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Her beauty propelled her into Country Life magazine as one of its 'girls in pearls' and to the threshold of a film career, only for her to renounce 'lights, camera, action!' in favour of marrying the future 14th Duke of Bedford, owner of Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire, with its 24 priceless Canalettos, not to mention a safari park. But, now aged 84, the Dowager Duchess of Bedford has undertaken her latest transformation. Henrietta's become a Kiwi - taking New Zealand citizenship. The Duchess found the initiation ceremony a particular pleasure. 'I didn't realise I was going to have to pay allegiance to King Charles,' she says. 'Such a lovely feeling.' Explaining her reasons for emigrating, she says: 'It feels like England used to. England doesn't feel like it used to when I was a child.' As a debutante in 1957, her parents held a party for her at Claridge's in a room transformed into a nightclub, its walls studded with silk butterflies.

How often in recent times have you tried to telephone a company or organisation and been fobbed off with an automated message stating, 'we're facing high call volumes right now,' or some variant? "Why don't you go online with your query?" says the cherry on top.' I'm left thinking: are they really that busy or are they testing my very British queue patience to see if I'll buckle and go to the dreaded chatbot?

According to a High Court writ, a millionaire banker borrowed a brand new Rolls-Royce from a friend and then pocketed the $290,000 insurance payout herself after the car was stolen. Former investment house boss Stephen Decani is being sued over a new Rolls Royce Cullinan SUV that was stolen after she lent it to her. Ms Kwok, 41, who specializes in buying and selling impressionist and post-modern art, says her company, Willstone Management, bought the new Rolls-Royce Cullinan in May 2021. According to the writ, Mr Decani borrowed the car shortly after taking out an insurance policy with Sabre, with the premium of £8,739.36 being paid by Ms Kwok's firm.

The Grand Tour viewers have raving over the show's latest edition Sand Job branding it as "utterly brilliant." Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May were able to travel through remote Africa and fight through the Sahara on the feature length episode. The three participants rode in the footsteps of the world's most dangerous run, the legendary Paris-Dakar, but they must travel in secondhand motorcycles rather than bespoke sports cars.

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Top Gear will be back in the future with a fresh eco-motorship focus, according to Richard Hammond, who emphasizes that buying a new car is perhaps the most important contribution we can make.' Top Gear has been suspended since former England cricket captain Freddie, 46, was admitted to hospital in December 2022 after being injured in an accident on the Top Gear test track at Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey. The high-octane petrol head show pitted the gargantuan egos of Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Hammond against gas-guzzling super cars.

Following Freddie Flintoff's horrific crash, Richard Hammond says Top Gear or a similar show would return to screens. Since retired England cricket captain Freddie, 46, was admitted to hospital in December 2022 after being injured in a crash at Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey, production of the hit motoring show has halted. Following the disaster, the BBC announced that it would suspend production on the show, co-presented by Take Me Out host Paddy McGuinness and automotive journalist Chris Harris, as it was considered 'inappropriate', with a health and safety study.

James May, a former Top Gear star, claims that if barts plan for the future, they will not survive the change in consumer behaviour that has seen the traditional bar put under pressure. 'In this day and age, a good pub must have decent food,' James, the landlord of the Royal Oak pub in Swallowcliffe, Wiltshire, told MailOnline: "A good pub must have good food."

Since quitting Prime Video's The Grand Tour, Richard Hammond, Jeremy Clarkson, and James May may make a surprising career change. Following their time on Top Gear, the trio joined YouTube in 2015 to continue their motoring adventures, but after five seasons, they will now end. Richard, 54, said that although nothing was planned in stone, they could potentially appear in a display comparing Amanda Holden and Alan Carr's makeover of the Italian job.

In The Grand Tour: Sand Job, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May survived a deadly minefield and attempted to cross a river without a bridge. The trio travelled to Mauritania, West Africa's wild and remote region, for the penultimate special, which will be announced on Amazon Prime Video on Friday. Jeremy, 63, Richard, 54, and James',61, followed in the footsteps of the world's most prestigious run, the historic Paris-Dakar, but the trio travelled in secondhand cars rather than competing in bespoke Dakar racers.

As they shot their penultimate sequence in the Sahara Desert's extreme heat, Jeremy Clarkson and his The Grand Tour co-stars Richard Hammond and James May went for days without needing to pee. Presenters Jeremy, 63, Richard, 54, and James, 61, travelled to Mauritania, a West African nation, for The Grand Tour: Sand Job, which is scheduled for release on Amazon Prime Video on Friday, February 16th. They wanted to follow in the footsteps of the world's most unpredictable race, the historic Paris-Dakar, but the trio decided to finish their journey in second hand sports cars that had been modified by themselves, rather than competing in bespoke, hand built Dakar racers.

