At Balmoral, the pipistrelle bats that have taken up residence in the rafters for decades are still thriving. The Queen once tried to help staff remove them using butterfly nets, but her efforts were in vain.
She had them released into the surrounding countryside, only for them to find their way back to their royal home. Despite her reluctance to believe they could navigate back so well, the King, who takes pride in his connections to Vlad the Impaler and frequents Transylvania, prefers to let them be.
Elon Musk’s relationship with Rishi Sunak was notably warm compared to his current interactions with Sir Keir Starmer. During a public discussion on artificial intelligence at Lancaster House last November, Musk and Sunak shared a friendly rapport.
However, Musk’s recent comments, including predicting ‘civil war’ in the UK and criticizing the Prime Minister as ‘two-tier Keir’ on policing, have made him a thorn in Starmer’s side. It seems unlikely that Musk and Starmer will develop a similar camaraderie anytime soon!
Gillian Anderson, renowned for her sex appeal, is now diving into the world of erotic literature. She’s editing a book of women’s sexual fantasies for Bloomsbury, and has even included one of her own.
Although she’s keeping the specifics under wraps, Anderson admits she isn’t great at pretending it isn’t hers. “I’d be really bad at pretending it wasn’t mine,” she confesses. “I’m a really bad liar.”
Stephanie Peacock’s Football Fervor
Lisa Nandy has appointed Stephanie Peacock as the new minister for sport. Peacock, who supported Nandy’s unsuccessful bid for Labour leader in 2020, has a passion for football that sometimes goes too far.
Back in 2018, she and some female colleagues were reprimanded by John Bercow for using the Commons chamber as an impromptu pitch to promote the women’s parliamentary football team. “On me head, Squeaker!” she quipped.
Bryony Page’s Anthem Mishap
British athletes at the Paris Olympics have done the nation proud, especially with their enthusiastic renditions of the national anthem on the podium. However, a bit of a slip-up occurred when trampolinist Bryony Page sang “God Save the Queen” instead of the updated anthem while collecting her gold medal.
Meanwhile, Keely Hodgkinson was so overcome with emotion during her victory that she barely managed to join in. His Majesty likely wouldn’t have minded the slip.
Kate Winslet and the Weight Jibes
Kate Winslet has always been open about her body, and she’s no stranger to weight-related comments.
During the filming of Titanic, she was dubbed “Kate Weighs-a-Lot” by director James Cameron, especially when she refused to alter her posture to hide her “belly rolls” during a bikini scene. Winslet’s confidence in the face of such criticism remains as strong as ever.
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