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Daily Record
15 hours ago
- Business
- Daily Record
Uddingston hairdresser nominated for Scottish title
Diana Carson of Rainbow Room International is in the running at the prestigious British hairdressing awards ceremony in November An Uddingston hairdresser is celebrating after being named as a finalist at the prestigious British hairdressing awards. Diana Carson, creative director of Rainbow Room on Main Street, has been nominated in the Scottish hairdresser of the year category for November's glittering industry ceremony in London. She earned the accolade after impressing experts at the first round of judging, and says it is 'such an honour' to be nominated for the national title; while the company's international artistic team of which she is a key member has also earned a nomination at the awards. Diana stood out from competitors from across the country in the first round of judging at Epsom Downs racecourse, where an expert panel reviewed hundreds of collections with a high standard of entries submitted. The talented hairdresser impressed with her 'exceptional creativity, technical skill and artistic flair' – and will now submit a further four images of her work for a second round of judging in September, when the winners will be decided before being crowned later in the year at the awards ceremony. She said: 'It's such an honour to be named a finalist at the British hairdressing awards and I couldn't be prouder to represent Scotland. 'This recognition means the world to me and I'm constantly striving to push boundaries, stay inspired, and bring something fresh to our clients and the wider industry. To have my work recognised on this scale is incredibly rewarding, and we can't wait for the awards night!' Senior stylist Diana began her career with Rainbow Room International at a young age, training with the group and progressing up the ranks to her current creative director role; as well as holding a senior position in the firm's award-nominated artistic team which focuses on creative hair design and styling. Her work such as the 'intention collection' are described as emphasising 'authenticity and raw texture [and] showcasing her signature cutting techniques'; and she has twice been nominated for the Scottish hairdresser of the year awards and travels the world sharing her high-demand work at shows and seminars. She also recently joined colleagues in running the popular backstage salon at the TRNSMT festival in Glasgow, styling star performers and their teams ahead of taking to the stage for their sets. Rainbow Room say: 'Diana is one of the busiest senior stylists in the group and holds a top-level position in the art team; her knowledge and expertise now see her teaching and coaching in both the salon and the Rainbow Room International academy. 'As a qualified educator, Diana plays a pivotal role in mentoring emerging talent at both the academy and within the salon environment.' The annual British hairdressing awards are described as 'one of the most respected and celebrated events in the global calendar' and are run by Hairdressers Journal International. Executive director Jayne Lewis-Orr said: 'Every year, we're blown away by the level of talent on display. These artists set the standard and inspire thousands — their vision helps shape the future of hairdressing, both in the UK and around the world.' * Don't miss the latest headlines from around Lanarkshire. Sign up to our newsletters here.
Economic Times
16 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Economic Times
Baba Vanga's chilling 2025 Prophecy: Will Aliens crash the Euro Final or F1 Grand Prix?
Baba Vanga's Chilling 2025 Prophecy: Will Aliens crash the Euro Final or F1 Grand Prix? Synopsis Renowned for foreseeing pivotal events like the 9/11 attacks, Princess Diana's tragic death, and the COVID-19 pandemic, Baba Vanga's legacy continues to captivate the world, especially as many of her predictions appear to echo emerging scientific theories and evolving psychic interpretations. Baba Vanga, the blind Bulgarian mystic whose predictions have often rattled the world with eerie precision, is once again in the spotlight. Her latest forecast, a startling claim that aliens could make contact during a major global sports event in 2025, has triggered widespread curiosity and debate. Known for accurately predicting events such as the 9/11 attacks, Princess Diana's death, and the COVID-19 pandemic, Baba Vanga's legacy continues to stir fascination, especially as her prophecies begin aligning with modern scientific speculation and psychic insights. ADVERTISEMENT According to reports by The Times of India, Baba Vanga foresaw humanity's first real encounter with extraterrestrial life happening not through invasion or stealth, but in the full view of a global audience, possibly during a live broadcast of an international sporting event. As major competitions such as the Women's Euro Final, Women's Rugby World Cup, and Formula 1 races approach, speculation grows: Could a stadium, packed with spectators and cameras, become the backdrop for humanity's most extraordinary revelation? Adding weight to the prophecy is Brazilian psychic Athos Salomé, widely referred to as the 'Living Nostradamus.' Salomé, who has made a name for himself with predictions involving global crises and technological breakthroughs, also forecasts alien contact in 2025. Speaking to media outlets, he stressed that this revelation would not unfold through flying saucers or abductions but via scientific instruments, most notably, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.'Thanks to the James Webb Telescope, humanity might finally get the answer to the existence of alien life,' said Salomé. 