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EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Queen star Roger Taylor wins battle over barn plan

I can disclose that the 75-year-old Queen drummer is celebrating victory, much to the chagrin of those living within a few decibels of his Surrey residence.

But it was the alleged aesthetic deficiencies of the proposed barn – twice the height of an existing structure – which caused most anguish, with one local bemoaning it as ‘a large, industrial-style metal structure… not in keeping with the rural and scenic character of the area’. Two years ago, he emerged victorious after a 12-month struggle to secure permission for a pool house with bar and whirlpool bath – essential additions to a residence which has six bathrooms, a staff flat and an eight-car garage. Yet the TV presenter, 41, didn’t mind putting on a racy display for guests at a New Year’s Eve dinner at her London home, as she served them a cake in the shape of a swan with a pair of human female breasts on its back.

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