Personal maid and lifelong friend Margaret "Bobo" MacDonald, 89, who looked after Queen Elizabeth for 67 years, died of natural causes in her suite in Buckingham Palace on Sept. 22. When the Queen married Prince Philip in 1947, MacDonald accompanied the newlyweds on their honeymoon....

Comic novelist Peter Devries, 83, author of 26 books and a longtime staff contributor at The New Yorker, died of pneumonia at his home in Westport, Conn., on Sept. 28. Four of his novels were turned into motion pictures, including Reuben, Reuben (1983).

After 27 major league seasons and a record 5,714 strikeouts, the age-defying career of Texas Rangers pitcher Nolan Ryan. 46, came to a sudden, painful end on Sept. 22. During a game against the Seattle Mariners, Ryan tore a ligament in his right elbow. He was two scheduled starts shy of his announced retirement....

Another future Hall of Famer, George Brett, 40, announced on Sept. 25 that this would be his final season. Brett, the only big leaguer to win baiting titles in three separate decades (1976, 1980, 1990), played his entire 20-year career with the Kansas City Royals. He said he wants to spend more time with his wife, Leslie, 28, and their almost 7-month-old son, Jackson.

Actor Rob Lowe, 29, and his wife, Sheryl Berkoff, 32, a makeup artist, became the proud parents of their first child, Matthew Edward (9 lbs. 5 ozs.), on Sept. 24 in Los Angeles....

Supermodel Beverly Peele, 18, and her fiancé, Jeffrey Alexander, 30, a music producer, greeted their first child, Cairo (7 lbs. 11 ozs.), a girl, on Sept. 23 in New York City. The couple plan to wed next year....

TV's Harts of the West star Beau Bridges, 51, and his wife, Wendy, 32, gave a howdy to their third child, Ezekiel (about 8 lbs.), born on Sept. 24 in Los Angeles....

Actor-director Rob Reiner, 48, and wife Michele Singer, 38, a photographer, produced a second boy, Nick
(8 lbs. 10 ozs.), on Sept. 14 in Los Angeles. The couple's other son is Jake, 2.

Koo Stark, 37, the onetime soft-porn star who dated Britain's Prince Andrew, 33, pre-Fergie—helping him earn the nickname Randy Andy—will marry Briton Gerald "Bertie" Way, 41, a communications consultant, later this year. It will be her second marriage and his first.

Actress Pamela Anderson, 26, of "TV's Baywatch, and ex-Charles in Charge star Scott Baio, 33, have canceled their planned 1994 wedding. The former Playboy centerfold says, "We just didn't get along," and has returned her diamond solitaire engagement ring.

Daniel Day-Lewis, 36, star of The Age of Innocence, pleaded guilty on Sept. 27 to a charge of speeding in Devon, England. The Oscar winner (for 1989's My Left Foot) had been driving his motorcycle at 102.56 m.p.h. in August, when he was stopped by local police. He was ordered to pay $367.50 in fines and banned from the bike for one week....

Rocky Mountain Low: On Sept. 24, singer John Denver, 49, agreed to give a benefit concert and perform 25 hours of public service in Aspen in exchange for having the under-the-influence charges that were brought against him on Aug. 21 reduced to the lesser charge of driving-while-ability-impaired. Denver, a first-time offender, will also pay a $50 fine and complete an alcohol-abuse evaluation.

Shawn Bradley, 21, the Philadelphia '76ers rookie center, who towers at 7'6", let down his guard to marry 5'3" Annette Evertsen, in her 20s, in Salt Lake City on Sept. 25.