Fashion tycoon John Robinson, who utilized Kate Middleton before she wed Prince William, has won a three-year fight to host wedding events at his Cotswolds estate.
The multi-millionaire founder of fashion chain Jigsaw had to get rid of objections from residents about sound pollution and overloaded roads. He was offered four months' notice in 2022 to stop hosting events at his ₤ 12 million residential or commercial property, Euridge Manor.
But, after a nine-day public query, Robinson, 77, has been granted approval to continue hosting events on the stretching 450-acre estate, where Poldark star Eleanor Tomlinson exchanged swears with rugby gamer Will Owen.
'Euridge Manor Weddings is delighted at the grant of preparing authorization,' a representative states.
When Robinson bought Euridge Manor Farm in 1980, it covered 200 acres, with a five-bedroom farmhouse, outbuildings and 3 homes. But the magnate extended the estate, purchasing 250 acres of surrounding land, and building an orangery with two bedrooms and an indoor swimming pool.
He married now ex-wife Belle at Euridge in 2004. After their divorce in 2014, Robinson signed up company Euridge Manor Weddings Incorporated and began hosting events.
The multi-millionaire founder of style chain Jigsaw (imagined) needed to conquer objections from residents about sound pollution and overloaded roadways. He was given four months' notice in 2022 to stop hosting occasions at his ₤ 12 million residential or commercial property, Euridge Manor
The fashion tycoon utilized Kate Middleton before she wed Prince William. Pictured: In 2007
Neighbours complained about traffic, music and firework displays lasting into the little hours and stated the estate did not have consent for 'change of usage' in order to host weddings.
After 2 planning applications and an appeal, planning permission has actually now been approved based on a series of conditions to manage sound and address highway security issues.
No cut prices for Stella's clan
You might think the name McCartney would open doors and curry favours - especially for a relation of Sir Paul.
But comedienne Sophie McCartney, a cousin of the former Beatle, says it does not cut any ice with Sir Paul's child, style designer Stella.
'When I was more youthful, my Nana took me to Paris since I wanted to be a style designer as I was doing fabrics GCSE,' states Sophie.
'We went to go and see Stella. She was at Chloe at the time. I did get some sunglasses and a Chloe [bag] But that's it.
'But no I have actually never ever had any Stella McCartney discount rate.
'I 'd take 25 (percent).'
Comedienne Sophie McCartney, a cousin of the previous Beatle, says it doesn't cut any ice with Sir Paul's child, style designer Stella
Lily's friends get a wake-up call as star says she ranks them
Anyone receiving unforeseen FaceTime calls from Lily Allen for catch-up chats maybe shouldn't feel too honoured or delighted - until they have actually exercised its duration and the period since the last one.
'I produce lists of people who I like in order of just how much I like them,' the pop singer, 40, reveals. 'I send out that list to my assistant and ask her to schedule the time for me to have FaceTimes with them.'
In March, I exposed that Lily's partner, Stranger Things star David Harbour, had actually been having an affair with a coworker. 'David cheated on Lily,' an associate told me. 'They satisfied on a motion picture they did together.'
Anyone receiving unanticipated FaceTime calls from Lily Allen for catch-up talks maybe should not feel too honoured or excited
Having been a pop star herself in the 1980s and '90s, Cathy Dennis went on to compose hits for Kylie Minogue, with Can't Get You Out Of My Head, Britney Spears (Toxic) and Katy Perry (I Kissed a Lady).
Now, nevertheless, she's fed up with writing for others. 'I am finished with that,' states Dennis, 56.
'There have actually been numerous [recording] sessions where I have actually been asked to get into a box and one day I just think, "No, say goodbye to". I will continue to write, however I am not composing music in the same method.'
Duckface is a punchy visitor
She knocked Hugh Grant's character flat out after being jilted in Four Weddings And A Funeral, and 'duckface' Anna Chancellor is nearly as pugnacious in real life.
The starlet, 60, admits she lost her cool at Arizona's Grand Canyon. 'I acted rather terribly,' she tells Travel Secrets podcast.
'I scheduled a "1930s cabin" - when I acted I was like, "This is s ***". I said, "You need to relocate me". I'm capable of kicking up a difficulty.'
She knocked Hugh Grant's character flat out after being jilted in Four Weddings And A Funeral, and 'duckface' Anna Chancellor is almost as pugnacious in reality. Pictured: In 2006
The Ritz played an essential function in King Charles's life when he and Camilla Parker Bowles were envisioned leaving the London hotel in 1999 in their very first public look together as a couple.
And His Majesty was, I hear, quick to get in touch previously this year when The Ritz was awarded fine after award.
'I got a great little letter from King Charles, congratulating me on getting two Michelin stars,' John Williams, executive chef at The Ritz, tells me at the National Restaurant Awards, where The Ritz was crowned finest in the UK.
GP mistake? You can blame Lesley!
Opera singer Lesley Garrett was a panellist on ITV's Loose Women for 4 years, but her hubby, retired GP Peter Christian, intervened.
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' [It's] the only time he's ever asked me to stop doing something,' she reveals. 'He said, "At the surgery I've got 10 minutes with each client. And eight minutes is taken up with what you've said the day before. I'm concerned I'm going to misdiagnose someone, so please could you stop?'
Former 'It-girl' Tamara Beckwith's wild partying days aren't entirely behind her if this photo is anything to go by
Tamara still has really bad practices!
Former 'It-girl' Tamara Beckwith's wild partying days aren't entirely behind her if this picture is anything to pass.
Tamara, 55, participated in the expensive dress tenth wedding anniversary party of Sofia Barattieri Weinstein, co-chair of the London Air Ambulance, and her husband, Brian Weinstein, in Sicily at the weekend.
Beckwith can be seen surrounded by fellow partygoers impersonated priests and nuns in these pictures she shared online.
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'It was a magnificent example of when friends demonstrate how much they love their hosts,' says Tamara, who is wed to Italian businessman Giorgio Veroni. 'Incredible dresses, head-dresses, naughty lace, brocades and enchanted gardens filled with candlelight.'
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