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Email By Leigh Tonkin Posted November 20, 2019 05:00:55 Photo: Britain's Queen Elizabeth at the Ascot Racecourse on June 23, 2018. (Reuters: Paul Childs) Related Story: 'The Queen will be embarrassed': Prince Andrew's BBC interview was devoid of self-awareness Related Story: Prince Andrew has made his official life very difficult going forward Related Story: What we know about the historical events covered in The Crown season 3 Map: United Kingdom This week Prince Andrew blundered his way through an hour-long interview with the BBC — a rarity for a member of "the Firm". It was supposed to be an opportunity to draw a line under his relationship with the notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but Prince Andrew has been roundly panned for being out of touch and showing little concern for Epstein's victims."Do I regret the fact that he has quite obviously conducted himself in a manner unbecoming? Yes," the Prince said."Unbecoming? He was a sex offender," interviewer … [Read more...] about The Crown unearths documentary the Queen had banned from public view

And while he once ruled over the millions of inhabitants of the British Empire, the former King is best remembered for giving up the throne in order to marry an American divorcee — a decision so controversial it led to a royal rift and the former monarch’s exile. LOVE STORY OR CAUTIONARY TALE? In June 1931, the then-Prince of Wales met the woman who would change his life. The Prince, known in the American press as the “arbiter of men’s fashions, idol of bachelors and dream of spinsters”, was introduced to American Wallis Simpson at a party. Mrs Simpson, a charming and charismatic socialite, immediately captured the future king’s interest — and later, his heart. But Simpson was already married to English-American businessman Ernest Simpson. American socialite Wallis Simpson. Picture: AFP PhotoSource:AFP By 1932, Edward and Wallis had “undoubtedly become lovers”, a pairing the monarchy and the government disapproved of. To most … [Read more...] about British monarch who gave up throne for love

Sadly, that wasn’t what she actually said. Biographer and former Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown, in her seminal The Diana Chronicles, claims that the first words the passionate equestrian said to the future king during a polo match were the much more restrained — but still quite saucy: “That’s a fine animal you have there sir”. (There is a third version, which has Charles’ former girlfriend Lucia Santa Cruz, the daughter of a former Chilean ambassador, introducing the couple.) Whatever the true story of that first meeting, one thing is certain - the future king was smitten with Camilla. But her love life was complicated. She was in love with another man, Andrew Parker Bowles, and in a scandalous twist, he was involved in a royal romance with Charles' sister Princess Anne. The 'torrid affair' is revisited in the new series of Netflix's The Crown. RELATED: Surprising star of The CrownDisaster led to Queen's biggest regret LOVE TRIANGLESIn 1966, then … [Read more...] about ‘A torrid affair’: The royal romances between Charles, Camilla, Andrew Parker Bowles and Princess Anne

LONDON: Left Bank Pictures, the production company behind Netflix's royal drama "The Crown", has apologised after it was revealed that the show's lead actor Claire Foy was paid less than her male counterpart Matt Smith. In a statement obtained by Variety, the company apologised to both Foy and Smith, and said they "cannot be held personally responsible for the pay of their colleagues". "We want to apologise to both Claire Foy and to Matt Smith, brilliant actors and friends, who have found themselves at the centre of a media storm this week through no fault of their own. Claire and Matt are incredibly gifted actors who, along with the wider cast on 'The Crown' have worked tirelessly to bring our characters to life with compassion and integrity," the company said in the statement. "As the producers of 'The Crown', we at Left Bank Pictures are responsible for budgets and salaries; the actors are not aware of who gets what, and cannot be held personally responsible for the pay of their … [Read more...] about ‘The Crown’ producers apologise to Claire Foy and Matt Smith over gender pay gap controversy

LONDON: British Vogue, an iconic fashion magazine which celebrated its centenary last year, named Ghana-born Edward Enninful as its first male editor today. Enninful, a close friend of British supermodel Naomi Campbell, will replace Alexandra Shulman, who is stepping down on August 1 after more than 25 years. He was born in Ghana, brought to London as a child and was scouted as a male model aged 16 before becoming the youngest editor in the industry when he was named fashion director of i-D magazine in 1991 aged just 18. Enninful has already worked at Vogue's Italian and US editions and has been the creative and fashion director of the US style magazine W since 2011. Model Naomi Campbell poses for a photograph with fashion stylist Edward Enninful. (Image: Reuters) Enninful is "an influential figure in the communities of fashion, Hollywood and music which shape the cultural zeitgeist," said Jonathan Newhouse, head of publisher Conde Nast International. Enninful was named fashion … [Read more...] about British Vogue magazine gets its first male editor after 25 years