How to make bunting: Easy ways to decorate for Queen's Jubilee

Only hours before the jubilee celebrations are due to take place at Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square in London has been evacuated by police with reports of a suspicious package being found. Eyewitnesses are said to have heard a "loud bang" but this has not officially confirmed by the Met Police. Read More Related Articles Queen leads Royals in paying tribute to Lilibet as Meghan and Harry's daughter turns one Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

Horse racing enthusiasts and punters are counting down the days to one of the major parts of the racing calendar, with the Epsom Derby fast approaching."The Derby" is part of this year's Platinum Jubilee celebrations, although the Queen likely won't be in attendance at the famous event.Now 96, the monarch is hoping to pace herself for the mountain of celebratory events taking place over the weekend.Three of Her Majesty's horses have been withdrawn from the event, but Just Fine will take part in the second last race of the derby day on Saturday June 4. Just Fine, ridden by jockey Ryan Moore, will go in The World Pool Northern Dancer Handicap at 5:15pm.The coveted event was first run in 1780 and is part of the famous Triple Crown races.

Lottie Moss, who is the half sister of supermodel Kate Moss, has shown off one of her most revealing looks ever for an upcoming project.The blonde bombshell took to Instagram to share a Reel video of herself in a mesh bodysuit that showed off every inch of the star’s body.She teased fans with a short video titled: “I’ll be your emo Harley Quinn,” with a black heart emoji.The model wore her signature blonde hair in two pigtails and curled the ends as she posed with her hands behind her back.She outlined her eyes in thick black liner and wore a nude lipstick as she drew on a cigarette.The star of the show was her skintight black mesh catsuit that featured multiple straps over her shoulders and covered her legs.The daring outfit was slashed down the side which exposed her skin and barely covered her modesty.Fans couldn’t get enough of her emo-inspired outfit and took to the comments to gush over the 24-year-old.Her pal Sara Rose called Lottie “my hot friend” while Daisy Maybe simply wrote “sensational”.An eager fan wrote: “You’re so fine, oh my god,” while another called her “absolutely beautiful”.One simply left: “Lottie, you’re amazing”.The Sun has recently revealed that the model has been getting close to her pal Cody Colacino, an American Producer.A source admitted: “They have really hit it off and have become almost inseparable recently.

Members of the Royal Family have shared sweet messages of well wishes to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's daughter Lilibet on her first birthday on Saturday 4 June.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's daughter Lilibet, who was recently introduced to her namesake the Queen, are celebrating their daughter's milestone birthday in the UK, after jetting from the US for the Queen's Jubilee celebrations. And as Meghan, 40, Harry, 37, celebrate Lilibet's big day, the Queen and other members of the Royal Family have shared sweet messages to the tot on social media.The Queen tweeted on her The Royal Family account: "Wishing Lilibet a very Happy 1st Birthday!" Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

Nile Rodgers, 69, once opened up about the time his heart “stopped eight times” during a debauched night out with Iron Man’s Robert Downey Jr, 57.The musician recalled being brought back to life by doctors after narrowly escaping death.Nile claimed that he and the Avengers star had enjoyed a seriously heavy night together back in 1984, before things took a turn for the terrifying. The musician reportedly sprung back to life seconds before doctors pronounced him dead.In a resurfaced interview, he remembered: “I died eight times in one night and they brought me back. “Eight times my heart stopped.”“I was hanging out with Robert Downey Jr… It was coke and alcohol. “I was fine, but then I passed out,” he continued.“Typical rock n roll death…You choke on your own vomit,” he told The Guardian.The incident clearly had an effect on Nile, as now the star can boast being sober for a quarter of a century. Nile is an American musician, producer and composer, responsible for more than 500 million albums and 75 million single sales worldwide.He has a star in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and is also the chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.Chic co-founder Nile is also a three-time Grammy Award-winner, responsible for songs such as 1977’s Everybody Dance and 1978’s Le Freak. The star has collaborated with some of the most famous musicians in the world, including Madonna and Duran Duran.He also produced David Bowie’s Let’s Dance following Chic’s breakup in 1983. More recently, he has worked with artists like Mick Jagger, Grace Jones, Christina Aguilera and Lady Gaga.Nile is set to join a star-studded list of talent set to perform at Platinum Party at the Palace this weekend. On Saturday, the Buckingham Palace-set celebration will

Prince William the first time they met. In an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk, the Capital FM DJ, 29, spoke about his first time meeting The Duke of Cambridge and how he massively broke royal protocol.