'And if governments, like that of the United States, choose to declassify UFO-related files, our understanding of the universe, and of ourselves, could be forever changed.'Though no official confirmation exists, the idea that alien contact could occur during a live sporting event has sent ripples across both social media and scientific communities. The world's attention often turns to such global spectacles, and with cameras rolling 24/7, any anomaly could instantly reach billions. ADVERTISEMENT While skeptics question the credibility of such predictions, believers argue that past fulfillments of Baba Vanga's visions lend her new forecasts a level of urgency worth Vanga's vision for 2025 goes far beyond alien contact. The seer's predictions paint a picture of both turmoil and hope in the year ahead: ADVERTISEMENT 1. Natural Catastrophes in AsiaThe mystic warned of a devastating natural event in Asia, likely an earthquake or tsunami. Although no dates were assigned, such geophysical threats remain a constant in the region's seismic zones. ADVERTISEMENT 2. Global Economic CrisisA severe economic collapse is also among her prophecies. With inflation fears, volatile markets, and rising debt, the notion of a worldwide financial downturn is gaining traction. 3. Breakthroughs in Medicine Amid New Diseases Baba Vanga predicted the emergence of mysterious illnesses but also foresaw revolutionary medical treatments. Among these are synthetic organs and cures for chronic conditions, suggesting a dual narrative of peril and progress in global healthcare. ADVERTISEMENT 4. Europe's Shrinking DemographicsAnother concern she raised was a sharp decline in Europe's population. Modern demographic trends—including low birth rates and aging societies—already validate parts of this forecast. 5. Social Unity on the Horizon In a rare optimistic note, Baba Vanga saw the potential for the breakdown of social and racial divisions. She envisioned a future where caste and ethnic identities no longer define human relationships—a world moving toward idea that alien life could be revealed to humanity in a public setting has reignited age-old debates. Are Baba Vanga's visions genuinely prophetic, or are they merely broad interpretations that resonate because of current anxieties and technological developments? While science offers new tools to explore the cosmos, mystics like Baba Vanga and Athos Salomé provide narratives that spark imagination and fear in equal or not aliens truly reveal themselves during a 2025 sporting event, the mere suggestion reflects how human consciousness is evolving. Once confined to the realm of science fiction, the question of extraterrestrial life is now part of mainstream scientific and political Vanga was a blind Bulgarian mystic renowned for her predictions, many of which followers claim have come true, including the 9/11 attacks, Princess Diana's death, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Her prophecies continue to draw global attention due to their uncanny resonance with real-world events. She made several predictions for 2025, most notably the possibility of alien contact during a major global sports event. She also forecasted a devastating natural disaster in Asia, an economic crisis, medical breakthroughs, demographic shifts in Europe, and increased global social unity. (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel) (Catch all the US News, UK News, Canada News, International Breaking News Events, and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.) Download The Economic Times News App to get Daily International News Updates. NEXT STORY
Daily Mirror
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Princess Diana 'hid secret health ordeal' as wedding to Charles took devastating toll
A young Diana Spencer became a princess 44 years ago today as she married Prince Charles in St Paul's Cathedral, but the night before the wedding, the late Diana became incredibly sick just hours before walking down the aisle On July 29th 1981, 44 years ago today, a young Diana Spencer became a princess as she tied the knot with the then Prince Charles in St Paul's Cathedral in London. And while the momentous wedding was a joyous occasion for royal fans everywhere, it appears Diana was struggling with her reality behind the scenes. At the time of her wedding, Diana had only recently celebrated her 20th birthday, and as she admitted ten years later to journalist Andrew Morton, she became incredibly sick the night before the big day, as she suffered 'a very bad fit of bulimia' just hours before walking down the aisle. Between 1991 and 1992, Diana recorded tapes for Morton, which were the main source of his best-selling authorised biography, Diana: Her True Story. In the tapes, Diana revealed the extent of her secret health battle. 'I ate everything I could possibly find, which amused my sister, and nobody understood what was going on there,' said Diana. 