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Amazon Prime Minister Jeremy Clarkson has announced that Dream Team Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May will debut on February 16. Prime Minister Theresa May revealed the first glance of the special episode on Thursday as the cheeky trio set off to Mauritania, West Africa's wild and remote country, for their biggest challenge yet. They must travel in the footsteps of the world's most unpredictable run, the legendary Paris-Dakar.

On Thursday, Prime Video unveiled its first glance at The Grand Tour: Sand Job, as Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May prepare for their next challenge. On February 16, the cheeky trio will film in Mauritania, West Africa's wild and remote country. They must follow in the footsteps of the world's most unpredictable run, the historic Paris-Dakar.

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After quitting Prime Video's The Last Tour after five seasons, Jeremy Clarkson has finally broken his silence. In 2015, the 63-year-old signed a big money contract with Netflix to continue his motoring adventures with former Top Gear Richard Hammond and James May. However, the trio's 20-year-long relationship will come to an end after Jeremy confirmed that there was nothing else for them to do.

Richard Bowser, 46, who shot a holidaymaker at the historic Tan Hill Inn, North Yorkshire, has been sentenced to 19 years in prison. At the historic pub, the former tanning salon boss fired through a wooden door on a tourist, Lee Jackson, who had a bullet stuck in his arm. Bowser was found guilty of wounding with intention and carrying firearms with the intention of endinganger life following a hearing. He had already pleaded guilty to assault and real bodily harm. At Teesside Crown Court yesterday, the 46-year-old was sentenced to 19 years in prison.

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Last year, it was announced that James, as well as Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond, will walk away from the Grand Tour, which they have been staging since 2016.

Hundreds of thousands of visitors have descended on mainland Britain's most south-westerly position since it was constructed in the 1950s. Peter Puddiphatt (pictured left) a photographer who captured tourists at the iconic signpost for 28 years has died at the age of 79. Land's End had agreed not to renew its deal with the local firm that brought the sign up, according to he. Courtwood Photographic, a Penzance-based photo processing firm, has been operating for almost seven decades and has held a license. Peter has taken pictures of several celebrities at the signpost during his time there. Pictured right: Chris Evans, Gary Barlow, James May and Professor Brian

The presenter claimed that the trio, who rose to fame hosting BBC's Top Gear, was 'filmed the last one [episode], for now,' and joked that he was 'technically unemployed.' May, who made the remarks on Radio 4's Today program, where he was guest editing on Wednesday morning, said he still speaks to Clarkson and Hammond, who he first started working with in 2003. Although they are 'getting on a bit' in age, they may be tempted to step back in front of the camera with them, according to him. The 60-year-old explained that the three of them had always wanted to end their days on the Grand Tour 'with grace rather than flying it into a cliff.'

The Transport Secretary has announced that driverless cars could be allowed on Britain's highways and motorways as early as 2026. Since the overwhelming majority of accidents are caused by 'driver negligence,' Mark Harper said that its introduction in the UK would reduce fatalities on the country's roads. The 53-year-old MP for Forest of Dean said he had seen how the technology was being used in California and wants to roll it out'gradually' in the United Kingdom. Despite criticism from some commentators who claim that if brought in too early, it could result in accidents.

The Lucky Club, a cocktail bar in Camden, north London, has introduced a gravy fondue, which has gone viral on social media, with some people commenting that it's their idea of heaven. However, not everybody is as sure, with customers mocking the food trend for just being a "deconstructed roast" as well as the 'criminal' substitution of roasties for new potatoes. The 'fondue,' which is exclusive to Sundays, comes with a large bowl of gravy topped by 'all the trimmings,' including boiled broccoli, new potatoes, roast cauliflower, pigs in blankets, and stuffing. 'Not if you're serving boiled potatoes instead of roasties!'One individual wrote on Instagram. 'That's against roast law!!!!!'

Jeremy Clarkson said he had a 'big announcement to make' amid rumors that he would return as Top Gear host alongside Richard Hammond and James May. The famous trio starred on the car show from 2002-2015, and followers bemoaned that they would be returning to the BBC show The Grand Tour will be canceled. Following the announcement, fans of the stars resigned confident they are going to return to Top Gear, amid executives' announcing that it will be cut in the aftermath of an accident involving presenter Andrew Flintoff.