Walton and is well-known for her chart topping hits and for representing the UK in 1993's Eurovision Song Contest. The now 51-year-old, originally from Skelmersdale, was a known talent from a young age. Shortly after leaving school, she made appearances on some of TV's biggest shows, before launching her music career.

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Ebanie Bridges now needs no introduction to boxing fans - but the Australian hasn't always enjoyed superstardom.Bridges, 35, is the reigning IBF female bantamweight champion, following her unanimous points win over Argentine fighter Maria Roman in Leeds. But it's not just her in-ring ability as that has propelled her into the headlines, with the 'Blonde Bomber' not shy to flaunt other assets.She's become infamous for wearing racy lingerie during weigh-ins, once forcing blushing promoter Eddie Hearn to look elsewhere.

Dame Deborah James has thrown an engagement party for her brother Benjamin James and his fiancée Ashley Hall but has admitted she feels “sad she'll miss the wedding”. Deborah, 40, was placed into end-of-life care and shared the news in a heartbreaking goodbye post on Instagram at the beginning of May, but has been spending quality time with her family since.The campaigner has now taken to her Instagram account, called BowelBabe, to share snaps of the engagement party she threw for her brother and his fiancée with her 912k followers.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have missed a Jubilee event to avoid “hobnobbing with the family”, it has been reported.

It was an early exit from the Queen’s thanksgiving service at St Paul’s Cathedral for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry as they opted to miss the VIP reception, according to reports.The couple were said to have been taken back to Windsor shortly after the service after the couple were faced with cheers from the crowds who’d gathered outside St Paul’s. The Queen, 96, did not attend the service due to mobility issues and Harry, 37, and Meghan, 40, who are making their first UK appearance in the UK for two years, did not opt to join the rest of the Royals at London’s Guildhall for the reception.

Princess Royal has all the qualities capable of being given the “top job” of the Queen and has a “much better reputation than Prince Charles”, according to a royal expert.Princess Anne is one of the hardest working members of the Royal Family with most years taking the crown for most royal engagements attended. Anne was once again on hand for the Royal Family during the Jubilee as she watched her mother celebrate 70 years on the throne.Charles is the next in the line of succession but one of the Queen’s biggest contributions to the Royal Family was to bring equality.Throughout history, male royals had an advantage with the eldest son always being ahead of a female sibling, no matter their age.Just before the birth of Prince George, the Queen made changes in the Succession to the Crown Act 2013 to remove gender from the equation with succession being decided by birth.Although the changes will play a big part in the future for female royals, it would have had no bearing on Anne being the Queen’s second child.One royal expert believes Anne has demonstrated the qualities that would have made her an “incredible” monarch.Kinsey Schofield, founder of To Di For Daily and the To Di For Daily podcast, believes Anne has a “much better reputation than Prince Charles”.She said: “I certainly think that the Queen changing the line of ascension is a significant change.

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee concert will be taking place outside of Buckingham Place and attracting some of the biggest names in UK music, TV and sport. Hosted by Kirsty Young and Roman Kemp, people will be able to enjoy the event from the comfort of their own homes.

Prince Andrew has hit the top 20 of the UK singles chart as the Queen celebrates her Platinum Jubilee.Essex punk band The K--ts released their version of the children's rhyme The Grand Old Duke of York, in which they reference the prince's financial settlement to Virginia Giuffre, who brought a civil sexual assault case against him in the United States.The Duke of York has strongly denied all wrongdoing but stepped down from his royal duties when the case was ended in March this year.The song, Prince Andrew Is A Sweaty N---e', was close behind Hold My Hand by Lady Gaga, which features in the film Top Gun: The Maverick.Speaking to NME (New Musical Express), the band's frontman K--- said: "For me, having grown up with the folklore around The Sex Pistols’ God Save The Queen getting robbed of the top spot in ’77, a Jubilee celebration has always felt like it could be a good chance to air any grievances one may have with our unelected head of state and her feckless offspring." The K---s’ previous two singles, Boris Johnson is a F------ C--- and Boris Johnson is Still a F------ C--- both reached number five in the UK singles chart in 2020 and 2021 respectively as they attempted to score a Christmas Number One.Meanwhile, Liam Gallagher has secured his fourth solo UK number one album with his latest release C’Mon You Know.Gallagher, 49, has previously achieved the top spot as a solo artist with As You Were in 2017, Why Me? Why Not in 2019 and MTV Unplugged in 2020.

