News about Simon Armitage

The Windsors have never been thought of as outstanding performers despite their numerous accolades. Margaret and Elizabeth both learned to play the pianoforte, though Margaret rather than her sister, Queen Margaret, who would become involved with the performing arts, would be involved with the performing arts. Charles had a go at trumpets and the cello but not to any great effect, as he admits. Horses have generally arrived before harmony. However, that doesn't mean the royals haven't tried and, in a few instances, succeeded in mastering musical instruments - delighting the majority of us as their unethical talents are unveiled.

From a world-famous footballer to a poet laureate, the Royal Box has been graced by more prominent faces today. On Centre Court, FEMAIL looks at another star-studded lineup. 1. Bear Grylls 2: Shara Grylls 3 & 4. Wigton 5's Lord and Lady Bragg. Emily von Opel 6. Duchess of Gloucester 7. Diane Antonopoulos 8, 8. Nuno Teles. 9. Luke Donald 10. Sandra Beckham 11 years old. Sir Keith Ajegbo 12. David Beckham 13. Neil MacGregor 14 is the 14th president of the United States. Professor Irene Tracey 15. Simon Armitage. Inset top: David Beckham with mum Sandra, inset right: Bear Grylls

Kristen Ramsay, a ceramics conservator, discusses how lucky she is to work with the other experts and share some amazing personal tales through The Repair Shop (pictured). "It's am amusement," she says, "It's amusement, but I think it's fun to know that people watching the show, seeing the jobs we do, might be inspired."

When Donna Ashworth appears on the screen for our Zoom interview, she is wearing a jumper with the word 'poetic' drawn across it in large silver letters. This is appropriate, considering that the 48-year-old Scot is regarded as a rock star in the poetry world. Ashworth wrote her first poem just four years ago. She posted it on Facebook anonymously, mainly because people thought it was terrible, 'I could just pretend somebody else had written it'.'

Marsden, a village surrounded by National Trust-owned moorland, is "more authentic and less touristy" than better-known West Yorkshire villages, according to Paul Kirkwood. 'It also has a positive community vibe,' he says. While there, ducks wade by as he enjoys a drink outside the Riverhead Brewery Tap and visits the UK's longest, deepest, and highest canal tunnel.

Amanda Owen of Our Yorkshire Farm has broken silence after her ex-husband Clive's competition show finally aired. Beyond The Yorkshire Farm, Reuben and Clive, sees the pair begin a dig together, but not the shepherdess appear. Amanda, 48, took to Instagram to share snapshots of her children on a bleak and misty night on the farm after the first episode aired earlier this week.

Amanda Owen will not appear in Channel 5's upcoming replacement for Our Yorkshire Farm, which will include her estranged husband Clive and their eldest son. Amanda's departure from husband Clive earlier this year cast doubt on the show's future. Now, Channel 5 has revealed plans for Beyond The Yorkshire Farm: Reuben and Reuben, a new series focusing on Clive and his son Reuben, which includes the pair's son Reuben.

Amanda Owen and her estranged husband Clive reunited this week after announcing their divorce in June. Raven and her co-star, 67, all arrived together to celebrate their 21-year-old daughter Raven's graduation from York St John University, where she had been studying biomedicine. Amanda, who had previously announced that she and Clive would continue to co-parent their nine children, took to Instagram on Saturday to publish a slew of snaps from the big day.

Simon Armitage, the poet laureate, has written a moving tribute to the Queen as a 'token of gratitude' for her decades of service. The poem, titled Floral Tribute, refers to the monarch's slender hands... hands that can rest now, but not without a century's weight.' The 18-line poem takes the form of a double acrostic, implying that the name Elizabeth appears in both stanzas' first letter.

In a tweet shared to Twitter on Friday, our Yorkshire Farm's Amanda Owen revealed that Raven, our eldest daughter, is working as an NHS volunteer. The TV actress, 47, posted a stunning snapshot of the 21-year-old proudly holding her camera while looking chic in a light blue floral minidress. 'Considerate and generous,' she wrote. That'll do. "#NHS #nationalvolunteersweek #proud" has emerged as a trend.'