Evening briefing: Today's essential headlines
FW de Klerk dies | South Africa's last white president apologised for the "pain and hurt" of apartheid in a video message released after his death amid a row over his legacy. The death of FW de Klerk, who helped dismantle apartheid and transfer power to a black-led government, triggered national mourning but also celebration among his most ardent opponents. Watch his video message and read his Telegraph obituary.
Covid | Six healthy children died of virus in year, NHS analysis says 'Breaking point' | One in 10 people in England on an NHS waiting list Brexit talks | EU prepared to improve offer on NI border checks Yorkshire cricket | Chief executive resigns following racism scandal Dennis Hutchings funeral | Hundreds applaud and salute cortege The big story: How Meghan's notes ended up in book
First the apology, now the back story.
The Duchess of Sussex's email notes, sent to her most trusted aide for the purposes of briefing the authors of her biography, appear to have made it into the published version of the book, Finding Freedom.
The Duchess on Wednesday apologised to the Court of Appeal for forgetting she had known about the meeting, in which she had authorised Jason Knauf to speak, and sent an email with her own briefing notes.
She wrote a lengthy list of "reminders" to Mr Knauf, across five topics the biographers wished to talk about.
These included details about a meeting with the Queen to choose her wedding tiara, the reasoning behind the Sussexes' move to Windsor, and biographical information about her half-siblings.
Royal Correspondent Hannah Furness details how the briefing notes ended up in final version of the book and you can read them for yourself.
It was an explosive day in court on Wednesday that resulted in the Duchess apologising for "misleading" the Court of Appeal over whether she had authorised aides to brief the authors of the biography.
The Duchess said she "had not remembered" exchanges in which she was told about a two-hour meeting between Mr Knauf and the book's authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand.
The Court of Appeal also heard the Duchess deliberately called her estranged father Thomas Markle "Daddy" in a handwritten letter, believing it would "pull at the heartstrings" if it was leaked.
Click here to read for yourself Meghan's correspondence with Palace aide Mr Knauf over the letter to her father and biography.
Elliot Wilson analyses how the calculatedness of the briefings are now unravelling a carefully-curated persona.
Living the 'American Dream'
Despite the embarrassment of having to apologise to the British courts, the Duke and Duchess hit the red carpet last night.
Prince Harry told a New York gala honouring veterans that he was living the "American Dream" after a recent ride in a car shaped like a hot dog.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended the 2021 Salute to Freedom gala in New York, held on the eve of Veterans Day in the US and Armistice Day in the UK, and praised the "value" of service members and their families.
The Duchess wore a gown by Carolina Herrera for her first red carpet appearance in 18 months.
Bethan Holt analyses how the revelations left Meghan with really only one fashion choice: bold, brave and defiant.
Queen is 'all right'
Back home, the Prince of Wales revealed that the Queen is "all right", after he was asked by a man in a crowd: "How is your mother?"
Her Majesty, 95, has been complying with medical advice over the past three weeks after undergoing preliminary tests and spending a night in hospital on Oct 20.
Prince Charles was meeting young entrepreneurs helped by his youth charity the Prince's Trust at a NatWest branch in south London.
Watch a video of his exchange with the man among the well wishers where the Prince gave him a reassuring pat on the arm.
Comment and analysis Ryan Bourne | Biden created US inflation mess – now he's panicking Robert Taylor | Vaccine mandates cannot become the norm Tom Harris | Abuse of Israeli ambassador proves hard Left has lost Ian Austin | Woke anti-Semitism is now rife on campus Ella Whelan | Hollywood is being skewered by its own wokeness Around the world: UN whistleblower's China claims
A British-Irish human rights lawyer has been fired by the UN after accusing the international body of handing China the names of Uyghur dissidents. Emma Reilly, 42, who worked for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, had vocally complained for years that her employer was seriously endangering the dissidents' family members in their native country. Read more on her claims. It comes as China's Communist Party delivered a win to leader Xi Jinping by rewriting history to enshrine his place in party lore – a move that supports his ambitions to potentially rule for life. Also, Sophia Yan and Duarte Dias go inside China's electric car capital, where rush hour is near silent.
Thursday interview
Cecily Brown: 'Nudes aren't only for the male gaze'
With her giant new painting a centrepiece of the renovated Courtauld, British artist Cecily Brown talks to Alastair Sooke
Read the full interview
Sport briefing: Gerrard to Villa - England shake-up
Steven Gerrard has been appointed as the new head coach of Aston Villa after a ￡4 million compensation deal was agreed with Rangers. Six years after departing Liverpool as a player, Gerrard is returning to the Premier League and will become the highest-paid manager in Villa's history on a deal worth around ￡5 million a year. His former teammate Jamie Carragher writes that Gerrard is right to join Aston Villa - but says we should forget any talk of Liverpool for now. Meanwhile in rugby union, Eddie Jones has rolled the dice in the most spectacular fashion, handing a first start for Marcus Smith inside Owen Farrell in the England side to face Australia, with Manu Tuilagi shifted to the right wing. Here is the lineup and ready why this is an adaptable, dynamic but risky selection.
Editor's choice The big cheese | France's scandalously underrated capital of gastronomy Watch analysis | The traditional fare you might struggle to find this Christmas Banking dynasty | How the mistress of Cliveden took on the Rothschild women Business briefing: Struggle for Nine Elms buyers
The centrepiece of the Nine Elms development in London, Europe's biggest regeneration project, has sold fewer than one in 15 homes in its first year of marketing, fuelling fears of a multibillion-pound white elephant close to the heart of the capital. Nine Elms Square, a ￡3bn joint venture between Chinese developers R&F and CC Land with a first phase due for completion in 2023, has struggled to sell properties at the former industrial site south of the Thames near Vauxhall, Telegraph analysis of regulatory filings shows. Read on for details. Meanwhile, Brussels has been forced to extend London's lucrative euro clearing rights in a post-Brexit boost for the City as it seeks to protect its role as a global hub.
Tonight starts now
Arsène Wenger: Invincible, review | "You either die a hero," goes one of the most memorable lines from Christopher Nolan's acclaimed Batman film The Dark Knight, "or live long enough to see yourself become the villain". Applied to football that quote characterises the career of Arsène Wenger. Gabriel Clarke and Christian Jeanpierre's documentary takes a dive inside the mind of the ultimate football obsessive and reminds us of a revolutionary who deserved more respect. Watch it in cinemas now.
Three things for you Watch | The Trial of Louise Woodward, ITV, 9pm, and TV listings Listen | Damon Albarn's third solo album, review Fantasy Fund Manager | Sign up for 10 chances to win ￡15,000 And for this evening's downtime....
And finally… the end of the 'anchorman'? | As Adam Boulton leaves Sky News after 33 years, is there still room in primetime news for middle-aged, white, male goliaths? Stephen Armstrong examines why the traditional anchorman could be a dying breed.
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