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Royal fans have expressed their sadness as Prince Harry joined the procession behind his grandmother's coffin as the royal family, and the world, pay their final respects to Queen Elizabeth II.

Eleven days after her death was announced, Queen Elizabeth II will be laid to rest on today (Monday). The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral on September 8, aged 96.

Soap fans may be wondering when they'll next get their Emmerdale, Coronation Street and EastEnders fix as the TV schedules are disrupted. The Queen's state funeral will take place today, Monday, September 19, with all major broadcasters covering the historic event.

Queen Elizabeth II's planned funeral. The body of the late British monarch is currently lying-in-state at Westminster Hall as members of the public are queuing up for hours for a chance to see Her Majesty's coffin before Monday's funeral. But two dramatic instances have taken place amid the events surrounding the queen's death.

Queen's funeral procession. Other members of the family, including King Charles III, will walk behind the body of the late Her Majesty. The King is expected to lead the procession on Monday (September 19).

Princess Anne paid an emotional tribute to Queen Elizabeth as the late monarch’s coffin was carried inside the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.

Helen Skelton was a summer vision on Saturday as she stepped out alongside her sweet children Louis, five and baby Elsie for a fun family day out.MORE: Helen Skelton melts hearts after baby Elsie reaches new milestoneThe 38-year-old rocked a fabulous pair of denim shorts for the occasion, as the trio attended the Kendal Calling festival in Penrith. She completed her festival look with a green vest, camouflage shirt and, of course, a pair of wellies.

OneRepublic have announced they’ll be heading to Australia and New Zealand next March for their ‘Live In Concert’ tour.The American pop-rock band will be joined by Sydney rapper Masked Wolf for the run of Australian shows, kicking off on March 10 at Melbourne’s Margaret Court Arena. They’ll play Sydney’s Super Aware Theatre the following night, wrapping up at Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall on March 14.They’ll then fly to Auckland to perform at Spark Arena on March 16, finishing in Wellington on March 18.Registered fans can access pre-sale tickets from 11am AEST this Wednesday (July 27) while general tickets will be available here from 12pm AEST on Friday (July 29).A post shared by Masked Wolf (@maskedwolf)OneRepublic’s most recent single ‘I Ain’t Worried’ arrived in May, appearing on the soundtrack for Top Gun: Maverick.

The Batman reclaims Number 1 on the Official Film Chart following its release on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K UHD.

APPOINTMENTSSoundCloud has hired Tracy Chan as SVP Creator. He moves over from Twitch, where he was Head Of Music. “It’s a momentous time to join SoundCloud”, he reckons.

Bret McKenzie has shared his latest solo single ‘Dave’s Place’ – you can listen to the new track below.The song is taken from the Flight Of The Conchords musician’s full-length solo debut ‘Songs Without Jokes’, which is set for release on August 26 via Sub Pop.Speaking about ‘Dave’s Place’, McKenzie said in a statement: “Like most of my songs I wrote this one night at home in Wellington while strumming away on my guitar. I then worked with producer Mickey Petralia in L.A.

Climate change scientists are alarmed following a shocking marine discovery off the coast of New Zealand. Hordes of sea sponges have been spotted bleached white, as opposed to their typical, healthy brown colour.

ArrDee has announced he will tour Australia and New Zealand later this year.Taking to Instagram today (April 28), the fast-rising teen simply said, “Australia & New Zealand… I’m Coming.” He shared the news with a video that zoomed in on Australia, then cut to snapshots of ArrDee performing live.A post shared by ArrDee (@arrdeegram)ArrDee will head Down Under this October, with four Aussie shows and two New Zealand shows booked. He’ll kick things off in Wellington on Wednesday October 5, before wrapping up at Perth’s Jack Rabbit Slims on Saturday October 15.

Fears are growing that the collapse of a well-known Ayrshire kitchen and bathroom retailer has left hundreds of customers out of pocket.

Almost 400 jobs are under threat at a condiment and flavourings plant in Rochdale, it's been confirmed.

torch her flat so she would be forced to jump out of her window "like 9/11".Simpson admitted putting a person in fear of violence by harassment between when he appeared at Worcester Crown Court on Tuesday.He was handed a nine month sentence, suspended for 12 months, ordered to do 100 hours of unpaid work and told to pay £300 costs.Sentencing, Judge James Burbidge QC said Simpson had used "grotesque, abusive language" about his victim, including mocking her over her weight.He said: "Your record shows you can rehabilitate your conduct. A court must have cognisance of the fact you have stayed out of trouble."The court heard Simpson, who lived next to his victim in Wellington Close, Worcester, bombarded her with abuse and threats for eight months between August 1, 2019 and April 10, 2020.Prosecutor Jason Aris said: "He decides, for whatever reason, to make her life a living hell by harassing her, by berating her with abuse and threats."It all seems to have transpired in the summer of 2019 when he started to shout out of his window at her as she was leaving a block of flats."He told the court Simpson told her: "I'm going to kill you and cut you."Mr Aris said: "This became a regular thing.

Tesco has revealed its £15 dine in deal for Valentine's Day and it comes with up to 76,000 meal combinations.

dramatic moment rescuers rush to put out the flames of a crashed helicopter that carried India's military chief and his family.At least 11 people died in the accident when the Mi-series chopper carrying India's Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat, his wife and other staff members when it came down in a forest in Wellington, south India.Video shared onto social media shows local rescuers scramble to the crash site and conduct a frantic search for survivors.Thick plumes of smoke can be seen billowing out of the helicopter and some survivors are put on a stretcher as they are taken to a nearby hospital.The search crew said they also recovered a number of bodies among the debris.Bipin Rawat was understood to be en route to Wellington from the

prison food, they think of porridge – but in fact the traditional breakfast has been banned in prisons for over a decade.According to prison paper Inside Time, oatmeal is not permitted because it can be used to block up door locks.These days there’s a pretty varied menu on offer inside.

Farrow & Ball and Edward Bulmer because we’ve all had far too long staring at our interiors lately, thus leaving us with ample time to study the colour cards of these trailblazers and think up ways to update our homes. Names such as Sap Green and London Clay are now ubiquitous in our catch-ups with friends. For the fashion equivalent I’ve turned to the brand Poetry.Ginnie wears lilac beanie, £30, The Munro Beanie; Sweater, £119, Poetry Fashion; Cotton jeans, £125, Purdey; Wellingtons, Ginnie’s own, by AigleYou all know Poetry, you just don’t know you know Poetry.

While the Queen was visiting New Zealand in 1981, a man made an attempt to take her life – and the incident is often regarded as the closest anyone has come to assassinating Her Majesty. Christopher Lewis, who was just 17 at the time of the incident, hid in an empty toilet block on the fifth floor of a building that was on the Royals' route.The gunman then shot at the Queen as she stepped out a car, but was thankfully off target.