SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: London celebration of novelist V.S. Naipaul’s life postponed over coronavirus

He was the greatest writer of our age and it was billed as his final farewell. But next week’s memorial for novelist Sir Vidia Naipaul at the National Portrait Gallery has been postponed due to the spread of coronavirus. Publishers from all over the world were invited to gather on Friday, March 13th to pay … Read more

Jennifer Lopez is brought to tears at Kobe and Gigi Bryant’s celebration of life memorial

Fans, friends and family got together in the thousands at the House that Kobe Built to honor Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna at their celebration of life memorial on Monday. Jennifer Lopez was among the 20,000 people who received tickets to attend tearful celebration at the Staples Center and was seen in the … Read more

Christina Aguilera sings Ave Maria at Kobe and Gigi Bryant’s celebration of life memorial

Christina Aguilera was the last performer at the celebration of life ceremony for Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna held inside the Staple Center in Los Angeles on Monday. The Grammy winning performer sung a very heartfelt version of Franz Schubert’s classic Ave Maria, all in Italian, with an orchestra behind her as well as dozens … Read more

Prince Andrew’s sorrowful 60th: A haunting insight into the Duke’s celebration

The Queen was at her most relaxed. Casually dressed in a red twinset, her smile for the camera displaying a happy monarch at peace with life. Click, click. Taking the pictures was her son, Andrew. The occasion was her 60th birthday. He was 26. Friends recall him marvelling at his mother and wondering ‘what I’ll … Read more

Prince Andrew’s sorrowful 60th: A haunting insight into the Duke’s celebration

The Queen was at her most relaxed. Casually dressed in a red twinset, her smile for the camera displaying a happy monarch at peace with life. Click, click. Taking the pictures was her son, Andrew. The occasion was her 60th birthday. He was 26. Friends recall him marvelling at his mother and wondering ‘what I’ll … Read more