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Rupert Everett stunned viewers during his appearance on Piers Morgan's Life Stories as he opened up about his extraordinarily unusual family life. The actor, 61, revealed he was shipped off to boarding school at age seven, and when he returned home in the holidays he shared a bed with his mother until he was a teenager. Rupert also told Piers he went on his first fox hunt when he was 11, and his family members smeared the blood of the dead fox on his face. "I loathed it, I hated it, I screamed and ran off," he said. Piers asked: "Did he ever tell you he loved you?" Rupert replied: "No of course not, nobody in my family ever said that, the biggest compliment in my family you used to get was 'well parked' in driving. "I had a great deal of affection for my mother, I slept with my mother until I was 14, and we wheeled toes together in the bed. "I had a very tactile relationship with my mother, but not any of the men in my family." Piers asked if Rupert remembered the … [Read more...] about Rupert Everett tells Piers Morgan he slept in same bed as his mother until age 14

Heartbroken Alice Evans posted the last selfie she took with her estranged husband Ioan Gruffudd. Alice, 49, claimed she only found out her husband Ioan, 47, had filed legal papers to get a divorce through the news after it was first reported on The Blast . The mother-of-two was mourning the end of their marriage when she turned to her fans for solace amid her heartbreak. "Sad" and "still heartbroken", Alice gave fans a look at the last selfie she took with her estranged husband before the divorce papers were allegedly filed. She wrote: "Listen I am still sad and I am still heartbroken and I am still doing that awful thing you do when you remember something you’d planned to do together and realize you won’t be doing it together any more. "But this photo did make me chortle somewhat. Alice promised her fans she would continue to update them on what happens behind closed doors. She added: "Back soon with more #divorcestory ." Their love story has come to an end … [Read more...] about Alice Evans shares last selfie with Ioan Gruffudd after ex filed for divorce

The Queen has welcomed two new puppies to her household. For the first time in two years Her Majesty will have a couple of corgis at Windsor Castle. It is not known what the name, ages or sex of the pets are, but they seem to have come at a good time, with the monarch needing some company while Prince Philip is in hospital. “The Queen is delighted," a source told The Sun. "They have only been there a couple of weeks but are said to be adorable and made the castle their home. “Both are said to be bringing in a lot of noise and energy into the castle while Philip is in hospital.” It is thought that the dogs were a gift, filling a dog shaped whole in Elizabeth II's life. On her 18th birthday in 1944 she received a corgi called Susan who subsequently provided more than 30 descendants. The last of them, Whisper, died in 2018, leaving the Queen corgi-less for the first time in 74 years. Before her latest pair of pups, Her Majesty's only remaining dog was Candy the dorgi, … [Read more...] about Queen gifted pair of new ‘adorable’ corgi puppies years after last one died

The world has watched The Queen and Prince Philip's relationship continue to grow stronger and stronger over the years since they were married at Westminster Abbey in November 1947. But do you know how it all began? Their romance officially began when the Queen was 17 and Philip was 22, but the pair actually met several years earlier. Aged 13, the then Princess Elizabeth joined her father King George VI, the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret during a trip to Dartmouth Britannia Royal Naval College, where Philip was training. And it was by pure chance that they ended up meeting - and it was all down to a nasty outbreak of mumps and chickenpox. According to the Queen's former governess Marion Crawford, Philip was one of the few cadets who wasn't taken ill so was invited to meet them. He is said to have suggested they go down to the tennis courts, where he showed off by jumping over the nets. In her book The Little Princesses, Marion claims the Queen was particularly … [Read more...] about Prince Philip won Queen’s affection with ‘unusual skill’ and jokes during first meeting

The scientist behind the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus jab has been awarded a medal previously won by Winston Churchill. Professor Sarah Gilbert has been given the Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) Albert Medal for her work on the vaccine. Prof Gilbert, who is lead researcher on the team, is Professor of Vaccinology in the Nuffield Department of Medicine at Oxford University. The RSA Albert Medal is awarded annually to recognise experts spearheading the solutions to “the challenges of our time”. Churchill scooped the gong in 1945 for leading the Allies to victory in the Second World War. Other past winners include Marie Curie for the discovery of radium; Alexander Graham Bell for inventing the telephone; Stephen Hawking for boosting awareness of physics; and Tim Berners-Lee for creating the World Wide Web. Prof Gilbert said: “It is a great honour to receive this award. “The creation and the development of the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine came after I … [Read more...] about Scientist behind coronavirus vaccine given top medal named after Prince Albert