Ursula von der Leyen quoted Shakespeare and T.S. Eliot in sombre tone at EU press conference

‘To make an end is to make a beginning’: How Ursula von der Leyen quoted Shakespeare and T.S. Eliot to strike a sombre tone at EU press conference announcing Brexit deal European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen sounded despondent She quoted William Shakespeare, The Beatles and poet TS Eliot in her speech  Her sombre … Read more

TALK OF THE TOWN: New baby joy for Lady Bianca Eliot who is expecting her fourth child

TALK OF THE TOWN: New baby joy for Lady Bianca Eliot who is expecting her fourth child with 36-year-old Mark Tamburrino By Alistair Foster, Joanna Bell And Sophie Cockerham For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:32 BST, 13 September 2020 | Updated: 00:34 BST, 13 September 2020 Lady Bianca Eliot (pictured) lives with 36-year-old Mark … Read more

Statue defenders stand in front of sculpture of writer George Eliot during Black Lives Matter demo

‘Are they worried about Jane Austen fans?’: Statue defenders draw scorn as they stand in front of sculpture of writer George Eliot during Black Lives Matter protest The ‘defenders’ surrounded a statue of George Eliot in Nuneaton, Warwickshire  The writer was a known critic of slavery and she strongly opposed anti-semitism   Statue defenders have been … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Lady to landlady as Bianca Eliot is set to start pulling pints

She was widowed at 29, then became chatelaine of Port Eliot in Cornwall, the spectacular family seat of her late husband’s family, the Earls of St Germans, 18 months ago. But the extraordinary life of Bianca, Lady Eliot, is about to take yet another improbable twist. She is, I can disclose, going to try her … Read more