News about Nigel Havers

RICHARD EDEN: It's been best known for a scene in Oscar-winning film Chariots Of Fire that recreates the classic run in which students race 371 yards around its Great Court before the clock strikes 12. However, no cinematic zeal should mask Trinity College, Cambridge's apparent mistrust, according to the Earl of Balfour, who watched in disbelief as Trinity's portrait of his great-grand uncle, former Prime Minister Arthur Balfour, was consistently attacked and sprayed with paint by a 'pro-Palestine protester' last week.

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Another setback for Andrew as the King makes Edward a Knight of the Thistle, breaking with the history of the late Queen's younger sons receiving high accolades in tandem. Both were knights of the Garter in 2006, and Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order in 2011 was established. (GCVO). Edward is now playing a more central role in the shrinking royal family, but Andrew isn't allowed to wear the ones he wears.

Nigel Havers has opened up about his suprising link to Jack Whitehall - he is the comedian's godfather. On Thursday's episode of This Morning, the Chariots of Fire actor, 72, appeared in a discussion about his ties to the Whitehall family. Michael Dench, Jack's father, appeared as Nigel's agent alongside a number of other famous actors, including Colin Firth and Judi Dench.

JAN MOIR: When Rebekah Vardy(left) left court after losing the libel case she brought against Coleen Rooney (right) last year, she said the judge "got it wrong." And that the English judicial system had allowed her down. Hmm. I thought this was a strange place for the losing team. A bracing loss takes on a thumping defeat, with a boxer flat out on the ground after a knockout punch, counted out, and covered in blood, but not saying: 'Look, mate, the ref got it wrong,' a bracing man takes the field.' The umpire is also a liar, the magistrate is out of date, the judge is too arbitrary, the dog ate my homework, and the moon is a balloon.

They make a riotous comedy team. And Nigel Havers, 71, and Patricia Hodge, 76, are back together, reprising their roles from Noel Coward's classic comedy play Private Lives. After touring around the United Kingdom last year, the pair have decided to bring the show to the Ambassadors Theatre for a limited 12 weeks.

Prince Albert of Monaco seems to be keen to maintain close contact with Princess Charlene, who is believed to be living in Switzerland. This week, the monarch, 65, celebrated his son Alexandre's 20th birthday and was photographed with his mother Nicole Coste. Albert's daughter, Tamara Rotolo, Jazmin, was also there. Charlene, the mother of Albert's two legitimate children, sadly missed the festival. But then maybe she wasn't invited?

At the Ambassadors Theatre in London, British actors Nigel Havers and Patricia Hodge (both photographed at a photoshoot and, inset, discuss their new project, Noel Coward's Private Lives. We've been friends for donkey's years,' Nigel Havers says, leaning over to pat his old pal Patricia Hodge lightly on the hand. 'Since the seventies,' Patricia, who is well-known for portraying a series of sophisticated, tenacious women, from Margaret Thatcher in The Falklands Play to Miranda's comically demanding mother.'

Last month, it was announced that Jack is about to become a father. Now, with a new stand-up tour, Settle Down, and Coco the cavapoo tow, he's both excited and nervous about the impending arrival. 'There's the fear of taking on that much responsibility and whether you're going to be up to it,' he says. 'Equally, I'm looking forward to seeing someone else in my life that is solely focused on it and would put everything else into perspective.' I'm flitting between all of these different emotions on a daily basis. It's incredibly exciting.'

Nigel Havers has admitted that he hasn't watched The Crown because he doesn't want to'upset himself.' The actor, 71, a close friend of the late Princess Diana, said he did not agree with the Netflix series as "accurate" and that it should not be confused with real life. On Thursday, Nigel shared the amusing remark Prince William and Kate made about him after they watched him at the panto with their three young children Louis, Charlotte, and George.

Boris Becker's television interview was a £45,000 flop, as more viewers tuned into Germany's version of The Bidding Room, MailOnline claims. Becker, 55, has signed an exclusive deal with broadcaster Sat 1 for access to him and his family for the two and a half hour chat, which was broadcast live on Tuesday night. But despite TV bosses' hopes for record-breaking viewing figures, the result became dismal with just 1.5 million viewers (5.8%), much more than Navy CIS, which is the traditional broadcast in the same time. Bares Fur Rares - Gemany's equivalent of top-rated BBC show The Bidding Room, hosted by BAFTA nominated actor Nigel Havers - was the best TV show of the night.

Dawn French performed superb in an elaborate silver gown on Thursday night as she returned to the stage as a pantomime dame. As she took on her role of Jack's mother Dame Trott in the fun new film, the comedian and actress, 65, attracted adoration at the London Palladium. Also stars Nigel Havers, Julian Clary, and Alexandra Burke as the villain Mrs Blunderbores in the star-studded £2 million film.

VERONICA LEE: Since pantomime returned to the Palladium in 2016 after a decades-long absence, it has quickly become a celebrity-laden annual fixture, owing to Paul O'Grady and Julian Clary's megawatt presence. O'Grady's frocks are no longer available. Clary has formed a sort of repertory firm with Paul Zerdin, Nigel Havers, and Gary Wilmot, who each year seem to be having as much fun as the audience. And so it goes with Jack And The Beanstalk, a triumph of smut and glamour, and that's just Clary, decked out in stunning costumes as a slew of legumes and suggestive vegetables as The Spirit Of The Beans, delivering double entendres from Harrison's sparkling script. When he comes on as a runner bean, he avers that he'll shoot against a wall.'

When Holly Willoughby's This Morning Christmas party, she was asked if she'woke up in a skip.' On Wednesday, the comedian, 63, joined Nigel Havers, 71, to discuss their latest pantomime, but then spoke about Holly and Phil's festive evening with their co-stars. Julian was prompt to grill the pair over whether they had one too many drinks the night before.

Sir Michael Caine paid tribute to Oscar-winning composer and lyricist Leslie Bricusse, who died at the age of 90. Sir Michael Caine, a friend of 60 years, admitted he was still struggling with his absence at the London memorial service. The 89-year-old actor admitted, 'I have a chat with him every day like a nutcase.'

On September 15, Creatures Great and Small will return to Channel 5 again. The series is back in a modern twist, with women at the forefront of action. As a studio set, the weekend has been allowed to a former warehouse where James Herriot's fictional veterinary practice Skeldale House was built. Left to Right: - Mrs Hall (Anna Madeley), Siegfried Farnon (Samuel West), James Herriott (Nicholas Ralph), Helen Alderson (played by Rachel Shenton) and Tristan Farnon (Callum Woodhouse)