TALK OF THE TOWN: What’s the plan, Beatrice? Princess is still living in St James’s Palace because they’re getting their six-bed Cotswolds farmhouse refurbished

Princess Beatrice is still living in St James’s Palace, nine months after buying a £3.5 million family home.

Why the delay?

I can reveal that the 33-year-old and husband Edo Mapelli Mozzi are carrying out an extensive refurb of their six-bedroom Cotswolds farmhouse, including transforming an outbuilding into a luxury guesthouse.

I can reveal that Princess Beatrice and husband Edo Mapelli Mozzi are carrying out an extensive refurb of their six-bedroom Cotswolds farmhouse

They are also installing 6ft security gates.

Beatrice, who gave birth to daughter Sienna last September, reportedly pays just £1,600 a month for the four-bedroom Palace flat, about a fifth the market rate.

But it’s behind a security cordon so cannot be commercially let.

Princess Beatrice is still living in St James’s Palace in central London (pictured), nine months after buying a £3.5 million family home

James Middleton’s mutt-haves

James Middleton’s gone to the dogs… in a good way, of course.

The Duchess of Cambridge’s brother, below with wife Alizee, was left with his tail between his legs when his marshmallow firm Boomf went bust and he had to sell it in January for £300,000.

Now he tells me he’s focusing on his canine wellness firm, Ella & Co, which supplies healthy freeze-dried dog food.

James Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge’s brother, (pictured with wife Alizee), was left with his tail between his legs when his marshmallow firm Boomf went bust and he had to sell it in January for £300,000

James, 34, says owning a pooch has never been more popular, adding: ‘Younger people are getting dogs, almost as a first child.’

He worries, though, that pets bought in lockdown are suffering separation anxiety as their owners return to work.

His solution? ‘I always keep the radio on for the dogs,’ he says.

Matt Hancock must have plenty of time on his hands after quitting as Health Secretary – he’s taken to posting earnest reviews on Tripadvisor.

Hancock has managed three so far, including for a restaurant in Bristol (‘the falafel was absolutely delicious’) and a hotel in Wales (‘so good we wanted to give it 10 stars!’).

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