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"You don't do that to a hearse": Thieves blasted over despicable act

<p dir="ltr">A funeral home has been the subject of an unusual robbery after thieves stripped the wheels of a hearse - and its owner has a message to share with those responsible.</p> <p dir="ltr">Arriving at work on Sunday at Te Awahou Funeral Services in Foxton, New Zealand, owner Jayden Moore discovered that one of his hearses was missing its two rear wheels.</p> <p dir="ltr">"In between Saturday and Sunday, we had boy racers out past the funeral home doing skids – obviously we don't know if it was them, but putting two and two together we can imagine they've needed wheels for their car,” he said.</p> <p dir="ltr">The hearse had been sitting out, ready to be used for a service that morning, with Mr Moore telling the <em><a href="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/thieves-steal-wheels-from-hearse-at-foxtons-te-awahou-funeral-home/52LRSJUVM4GLPSVRE7D5ABRBSM/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NZ Herald </a></em>that he had to run around to find an alternative.</p> <p dir="ltr">"We came into work to do a service for a family and we've had to run around and find a new [hearse] - we have two but they're set up for different reasons,” he told the outlet.</p> <p dir="ltr">In a message for the thieves, Mr Moore urged them to consider the implications of their actions.</p> <p dir="ltr">"You've not ripped me off, you've ripped these loved ones off," he said.</p> <p dir="ltr">Mr Moore told the <em>Herald</em> that his staff and the local community had been left fuming at the theft.</p> <p dir="ltr">"Everyone is a bit p***ed off, you don't do that to a hearse – these a***holes don't know or don't care that it's tapu (‘sacred’ and prohibited) to touch anything to do with funeral services – they've got some bad karma coming their way."</p> <p dir="ltr">He added that the community had been incredibly supportive and his business and “fully backed up” the funeral home.</p> <p dir="ltr">“The community has been right behind us especially our local – fully backing the whole 'what a***holes would do that' kind of mentality,” he said.</p> <p dir="ltr">Mr Moore isn’t aware of any cameras that could have captured the theft and has urged anyone in the community who saw anything or who has information to come forward.</p> <p dir="ltr">“If anyone has any information, please get in touch with us,” he said.</p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-6e482ba4-7fff-e483-ddaf-557d6039b85b"></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: NZ Herald</em></p>

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New photos show human side of Queen’s famed guards

<p dir="ltr">Rare, recently released photos have shown a behind-the-scenes look at the lives of the Queen’s guards in between lengthy shifts standing watch during her lying-in-state.</p> <p dir="ltr">The guards, known for their bearskin hats and stoic expressions, were guarding the Queen’s coffin around the clock in the lead-up to her funeral on Monday.</p> <p dir="ltr">But, recent photos shared by the UK Ministry of Defence show a more human side to them, with shots of them resting between shifts with their shoes and jackets off, napping and lounging in the parliament building, and dressing each other.</p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-e6a25eb5-7fff-7832-5ec6-4fd74261dd21"></span></p> <p dir="ltr">“The UK Armed Forces are continuing to honour their Commander-in-Chief of 70 years, Her Majesty The Queen,” the Ministry captioned the photos.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">The UK Armed Forces are continuing to honour their Commander-in-Chief of 70 years, Her Majesty The Queen, as they stand vigil alongside The King's Body Guard. <a href="https://t.co/1iJi4xGGbJ">pic.twitter.com/1iJi4xGGbJ</a></p> <p>— Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) <a href="https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1571454159404109830?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 18, 2022</a></p></blockquote> <p dir="ltr">Members of His Majesty’s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, the Royal Company of Archers and the Yeomen of the Guard guarded the Queen’s coffin during vigils and her funeral and switched places every 20 minutes during her lying-in-state.</p> <p dir="ltr">The new photos come after footage shared earlier this week captured the moment a member of the Royal Guard collapsed near the Queen’s coffin in front of mourners, falling face forward towards the stone floor and bracing himself at the last second.</p> <p dir="ltr">During Her Majesty’s funeral, Lance Sergeant Wordsworth of the First Battalion Coldstream Guards described the preparations made for the service, involving days of standing guard and rehearsals.</p> <p dir="ltr">"For the funeral of Her Majesty, I am involved in doing the street lining. We're also lining the route to St George's Chapel for when the Queen comes down," he said to the Ministry of Defence.</p> <p dir="ltr">"On Wednesday, September 14, I was part of the Guard of Honour at Buckingham Palace when the coffin was received, and then when Her Majesty left to be taken in the procession to Westminster Hall.</p> <p dir="ltr">"Obviously this has been planned for, and you can see how many people are with us, how it is trying to get them working in unison, but as a battalion. This is our bread and butter."</p> <p dir="ltr">The soldier added that it was an immense honour to take part in the late monarch’s funeral and a defining moment in any guard member’s career.</p> <p dir="ltr">"This is one of the biggest occasions, as sad as it may be, you're not going to define anything more in your army career than starting as a Queen's guard and probably finishing as a King's guard."</p> <p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-22e7cbaa-7fff-64cb-7607-ab8754f397a0"></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: @DefenceHQ (Twitter)</em></p>

