Nathaniel Hess (2) was determined to give his biscuit to the nice old lady in yellow. As the Queen Mother made her way along the crowds in front of Clarence House on her 98th birthday, Nathaniel seized his moment. Stepping forward he presented her with his half-eaten digestive. She took it, pretended to munch it with a smile, before handing it back with the words: "You eat it". It was left to Nathaniel's older brother William (8) to explain the joke. "She was very nice to us," he said.
Vaclav Havel's health deteriorated, his medical team said yesterday, citing an irregular heartbeat and the onset of bronchial pneumonia nine days after he underwent intestinal surgery. Doctors said they were "intensively" treating the heart problem, the latest in a string of serious ailments to afflict him.
Princess Anne's daughter Zara Phillips (17) yesterday stayed tongue-in-cheek following reports she was sporting a new metal stud in her tongue.
She kept her mouth closed as she posed outside Clarence House with the Royal family for her great-grand mother's birthday celebrations.
She is reported to have unveiled the stud, made famous by Scary Spice Mel B, when she returned home from boarding school for the summer holidays.
Caroline Aherne left hospital yesterday and admitted she is fighting alcoholism.
The Mrs Merton star checked out of a London clinic following a month of treatment.
She was admitted shortly after being rushed to hospital on July 6th, reportedly after a drinking bout.