Since Meghan Markle married Prince Harry, royal watchers have often remarked that her sister-in-law Kate is looking noticeably more glamorous. Now, I can reveal why, writes Richard Eden
Since Meghan Markle married Prince Harry, royal watchers have often remarked that her sister-in-law Kate is looking noticeably more glamorous. Now, I can reveal why.
The Duchess of Cambridge has secretly drafted in a talented stylist who has been advising her on her wardrobe.
Out go the stiff coat dresses and Home Counties lady look. In comes a more modern, sleek style, such as the £800 Gucci pussy-bow blouse and wide-legged trousers she wore for an engagement earlier this month.
Her new adviser is Virginia Chadwyck-Healey, an aristocratic 36-year-old former editor at Vogue magazine.
Known as Ginnie, she is an old friend of Prince William and Kate, and attended their wedding at Westminster Abbey in 2011.
‘Ginnie is Catherine’s secret weapon,’ a royal source tells me. ‘She has made a big difference to the Duchess’s wardrobe for public engagements and has helped give her a whole new sense of confidence.
‘Catherine has been really impressed and is very grateful for her help.’
Ginnie is the daughter of the 3rd Lord Strathalmond and has two daughters, Nancy, four, and Maggie, two, with her Old Etonian husband, Oliver Chadwyck-Healey.
Ginnie and Ollie were at St Andrews University with William and Kate, and both women studied history of art.
Her new adviser is Virginia Chadwyck-Healey, an aristocratic 36-year-old former editor at Vogue magazine, writes Richard Eden
Natasha Archer, who usually helps Kate with her wardrobe, is presently on maternity leave.
Ginnie, who left Vogue in 2018 after 12 years, wrote about her experience at William and Kate’s wedding.
‘To my great surprise, I found myself included in the fashion reviews as one of the “best-dressed wedding guests”,’ boasted Ginnie, who wore an Emilia Wickstead watermelon pink skirt and a bubblegum pink trapeze-sleeve silk top.
‘Royal protocol had to come first, but I wanted to feel like I had an identity amid the sea of celebrities, friends, military personnel, foreign members of state and, of course, the Royal Family.’
But she added: ‘To my mother’s horror, I didn’t wear tights.’
How very daring.
F1's Lewis still single-minded
He courted Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger for eight years and has been linked to her fellow pop stars Rihanna and Rita Ora, but Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton will not be settling down just yet, according to his father.
Anthony Hamilton, who made huge sacrifices to support his son’s talent for motor racing, tells me: ‘I don’t think Lewis is the marrying kind.’
And he seems almost to have given up hope that Lewis, 34, will provide him with a grandchild.
‘It would be nice to have some grandkids,’ says Anthony.
‘Hopefully, he will get married and give me some one day, but I can’t see that happening any time soon.’
Even Jodie's man didn't recognise her!
Jodie Kidd’s natural blonde hair played as much a part in her rise to modelling stardom in the Nineties as her razor-sharp cheekbones.
Now, the 40-year-old has ditched one of her trademark features — by dyeing her wavy locks chocolate brown.
‘It’s something I’ve wanted to do my whole life, but I’ve always been petrified,’ she confides at the Essentiel Antwerp store launch party in Sloane Square.
Jodie showed off her new look, teamed with a yellow jacket and floral dress.
Jodie Kidd’s natural blonde hair played as much a part in her rise to modelling stardom in the Nineties as her razor-sharp cheekbones. Now, the 40-year-old has ditched one of her trademark features — by dyeing her wavy locks chocolate brown, writes Richard Eden
Jokingly, she adds: ‘Maybe it’s a mid-life crisis?’
Her boyfriend, the dashing former Royal Marine Joseph Bates, is struggling to adjust to the new-look Jodie.
‘He was picking me up earlier today. I said on the phone: “I’m crossing the King’s Road now,” and had to say: “You’re literally driving past me!”
‘He slammed on the brakes and was like: “Oh, my God!” He didn’t recognise me at all. But he loves it.’
Britain's best-known High Street tycoon, Sir Philip Green, seems to have quit this country. I can reveal the Topshop owner has not spent a single day in the UK this year and has told friends he might never return.
‘He feels he’s been treated appallingly and has no desire to come back,’ one of the billionaire’s chums tells me. ‘He doesn’t want to be in Britain if he’s not wanted here.’
