Prince Harry is enjoying a romance with the former girlfriend of Formula 1 racing driver Jenson Button

After emerging as the most eligible member of the Royal Family following Prince William's marriage to Kate Middleton, Prince Harry appears no longer to be a bachelor.The Prince is believed to have spent time in private with Florence, 25, a lingerie and swimwear model.She is a descendant of the seventh Earl of Cardigan, Lieutenant General James Thomas Brudenell, who famously led the Charge of the Light Brigade against Russian forces during the Crimean...

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Amy Winehouse has cancelled her headline appearance at the Bilbao BBK Live festival on July 8.

It comes after the criticisms following the first date of her European tour in Belgrade last weekend, when fans effectively booed her off stage, and after first cancelling only a week of future concerts her manager has now cancelled the entire tour ‘until she recovers from her health problems’.The 27 year old singer’s press representative has said ‘Everyone close to her is trying to do everything possible to help her recover and she will take the...

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IN just one year Casamono has become a part of the Marbella establishment.

Already a favourite for local dignatories and visiting celebrities - including flamenco star Joaquin Cortes – it has managed to capture the imagination of the Marbella dining scene.This is perhaps no surprise, its owner being the very capable Guy Sirre, who came to Marbella, via a career straddling Michelin-starred restaurants in France, London and San Francisco, not to mention a decade working as the Sultan of Brunei’s interior...

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Millionaires invested more in art, luxury goods

Demand for art, watches, rare wines, vintage cars and other offbeat investments that set pulses racing expanded in 2010 as wealth levels of the world's super-rich rebounded from the financial crisis, a report said."The value of many categories of investments of passion rose and HNWIs (high net-worth individuals) made acquisitions for the aesthetic and emotional appeal and their potential to return value," Capgemini and Merrill Lynch said in the World...

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Car crash Kerry Katona's facing the abyss after falling out with the woman who engineered her comeback: CAN Associates über-agent Claire Powell.

CAN signed Kerry, 30, in March 2010 when she was at rock bottom and Claire insisted she give up drugs, ease up on the boozing and stay away from her ex Mark Croft, 40.But Kerry went on a massive alcohol binge while in Marbella recently with Mel B's sister Danielle Brown.‘Her speech was slurred and she was gurning,' says a fellow partygoer.‘I know she has bipolar disorder, but I haven't seen her look this bad for a long time.'The final straw appears...

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Dating website for beautiful people dumps 30,000 members

It was meant to be a dating website exclusively for the use of "beautiful men and women", where members ruthlessly selected and excluded those who did not match their definitions of good looks.But last month when BeautifulPeople.com was attacked by a computer virus, some claim standards slipped and around 30,000 new members gained admittance. Now, in a move which has made those rejected "apoplectic" with rage, they have been unceremoniously booted...

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Hollywood stars, Silicon Valley billionaires and us. OFM joins the ultimate night at the greatest restaurant on the planet – a champagne last supper at El Bulli

I am still not sure why El Bulli made me cry. Or at least how it magicked a hot tear to my eye. It wasn't the intensity of taste, with shifting textures and notes that lasted longer than Pavarotti's C. It wasn't that I felt I had to close my eyes in a crowded room to savour and surf every wave of flavour. It wasn't even that "peas 2011" tasted more like my first peas than in any dish I've eaten since I was seven. Nor was it, honestly, the toasty...

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Former porn star Ginger Lee said at a press conference in New York today that New York Rep. Anthony Weiner sent her sexually suggesting messages

Former porn star Ginger Lee said at a press conference in New York today that New York Rep. Anthony Weiner sent her sexually suggesting messages, then asked her to lie about their communication when his Twitter scandal erupted.Pictures: Anthony Weiner's alleged porn star pen pal Ginger LeeWhile Lee said she did not initiate sexual talk with Weiner, she did say the congressman's messages were often sexually suggestive."I have wardrobe demands too,...

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Frank Lampard and Christine Bleakley have announced their engagement during their holiday in California.

The Chelsea footballer met TV presenter Christine at the Daily Mirror's Pride of Britain Awards in October 2009.Love blossomed, and the pair returned to the Awards last year as a couple.Christine told us: "Tonight is particularly special for Frank and I as it's here where it all began for us, this time last year. They hold fantastic memories for us."After that first meeting, Frank and Christine went on a string of dates in the months that followed,...

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Zara owner sees soaring profits on expansion

Spain's Inditex, the world's largest fashion retailer and owner of the Zara brand, Wednesday posted bumper profits for the first quarter as it pursued an ambitious programme of international expansion.Profits for the February-to-April period totalled 332 million euros ($447 million), up 10.3 percent from last year.Sales leapt 11 percent to 2.96 billion euros, while earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation, or EBIDTA, was up...

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MULTI-Grammy Award winner George Benson is set to make a triumphant return to the Costa del Sol.

The jazz legend, who enjoys a strong fan base on the coast, will play a one-off show at the Puente Romano Hotel in Marbella on June 25. “I love Marbella, it’s such a beautiful place with so many great memories for me and I can’t believe that it’s nearly six years since I last performed there,” the triple-platinum artist said. “Time flies I guess.” The former child prodigy,...

