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Daily Mail
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- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Princess Andre, 18, looks radiant as she enjoys lavish Mexico holiday with family of dad Peter's wife Emily - after moving out of mum Katie Price's home
Princess Andre looked radiant as she enjoyed a lavish summer holiday to Mexico with the family of her dad Peter's wife Emily MacDonagh. The 18-year-old, the daughter of Katie Price and Peter Andre, jetted off to Mexico City this week with Emily's younger brothers Will and Joe. Princess, who celebrated her 18th birthday last month, looked radiant as she stepped out for the evening on Thursday in a white crochet summer set. She donned a white strapped crochet tie-up crop top, paired with linen wide-leg trousers and silver sandals. Princess accessorised the look with a white leather bucked handbag and a collection of black and silver bracelets, as well as a heart pendant necklace. The trip comes after her mum Katie revealed that Princess has moved out of her home because the former glamour model is banned from appearing in her daughter's upcoming reality show. Princess's step uncle Will also sported a white ensemble whereas Joe wore a blue polo shirt, so she captioned the post: 'Clearly Joe missed the white memo.' Her step mum Emily commented: 'Awwww guys, love my bros xxx.' Princess has embarked on her own career and is currently filming her very own reality show. And speaking to sister Sophie on the latest episode of The Katie Price Show podcast, Katie told how her eldest daughter is no longer living with her due to filming her ITV programme - which Katie is not allowed to appear on. But as she discussed the situation, the former glamour model, 47 - who was recently banned from her girl's 18th birthday - couldn't help but make a dig at Peter and his management company, Can Associates, who are making the show. She told Sophie: 'Princess was living with me but because she's doing her documentary, and I'm not even allowed to breathe near the documentary, she has been predominantly staying at her dads while she is filming.' The subject came up as Katie spoke about her hunt for a new home amid the sale of her £5k-a-month rental property, with Sophie suggesting that Katie only needs a three-bed home for her and her youngest children, with a sofa bed for when the other kids visit. However, Katie was quick to insist that Princess would soon be back, while also noting that second eldest son Junior and his girlfriend Jasmine may move back in too as they do not like renting. She shared: 'It's's only because she has been filming that she has been at Pete's because obviously I'm not allowed anywhere near it. She has only got about two weeks left of filming.' She added: 'I'm that kind of mum where I have to make sure my kids have bedrooms if they want it, you never know do you.' Katie's words comes just weeks after she blasted Peter's management, The Can Group, after she was banned from their daughter Princess' 18th birthday. The TV personality went on a rant about the awkward snub with her sister Sophie in a recent episode of the podcast. MailOnline's Katie Hind revealed Katie was unable to attend Princess' celebrations because the event was being filmed for her forthcoming fly-on-the-wall ITV television series - which Katie has been banned from appearing on. In the episode, Katie said: 'Princess is now officially an adult so mummy and Princess can now go out together. If certain people would let her be seen with me.' Sophie said: 'I noticed in her 18th birthday pictures she was wearing the shoes you bought her for Christmas.' 'Oh did she? I love that', said Katie. 'Princess was living with me but because she's doing her documentary, and I'm not even allowed to breathe near the documentary, she has been predominantly staying at her dads while she is filming' [Princess with Junior and Peter in 2022] Katie added: 'Everyone knows she's doing this documentary - and I'm not in it. Certain people don't think it's good for Princess to be seen with me. Certain people that used to look after me.' Her sister said: 'You aren't on brand Katie. You are too risky Katie that's why. Katie added: 'It's pathetic. I'm her mother. It's so sad. When certain people who used to look after me are now looking after...' Her sister Sophie then urged Katie to 'save it for another day.' Katie was allegedly referring to her old PR team, who now manage her ex husband Peter, 52, and their children Junior and Princess.
Telegraph
11-07-2025
- Politics
- Telegraph
SNP splashes £1m in taxpayer cash on ceilidhs and cheese nights in ‘fake embassies'
The SNP splashed nearly £1 million on parties including ceilidhs and whisky and cheese nights in its so-called 'fake embassies', figures reveal. The Scottish Government is accused of 'squandering' taxpayers' money on lavish events in an attempt to pose as an independent country on the world stage. A Freedom of Information (FoI) request revealed that hundreds of thousands of pounds were spent on parties in the Scottish Government's network of international offices, dubbed 'pretend' or 'fake' embassies by critics. In the past five years, officials have held more than 300 events including one on 'period dignity' held in Beijing, a ceilidh on a Brussels roundabout, a joint cheese and whisky party with the Swiss, and a football celebration with the Bavarians. Among those to have attended the parties include John Swinney, First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon and Humza Yousaf, both former First Ministers, and Angus Robertson, former Culture Secretary. Criticising the 'outrageous' use of taxpayer money, Scottish Tory MSP Murdo Fraser said: 'Hard-pressed taxpayers will be outraged that the SNP squandered £1 million on boozy events at their pretend embassies. 'While educational standards are plummeting and NHS waiting times are skyrocketing, the SNP are still obsessing over foreign affairs, which is reserved to Westminster. 'We know that these offices are regularly used to push the nationalists' independence obsession. They should be spending money on our overwhelmed public services instead.' Using FoI laws, the Scottish Tories obtained details of 327 events held by the Scottish Government's nine overseas offices. As well as food and drink, money was spent on photo booths, merchandise, entertainment, musicians and 'whisky expert services'. Government ministers attended 60 of the parties, for which the total bill came to more than £950,000. Last year, the Scottish Government increased spending on its network of offices by £800,000 to £7.8 million. Scotland's biggest office, accounting for a third of the total budget, is in London. In the same year, the Scottish Government was forced to introduce emergency spending controls in an attempt to balance the books. Civil servants were banned from travelling between Glasgow and Edinburgh to cut costs while Shona Robison, the finance secretary, ordered wide-ranging cutbacks affecting prisons, health, multiple quangos and support for Ukrainian refugees to allow public sector pay deals to be struck. The SNP has long argued that Scotland's 'embassies', the first of which was opened under the Conservatives in Brussels in 1992, help boost international visitor numbers and attract jobs to the country. There are now seven such offices in: Copenhagen, Brussels, Washington, Ottawa, Paris, Dublin, and Berlin. About one in 10 of the parties were Burns Suppers, celebrating Scotland's national bard. Many of these were hosted at British embassies or at Scotland House in the heart of Brussels but one, for Burns Night, was held on a roundabout. The peak of annual spending The Beijing 'period dignity' event – at a cost of £3,110 – came as Scotland tried to capitalise on global attention for the UK Government's policies of providing free feminine products. Annual spending on parties peaked at more than £300,000 in 2023, just as Scotland secured its second highest number of direct foreign investments, according to the accountants EY. The term 'embassy' is conventionally only used for the diplomatic missions of sovereign states, however local, regional and devolved administrations may have their own international relations. Labour-run Wales has 21 offices in 12 countries. The Welsh Conservatives are calling for these to be closed. A Scottish government spokesman said its international network delivers 'tangible benefits to Scotland's people, businesses and institutions' claiming the offices support £1.73 billion in forecast export sales and more than 8,500 jobs across 20 local authorities in 2022-23. The spokesman added: 'As reported in June, nearly one-in-six inward investment projects in the UK last year was secured in Scotland, according to new data published by EY. 'The record share of the market cements the country's position as the UK's top destination outside of London.'
