Two sporting events to lose records as most-watched TV of all-time due to Queen's funeral

Queen Elizabeth II was graffitied on a popular sculpture in New York City.The words "F*** the Queen" were found on the Charging Bull sculpture on Wall Street with the NYPD currently searching for four suspects, the Daily Mirror reports.Surveillance footage captured two men and two women walking through Manhattan at 2:30am on September 9, the day after the Queen passed away at her home in Balmoral.READ MORE: Kate and William 'carefully protected' George and Charlotte at Queen's funeralThe vandals had used a 'paint marker type instrument' to graffiti their shocking insult on the forehead of the sculpture.The NYPD has confirmed while the defacing of the sculpture has been removed, the suspects have yet to be found as they could potentially a face a year in jail.Unfortunately this is just one in a long line of incidents where the Charging Bull has been vandalised.The bull's head was doused in blue pigment just three months after former President Donald Trump announced the US's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on climate change.President Biden and the First lady, Jill, visited the Queen's coffin in Westminster Hall to pay their respects before the funeral at Westminster Abbey on Monday (September 19).To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.Biden gave a glowing tribute to the Queen following news of her death, saying: "Just because of the way she touched when she leaned over.

Still feeling her presence. Princess Kate said she felt as though the late Queen Elizabeth II sent her family a sign when rainbows appeared in the sky in Balmoral after her death.

Strictly Come Dancing.The Loose Women panellist said she wanted to "lock the door and never come out" prior to this afternoon's episode.Kaye shared a short video to her 141,000 Instagram followers from her dressing room prior to today's show.She said to her loyal fans: "Oh it's so nice to be here at Loose Women in my nice little room."Oh, this is my safe place. I think I'm gonna lock that door and just not come out!"This comes as the Loose Women panellist returned to the chat show prior to her Strictly debut this weekend.Despite her pre-show jitters, Kaye was supported by her fellow panelists as she opened up about her BBC journey this weekend.The first live episode will air on Saturday and Kaye shared her nerves ahead of the big day.She added: "Can you tell I'm hyper? I'm totally hyper.

The Royal Family all came together to support one another following Queen Elizabeth II's death, with the 'Fab Four' publicly reuniting for the first time since 2020. Prince William, 40, Kate Middleton, 40, Prince Harry, 38, and Meghan Markle, 41, put their differences aside and surprised Royal fans when they emerged from the same car ready to greet crowds outside Windsor Castle on 10 September.

Princess Anne has thanked members of the armed forces who were involved in her mother, Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral during a visit to Portsmouth Naval Base.The Princess Royal, who also holds the title of Commodore-in-Chief Portsmouth, met with Royal Navy personnel in Portsmouth who took part in the funeral procession earlier this week. Following her appearance in Portsmouth, the Royal will travel to Aldershot, where in her role as Colonel-in-Chief of both the Royal Logistic Corps and Royal Corps of Signals, she will thank personnel from across the Corps.

Camilla may bring an end to a royal tradition that was close to the Queen's heart, an expert has claimed.The Queen Consort is expected to do things differently to her mother-in-law, the late Elizabeth II, as part of a move to modernise the monarchy following the accession of King Charles III. One predicted change could be the scrapping of ladies-in-waiting, who have traditionally worked as unpaid personal assistants to the Queen.

despite her change in status. Her Majesty has already spent time at Ray Mill House since the death of Queen Elizabeth II and has no plans to sell the bolthole, despite her husband inheriting four official residences and two country estates in addition to his two other UK homes. The Queen bought her six-bedroom property after her divorce from her first husband, Andrew Parker Bowles, more than 25 years ago.

Queen Elizabeth II was carried by eight pallbearers who've been described as heroes due to a stellar showing at the late monarch's funeral.

Priorities. Meghan Markle wants to get the ball rolling with King Charles. The Duchess of Sussex allegedly requested a private meeting with the new reigning monarch before she and Prince Harry leave for California.

Heart-breaking footage displayed the emotional sight of Queen Elizabeth II's favourite horse, Emma, faithfully waiting for her coffin in Windsor. The 24-year-old black fell pony was supervised by head stud, Terry Pendry, 72, as they stood by the Long Walk while the Queen made her last journey to Windsor Castle on September, 19.

THIS Morning today axed a fan favourite segment after Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield's queue-jump backlash. The ITV programme failed to air the popular competition Spin To Win after they were slammed for seeing the Queen lying in state without joining the public queue.

On Monday evening, Victoria Beckham shared a heartwarming photo of her daughter, Harper, with her grandparents, paying respects to the Queen, standing in front of a huge bed of flowers.READ: Huw Edwards praises ‘superstar VIP’ David Beckham for not skipping queueThe former Spice Girl captioned the shot: "Sharing special memories with nana and papa."WATCH: David Beckham wells up as he passes by the late monarch's coffin in Westminster HallHarper, who recently turned 11, wore a very respectful dress that was black, adorned with tiny flowers. Keeping cosy, she added a lovely black puffer jacket, and wore her hair tied back.MORE: REVEALED: What will happen to Queen Elizabeth II's floral tributesThe Beckham family have paid their own tributes to Her Majesty over the past ten days.