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Why Harry didn't end up wearing military outfit to Queen’s funeral

<p dir="ltr">Prince Harry’s uniform has been the subject of heated discussion following the death of his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II.</p> <p dir="ltr">The former working royal first made headlines after he was spotted in a suit during royal events where Prince Andrew was wearing his military uniform.</p> <p dir="ltr">Despite his father, King Charles III, giving Prince Harry permission to wear his dress uniform at Queen Elizabeth II’s vigil over the weekend, the 38-year-old arrived at Westminster Hall in his morning suit during <a href="https://www.oversixty.asia/lifestyle/family-pets/final-farewell-for-longest-reigning-queen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Monday morning’s service</a>.</p> <p dir="ltr">The prince added his medals to his black suit jacket which he wore while walking in the procession to and from Westminster Abbey during the funeral.</p> <p dir="ltr">But he wasn’t the only one not in uniform, after Prince Andrew was also prohibited from wearing official military dress during the service.</p> <p dir="ltr">The changes to uniform permissions came after the palace announced that only working members of the royal family who hold a rank could wear military uniforms at the funeral, with both Prince Harry and Prince Andrew being excluded from that category after leaving royal life.</p> <p dir="ltr">A source told<em> Page Six </em>last week that Prince Harry was just “prepared to wear whatever his grandmother made plans for”.</p> <p dir="ltr">“He’s focused on honouring her and that’s it,” they said.</p> <p dir="ltr">In a statement, the prince said what he wore wasn’t reflective of his military service.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex will wear a morning suit throughout events honouring his grandmother. His decade of military service is not determined by the uniform he wears and we respectfully ask that focus remain on the life and legacy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.”</p> <p dir="ltr">During the funeral, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were seated in the second row behind King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort.</p> <p dir="ltr">Meghan was spotted wearing a touching tribute to her grandmother-in-law, donning pearl earrings the Queen gave her in 2018.</p> <p dir="ltr">After the service, the couple walked behind the Queen’s coffin, with Prince Harry joining male family members for a procession through London streets ahead of her burial at Windsor Castle.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Getty Images</em></p>

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Who was that incredibly tall man in the Queen's funeral procession?

