The biggest artists in terms of following on Twitter are well-known, Justin Bieber recently dethroned the queen of social media monsters Lady Gaga and now counts more than 38 million followers.

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Lady Gaga, the queen of Twitter, has managed to find the balance between personal tidbits, promotional info and sneak peeks, unlocking the social media code that other celebrities are still trying to emulate.

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Lady Jane Grey, the teen queen who ruled England for nine days, also got her head lopped off in these precincts.

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All these gifts were negotiated with, and presented to Lady Howard, keeper of the queen's wardrobe, whose sartorial guidance and approval was sought both before and after the New Year's Day present-giving.

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Lady Mary has also presented honours and awards on behalf of The Queen.

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The picture which led to Geoffrey Rees recognising his great-grandfather was a sketch by Lady Butler, who was commissioned by Queen Victoria to record the battle.

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He had tea with Queen Elizabeth II and dinner with Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni, the President and First Lady of France.

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For those who like to combine their celebrity spotting with their spooking, be on the lookout for the ghosts of Thomas Becket, the young Dukes of York, Sir Walter Raleigh, Lady Jane Grey, a bear and Queen Anne Boleyn.

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