14 h. ago Kristin Chenoweth plays ‘Queen of Versailles’ better than Jackie Siegel, according to her kids

Exclusive: Siegel opens up about her relationship with Chenoweth, who stars as the titular reality star in the new musical, ‘The Queen of Versailles’

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14 h. ago Trump interested in using ‘Queen of Versailles’ artisans for White House ballroom, Jackie Siegel says

Exclusive: Jackie Siegel revealed that she shared a photo of the nearly finished interior of her opulent home with the U.S. president

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37 h. ago Queen of Versailles on Broadway Stardom and Being American Royalty

Jackie Siegel, the self-proclaimed "Queen of Versailles", is the inspiration behind a brand new namesake musical on Broadway.

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37 h. ago ‘Queen of Versailles’ Jackie Siegel reveals first look inside 90,000 square

Exclusive: Following the debut of the Broadway musical about her life, Siegel offered ‘The Independent’ a glimpse of her home’s opulent new interior

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37 h. ago ‘Queen of Versailles’ Jackie Siegel: ‘I have so much darkness in my life and I found a way to turn it into light’

Jackie Siegel has spent two decades building a 90,000-square-foot replica of the Palace of Versailles in Florida. As ‘The Queen of Versailles’ becomes a Broadway musical, Caitlin Hornik joins Siegel to explore the spectacle and the sorrow behind the story that made her famous

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1 week ago Camilla and Kate's united front: Queen shared 'warm' chat with Princess of Wales during Remembrance Sunday service, body language expert claims

Members of the Royal Family, including Queen Camilla and the Princess of Wales, led the nation in a two-minute silence at the Cenotaph in London to commemorate those who died in conflict.

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1 week ago 'There's nothing better than playing a villain inspired by a drag queen, really'

'When I’m on the stage, I come alive and just feel so much power'

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1 week ago Ugly Betty star Vanessa Williams considers Desperate Housewives return

Playing ice-queen editor Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada in London's West End means many people are scared to approach Vanessa Williams but that's not always a bad thing says the Desperate Housewives actress

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2 w. ago John Swinney says sorry to Queen's Park player who waited 10 hours in agony for ambulance

Charlie Fox suffered an horrendous injury while playing in a match at Firhill but then faced an agonising delay before he was taken to hospital.

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3 w. ago ‘Perfection’: how Prunella Scales’s Sybil Fawlty is one of TV comedy’s best characters

The accomplished classical actress had a perfect ear and the ability to effortlessly pull off demanding jokes. Her performance as Sybil alongside John Cleese in Fawlty Towers was one of sitcoms’ finestFawlty Towers actor Prunella Scales dies aged 93Prunella Scales: a life in picturesShare your tributes and memories of Prunella ScalesPrunella Scales portrayed two of Britain’s greatest monarchs on TV: Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II. She was the first dramatic actor to play the latter on television, and won a Bafta nomination for doing so.However, Scales, who has died aged 93, knew that public memory of her would be shaped by another woman. One who made those two royals look powerless – the self-declared domestic and hospitality industry empress, Sybil Fawlty, wife of Basil, owner of the worst hotel in Torquay in Fawlty Towers, in which she co-starred with John Cleese, who also co-wrote with Connie Booth. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Alexandra Burke to play Queen of Funk in I’m Every Woman The Chaka Khan Musical

Burke will headline the new musical about the award-winning singer.

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3 w. ago Hamilton 1 Queen of the South 2: Accies players 'like punch bags', says Rankin after latest points deduction blow

Accies fell to seventh in League One, having topped the table at the start of the week before their SPFL sanction

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