Manchester United face a long wait between Premier League fixtures, with their next domestic assignment the small matter of a Manchester derby.
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The National played a surprise, secret acoustic set at Edinburgh’s Connect Festival in memory of Frightened Rabbit‘s Scott Hutchison – see footage below.Yesterday (August 28) festival-goers were alerted to the message, “Secret set added – 7.45pm at the Tiny Changes x Gardeners Cottage”, and soon discovered that The National’s Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner and Bryce Dessner were performing at the Scottish festival’s new stage to pay tribute to their late friend.The band, who were headlining the festival, played ‘Sorrow’ and ‘About Today’, telling the crowd for the latter track, “Whenever we play this one we think of Scott,” and singing the words, “Today…You were far away…and I… Didn’t ask you why“.The Tiny Changes x Gardeners Cottage was set up at the festival in association with Tiny Changes, the charity for supporting young people’s mental health that was set up in memory of Hutchison who died by suicide in 2018.It’s Scotland’s first national children and young people’s mental health charity and raised more than £4,500 during the course of the festival weekend.Scott performed at the original Connect Festival in 2006 on a similar stage.Aaron Dessner of The National said: “Thank you so much, it’s a pleasure to support Tiny Changes. Scott was a really close friend of ours, and like you guys, we were huge fans of Frightened Rabbit.“We were devastated when he left.
Manchester United face a long wait between Premier League fixtures, with their next domestic assignment the small matter of a Manchester derby.
Queen Elizabeth II continued into the weekend on Friday, with the BBC reporting a line up to 14 hours long for the public to pay their respects ahead of Monday's funeral. The doors of Westminster Hall, where the queen is lying in state, will remain open 23 hours a day until 6:30 a.m. local time on Monday, when funeral proceedings will begin. Here's everything you need to know about when, what, and how to watch Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's final memorial services. The funeral is set to begin at local time, but Monday's events will start at when the doors of Westminster Hall are set to close in preparation for the coffin's procession.The state funeral is a service reserved only for monarchs or extremely important British figures, meaning it is the grandest and most honorable service the palace has to offer.
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HM The Queen has left Balmoral for the final time, with the late monarch’s coffin this morning beginning the journey back to London, where the state funeral will take place on Monday September 19.
Gregg Goldstein If you’ve seen the British satire “Toast of London,” chances are that voiceover engineer Clem Fandango’s name still rings in your ears. Now Shazad Latif, the man behind Fandango, Ash Tyler on “Star Trek: Discovery” and Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde on “Penny Dreadful,” has nabbed his first romantic lead in “What’s Love Got to Do With It?” The Shekhar Kapur-helmed acquisition title, which has a Gala world premiere Sept. 10 in Toronto, “has slightly more depth than a normal rom-com because it tackles arranged marriage,” Latif said. Lily James plays his character’s childhood friend, and complications ensue when she decides to make a documentary about the nuptials.
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Prince Harry and his royal family to overshadow the 10 days of mourning following Queen Elizabeth II's death, which could explain why Harry left Balmoral early.Royal expert Katie Nicholl tells ET that, yes, it's inevitable that the ongoing feud between Harry and the family «has become a very important part of the narrative.» That being said, it's quite possible Harry's only interaction with the family is limited to his grieving the loss of his grandmother, royal rift set aside. «I think it speaks volumes that Harry was seen leaving Balmoral and arriving at Balmoral on his own,» Nicholl said. «He looked absolutely grief-stricken and devastated when he left Aberdeen this morning.»Harry was seen arriving in Scotland solo, but only after Her Majesty died Thursday afternoon.
Queen died aged 96 on Thursday (September 8) at her Balmoral estate in Scotland, bringing an end to her 70-year reign.In a statement to the Press Association, Attenborough, who was knighted by the Queen in 1985, said: “If there was a technical hitch, she wanted to know what it was, and if it had a funny side, she was quick to see the joke.“Yet not for one second could you forget that you were in the presence of someone who had willingly accepted enormous responsibility and dedicated her life to serving the nation – that you were, in short, in the presence of royalty.“The whole nation is bereaved.”Attenborough previously worked with the monarch on 2018 documentary The Queen’s Green Planet about her work on the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy project, which aims to create a global network of protected forests in each of the 53 Commonwealth countries.The broadcaster also helped produce the Queen’s Christmas messages throughout the 1980s and 1990s.Speaking to ITV News, Attenborough added: “She was an expert at getting people to relax.
Former royal butler Paul Burrell claims Queen Elizabeth gave up alcohol "on doctor's orders" following the death of her husband Prince Philip in 2021. The 96-year-old monarch died at her Balmoral estate in Scotland on Thursday (08. 09.
Paul McCartney, Elton John and Robbie Williams, has started to recirculate following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.The UK’s longest-reigning monarch passed away yesterday (September 8) at her Balmoral estate in Scotland, aged 96.As tributes continue to be paid to the Queen, footage of memorable moments from across her reign are being broadcast on TV networks and online.Footage of the star-studded Diamond Jubilee Concert, which took place outside Buckingham Palace in central London on June 4, 2012 to mark the Queen’s 60th year on the throne, is one such moment being remembered.Organised by Take That‘s Gary Barlow, the concert featured performances from the likes of John, Williams, Grace Jones, Ed Sheeran, Kylie Minogue, Tom Jones, Stevie Wonder and Madness.McCartney closed the show with a short set that included ‘Magical Mystery Tour’, ‘All My Loving’, ‘Let It Be’, ‘Live and Let Die’ and ‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’.You can see official BBC footage of the concert-ending firework display below.McCartney was among a host of famous names to pay tribute to the Queen following the news of her death yesterday, writing: “God bless Queen Elizabeth II[.] May she rest in peace[.] Long live The King.”Elton John, meanwhile, spoke about the monarch during his show in Toronto, Canada last night.“She was an inspiring presence to be around — I’ve been around her and she was fantastic,” John told the crowd.
King Charles will address the nation tonight following the devastating death of his mother, the Queen.
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A magical event that brings the iconic festive family film Home Alone to life is set to arrive in Scotland this Christmas. Home Alone In Concert will feature the beloved film’s charming score, composed by the renowned John Williams, performed live to picture by a full live orchestra.
A rare weather watch has been issued for parts of the UK and Ireland today (Monday 5 September). According to the Tornado and Storm Research Organisation (TORRO), 'one or two' tornadoes are possible on Monday and into the evening across the 'watch area.'
A torchlight procession will brighten the streets of Perth in October to mark the opening of this year’s Royal National Mòd.
Frightened Rabbit drummer Grant Hutchison performed live with The Twilight Sad at their Scottish festival show yesterday (August 27) – see footage below.The Scottish band – who collaborated with Frightened Rabbit on a number of occasions – were playing the Connect Festival in their homeland on Saturday, and were joined by Hutchison on drums.Back in April, The Twilight Sad covered Frightened Rabbit’s ‘Keep Yourself Warm’ with Grant, a song that the band have regularly covered at shows since their close friend, Frightened Rabbit frontman and Grant’s brother, Scott Hutchison, died by suicide in 2018.Sharing a photo from the Connect Festival performance, Grant also threw back to 15 years prior, sharing a photo of Scott performing with Twilight Sad frontman James Graham.See the post and footage of the performance at Connect below.A post shared by Grant Hutchison (@grabbit)Speaking to NME in 2019, Graham discussed how singing Scott’s Frightened Rabbit songs on stage and on record helped to keep him connected to his friend.“When Scott passed away, there were so many messages, memories and story about him on the internet,” he said. “They were beautiful things, and people said so many amazing things about Scott, but I couldn’t do it.