EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Politically correct quotas undermined Donald Trump's security before his shooting, claims The Day of the Jackal author Frederick Forsyth

He was fluent successful French and German by nan clip he was 15, and flew a pitchy combatant erstwhile still only 18, earlier becoming Reuters analogous successful Paris.

He besides fitted successful occasional missions for 'The Firm' — nan British Secret Service — and plotted a groundbreaking blockbuster aft undertaking rigorous research.

But successful nan aftermath of Donald Trump's miraculous flight from death, The Day Of The Jackal writer Frederick Forsyth tells maine that he despairs of information agencies nan world complete — successful particular, their nonaccomplishment to learn, aliases remember, a basal truth.

'The sniper is still a formidable enemy,' he points out. 'I've mislaid count of murdered politicians since I tapped 'the time of nan Jackal was over' onto nan past page.

'What Trump's flight shows is nan uselessness of close-body protectors against nan rifle, erstwhile you've grounded to unafraid nan area,' adds Forsyth, 85, who is, understandably, struck by an bonzer similarity successful Trump's endurance and that of nan French president successful his caller from 54 years agone — a very flimsy activity of nan head.

Forsyth argues that nan U.S. Secret Service has been undermined by prizing quotas supra ability. 'They've go civilian servants. They'd really seen nan feline lining up his changeable and conscionable waited, apparently thinking, "How interesting".'

The sole criterion for action should beryllium ability, adds Forsyth, who has contributed a section to Vampire Boys, Catherine Bailey's book astir nan RAF pitchy which Forsyth flew. It lacked an ejector seat. 'You alert successful it . . .or you dice successful it,' he and his contemporaries were told.

'Eighty per cent grounded nan medical. Those who sewage done went done tests connected aptitude, dexterity, hand-to-eye co-ordination.' 

Psychological appraisal by question and reply followed. 'A further 19 per cent failed.'

The naked truth astir Edo ex's steamy secret

Dara Huang, nan mother of Princess Beatrice's stepson Wolfie, has a confession: she's a voyeur.

The U.S.-born designer designs galore penthouses, moreover though she's acrophobic of heights.

'Why do I ever get nan penthouse?' muses nan erstwhile fiancee of Bea's husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.

'It's because [developers] want nan wow effect, nan money shot.' She adds: 'I for illustration nan aspiration of nan penthouse. The position is unbeatable and nan consciousness of privateness up present erstwhile you person a really engaged street.

'I'm into this thought of empowerment. What's really a priceless measurement to unrecorded is to locomotion astir naked successful your ain abstraction — I'm a spot voyeuristic.

'I often do bathtubs successful beforehand of immense solid windows, and I don't put a curtain there.' 

Cripes!

The smart set's talking about... nan Royal Family's latest brainbox 

Prince William met his woman astatine St Andrews successful Scotland, but Eloise Taylor is flying nan emblem for different university.

Eloise, 21, is nan first personnel of nan Royal Family to postgraduate from Manchester University. 

Her brother, Cassius, 27, a DJ, shared this photograph taken aft her graduation ceremonial past week.

Eloise is nan granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth's first relative nan Duke of Kent and a girl of Lady Helen Taylor and creation trader Timothy Taylor.

Mamma Mia! Drag enactment is icing connected nan barroom for Jeremy and bride 

War Horse prima Jeremy Irvine has revealed that he secretly joined Jodie Spencer, a midwife, successful May. 

'As soon arsenic we sewage married, I had to return to Scotland,' says nan Mamma Mia 2 actor, 34, who has been filming nan Outlander prequel, Blood Of My Blood, northbound of nan border. 

Speaking astatine nan Pangaia shop opening successful Carnaby Street, he tells me: 'I only conscionable sewage backmost to London, truthful I'm backmost to beryllium her husband.' 

Of their large day, he says: 'We had a beautiful small, friendly wedding pinch our friends and family successful Somerset.' 

Jodie says: 'We added a spot of theatrics pinch a resistance queen.' 

The mates person yet to spell connected a honeymoon, but Irvine hopes to operation business pinch pleasure: 'My adjacent occupation is successful Italy, truthful it could beryllium worse.' 

Some cheering news astatine past for hedge money tycoon Crispin Odey, who took a £37 cardinal deed aft nan patient he founded was coiled down pursuing intersexual misconduct allegations, which he denies, against him. 

I perceive that his son, Felix Odey, 30, has exchanged rings to an NHS doctor, Ana Clayton-Smith. 

Felix followed his begetter into finance and is simply a money head astatine Schroders. 

Never fto it beryllium said that nan King can't bask a laughter astatine his ain expense. 

A Channel Five documentary, Highgrove House: A Royal Residence, featured footage of respective busts of His Majesty astatine different stages of his life which are successful nan gardens of his Gloucestershire home. 

Former royal protection serviceman Ken Wharfe told nan programme: 'I retrieve Charles saying, "What do you deliberation of nan busts?"

'Well, I'm nary creation critic, truthful I couldn't really opportunity anything, but I said, "What's absorbing sir is nan sculptors ever spot you differently. I mean, not 1 sculpture is nan same."

'And he said, "I know, but you cognize what nan communal denominator is? They ever get my bloody ears right".'

Why Wallis intends business 

Hollywood's MeToo activity has helped bring successful measures including intimacy coordinators to make actresses consciousness safe connected set. Yet British exemplary and character Wallis Day has her ain measures to guarantee she avoids unwanted attention.

'I'm location for nan activity — not for nan drama,' she tells maine astatine a London party. 'I do my activity and spell location to furniture erstwhile I finish. I don't linger connected set.'

Wallis, 29, is owed to prima successful nan forthcoming remake of Red Sonja, nan 1985 swords-and-sorcery movie starring Brigitte Nielsen and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Marquess and seats of power… 

When nan Marquess of Cholmondeley was replaced arsenic Lord Great Chamberlain aft Queen Elizabeth's death, it looked for illustration he was losing his friendly relationship pinch nan monarchy.

He and his wife, Rose, could not, however, stay person to nan spot of power. For nan couple, who are friends and Norfolk neighbours of nan Prince and Princess of Wales, proceed to supply nan Chair of State and nan Consort Throne connected which King Charles and Queen Camilla were seated astatine nan State Opening of Parliament this week.

'Although Lord Carrington is nan caller Lord Great Chamberlain, nan chairs beryllium to David,' a friend tells me. The furnishings has now been returned to David and Rose's stately home, Houghton Hall.

(Very) modern manners

Once upon a time, couples announced they were engaged and a wedding day soon followed. Now, popular prima Annie Lennox's girl Lola is celebrating nan day of their engagement.

This week, Lola, 33, a vocalist who is owed to wed Canadian exemplary Braeden Wright, 36, has been marking her 'engagement-iversary'. 'Why not observe a twelvemonth of being engaged?' asks Lola.