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How the Queen changed Aussie Rules forever when first Sunday ... (Daily Mail)

Australians can thank Queen Elizabeth II for Sunday football. It was her visit in 1970 that inspired the first Sunday VFL/AFL fixture, with former players ...

For example, we were told not to say anything - not a word - to the Queen, unless asked a question. The royals arrived in a cavalcade and strict instructions were followed - for the most part. and Billy Brown was standing beside me and little Billy said, "He is John Northey, I'm Billy Brown, how are we today?" It was pretty formal. 'They don't look real somehow. 'He said, "Your Majesty this is, is, is …"

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Newspaper headlines: 'A life in service' and 'we loved you ma'am' (BBC News)

The UK press reflect on the end of an era, in their first editions after the Queen's death.

"He [Huw Edwards] was speaking very, very slowly, but with exactly the layer of gravelly Welsh gravitas the occasion demanded. It chooses a photograph of then-Princess Elizabeth, taken in 1952, looking straight into the camera with a determined gaze. [The Guardian points out](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/08/queen-elizabeth-ii-obituary) that her reign saw some of the greatest changes in industrial, economic, technical and social development of any era. [its lead story](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/queen-elizabeth-ii-dies-sfcmbcqgc), reporter Valentine Low says "history will deliver its verdict in the fullness of time but it is hard to conceive of her being remembered as anything other than one of the greatest monarchs in our history". Its front page carries a black and white portrait of the Queen in her later years with a still, gentle smile. But you couldn't help admire how the Queen did her duty, got on with her job and never complained." [The Financial Times abandons business news ](https://www.ft.com/content/a30366d6-998b-4b32-9193-11d2d66203cb)for its front page, dedicating it almost entirely to a beaming Queen. The Times' back cover carries a quotation from the Queen's Christmas broadcast in 1957, the first to be televised: "I cannot lead you into battle. [the paper says](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-11195469/JAN-MOIR-Solemn-Bible-BBC-caught-moment-best.html) the mood on-screen on the BBC was "as solemn as a Bible". It describes her death as a "watershed moment in the life of the nation". Here are their historic front pages. [lets the striking picture of the newly-crowned monarch stand alone](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/08/queen-elizabeth-ii-britains-longest-reigning-monarch-dies-aged-96) - other than her name and dates of her reign - while the Times adds the words: "A life in service."

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MAFS: 'OnlyFans gran' Mishel Karen, 51, heading to Sydney Sexpo (Daily Mail)

Former Married At First Sight star Mishel Karen has become one of the biggest names in Australia's adult industry over the last year.

We had to have a break because it was a lot.' It just makes life easier.' 'It was kind of hard work, too. 'I was like, "I didn't sign up for that." You had to pay a deposit. But yeah, I didn't realise it was gonna be an orgy.'

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When Arsenal visited the Queen at Buckingham Palace in 2007 ... (Daily Mail)

Her Majesty was due to cut the ribbon on the club's Emirates Stadium after their move from Highbury in 2006, but was unable to attend, and instead invited ...

The Great North Run, the world's largest half-marathon, is set for Sunday. Racing at Southwell and Chelmsford on Thursday evening was abandoned. '[I said to the Queen] "I want to take them for walks, wash them, feed them. . I said, "Ma'am, I am okay thank you, but please, I don't want to be a footballer any more, I want to look after your dogs." I want to be a dog carer". The Gunners were invited to the Royal Palace after the Queen was unable to attend the opening of the Emirates Stadium in 2006

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Theo Walcott shares 'lovely memory' of when Arsenal met Queen ... (Daily Mail)

Her Majesty was due to cut the ribbon on the club's Emirates Stadium after their move from Highbury in 2006, but was unable to attend, and instead invited ...

The US Open held a brief tribute to the Queen during the women's semi-finals on Thursday night in New York. Horse racing was a much loved passion of the Queen. Bristol Bears against Bath Rugby has been postponed from Friday evening to a 5.30pm kick-off on Saturday, following the decision of the Premiership board. The weigh-in for Saturday's proposed bout between Savannah Marshall and Claressa Shields will take place behind closed doors. Premier Sports Elite League Ice Hockey will begin tonight as previously planned, following a board meeting. Organisers cancelled its 5k sister event on Friday. '[I said to the Queen] "I want to take them for walks, wash them, feed them. . I said, "Ma'am, I am okay thank you, but please, I don't want to be a footballer any more, I want to look after your dogs." I want to be a dog carer". The National League has also cancelled their programme of fixtures for Saturday and Sunday across steps one to six and grassroots football matches in England have also been postponed to mark the death of the Queen. The Gunners were invited to the Royal Palace after the Queen was unable to attend the opening of the Emirates Stadium in 2006 'After she'd finished, I saw all her corgis so I said, "Ma'am, Ma'am".

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