From King of Spain to King of Spa

As if being King of Spain wasn’t regal enough, Ashley Giles has now been made an Honorary Citizen of Droitwich. Wowsers. Gilo must be pretty excited about this, you’d expect, what with all the freedoms it must convey and all that.

Afterall, his England team-mate Andrew Flintoff can now drink bars dry in his home town, having been given the freedom of Preston – where he can also drive a flock of sheep through the streets. But closer inspection of Giles’s new rights reveal that, er, nothing much will change for him on his jaunts in Droitwich, as he’s to be made a citizen rather than freeman.

"He really didn't fit into the criteria for an honorary freeman," said a spokesperson. "He hasn't carried out any community service.” Still, it’s all pretty glamorous … although not as glitzy as the new world which is opening up to KP.

Pietersen is living the highlife out in LA at the moment, partying with Mickey Rourke and, as the London-based People newspaper revealed, schmoozing with Paris Hilton.