Queen's funeral during a dramatic demonstration. The scenes took place during a march against the monarchy which saw the figure thrown into Dublin’s main city centre river.Anti Imperialist Action Ireland said they were trying to re-enact an incident which was led by ex-socialist leader James Connolly in 1987, when Queen Victoria visited the city. READ MORE Fans urge Royals to 'bring out Louis' as they reckon he did a 'Home Alone' at Palace Irish President Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach Micheal Martin attended the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London on Monday ( September 19).

HOLLY Willoughby will NOT quit This Morning, a show insider confirmed. The presenter had come under fire after she and her co-host Phillip Schofield were accused of jumping the queue to view the Queen lying in state on Friday. Members of the public were left furious as the TV hosts appeared to skip the long line, after some of them waited for up to 14 hours.

READ MORE: Entertainment world reacts to the death of Queen Elizabeth II Langdon was presenting the historic event for Australian breakfast show Today, and at the end of her lengthy shift, viewers shared images of her resting her head on a folded jacket, seemingly asleep.The morning show host later re-shared the image on her Instagram account, along with the caption: “Hour 14. Everything is fine.”In a previous post, Langdon said it was “a privilege” to cover the Queen’s funeral, before paying tribute to the late monarch.“A privilege to watch the late Queen’s final departure from Buckingham Palace,” she wrote.

K.J. Yossman Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral drew a peak of 27 million viewers in the U.K., equating to a 95% audience share. The vast majority of those watching in the U.K. on Monday – some 18 million – were tuned into the BBC, who began their coverage from 8am before finishing at approximately 5.30pm, reported Broadcast, citing Overnights TV. In second place was ITV with an audience of 4.5 million followed by BBC2, BBC News and Sky News, which came in fifth with 700,000 viewers. Crucially, the numbers do not include those watching via digital. Sky reported 12.4 million tuned in to Sky News’ coverage of the funeral across all Sky TV channels, the Sky News app and the Sky News website.

David Beckham has taken to Instagram to pay a “final farewell” to Queen Elizabeth II following her emotional funeral on Monday.In a lengthy post, the footy legend praised the Queen for her service as Britain’s oldest monarch and paid his respect to her “loving” family who is gracefully grieving her passing.“Our Queen is home… Today we said a final farewell to Her Majesty The Queen.READ MORE: David Beckham refused to jump queue for Queen's lying-in-state to honour his grandad“This week the world has mourned the loss of a unique, inspirational & caring leader,” Beckham, who was awarded an OBE in 2003, penned to his 75.3million followers alongside a photo of the late monarch’s casket.He went on to say the people “from all walks of life” came together to show their gratitude for our beloved Queen and praised the family for their “dignity and dedication.”"Alongside the incredible ceremony and tradition we have watched a loving family grieve for a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother with dignity and dedication.“Her legacy of service and devotion to duty will endure…Long live the King."Beckham, who won more than 100 senior caps over the course of his international career, joined the public in the queue to see the Queen lying-in-state in Westminster. The ex-footballer waited around 12 hours to pay his respects, having started queuing in the early hours of the morning.Wife Victoria also wrote a gushing post to her 30.3 million followers.“I’ve spent the last week reflecting on the loss of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and how she was a powerful source of inspiration not just for me, but for so many around the world.

This Morning presenter Holly Willoughby will not quit her role on the ITV show, according to a programme insider.The 41 year old recently received harsh criticism from fans after she and her co-host Phillip Schofield, 60, were accused of queue jumping to view the body of Queen Elizabeth II lying in state on Friday (Sept 16) .Thousands of mourners were left outraged by the TV stars after they appeared to use their celebrity influence to skip to the front of the line bypassing those who waited 14 hours to see the late monarch in her coffin.READ MORE: This Morning's Holly and Phil break silence over 'queue-jump' - but viewers are still not happyFollowing the backlash, a close source has now told The Sun that Holly's position on the popular daytime show still remains safe.The insider said: "Holly will not quit."She has been devastated by all the negative reaction after she turned up to work at Westminster Hall with Phil on Friday, but she's not going to resign."This Morning has been her life for more than a decade and the only way she'd consider quitting at this stage is if viewers really didn't want her there."The insider also shared that they are confident that Holly is still a hit with viewers and she has now addressed what actually took place while appearing alongside Phil on This Morning.During Tuesday's episode of This Morning, Phil and Holly spoke candidly on what happened while insisting that they would "never skip a queue".As they opened the show, a clip from inside the Westminster Hall was shown to viewers at home.

Prince Harry and his brother Prince William had an exchange about the Queen's funeral seating moments before her committal at Windsor Castle, a lip reading expert has revealed.The Prince of Wales made a gesture to his wife Kate Middleton to give the seats to both Harry and his wife Meghan Markle inside St George's Chapel, where the Queen's final journey ended.As they followed the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards and walked past the catafalque, William led his two children - George, nine, and Charlotte, seven - to the front pew to take their seats.READ MORE: Frustrated Camilla's words to Kate about cheeky Charlotte picked up by lip readerHarry approached the row and, as lip reader Jacqui Press told Daily Mail, was spotted asking William: "Shall we go through first?" The heir to the throne was seen holding up George and Charlotte, before stopping Kate from going to the seats.Lip-reading expert Jeremy Freeman then told Daily Star what William said to his wife while holding her back.