Controversial novel was Lady Di's idea, says Valery Giscard d'EstaingSeptember 24th, 2009 LONDON - Former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing has revealed that it was late Princess of Wales Diana who actually came up with the idea of the controversial romantic novel 'The Princess and the President'. Giscard d'Estaing, 83, revealed in an interview with Le Point, released on September 24, that Lady Diana came up with the book idea and encouraged him to set it down on paper.
Princesses Diana, Margret's relations soured after 1995 interview 'skewered' CharlesSeptember 21st, 2009 LONDON - Princess Diana's relationship with Princess Margaret, the Queen's younger sister, had deteriorated after her appearance on the BBC's Panorama in November 1995 which "skewered" Prince Charles. The secret feud between the two princesses was laid bare on Sunday, revealing a relationship riven with hatred, bitterness and fierce rivalry.
'Prince Charles had three lovers when he and Diana were married'September 20th, 2009 LONDON - In one of her missing letters to the Queen Mother Princess Diana claimed that Prince Charles had three lovers while they were married. Diana, who died in a car crash in 1997, named Camilla, Aussie Lady Dale Tryon - known as Kanga - and another high society squeeze in the sensational note, reports The Daily Star.
British royal destroyed Diana letters: BookSeptember 17th, 2009 LONDON - The younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II destroyed letters from Princess Diana in a bid to protect the British royal family, a new book reveals. The late Princess Margaret told a friend that she had ordered the destruction of large bin bags full of personal papers "because they were so private", says the book - a biography of Queen Elizabeth II's mother, who died in 2002 at age 101.
Di airbrushed from British royal history?September 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Late Princess Diana has apparently become a forgotten member of the British Royal family, as the official biography of the Queen Mother comprises just two pages on the beauty with insufficient facts. Critics have slammed the book written by William Shawcross for not exploring The Queen mother's views on the princess' death in a car crash in 1997.
Di's death was not an accident, says leading lawyerSeptember 2nd, 2009 LONDON - The death of Diana, Princess of Wales, was not an accident, reveals lawyer Michael Mansfield in his new book. Mansfield had represented Egyptian businessman Mohamed Fayed at the inquest into the crash.
Nudist's clothes on beach trigger drowning alert!July 31st, 2009 LONDON - A nudist is said to have sparked off a full-scale emergency search operation after rescuers found her clothes on the beach, and feared that she had drowned. The clothes were spotted by worried tourists, who called in the emergency services, who in turn scrambled a Helicopter and sent in 25 rescue workers.
Nudists enter Guinness Book for largest simultaneous skinny dipJuly 15th, 2009 LONDON - Hundreds of nudists across the US and Canada created a world record by simultaneously jumping naked in a pool. The American Association for Nude Recreation had organised a simultaneous naked dips across the US and Canada at exactly 3 p.m.
Wardens set to patrol Studland's nudist beach after sexual incidentsJuly 2nd, 2009 MELBOURNE - Community wardens have been called in to patrol a popular nudist beach in England, after there was a rise in sexual misconduct. According to the Daily Telegraph, local police in Studland Bay, Dorset, trained the wardens to spot sexual misconduct and incidents, which threaten "to bring naturism into disrepute".
Di's large desk rubber to fetch £300 at auctionJune 16th, 2009 LONDON - A large desk rubber used by Diana, Princess of Wales, at her boarding school is set to go under the hammer and is expected to fetch more than 300 pounds. The 5ins x 2ins eraser, which is marked with the words 'For BIG mistakes', will be auctioned off at Reemans Auctioneers in Colchester, Essex on June 23, reports The Telegraph.
Tongue-tied Brown slips up on 'Obama Beach'June 7th, 2009 PARIS - After a scandal and an electoral setback, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown suffered more humiliation at the commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy when he inadvertently renamed one of the nearby beaches after US President Barack Obama. During his address Saturday to World War II veterans and a number of world leaders, including Obama, a visibly preoccupied Brown said: "Next to Obama Beach, we join President Obama in paying particular tribute to the spectacular bravery of American soldiers who gave their lives."
The beach on which thousands of Allied soldiers were killed during the D-Day landings is called Omaha Beach and is named after the largest city in the US state of Nebraska.
Mum Diana-inspired Prince Harry vows to help AIDS victimsMay 31st, 2009 LONDON - Prince Harry has credited his late mother Princess Diana for inspiring him to continue his work for AIDS victims. The 24-year-old gave a touching speech during a celebrity fundraising dinner in New York as he carried out his first official overseas duties.
Winehouse strips in open on Caribbean beachApril 6th, 2009 LONDON - Troubled British singer Amy Winehouse has left holidaymakers in the Caribbean fuming by stripping off in open at a hotel beach where she is staying. The singer returned to St.
Prince William feels 'emptiness' on Mother's DayMarch 13th, 2009 LONDON - In a speech he made at his appointment as patron of the Child Bereavement Charity, Prince William revealed that he feels the 'emptiness' whenever Mother's Day comes around. He also said that for him, "Mummy" had become "just a word - hollow and evoking only memories".
Dungeon dad turns total recluse in Austrian jailMarch 12th, 2009 LONDON - Josef Fritzl, the Austrian incest fiend who held his daughter as a sex slave for 24 years, has become a pariah at Austria's Sankt Poelten jail, say sources. According to sources, the 74-year-old is a virtual recluse.
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