The biggest celebrity story in Britain refuses to die, with newspapers still insisting that the now-you-see-it-now-you-don’t romance between Kate Middleton and Prince William is reaching new heights of adoration — despite the apparent break-up in April.

Reports that Kate spent Saturday night with William at Clarence House are now widespread, even though she left her car elsewhere to be collected by an aide.

Yesterday, one tabloid printed what it claimed were exclusive pictures showing the pair enjoying an intimate candlelit drink together before hitting the dancefloor at the Concert for Diana aftershow party.

A “friend” commented, “Kate was dancing so sexily in front of Wills that chemistry was just oozing off them. None of us had ever seen quite so much electricity between them before. It was as if they had just met and fallen in love for the first time. They didn’t leave each other’s side for the whole party.”

If this is a ploy to deflect tabloid and paparazzi interest, it certainly isn’t working.

One of the first interviews we did on Celebrity at Work was with the world famous author, Colin Wilson.

His latest book The Angry Years is a memoir of his period as a so-called Angry Young Man way back in the 1950s. He tells the story of its genesis in John Osborne’s iconic play Look Back in Anger : “It was too personal, too vindictive, too undisciplined, and I agreed with the critic who said ‘anger has to be directed against something and if you’re angry about everything, then you’re not really angry’. … The Royal Court’s press officer, George Fearon, who disliked the play, told Osborne grumpily: ‘I suppose you’re an angry young man?’ The phrase was coined and, since my book The Outsider was subtitled ‘an inquiry into the sickness of manking in the 20th century’, it seemed natural to group us together as critics of modern civilisation.”

A re-examination of Colin Wilson’s critical and literary works seems long overdue. Maybe this new book will open doors for that.

The Angry Years by Colin Wilson was published by Robson on April 26, 2007.

In our culture of celebrity — often trashy beyond belief — it’s unusual for a country to vote for an 81-year old granny as its greatest living person.

Or perhaps not, when that person is the Queen of England. Even the lady who played the Monarch in a recent hit movie was voted best in film.

The British public has selected the Queen as “the Greatest Living Briton 2007″. The ITV show was broadcast live and viewers asked to vote for their choice. The awards ceremony was to celebrate British achievement.

The Queen finished top of a list of other famous — but perhaps less worthy — Britons, including Paul McCartney, Julie Andrews, Margaret Thatcher and pop singer Robbie Williams.

The Queen wasn’t present to receive her accolade, but her son Prince Edward paid tribute via a video transmission.

Coincidentally, Helen Mirren, who claimed an Oscar earlier this year for her portrayal of the Queen in the film of the same name, took the top prize for The Greatest Briton in Film.

Elizabeth II, who has been on the Throne for 55 years showed a clean pair of heels to the celebrity throng who might have thought they were the obvious choice. Hubris was not rewarded on the night, however, just duty and unswerving service to the country.