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Thursday April 24, 2008

In brief: portrait of a tired PM

A portrait of Tony Blair by artist Phil Hale

A painting of an exhausted-looking Tony Blair (above), painted at Chequers in the final months of his premiership by artist Phil Hale, has been unveiled; one critic said it was perfect in every respect, apart from the head... John Cleese, faces an expensive divorce from his third wife, American-born psychotherapist Alyce Faye Eichelberger Cleese, whom he was married to for 15 years; although the couple said in January that they were separating amicably, the divorce could see the comedian hand over two homes worth more than £3m, half his earnings since their marriage in 1992 and maintenance of almost £1m a year... Prince William made at least five helicopter jaunts with a £10m RAF Chinook, it has emerged. The Prince flew over Prince Charles's Highgrove home and the Queen's residence at Sandringham, as well as to a wedding in Northumberland. The latest claims follow allegations that William landed a helicopter in girlfriend Kate Middleton's garden and flew Prince Harry to a stag party...

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