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DAENERYS Targaryen’s murder at the hands of Jon Snow left fans heartbroken in the Game of Thrones finale. But perhaps most devastated of all was Drogon, the silver-haired leader’s only surviving dragon, who she raised from birth. The majestic beast was so crushed by the loss of its mother that it melted the Iron Throne with its fiery breath after realising she had been killed. It subsequently grabbed her body in its claws and flew off into the distance, leaving many perplexed about what came next. Amid rising speculation from fans that Drogon could have eaten Daenerys, show runners David Benioff and Dan Weiss felt compelled to address the matter. In an interview included in the final season’s DVD and Blu-ray special features, the pair insisted that Drogon would never do such a thing.Most read in TV and Showbizgirls on tour Kendall Jenner straddles Bella Hadid and wears a thong bikini in Miami IN THE BUFF Caitlyn strips naked for jungle shower after disgusting I'm A … [Read more...] about Game of Thrones bosses finally confirm what Drogon did with Daenerys’ body after Jon Snow stabbing

Simon Hopkinson first met Elizabeth David in 1984, or thereabouts, at Hilaire, the Chelsea restaurant of which he was chef. She came for supper with Valerie Eliot, and the widow of the poet was wearing – he remembers it vividly – a polka-dot dress. "I was very excited," he says. "Because I was a fan." By this time, David was in her early 70s and a little frail (in the early 1960s, she had suffered a cerebral haemorrhage, and in the 1970s, she was in a serious car accident). As a result, she had a miniature appetite. "She ate like a bird. But I remember that I'd made a consomme, very clear and gorgeous, from some prawn shells. She asked for a second helping, and I was so pleased." Made brave by this, at the end of her lunch, the young Hopkinson left his kitchen, clutching a copy of An Omelette and a Glass of Wine, David's collected journalism and the book of hers that he loves the most. She duly signed it for him, and so began a friendship that would last until she died in … [Read more...] about The enduring legacy of Elizabeth David, Britain’s first lady of food

EMILIA Clarke has admitted that she found herself in "hell" as she prepared to film her final speech in the Game Of Thrones language Dothraki. The British actress starred as Daenarys Targaryen, also known as Mother of Dragons, in the hit HBO series and spent eight years learning the language. However, in a new featurette she acknowledged that one of her final speeches in the hit series was so anxiety-inducing that it "ate her up". "I knew that speech was going to be really important, and I spent a huge amount of time learning it," Emilia revealed in a new featurette called Duty is the Death of Love. "I’m being so brutally honest here – I was in hell learning that speech. This pretend language was literally eating me up. I couldn’t do it. Yet when it came to step in front of the cameras, she got it "word perfect"."I woke up in the morning, went on, and it all came out. I was probably fighting not what I was fighting, but what Dany was doing," she suggested. The … [Read more...] about Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke admits ‘hellish’ Daenerys Targaryen finale episode ‘ate her up’

The UK is set to be faced with a 'Scandinavian shiver', bringing -4C chills at the start of what could be the coldest November in nine years. The drop in temperature comes as flood warnings have been issued across the UK. Extreme weather conditions have continued to plague most of the country and one man was swept away by a wave in Dorset, after 80mph winds battered the coastline. He was swept out to sea yesterday afternoon and police said a huge wave knocked him and a female friend over, dragging them both into the sea. Police have since found a body - though formal identification has not yet taken place  This is while the Met Office has advised those hoping to head out to watch bonfire displays for Guy Fawkes night to wrap up warm as 1,200 mile-wide freeze is set to blanket some areas.  Colder-than normal conditions have been forecast which could last for at least a week and during most of November.  The Met also has in place a yellow warning for today with heavy … [Read more...] about ‘Scandinavian shiver’ will bring -4C chills on Guy Fawkes night in coldest November since 2010 after wave sweeps away walker and floods hit

Creativity, culture and the arts are being systematically removed from the education system, with dramatic falls in the number of pupils taking GCSEs in design, drama and other craft-related subjects, a new report has revealed. A year in the writing, the Warwick commission report, published on Tuesday, examines all aspects of the creative arts sector: from film, theatre and dance to video games, pop music and fashion. It estimates the sector represents 5% of the British economy valued at £76.9bn. The report describes arts audiences as overwhelmingly middle class and white. It says that the wealthiest, best educated and least ethnically diverse 8% of society make up nearly half of live music audiences and a third of theatregoers and gallery visitors. Vikki Heywood, the chair of the commission, said two of the most eye-opening aspects of the inquiry were to do with cultural education and the lack of diversity in arts audiences. The cultural and creative economies were one ecosystem, … [Read more...] about Arts and culture being ‘systematically removed from UK education system’