THE Princess of Wales yesterday denied accepting cash for charity appearances. She was responding to claims by the People newspaper that she demanded £200,000 for her charity fundraising appearance in Washington last week. It said she was also paid £180,000 for a visit to Chicago to raise funds.
A spokeswoman for Princess Diana said she "has never requested any payment, nor received any fee" for such work.
Writer Shusaku Endo, one of Japan's best known novelists and winner of virtually every major Japanese literary award, died yesterday at the age of 73.
Tributes poured in yesterday for Leslie Crowther, known as one of the most popular men in showbusiness, after he died of heart failure in hospital near Bath.
He made his name as the host of popular TV programmes such as The Price is Right. Stars In their Eyes and the BBC TV children's show, Crackerjack.
Plans by Bob Geldof to campaign on behalf of divorced fathers' rights to their children have received backing from pro family groups. Geldof is currently in dispute with his ex wife Paula Yates over custody of their children. His project was welcomed by the pressure group, Families Need Fathers.