Moment the Queen, 96, is shown how to top up an Oyster card during surprise visit to Paddington Station to open the Elizabeth Line with Prince Edward - after calling off State Opening speech due to 'mobility issues'
UPDATED A beaming Queen made a surprise visit to Paddington Station today to see the completed Elizabeth Line with her son Prince Edward - days after cancelling her appearance at the State Opening of Parliament due to 'mobility issues'. The 96-year-old, who now rarely carries out public engagements outside of her royal residences and was carrying a walking cane, picked up a limited edition Elizabeth Line Oyster card which had been topped up with £5. She then chatted with Crossrail staff, who showed her how to use a ticket machine. The monarch was dressed in a Stewart Parvin double-wool crepe coat in sunshine yellow worn with an A-line silk dress in shades of yellow, royal blue and turquoise, and a matching hat by Rachel Trevor-Morgan. She also wore her Singapore brooch. Her attendance was not publicly announced in advance, with the head of state facing ongoing mobility problems, but organisers were told there was a possibility she might be able to attend. She walked slowly as she made her way around the station concourse. In a major clue an hour before Edward was due to arrive, Transport for London removed a plaque saying he had opened Crossrail and replaced it with one eight inches lower bearing the Queen's name.
The Wagatha Christie files in full: Coleen Rooney's FAKE Instagram posts about 'gender selection' treatment and flooded basement she used to 'snare Rebekah Vardy' are revealed in court for first time
The three fake stories posted by Coleen Rooney on her private Instagram account as part of her 'Wagatha Christie' investigation were revealed in court documents today as the bomshell £3million libel trial continued. Coleen has said she planted the false stories on the account as part of a 'sting operation', with the viewers restricted to only Rebekah Vardy's account, to see whether they would be leaked to The Sun newspaper. One of these stories revealed in the High Court papers in London this morning was posted by Coleen on January 22, 2019 when she uploaded a picture on the private account, showing damage to her car after a collision. The next day Rebekah said in a message to her agent Caroline Watt: 'She's a nasty b***h x' and 'I've taken a big dislike to her!... Would love to leak those stories x'. Rebekah claims her comments were not about Coleen. The libel case follows a viral social media post in October 2019, in which Coleen said she had carried out a 'sting operation' and accused Rebekah, 40, of leaking 'false stories' about her private life to the press. Rebekah, who is married to Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, denies leaking stories to the media and is suing her fellow footballer's wife for libel, while Coleen is defending the claim on the basis her post was 'substantially true'. A second story posted by Coleen allegedly 'revealed' the Rooneys had been battling to deal with a flood at their £20million Cheshire mansion in the wake of a storm, which led to an article in The Sun in October 2019. The third of the trio of stories revealed today was posted by Coleen on April 8, 2019 - with the 36-year-old claiming that she was travelling to Mexico to look into a procedure to determine a baby's sex.
LIVE WAGATHA CHRISTIE TRIAL LIVE: Wayne Rooney says he 'didn't want to get involved' in Coleen Rooney's war with Rebekah Vardy as he insists he '100%' told Jamie Vardy to tell his wife to 'calm down' during Euro 2016
MAILONLINE LIVEBLOG: Wayne Rooney is set to take the stand at London's High Court today, as the Rebekah Vardy vs Coleen Rooney £3million Wagatha Christie libel trial enters its sixth day.
Wayne Rooney reveals England manager Roy Hodgson told him to ask teammate Jamie Vardy to tell wife Rebekah 'to calm down' and stop 'causing problems and distractions for the squad' at Euro 2016 tournament, £3M Wagatha Christie trial hears
Coleen Rooney has accused Rebekah Vardy of leaking 'false stories' about her private life in October 2019 after she said she carried out a months-long 'sting operation'.
Comedian says he invented 'Wagatha Christie' pun but reveals he hasn't made a penny from the line - despite others turning it into a merchandise money-spinner
Dan Atkinson, who lives in Kent, told The Observer he was the first person to tweet the phrase 'Wagatha Christie' following Coleen Rooney's public reveal three years ago.
