FRIENDS of John Kennedy Jnr have dismissed as "absolutely ridiculous" reports that his marriage to Carolyn Bessette is on the rocks after, only four months.
Kennedy and Bessette, a fashion publicist, have been dogged by reports of friction since their marriage last September. Kennedy's brawls with photographers on the streets have fuelled speculation of a crack up in the relationship.
Michael Heseltine's daughter Annabel was allegedly struck by publicist Max Clifford yesterday moments before the start of the Kilroy show on BBC1 as the publicist lunged at Conservative MP Roger Gale.
As the anger erupted between the two men, Robert Kilroy Silk had to calm the situation.
The show then went on and involved angry verbal exchanges between Clifford and Gale, and separately with Annabel Heseltine.
Princess Diana arrived in the Angolan capital Luanda yesterday as part of a four day visit to aid a Red Cross campaign to ban the use of landmines.
She is to star in a six minute film, on behalf of the Red Cross, to focus world attention on the mines.
Lauren Bacall (72) has received a lifetime achievement award at a film festival in Palm Springs, California.
Gregory Peck handed the award to Bacall, whose films range from To Have and Have Not (1944), to last year's The Mirror has Two Faces.
Sweden paid its last respects to Prince Bertil yesterday.
Over 600 guests travelled to Stockholm to attend the first royal funeral since the death of King Gustaf VI Adolf in 1973.
The guests included Britain's Prince Philip, Denmark's Queen Margrethe, Norway's King Harald, Spain's Princess Christina, and Princess Margriet from the Netherlands.
The popular Prince Bertil, who was King Carl XVI Gustafs uncle and fourth in line to the throne, died in his sleep eight days ago, aged 84.
Sir Cliff Richard (56) released his latest single yesterday.
Be With Me Always is taken from Heathcliff Live, his 57th album released last December, which includes recordings from his impromptu performance on Wimbledon's centre court last summer.
Saying goodbye to a baby son and pregnant wife was difficult, US astronaut Jerry Linenger said yesterday as he headed for a four month stay on Russia's Mir station.
Linenger, who blasted off aboard the space shuttle Atlantis on Sunday, said he was "raring to go" on his mission.