A thundering thrash metal riff reverberated through a Hong Kong bar, but the music was being live-streamed from a studio across town to obey pandemic rules that have outlawed small gigs for more than 650 days.. "It is a huge, huge factor in the incubation of talent," he said of small venues and live bars.
Catherine, the Princess of Wales, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, on Monday each opted for pearls to mourn Queen Elizabeth II at her state funeral at Westminster Abbey.. Catherine, the wife of heir to the throne Prince William, chose the same striking necklace and earring combination which she wore just over a year ago for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II's husband Philip.
Rockstar Games said Monday that data from the next installment in its blockbuster "Grand Theft Auto" franchise was stolen, as glimpses of play spread on social media.. Rockstar added that it did not expect the hack to disrupt any of its projects or online play of its games, and that work on the next "Grand Theft Auto" game will continue as planned.
In the actor's first-ever public art exhibition, Brad Pitt has unveiled his sculptures in a lakeside art museum in Finland, the gallery said on Monday.. Located in Finland's third largest city of Tampere, this is the first time the "largely self-taught" American star presented his sculptures to the public, Sara Hilden Art Museum said.
Drinkers at the Queen Elizabeth pub in south London were divided on Monday between those glued to the television and others who couldn't care less about the funeral of Britain's longest-reigning monarch.. "They've got a whole different lifestyle to me," said the regular at the pub named after the first queen called Elizabeth, who ruled England nearly 500 years ago.
French President Emmanuel Macron's choice of footwear during his trip to London ahead of the queen's funeral caused an outpouring of commentary -- and disinformation -- online.. Other media outlets sought to correct a growing narrative on social media, fanned by far-right politicians and critics of the president, that Macron had worn trainers for the queen's funeral, which took place on Monday.
Spain's disgraced former king Juan Carlos I and his successor attended the funeral of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on Monday, in a sign of public rapprochement.. The father and son were last seen together in public in January 2020 for the funeral of a sister of Juan Carlos, an aunt of the king.
Princes William and Harry and their wives Catherine and Meghan -- once dubbed the "fab four" -- walked together behind Queen Elizabeth II's coffin Monday, just as the royal brothers did 25 years ago for their mother Princess Diana.. Catherine, newly named the Princess of Wales, like William's mother Diana before her, wore a black ensemble with a wide-brimmed hat and her long hair swept into a low bun.
Queen Elizabeth II's great-grandchildren George and Charlotte attended her funeral on Monday, signalling the more prominent role they will now play as the children of the first in line for the throne.. The children often saw their great-grandmother the queen.
Queen Elizabeth II was married and crowned in Westminster Abbey.. The coffin also bore the instruments of state -- the Imperial State Crown, the Orb and the Sceptre.
