6 h. ago Inside the royal tour to South Africa which was the young Elizabeth's FIRST trip abroad, royal author reveals

With the memory of World War Two still very raw, the spring 1947 royal tour of South Africa was seen as the perfect opportunity for the Royal Family to enjoy some well earned sunshine.

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3 d. ago Do YOU think anyone can outclass Princess Diana or Prince Philip? Royal author reveals the only royal to do it

Princess Diana and Prince Philip shared their crowd appeal and common touch with members of the public - traits which one royal expert says another member of the family also possesses.

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6 d. ago Claudia Winkleman's mum Eve Pollard pokes fun at her daughter's 'orange face' as she shares insight into the Strictly host's iconic make

During an appearance on Vanessa Feltz 's Channel 5 show on Monday the author, 81, revealed that the Strictly host, 53, uses her fake tan and lashings of mascara as a 'uniform'.

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1 week ago Bloody Scotland: Full line up of crime writing festival revealed, including author behind hit TV show

Bloody Scotland will take place in Stirling in September

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2 w. ago Harry Potter star Tom Felton sparks social media MELTDOWN with JK Rowling remarks amid controversies

Harry Potter star Tom Felton sparked social media meltdown when he revealed his feelings on the franchise's controversial author JK Rowling at the Tony Awards 2025 on Sunday. 

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3 w. ago Salman Rushdie says he is 'over' knife attack as author reveals 'important moment' he returned to New York lecture stage where he was repeatedly stabbed

Sir Salman Rushdie says 'I'm over it' following the horrific knife attack which has now seen the crook jailed.

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3 w. ago Conclave author reveals Ralph Fiennes was third choice for lead role in Oscar nominated film

Negotiations with both actors' representative broke down, opening the way for 62-year-old Fiennes.

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3 w. ago Irvine Welsh: Revealing documentary about Trainspotting author to close Edinburgh International Film Festival

A documentary featuring Irvine Welsh will close the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

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3 w. ago Irvine Welsh documentary to close Edinburgh International Film Festival

Reality Is Not Enough is said to be a thrilling and revealing exploration of Trainspotting author Welsh.

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4 w. ago American Dirt author Jeanine Cummins: ‘I didn’t need to justify my right to write that book’

Five years after being vilified for exploiting the migrant experience in her bestseller, the author reveals how the backlash inspired her latest novelWhen Jeanine Cummins logs in to our video call, I am surprised to see that the profile picture that pops up before her video loads is the Spanish-language cover of her book American Dirt. I had assumed, given the vitriol that novel attracted when it was published in 2020, that she would be trying to distance herself from it.For the first year after its publication, that was the case, she tells me from a light-filled, bookshelf-lined room in her New York home. “My husband would ask me every week: ‘Knowing what you know now, would you still write it?’” she says, and the answer was consistently: “No, I would not.” Continue reading...

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last month ‘It set me on a new path’: the book that empowered me, by Yulia Navalnaya, Elif Shafak and more

Chris Packham, Katherine Rundell, Kehinde Andrews and other authors speaking at this year’s Hay festival reveal the books that inspired themChosen by Katherine Rundell, author Continue reading...

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