Thursday, July 16, 2026

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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth photobombs hockey players’ selfie


Britain's Queen Elizabeth has photobombed a woman's selfie.
Australian hockey player Jade Taylor was celebrating her team's 4-0 win over Malaysia at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow yesterday(24.07.14) when she took a selfie with her teamate Brooke Peris and was shocked to find the Queen had crept into the photo.
The picture - which Jade, 29, later posted on her Twitter account - shows the girls smiling wearing their sports kits, while the Queen, dressed head to toe in mint green, can be seen grinning at the pair in the background.
She captioned the image: "Ahhh The Queen photo-bombed our selfie!! #royalty #sheevensmiled #amazing #Glasgow2014 @Hockeyroos @AusComGames(sic)".
It remains unclear whether Her Majesty - who arrived at the new Glasgow National Hockey Centre to watch the England women's team win their first match of the competition against Wales - had intended to get in the way on the shot, reports standard.co.uk.
Meanwhile, the Queen kicked off the 2014 games in an opening ceremony at the Celtic Park stadium on wednesday (23.07.14).
The 88-year-old royal delivered an almost-year-old message - which had been placed in a baton and carried by fans over a 10-month relay through 71 locations in the Commonwealth - to the 40,000 strong crowd.
She said: "At Buckingham Palace last October I placed this message into the specially-crafted baton and passed it to the first of many thousands of baton-bearers. Over the past 288 days the baton has visited all the nations and territories of the Commonwealth, crossing every continent in a journey of more than 100,000 miles.
"The baton relay represents a calling together of people from every part of the Commonwealth and serves as a reminder of our shared ideals and ambitions as a diverse, resourceful and cohesive family."

Spain’s Princess Cristina faces questioning over new evidence


New evidence linking Spain's Princess Cristina to a money-laundering scheme has been heard in court.
According to theolivepress.es, the 49-year-old royal - who appeared in court in March this year over alleged tax evasion and money laundering offences linked with her husband, Inaki Urdangarin and the firm Aizoon, which she co-owns - may have to return to the dock again after new emails linking her to the case were uncovered.
The documents are part of an appeal by Diego Torres, Inaki's ex-partner, and his wife Ana Maria, who claim Cristina - the sister of Spain's King Felipe VI, who was sworn in last month following the abdication of their father Juan Carlos - was fully aware of her husband's business and wrongdoing.
At first the mother of four was only called in to court to give evidence in the case until the investigating judge, Jose Castro, decided she should be tried alongside her husband and other suspects.
Princess Cristina also tried to appeal against the embezzlement charges that had been brought against her earlier this month.
Her lawyer Miquel Roca said at the time: "It is not a problem of optimism or pessimism, it is a question of absolute conviction of the innocence of our client."
If convicted by the provincial court in Palma de Mallorca, Cristina could face up to 11 years in jail.

Britain’s royal family’s private videos go on display


Britain's royal family's private home videos are to be exhibited at Buckingham Palace.
The self-shot footage shows Queen Elizabeth as a little girl and as a young mother playing with her own children, and will go on display as part of the palace's Royal Childhood Exhibition this Summer.
The personal videos also show the 88-year-old monarch as a youngster performing dance routines with her sister, Princess Margaret, reports The Mirror newspaper.
Curator Anna Reynolds, who has been working on the exhibition since last October, said: "There's an interest in royal children at the moment, so we felt that this was a good year to do it.
"We looked through a large amount of private film footage that's generally kept in the royal archives.
"I think you get a sense of the fun side of royal childhood and the close relationship between the parents and children.
"This gives such an intimate view into them as children."
The collection also includes more than 150 objects that belonged to 25 royal children from George IV in 1763 to today's Prince George, including christening robes, toys, prams, clothes and cots, as well as Prince William's geography schoolbooks full of drawings of butterflies.
Anna added: "It's such a privilege to get to see these personal items and we hope that will make the exhibition really appeal."

Elton John reveals secrets for biopic


Sir Elton John has revealed the secrets of his rehab diaries for his upcoming biopic starring Tom Hardy.
The 'Dark Knight Rises' star is to portray the 67-year-old musician in a new film, which will focus on his struggle with addiction, following his decision to reveal the secrets of the diaries he wrote while in rehab.
'Billy Elliot' writer Lee Hall - who has written the script for the project - claims Elton personally handed him his private journals.
Hall told The Sun newspaper: "One day he took me to his house and opened a safe and he had all his private diaries that nobody had seen from when he was in rehab and left me there to read all his stuff.
"But he's never commented once on the script, he hasn't interfered at all."
Elton entered rehab in the 1990s, at which point he was heavily dependent on drink and drugs, and he's confessed in the past that it was only when he was at his lowest ebb that he decided to seek help.
Reflecting on his troubles, Elton explained previously: "I would have an epileptic seizure and turn blue and people would find me on the floor and put me to bed and then 40 minutes later I'd be snorting another line."
Hardy, 36 is currently shooting in London for the Kray twins biopic 'Legend' and has a number of films lined up for release including 'The Drop', 'Child 44' and 'Mad Max: Fury Road'.

