The kings head at cirencester

PHILIPPOS Andreou of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg – or Prince Philip for short – could so easily have become a drug-addled Eurotrash wastrel. We see it all the time in magazines like Hello! — stupid people with stupid names and stupid titles sitting on their stupid boats ­surrounded by a bunch of stupid girls and some rolled-up bank notes. * Read our live blog for the very latest news on Prince Philip's death ... T’was ever thus. There was some Eurotrash guy in the Sixties who remembered, at two in the morning, during a coke-fuelled poker game in Paris that he was due to play in a tennis tournament in Monaco the next day. So he ran out, leaped into his Ferrari and got 200 yards before he crashed into a tree and died. That’s the world Prince Philip is from. He was born in Corfu but lived in France before going to a British public school where it must have taken 20 minutes to read out his name in assembly. His dad was the king of both Greece and … [Read more...] about You never saw Prince Philip slouch… he was the human spirit level

SNOW is expected to hit parts of Britain TOMORROW while some regions will enjoy cold sunshine as pubs and shops reopen to Brits. Despite the sun it is still expected to be cold on Monday so anyone venturing out for a pint should probably take a coat. Forecasters say temperatures could be on the chilly side, with the mercury expected to struggle to reach over 8C in London. Met Office spokeswoman Nicola Maxey said Monday would be “a cold day with bright weather for most”, adding: “It’s certainly looking fine, dry and cold in the South.” England saw its coldest April day in eight years on Wednesday, with the temperature hitting a freezing -7.5C in Benson, South Oxfordshire. And another Arctic plunge is on its way to the UK, according to The Weather Outlook. The forecaster predicted in an update: "A band of patchy rain pushes down over central and southern counties today. "Areas to its north will be cold and bright, but wintry showers develop. "The weekend brings … [Read more...] about UK Weather forecast – Snow TOMORROW as temperatures plunge below freezing ahead of pub and shops reopening

Prince Philip's ceremonial royal funeral will be like no other due to coronavirus restrictions and the final wishes of Britain's longest-serving consort. Saturday's service in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, will take place against the backdrop of a pandemic and bring senior royals together for the first time in about a year. It is said the Duke of Edinburgh, who died at Windsor Castle on Friday, just two months before his 100th birthday, didn't want a fuss over his funeral, and he will get his final wish due to England's lockdown rules. Only 30 guests will be allowed at the televised funeral, which will get underway when Philip's coffin arrives on a specially modified Land Rover he helped to design, and they will be required to wear face masks and social distance. Sources claim the duke would be pleased that there will be minimal fuss over his funeral. A senior royal aide told the Sunday Times: “The duke would have been delighted there won’t be able to be as … [Read more...] about All we know about Prince Philip’s funeral from face masks to Land Rover hearse