Secrets of Queen Elizabeth’s iconic James Bond, Paddington cameos

Many shops and businesses across Falkirk will be closed on Monday, September 19 for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.

the United Kingdom has entered a “” observed to various degrees around what's known as the “Commonwealth” (colonized or formerly colonized nations that still honor, however symbolically, the monarch as a head of state…it's very complicated).Out of respect for the queen, many businesses and organizations have been cancelling or postponing events, while others , or wear black armbands, in Her Majesty's honor. Some of the disruptions to daily life or random and, respectfully, a little funny, while others call into question how much of a national priority a funeral should be.Here are some of the ways the mourning period is impacting life in the UK:Go to Center Parcs (a resort chain).

This Morning has been cancelled tomorrow to make way for the coverage of King Charles' Cardiff visit.

LOOSE Women panelist Dame Kelly Holmes broke down in tears as the ITV daytime show paid tribute to the late Queen. The Olympian, 52, - who was making her show debut on the Loose Women panel - was visibly emotional as the series made its return to the schedule. Presenter Ruth Langsford, 62, opened the special tribute show to the life of Britain's longest-serving monarch.

, Kate Middleton, staring out from the car—dressed in black, a netted veil framing her bright blue eyes, a demure mask, given it was held at the heights of the pandemic when funeral numbers were limited to 30 mourners—and sheathed in pearls was one of the most famous photographs to be taken at the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral in 2021 (discounting that picture of the lonesome Queen at the end of a pew in Windsor Castle).The four strand pearl choker—first lent to Kate for the queen and Prince Philip’s 70th wedding anniversary in 2017—was a nod to her grandmother-in-law, but also Prince Philip and his marriage and service to the queen. Pearls, too, were a significant choice: they are often considered the royal choice for ‘mourning jewelry’—in a tradition that dates back to Queen Victoria’s era.

Buckingham Palace has announced that the Queen will be buried with the Duke of Edinburgh in King George VI’s chapel in Windsor Castle in a private service at 7.30pm on Monday.The Queen died aged 96 at her Balmoral estate in Scotland on Thursday 8 September.This latest update on the monarch's funeral comes a day after the Queen's was brought to Westminster Hall where she is lying-in-state, giving the public their chance to say a final, emotional goodbye. The late monarch will remain there until a few hours before the funeral begins on Monday 19 September.

Skyfall director Sam Mendes has said he thinks a woman should direct the next James Bond film.The filmmaker discussed the future of the 007 franchise after producer Barbara Broccoli had said the next actor to play James Bond would be male.In an interview with Deadline, Mendes said that he thinks the director of the next film “has to evolve” after discussing Daniel Craig’s exit from the franchise.“I don’t envy Barbara having to follow Daniel’s [Craig] five movies,” Mendes began. “He reinvigorated the franchise but the franchise is so huge that it’s very difficult for a younger actor to step into that.”Referring to the director specifically, the filmmaker added: “I think that the actor playing Bond is going to evolve, the director has to evolve.

Yesterday saw King Charles III and the Queen Consort leave London to return to their respective homes following days of public events paying tribute to The Queen - with Charles having been granted 24 hours to rest ahead of his mother's funeral on Monday. Reflecting on the tough week the pair have endured, former BBC Royal Correspondent Jennie Bond believes that the new King will depend greatly on his "companion, friend and lover" Camilla in the turbulent months to come.

Prince William and his wife Kate, the Princess of Wales stepped out together on Thursday as they visited the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk to view the countless floral tributes that have been left for the Queen since her death last week. Since her sad passing, thousands of floral tributes have been left by members of then public at royal palaces all over the country, often with sweet messages and drawings – and in some cases even a few marmalade sandwiches in a nod to her heartwarming Platinum Jubilee performance alongside Paddington bear.

