EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Princess of Wales’s brother James Middleton reveals heartwarming plans to open rescue centre for dogs after death of his beloved spaniel Ella

We know James Middleton loves dogs, but this is barking!

The Princess of Wales’s brother celebrated publication day of his new title, Ella: The Dog Who Saved My Life, at a bookshop with fans invited to bring their own pets.

Dozens turned up at the event, at Waterstones, in London’s Tottenham Court Road, where James, 37, revealed that he plans to open a centre for abandoned animals.

‘I’d love to have a rescue centre in the future,’ the businessman tells me. ‘It’s a dream that I hope to make a reality. I want to give back to dogs, as much as they’ve given me.’

James, whose book was serialised in the Daily Mail, adds: ‘There are also dogs that can work in the police force, mountain rescue, medical detection – I’d love to explore that area.’

The Princess of Wales ‘s brother signs copies of new book Meet Ella: The Dog Who Saved My Life

‘I want to keep Ella’s legacy going,’ James said

Devastated by Ella’s death almost two years ago, he adds: ‘I want to keep Ella’s legacy going.’

James became emotional when talking about how Ella had helped him to overcome mental health struggles and suicidal thoughts, and ultimately led him to meet his wife, Alizee, after the spaniel wandered off in the park.

The sizzling books banned by Camilla

Queen Camilla is an avid reader and patron of literary organisations, but there were a couple of books that she banned her son, Tom Parker Bowles, from buying when he was a teenager.

‘We’d go to Waterstones,’ he says. ‘My mother always bought us – we were very lucky like this – whatever books we wanted. And only twice did she ban me from two books.’

Tom Parker Bowles has revealed the only two books the Queen ever refused to buy him. Pair are seen together at the Queen’s Reading Room Literary Festival

Speaking on the Rosebud podcast, the food writer says: ‘I remember having read about the Marquis de Sade and ­getting rather excited, and I came back with ­Justine. Plonked it on the counter, she says, “You’re not having that aged 13”. So that went back.’

Justine, which is about a woman on a quest for virtue who is forced to become a sex slave, is not the only book rejected by Camilla. Tom adds: ‘I seem to remember an Elmore Leonard book, and it was a book called Stick, and the back line said “Stick took no bulls***”. And of course that went straight back as well.’

Lucy builds a bright future

Former model Lucy Wigram married Ben Sangster, son of racehorse owner and pools heir ­Robert Sangster.

Their daughter, Eliza, 32, has found love away from the racing world. She’s engaged to architect Johnnie Llewellyn, whom she met at Oxford Brookes University. ‘We are delighted,’ Lucy, 57, tells me, adding the wedding is expected to be held ‘early next year’.

Eliza Wigram (pictured with model mother Lucy) is engaged to architect Johnnie Llewellyn, whom she met at Oxford Brookes University

Robinson’s been Bowled over

When I asked Anne Robinson last December if she was going out with Queen Camilla’s ex-husband Andrew Parker Bowles, the former ­Weakest Link host dismissed the notion as ‘ridiculous’ and even talked darkly about legal action. 

The pair have, however, been an item since then, although never pictured together. 

And on Saturday Robinson is due to introduce the dashing former brigadier, 84, who was married to Camilla for 22 years, to friends at her 80th birthday party in the Cotswolds. 

Anne Robinson is due to introduce Andrew Parker Bowles, 84, who was married to Queen Camilla for 22 years, to friends at her 80th birthday party on Saturday

This time next year, Kate, we’ll all be millionaires…

Could this explain ­supermodel Kate Moss’s move into trade with her lifestyle brand, Cosmoss?

A fellow model has revealed that Moss is obsessed with another colourful character from South London: Del Boy, the Peckham trader played by David Jason, pictured right, in Only Fools and Horses.

‘The strange thing about Kate is that, although she is very cool, she loves Del Boy,’ says Jade Parfitt, who is organising Bath’s first ever Fashion Festival with her friend Erin O’Connor. ‘We were once on a job abroad and Kate was ­trying to describe the progamme to a foreign model.’

Parfitt adds: ‘She asked me to help explain it to the bemused girl, so I hummed the theme tune.’

Lovely jubbly!

A fellow model has revealed Kate Moss is obsessed with Del Boy from Only Fools and Horses

The Peckham trader is played by David Jason (right) in the sitcom which ran from 1981 to 2003

Planning misery for Sarah

Sarah Beeny has landed herself in hot water again after splashing out on a boathouse at her ‘mini Downton Abbey’ estate – without planning permission.

The TV presenter, 52, was already facing possible enforcement action from council officials over an alpine winter wonderland treehouse and earth banks built without consent. Now the Property Ladder star and her husband, Graham Swift, could be forced to demolish a ‘modest’ 9ft by 8ft timber and thatched boathouse, and a Victorian greenhouse.

Papers filed at the local council reveal that building work on the unauthorised structures started three years ago and was completed last year. Beeny has now applied for retrospective consent for a ‘change of use’ of former agricultural land to extend the garden at her seven-bedroom new-build mansion, near Wincanton in Somerset.

But in a letter of objection, the parish council said: ‘The council remains concerned about the loss of agricultural land.’

Sarah Beeny has landed herself in hot water after splashing out on a boathouse without planning permission

Jeremy the comeback Kidd

Celebrated sculptress Barbara ­Hepworth’s troubled grandson Jeremy Kidd has arrived back in Britain to relaunch himself as an artist after years of trying to find himself, surfing and undertaking a road trip in the USA.

‘I had to get away from London because I came from a dysfunctional, English family,’ declares Jeremy, 62, who is preparing for his new West End exhibition, Home Coming, at NOHO gallery in Fitzrovia. ‘I went to America and dug the road for a few dollars an hour.’

His mother Rachel was Hepworth’s daughter with esteemed artist Ben Nicholson. His father was renowned Alzheimer’s researcher Dr Michael Kidd.

Speaking at Chelsea Arts Club, Jeremy tells me: ‘I came from a smart family that didn’t talk about their feelings.’