a literary flop.
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing's romantic novel whose thinly disguised lovers are modelled on himself and Diana Princess of Wales has turned into a literary flop.
I bet Thierry Henry is feeling thoroughly ashamed of himself this morning. As he sits in the kitchen of his multi-million pound mansion, being served an expresso and a croissant by his glamorous girlfriend, and contemplates the prospect of appearing at a fourth successive world cup, I'm sure he is overwhelmed with grief that his blatant cheating has denied us the chance to see such footballing luminaries...
Susan Ryder remembers The Day The Wall Came Down. They say it’s a woman’s prerogative to change her mind and as far as today’s column goes, I’ve changed it twice already. So here we go, third time lucky. I’d initially decided to elaborate upon a disagreement I had recently with someone for whom I have respect, even if I don’t always see eye to eye. Then along came...
A comic book depicting the life of Princess Diana has been branded "disgusting" for its 'cruel' content-showing the tunnel where she died and her sons grieving at her funeral.
Gillese Duceppe declared the other day that the continued existence of the monarchy is among the many aspects of Canada that fail to meet his approval. “The monarchy is a system that is depasse and archaic,” the Bloc Quebecois leader said in Montreal. “I call it a genetic lottery. People who say they have blue blood should see their doctor as soon as they can.” Ho ho. Separatist...
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd revealed on Monday that British Prince William will visit Australia this January in his first official visit since he toured as a toddler with his late mother Princess Diana. "This will be the Prince's first visit to Australia as an adult, having previously been to this country with The Prince and Princess of Wales a year after his birth in 1983," Rudd said in a...
London: Prince Harry is said to have treated his pals to a £20,000 booze cruise after he turned 25 in September and inherited £9 million. Harry inherited his share of his late mum Princess Diana’s fortune when he touched 25-years-of-age, and on
Thursday's edition of my three times a week talk show.Watch or listen to the show on Tues, Thurs & Sats here at WWW.UNITEDKINGDOMTALK.CO.UK In today's show : A bright October afternoon. Welcome Nick in Canada. Do you ever have a look ? A different colour. The Americans like to collect things. A karaoke concert for Gwen. Suko calms down. Purple water. 24 hour chest cold. Prelude to the attack. Lisa...
Kiss and tell is bad enough, but dreaming of kissing, then telling, well that’s just—weird. As if Princess Diana hadn’t suffered enough in life, former president and well known ladies man Valéry Giscard d’Estaing has written a book called The President and the Princess, in which a French president who eerily resembles himself meets a British princess, who is the [...]...
First responders to rumors that 44 may be entertaining the idea of hanging out, chatting up Taliban and doing the old place at the table routine inspire a 'whiskey tango foxtrot' moment. Essentially, Taliban chose war with Great Satan. Taliban could have gave up super villan OBL, the evil DR Z and the legendary Brigade 055 any time after 911 and before Great Satan began extracting righteous payback...
There was no love affair between Valéry Giscard d’Estaing and Diana, Princess of Wales, the former French President insisted yesterday, attempting to quell speculation he has triggered by a steamy novel, set to be released next week.
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