World briefs
Ronnie Wood’s new wife
Veteran rocker Ronnie Wood stepped out with new wife Sally Humphreys in one of their first public appearances since their wedding shortly before Christmas.
The Rolling Stones star, 65, and 34-year-old Humphreys were among the guests at the Topman Design autumn/winter fashion show in central London, yesterday.
Humphreys and Wood tied the knot last month in a ceremony at London’s Dorchester Hotel with star pals looking on and Sir Paul McCartney and Rod Stewart sharing duties as best men.
Wood proposed to Humphreys after asking her father’s permission at the premiere of the Rolling Stones documentary, Crossfire Hurricane. (AP)
Wilf the friendly wallaby
A “wild” wallaby has become a regular visitor to a family’s garden.
Jan Heathcote’s family recently moved to their home in Warboys, Cambridgeshire, and within days noticed the unusual visitor which eats food put out for birds and even plays with the family’s cats.
She told the Peterborough Telegraph: “We were very surprised. But it is really delightful having him here. We’ve called him Wilf and we did contact the RSPCA. They just advised us to keep an eye on him as he seems happy and healthy.” (PA)
Brad Pitt’s mysterious tweet
Brad Pitt is now on China’s version of Twitter, and his mysterious first tweet has drawn thousands of comments.
The actor sent the message saying: “It is the truth. Yup, I’m coming.” That was forwarded more than 31,000 times and netted over 14,000 comments, many expressing surprise. He gathered more than 100,000 followers.
Pitt was banned from ever entering China because of his role in Seven Years In Tibet. The Government was upset about the film’s portrayal of harsh Chinese rule. (PA)
Historic royal expedition
Travel photographs documenting Edward VII’s expedition to far flung parts of the globe in 1862 are to go on display in March.
Photography may have been in its infancy in the 1860s but when the future monarch journeyed to the Middle East he was joined by British photographer Francis Bedford. The Prince’s four-month tour had been planned by his parents, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, to educate the royal before he married Princess Alexandra of Denmark.
Edward, then the Prince of Wales, travelled to Egypt, Palestine and the Holy Land, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey and Greece. (AP)