Tell us about your connection to the Royal county
We (me and my sons, Oscar, 12, and Jude, nine) have recently moved to Berkshire and we’re so excited to be here. I grew up in Sunningdale – we moved down from Scotland when Dad got the professional job at Wentworth Golf Club. My sister and I loved going to school at St George’s in Ascot. I actually went back there recently for the opening ceremony of their new swimming pool, which made me feel nostalgic.
What are your favorite things to do in Berkshire?
There are so many things! Windsor Great Park is a favorite place of ours, as is Savill Garden. I also love Windsor – the history, the shops, the rugby. I’m a huge animal lover, so we also have a good relationship with Windsor’s Battersea Dogs & Cats Home. It’s where we got our British bulldog, Betsy. I had recently lost my previous dog and I’d also got divorced [from rugby star Paul Sampson]. I was also taking part in the 2015 series of Strictly Come Dancing, with Brendan Cole as my dance partner, and we went to Battersea Dogs Home to do some filming, as we were dancing to the song from Lady and the Tramp. That weekend, I went out of Strictly, but my consolation prize was Betsy – I’d fallen in love with her when I’d visited the Home.
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A Home For Keeps - Reader At Home
Alex and James Fielden were looking for a forever home. Their search ended as soon as they pulled up outside this Georgian property in Berkshire
Duke & Duchess Of Berkshire?
They are the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge but should they really be the Duke and Duchess of Berkshire, which is, of course, a Royal county?
A national hero
He started out like many other children born in Reading, but mention Justin Fletcher to any kid in the land these days and their eyes will light up
Fruitful thinking
Ryan Simpson believes the world is our orchard. A project that began over a pint in his local is making the county more fruity
THE BERKSHIRE BOMBSHELL
Berkshire has had more than its fair share of famous inhabitants. However, few had such an explosive reputation as Diana Dors
“I'll always be a Berkshire girl”
Despite her international acclaim as the star of TV’s Tracy Beaker, Dani Harmer has never strayed far from her roots
Remembering the fallen
The most destructive war in human history lasted for six years and cost 60 million lives, the majority non-combatants. It is easy to understand why those who had survived wanted to celebrate the end of that conflict
HIDDEN WONDERS
Berkshire photographer Matt Emmett has made it his mission to explore the forgotten architecture and heritage many people miss in their home towns
EXPLORING BERKSHIRE - Majestic Maidenhead
Rejuvenation and revival; two buzz words surrounding the biggest town in the Royal borough. With riverside views and a vibrant arts and dining out scene, this high-class town is well worth a look
A good grounding
Berkshire has some of the best homes in the land, so perhaps it is no coincidence that the nation’s favourite property guru went to school in Wokingham
