EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: JCB heiress Alice Bamford grieves partner Ann in emotional tribute

Her life has always been a gilded existence, years ago when her parents, Lord and Lady Bamford, celebrated her 21st birthday with a dazzling, Great Gatsby-themed party at their 2,000-acre estate, Daylesford, in Gloucestershire, where Joan Collins and the late Duke of Marlborough were among hundreds of guests.

The couple’s only daughter, Alice, thought: “The stork sure dropped me off at the right house”; He was deeply grateful to have been born to loving, incredibly generous parents and to have been blessed with a £10bn fortune generated by the family’s JCB excavation empire.

But Alice, 49, never made the mistake of thinking she was vulnerable to the cruel luck that can befall anyone, and yesterday at One Gun Ranch on the California coast she paid a deeply moving tribute to Ann Eysenring, the woman whose life she shared.

Describing Ann, who succumbed to cancer after a long battle, as ‘one of a kind’, mother of three young children Alice said: ‘We see you every sunrise, every sunset and many things in between.

‘You are the great openness, the mighty ocean, the light of the fire, the flickering candle, the rainbow around the full moon, and the powerful symmetry in all the ways we mourn and celebrate for you.’

The couple met nearly 20 years ago after Alice moved to Los Angeles. But their happiest place was One Gun Ranch, which they ran according to biodynamic principles in accordance with the lunar cycle.

It was a success that delighted Alice’s mother Carole, founder of the Daylesford Organic empire, and attracted many of her star friends, from the irrepressible Dame Joan to model Cara Delevingne.

Yes huh! Isla ready to rodeo for Reese’s 50th anniversary

Isla Fisher walks confidently down the street with a black sequined cowboy hat in hand

Isla Fisher recently opened up about her newfound freedom following her 2024 divorce from Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen after 14 years of marriage.

And the Australian embraced that sense of freedom during a girl’s trip to Nashville to celebrate Hollywood star Reese Witherspoon’s 50th birthday party.

In this photo she posted online, Isla can be seen confidently strutting down the street wearing a black dress adorned with silver tassels and studded with rhinestones, holding a black sequined cowboy hat.

‘This is actually my first rodeo,’ the former Home And Away star jokes.

Before turning 50 last month, Isla admitted feeling anxious. ‘I was so nervous about it… but I felt so free. ‘I feel so free.’

Alan Titchmarsh claims that when he received his MBE from Queen Elizabeth she told him: ‘You bring great pleasure to many ladies.’ Now the 76-year-old TV gardener has revealed what King Charles said when he was elevated to CBE last year. ‘He grinned at me, laughed and said, ‘You’re going up.’ That was the sweetest thing to say. ‘I didn’t think fast enough to say ‘I think I’ve probably reached the top’.’

Rege-Jean Page, who is said to be the next Bond, admits that his last role scared him

He’s been a heartthrob since his role as the Duke of Hastings in Netflix’s bodice ripper Bridgerton, and is tipped to replace Daniel Craig as James Bond. But Rege-Jean Page admits that her latest role scared her.

The 38-year-old actor stars in new romantic comedy You, Me And Tuscany alongside US actress and singer Halle Bailey and had to show off his singing talent at one nerve-wracking point during filming.

‘There was a scene where I had to serenade Halle and it was scary,’ he tells me. At the VIP screening at the Ham Yard Hotel in London.

Kate’s jeweler criticizes Starmer

Kiki McDonough, one of the Princess of Wales’s favorite jewelers, is alarmed at the incompetence of Sir Keir Starmer’s Labor Government.

‘He’s absolutely hopeless. ‘I’ve been following politics since the late 1970s and I honestly don’t think I’ve ever encountered such a hopeless Government,’ says Kiki, who lives on Symons Street in Chelsea’s Sloane Square.

‘I find it really scary,’ he adds. ‘There’s no stability, no direction, no security, 14 U-turns in two years, so if you’re running a business it’s a complete disaster.’

Wounded Anthea’s painful new accessory: sling

Anthea Turner tore the tendons between her shoulder muscle and bone

Anthea Turner, who postponed her wedding to socialite Mark Armstrong three times, has a new reason to postpone it.

The former Blue Peter presenter, 65, had to wear a sling for three weeks after tearing tendons between his shoulder muscle and bone.

‘Oh, the pain,’ he cries. ‘I’m now home with a ‘party bag’ full of lethal drugs.’ Anthea arrived at Christmas with a motorcyclist running down the stairs but was recently diagnosed with a rotator cuff tear.

‘Mark is doing a great job but his friends feel much more sorry for him than I do; I’m a terrible patient.’

He adds: ‘What was my first thought? “How do I blow dry my hair?” ‘I look like Worzel Gummidge.’

Fruit machine offer surprised Bianca Jagger

Bianca Jagger was the epitome of 1970s hedonism with her then-husband Sir Mick, but now she’s an advocate for morality.

Bianca, 80, sent a four-page letter to Kensington and Chelsea council objecting to plans for a slot machine venue by Silvertime Amusement in Earl’s Court to replace smaller premises.

According to The Chelsea Citizen, “Silvertime’s current site is private.” ‘The proposed site will be highly visible and create a gambling hub with approximately four times the window area in a prime location.

‘These places attract opportunist crime and aggressive begging, which feeds into other night-time drug supply economies.’

A company spokesman told me: ‘Silvertime has operated a venue in Earl’s Court for many years without encountering anti-social behavior or any other problems.’