Bargain bikini, expensive sunglasses

NOThINg flashy in the beachwear on display here — the top half seems to be a Fantasie bra- style bikini, costing around £42, and the bottoms are £17.99 esprit Miami Beach from Zalando.

The sunglasses, though, are from Bvlgari and cost £335.

Over the past two years, Carole has taken the bold decision to grow out her fringe, depriving her of a key piece in the armour of many beauties of a certain age who find that nothing flatters an older face like a fringe.

she has her hair done at Richard Ward, in Chelsea, West London, who also look after Kate’s hair.

The salon is said to banish Carole’s greys, too, for around £400 a time. she no longer has highlights but a warm allover colour, and is letting her hair grow longer than it has been.

Carole favours facials at the A- list Mayfair salon run by Linda Meredith.

Meredith has treated Victoria Beckham, gwyneth Paltrow, stella McCartney, Kate Moss, Julia Roberts and Colin Firth.

her signature facials are cleansing and plumping, and cost around £150.

They end with a blast of oxygen to plump surface lines and push oils deeper into the dermis.

she is also said to have two ‘very light’ spray tans a month.