He endured a grueling month or more, during which he was subjected to incessant and sometimes lurid speculation. So let’s hope Christian Horner still has some juice in his tank.
Because I can reveal, no sooner had the combative head of the Red Bull Formula 1 team been cleared of allegations of “inappropriate behavior” – brought against him by a now suspended employee – than he found immersed in a battle with his neighbors.
That may not be what Horner, 50, and his wife, effervescent former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, 51, envisioned when, earlier this year, they revealed plans to “improve » the grounds of their 15th century manor on the Oxfordshire-Northamptonshire border.
Although their proposals included evocative descriptions – and drawings – of a yew hedge, a vegetable garden, raised flower beds and an apple or rose avenue, the couple admitted that their “goal main” was to “introduce” a 40 foot by 16 foot swimming pool.
Christian and Geri Horner at the Larkhill Royal Artillery point-to-point races in January
Lord Michael Heseltine (pictured in 2022) lives nearby in even greater grandeur than the Horners
This proved enough to irritate their neighbors. Some are calling the Horners’ plan “the height of disrespect”, explaining that the proposed swimming pool would be desperately close to the village church.
“Many local families attend the church and, of course, the rector organizes weddings, baptisms and funerals,” says this reviewer, adding that mourners, standing in the cemetery a few meters from the pool, might attend a burial only “to be distracted by screaming.” , shouting and splashing”.
It is unlikely that opponents’ moods would have been improved by the knowledge that the Horner residence, which has its own boating lake, stables, helipad and orangery, already has an indoor swimming pool.
Curiously, the identities of those who took up arms – and, indeed, most of their comments – are deliberately hidden on the Council’s website. But could one of them be former Deputy Prime Minister Lord (Michael) Heseltine?
I ask because an objector points out that the church is “very beautiful…and was used for weddings of the Heseltine family.”
Lord Heseltine, who lives nearby in even greater grandeur than the Horners, celebrated his 91st birthday on Thursday and said only: “It’s none of my business.”
The local council will say only that it refrains from publishing what it considers “personal” or “sensitive” data.
The investigation into hospital staff who allegedly tried to access the Princess of Wales’ private medical records is history repeating itself, according to royal biographer Ingrid Seward.
“It reminds us of Diana’s time, when we all thought it couldn’t get any crazier,” she told me at a party in London to celebrate the success of my colleague Robert Hardman’s biography Charles III : The Inside Story.
“It’s very scary.”
Seward adds: “It all went global, in the same way it did with Diana.”
Staff allegedly tried to access Princess of Wales’ private medical records
The investigation into hospital staff who allegedly tried to access the Princess of Wales’ private medical records is history repeating itself, according to royal biographer Ingrid Seward (pictured)
Police officers stand guard at the entrance to the London Clinic on January 17 while Kate undergoes treatment.
There was no need to worry about what to wear on their big night out for model Amber Le Bon and her friend, presenter Lilah Parsons.
Because the dress code at the Savoy Hotel was… strictly nightwear. The couple were among the guests at champagne producer Perrier-Jouet’s inaugural PJ In Your PJs dinner.
Lilah, 36, and Amber, 34, daughter of Duran Duran singer Simon Le Bon and his supermodel wife Yasmin, wore matching pink sand-washed silk jim-jams designed by Olivia Von Halle who cost £530 each – something most of us can only dream of.
Amber Le Bon (left) and Lilah Parsons (right) attend a sleepover at the Savoy Hotel in London
Amber Le Bon generally has a more glamorous figure. Pictured attending the RIXO GOLD launch party at Toklas on March 14 in London
He is the doctor who advanced by working alongside sorcerers in Africa to care for Queen Elizabeth. But this week, Dr. Timothy Evans finished his royal duties.
After two decades as royal household apothecary, he relinquished his position and was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order by King Charles.
It was a well-deserved honor for Evans, 68, who brought a change of style to his role by taking over from Sir Nigel Southwood, a Harley Street practitioner.
As well as stopping at Buckingham Palace in a smart car – with the personalized number plate “Dr Tim” – he was and remains an enthusiast of acupuncture and aromatherapy.
Dr. Timothy Evans displayed the kind of stoicism that the late Queen and Prince Philip were renowned for.
He also demonstrated the kind of stoicism that the late Queen and Prince Philip were renowned for, when his wife, Annabel, died of breast cancer at the age of 38, leaving him with two young children.
Dr Tim raised them alone, while continuing his London practice and royal duties.
Former Great British Bake Off presenter Mel Giedroyc, who said “family is everything to me”, was left devastated after the death of her beloved mother.
Princess Rosemary Giedroyc, aged 86, died “peacefully” on Sunday in Oxford.
Former Great British Bake Off presenter Mel Giedroyc (pictured) was left devastated after the death of her beloved mother.
Her family says she was “adored.”
Rosemary’s husband Michal, a Polish aristocrat, died in 2018 at the age of 88. He was sent to forced labor in Siberia by the invading Soviet army in 1939.
Television actor Stephen Mangan wants to add another string to his bow: musical theater. “Any kind of silly musical is perfect for me,” Mangan, 55, tells me at the gala evening of Police Cops: The Musical, at the Southwark Playhouse Elephant in London. “I would either like to tap dance, or ride a unicycle, or just dress up.”