The Duchess of Cambridge has signalled that she will be taking a step back from public life, despite her hugely successful first foreign tour. She has told royal aides that following the 11-day trip to Canada and the U.S. – her inaugural trip as a member of the Royal Family – she intends to spend the rest of the summer ‘just enjoying being a newly-wed’. Kate and William arrived at Heathrow yesterday after flying from Los Angeles on a British Airways scheduled flight. They had received a...

Supermodel Lily Cole returned to Cambridge University today for her graduation ceremony - a week after scoring a double first class degree. Lily paraded from King's College to the historic Senate House to receive her degree certificate as her proud mum and family watched and took photos. She wore her black graduation gown as she walked in procession with around 100 students from the college, where she has studied for the last three years. The 23-year-old wore white shirt and black tapered trousers...

Here's a gossip column teaser. Where could you find Sam Cam rubbing shoulders with Posh Spice, Kate Middleton, Kate Moss and the Saudi Royal Family? No, not the latest chi-chi restaurant, nor a new A-list nightclub. The celebrity magnet is none other than a designer discount outlet on the outskirts of Oxford that has quietly become one of the world’s most successful shopping destinations. Perhaps it’s due to the recession, or maybe it’s down to the Duchess of Cambridge championing High...