Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, was seen having a great time as she took part in a drinking game at a carriage driving event on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk.

Sophie, 60, had to down a drink as she drove her carriage, then put the glass down at the next stop, but it FELL OFF and her groom tried to catch it – leaving them both in HYSTERICS.

The royal, who was dressed all in red, with a straw boater hat and black gloves, took part in the fun test as part of the CIAT event (Concours Internationale d’Attelage de Tradition) at the annual Sandringham Horse Driving Trials, of which she is president.

The Government has brought in special new DRONE LAWS to protect Noel and Liam Gallagher when they play at Heaton Park in Manchester.

The Secretary of State, Yvette Cooper, has taken the unusual step of putting a NO-FLY zone in place over the concert venue – banning drones from flying within one-and-a-half MILES of the brothers for the FIRST time ever. It means Oasis will be protected from possible security threats or unwanted press or public intrusion when they play their five sell-out reunion gigs at the venue to crowds of 80,000 each night.

King Charles has turned a royal retreat on his Sandringham estate in Norfolk - once used by King Edward VII to entertain his mistress - into a posh £6,300-a week holiday home.

The Monarch, 76, has restored three-bedroom Victorian house, The Folly, where Albert Edward (Bertie) Prince of Wales used to spend time with his mistress, actress Lillie Langtry.

Eco warrior King Charles has been spotted in his brand NEW £170,000 electric BMW for the first time - as he continues to swap his Royal fleet of vehicles for GREEN alternatives.

The Monarch, 76, was seen arriving at his Royal Sandringham estate in Norfolk in the back of his top-of-the-range black BMW i7 M70 xDrive.


It is the latest green car to be added to the King’s fleet of electric vehicles after he fitted charging points at his Royal households.

Residents have slammed a council for building a £50 MILLION “bridge to nowhere” after they ran out of MONEY to make the connecting road.

The bridge over the planned Spalding Western Relief Road in Lincolnshire was constructed between 2022 and 2024 but it will not be finished until at least 2030 because the county council cannot afford to complete the project.

Builders are putting the finishing touches to the world’s BIGGEST nightclub, with a main room the size of an aircraft hanger and space for an incredible 15,000 party-goers, which is set to open in IBIZA later this month.

New photos show lorries and diggers outside UNVRS, pronounced Universe, on the site of the old, world-famous Privilege club, which is almost finished and will be welcoming clubbers on May 30 – following a complete renovation.

Pop star Ed Sheeran’s DAD has a cameo in his new music video.

John Sheeran plays a wedding guest in the singer’s film to accompany his song Azizam, which means “my beloved” in Persian.

The video, which also stars comedian Omid Djalili as a chef, starts with Sheeran struggling for inspiration for his latest song idea, then he slips on a rug and gets transported to a wild Iranian wedding.

World renowned physicist Stephen Hawking was a “big TITS guy” – according to his friend, comedian Jimmy Carr.

Carr, who got to know Hawking while he studied at Cambridge University, said: “You might know him best as a physicist but he was a bloke,” after admitting they often talked about TITS.

A little boy with Down syndrome is modelling for iconic British fashion brand Burberry. Seven-year-old Rio Williams has broken boundaries after appearing in its summer childrenswear campaign.

The inspirational schoolboy was photographed wearing £220 cotton shorts, a £260 check cashmere scarf and a £950 trench coat in the pictures which appear on Burberry’s website.

Rio can also be seen on a blue rocking horse in a short video for the campaign, which was shot in London earlier this year.

“Rio absolutely loves showing off, so he really enjoyed the shoot,” said mum Kim Williams, from Bath.

Just 24 hours after he was born, Rio had to have surgery as his bowel had perforated, and it was then that mum Kim found out he had Down syndrome.