Prince Harry’s suggestion to pay for police protection receives lukewarm response in UK January 17, 2022 Prince Harry's offer to pay for his own police protection while in the UK was "dismissed" by the Home Office, his lawyers claim.
Lord Hall resigns as chair of National Gallery after Martin Bashir scandal May 22, 2021 The former director-general of the BBC has today resigned as chairman of the National Gallery after being excoriated in the recent report into Panorama’s Princess Diana interview. Lord Hall, who was head of news at the time of the interview in 1995, was found in the report to have conducted a “woefully ineffective” investigation into [...]
Sipping martinis at DUKES hotel, St James, on the 60th anniversary of James Bond October 10, 2022 Dr. No was released in cinemas in October 1962, and to celebrate James Bond’s 60th anniversary our Travel Editor visited the film franchise’s most iconic worldwide locations. We also checked into DUKES Hotel, where Ian Fleming drank martinis in the 1950s… THE WEEKEND: A two minute walk from Green Park and the throws of Piccadilly, [...]
Lady Diana: Today marks 24 years since Princess of Wales died in a Paris car crash August 31, 2021 Today marks twenty-four years since Diana, Princess of Wales, died in a Paris car crash. The princess – the Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex’s late mother – was just 36 was she was killed on 31 August 1997. Nearly a quarter of a century on from Diana’s shock death, the statue commissioned [...]
ITN chief Deborah Turness named new head of BBC News January 6, 2022 Former ITN boss Deborah Turness has been named the new chief exec of news and current affairs for the BBC.
BBC director of news Fran Unsworth to exit next year September 7, 2021 The BBC’s director of news and current affairs, Fran Unsworth, is set to depart next year after four decades with the corporation. Unsworth said she feels the time is right to exit the coveted position, which she entered in 2018, after having a “ringside seat” at some of the world’s most era-shaping events. The departing [...]
The best things to do in London this September and October September 2, 2022 Massive new musicals, snooping around some of the best private houses in the capital, eating with Tom Kerridge and making the most out of those final long late-summer evenings. There are still so many things to do in London this September, including three more festivals before the summer calls it quits. Here’s the best of [...]
BBC to review editorial policies after Diana interview scandal May 24, 2021 The BBC will carry out a review into its editorial policies and governance in the wake of a scandal over reporter Martin Bashir’s interview with Princess Diana. A report into the interview published last week found the broadcaster had covered up the “deceitful” tactics used by Bashir in securing the explosive 1995 sit-down. It blasted [...]
Diana’s story is pure cinema – but will it continue to enthrall? October 29, 2021 As the old adage goes, you wait an eternity for a bus to arrive, and four come along at once. The same could be said of cinematic incarnations of Princess Diana: the past decade has seen at least four actresses don flaxen wigs and unwieldy shoulder pads, with Kristen Stewart the latest to cast bashful [...]
BBC may need further governance reform after Diana interview debacle, says culture secretary May 21, 2021 BBC may need further governance reform after Diana interview debacle, says culture minister