'It was very hush-hush. I was as sick as a parrot that night. It was such an indication of what was going on.' When Diana found it hard to sleep the night before the big day, she recalled going downstairs at Clarence House where she spotted a bicycle belonging to the Queen Mother's Steward, William Tallon. Diana leapt on it and cycled around in circles, ringing the bell and singing: 'I'm going to marry the Prince of Wales tomorrow!' Despite her excitement the evening before her nuptials, her mindset had changed when morning broke. 'I was very, very calm, deathly calm,' said Diana. 'I felt I was a lamb to the slaughter. I knew it and couldn't do anything about it. My last night of freedom was with Jane at Clarence House. 'I remember being so in love with my husband that I couldn't take my eyes off him. He was going to look after me. Well, was I wrong on that assumption? I realised I had taken on an enormous role but had no idea what I was going into - but no idea.' Diana's pre-wedding illness wasn't the only thing the bride-to-be was contending with the night before the big day, as according to a friend of Diana's, she was left devastated by a confession by Charles as he "did not want to go into the marriage on a false promise". Speaking on ITV documentary The Diana Interview: Revenge Of A Princess, she said: "One of the most shocking things that Diana told me was that the night before the wedding Charles told her that he didn't love her... 'I think Charles didn't want to go into the wedding on a false premise. He wanted to square it with her and it was devastating for Diana. She didn't want to go through with the wedding at that point, she thought about not attending the wedding.' The wedding went ahead as planned, although in a book about Camilla called The Duchess: The Untold Story, royal author Penny Junor claims Charles believed the wedding was a mistake but knew it was too late to pull out. She writes: "Charles was not convinced he was doing the right thing in marrying Diana but there was no way out and, bolstered by the hope that things would be different once they were married, he put a brave face on it." Charles and Diana married in front of 3,500 guests at St Paul's Cathedral in London, with a record-breaking 750 million people in 74 countries across the globe tuning in to watch the event on television. They then separated in 1992 before finalising their divorce in 1996.
Yahoo
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Princess Diana Called Her 1981 Wedding Day to Prince Charles the 'Worst Day of My Life'
The former Princess of Wales said that she felt like a 'lamb to the slaughter' as she walked up the Gist Though it was the fairytale wedding seen around the world, Princess Diana later said that her July 29, 1981 wedding day to Prince Charles was the 'worst day of my life.' Diana—then Lady Diana Spencer before her marriage—tried to back out of the wedding numerous times, but was convinced otherwise, hoping that her relationship with Charles would improve after they exchanged vows, and that his relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles would dissipate. The night before their wedding at St. Paul's Cathedral, Charles allegedly told Diana that he didn't love her, and Diana confronted Charles about cufflinks he received from Camilla while on their honeymoon.A woman's wedding day should at least crack the top 10 list of the best days of her life, right? Or at least not be at the absolute bottom? The latter, unfortunately, was true for Princess Diana, who married Prince Charles on this day 44 years ago. Charles and Diana's wedding at St. Paul's Cathedral in London almost didn't happen at all, according to royal biographer Ingrid Seward in her book My Mother and I. It was Diana's father, Earl Spencer, who helped convince her that she should go through with it after all following an incident that happened about a month before the wedding—her soon-to-be brother-in-law Prince Andrew's 21st birthday at Windsor Castle, when Diana (then Lady Diana Spencer) hoped to dance with her soon-to-be husband. Instead of dancing with Diana, Charles instead 'spent the entire evening dutifully working the room and making sure he spoke with as many people as possible,' according to Seward. (Ironically, Elton John—who would one day sing at Diana's 1997 funeral—was the entertainment that evening.) Per an excerpt shared by People, Seward wrote that 'Diana was in despair. Her fiancé had been away in America for most of the previous week, yet he clearly had no desire to dance with her. Feeling emotionally drained, she threw herself into dancing frantically with one man after another—and finally just dancing by herself.' After the party in June 1981, Diana made her way to her family's ancestral home, Althorp, in Northamptonshire by 5:30 a.m., feeling 'distraught, flustered, angry, and had no intention of ever going back,' Seward wrote. 'As far as Diana was concerned, the royal wedding was off.' But when she told her father this, 'he was appalled,' Seward continued. 'After calming her down, he pointed out it would be an act of gross discourtesy to break off her engagement to the future king so close to the wedding. And, anyway, wasn't it what she'd always wanted? Didn't she remember him telling her that she should only marry a man she loved—and her form reply, 'That is what I'm doing'? Diana wasn't immediately convinced.' Yet, after 'gusts of tears and spells of indecision,' Diana agreed that the wedding should go on: 'She couldn't deny that she still wanted to be the Princess of Wales,' Seward added. 