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MASSIVE golf development has moved a step forward in the Guadalhorce Valley after a group of Russian investors expressed an interest in the project

MASSIVE golf development has moved a step forward in the Guadalhorce Valley after a group of Russian investors expressed an interest in the project. The 60-hectare site in Coin would include a golf course, hotel and 250 villas according to the town´s recently-ousted mayor, Gabriel Clavijo. The site, designated in the regional development plan as being for ‘tourism use’, would also provide a professional training facility for top Russian players. With...

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HALF of Britain’s wealthiest crooks have links to Spain, it can be revealed.

Five of the UK’s Top Ten criminals – estimated to be worth around 920 million euros between them – have made large chunks of their fortune out of drug smuggling through Spain. The majority also have a string of properties on the Iberian peninsula, as well as yachts and luxury cars. In the case of one, Mickey Green he is said to have buried his millions in a series of safe...

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McLaren MP4 -12C is the next street model that launched the brand after the F1 of the 90's but the concept is totally different.

 you can imagine is a fair dedicated to the luxury in which they have jewelry, mansions, yachts, clothes, and what interests us most, cars.The truth is I was very excited in spite of not being able to drive the wonders he would see. It was the first time I approached the McLaren MP4 -12C and as for the Pagani Huayra could see it in the Geneva Motor Show a few minutes...

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Hatton Marbella gala dinner a hit

MORE than 300 people attended a gala dinner event with former boxing champion Ricki ‘the Hitman’ Hatton as the star guest in Marbella on Friday. The event which was held at the gardens of Hotel Gran Melia Don Pepe included many celebrity guests, including those from the world of football, was a sell-out. Appearing with Ricky was Big Joe Egan, a former sparring partner...

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Marbella’s lap of luxury

RENOWNED violinist Yi-Jia Susanne Hou performed using a €10m violin at the Inauguration of the Marbella Luxury Weekend. She also performed for the presentation of Guarnieri luxury car dealership’s new McLaren MP4-12C car which has a starting price of €158,500 (plus taxes and extras). Hou is the first ever violinist in history to capture three Gold Medals with unanimous...

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Spain's Zara the model of the successful retailer

SPANISH fashion juggernaut Inditex will shake up Melbourne's retail scene with the opening of its second Australian Zara store in the Bourke Street Mall next week.Mall matriarchs including Myer, David Jones, Cue, Portmans and Sportsgirl, already struggling in a severely depressed retail market, will have their brand mix, trend choices, garment quality and prices compared to the affordable, good-quality, bull's-eye fashions for which the 1900-store...

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Port Al Thani will undoubtedly change the face of Marbella.”

Puerto Banús attracts up to five million visitors each year and simply oozes wealth and glamour.  With 915 berths, the marina provides an address for some of the most elite boats, bars and boutiques on the whole of the southern Spanish Costa.  However, Puerto Banús is set to face some serious competition from none-too-distant neighbour – Marbella. Just 8km to the east, La Bajadilla marina has played a nondescript second fiddle to Puerto...

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Marbella Club Hotel, whose guests have included Audrey Hepburn and Laurence Olivier. Found on the Golden Mile

Marbella Club Hotel, whose guests have included Audrey Hepburn and Laurence Olivier. Found on the Golden Mile – a prime piece of Marbella real estate flanked by the mansions of millionaires – it was originally built as a private residence by the legendary Marbella playboy and founder Príncipe Alfonso von Hohenlohe.With Beverly Hills-style villa accommodation and an on-site Thalasso spa, it's hardly surprising that the guestbook has held its own despite...

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French rock from Malaga

THE ‘On Echegaray’ performances will get a taste of something different tomorrow (Friday) night with a local trio called L’Avalanche which perform ‘melancholic rock’ music, in French. The group, which claims to have many different influences, is currently preparing their next album in Marseille with French musicians.&nb...

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IVANA TRUMP, considered to be the richest woman in the world, is following in the footsteps of Michel Obama and will be staying in the same suite as the First Lady at the Villa Padierna Hotel.

IVANA TRUMP, considered to be the richest woman in the world, is following in the footsteps of Michel Obama and will be staying in the same suite as the First Lady at the Villa Padierna Hotel. She has been invited by Countess Alicia de Villapadierna, and her husband, the President of Urbanizadores de España, Ricardo Arranza, and will be followed by a small army of the US press.Ivana Trump and a group of celebrities will be dining and partying...

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See Heather Small at The Polo House - June 7 & 8 KNOWN for the soulful voice behind 1990s' pop sensation the 'M People', Heather Small is visiting Spain for a concert in Marbella next month.

KNOWN for the soulful voice behind 1990s' pop sensation the 'M People', Heather Small is visiting Spain for a concert in Marbella next month. She tells EWN reporter Nicole Hallett about stage fright and her favourite dance as a contestant in 2008 Strictly Come Dancing.Born and raised on a West London council estate, Heather Small joined her first group, Hot House, as a teenager in 1987. She later moved to Manchester after a chance meeting with...

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