ON THIS DAY
FROM THE DAILY MAIL ARCHIVE
MARCH 25, 1998
IT was a welcome fit for a superstar from crowds of teenage girls. Every time Prince william lifted his head, the shy 15-year- old was met by a shrieking wall of sound. He and Prince Harry are in Canada with Prince Charles, on their first royal tour.
MARCH 25, 2004
COCA-COLA has abandoned the launch of its tap water drink Dasani in Britain in a move which could cost more than £70 million. The brand was withdrawn after the company admitted samples were contaminated. But it never shook off comparisons with a plot in Only Fools and Horses, where Del Boy bottled mains water and sold it as Peckham spring.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO, 48. The Ukrainian former boxer was a two-time world heavyweight champion, won Olympic gold and enlisted in Ukraine’s reserve army ahead of the 2022 invasion. SIR ELTON JOHN, 77. The singer- songwriter from Middlesex has won two Oscars, five Grammys and five Brits. There is no one who still calls him by his birth name, reginald Dwight. He said: ‘reg is the unhappy part of my life. If my mother can call me Elton, then everybody else can.’
BORN ON THIS DAY
PAUL SCOTT ( 1920- 1978). The London-born author wrote 13 novels, including The Raj Quartet — which was adapted for TV as The Jewel In The Crown.
EILEEN FORD (1922-2014). The U. s. former model established Ford Models, which became the world’s biggest agency and represented Jane Fonda and Kim Basinger. she told those under 5ft 7in: ‘If you’re short you’re not going to model. That’s it.’
ON MARCH 25...
IN 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono began their ‘Bed-In for Peace’. IN 1989, Madonna, pictured, was at UK No 1, with Like a Prayer. Its video was condemned by the Vatican.
WORD WIZARDRY
GUESS THE DEFINITION: Cenacle (coined 1400) a) a napkin holder in the shape of a ship. B) The large room in which the Last supper took place. C) That part of an animal’s back it can’t reach to scratch. Answer below
PHRASE EXPLAINED
All in a day’s work: said of an unusual or unexpected task that is obligingly added to the daily routine.
QUOTE FOR TODAY
‘It is time to get back to basics: to self-discipline and respect for the law, to consideration for others, to accepting responsibility for yourself and your family, and not shuffling it off on the state.’
John Major, Former prime minister
JOKE OF THE DAY
HOW do you get in touch with a penguin? Give it a wing. Guess The Definition answer B.