We've all complained about our exes, but doing so in front of your children can be a bad idea - so Fern Britton is doing her best not to, she has revealed.
The presenter, 67, is kept company by her cats Dr Iain Mackerel and Barbara, as well as her daughters Grace and Winnie, as she pens heart-warming novels and shows off her body transformation.
The monarch, 76, held the reception to recognise the humanitarian efforts of a number of people, including His Dark Materials actress Ruth Wilson and presenter Fern Britton.
NIK SIMON: It is an 80-mile drive from his home in Somerset but Vickery's personal journey to the show stage has been less straightforward. Queen's Honours, delight, divorce, bankruptcy.