TV presenter Lorraine has defended Prince Harry for holding hands with wife Meghan Markle as the pair left Westminster Hall on Wednesday (September 14).The ITV host was commenting on how, while other members of the Royal Family looked stoic in their grief, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex grasped hands in support of one another and praised the Duchess of Sussex for “supporting” her husband during a discussion with Jennie Bond. Lorraine said of Harry, whose birthday it is today: “He did look absolutely shattered the poor wee soul." She continued: "And on the way out [of the service] quite instinctively he held hands with his wife as he should," adding,"I don't think there's anything wrong with that.

A number of events will be held in Manchester this weekend honouring the life of Queen Elizabeth before culminating in the state funeral on Monday. A photo and video exhibition celebrating Britain's longest serving monarch will be held at Central Library from Friday.

King Charles is taking a day of “contemplation” amid the exhausting schedule of public engagements and formal ceremonies in the wake of his mother’s death. The new monarch, 73, retired to his Highgrove estate on Wednesday evening (14. 09.

The Sussexes and Waleses walked and stood side-by-side in more shows of solidarity at Queen Elizabeth’s lying-in-state ceremonies. Princes Harry and William marched together behind their father King Charles on Wednesday afternoon (14. 09.

KIT HARINGTON is supposed to be the star of his family — but it turns out his grandad was a superspy who was probably the inspiration for James Bond. The Game of Thrones hunk delves into the history of his relative, MI5 and MI6 agent John Harington, for a new series of My Grandparents’ War, which starts tonight on Channel 4 at 9pm.

"For two people that seemingly despise the monarchy, Jedward seemed pretty excited here that they performed for Her Majesty," Tweeted Abzxbennet34."Excited to perform for the monarch as and when it suits," added Jcooper1987. "They are only taking digs at the monarchy cause they got ripped the p**s out of over here whilst on X-Factor,” said MxMcoroth2. More users are calling the pair "hypocritical" while others are claiming the singers are just involved in "one big publicity stunt".The twins, who rose to fame on The X Factor, took to Twitter last Saturday to share their opinion, as they urged King Charles III to "give the people real democracy", after he was named the new King of England.The 30-year-olds wrote: "Abolish the monarchy and give the people real democracy!"They then shared a second tweet which said: "King Charles should hand back the six Irish counties on his visit to Northern Ireland – No war! Just words! It's time."While many Twitter users retweeted and liked the comments, others went after the pair for their opinions.Twitter user Maeve7ryn replied: "Guys your embarrassing yourselves now enough enough."Alex18K1n6: "Whoever is babysitting these two clowns needs to be reprimanded.“This is the time where 'children should be seen and not heard'."Other people seemed open to the debate, with H3nryatkins0n98 tweeting: "Don’t disagree in an ideological sense but in practice would be hard.""Money used for coronations and funerals that could go to the poor," replied TaharaMunt58. Jedward are an Irish singing and television presenting duo.They are best known for being on X-Factor in 2009. The pair finished in sixth place and were managed by Louis Walsh, who was their mentor during The X Factor. 

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle "broke rank" with an emotional gesture during royal proceedings yesterday, a body language expert has claimed.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex took part in the ceremony as they followed the Queen's coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall separately on Wednesday afternoon and later held hands in the hall. Harry walked alongside his brother, the new Prince of Wales, and other senior royals as they paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.

A Royal guard caused a small commotion in the early hours of Thursday morning as he fainted while guarding The Queen’s coffin and toppled face first from the podium. The unfortunate event happened at around 1am, just as the guard was about to change over, with one soldier dressed in black appearing to be a little unsteady on his feet ahead of the incident.

had "upset the hierarchy", the Duchess of Sussex paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II by wearing jewellery given to her by the late monarch. Meghan, 41, wore the elegant pair of pearl and diamond drop earrings that had been given to her by her husband's late grandmother when they undertook their first joint solo engagement in June 2018, just a month after she married Prince Harry.

the Queen, had been reminiscing over past moments spent with Her Majesty during an episode of This Morning.The BBC Sport presenter cringed with embarrassment after admitting she'd narrowly avoided hitting the Queen with her sausage at breakfast time.Viewers looked on in astonishment as she confessed: "I was trying to cut my sausage long ways and it's very slippery when you hold it like that."It could shoot and it did.