News about Virginia McKenna

They are one of the country's most popular animals. Hedgehogs, on the other hand, aren't welcome everywhere. Every single one of the creatures from a group of Scottish islands is being eradicated by conservationists. Teams of hunters and a vast network of traps are set to be sent shortly in an effort to capture thousands of hedgehogs on Uist. The animals are not native to the Hebrides and are considered a threat to the islands' globally important birdlife - because they feast on eggs. Up to 100 hedgehogs a week could be trapped if out foraging for food. Once the creatures have been checked out in a special'rehabilitation center' on the isles, they will be sent off to new homes on the Scottish mainland.

Camilla, 76, was welcomed by Gyles Brandreth as she welcomed visitors of the playwright's career, including actors of stage and screen, writers, producers, and representatives of the National Theatre and The Royal Shakespeare Company. The Queen is dressed in a green velvet shirt dress The Queen is calming and going on amid the King's health war. Portrait: The Queen spent an evening at Grosvenor House with some of Britain's finest Shakespearean actors. Camilla, from left, smiles as she poses with Dames from left, back row, Joanna Lumley, Twiggy Lawson, Harriet Walter, Penelope Wilton, Maulton, left. front row, Virginia McKenna, Sian Phillips, Judi Dench, Vanessa Redgrave, Penelope Keith and Patricia Routledge

Brian May, a knighthood bestowed for his contributions to music and charity, performed God Save The Queen from the roof of Buckingham Palace in 2002, as part of the Queen's Golden Jubilee. He also opened the Platinum Jubilee concert on the Victoria Monument opposite the palace this summer. In King Charles III's first honours list, artist Grayson Perry, Sixties fashion designer Dame Mary Quant, and members of the Lionesses' Euro-winning football team are also named. Pictured from top left to right: Brian May, Grayson Perry, Virginia McKenna. Pictured bottom left to right: Anne Diamond, Stephen Graham and Dame Mary Quant