'And, at 19, she was young enough to still believe in happy endings, despite what her instincts had told her on that terrible night.' The hits kept coming, though. Charles allegedly told Diana the night before their wedding that he didn't love her, according to what a friend of Diana's said in ITV's 2020 documentary The Diana Interview: Revenge of a Princess, which focused on her now controversial interview on BBC's Panorama in 1995. 'One of the most shocking things that Diana told me was that the night before the wedding, Charles told her that he didn't love her,' Penny Thornton told the program. 'I think Charles didn't want to go into the wedding on a false premise. He wanted to square it with her, and it was devastating for Diana.' 'She didn't want to go through with the wedding at that point,' Thornton continued. 'She thought about not attending the wedding.' She did, of course, ultimately marry Charles—but later called July 29, 1981 the 'worst day of my life.' A documentary, called Diana: In Her Own Words, used audio from a series of interviews she conducted in 1991 to tell the story of the People's Princess; ahead of her wedding, just like she'd spoken to her father about her reservations, she also did so with her two older sisters, Lady Sarah McCorquodale and Lady Jane Fellowes. 'I went upstairs, had lunch with my sisters who were there, and I said, 'I can't marry him. I can't do this. This is absolutely unbelievable,'' Diana said. 'And they were wonderful and said, 'Well, bad luck, Duch. Your face is on the tea towel, so you're too late to chicken out.'' One of Diana's chief holdups? His relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles, who was actually in attendance at their wedding. On their honeymoon, Diana confronted Charles about Camilla—specifically a pair of cufflinks Camilla had given Charles with two Cs entwined. 'So I said, 'Camilla gave you those, didn't she?'' Diana said. 'He said, 'Yes, so what's wrong? They're a present from a friend.' And boy, did we have a row. Jealousy, total jealousy.' 'And it was such a good idea, the two Cs,' she added. 'But it wasn't that clever.' Diana told her biographer Andrew Morton that, on their wedding day, 'I remember being so in love with my husband that I couldn't take my eyes off him. I just absolutely thought I was the luckiest girl in the world. He was going to look after me.' Read the original article on InStyle Solve the daily Crossword
NDTV
a day ago
- Entertainment
- NDTV
The Charles-Diana Wedding Story, An Affair, And A Revenge Dress That Changed Fashion
Forty-four years ago, on this day, July 29 in 1981 Lady Diana Spencer walked down the aisle at St. Paul's Cathedral to marry Prince Charles in what was famously dubbed the 'wedding of the century'." With millions of people watching around the globe, it looked like a real-life fairytale. But behind the pomp and public adoration was a marriage that would soon crack under pressure – and a scandal that would make global headlines. 'There Were Three Of Us in This Marriage' Diana discovered early in her marriage that Prince Charles was still emotionally entangled with his former flame, Camilla Parker Bowles. Despite being married to Diana, Charles resumed his affair with Camilla in 1986, reported Vogue. In her now-famous 1995 interview with BBC's Panorama, Diana addressed the elephant in the room with a single line that made headlines worldwide, 'There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded.' The Revenge Dress On June 29, 1994, the very evening Prince Charles publicly confessed to his affair in a Jonathan Dimbleby documentary, Diana made a surprise appearance at a Vanity Fair party in a slinky, off-the-shoulder black Christina Stambolian dress. According to People, she had owned the dress for three years but had never worn it. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Princess Di (@ladydirevengelooks) The dress was her backup option after a Valentino look she originally planned to wear was leaked to the press. The now-iconic black dress quickly became known as the 'revenge dress,' a term still used today to describe a fashion choice that signals power and poise post-breakup. By 1992, the cracks in the royal marriage had widened. British Prime Minister John Major announced their formal separation that year. The couple finalised their divorce in 1996. Divorce, Tragedy, And Charles' Remarriage Just a year after the divorce, Diana tragically died in a car crash in Paris, while the press was following her. Three years later, in 1999, a French investigation found that driver of the Mercedes-Benz W140, Henri Paul, lost control of the vehicle at high speed while intoxicated by alcohol and under the effects of prescription drugs, and concluded that 'he was solely responsible for the crash'. However, Charles continued to face public scrutiny, especially over his long-standing relationship with Camilla. Eventually, he married her in 2005, turning a once-controversial affair into a royal marriage. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Royal Family (@theroyalfamily) The contrast between July 29, 1981, and June 29, 1994, couldn't be sharper. One was the day Diana became a princess. The other was the day she reclaimed her power – wordlessly, through fashion.
