PRINCESS DIANA'S solicitors said it was "unlikely" that she would give evidence at an industrial tribunal in London today. She is fighting a wrongful dismissal case brought by former maid Sylvia McDermott (44), who is demanding reinstatement to her post at Kensington Palace.
President Nelson Mandela (78), took a break from a south-east Asian tour by taking a river cruise near Brunei's capital with Graca Machel (51). Mandela has given the role of de facto "first lady during his current tour to the widow of former Mozambique president Samora Machel, fuelling further speculation of an engagement or marriage.
Former King Michael's welcome-home visit hit its first snag yesterday when he cancelled a meeting with the Romanian foreign minister in an argument over protocol. The row blew up over his demand to meet President Emil Constantinescu first, and then the foreign minister. The agreed schedule had it the other way around, with the former king and the president due to dine together.
Queen Elizabeth has accepted the plan by Prince Andrew and the Duchess of York to live permanently at their former marital address at Sunninghill in Berkshire - dubbed Southyork. In what the Sun called "forgive and forget" peace talks, the duchess will have to accept strict conditions, including a curb on her money-making activities.
Kevin Costner has finally acknowledged his youngest son, three-month old Liam, and says he paid "millions of dollars" in settlement to Liam's mother, television presenter Bridget Rooney. Costner says in Hello magazine: "She tricked me into thinking she was using contraception when she wasn't."