The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, yesterday began a career as a daytime television chat show host, dedicating the programme to her mother who died two weeks ago.
During the hour-long episode of Sarah . . . Surviving Life, Fergie said she felt qualified to present the show as she had suffered "huge downs" in her life. "You might wonder why I qualify to present a show about surviving life," she told viewers of Sky One.
Former Avengers star Dame Diana Rigg was yesterday installed as chancellor of Stirling University. In a ceremony at Stirling's Holy Rude Church she became the fourth chancellor and the first woman to hold the position in the university's 31-year history.
Models and fashion designers yesterday backed a national campaign to stamp out images of people smoking from the pages of glossy magazines. An exclusive dress signed by supermodel Christy Turlington, cover girl Sarah Thomas and designers Issey Miyake and Sonja Nuttall, were introduced by Public Health Minister Tessa Jowell in London.
David Bowie (51) has been named top music star of the past 30 years. He edged ahead of the Beatles as the most important act of the last three decades, according to a survey of pop stars, musicians, critics and industry figures.
The poll was compiled by London's Time Out magazine to mark its 30th birthday.