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Toyah Willcox had tea with the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret because they wanted "to see what a punk rocker looks like". The 66-year-old singer-and-actress recalled a "bizarre" moment when she was "summoned" to see the late royals - who were the mother and younger sister of the late Queen Elizabeth - but they had an enjoyable afternoon, and she found the princess in particular to be "fabulous" company. Toyah told the Daily Telegraph newspaper: "One of the most bizarre moments of my life was in the middle of recording 'Anthem' and I was summoned to St James’s Palace with Katharine Hamnett,...
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King Charles is reportedly helping save money and the environment by turning down the thermostat on Buckingham Palace’s swimming pool. The newly-crowned monarch, 74, whose passion for the planet and green issues is well known, is also said to think the luxury is “environmentally unsound” and doesn’t fit in with his “world view”. A source told the Sunday Times newspaper: “A few people using the pool have noticed that the temperature of the water has dropped, and it is quite a bit cooler than it used to be. “They have been told the king has had the heating turned down.” An insider also said Char...
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Cara Delevingne got “blackout” drunk the day before her beloved grandmother’s funeral. The model, 30, was left devastated when she was told in April 2022 while shooting her ‘Planet Sex’ show in Tokyo her gran Jane Stevens – known as Jane Sheffield and who was Princess Margaret’s former lady-in-waiting – had died aged 85, and she decided to numb the pain a fortnight later at a Met Ball after-party before she had to attend her final farewell. Cara told Vogue’s April issue about her grief on hearing her gran was dead: “I would stay with her in her house in the country. She looked after me a lot w...
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Lady Anne Glenconner had a 34-year affair with a mystery man. The 90-year-old socialite was lady-in-waiting to the late Princess Margaret - who died in 2002 at the age of 71 - and was a maid of honour at Queen Elizabeth's coronation in 1953 but admitted that even though she had "completely fallen" for Colin Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenconner, she ended up having an affair when the marriage became difficult. She told Fox News Digital: "[Colin] was attractive, he was funny. He was full of wonderful ideas and just made me see that my life could be different. It could be a great adventure. And I comple...
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Princess Margaret's former lady-in-waiting confronted Helena Bonham Carter about her "awful" performance in 'The Crown'. Lady Anne Glenconner - who served the princess from 1971 until her death in 2002 - admitted she was "mad with fury" when she watched the Netflix regal drama, having invited the 56-year-old actress to tea to discuss her friend's mannerisms. But she claimed Helena insisted she had "no choice" in how she appeared on screen. Anne - who was played in season three of the show by Nancy Carroll - told Oldie magazine: "I saw Helena Bonham Carter - she came to tea - about acting Princ...
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Helena Bonham Carter doesn't think 'The Crown' should continue. The 56-year-old actress played Princess Margaret in series three and four of the Netflix royal drama but thinks it should come to an end now as it is catching up with modern events. Helena told the Observer newspaper: "I should be careful here, but I don't think it should carry on, actually. "I'm in it and I loved my episodes, but it's very different now. When 'The Crown' started it was a historic drama, and now it's crashed into the present. But that's up to them." The 'Harry Potter' actress previously suggested that Peter Morgan...
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Queen Consort Camilla has appointed six official Queen's Companions after deciding she "did not want or need" ladies-in-waiting. The 75-year-old royal has unveiled a group of friends who will offer her "support and company" in her new life as King Charles after confirming she has scrapped the traditional position, which combined the roles of secretary, adviser and companion to the late Queen Elizabeth and her sister Princess Margaret. A source told The Sunday Times newspaper: "The Queen Consort did not want or need ladies-in-waiting and the Queen’s companions will have a different role. They a...
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Lady Anne Glenconner has called 'The Crown' "irritating" and says the show is "unfair" on the royal family. The 90-year-old socialite - who was a Lady-in-Waiting to the late Princess Margaret - gave her views on the hit Netflix show during an appearance on BBC Radio 4's 'Woman's Hour' and admitted the fictional dramatisation of history "just makes me so angry". She explained: "The trouble is that people, especially in America, believe it completely. It's so irritating. I don't watch 'The Crown' now because it just makes me so angry. And it's so unfair on members of the royal family." Lady Anne...
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Lady Anne Glenconner plotted to kill Adolf Hitler with "fluff from the carpet [and] muddy water". The 90-year-old socialite - who was a Lady-in-Waiting to the late Princess Margaret - recalled how she and her sister were convinced the Nazi leader's allies were moving to her ancestrial home so came up with a plan to serve him a "poisonous drink" filled with every "disgusting" thing they could think of. She told You magazine: "When we were children, my sister Carey and I plotted to kill Hitler with a poisonous drink. "We had been sent from our home, Holkham Hall in Norfolk, up to Scotland becaus...
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Lesley Manville "always thought" she was going to play Queen Elizabeth on 'The Crown.' The 66-year-old star is the latest actress to take on the role of the late monarch's sister Princess Margaret - who died in 2002 at the age of 71 - in the Netflix biographical series but thought when she was asked to meet with creator Peter Morgan that she would be playing the Queen herself before the part went to Imelda Staunton. She said: "It’s funny. I’m going to be absolutely honest about this. I always thought maybe I could be the final Queen. When my agent called and said, ‘Can you go to Peter Morgan’s...
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