EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Putin’s cronies spread disinformation that King Charles has sold Highgrove to President Zelensky
Vladimir Putin’s henchmen have some homework to do – after their latest disinformation claiming King Charles sold his beloved Highgrove to Ukrainian President Zelensky for £20 million.
Prince William actually owns Highgrove. The house was bought by the Duchy of Cornwall in 1980, after the king rejected the gift of Chevening House in Kent and cunningly installed himself as ‘tenant for life’.
Now that William has taken over the duchy, the king must pay him rent. He may have recently conducted an investigation, but Dad was paying £700,000 a year before his coronation.
Vladimir Putin’s henchmen claim King Charles sold his beloved Highgrove to the Ukrainian president
The house was purchased by the Duchy of Cornwall in 1980. Pictured: the gardens of Highgrove House
Putin’s henchmen have spread the rumor, despite the estate being owned by Prince William
Have the Duke of York’s lawyers gulped nervously as Rufus Sewell, pictured playing Andrew in Netflix’s Scoop, tells Emily Maitlis: ‘I don’t know why everyone is so angry about my friendship with Epstein – I knew Jimmy Savile so much better .’ Not true.
Andrew did help out in one episode of Jim’ll Fix It during his naval days, but Savile was very much reserved for the King, Prince Philip and, before them, Lord Louis Mountbatten. Did disgraced Jim ever solve anything for out-of-favor Andy?
Reflecting on her ill-fated editorship of The Lady magazine, Rachel Johnson tells Radio 4’s World At One that she was told never to put mad artist Tracey Emin on the cover.
‘As soon as I found myself in The Lady’s boudoir and started editing, I of course ignored all that advice and sure enough Tracey Emin made the cover.
She did an interview in which she described needlework as a substitute for masturbation.’ Adios Rachel.
She adds ruefully, “If I had listened to that advice, I might still be editing The Lady magazine.”
Hannah Waddingham (pictured) admits she’s excited about stealing stuff from hotels
Hannah Waddingham, who clears her throat to present the Olivier Awards this weekend, admits she is excited about stealing stuff from hotels.
‘I’m kind of a ‘as long as it’s not ruined’ kind of person. But even if it’s screwed down, if I really like it, I’ll try to loosen the screws,” Hannah says in the photo.
“I’ve had to call it ‘lovingly rehomed’ because I’m spectacularly light-fingered.”
Three months shy of his 81st birthday, has Mick Jagger finally acknowledged his old age?
He is the secret financier of the relaunched 1960s clothing store Granny Takes A Trip. He welcomes new subscribers online and tweets anonymously: ‘Satisfaction Always. Grandma.’
Has Mick Jagger finally acknowledged his antiquity with his latest clothing store?
Erratic football manager Joe Kinnear, who has died aged 77, had a way with words until he tried to pronounce the names of some of his Newcastle players.
Charles N’Zogbia emerged as ‘Charles Insomnia’, while Yohan Cabaye was ‘Yohan Kebab’. Rest in peace Joep.