<p dir="ltr">With thousands turning out to see Queen Elizabeth II one last time as she was farewelled in a public memorial, one mourner stood out from the procession and sent the internet into a tizzy.</p> <p dir="ltr">The figure in question was Matthew Magee, one of the Queen’s former private secretaries.</p> <p dir="ltr">Standing at an impressive 7ft 2in, he would have towered over the late five-foot Queen.</p> <p dir="ltr">According to <em>The Mirror UK</em>, Magee is often confused with one of the monarch’s most dedicated members of staff, Paul “Tall Paul” Whybrew.</p> <p dir="ltr">Tall Paul, who is slightly shorter than Magee at 6ft 4in, was one of only three of the Queen’s male domestic staff who were invited to join the cortege from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall last week.</p> <p dir="ltr">He earned his nickname in comparison to another of Her Majesty’s footmen, Paul Burrell, who was known as Small Paul.</p> <p dir="ltr">Despite tall being in his name, Tall Paul was overshadowed by Magee, having sparked curiosity among many on social media.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Who is this insanely tall man? Is this the royal Slenderman?” one person shared on Twitter.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Anyone know who the exceedingly tall man is?” another asked.</p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-6dc96103-7fff-5681-bb50-bebb3bf5ddc0"></span></p> <p dir="ltr">A third wrote, “I don’t know who he is, but he is a very tall man”.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Is this tall man the Royal Giant? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/tallman?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#tallman</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Queen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Queen</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/funeral?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#funeral</a> <a href="https://t.co/UKdvFAf6za">pic.twitter.com/UKdvFAf6za</a></p> <p>— Stephen Griffin (@Stephen_Griffin) <a href="https://twitter.com/Stephen_Griffin/status/1571869435039780864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 19, 2022</a></p></blockquote> <p dir="ltr">Some asked whether he was related to English TV presenter Richard Osman, who stands at 6ft 7in, prompting Osman to trend on Twitter.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Curious as to who the tall man is - walking in the Queen’s Funeral Procession. Wearing Morning (sic) Dress and towering above everyone else. Must be knocking on 7ft tall… [Richard Osman] - though it was you!!!” one person wrote.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Wondered why Richard Osman was trending and it turns out it’s because there was a tall man wearing glasses at the Queen’s funeral,” another shared. </p> <p dir="ltr">With so many wondering about the mystery tall man’s identity, others were quick to reveal who he was - and even threw in a joke or two.</p> <p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b7334c84-7fff-877c-8f8a-0db10c7f4170"></span></p> <p dir="ltr">“Matthew Magee. Private Secretary to the Queen. He’s 7ft 2inch tall. She always looked up to him,” one user joked.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Queens private secretary oversees everything <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/queensfuneral?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#queensfuneral</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/tallman?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#tallman</a> <a href="https://t.co/bJPE3A7aO9">pic.twitter.com/bJPE3A7aO9</a></p> <p>— Jade Thomas (@Jadeesther23) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jadeesther23/status/1571869355993866241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 19, 2022</a></p></blockquote> <p dir="ltr">“The Queen’s Private Secretary Matthew Magee (the very tall man with glasses in front of the hearse) is as tall as the soldiers with the bear skin hats on,” another revealed.</p> <p dir="ltr">Magee has previously worked as the private secretary to Prince Edward, though <em>The Sun</em> reported that he was chosen to work for the Queen in 2018 because of his “brilliant brain”.</p> <p dir="ltr">“He is a smashing guy with a great sense of humour and the Queen will love working with him on a daily basis,” a royal insider told the outlet at the time.</p> <p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-36be7f76-7fff-afbb-68aa-446bf0416533"></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Twitter</em></p>

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“Devastated”: Why Duchess Meghan broke down after watching Princess Diana’s funeral

<p>Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is said to have broken down in tears when she watched Princess Diana’s funeral on TV back in 1997.</p> <p>This is according to royal biographer Andrew Morton who has penned a new book about the Duchess called<span> </span><em>Meghan: A Hollywood Princess</em>.</p> <p>The Duchess of Sussex is said to have been extremely moved as she watched Diana’s coffin travel through the streets.</p> <p>Morton said “tears coursed down their [Meghan and her friends] cheeks” when an envelope with the word “mummy” was placed next to the coffin.</p> <p>Morton has also said that Meghan became captivated by Diana after her death.</p> <p>“As friend Ninaki Priddy observed: ‘She was always fascinated by the royal family. She wanted to be Diana 2.0.’”</p> <p>Prince Harry has previously revealed that he believes that his mum would have approved of Meghan and said that the pair would be “best friends”.</p> <p>The news surrounding the book comes as Elton John shared a moving tribute to Diana saying that he misses her on the 22nd anniversary of her death.</p> <p>The caption says “Miss you so much #PrincessDiana”.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B13SJBlDP3R/" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B13SJBlDP3R/" target="_blank">Miss you so much 😢❤️ #PrincessDiana @richardyoung110</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/eltonjohn/" target="_blank"> Elton John</a> (@eltonjohn) on Sep 1, 2019 at 2:36am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>The pair became instant friends after meeting in 1981 at Prince Andrew’s birthday party at Windsor Castle.</p> <p>Speaking to the<span> </span><em><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/9840074/elton-john-emotional-tribute-princess-diana-misses-her-22nd-anniversary-death/" target="_blank">Vancouver Sun</a><span> </span></em>in 2000, John said: “When I arrived, there was no one there but the dance band and Princess Diana. We danced the Charleston alone on the floor for 20 minutes.”</p> <p>John rewrote<span> </span><em>Candle in the Wind</em><span> </span>and performed<span> </span><em>Goodbye England’s Rose</em><span> </span>at Princess Diana’s funeral in 1997 and spoke about how moving it was.</p> <p>“Me playing at the funeral was one of the most surreal things I have ever done. What was going through my mind was, ‘Don’t sing a wrong note. Be stoic,’” he told the <em>Telegraph</em> in the UK.</p> <p>“Don’t break down and just do it to the best you can possibly do it without showing any emotion whatsoever.”</p> <p>It’s clear that the performance had an impact on those attending, with Prince Harry saying that it was “incredibly emotional”.</p> <p>“That was part of this whole trigger system, which nearly brought me to the point of crying in public, which I didn’t do,” he said in the documentary<span> </span><em>Diana, 7 Days</em>.</p>

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