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Daily Mail
4 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Queen Elizabeth II told Nicola Sturgeon she had no idea what was going on when she filmed iconic Paddington Bear sketch for Platinum Jubilee
The late Queen told Nicola Sturgeon that she had no idea what was going on when she filmed her iconic Paddington Bear sketch for the Platinum Jubilee. The ex-First Minister has revealed details of meetings she had with the monarch in her newly released autobiography. At Holyrood Palace, just after the 2022 concert to celebrate her 70 years on the throne, the Queen told Ms Sturgeon about shooting the video at Buckingham Palace. During the skit, Paddington lifts his hat to reveal a marmalade sandwich – before the Queen says she keeps her own sandwich in her handbag. Paddington then says: 'Happy Jubilee, Ma'am, and thank you for everything.' In her book, Frankly, Ms Sturgeon said: 'We chatted about how much she had enjoyed it. 'She told me when she had filmed the Paddington sketch, she hadn't really known what it was all about. It was only when she later saw it on TV that it made sense.' But the late Queen delighted millions of viewers in what became an iconic sketch. The monarch and the famous bear - both much loved British institutions - tapped out the beat of the We Will Rock You anthem together on china teacups using silver spoons as a unique way of getting the celebrations under way. The secretly-pre-recorded humorous sequence played at the start of the televised BBC's Platinum Party at the Palace. The unlikely duo set the rhythm for opening act Queen and Adam Lambert - who joined in on the main stage. The Queen's clip was the result of months of planning, and saw the duffle-coat wearing bear show the late monarch how he ensured he always had his favourite treat on him just in case, lifting up his red hat to reveal his snack. Her late Majesty responded by revealing 'So do I' before opening her bag and declaring 'I keep mine in here' to show her very own ready-made supply of the bread and orange preserve staple.
The Herald Scotland
24-06-2025
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- The Herald Scotland
A wife's end game when it came to a new suit for hubby
Much swankier than an evening spent at Dodgy Dave's Liccur Shak, the boozer most favoured by the minions working at Diary Towers. Unlike Dodgy Dave's, the Garden Party, which takes place in the grounds of Holyrood Palace, has a strict dress code. (Dodgy Dave's does have a dress code, of sorts. Dave doesn't mind blood stains on his patron's clothing, though he insists that those same patrons keep their cudgels and garrots tucked away in pockets or swag bags, rather than clutched in mitts. Mitts are for holding pint pots, and nothing else, says Dave.) Anyway, back to the Garden Party. Chris Robertson used to work in Glasgow's favourite clothing emporium, Slater Menswear, and an elderly couple once arrived, the wife proud and excited, hubby surly, and essentially dragged into the premises by the corner of one lug. The wife explained that she and her other half had Garden Party invites, so she was keen to get hubby booted and suited for the Big Day. 'I want something cheap,' interrupted hubby, 'cos I'll only be wearin' it the wance.' 'Och, dinnae say that, Jim,' replied his wife. 'I can bury ye in it, tae.' Man's a meh More marital harmony. 'The other day my wife told me I was like her morning slice of toast,' says reader Andy Wright. Andy thought this was rather sweet, until his wife explained: 'I couldn't live without you, though I don't find you particularly exciting, either.' David Clark says that this is a very saucy sauce, indeed. (Image: Contributed) Mean about greens 'Kale is so versatile,' says food-loving reader Ben Gates. 'It fits into any size bin.' Testing times The teenage daughter of Mike Hall is learning to drive, and is currently studying the questions she'll be asked in her Theory Test. Mike says it's a pity all the questions are practical, rather than philosophical in nature, and he'd like to see the following added… Question 1: You are learning HOW to drive. But WHY do you drive? Question 2: Is a three-wheeled vehicle a motorcycle or a car? Or something else entirely? Men without hats There was an Orange March in Glasgow on Sunday, and Liz Clifford was watching the spectacle in the murk and rain when a chap next to her glanced up at the grubby sky, then said: 'Dunno why they don't swap their bowler hats for brollies. Much more practical.' Popmobile Wheeler-dealer Peter Swain says: 'I bought a sweet car online that was previously owned by Neil Diamond.'
