As the devoted husband and consort to Her Majesty The Queen, the marriage of Her Majesty and His Royal Highness formed a foundation of leadership of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth for nearly eight decades. On the occasion of the Queen s Diamond Jubilee in 2012, Her Majesty referred to His Royal Highness as her constant strength and guide. His Royal Highness will be remembered fondly by British Columbians for his devotion to Queen and country, his duties as Royal Patron, and his ever-keen interest in the lives and work of Canadians. On behalf of all British Columbians, I wish to once more extend my heartfelt condolences to Her Majesty The Queen, the entire Royal Family, and all citizens of the Commonwealth, on the loss of this steadfast companion and most loyal Prince.
David Suchet joked Good Morning Britain presenter Adil Ray was very naughty when he brought up the unexpected way he perfected his walk as Hercule Poirot.
The actor, 74, made an appearance on Wedensday s edition of the show, and relayed how he created the Belgian detective s gait by holding a penny in between his bottom cheeks when he first started preparing for the role in the 1980s.
Amused by Adil s question, David began: You re very naughty, Adil. OK, well this is sort of a legendary story. You re very naughty! David Suchet joked with Adil Ray on Wednesday s GMB after he brought up how the actor famously put a penny in his bottom cheeks to perfect his walk as Poirot
One for the little grey cells? Indeed. A new documentary centres on queen of crime Agatha Christie and her much-beloved creation, Hercule Poirot. It marks the 100th anniversary of the dapper, moustache-twirling Belgian sleuth making his debut literary appearance.
Tell me more. Presented by Richard E Grant, the programme will chart the author’s life and the defining experiences which inspired the plots, characters and locations within her writing.
Richard E Grant presents Agatha and Poirot: Partners in Crime. Picture: ITV It delves into the fascinating stories behind timeless classics, from Poirot’s first outing in The Mysterious Affair at Styles, to later appearances in Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile.
“Some are more light-hearted than others, while some are more straight horror and others are more about suspense. So you don’t want to put two of a kind back to back.”
Nick said that every director edited their own segment of the story but he made various tweaks as he wove the various pieces into the finished film.
The unsettling corridors in The Haunted Hotel
- Credit: Film Suffolk/Haunted Hotel
With plots set across eight different eras spanning more than 150 years, he said that the production design and costuming challenges of bringing The Haunted Hotel to life was immense. The rooms were bare and so everything had to be dressed with donations from charity shops including Age UK.
New report finds numerous examples from the 1940s to 80s when ministers would usually tell parliament about UK special forces.
Extreme secrecy allows prime ministers to covertly deploy UK forces abroad and bypass parliamentary scrutiny
British government ministers were willing to give Parliament more information about the UK military’s special forces during World War 2 and the “end of empire” than they do today, new research reveals.
Ministers currently claim to have a “long-standing policy” of not commenting on Britain’s Special Air Service (SAS) when asked by MPs for basic details of its operations.
The special forces, which consist of several thousand personnel, are believed to be involved in eight covert wars abroad, including Yemen and Mali, and have a multibillion-pound budget.