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Woman makes a “terrible mistake” in the middle of her wedding

<p dir="ltr">A woman shocked a wedding crowd when she said she had made a “terrible mistake” just as the officiant finished his speech - and before the final vows. </p> <p dir="ltr">Becky Jefferies was ecstatic for her special day after postponing the wedding multiple times due to Covid. </p> <p dir="ltr">But she and now husband Sherif Fayed finally made it to the end of the aisle and were minutes away from being married - however, something just had to go wrong. </p> <p dir="ltr">Being ever so polite, Becky waited for the officiant to complete his speech before grabbing the microphone and announcing that she made a “terrible mistake”.</p> <p dir="ltr">Anyone in their right mind would have asked why she waited for the wedding to announce it – but it’s not what you would expect.</p> <p dir="ltr">In fact, Becky had made it down the aisle only to realise at the end that she was missing half her dress! </p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CdLl9DLj6Ji/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CdLl9DLj6Ji/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Becky Jefferies (@jetsetbecks)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p dir="ltr">"As soon as I realised what happened there was no question in my mind that I was going to grab the mic. I just wanted to wait until the officiant finished his speech," she wrote on Instagram.</p> <p dir="ltr">"I also knew that my husband would have told me I was crazy for not stopping the ceremony if I hadn't done it."</p> <p dir="ltr">Becky shared the hilarious footage to <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@jetsetbecks/video/7094252391272320258?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1&amp;lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TikTok</a> which shows her looking behind at her wedding planner and mouthing something while also pointing to her waist.</p> <p dir="ltr">The officiant stopped talking when she grabbed the microphone saying: “Pause for a moment…I just realised when I got to the end of the aisle that I'm missing half my dress.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Maybe I could put it on now?” she asked the laughing audience. </p> <p dir="ltr">"I'm not kidding, two nights ago I had a dream that I did this, that I walked down the aisle without it."</p> <p dir="ltr">The video then cuts to show the wedding planner rushing down the aisle with the missing half of the dress and assisting Becky to put it on.</p> <p dir="ltr">The video has been viewed more than 28 million times and received a whopping four million likes. </p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: TikTok</em></p>

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Surprising new detail: Was Princess Diana pregnant when she passed away?

