How unnecessary of Prince Harry to evoke Diana when he controversially accepted the Pat Tillman Award - named after an American war hero who died in Afghanistan. At the glitzy Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Awards in Los Angeles, Harry paid tribute to Pat's mother, saying: 'Her advocacy for Pat's legacy is deeply personal and one that I respect.' Then, clearly referring to his relationship with Diana, he said: 'The bond between a mother and son is eternal and transcends even the greatest losses.' All perfectly innocent, you might think - he was nominated for his relatively brief war record and his role in creating The Invictus Games for injured veterans. ...read
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AMANDA PLATELL: Shame on you Emma Raducanu for abandoning Andy Murray. I fear she's a one-hit wonder who has lost the support of millions of British tennis fans like me
Can the millions of fans who tuned in to watch Raducanu play Lulu Sun on Sunday on Centre Court be forgiven a moment of schadenfreude as the rookie ranked 123 trounced our £10million golden girl? Was it just me who noticed the cheers for Emma were often eclipsed by those for the unknown Lulu? ...read
AMANDA PLATELL: Bridgerton's mixed weight affair is great but I'll never date a fat guy
A fat-shaming furore erupted after Forbes magazine ran an article following the romance between Bridgerton's fulsome Nicola Coughlan and her pencil-thin suitor Luke Newton. Headlined 'Are we still not ready for a 'Mixed Weight Romance' on screen?', it was written by Virgie Tovar, one of America's leading experts on weight bias, who is a plus size herself. 'The one thing I know for 100 per cent certainty is that fat people have and always will be loved and lusted after,' she insisted. I'm sure she is right. ...read
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