Daily Mail
26-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Jailed for life, killer who stabbed teenager and hid knife at Holyrood Palace
A thug who killed a teenager and hid the murder weapon on the grounds of the King's home in Edinburgh has been jailed for life. Because of his age, Bailey Dowling was locked up for a minimum of 15 years before he is eligible for parole after murdering Lewis McCartney,18, in a street attack two years ago. A judge told the 21-year-old at the High Court in Edinburgh that his victim had 'everything to live for' and his loss was devastating for family and friends. He told Dowling: 'It is clear you came to Edinburgh for what you hoped would be an enjoyable time and so it would have been but for the decisions you made.' The killer, who was 19 at the time, had come to Scotland to visit a friend. But he armed himself with a knife before he left a flat to meet a group, which included Mr McCartney, and stabbed his victim in the back. Lord Matthews said: 'Taking a knife into the street is never acceptable.' He told Dowling that the 15-year punishment part of the life sentence imposed on him was shorter than it would have been had he reached the age of 25. Following the murder in February 2023, the Londoner abandoned the blade in the grounds of Holyrood Palace before fleeing Edinburgh. But once back at home in the London, he handed himself in to police. At an earlier trial he denied murdering his victim by striking him on the body with the knife and claimed he acted in self-defence after he was struck with a bottle. However, he was convicted of murder and a further charge of unlawful possession of an offensive weapon last month. Following the verdict advocate depute Alex Prentice KC said a statement was prepared by the victim's family to indicate the depth of feeling and strong, continuing sense of loss as a result of his death. The court heard that Dowling, had travelled north of the Border to meet up with a friend and they later joined a woman at her flat in the Dumbiedykes area of Edinburgh where ketamine was taken. Mr McCartney arrived at the flat with others although they later left. When they returned Dowling went through to the kitchen and got a large knife before going outside to meet them. Efforts were made to persuade him to leave the weapon but he said: 'I am not going downstairs without it. They just said they robbed somebody.' He was later told there was no robbery. Dowling claimed that he did not intend to harm the victim but was trying to get away after he was struck on the head with a bottle by another member of the group. He said: 'I was dazed and confused after I was hit and then I took out the knife.' And he disputed other evidence that he had the knife in his hand before he was struck with the bottle. Francesca Palma, 21, who was staying at the flat told police that when Dowling returned to her home he looked panicked and told officers: 'The London guy said, 'I just stabbed that Lewis'.' He had a knife with blood on it and was told to leave. Dowling disposed of the knife in the palace grounds before catching a bus to Glasgow and travelling to London Euston train station. He went to his mother's home before surrendering to police in London. Dowling's defence counsel Mark Stewart KC said he was a first offender and told the court: 'He did not intend to stab anybody. He accepts the verdict of the jury. He does not agree with the verdict of the jury.' A co-accused labourer Benjamin Wilson, 21, from Burntisland, in Fife, was convicted of assaulting Dowling by striking him on the head with a bottle to his injury on February 12 , 2023 during the incident. He was ordered to carry out 200 hours unpaid work under a two-year community payback order.
BBC News
26-05-2025
- BBC News
Man jailed for life for murdering teenager in Edinburgh
A man who stabbed a teenager to death in Edinburgh before hiding the knife in the grounds of Holyrood Palace has been jailed for life. Bailey Dowling, 21, killed 18-year-old Lewis McCartney in the Dumbiedykes area on in February 2023. He was sentenced to at least 15 years in prison at the High Court in had denied murdering Mr McCartney and claimed he acted in self defence after he was struck with a bottle. He armed himself with a large kitchen knife before meeting the victim and his friends in Dumbiedykes. Violence then erupted, the court heard, during which Dowling was struck on the head before he stabbed Mr McCartney in the back. He claimed he was "dazed and confused" during the incident and did not intend to harm the court also heard Dowling hid the knife on the grounds of Holyrood Palace, the official residence of the King when he is in then left Edinburgh for his home in London, where he later handed himself in to Wilson, 20, was given a two-year community payback order after being convicted of assaulting Dowling by hitting him on the head with a bottle in the same incident. Judge Lord Matthews told Dowling that his victim had "everything to live for" and that his loss was devastating for family and told the court: "It is clear you came to Edinburgh for what you hoped would be an enjoyable time and so it would have been but for the decisions you made."The judge added: "Taking a knife into the street is never acceptable."
