David Cameron thanks the Queen for giving her assent to gay marriage bill Although the Queen could hardly not have given her assent to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, David Cameron promised guests at a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender reception in Downing Street on Wednesday that he intended to thank her "personally" for signing it at his audience with her that evening. Boris's summer sizzler Boris Johnson is asked by the New Statesman to recommend a book to take on holiday. "This summer's most sizzling beach read is unquestionably The UN Environmental Programme: the First Forty Years," enthuses the Mayor of London. The author of this fascinating page-turner? Stanley Johnson, Boris's father. Tree of life Still modelling in her fifties, Penelope Tree doesn't bother with cosmetics. "Beauty creams don't work," says the former muse of David Bailey. There's no secret to looking good as you get older; if you're happy, it shows in your face. Aisle wait It has been a couple of years since the Irish actor Anthony Byrne proposed to Natalie Dormer, but the engaging star of Game of Thrones continues to keep the wedding on the back-burner. "We are still very much engaged," Dormer assures me at the Aston Martin 100th anniversary celebration, which she attended with her fiancé. We've just been so busy that we haven't managed to get around to planning it. It won't be a big one, though. We were thinking of around 40-odd guests.