GIRL ABOUT TOWN: Doctor Who to marry Lady Rose? Besotted Matt Smith to pop the question to girlfriend Lily James by Christmas 

The Crown star Matt Smith is planning a romantic trip to New York with girlfriend Lily James for Christmas – with pals certain he’s preparing to pop the question.

A friend of the couple said: ‘Matt is chomping at the bit to propose and New York is the ideal place.

'He can’t wait to make a commitment. He was waiting for the fuss around The Crown to die down and, now that the series has aired, he’s focusing on his love life.’

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The Crown star Matt Smith is planning a romantic trip to New York with girlfriend Lily James for Christmas – with pals certain he’s preparing to pop the question

When Doctor Who met Lady Rose: Matt, 34, and Lily, 27 – Lady Rose in Downton Abbey – have been smooching on red carpets for two years now and seem to be the perfect match

Matt, 34, and Lily, 27 – Lady Rose in Downton Abbey – have been smooching on red carpets for two years now and seem to be the perfect match. 

The success of the TV drama about the Royals means Matt will have plenty of cash to take Lily shopping for diamonds on Fifth Avenue...

A friend of the couple said: ‘Matt is chomping at the bit to propose and New York is the ideal place'

 

Newly single Princess Beatrice has moved back to the UK for good and is now working flat out... on her figure.

Newly single Princess Beatrice has moved back to the UK for good and is now working flat out... on her figure

I can reveal she has been training at London’s most extreme gym – Barry’s Bootcamp – where the circuit training classes can burn up to 1,000 calories an hour. 

Bea – who spent much of last year in New York with then-boyfriend Dave Clark – was spied at the gym a few days ago, where she complained about being tired because building work at St James’s Palace was disturbing her sleep. 

Welcome back to London life, Bea.

So excited for my pal Noelle Reno, who has given birth to her first child – a boy. 

The 32-year-old entrepreneur and her city trader boyfriend Nick Perks have named him Xander, which means ‘Defending men’. 

Seems I’ve lost my girl-about-town partner for a time while she changes nappies!

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