Caterina Irene Elena Maria Boyle, Lady Saunders, usually known as Katie Boyle, was an Italian-born British actress, writer, radio announcer, television personality and game-show panellist.
15 Facts About Katie Boyle
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Katie Boyle became best known for presenting the Eurovision Song Contest on four occasions, in 1960,1963,1968 and 1974; the first three in London and the last in Brighton, England.
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Katie Boyle was once an agony aunt, answering problems that had been posted by readers of the TVTimes.
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Katie Boyle was born in a royal palace in Florence, Tuscany, Italy, which had once belonged to the Italian royal family, the daughter of an Italian marquis, and his English wife, Dorothy Kate Ramsden.
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Katie Boyle came to the United Kingdom in 1946 and started a modelling career, which included work for such publications as Vogue.
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Katie Boyle appeared in several 1950s films, the first being Old Mother Riley, Headmistress in which she was billed as Catherine Carleton, followed by I'll Never Forget You, The Diary of Major Thompson, Not Wanted on Voyage, The Truth About Women, and Intent to Kill.
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Katie Boyle was the presenter for the 1960,1963,1968 and 1974 Eurovision Song Contests, all of which were hosted in the UK.
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Katie Boyle hosted the 1974 contest wearing no underwear; it had been cut off from under her satin dress moments before the broadcast began.
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Katie Boyle hosted the UK qualifying heat, A Song for Europe, in 1961.
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Katie Boyle was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1982, when she was surprised by Eamonn Andrews while in Rome.
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Katie Boyle was guest of honour at the Eurovision fan club conventions staged in 1988 and 1992, and appeared at the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest held in Birmingham as a special guest of the BBC.
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In 2004 Katie Boyle was a guest on a special Eurovision-themed celebrity version of The Weakest Link on BBC One, hosted by Anne Robinson.
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Katie Boyle became the first, and to date the only, contestant ever to vote herself off the programme.
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In Queen Elizabeth II: A Woman Who Is Not Amused by Nicholas Davies it is alleged that Katie Boyle had a long-standing relationship with Prince Philip in the 1950s.
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Katie Boyle was credited as Catherine Boyle and Catherine Boyl.