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| Harry
Potter author angered by tabloid photos of daughter - 14/08/01 |
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Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling lodged
a formal complaint Friday to a press industry group after a tabloid
magazine published photos of the best-selling author's daughter. Rowling's
lawyer issued the formal protest against OK! magazine to the Press
Complaints Commission, her spokeswoman said on customary condition
of anonymity ...
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about JK Rowling |
| Claire
Hangs Out in Kensington - 01/08/01 2001 |
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Traffic
was brought to a standstill in Kensington High Street this morning
as Brookside and Celebrity Big Brother star Claire Sweeney was lowered
by a rope from the roof of Marks and Spencer.
Apparently she was meant to be abseiling but such was the incredibly
slow speed of her descent it looked to me as if she was being lowered
by a rope ...
read more and see pictures |
| Madonna
in Kensington - 04/07/01 |
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Madonna arrives in Earl's Court tonight
with speculation rife that after her Drowned World Tour finishes she
may never tour again. However never say never when each of the 48
shows on the tour will each reputedly make her £1 million, that's
£48 million in total if you need a calculator. The press never tires
of calling her 'the ultimate Material Girl' (yawn).
read more in Local
News |
| Remembering
Diana's Birthday - 01/07/01 |
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Crowds gathered at Kensington Palace to celebrate
what would have been Diana's 40th birthday.
see our photo page
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| Anne
graduates to Kensington - 21/06/01 |
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American actress Anne Archer has moved
to Kensington for the summer. The 'Fatal Attraction'
star has rented a £900-a-week two bedroom flat in Kensington while
she appears in the West End hit The Graduate.
The star will be joined in August by her husband, producer Terry Jastrow,
and two grown-up sons. |
| Kensington
Roof Gardens Re-open - 15/06/01 |
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One
of London's most incredible party venues was the scene for a huge
"Richard Branson" bash last night high above the rooftops of Kensington.
After weeks of delays to the £5 million refurbishment the Kensington
Roof Gardens - that infamous private members club that most of us
can only dream about having access to on those rare balmy London evenings
- has reopened after huge refit.
read more and see photographs
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| Feature:
BT EMMA Awards 2001-04/01 |
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Last
month I attended a major star-studded event, the BT EMMA (Ethnic
Multicultural Media) Awards which took place at the plush Grovesner
House Hotel Park Lane. As I arrived, the paparazzi were concentrating
on Des'ree instead of me. I was in my element star spotting - the
first celebrity I came across was Vanessa Feltz who looked fab in
her glittery dress, she told me she was really looking forward to
the show. TV presenter and Robbie Williams' ex Tania Streacker walked
passed; "Oh my God, does she have legs to die for" was all I could
think as I craned my neck to look.
Read more and see the pics
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| Author:
Wedding bells for author JK-14/05/01 |
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Harry Potter mastermind JK Rowling looks
set to wed 29-year-old Dr Neil Murray, her love of less than a year,
while on a romantic holiday in South America. The millionaire author
and her seven-year-old daughter Jessica are joining Neil in the hot
summer sun in a few weeks, and friends believe she will wed before
returning to Britain. Before the two can tie the knot, Dr Neil must
finalise his divorce from university sweetheart and fellow doctor
Fiona Duncan. Those close to the couple believe that will soon be
resolved. The writer has pocketed £65-million from sales of the phenomenally
successful Harry Potter series and is likely to make an even more
magical sum when the first big screen adaptation hits cinemas this
November. JK was previously married to Portuguese journalist Jorge
Arantes, the father of her daughter, though the two separated after
just one year.
Read more on JK Rowling
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| Faces
In Fashion: Valentino Moves In-19/04/01 |
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The Italian fashion designer
Valentino is moving to London. He is spending £8.5 million on an
eight-bedroom house in Holland Park close to Sir Richard Branson's
home. The classic white-stucco mansion is in need of some refurbishment,
according to local agents. Valentino, who dresses stars like Claudia
Schiffer, Elizabeth Hurley and Naomi Campbell, has his London showroom
in Sloane Street. He also has homes in Rome and New York.
read more
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| Business:
Welcome to Peter Mandelson-30/03/01 |
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Mykensington welcomes Peter Mandelson who has moved
into West Kensington over the weekend from Notting Hill.
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| Gossip:
Princess Margaret resting in Kensington Palace after yet another stroke-29/03/01 |
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Princess Margaret is recovering in Kensington Palace
after suffering a third minor stroke, Buckingham Palace has revealed.
It comes just two months after the Queen's sister was released from
hospital following a suspected stroke over Christmas. The 70-year-old
royal suffered a serious loss of appetite while staying at Sandringham,
the Queen's estate in Norfolk. She was also reported to be 'severely
depressed'. A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said: 'Princess Margaret
suffered a further minor stroke early on Tuesday afternoon. It will
be some while before the extent of her recovery can be determined.
Her Royal Highness is remaining at Kensington Palace where nursing
care is being provided. The Queen is being kept closely informed
and the Princess's family have visited her.'
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| The
'It' Crowd: Prince William is the Royal's only hope - 26/03/01 |
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The Royal Family is out of touch, irrelevant and
a waste of money according to a MORI poll commissioned by the Queen.
Prince William however comes out well ...
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