Princess Beatrice’s friend Alice Naylor-Leyland surprised her friends by announcing that she and her husband had a child thanks to a surrogate mother.
She already has three children with Tom Naylor-Leyland, heir to the baronetcy and the £176m Fitzwilliam landowning fortune.
“I realize it was greedy to have this burning desire to complete our family,” he says.
“But due to too many complications, setbacks, miscarriages and then being told I could no longer have children, we decided to venture into the world of surrogacy.”
By sharing a photo of the newborn baby’s foot with a pink tag online, she thanks the anonymous surrogate mother.
“Without the kindness and courage of our beloved surrogate mother and the brilliance of modern science using our own embryo, we would not be here.”
While commercial surrogacy is common in the United States, in Britain it is only legal if the mother is not paid except for “reasonable” expenses.
Alice, 38, adds: “It’s been a crazy journey, but now that we’ve arrived, I can’t wait to enjoy every minute.”
Alice Naylor-Leyland (right) already has three children with Tom Naylor-Leyland (left), heir to the baronetcy and Fitzwilliam landowning fortune of £176 million.
By sharing a photo of the newborn baby’s foot with a pink tag online, she thanks the anonymous surrogate mother.
Earlier this month, the Vatican declared surrogacy a “serious threat” to human dignity.
The decree equates it with abortion and euthanasia as practices that violate God’s plan for human life.
Naylor-Leyland has a business that sells themed dining sets. Last month, Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon was among the guests at the launch of her first pop-up store of her spring ‘Mrs Alice’ tablescape collection in California.
Last year, Martha Stewart, the queen of American cuisine and business magnate, attended the launch party for Alice’s Alpine Tablescape range at the Casa Cruz restaurant in New York.
“It was a great honor to have the iconic Martha Stewart in attendance,” he told me at the time. ‘She was very charming and friendly and it was a pleasure to talk to her about everything to do with the tables.
‘It was very exciting to launch our Christmas collection with Nina García in New York and her new tabletop edition is simply beautiful. You have been very kind to defend the Mrs. Alice brand.
Lord Byron will be moved from his traffic island in Park Lane, Mayfair.
Byron’s descendant, the Earl of Lytton, has persuaded the government to move the old man to Hyde Park, where Byron’s lovers will be in less danger of being hit by traffic.
The move was accepted by Lord Parkinson, Minister for Culture, who admitted that the current site was “far less attractive and accessible than those Peloponnesian islands frequented by Lord Byron.”
The move will come just 66 years after it was first proposed by a government minister – an indecent rush by Whitehall standards.
Lord Lytton is a less libertine figure than his romantic ancestor. He is a chartered surveyor who used to work for the Treasury.
Lord Byron (pictured) will be moved from his traffic island in Park Lane, Mayfair.
Meghan in a bind as launch boosts sales of King’s preserve!
The Duchess of Sussex’s launch of her first product, a jar of strawberry jam, is generating big business… for King Charles.
Meghan’s publicity stunt, in which she sent jars of her American Riviera Orchard product to 50 friends and “influencers”, has encouraged royalists to buy the King’s jam.
So many of them have made it that Highgrove Organic Strawberry Preserve was “sold out”, according to the retailer’s website yesterday, even though the 340g jars cost £6.95 each.
Profits are donated to real charities. Meghan’s profits will go to herself.
The Duchess of Sussex’s (pictured) launch of her first product, a jar of strawberry jam, is generating big business… for King Charles.
The spikes on the neckline surprise Ashley
Former Made In Chelsea star Ashley James was a guest on ITV’s This Morning this week and was shocked by the comments she received online from some viewers about her lilac vest, which they said exposed her ample cleavage.
‘I went on live television, talking about the objectification of women in the media. I went off the air because of women’s complaints,” says Ashley, 37, who has two children. ‘These old breastfed tits are still embarrassing, just as they were when they were children.
‘The problem is not my body or my clothes. The problem is the hypersexualization of breasts in society. Enough!’
Former Made In Chelsea star Ashley James (pictured) was a guest on ITV’s This Morning this week and was shocked by comments she received online from some viewers about her lilac vest, which they say exposed her ample cleavage .
He is a chef and former model who dated pop princess Dua Lipa before enjoying a romance with actress Nell Tiger Free, star of the sex and dragon drama Game Of Thrones.
But Isaac Carew’s finances, 38, are proving less enviable than his love life.
I can reveal that his business, Isaac Carew Ltd, has gone bankrupt and owes more than £352,000.
Of that amount, £300,000 is owed to HMRC. Documents reveal a liquidator was appointed last month