Wayne Rooney says Coleen became 'a different mother and a different wife' as she 'struggled' with fallout from her 2019 Wagatha Christie post... sparking 'lots of whispering' between Jamie and Rebekah Vardy in £3M libel trial
Wayne Rooney today claimed his wife Coleen Rooney had become a 'different mother and a different wife', adding that she had 'really struggled' with the fallout from her infamous 'Wagatha Christie' post three years ago. Rooney also revealed he was asked by England manager Roy Hodgson to request that Jamie Vardy asked his wife Rebekah to 'calm down' during Euro 2016 in France, as the £3million trial continued at the High Court in London today. Court observers said there was 'lots of whispering' between Rebekah and Vardy during Rooney's evidence. Rooney, the side's captain, said he was pulled aside by Hodgson and his assistant Gary Neville and asked to raise the 'awkward' issue with Vardy over concerns that Rebekah was 'causing problems and distractions' for the team. He told the court about the conversation with Vardy, saying: 'We were in the games room, there was table tennis. I spoke to him, he had a can of Red Bull and I had a coffee, I remember those details because it was so awkward.' It comes as Jamie Vardy today made his first appearance at the 'Wagatha Christie' trial as he joined his wife Rebekah to hear former England teammate Rooney give evidence in the libel case against Coleen.
'Many others will follow': Gary Lineker praises Blackpool FC's Jake Daniels, 17, for becoming first player to come out as gay since Justin Fashanu in 1990 - and suggests many footballers 'have been waiting to see how it pans out for whoever's first'
Match of the Day host Gary Lineker said other gay footballers have likely been 'waiting to see how it pans out for whoever's first' and could now 'follow suit' after the statement by Blackpool's Jake Daniels.
Fury as council tells cyclists to use the WHOLE main road rather than dedicated 7ft-wide bike lane as drivers ask: 'is there ANY room left for cars?' after change in Highway Code
Cyclists are being encouraged by council officials in Bournemouth, Dorset, to ignore a dedicated cycle path and use a busy main road instead in an attempt to force traffic to slow down.
School canteens could be forced to cut meal portions or use cheaper ingredients because of soaring food inflation, boss of leading wholesaler warns
Andrew Selley, the boss of wholesaler Bidfood, today told the BBC that school catering firms may have to make 'difficult decisions' because of the rising costs of ingredients.
Haven't we seen this one before? Slew of programmes from The Staircase to Inventing Anna have already been the subject of books, podcasts, films and even musicals - as producers opt for 'quick fixes' instead of new ideas
Speaking to FEMAIL, experts explained repeatedly adapting tried-and-tested films, novels and podcasts is a way to guarantee viewership in a competitive landscape.
Farewell to a TV trailblazer who gave a voice to working-class Britain: Stars pay tribute to 'luminary' screenwriter Kay Mellor - who penned The Syndicate and Fat Friends and launched careers of James Corden and Ruth Jones - after her death age 71
Yorkshire-born Mellor, who wrote hit series after hit series including Band of Gold, Playing the Field, Fat Friends and The Syndicate, passed away on Sunday. She earned an OBE in 2009 and was awarded the Writers Guild Award for Outstanding Contribution to Writing in 2014 and her work helped transformed the careers of many young British stars including James Corden, Jude Law, Samantha Morton and Ruth Jones, who said today: 'British television has lost one of its greats'. Her own daughter Gaynor Faye, a celebrated actress in her own right and star of Coronation Street and Emmerdale, starred in her mother's drama The Syndicate and recently helped bring Band of Gold to the stage. Mellor is survived by her husband Anthony, who she married in 1968. They have always lived in Leeds, where many of her TV shows were set. They have two daughters, actress Gaynor and television producer Yvonne Francas.
60p 'sex change' pills are being sold on eBay: Tablets promise to 'grow boobs' or 'increase muscle mass' as experts warn sellers are preying on desperation
MailOnline found a thriving black market of gender change drugs on the online marketplace, used by UK teenagers. The pills are marketed using voluptuous women or musclebound men.
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