The cruel loss of billionaire philanthropist Hans Rausings second wife, Julia, was mourned by friends and family at a very moving memorial service at St Jamess, Piccadilly.
Art expert Julia died in April aged 63 following a lengthy battle with cancer. Tetra Pak heir Hanss first wife, Eva, died from drug abuse in 2012.
Life is very cruel, Julias friend Daphne Guinness tells me. In Hans, she found a loving and kind husband, in a triumphant and romantic marriage.
Other mourners included the Queens first husband, Andrew Parker Bowles, and TVs Trinny Woodall.
The Prince and Princess of Wales were represented by Catherines former private secretary Rebecca Priestley.
Daphne Guinness pictured attending a service remembering her friend Julia Rausing. Life is very cruel, she said
Hans Rausing and wife Julia in 2015
Other mourners of the of billionaire philanthropist Hans Rausing included the Queens first husband, Andrew Parker Bowles
TV star Trinny Woodall at the service at St Jamess, Piccadilly
King gives home to loyal servant who was Queen Mothers voice
As soon as Prince Charles ascended the throne, Queen Elizabeths personal assistant Angela Kelly, who had been promised a home for life, left her grace-and-favour cottage in Windsor Home Park.
Ms Kelly, who was nicknamed AK-47 due to her temper, moved to a house in the Peak District, 160 miles away, that the King bought for her. Now, I hear that the King and Queen Camilla have found a home at Windsor for one of their favourite servants, Leslie Chappell.
Leslies been given a grace-and-favour home at Windsor, one of his friends tells me. Its a very generous gesture.
Chappell worked as the Queen Mothers Page and is said to have helped maintain Charless close relationship with his grandmother by acting as her voice when she was too weak to speak over the phone. He would tell her what Charles was saying, and she would whisper her replies for Chappell to pass on.
After the Queen Mothers death, Chappell became the house manager at Clarence House, Charles and Camillas London residence.
The King and Queen Camilla have found a home at Windsor for one of their favourite servants, Leslie Chappell (right)
Charless £1m Warhol fails to sell at auction
Dont tell King Charles, but Andy Warhols portrait of him failed to sell when it went under the hammer on Thursday.
The silkscreened work had been estimated to fetch at least £1 million. At the same sale at Phillips auction house. the pop artists Portrait of Princess Diana went for £1.3million.
Another of Warhols Dianas went for more than £2 million earlier this year. The images are based on Lord Snowdons engagement photo of the couple.
Warhols work was made to mark their wedding in 1982. A Phillips spokesman tells me: The portrait of Charles received a lot of post-sale interest and quickly sold to a private buyer. They decline to disclose the sale price.
Andy Warhols portrait of King Charles failed to sell at auction on Thursday
Monika puts a spring in step of Sheryls ex
Girls Aloud star Cheryl Cole married Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini after a whirlwind courtship of just three months, and separated 18 months later.
Now, I hear that the French businessman, known as JB, has found love with an employee at one of his companies. JB, 43, introduced Monika Abrasheva, 24, as his girlfriend at a Frieze party in Londons Mayfair this week. The Bulgarian is a project manager at JBs energy supplements start-up, Eleven Eleven.
Shes certainly given him a boost.
Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini, 43, Sheryl Coles ex-husband, with Monika Abrasheva - a 24-year-old employee at one of his companies
Ellies old flame goes to ex-tremes
When Ellie Gouldings four-year marriage to Eton-educated art dealer Caspar Jopling collapsed, the pop singer, 37, found solace in the arms of her her Costa Rican surfing instructor.
Her estranged husband is, meanwhile, keeping himself occupied with extreme fitness challenges. The nephew of gallery owner Jay Jopling shared this snap of himself competing in an Ironman challenge in Barcelona.
The triathlon involves swimming 2.4 miles, riding a bicycle 112 miles and running a marathon. This was nine hours into my 11hr 20min finish time, he says of this photograph, calling himself regrettably ill-prepared. The former Team GB rower, 32, adds: But who doesnt enjoy pushing their limits sometimes.
First Ironman, last Ironman (probably).
Ellie Goulding with Eton-educated ex-husband Caspar Jopling
Jopling is now keeping himself occupied with extreme fitness challenges. He is seen competing in an Ironman in Barcelona
Pool news to catch the eye of Harry and Meghan
Theyre snugly settled in Montecito, California, in their £19.5 million mansion with its wine cellar, cinema, gym, spa, pool, tennis court, wood-fired stove, barbecue – and 13 (-and-a-half) bathrooms.
But heres news which may just persuade Prince Harry and Meghan to spend a weekend on this side of the pond – at Soho Farmhouse, the Oxfordshire retreat where they stayed twice in the giddy days of 2017, and where Meghan held her hen weekend the following year.
Its seeking permission to install a teeny pool for small children and under-16s, after sensing that its more mature patrons, seeking relief from metropolitan stress, dont necessarily want to be water-bombed or treated to hysterical shrieks as they try to relax poolside.
The proposed teeny pool provides an obvious solution to the conflict, says the Farmhouse pleadingly in its application to the local council. Just the place to park Archie and Lilibet when Megs and Harry pop over.
(Very) modern manners
Prince Andrew denied having first encountered Virginia Roberts at his favourite London nightspot, Tramp, in his calamitous Newsnight interview, insisting that hed been at a Pizza Express restaurant in Woking on the day she claimed theyd met.
Now, the revamped private members club in St Jamess has found a solution against possible confusion over whos entered. It has installed a biometric facial recognition scanner.
Members face a camera, then a green tick appears on the attached screen, unlocking Tramps front door. No sweat!
Cartoon of Prince Andrew at his favourite London nightspot, Tramp
Bank of The Beatles
The Beatles continue to make more money than most contemporary bands.
Accounts for the groups Apple Corps report £4.7 million in pay for Sir Paul McCartney, 82, and Sir Ringo Starr, 84, and the widows of John Lennon and George Harrison.
The pay comprised £500,000 in dividends and £4.2 million for promotional services and likeness rights.
The firms turnover to January was a staggering £28.7 million, making a pre-tax profit of £6.6 million.
The Beatles continue to make more money than most contemporary bands. Left-right: Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and John Lennon
Spiritual song from Meghans guru
Its all gone Pete Tong for Meghans spiritual guru Deepak Chopra as the DJ has revealed to me they are planning a musical project.
Pete, whose wife is Ayurvedic medicine practitioner Carolina Tong, tells me: We got introduced to Deepak a year ago, and he wants to do a musical collaboration, which Ive been talking to him about and will start working on it soon.
Speaking at the Jugad restaurant in Camden, north London, the DJ adds: Its going to be about how sound is healing and the power of sound.