Haters gonna hate,but Taylor Swift really is extraordinary – here’s why

Haters gonna hate,but Taylor Swift really is extraordinary – here’s why

It’s not essential,or even necessary,to be a Swiftie to appreciate the once-in-a-lifetime scale of what she has achieved.

  • byKarl Quinn

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Meet the man who makes the homes of Hollywood’s A-list look picture-perfect

Meet the man who makes the homes of Hollywood’s A-list look picture-perfect

Interior designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard’s clients include Cher,Elton John,RuPaul and the Kardashian-Jenners. So what has he learnt about celebrity tastes?

  • byJessica Doyle
Prince Harry and Elton John can take Daily Mail case to trial

Prince Harry and Elton John can take Daily Mail case to trial

Harry became the first senior British royal for more than 130 years to give evidence in court. He,John,actor Liz Hurley and others will likely appear again.

  • byMichael Holden andSam Tobin
The man whose words helped blast the Rocketman to the stars

The man whose words helped blast the Rocketman to the stars

Bernie Taupin has written Elton John’s lyrics throughout his career. His memoir reveals his own story.

  • byMichael Dwyer
How Elton John’s bodyguard became a distinguished science professor

How Elton John’s bodyguard became a distinguished science professor

Gavin Reid says his days bouncing Melbourne’s underworld taught him great people management – in preparation for the halls of academia.

  • bySherryn Groch
Royals,drugs and rock’n’roll:Bernie Taupin on life with Elton John

Royals,drugs and rock’n’roll:Bernie Taupin on life with Elton John

The celebrated lyricist wrote some of music’s best-known lines,but don’t ask him to recite the ones he penned for Princess Diana.

  • byJ.P. O'Malley
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Swimming instructor to the stars on the French Riviera

Swimming instructor to the stars on the French Riviera

Pierre Gruneberg had to swim in circles around Paul McCartney to keep a watch for jellyfish,and Robin Williams had an aversion to sharks.

Prince Harry to take witness stand in court fight against tabloid

Prince Harry to take witness stand in court fight against tabloid

It will be the first time a senior royal has given evidence in a court since Edward VII testified as a witness as part of a divorce case in 1870.

  • byRob Harris
Prince Harry says tabloid’s journalists are ‘criminals’,accuses royal family of cover-up

Prince Harry says tabloid’s journalists are ‘criminals’,accuses royal family of cover-up

In a witness statement to London’s High Court,Harry again criticised the monarchy for its complicity with the tabloid press.

  • byMichael Holden andSam Tobin
Prince Harry,Elton John in UK court for hearing against Daily Mail publisher

Prince Harry,Elton John in UK court for hearing against Daily Mail publisher

Harry has brought a lawsuit against Associated Newspapers alongside other famous figures,including singer Elton John.

  • byMichael Holden andSam Tobin
From the Archives,1993:Pest control called in to save Elton John concert

From the Archives,1993:Pest control called in to save Elton John concert

On February 20,1993,pest control experts were called to the National Tennis Centre in Melbourne to ensure that Elton John would not have to compete for stage space with a swarm of crickets after an earlier concert was cut short because of the insects.