EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Omid Scobie faces further embarassment after the original foreign version of his book Endgame referred to unspecified ‘rumours’ about William

Scooby Doo, who is continuing to tie himself in knots about what might or might not have been in the Dutch version of Endgame, now faces further embarrassment after his original faux pas, naming Charles and Kate. 

The original foreign version of his tome referred to unspecified ‘rumours’ about William. 

Like the cack-handed mention of the King and the Princess of Wales, this has not been repeated in any other edition of the book. With lawyers only too happy to pounce, Scooby continues to skate on thin ice.

Scooby Doo, who is continuing to tie himself in knots about what might or might not have been in the Dutch version of Endgame, now faces further embarrassment after his original faux pas, naming Charles and Kate

The original foreign version of his tome referred to unspecified ‘rumours’ about William. Like the cack-handed mention of the King and the Princess of Wales , this has not been repeated in any other edition of the book

Feisty BBC Today presenter Mishal Husain takes no prisoners when giving Palestinians a fair hearing in the Gaza conflict, clashing with ministers Grant Shapps and Andrew Mitchell recently. 

No one is suggesting the fragrant Mishal, 50, is biased, but she does have a Palestinian fridge magnet in her kitchen. 

To paraphrase the late Peter Cook: The jury will now retire and consider its verdict of guilty.

Embattled lingerie tycoon Michelle Mone admits to an ‘error’ in denying her links to the firm PPE Medpro, which is under criminal investigation, tweeting: ‘The public probably see me as a horrible person, a liar, or even a cheat. But I am none of those things. These last two years have taken a horrendous toll on me personally, and I want to clear my name.’ 

Do penitent designer sack cloth and ashes loom for remorseful Baroness Bra?

Embattled lingerie tycoon Michelle Mone admits to an ‘error’ in denying her links to the firm PPE Medpro, which is under criminal investigation, tweeting: ‘The public probably see me as a horrible person, a liar, or even a cheat. But I am none of those things. These last two years have taken a horrendous toll on me personally, and I want to clear my name’ (File Photo)

Is transvestite potter Grayson Perry irked that Nicky Haslam included him in his festive list of common things? ‘I’ll take it as a compliment,’ says jovial Grayson. ‘Whenever I’ve met him he’s been a delight. We have bonded over a shared interest in rubber fetishism.’ Firestone or Dunlop?

Although the King has written a message for Barry Humphries’ state memorial today at the Sydney Opera House, his drunken diplomat character Sir Les Patterson did not go down well Down Under. Fellow Aussie comic Adam Hills tells an ITV documentary: ‘We like a s*** stirrer in Australia, but not someone who s***-stirs Australia.’

Spectator Agony Aunt Mary Killen has a poignant letter from Adrian Chiles, who wails: ‘I used to be on television a lot, now not so much. The question I really dread is, ‘Have you got anything in the pipeline?’ Mary tells him to seek solace with the lesser fame of his Radio 5 show.

Describing himself as an illegitimate, Catholic, communist, drunken, homosexual, Scots-Irish poet, Eddie Linden, who has died at 88, managed to cajole cash out of Harold Pinter, John Betjeman and Bron Waugh for his infrequently published poetry magazine Aquarius. 

For a Hibernian-Australian edition he got money from Dublin and Canberra and persuaded the Australian High Commissioner to host a launch party at his palatial HQ in the Strand. As the drink flowed, Eddie mounted the rostrum to declare: ‘I’m afraid copies of Aquarius are still at the printers, but have a drink!’ Rest easy, Eddie.

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