News about John Brown

RICHARD KAY: The daughter of a Liverpool docker played a mysterious part in the late queen's life as dresser, personal assistant, and confidante. It gave her a lot of control over older employees and a position of fear of juniors. However, that is all now out of date. The woman who once told a young footman that working for the Queen would be 'the making' of him and that'the world is now your oyster' is considering a future far from royal patronage's heart. Although not considered to have been on duty at the time of the Queen's death on September 8, she was one of a handful of her closest personal employees who were at her side during her remaining days in Scotland. By the time she returned to Windsor from Balmoral last week, carrying several bags of Her Majesty's possessions, locks, and apartments within the castle - where Miss Kelly once had unfettered entry, had changed.

Following the Queen's death, FEMAIL examines some of the lavish royal palaces where the Royal Family spends their time. These are some of the Queen's most popular properties and estates owned by the Royal Family from Windsor Castle, where the Queen entertained many visitors over the years, to Highgrove, which is known as the King's most popular residence. Balmoral Palace, Buckingham Palace, Clarence House, Highgrove House, Windsor Castle, Balmoral.

The Queen may have been a private person, but she did occasionally give the world a glimpse of her personal life by posting photos of her numerous homes. The monarch could be seen inside Balmoral's drawing room in the final photograph published of the queen publicly earlier this week (right: 1. Floral painted chair, 2.Modern bell, 3.Old green sofas, 4. 5. Bouquet of autumn flowers. Painting, 6.Candelabras, 7.Ornate gold mirror, 8.Roaring fire (replacing an old electric one), 9.Roaring fire (replacing an old electric one), 9.Fireguard, 11.Cosy white rug). (left): She spent the majority of the past two years at Windsor Castle (left): 1. Bendick's Mint Collection, £5; Fortnum & Mason's Milk & Dark Chocolate Selection Box, £220; 3. 4. Collection of Photographs; 4. 4. Unseen snap with her grandchildren; 5. Prince Philip's 6th birthday photo shoot; 6. Settee with floral upholstery; 7. 8 x heavy gold curtains. Candelabra has been converted to lamps, which is 9. The gold gilt gilt on blue vessels; 10. Figure of horse and handler; 11. 12. Bog-standard TV with plastic and glass display unit)

During the new episode of Hard Knocks, Kevin Durant recalled that his leg workouts were remarkably called out. The Nets star took some heat in Tuesday's episode of the HBO series chronicling the Detroit Lions training camp. Durant's 2019 Achilles injury was discussed by John Brown, the parent of Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, before questioning when the basketball player last did a calf raise. Durant's curiosity was evidently captured when he struck back in this clip, which was posted on social media.