Ephraim Hardcastle
PrINCe harry and fiancee Meghan Markle’s visit to a Brixton radio station today reveals a radical new departure in royal protocol. She is not only listed for the first time on the Buckingham Palace website diary for an event but is described as Ms Markle, a term the Queen loathes. Both the acknowledgement cards from Kensington Palace replying to congratulations messages and the engagement announcement from Clarence house refer to her as Ms Markle. how times change. The last divorcee to marry into the house of Windsor was referred to in official announcements, somewhat awkwardly, as Mrs Camilla Parker Bowles. THE royal commentator Alastair Bruce reveals that the Queen had to issue a special command to have the St Edward’s Crown brought from the Tower of London to Buckingham Palace for his documentary on her coronation. He adds: ‘When items of the regalia are removed from the Jewel House in the Tower of London, a little card is put in their place that says “in use”.’ A SerIAL romancer of younger models, hollywood star Leonardo diCaprio, 43, is reportedly smitten by a new one – Argentinian starlet Camila Morrone, 20, pictured left with her mother Lucila Sola, 38. Actress Lucila, meanwhile, is the romantic interest of actor Al Pacino, 77. Isn’t it grand to see two such revered stars strike a blow against ageism? NAMING David Cameron as his pet hate on BBC 1’s Room 101, ex-Newsnight presenter Jeremy Paxman, 67, adds: ‘He was the worst prime minister we have had for a very, very long time. For several generations certainly since Anthony Eden, possibly since Neville Chamberlain, probably since Lord North who lost the American colonies.’ Get off the fence Paxo! GYLeS Brandreth brags that he secured the last ever interview with the late Sir harry Secombe in April 2001. how can he be sure? he tells The oldie: ‘As we concluded our conversation he emitted one of his famous squeals of excitement and the line went dead. It transpired he’d ended our chat with an exuberant step backwards and fallen down the stairs. he died three days later.’ FIRE and Fury author Michael Wolff should wear a raincoat if he attends any Donald Trump parties in future. After Vanity Fair writer Marie Brenner wrote an unflattering article about Trump, she was at a black tie event in New York when she felt something cold and wet running down her back. The Donald had poured a glass of wine down her neck.