The roly-poly retailer has faced allegations — which he strongly denies — that he bullied and sexually harassed staff. There were also calls for him to be stripped of his knighthood over his sale of BHS for £1 to a multiple bankrupt with no shop experience.
At least Sir Philip, who previously lived at the Dorchester Hotel in Mayfair from Monday to Friday, can spend more time aboard his £100million superyacht, Lionheart, with his wife, Tina, a tax resident of Monaco.
Prince Philip turns 98 in June and has retired from royal duties, but he is nevertheless lending his name to a cause close to his heart.
I can reveal that a new organisation is to be launched in May called The Prince Philip Gordonstoun Foundation. It will raise money for scholarships at the Scottish boarding school where he and the Queen sent their children.
‘Princess Anne will speak at the launch party,’ a courtier tells me. ‘It’s possible that the Duke of Edinburgh will also attend, but we won’t know until nearer the time.’
The smart set's talking about... Arty bikini heiress Alaia
Melissa Odabash’s stylish swimwear is worn by everyone from Pippa Middleton to the Kardashians, and now her daughter, Alaia De Santis, has designs on the art world, writes Richard Eden
Melissa Odabash’s stylish swimwear is worn by everyone from Pippa Middleton to the Kardashians, and now her daughter, Alaia De Santis, has designs on the art world.
Although still in her second year at Camberwell Art College, Alaia’s Sixties-inspired collages are selling for hundreds of pounds.
‘I’ve put a hold on sales because I’m planning my first solo exhibition in London this year,’ she tells me. ‘I want everyone to be able to view them properly first.’
The amiable student, 21, whose father is businessman Nicolas De Santis, attended £19,950-a-year More House in Knightsbridge before transferring to Hampstead’s Fine Arts College.
Being a designer’s daughter can cause complications. Two years ago, Melissa was nearly sued by fashion label Azzedine Alaia because she named one of her pieces after her daughter, who shares its name.
A familiar face on the London party circuit, Alaia has fallen for Italian business student Mario Manca. She gushes: ‘When I first met him, I thought: “This is my future husband.” ’
(Very) modern manners
Here's a most unlikely transformation. Meg Mathews, friend of Kate Moss and stalwart of the hard-living Primrose Hill set, is now a health ‘guru’ advising civil servants on their lifestyles.
The ex-wife of Oasis star Noel Gallagher reveals: ‘I just did a talk at the Foreign Office.’
Speaking at the launch of Ama Bags at Caviar House & Prunier in Piccadilly, Meg tells me: ‘I went to the FO to talk about the menopause and the need to give flexible hours to those going through it.
‘Women can feel so overwhelmed in life they don’t want to go for promotion. We have to get rid of the stigma.’
As the renovations drag on at the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Windsor love nest, Frogmore Cottage, spare a thought for their neighbour, Mabel Anderson, 91.
The former nanny to all four of the Queen’s children has had to endure months of building work from her grace-and-favour home just yards away. Hope she won’t be kept awake by those late-night yoga sessions of which Harry is now fond...
That outfit is so off the wall, Jenna
Queen Victoria would not have been amused. Jenna Coleman, star of ITV’s hit period drama Victoria, turned up at a fashion party in Knightsbridge — only to find her £2,690 Gucci floral-print trouser suit looked like the wallpaper.
‘Maybe she was trying to set a trend,’ remarks a fashionista. ‘Soon, everyone will be wearing outfits that blend in with the decor.’
Queen Victoria would not have been amused. Jenna Coleman, star of ITV’s hit period drama Victoria, turned up at a fashion party in Knightsbridge — only to find her £2,690 Gucci floral-print trouser suit looked like the wallpaper, writes Richard Eden
Box office hit Bohemian Rhapsody has been accused of glossing over Freddie Mercury’s promiscuity, but it’s his chivalrous behaviour towards fans that was covered up by the BBC.
David Wigg’s interview with the Queen singer featured in the 2012 documentary, Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender. Now Wigg reveals: ‘I asked Freddie, who had so many adoring fans of both sexes, whether he had ever slept with one.
He said: “No, dear. Never sleep with a fan! It can only end in tears.”’ Wigg tells me: ‘Sadly, the BBC thought this was a bit too much and cut it out of the documentary.’
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