How Princess Anne turned down a £40,000 personal jet to fly with BA

Gibraltar governor Sir David Steel needed to name in all excellent favours with the Spanish for Princess Anne‘s land journey from Malaga to Gibraltar after her British Airways aircraft was diverted by fog.

But how was Anne, patron of the Rock’s Literary Festival, to get again to London on Saturday? 

‘Sir David had no leverage left with the Spanish to steer them to permit her to drive throughout the frontier,’ whispers my supply. ‘He needed to rent a £40,000 personal jet for the Princess Royal and her husband Tim.’ 

Fortuitously, simply earlier than her departure, the fog lifted – permitting her incoming British Airways flight to land. 

She informed a relieved Sir David: ‘I’ve a return ticket and I’d desire to fly BA.’

Princess Anne arrives at Gibraltar’s airport accompanied by her husband Timothy Laurence, in Gibraltar on November 18

Britain’s Anne, Princess Royal accompanied by her husband Timothy Laurence (left), is given farewell by Gibraltar’s Prime Minister Fabian Picardo (proper) and by Gibraltar’s governor David Steel (second from proper) previous to taking a aircraft to London on November 18

South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol and Britain’s King Charles III arrive within the ceremonial State Carriage at Buckingham Palace in London on Tuesday afternoon

Pictured left to proper: The spouse of the President of South Korea Kim Keon Hee, President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol, King Charles III, Queen Camilla, the Prince of Wales and the Princess of Wales throughout the ceremonial welcome for the President and his spouse at Horse Guards Parade, central London on Tuesday 

The South Korean president’s state go to absolutely has Prince Andrew nostalgically recalling the final such go to ten years in the past, when he welcomed the president on behalf of the Queen.

In the identical week, he gave a number of audiences, hosted a dinner for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, held a gathering for these working in schooling, attended a grand lunch within the City, visited a nursery after which flew off to go to the troops in Afghanistan. 

Now kicking his heels, would possibly his ex-missus safe him some helpful employment on ITV‘s This Morning twirling the Spin to Win wheel?

Despite descriptions of nipple clamping and different Hunnish practices, Strictly’s Shirley Ballas has given her mum Audrey, 86, an extract of her fruity novel Murder On The Dance Floor to learn. 

‘There have been oohs and ahhs,’ she says. ‘I may hear all these noises from her room. I used to be like, “Is she having an orgasm? What is going on?”‘ 

Shouldn’t Esther Rantzen have dispatched a rescue squad from her OAP charity Silver Line?

Strictly’s Shirley Ballas (pictured on November 18) has given her mum Audrey, 86, an extract of her fruity novel Murder On The Dance Floor to learn

Confirming her neighbour Clare Balding‘s membership of the Delightfully Daft Sisterhood, Anneka Rice recalls her want to make Clare’s acquaintance as she ceaselessly walked previous her home. 

‘The ice was damaged once I caught you on the riverbank strolling backwards and I believed, ‘She’s as mad as I’m, it is wonderful,’ Anneka tells her. 

‘And then you definitely came upon that my home was truly in your stroll and also you began ringing the doorbell simply to return in for a pee.’

Confirming her neighbour Clare Balding’s membership of the Delightfully Daft Sisterhood, Anneka Rice (pictured on October 16, 2023) recollects her want to make Clare’s acquaintance as she ceaselessly walked previous her home

The Rolling Stones have confirmed their sponsors for the US 2024 tour – the American Association of Retired Persons.

The organisation says its ‘elder members’ can have first dibs on shopping for tickets from subsequent week earlier than they go on common sale. Rattle these zimmer frames!

The Rolling Stones have confirmed their sponsors for the US 2024 tour – the American Association of Retired Persons. Pictured: Mick Jagger (left) Ronnie Wood (centre) and Keith Richards (proper), of The Rolling Stones, carry out over the last live performance of their Sixty European tour on August 3, 2022 in Berlin, Germany

Jilly Cooper did not complain when her publishers moved a person’s hand from a feminine jockey’s backside on the quilt of her 1985 bestseller Riders. 

Now she spouts triumphantly about her profitable battle to have a wimpish footballer eliminated by Bantam from the quilt of her soccer bonkbuster Tackle! 

‘I had nice rows with them,’ she trills. ‘The picture they needed was not practically ok. He was not vast sufficient and I needed broad shoulders. I feel he has bought a great physique now.’ 

Final rating: Jilly 1 Bantam 0.