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  • Saturday, 1 November, 2025
    Annabel Goldsmith
    Annabel Goldsmith, society figure, 1934-2025

    A fixture of the British social scene and namesake of nightclub Annabel’s, she was a mother to many more than just her children

    Lady Annabel Goldsmith arriving at the memorial service, wearing a dark blazer and gold necklace, with a somber expression.
  • Saturday, 25 October, 2025
    Daniel Naroditsky
    Daniel Naroditsky, chess grandmaster, 1995-2025

    From a child prodigy, he became one of the game’s most respected teachers and commentators

    Daniel Naroditsky concentrating while playing a chess game, with chess pieces and a clock visible on the table.
  • Sunday, 12 October, 2025
    Film
    Diane Keaton, actress, 1946-2025

    Quicksilver screen star who excelled in comedies and dramas alike — and became an enduring style icon

    Diane Keaton smiles while wearing a black hat, black glasses, and a plaid jacket at the Ralph Lauren Spring/Summer 2024 collection.
  • Thursday, 9 October, 2025
    Jilly Cooper
    Jilly Cooper, novelist, 1937-2025

    The British writer whose ‘bonkbuster’ books introduced readers to the world of horsey high society

  • Saturday, 4 October, 2025
    Jane Goodall
    Jane Goodall, primatologist and conservationist, 1934-2025

    The scientist transformed our understanding of apes while using her celebrity to share the joy of the natural world

    Jane Goodall holds binoculars and looks into the distance amid dense green foliage in Gombe Stream National Park.
  • Saturday, 27 September, 2025
    Claudia Cardinale
    Claudia Cardinale, actress, 1938-2025

    The Mediterranean beauty whose intelligence and tenacity prolonged her career beyond the golden age of Italian cinema

    Claudia Cardinale lies on the ground in a dark dress, looking upward with a concerned expression in a desert setting.
  • Friday, 26 September, 2025
    Menzies Campbell
    Menzies Campbell, politician and sportsman, 1941-2025

    Former Lib Dem leader brought up in Glasgow tenement was key figure in party’s success in 2000s

    Menzies Campbell gestures while delivering a speech at a podium with the Liberal Democrat logo behind him.
  • Tuesday, 16 September, 2025
    Robert Redford
    Robert Redford, American actor, director and environmentalist, 1936-2025

    Leading man who conquered Hollywood and championed independent cinema through the Sundance Film Festival

    Robert Redford looks over his shoulder during the filming of ‘Three Days of the Condor’ in New York.
  • Saturday, 13 September, 2025
    Rick Davies
    Rick Davies, musician, 1944-2025

    Supertramp’s co-founder was a guarded, sardonic realist in an age of grandiloquent gestures

    Rick Davies performs on stage with Supertramp, playing keyboard and singing into a microphone.
  • Wednesday, 10 September, 2025
    US politics & policy
    Charlie Kirk, conservative activist, 1993-2025

    Rightwing influencer amplified Maga worldview to a young generation

    Charlie Kirk speaks during a town hall meeting
  • Thursday, 4 September, 2025
    Giorgio Armani
    Giorgio Armani, fashion designer and businessman, 1934-2025

    Founder of one of the world’s largest private luxury brands transformed his industry

    Giorgio Armani rests his chin on his hand, wearing a checked suit and tie, at his home in Forte dei Marmi.
  • Saturday, 30 August, 2025
    Jerry Adler
    Jerry Adler, actor, 1929-2025

    A Broadway stalwart who pivoted from backstage to big screen, earning acclaim as Tony Soprano’s unofficial consigliere

    Jerry Adler at a premiere in New York in 2006
  • Friday, 22 August, 2025
    Sen Genshitsu
    Sen Genshitsu, grandmaster of the tea ceremony, 1923-2025

    Global ambassador of Japanese culture who taught the peace, harmony and equality of ritual

    Sen Soshitsu XV sits at a low table in a traditional tatami room, examining a sheet of paper with calligraphy.
  • Monday, 18 August, 2025
    Film
    Terence Stamp, actor, 1938-2025

    The British star was a magnetic screen presence and a symbol of London at its cultural zenith

  • Saturday, 16 August, 2025
    Stephanie Shirley
    Stephanie Shirley, IT pioneer and philanthropist, 1933-2025

    As founder of one of Britain’s pathfinding technology companies, she paved the way for women in the field

    A woman in a white suit stands at a dockside
  • Saturday, 9 August, 2025
    Dame Stella Rimington
    Stella Rimington, spy, 1935-2025

    She fought the pipe-smoking, tweedy male managers to become head of MI5, the first woman to lead any of Britain’s intelligence agencies

    Stella Rimington
  • Tuesday, 5 August, 2025
    Romania
    Ion Iliescu, Romania’s first post-communist president, dies at 95

    Former apparatchik played leading role in regime change and country’s pivot to west but also brutally repressed dissent

    Ion Iliescu
  • Sunday, 3 August, 2025
    Media
    Derk Sauer, western media magnate in Russia, 1952-2025

    Dutch editor founded The Moscow Times and Russian editions of magazines including Cosmopolitan and Playboy

    Derk Sauer
  • Monday, 28 July, 2025
    Arts
    Tom Lehrer, satirical songwriter, 1928-2025

    In his short creative career, Lehrer crafted witty, political and subversive songs that still feel timely

    A man in black spectacles sits at a piano and sings
  • Friday, 25 July, 2025
    Music
    Cleo Laine, jazz singer, 1927-2025

    One of Britain’s most acclaimed jazz artists was also a star of the stage and formed an enduring creative partnership with husband John Dankworth

    A woman with mid length dark hair and a pussy bow blouse
  • Wednesday, 23 July, 2025
    Music
    Ozzy Osbourne, singer, 1948-2025

    Black Sabbath’s ‘prince of darkness’ was a lord of misrule who helped shape the sound of heavy metal

    A man in heavy eye make-up holds a crucifix above his head and points at the viewer
  • Saturday, 19 July, 2025
    Family businesses
    James Leprino, Mr Mozzarella, 1937-2025

    The businessman foresaw the American pizza boom and became the country’s foremost supplier of the cheese

    Leprino Foods Company president Wes Allen with founder Jim Leprino at their Denver offices in 1978
  • Monday, 14 July, 2025
    Muhammadu Buhari
    Muhammadu Buhari, former Nigerian president, 1942-2025

    Ex-junta ruler embodied country’s transition from authoritarian state to modern democracy

    Muhammadu Buhari in 2015
  • Saturday, 12 July, 2025
    Brian Clarke
    Brian Clarke, stained glass artist, 1953-2025

    A master of colour who hailed punk rock as a fresh start for all the arts and rejected ‘puritanical’ abstraction

    Brian Clarke
  • Tuesday, 8 July, 2025
    Norman Tebbit
    Norman Tebbit, Conservative politician, 1931-2025

    A former airline pilot and key ally of Margaret Thatcher whose uncompromising views won him admiration and antipathy

    UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Conservative party chair Norman Tebbit in 1987
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  5. Diane Keaton, actress, 1946-2025

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