THE king size mattress Liz Hurley shared with Hugh Grant in their luxurious country retreat is to be auctioned today. It has a reserve price of £100 but the five foot wide Sleepeezee Grand Luxe could attract a four figure sum, according to auctioneers.
The teak garden bench on which the couple sat as the world's press captured their tense talks after Grant's encounter with Hollywood hooker Divine Brown is expected to fetch more than £60.
The divorced Duke of York and the Duchess of York ("Fergie") are to appear together again next month for charity.
Prince Andrew is to take part in a fund raising golf tournament at Wentworth in aid of motor neurone disease, a cause championed by his ex-wife. Fergie is likely to pose for photographs with the teams of golfers, including Andrew, taking part in the event.
Crown Prince Albrecht, the grandson of Bavaria's last king Ludwig, is to be buried on Saturday. Albrecht, who like his father Rupprecht never renounced his claim to one of Europe's oldest thrones, died on Monday, aged 91, in his castle south of Munich.
The 738 year Wittelsbach dynasty was toppled by a short lived "soviet republic" in November 1918.
The Wittelsbach family decreed the 1516 purity law for German beer, founded vast art collections, began the Munich Oktoberfest and built Bavaria's fairy tale castles. The world's most famous beer hall, the Hofbrauhaus in Munich, was their court brewery.
Six months after his wife of 11 years died following cosmetic surgery, the godfather of soul, James Brown (63) has married blackjack dealer Diane Ames (33).
Melvin Belli, a flamboyant trial lawyer whose clients included Errol Flynn, the Rolling Stones and Muhammed Ali died on Tuesday of pneumonia in San Francisco. He was aged 88.
Belli was known internationally as "The King of Torts".