SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Kenya believe it? Dominic West is off to the sun

Just days after being snapped canoodling in Rome with the lissom Lily James last autumn, Dominic West put on a very public display of marital harmony, parading with his wife Catherine outside their home. But the swashbuckling Old Etonian actor is not a man to be pinned down for long. He has, I can disclose, … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Joan Collins calls in the police as maskless men swarm her flat 

Even the great and good are struggling during lockdown. I hear that Dame Joan Collins contacted the police yesterday after being confronted by the sight of scaffolders with no face coverings climbing all over her flat in London’s Belgravia. ‘Woke up to find two workmen on my balcony not wearing masks and several of them … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Tycoon Tchenguiz in new battle as Covid-19 derails train fortune 

He lives life in the fast lane whether at the wheel of his Ferrari F40 sports car, or aboard his 160 ft yacht, My Little Violet. But irrepressible property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz seems unlikely to have too much time in which to gallivant around the globe in 2021.  He has, I can disclose, just become … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: It’s game, set and match to the new chairman at Kate Middleton’s tennis club

Bad blood boiled over just before Christmas at the Hurlingham Club — despite the fact it’s where the Duchess of Cambridge takes Prince George for tennis lessons. So intense was the ill-feeling that the club’s new chairman, the Earl of Snowdon’s cousin Luke Nunneley, felt obliged to berate certain unnamed individuals who, he said, routinely … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Queen’s hunky great-nephew muscles in on TV’s Joe Wicks with online workout 

Move over Joe Wicks. The Body Coach’s morning workouts may have made him a lockdown sensation and propelled him to a £10 million fortune, but he is a mere princeling when compared with ‘King Arthur’ — the Queen’s great-nephew, Arthur Chatto. The 21-year-old, musclebound Old Etonian induces delirium among his tribe of female fans whenever … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: SAS hero launches full frontal assault on the Army’s diversity drive 

General Sir Mike Rose was Commanding Officer of the SAS when it brought the Iranian Embassy siege to an explosive end and, two years later, when it achieved extraordinary success in the Falklands War. But he has arguably saved his most devastating assault till now. It comes, I can disclose, in the form of a … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Roald Dahl… a giant grump who loathed adoring fans 

He was the 20th century’s most famous storyteller renowned for classics such as James And The Giant Peach and Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. However, despite his popularity among children, Roald Dahl had a darker side to his character — and rarely seen correspondence with his publisher Tom Maschler has surfaced which confirms his reputation … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: HortiCulture Club! Boy George blows £100k on revamping his gardens

During his heyday, he indulged himself in extravagant spending sprees, splashing out on 40 undershirts or 68 pairs of Calvin Klein underpants, his mind fogged by marijuana, cocaine or heroin. But not only has 1980s icon Boy George forsaken drugs, he has also, I can disclose, ditched his fixation with his Calvin Kleins in favour … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Will the Queen break her silence over whether she’s been vaccinated? 

When panic surrounded the polio vaccine in the 1950s, the Queen helped turn public opinion by confirming Prince Charles and Princess Anne would get the jab. Now, however, the Palace refuses to say if Her Majesty or Prince Philip have been given the Covid vaccine, insisting that it’s a ‘private’ matter. But some of the Queen’s … Read more