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King Charles started sitting for his new official portrait when he was still Prince of Wales. The monarch, 75, unveiled the work by artist Jonathan Yeo on Tuesday (14.05.24), with the painting marking the first official portrait of Charles since his coronation on 6 May 2023 alongside his 76-year-old wife Queen Camilla. Jonathan, 53, said about his sittings with the king – who is currently undergoing treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer: “It was a privilege and pleasure to have been commissioned by The Drapers’ Company to paint this portrait of His Majesty The King, the first to be unvei...
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Michael Sheen is to star as Prince Andrew. The actor, 54, who has made his name portraying figures from Tony Blair to David Frost and football manager Brian Clough, will appear alongside ‘The Affair’ actress Ruth Wilson, 41, in a BBC and Amazon recreation of the shamed royal’s car-crash interview with ‘Newsnight’ in 2019. Ruth will play interviewer Emily Maitlis, 53, with Variety reporting production is already underway on the show – titled ‘A Very Royal Scandal’. The official description of the show says it will follow Emily Maitlis’ “professional and personal journey as a ‘Newsnight’ journal...
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Glenda Jackson has died aged 87 after a brief illness. The ‘Women in Love’ actress – who became a first-time Tony Award winner for her performance in ‘Three Tall Women’ – was surrounded by family when she died, according to statement shared on Thursday (15.06.23) by her agent. Lionel Larner, 90, said about the former Labour Party MP: “Glenda Jackson, two-time Academy Award-winning actress and politician, died peacefully at her home in Blackheath, London this morning after a brief illness with her family at her side. “She recently completed filming ‘The Great Escaper’ in which she co-starred wi...
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Tony Blair and William Hague have called for universal digital identification cards. The ex-Labour Prime minster and the former leader of the Conservative party have joined forces to recommend everyone in the UK to participate in a “technological revolution” as they believe government records “are still based in a different era”. During his time in office between 1997 and 2007, Blair attempted to bring in ID cards - something that has always sparked intense debate - but the plans were shelved by David Cameron’s Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition, which took office in 2010. However, the fo...
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The Specials frontman Terry Hall is dead aged 63. His group hailed him as the “most genuine of souls” as they announced on Monday night (19.12.22) he had passed after a brief illness. The Specials tweeted: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing, following a brief illness, of Terry, our beautiful friend, brother and one of the most brilliant singers, songwriters and lyricists this country has ever produced. “Terry was a wonderful husband and father and one of the kindest, funniest, and most genuine of souls. “His music and his performances encapsulated the very essence of life.....
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Queen Elizabeth's procession through Windsor has ended at St George's Chapel where her committal service is to get underway. The late monarch's coffin was driven from London to Windsor after her state funeral and a procession took her down the Long Walk and through Cambridge Gate to her beloved home at Windsor Castle and to the chapel where she will be laid to rest alongside her late husband the Duke of Edinburgh later on Monday (19.09.22) evening. The Queen's beloved corgis were on the steps of Windsor castle ahead of the coffin's arrival while Emma - the late monarch's favourite horse - was ...
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Lydia Leonard will reportedly play Cherie Blair in the upcoming series of ‘The Crown’. The 'Gentleman Jack' actress is believed to have been cast alongside Bertie Carvel - who will play her husband, former Prime Minister Tony Blair - in the upcoming series of the Netflix regal drama, The Sun newspaper's Bizarre TV column reports. The fifth season of 'The Crown' will see a new cast change for the major royal roles as it will shift to cover the 1990s, including the tragic death of Princess Diana - who will be played by Elizabeth Debicki - months after Blair took office in 1997. Queen Elizabeth I...
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Sir Sean Connery wanted help with his taxes in exchange for backing the then-government's devolution campaign. The James Bond legend - who was living in Marbella and Los Angeles at the time - was keen to support Prime Minister Tony Blair's campaign for his native Scotland to have its own parliament in late 1997 but expressed concern that would mean spending more than 90 days in the UK and so he'd have to pay out more money. The late actor - who died last year aged 90 - met with then-minister without portfolio Peter Mandelson to discuss his concerns and expressed his fury that others groups suc...
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Michael Sheen credits watching Disney films for his success. The 52-year-old actor has been praised for portraying real-life figures such as former Prime Minister Tony Blair and broadcaster Sir David Frost in biographical movies and says he learned how to mimic others through flicks such as 'Snow White' and 'Monsters Inc' when watching with his daughter Lily. Speaking on 'The Andy Jaye Podcast', he said: "When my daughter Lily was a little kid we'd watch films and she would want us to be the characters. "So if we watched 'Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs' she wanted to be Snow White and I'd hav...
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Michael Sheen was inspired to become an actor by Richard Burton and Sir Anthony Hopkins. The Welsh actor credits his countrymen for proving to him that it was possible to become a Hollywood star as they both came from his hometown of Port Talbot. In an interview with the Daily Mirror newspaper, he said: "Growing up in Wales, let alone in Port Talbot, the voice of Richard Burton is one of the most recognised there is, next to your own mother. "You grow up with it, the extraordinary myth of a man, the legend of Richard Burton. Then there's Anthony Hopkins, a man I've come to appreciate as one of...
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