EMILY PRESCOTT: Lady Eliza Manners impresses commuters in St Pancreas as she sings an Adelle classic on the piano
OK, it’s not Las Vegas, but London’s St. Pancras station had to make do with Lady Eliza Manners, who treated commuters to an improvised performance of Adele’s Nobody Like You.
The 26-year-old model and socialite, whose family own Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire, was seen – and heard – belting out the ballad as a stranger played one of the public pianos in the middle of the busy station.
Adele performed the chart-topper for an audience of 1,000 during her sold-out residency in Vegas. But hats off to Lady Eliza… a girl has to start somewhere!
OK, it’s not Las Vegas, but London’s St Pancras station had to make do with Lady Eliza Manners treating commuters to an impromptu performance of Adele’s Nobody Like You
The 26-year-old model and socialite, whose family owns Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire, was seen – and heard – belting out the ballad as a stranger played one of the public pianos in the middle of the busy station
Boy George hasn’t found a buyer for his £17million home in Hampstead, so he’s renting it out instead. I can reveal that the former Culture Club frontman, 62, has found a tenant for the six-bedroom mansion, which boasts its own Buddhist tower. But there are hopes a buyer will be found soon as the Grade II listed building was recently featured on Channel 4’s Super Selling Houses.
Rebel finds peace at the war office
Australian actress Rebel Wilson must be a big fan of history because she just spent millions to be a part of it. I hear that Rebel, who found fame in Pitch Perfect, has bought a luxury apartment in the Old War Office in Whitehall.
Winston Churchill’s World War II headquarters has been transformed into apartments and a five-star hotel and was opened by Princess Anne last week. The ex-mayor of New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg also has a place there, but not everyone is happy with it. Army Girls author Tessa Dunlop says: ‘It’s downright ironic that a proud symbol of a conflict fought in the name of the people for democracy is now the exclusive domain of the super-rich.’
Australian actress Rebel Wilson must be a big fan of history because she just spent millions to be a part of it. I hear that Rebel, who found fame in Pitch Perfect, has bought a luxury apartment in the Old War Office in Whitehall
Most people would love to get royal approval, but rocker Suzi Quatro still can’t live on a compliment from the king. Recalling how Charles once said she had the best legs since Tina Turner, Suzi, 73, who has just won a Boisdale award for her album with KT Tunstall, says: ‘I can’t remember ever being so ashamed .’