Amid all the gloom, a ray of light for Prince Andrew. His favourite nightspot, Tramp, is to stay open in defiance of Boris Johnson's advice that people should avoid clubs to try to slow the spread of coronavirus.

'At times like these, our cause for laughter and happiness becomes gripped by the unknown, and the simple pleasures among friends and families become most valuable to us,' says Tramp's manager David Fleming.

'For this reason, we have taken the decision to keep the club open until such a time that we are prevented from doing so.

Prince Andrew's favourite nightspot, Tramp, is to stay open amid the coronavirus outbreak. Pictured: The prince leaving London's Chinawhite nighclub

Prince Andrew walks past Princes Arcade in London's Piccadilly after leaving Tramp nightclub in Jermyn Street, St James's, in 1984

'We pride ourselves on maintaining a home from home for our family of members and now it seems more important than ever. Let's raise a glass to this episode being over before too long.'

The Duke of York, was something of a regular at Tramp. The nightclub in Jermyn Street, St James's, is where he was said to have danced with Jeffrey Epstein's 'sex slave' Virginia Roberts while perspiring profusely in 2001 (Andrew denied the claim).

Tramp is not the only London private members' club that is determined to stay open. The capital's most fashionable venue, 5 Hertford Street, where Boris has sometimes been seen, is also refusing to shut its doors.

'We have decided to implement a partial club closure, effective immediately,' says its owner, the 'King of Clubs', Robin Birley.

The nightclub in Jermyn Street, St James's, is where he was said to have danced with Jeffrey Epstein's 'sex slave' Virginia Roberts while perspiring profusely in 2001

Although its cigar shop and dining room will close, two floors of the club will remain open, as well as dancefloor Loulou's. Birley says all staff at the club will remain on full pay 'for as long as this crisis takes to resolve'.

However, elsewhere the drawbridges are going up. 'Corbin & King has closed its restaurants from March 17 until further notice,' says a spokesman for the Wolseley and Delaunay eateries.

'Our priority now is to look after our staff and ensure we remain in the best possible shape ready to reopen.'

Ronnie keeps on swinging as Stones call off U.S. tour

Ronnie Wood (left and right), 72, was seen hanging from the monkey bars of a climbing frame near his family's country home

Rocker Ronnie Wood is keen to prove he's as fearless and robust as ever.

The 72-year-old Rolling Stone showed off for the benefit of his three-year-old daughters Alice and Grace on the monkey bars of a climbing frame near his family's country home home.

His wife, theatre producer Sally Humphreys, shared a video of it online and joked: 'Don't know what all the fuss is about, they're easy.'

Yesterday, the Stones postponed their latest North American tour, due to start in May. 'We are sorry to all the fans who were looking forward to it as much as we were, but the health and safety of everyone has to take priority.

'We will all get through this together — and we'll see you very soon,' the band promised.

Keep swinging, Ronnie.

Victoria offers a wild idea to beat lockdown

Victoria, 32, the wife of conservationist Damian Aspinall, led by example this week when she enjoyed the company of giraffes at their Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve in Kent

The wife of conservationist Damian Aspinall is inviting people to get in touch with their wild side as they weather the coronavirus.

Victoria, 32, led by example this week when she enjoyed the company of giraffes at their Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve in Kent.

'Being around animals is a great way of relieving stress,' she tells me. 'The park is staying open and restricting visit numbers to ensure social distancing in line with advice.'

The Countess of Carnarvon recommends a novel way of greeting people. 'Of course, we are now all trying to maintain a 'social' distance, not to shake hands, and greeting someone has almost become a dance trying to establish how to say hello.

I have taken to combining my 'Namaste' with a curtsey. If nothing else, it makes people laugh.'

Dame Harriet Walter thoroughly enjoyed filming on location for the new ITV period drama Belgravia —written by Julian Fellowes, who created Downton Abbey.

The new series — co-produced by American cable network Epix — was filmed in no fewer than 75 locations. They included Edinburgh, which doubles as the exterior of the smart London neighbourhood, Chatham Dockyard in Kent and Wrotham Park in Hertfordshire.

'Being in those places helped me to get into character,' she says. 'It's a great treat.

'You feel like you're getting a National Trust tour without all the annoying tourists.'

The Queen is decamping from Buckingham Palace to Windsor Castle tomorrow and is likely to remain there until the Government advises that it is safe to travel.

But that does not mean that Balmoral, her 50,000-acre Scottish estate, which opens to the public next month, will be neglected in her absence.

Staff at the castle are cleaning every doorknob and handle even more frequently and scrupulously than usual. That's not all. 'We will be supplying hand sanitiser in key locations,' says a spokesman.

Jude teams up with his boys for 'last kickabout'

Father-of-five Jude Law and Tottenham Hotspur fan played what is to be his last game for the forseeable future and was joined by his two sons by ex-wife Sadie Frost — Rafferty, 23, and Rudy, 17

Actor Jude Law is being forced to hang up his football boots after the public was urged to avoid social gatherings.

The father of five and Tottenham Hotspur fan played what is to be his last game for the forseeable future. Jude, 47, was joined by his two sons by ex-wife Sadie Frost — Rafferty, 23, and Rudy, 17 — Sadie's new partner, charity boss Darren Strowger, and model Kelvin Bueno, the ex of Jude's daughter Iris, 19.

In a picture posted online, Kelvin said it would be their 'last kickabout' for a while.

Lord Archer has had to postpone his birthday bash in April. 'Given the latest Government advice, together with current travel restrictions, I am sadly postponing my 80th birthday dinner at Banqueting House,' he tells invited guests.

'We are looking at getting a new date in the diary as soon as we can. In the meantime, wishing you a healthy and safe time ahead.'

Guests were to include Sir John Major and were expected from as far afield as California and India with former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey due to say grace.