Prince Harry to appear in 'emotive' TV show about his South Pole heroes The star of The English Patient will play Alexandra Romanov, the last tsaritsa of Russia, who was murdered by the Bolsheviks along with the tsar and all of their family in 1918. Harwood, who has based the script on The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar by Robert Alexander, had a rough old 2013, when he lost his beloved wife, Natasha. She was the granddaughter of a princess. Beckwith's art of remarrying Peter Beckwith, who turns 69 next week, has more than one reason to celebrate. The property magnate and father of former "It girl" Tamara Beckwith has become engaged. Two years after his beloved wife, Paula, died from cancer of the womb, he is to marry again: his bride will be the society hostess Vivien McLean. "We are all delighted for Peter," says one of his friends. He deserves some happiness again. The Old Harrovian, who founded the property firm London and Edinburgh Trust with his brother, Sir John Beckwith, will marry McLean in June at the Queen's Chapel of the Savoy. The wedding should be a tasteful affair. McLean hosts a Salon des Arts at her beautiful townhouse in Chelsea, where she hopes to introduce young and talented artists to potential patrons. Beckwith's granddaughter Anouska has spoken of how she was largely raised by him and Paula because her mother, Tamara, who became pregnant aged 16, was too busy enjoying her youth partying. Mandy learns from master Although not on the scale of his former boss Tony Blair's earnings, Lord Mandelson is doing nicely with his company Willbury. Its latest accounts disclose that the peer has £747,188 in the firm, a 27 per cent increase on 2012.