EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Like peas in a pod – Duchess of Edinburgh and Princess Bea spotted in near identical dresses at Royal Ascot

Is the Royal Family taking outfit recycling to new heights?

I only ask because Princess Beatrice wore a dress at Royal Ascot yesterday that looked almost identical to the one the Duchess of Edinburgh wore to the Order of the Garter ceremony at Windsor Castle two days earlier.

The Matchmaker floral print midi dress is from Australian designer Zimmermann and costs £1,350.

The Duchess of Edinburgh during the Order of the Garter ceremony at Windsor Castle two days earlier

The label, founded by sisters Nicky and Simone Zimmermann, was worn by the Princess of Wales during her visit Down Under in 2014.

Previously, Royal ‘recycling’ was limited to environmentally conscious women who wore the same outfit multiple times.

Celine Dion was visibly moved as she explained why she could not attend the screening of her documentary I Am: Celine Dion at Bafta in Piccadilly.

The singer’s career has been at a standstill since she was diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder, the ‘stiff person syndrome’, in 2022. “This is my love letter to the fans,” she said in a video.

Celine Dion attends the special screening of her documentary I Am: Celine Dion in New York

The grand old Duke of Kent is partying on!

He looked frail on the Buckingham Palace balcony at Trooping the Colour, but the Duke of Kent is determined to carry on partying at the age of 88.

The Duke, a first cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth, attended a party with his 60-year-old daughter, Lady Helen Taylor, to celebrate the opening of The Peninsula London hotel.

Using a walking stick, the Duke joined other members of the royal family, including the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and his brother, Prince Michael of Kent.

The Duke, a first cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth, attended a party with his daughter, Lady Helen Taylor, 60, to celebrate the opening of The Peninsula London hotel.

The Duke of Kent (left) on the palace balcony during Trooping the Color with the Duchess of Edinburgh and Lady Louise Windsor

Remarkably, at his age, the Duke is still one of the ‘working royals’ and that is why, unlike his children or grandchildren, he was allowed on the palace balcony for the fly-past on Saturday.

Former Newsnight rottweiler Jeremy Paxman has lost none of his bite.

Labour’s health spokesman Wes Streeting was criticized when he appeared on the Movers And Shakers podcast to outline plans to tackle shortcomings in the treatment of Parkinson’s, which Paxo suffers from.

He declared that the NHS was ‘broken’ and was abruptly interrupted by Paxman who barked: ‘What are you going to do about it?’

Labour’s health spokesman Wes Streeting (left) was criticized when he appeared on the Movers And Shakers podcast. He declared that the NHS was ‘broken’ and was abruptly interrupted by Jeremy Paxman (right) who barked: ‘What are you going to do about it?’

For Streeting it was a flashback: ‘When I was president of the National Union of Students I had the terrifying experience of appearing on Newsnight with Paxo, and I didn’t think it would happen to me again.’

Fox’s new fiancée unveils sparkler

Laurence Fox’s penchant for controversy was never likely to upset Betty Barker, a Californian who calls herself a “rebel for humanity.”

But there is one convention she is eager to embrace: marriage.

He shared this photo of Betty (right) – a model, body double and stuntwoman – showing off her engagement ring

“We’re both excited,” said actor and activist Fox, 46, at a London party hosted by Kathy Gyngell.

He shared a photo of Betty – a model, body double and stuntwoman – showing off her engagement ring.

Fox, who has two sons with ex-wife Billie Piper, has little faith in London Mayor Sadiq Khan, telling me: ‘It’s one of the reasons [we’re] Leave London and go to the countryside.’