<p>Many conspiracy theories surrounding the night Diana, Princess of Wales, died have swirled around as the world wonders what happened that fateful night.</p> <p>It was on August 31, 1997 when Diana, her companion Dodi Al-Fayed and their driver Henri Paul passed away in a car crash. The bodyguard to the princess Trevor Rees-Jones also suffered from several injuries.</p> <p>However, there is speculation the three victims were not the only ones who died in the tunnel that night.</p> <p>One of the big questions that continues to linger is whether Diana was in fact pregnant.</p> <p>Weeks before the fatal accident, tabloids speculated the Princess might be with child, a notion supported by the fact she had allegedly told friends she was to reveal a “big surprise".</p> <p>In 2003, <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/diana-was-pregnant-at-time-of-her-death-says-top-policeman-83549.html"><em>The Independent</em></a> reported there was a covering up of a pregnancy the night Diana died, so as to avoid embarrassment for her family.</p> <p>The insider, a “top French policeman,” stated documents confirming the pregnancy were kept hidden away from the public and the media.</p> <p>The conspiracy theory surrounding the alleged pregnancy is supported by the belief that the fact the future King of England, Prince William, might have a Muslim half-sibling would have been deeply unacceptable to the British establishment, who then went to extreme measures to keep this information from coming to light.</p> <p>This theory is supported by Dodi’s father, billionaire and former owner of Harrods, Mohamad Al-Fayed who believed her “pregnancy” was a key reason behind the sinister circumstances his son, the Princess and their driver faced that night.</p> <p>However, both French and English inquests looking into the Princess of Wales’ death supported the notion that the accident was caused by Henri Paul who was speeding under the influence, while attempting to evade paparazzi that night.</p> <p> A new book by Professor Angela Gallop, who is one of the UK’s leading forensic scientists, has revealed new details about the Princess that night.</p> <p>Gallop reviewed evidence samples taken at the crash site of Diana’s blood. The investigation that took place was part of the 2004 Operation Paget initiated by the Queen’s coroner who asked police to look into a number of concerns regarding the Princess’ death – including whether she was expecting.</p> <p><img style="width: 0px; height: 0px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7824539/gettyimages-828915392.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/68266d73b4924f30ac745d144ad7ba7f" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>Princess Diana and Dodi Al-Fayed.</em></p> <p>The book, which was extracted in <em><a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/book-extract-was-diana-pregnant-our-tests-said-no-3cw2zdqcg#Echobox=1550251500">The Times</a>,</em> explained: “The blood transfusions the princess had received after the accident might have complicated the pregnancy test.</p> <p>“So the best sample for testing was some blood that had been recovered from the carpet in the footwell of her seat in the Mercedes.”</p> <p>Gallop’s team confirmed that Diana was not pregnant when she died in 1997 as the blood samples revealed a pregnancy hormone (Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin or HCG) was not detected.</p> <p>However, the intriguing tests did reveal fascinating information about Diana at the time of her death.</p> <p>The Princess had been dating Dodi for six weeks at the time and the blood tests reveal she had not been taking the pill when she died.</p> <p>Although there were other options available at the time to prevent pregnancy and STDs, the detail has intrigued the public and the media.</p> <p>Near the Pont de l’Alma tunnel where the fatal accident occurred, is a plaque honouring the life of the Princess and those who died with her in 1997.</p> <p>Since it was first put up in 2002, it has become a shrine for supporters to mourn her life.</p>

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Why Harrods is removing its statue of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed

<p>Ever since her tragic death in 1997, countless tributes have been created to honour the life of Princess Diana, but none have caused quite as much controversy as the statue of the late Princess and her boyfriend Dodi Fayed, which has stood in Harrods since 2005.</p> <p>Commissioned by Dodi’s father, Mohamed Al-Fayed, the three-metre statue titled "Innocent Victims" depicts the couple dancing with an albatross, which supposedly represents the Holy Spirit.</p> <p><img width="600" height="991" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7267060/112407-harrods-diannadodimemorial1-1-.jpg" alt="112407-Harrods -Dianna Dodi Memorial 1-(1)" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></p> <p>Another memorial created by Al-Fayed is a plaque located near the Egyptian Escalator, showing a photo of the couple along with a wine glass from the princess’ last meal (we know, it’s weird) and a mysterious ring given to Diana by Dodi.</p> <p><img width="600" height="458" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7267061/shutterstock_187714079.jpg" alt="Shutterstock _187714079" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></p> <p>But no matter what you might think of the memorials and despite all the confusion and controversy surrounding them, they’ve become some of the iconic London department store’s most popular tourist attractions.</p> <p>Now, however, they’re finally being returned to Al-Fayed, the former owner of Harrods who sold it to Qatar Holdings in 2010. Twenty years after their death, Harrods <span>says it’s an “appropriate time” to move on.</span></p> <p>“We are very proud to have played our role in celebrating the lives of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Fayed at Harrods and to have welcomed people from around the world to visit the memorial for the past 20 years,” the store’s managing director Michael Ward said in a statement.</p> <p>“With the announcement of the new official memorial statue to Diana, Princess of Wales at Kensington Palace, we feel that the time is right to return this memorial to Mr. Al-Fayed and for the public to be invited to pay their respects at the palace.”</p> <p>In response, Al-Fayed said he is “grateful” that the new owners preserved the memorials until now. “It has enabled millions of people to pay their respects and remember these two remarkable people. It is now time to bring them home.”</p> <p>Tell us in the comments below, are you sad to see the memorials go? Or is it time for them to be moved?</p>

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