Ephraim Hardcastle

Helen Mirren, pictured, will be regally accepting belated 80th birthday good wishes at next month's New York premiere of The Thursday Murder Club with co-stars Pierce Brosnan and Ben Kingsley.

Evergreen Joan Collins portrays Wallis Simpson opposite Isabella Rossellini as the Duchess of Windsor's secretary Suzanne Blum in The Bitter End.

Adrian Dunbar, pictured, admits to apprehension about receiving Jed Mercurio's script for the seventh series of the BBC's Line Of Duty.

Perky pop star Sophie Ellis-Bextor, pictured, whose 2001 hit Murder On The Dancefloor featured in the movie Saltburn, fears the ditty will haunt her to the grave.

Choosing Princess Diana as her fantasy dinner party guest on a podcast, Fern Britton contradicts Harry's conviction that his late mother would have 'loved' Meghan.

While the Duke of York title is traditionally given to second sons of the monarch, a courtier suggests William is 'inclined to let it die' thanks to his scandal-ridden uncle.

Bracing himself for the release of the Downton Abbey film, Julian Fellowes casts doubt on the contention by the late Maggie Smith, pictured, that she never watched her performances.

Comparing his movie portrayal of Hannibal Lecter to Sir Anthony Hopkins ' effort in The Silence of the Lambs, Brian Cox announces: 'I think I'm the best Hannibal Lecter there ever was.'

Did the King raise an eyebrow at the opening of Princess Diana's 1991 time capsule at Great Ormond Street Hospital containing a Kylie Minogue CD?

Melania, sitting next to the King at the State banquet, should be warned about his accident-prone eating style - as confessed to Mariella Frostrup at a Highgrove dinner.