News about William Boyd

For her first book club pick, Queen Camilla chooses a mystery about the royal family's hostage

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 12, 2024
Lord Dobbs, a writer who wrote House of Cards, admitted to delivering the book to the King and Queen on a whim, but in a 'unexpected' but 'wonderful' twist, it was revealed on the Queen's book club website a few weeks later. At the State Opening of Parliament, Camilla attended firsthand as the thriller explores themes of love and devotion.

In a recent docu-drama starring Peaky Blinders, the intrigue of the UK's most prolific serial killer has been revealed: Kieran Kelly's chilling confessions of throwing his victims under trains for over a 30-year period

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 7, 2023
In The Nobody Zone: An Irish Serial Killer on RTE on Monday evening, the mystery surrounding Kieran Kelly's death in 2001 is explored. After being arrested for petty theft and later killing his cellmate, Kelly, a homeless man, confessed to the murder of about 30 people in a police interview in the 1980s.

When King Charles and Queen Camilla take their trusty Audi to Crathie Kirk Church in Balmoral, they get behind the wheel

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 1, 2023
As they drove themselves to church in Crathie Kirk this morning, the monarch and Queen Camilla (pictured) seemed relaxed. Queen Charles, 74, opted for a tweed jacket, but Queen Camilla wore an emerald ensemble.

Looking roar-some! When she joins Dame Judi Dench at the Braemar Literary Festival, Beaming Queen Camilla wears a green leopard print gown

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 30, 2023
When attending the dinner at The Fife Arms hotel in the Scottish Highlands, the King's wife, 76, put on a chic display in the emerald patterned frock. Judi Dench, a British actress, was joined by Dame Judi Dench, 88, as well as best-selling authors William Boyd and Anthony Horowitz, and journalist Grace Dent. In collaboration with The Queen's Reading Room, Camilla's book club, the three-day festival is being held in the Highland village. The online literary hub, which was first established in January 2021, was inspired by the then Duchess of Cornwall's reading lists, which were distributed during the pandemic in 2020. It features book recommendations as well as exclusive insights from the authors themselves.

Since requesting to delete tress spoiling views from a £6 million mansion, Ant McPartlin 'hacks off neighbors.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 17, 2023
Conservationists are outraged after Ant McPartlin's decision to cut down trees that he claims are defacing the view from his £7 million London mansion. Despite being subjected to preservation orders and neighbors' objections, the television celebrity, 47, and his wife Anne-Marie Corbett, 46, had the 'healthy trees' planted. According to The Sun, the pair plans to knock down four cypress trees, a Weymouth pine, and a yew from outside their swanky seven-bedroom house.

At his £7 million mansion, EXCLUSIVE Ant McPartlin loses his battle to design a 'imposing' garage

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 18, 2023
At his £7 million mansion, Ant McPartlin (left) has lost his battle with planners to build a 'imposing new garage and granny annex. (Top right). The 47-year-old host of Saturday Night Takeaway wanted to demolish an existing double garage and replace it with a new one with a roof above. Officials from the local council condemned the plan (bottom right), fearing that it would have a'unacceptable' effect on the designated conservation area.

At Gordonstoun, a former classmate of King Charles claims he was 'badly bullied.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 12, 2022
Johnny Stonborough, a former King Charles school pal, appeared on Good Morning Britain today to address the King's school days in Gordonstoun, Scotland. His Majesty had been'poorly bullied' at Elgin's notoriously difficult boarding school, according to Stonborough. King Charles himself said that being in Gordonstoun meant serving a prison term. (Pictured from left) Johnny Stonborough, King Charles, is a child of the United Kingdom. Inset: Charles at Gordonstoun in the 1960s)