The chick-lit romantic novel written by Cecelia Ahern – who, not that it has anything to do with its publication, is Bertie’s daughter – has been moved to a Stateside setting but it still comes across as lightweight fluff.

Sunshine and mild temperatures helped bring the crowds out yesterday as New Orleans’ first post-Katrina Mardi Gras neared, but a stroll through the French Quarter is a lot easier now than it was this time last year.

The suffering of New Orleans, long a culturally rich city, is being felt across the entertainment world.

Singer and actor Harry Connick Jnr has made a deal to star in and produce a musical film for 20th Century Fox for which he will also contribute original music.