EPHRAIM HARCASTLE: Putins sabre-rattling threat is causing Prince William concern about the safety of his children

Vladimir Putins sabre-rattling threat to unleash nuclear Armageddon is causing Prince William concern about the safety of his children George, Charlotte and Louis, whispers my source. 

Under Operation Candid, should Putin press the button, the King and Queen would be whisked away to a bunker alongside Yvette Cooper, the Home Secretary. 

With limited space, William and Kate would be incarcerated with Sir Keir Starmer. What vexes William is the absence of provisions for saving his three heirs. 

If push came to shove, says my mole, Kate and William would almost certainly refuse to go anywhere without them. With the rules under constant review, whats the betting on William having some Whitehall mandarins jettisoned to make room for his children?

My sources tell me that Prince William is concerned for the safety of his three children following Putins sabre-rattling threats

The moment Russia used the experimental Oreshnik for the first time to strike Dnipro on November 21

Under Operation Candid, should Putin press the button, William and Kate would be hidden away with Sir Keir Starmer, but there are no provisions for the Princes three heirs

The King had to sit through Gladiator II at this months Royal Film Performance, prompting recollection of the late Queens irritation in 1954 when she attended the premiere of Beau Brummell starring Liz Taylor, pictured in her prime. 

HM complained to her PM Winston Churchill, and his private secretary wrote to the Board of Trade. 

The Queen had told the Prime Minister what a bad film it was and he, on his own initiative, wanted to see what could be done about it for the future, wrote the secretary. 

Changes were instantly made and a new way of selecting the film instituted. The following year the Queen was delighted to see Alfred Hitchcocks To Catch a Thief.

The King arriving at the global premiere of Gladiator II in Leicester Square on November 13

The selection of an official biographer of the late Queen has been delayed indefinitely by the sheer scale of her personal papers and diaries. 

They are currently being read and collated by her former page, Paul Whybrew. Known as Tall Paul, who featured in the Queens London 2012 James Bond skit, he has to decide what should and shouldnt see the light of day. 

It will be up to him what material future biographers will have access to when they are placed in the Royal Archives. That work is ongoing. Thankfully, Whybrew is more methodical than Princess Margaret. 

Concerned that a lot of material relating to the King and Princess Diana in the Queen Mothers keeping might fall into the wrong hands, she gathered it together and burnt it.

The selection of an official biographer for the late Queen Elizabeth II has been delayed indefinitely due to the sheer scale of her personal papers

A year after Shane MacGowans death, fellow Irishman Sir Bob Geldof tells a Radio 4 documentary tomorrow that he wasnt initially impressed by Shane or his band The Pogues. 

I actually thought that they were taking the p***. I thought it was more Paddywhackery. 

Sir Bob later relented: But it was only really when I tuned into the attitude and the lyrics that I understood the otherness. The lyrics are so good and they sound to the core like youre Irish.

Gary Linekers agent Jon Holmes ordered radio silence when an email leaked about Gary leaving Match of the Day. 

He said: I messaged with clumsy fingers and the help of autocorrect. Lets keep shrimp, followed by: Apologies. shtum.