Sept. 8, 2024

Sir Ian McKellen says Queen Elizabeth was "bloody rude"

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Sir Ian McKellen didn't mince words in a recent interview, where he called Elizabeth "bloody rude" and shared some sharp takes on other members of the Royal Family. Despite having met the Queen multiple times and receiving honors from her, including a Companion of Honour in 2007, McKellen recalled a particularly awkward moment. He said

The Queen, I’m sure she was quite mad at the end. And on the few occasions I met her she was quite rude. When I received a medal for acting [the Companion of Honour in 2008], she said, ‘You’ve been doing this for an awfully long time.’ I said, ‘Well, not as long as you.’ I got a royal smile for that, but then she said, ‘Does anyone still actually go to the theatre?’ That’s bloody rude when you’re giving someone a medal for acting. It meant, ‘Does anyone care a (eff) about you because I don’t. Now off you go!’

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Calaroga Shark Media. Hello and welcome through palace intrigue. I

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am your host, Mark Francis. Queen Elizabeth passed away on

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September eighth, twenty twenty two. An official memorial to the

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Queen is said to be placed in London's Saint James Park,

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not far from the Mall and Buckingham Palace. The tribute,

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likely a statue or sculpture, is expected to be unveiled

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by twenty twenty six, coinciding with a centenary of a birth.

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The location, close to many royal landmarks, will allow tourists

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visiting Buckingham Palace to easily visit the new monument. The

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project is part of a broader initiative to honor the

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Queen's legacy. The committee, chaired by Lord Jandren, her former

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private secretary, has been tasked with selecting a fitting design

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for the memorial. In addition to the statue, other community

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focused commemorations may be proposed. Much like the King George

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the Fifth playing fields established in his memory, King Charles

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is expected to privately reflect on the day, continuing the

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tradition of keeping such anniversaries as moments of personal contemplation

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rather than public events, so Ian McKellen didn't mince words

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in a recent interview where he called Elizabeth bloody rude

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and shared some sharp takes on other members of the

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royal family. Despite having met the Queen multiple times and

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receiving honors from her, including a Companion of Honor in

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two thousand and seven, McKellen recalled a particularly awkward moment.

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He said, the Queen, I'm sure she was quite mad

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at the end, and on the few occasions I met her,

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she was quite rude. When I received a medal for

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acting the Companion of Honor in two thousand and eight,

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she said, you've been doing this for an awfully long time.

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I said, well, not as long as you. I got

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a royal smile for that. But then she said, does

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anybody still actually go to the theater? That's bloody rude.

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When you're giving someone a medal for acting, it meant

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does anyone care an eff about you? Because I turned

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now off you go. McKellen didn't stop there, comented on

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King Charles the Third, calling him clearly damaged, and reflected

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on the late Duke of Edinburgh, saying he was deeply

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eccentric and unhappy. He also addressed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle,

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aligning himself with Harry amid the ongoing royal rift, but

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suggesting Harry might not have the right people around him

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for support. In the final weeks of Elizabeth's life, she

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found the strength to indulge in one of her favorite pastimes,

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horse riding. Despite her declining health at the age of

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ninety six, the Queen took her beloved pony Emma out

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for one last ride. Terry Pendry, the Queen's long serving groom,

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shared this touching story during an interview on The Rosebud

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with Giles Brand of the podcast. Pendry recalled how, just

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eight weeks before her passing, the Queen turned up at

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the stables with a bag of carrots and insisted on

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taking Emma out for a ride. While frail, the monarch's

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spirit remained strong, and she even cracked a joke about

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needing more help getting on the horse than she had

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since her days as a princess. Penry was asked to

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walk beside her during the ride, a wise precaution case

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of a fall, the Queen's bond with Emma was evident.

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Pendry described how the ponies seemed to have a sixth

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sense when it came to her majesty. The Queen's gentle

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touch and her signature bag of carrots made the connection

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all the more special. Pendry even took a photograph of

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the moment, which the Queen later added to her scrap book,

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laughing as she playfully ribbed him for mentioning her age.

