News about William Randolph Hearst

Margaret Rhodes, the Queen's cousin, recalled that following the 1936 Abdication - which resulted in her becoming Heiress Presumptive - Princess Elizabeth had prayed hard for a brother. A brother who would have been king. Elizabeth never, had an actual brother  but one man filled this gap in her life and became her best friend, escort, confidant and protector. Patrick, 7th Baron Plunket, had the credentials to be yet another chinless aristocrat in the Royal Household, but, as the art historian Roy Strong recalled: 'he was an immensely beguiling man.'

Here are 100 films that I believe every person should see at least once in their lifetime, and all of them should make you laugh, cry, gasp, or think. In some instances, perhaps all four are present. I hope my list would bring you some good cinematic treats, or better still, introduce you to them. Happy viewing!

Visitors can enjoy the spectacular Neptune swimming pool at Hearst Castle, between Los Angeles and San Francisco, for $10.00. Guests will be allowed into the lavish pool on two occasions this month, which is both the public and the castle's employees. Hearst Castle, a 165-room estate in San Simeon, California, with stunning views of the Pacific Ocean. It was once owned by newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst.

As the elder members of their dynasties die, a new generation of American heirs is expected to inherit fortunes. The Waltons, the shopping behemoths, are America's richest family. They are followed by many families, including the Cargill-MacMillans, the Lauders, the Cathys, and the Hearsts.

Every British child will have heard it at some point or another. Since the 18th-Century London Bridge is Fallsing Down has kept children entertained for decades. But the original London Bridge, which had existed since 1831, was sold to an eccentric American businessman on this day before being rebuilt in the Arizona desert. It was pulled down by stone and then rebuilt in the new Lake Havasu City, which was built by industrialist Robert P McCulloch over the course of three years. The venture, despite persistent rumors that McCulloch planned to buy Tower Bridge, proved a huge success as the old stones of London attracted millions of visitors to Lake Havasu. The bridge is still the city's major attraction today, with its granite blocks surviving the intense sunshine and temperatures that regularly climb above 40 degrees. Pictured: The bridge in 1972 (left); on the day of its re-opening in October 1971 (top right); the bridge is seen with the massive tent that was built to host a gala dinner to celebrate its opening (bottom right).

As the fourth and final season of HBO, Succession is expected to come to an end with a bang. Viewers have followed the wealthy but deeply unhappy Roy family's struggle to see who will reignite the media empire, Waystar Royco, for the past three seasons. The first episode of the series aired in 2018, and its creators said that although the family was fictional, there was plenty of source material to help with the plot. 'There are a slew of succession tales to tell,' he told Variety. We wanted to include all the good, rich stories out there about succession and media and high politics.' Along with William Randolph Hearst and British press baron Robert Maxwell, he said the Murdochs had been discussed in the writer's room. With the list of potential names expanding to include the Redstones, the Sulzbergers, and the Hearsts, its continued presence on TV screens has only raised skepticism. And it's impossible to ignore the similarities between these wealthy families that are well-known in the field of industry. FEMAIL looks at who might have influenced Succession by real life experiences.

Femail takes you inside one of New York City's most exclusive private social clubs that have been shrouded in secrecy since their inception in the Gilded Age. The Union Club (inset) is Manhattan's oldest private club that still prohibits female participation. It sparked a scandal during the Civil War. Dwight Eisenhower, Ulysses S. Grant, William Randolph Hearst, John Jacob Astor, and Cornelius Vanderbilt are among the notable figures of the years. Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart, and Liza Minelli are among the famous actors to have jumped on players. It was established in 1888 by Edwin Booth, a well-known Shakespearian actor who was the older brother of the man who fired President Abraham Lincoln. The assassin's portrait is also on display in the club's upper living quarters. The Colony (inset) is NYC's oldest female-only group established by Astors, Morgans, and Whitneys. Husbands and visiting male guests were once relegated to 'the strangers room.' Later, as Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's 50th Birthday at the clubhouse, he ordered four of his guests to be wiretapped. The River Club is so discreet and exclusive that it has forbidden the use of its name in the media, and it has refused to honor Gloria Vanderbilt, Richard Nixon, and Joan Crawford as members.

The 'Heaven on the Hudson' reveals the recent past of a beloved New York City neighborhood, Riverside Park and Riverside Drive.' Stephanie Azzarone, a long-time resident, writes about how the 'hidden neighborhood' developed from squalor to splendor, from the beginning, when it was miles of farmland with grand 'country seats' to when it became a squatters settlement, where no one wanted to live near the'maniac's at the local asylum. Developers hoped that the'millionaire colony' of Fifth Avenue would have dominated the city's preeminent'millionaire colony' during the Gilded Age. In addition, Babe Ruth, the Gershwins, author Herman Wouk, and the 'father of the nuclear bomb' J. Robert Oppenheimer are among the outsize figures who once called it home. In comparison to a homicidal dentist (left) who poisoned both of his in-laws with a deadly combination of influenza, typhoid, and tuberculosis, as well as Marion Davies, the chorus girl mistress who was ensconced in a 25-room mansion, just down the street from his wife and family.