Ephraim Hardcastle for the Daily Mail's recent articles

Eton's begging letter to William and Harry - and how Downton's last series ended in tears: EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE

27/06/25 09:51

Downton Abbey star Phyllis Logan recalls weeping with fellow cast members Lesley Nicol (Mrs Patmore) and Sophie McShera (Daisy) after the end of the final series of the soap. ...read

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: King Charles has suspended his bid to remove Prince Andrew from Royal Lodge - but is the Crown losing patience with the disgraced duke?

17/06/25 00:07

The King may have suspended his bid to remove brother Andrew from Royal Lodge but the Crown Estate, which owns the property, is losing patience with the disgraced prince. ...read

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: What Frederick Forsyth really thought about Eddie Redmayne's Day Of The Jackal

11/06/25 10:17

'I got the royalties,' he told a chum, rubbing a thumb against his fingers, making the universal sign of filthy lucre. ...read

June 2025

• The Queen Mum and a very chilly view of the Mitford Girls: EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE

• EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: What made Jane Seymour perfect for her 'virginal' James Bond role? And what did King Charles ask royal finance chief to investigate about Andrew?

March 2025

• EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Dominic Cummings's wife believes her husband is smitten with her new kitten George

• EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Why the new Commonwealth secretary general could be a multi-billion-pound headache for Keir Starmer

• EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Did The Queen feel sorry for the latest Mrs Trump?

• EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Only 150 Royal Society fellows turn up for vote on Elon Musk's membership - preventing him from being booted out

• EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Could King Charles commission a portrait of Queen Camilla for her 80th birthday celebrations?

• EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Did Keir Starmer positively simper when President Trump pointed to the bust of Winston Churchill?

• EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: King Charles' message to Donald Trump was marked 'private and confidential' for a reason

February 2025

• EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Last batch of the late Queen's patronages are re-allocated 

• EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: King Charles doesn't have much luck with popes

• EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Former Newsnight's Emily Maitlis is ticked off by co-host Jon Sopel

• EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE Does non-golfer Starmer regret his inability to play a conciliatory nine holes with Donald Trump this week?

• EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Prince Edward finally overcome the ridicule of It's a Royal Knockout?

• EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Isn't it a mercy the boffins never examined the booze consumption of the late Queen Mother?

• EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Harry further irks his father with the timing of his next Invictus Games

• EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: How will Prince Andrew's 65th birthday go?