Platinum Jubilee celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II continue throughout the weekend with horse racing at the Derby at Epsom Downs on Saturday, June 4. The monarch will miss the event amid "episodic mobility concerns" as she paced herself on the long holiday weekend after bowing out of Friday’s Service of Thanksgiving church service at St. Paul’s Cathedral.This marks only the third time in her 70-year reign she's missed the Epsom event.  The queen's only daughter, Princess Anne, will represent the family on the queen's behalf.  The last time Elizabeth missed Epsom was in 1984 to mark the 40th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France.

Prince Philip was known for his controversial sense of humour and quick wit during his life and Queen Elizabeth's Jubilee celebrations in 2012 were no exception.The royal couple did not sit on the thrones placed for them during the River Pageant, with Prince Phillip making a jibe at David Beckham for the reason why not.The year 2012 marked the Diamond Jubilee of the Queen as she celebrated 60 years on the throne.The only diamond jubilee celebration for any of Elizabeth's predecessors was in 1897, for the 60th anniversary of the accession of Queen Victoria.To mark the special occasion, the monarch and Philip took part in a River Pageant, but they did not sit on the thrones placed out for them.When Phillip was asked why he did not sit down, he simply replied: "We'd have looked like Mr and Mrs Beckham, wouldn't we?"In context, Philip's comment was a reference to David and Victoria Beckham's wedding in 1999, during which they sat on huge red velvet thrones.When the late Duke passed away last year, David and Victoria were among the many who took to social media to pay their tributes.David wrote in view of his 73.6 million Instagram followers: "My thoughts and sympathies go to Her Majesty The Queen and the Royal Family as we join them to mourn the loss of Prince Philip."A public figure to the world but first a loving husband, father and grandfather."Today is a day to remember his life and incredible service to Britain and around the world. Rest In Peace Your Highness."Meanwhile, Victoria penned on her own profile: "Saddened to hear about the passing of Prince Philip today.

the publication.The podcast star went on to recall her last month at her parents home where she is receiving hospice care, candidly admitting that she's struggled with the past week.She heartbreakingly explained: "Dying is really hard. I’ve been consumed by anger this week, in all honesty, I’ve been a real b***h."Deborah went on to say that she's been "pushing people away" as she's angry at her illness.She added that she had decided to only spend time with family as she doesn't want her friends to remember her as how she is now.Last month, the mother of two issued a heartbreaking final Instagram post to her fans as she announced that she is receiving hospice at home care at her parent's home.Taking to Instagram in view of her 404k followers, the 40-year-old wrote: “The message I never wanted to write.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's visit to the UK after being away for two years will have played on the Queen's heartstrings, says Lizzie Cundy.The television presenter struck up a friendship with the former actress when she was an unknown actress on the US legal drama, Suits. Since meeting Prince Harry, Meghan has reportedly cut all contact with her British celeb pals including Lizzie and Piers Morgan.

By Jonathan Stempel(Reuters) - Mariah Carey was sued on Friday over her 1994 Christmas classic "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by a songwriter who said he co-wrote a song with the same title five years earlier. In a complaint filed in New Orleans federal court, Andy Stone is seeking at least $20 million in damages from Carey, her co-writer and Sony Music Entertainment for copyright infringement and misappropriation, among other claims. Stone, who performs as Vince Vance with the country-pop band Vince Vance & the Valiants, accused the defendants of having illegally exploited his "popularity and unique style" and caused confusion by recording the newer song without his permission.

With its unusal-yet-captivating premise of teams solving cryptic puzzles in make-believe worlds, The Crystal Maze has long been regarded as a real diamond of a game show. Launched in 1990, this family-favourite series proved a real hit, with us all gathering around the telly to cheer on players tasked with unlocking the titular crystals.