Elton John appointed chairman of the trust that owns legendary London theatre, the Old Vic

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• Friday April 12, 2002
• Colin Powell fails to secure an Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank following talks with Ariel Sharon
• Actress Winona Ryder's court case set for April 23
• Row over title of the new Austin Powers sequel resolved as Goldmember is given the green light
• Elton John appointed chairman of the trust that owns legendary London theatre, the Old Vic
• Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez resigns after violent demonstrations in Caracas lead to a rebellion by the military
• At the age of 46 Geena Davis gives birth to a baby girl
• Andy Garcia 46 today
• Penelope Cruz: 'Tom and I haven't separated, we're not married and I'm not pregnant'
• Thursday April 11, 2002
• Tiger Woods prepares for the US Masters in Augusta which starts today
• Sting presents Queen Noor of Jordan with a humanitarian award at the annual Arab American Institute Gala in Washington
• Crown Princess Mette-Marit attends a gala dinner for the Estonian President in Oslo with Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Martha Louise
• Pierce Brosnan enjoys a stroll along a Spanish beach during a break in filming of the upcoming Bond movie
• Liza Minnelli receives a career award from Italian cinema legend Gina Lollobrigida in Rome
• A view of the shuttle Atlantis as it approaches to dock with the international space station
• Wednesday April 10, 2002
• Mette-Marit carries on with her official duties despite breaking her ankle in a skiing accident
• Nick Hornby's latest novel How To Be Good voted the best work of fiction at the WH Smith Book Awards
• Blade II holds on to the number one spot at UK cinemas for a second week
• Nicole Kidman takes son Conor for a night out at the basketball in Los Angeles
• Tuesday April 9, 2002
• Tim Henman and wife Lucy are expecting their first child
• Suzan-Lori Parks becomes the first black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for drama with her play Topdog/Underdog
• Release date for Leonardo DiCaprio's new movie Gangs Of New York set back again
• The funeral party leaves Westminster for Windsor
• The royal family inside Westminster Abbey
• The funeral procession enters Westminster Abbey
• Members of the royal family follow the coffin from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey
• The Queen arrives for her mother's funeral
• Prince Charles arrives at Westminster with his sons William and Harry
• The same gun carriage that carried King George VI 50 years ago will now take the Queen Mother from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey
• A myriad uniforms lines the entrance to Westminster Abbey
• Crowds line the streets of London ahead of the funeral of the Queen Mother
• The Queen Mother's four grandsons stand vigil over her casket
• Monday April 8, 2002
• The Queen makes a personal broadcast to the nation giving thanks for "the support you are giving me and my family" following the death of her mother
• The late John Thaw's TV drama Buried Treasure nominated for a Bafta
• Pierce Brosnan fights to maintain the international ban on commercial whale hunting
• Martine McCutcheon to star opposite Hugh Grant in upcoming film Love Actually

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