Chris Pratt’s ’80s inspiration in Guardians


Chris Pratt says being a child of the 1980s helped him to prepare for 'Guardians of the Galaxy'.
The new Marvel movie makes many references to '80s pop culture and the soundtrack is largely comprised of hit songs from the era, so the 35-year-old actor was able to bring his own experiences to the film.
Pratt's alter-ego Peter Quill travels with an '80s mix-tape which holds sentimental value after he is abducted from Earth as a youngster by an alien ship in 1988.
Speaking exclusively to BANG Showbiz at the European premiere of 'Guardians' in London's Leicester Square last night (24.07.14), the actor said: "What I wanted to bring to the character was this feeling of what it was like to be a nine-year-old in the '80s and what were the pop icons?
"Peter and I are the same exact age, both born in '79, I was nine in 1988 - just like him - and I know what those movies meant to me, everything from 'Star Wars' to 'Back to the Future' and things in between, 'Footloose', the soundtrack ... I understood what it was like to be that child of the '80s and imagine what it would be like if I was swept into space and allowed to pursue my alter-ego."
Meanwhile, Pratt's co-star Dave Bautista - who plays Drax the Destroyer - revealed there was a relaxed, humorous environment on set.
He said: "It was a fun cast, we were always joking around. There were more than a few takes where we didn't keep straight faces and burst out laughing."
Pratt and Bautista were joined on the blue carpet by co-stars Zoe Saldana, Karen Gillan and Vin Diesel, as well as director James Gunn.
Other guests included 'Avengers' director Joss Whedon, 'Thor' actor Chris Hemsworth, 'Star Wars' icon Mark Hamill, Ben Hardy, Collabro, Kingsland Road and more.

No Downton romance for Lady Mary and Branson


Downton Abbey's Lady Mary Crawley and Tom Branson won't have a romance, insists Michelle Dockery.
Fans have speculated the grieving pair - who both lost their respective partners in the third series - may find comfort in each other, but the 32-year-old actress is adamant her alter-ego won't fall for her brother-in-law.
Mary's husband Matthew Crawley perished in a fatal car crash in the Christmas 2012 special, while her sister Lady Sybil - Tom's wife - died during childbirth earlier in the same series.
Michelle told The Sun newspaper: "Mary and Tom's friendship has really grown. They are both looking for love - just not with each other."
The Emmy-nominated actress believes her character has found her independence since her husband's death and will be more assertive than ever in the upcoming fifth series.
She explained: "Mary is embracing her new life, she has grown up. In the first series, she was this very young, spoilt girl with everyone telling her what to do and her trying to break free of that.
"But now she is a woman and a mother. She is old enough to make her own decisions."
While the hit show is full of high drama, the mood off-set is far more relaxed.
Michelle added: "We're always laughing - sometimes it's hard for us to keep a straight face."

Jo Brand: Britain’s Got Talent is ‘cruel’


Jo Brand has slammed 'Britain's Got Talent' as "cruel".
The 57-year-old comedienne - who acted as a judge on ITV celebrity reality show 'Splash!' - has slammed the channel's talent shows, claiming they exploit people with mental illnesses.
She said: "I have a huge ambivalence to shows like 'The X Factor' and particularly 'Britain's Got Talent' because I think they wheel on people who have mental health problems for other people to laugh about.
"I feel very angry about that. It is easy for all of us to take the p*ss out of someone who thinks they can sing when they can't and I think that's very cruel. The field of mental illness is very complex because as well as issues like schizophrenia or depression there are lots of other different shades of problems.
"Someone may have a personality disorder or schizoaffective disorder. There's also delusion but sometimes that can be a symptom of schizophrenia."
The 'QI' star and former mental health nurse also insisted that individuals with these illnesses who try out for Simon Cowell's talent search contests need people around them to help them understand they may not be as skilled as they believe themselves to be.
Jo told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "I don't understand why their families can't tell them the truth. Or are they so socially isolated that they don't have family and friends to tell them the truth?
"It's more and more a feature of society - to hold people up to ridicule for one reason or another."

Miranda Hart won’t do another Miranda series


Miranda Hart won't film another full series of 'Miranda' but has promised a Christmas special.
The actress-and-comedienne has revealed there are no plans for a fourth series of her hit BBC sitcom, but she will star in the odd special in a similar manner to 'The Royle Family'.
Talking to Alan Carr on his 'Chatty Man Summer Special' - which airs on Channel 4 tonight (25.07.14) - she explained: "It will be a couple of specials, not a full series. Everyone wants me to get back with Gary [Barlow] - that's the general vibe.
"I have got to answer the question of where I left it at [the end of] series three. I think I know what's going to happen."
Miranda won't be resting on her laurels, though, as she resumes her popular comedy tour, 'My, What I Call', in October.
She shared: "I am going back on tour, a week at The O2 in London and Wembley. I try to feel like a pop star when I play The O2. I pretend to be Madonna backstage. Is that sad?"
She might pretend to act like a pop star on stage, but when it comes to partying like one, Miranda isn't so keen.
While discussing festivals with Alan, the 41-year-old comic joked: "I think once you are over 36 you should not go to music festivals. You have to do that boots-and-shorts thing and it's not for me.
"When I am 60 or 70 I might start going. I will stop caring then and will do drugs."