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Emma became a symbol of the Queen's enduring love for horses,

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even standing alongside the crowd during the funeral procession at Windsor,

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Pendry has promised to honor the Queen's memory by burying

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Emma between two of the Queen's other beloved horses, Permese,

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the last horse for the trooping, the color and sanction,

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the last horse she ever rode. The final ride was

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more than just a moment of nostalgia. It was a

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testament to Queen Elizabeth's indomitable spirit, her wit, and the deep,

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lifelong bond she shared with her horses. As we wait

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for Megan Minkle's Dog Biscuits and Jam Company to launch,

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King Charles has come out with a limited edition of

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silk head scarves, inspired by his mother's love for vibrant colors.

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Known for often wearing silk scarves during her outdoor activities.

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The Queen had a vast collection of these accessories, which

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included floral, paisley and even dog print designs. The new collection,

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featuring bold floral patterns and reminiscent of those favored by

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the Queen, is a tribute to her style. The scarves

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are the result of a collaboration between King Charles and

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the eco friendly design duo Vinnomi. Only one hundred of

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these brightly colored scarves have been produced and they are

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being sold for eighty five pounds each at the Sandringham

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Estate Shop. The designs were carefully curated, with King Charles

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personally selecting the final design from three variations. Palacindric will

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be right back. We haven't checked in on the royal

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rankings in a bit. Prince Andrew has hit a new low,

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being ranked as the least popular member of the royal family.

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According to a recent Yugov survey. Out of the twenty

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twenty five UK adults polled, a staggering eighty s seven

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percent expressed a negative opinion of the Duke of York,

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with only five percent holding a positive view. The poll

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also revealed that Megan Markle and Prince Harry are viewed

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unfavorably by the majority of Britain's with sixty percent holding

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a negative opinion of Harry and sixty three percent of Megan,

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making them the second and third least popular royals. At

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the top of the rankings, Prince William narrowly edged out

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his Kit with a seventy five percent approval rating to

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her seventy four percent. Princess Anne followed closely with a

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seventy one percent approval rating, while King Charles retained a

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respectable sixty three percent approval. Harry released a video in

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support of the Invictors game, set to take place in

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Vancouver in twenty twenty five. In the video, he says

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sport has the ability to heal, to change lives, to

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save lives. For so many of these competitors, getting to

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the start line has been one of the hardest moments

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of their life, but at the games, their lives are changed.

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Watching these magical moments and sports being the facilitator that

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is very very special for all of us to witness.

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Richard Dalton, Princess Diana's former hairdresser, has shared his decade

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long experience working with the late royal in his new book,

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It's All About the Hair, My Decade with Diana. In

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an exclusive interview with People, Dalton revealed that if you

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could say anything to Princess Diana today, he'd keep it simple,

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how do you want your hair done? Dalton was responsible

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for staling Diana's hair in the lead up to her

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wedding to Prince Charles on July twenty ninth, nineteen eighty one,

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though he wasn't the one who styled her hair on

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the big day. That task fell to his colleague Kevin Shanley.

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In the book, Dalton candidly describes Diana's wedding day hair

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as a disaster and recalls that Diana herself expressed regret

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over it. Diana did express to me that she wished

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she could do the wedding over again to get the

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hair right, Dalton shared. However, he added she never mentioned

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any other regrets while they did her hair. One of

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Dalton's favorite moments from his time with Diana was during

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a nineteen eighty eight event in Bangkok. For the occasion,

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he styled her hair using fresh orchids that he had

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gathered from the floral array angels around their hotel. I

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loved taking risks with Diana's hair by trying new things,

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like the orchards in Thailand. He said, fresh flowers had

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never been done before, and she looked sensation all that night,

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and she knew it. Reflecting on the challenges of his role,

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Dalton noted that although he sometimes had just fifteen minutes

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to style Diana's hair, he never felt pressure. He saw

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her at her best and her worst, including moments of

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intense low self esteem during the difficult periods of her

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marriage to Prince Charles. Some days she would be happy,

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some days quiet, some days talkative, and some days sad,

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Dalton wrote. In the book, he added, I experienced all

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of these with Diana. Dalton decided to stop working with

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Diana in nineteen ninety one, as both he and the

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princess felt it was time for him to move on.

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He recalled their final conversation. She said, I think you

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want your freedom back, and it was mutual. I didn't

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realize how much pressure I was under until it left.

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