The prince of Hanover, the sometimes rowdy husband of Monaco’s Princess Caroline, is in a “serious” condition in a hospital with an acute pancreas problem, his office at Monaco’s royal palace says.

Ailing ex-England star Paul Gascoigne is expected to remain in hospital with pneumonia until the end of the week, his agent confirmed today.

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins has seriously damaged his hand after smashing it through a window during a dramatic alcohol-fuelled fight.