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The Star
2 hours ago
- General
- The Star
Vatican unveils final restored Raphael Room after 10-year cleaning
The Raphael Rooms were never fully closed off to the public during their long restoration, but they are now free of scaffolding for the many visitors flocking to the Vatican Museums for the 2025 Jubilee. Photo: AP The Vatican Museums on Thursday unveiled the last and most important of the restored Raphael Rooms, the spectacularly frescoed reception rooms of the Apostolic Palace that in some ways rival the Sistine Chapel as the peak of high Renaissance artistry. A decade-long project to clean and restore the largest of the four Raphael Rooms uncovered a novel mural painting technique that the superstar Renaissance painter and architect began but never completed: the use of oil paint directly on the wall, and a grid of nails embedded in the walls to hold in place the resin surface onto which he painted. Vatican Museums officials recounted the discoveries on Thursday in inaugurating the hall, known as the Room of Constantine, after the last scaffolding came down. The reception room, which was painted by Raphael and his students starting in the first quarter-century of the 1500s, is dedicated to the fourth-century Roman emperor Constantine whose embrace of Christianity helped spread the faith throughout the Roman Empire. "With this restoration, we rewrite a part of the history of art,' Vatican Museums director Barbara Jatta said. Pope Julius II summoned the young Raphael Sanzio from Florence to Rome in 1508 to decorate a new private apartment for himself in the Apostolic Palace, giving the then 25-year-old painter and architect a major commission at the height of his artistic output. Even at the time, there were reports that Raphael had wanted to decorate the rooms not with frescoes but with oil paint directly on the wall, to give the images greater brilliance. The 10-year restoration of the Rome of Constantine proved those reports correct, said Fabio Piacentini, one of the chief restorers. Vatican technicians discovered that two female figures, Justice and Courtesy and located on opposite corners of the hall, were actually oil-on-wall paintings, not frescoes in which paint is applied to wet plaster. They were therefore clearly the work of Raphael himself, he said. But Raphael died on April 6, 1520, at the age of 37, and before the hall could be completed. The rest of the paintings in the room were frescoes completed by his students who couldn't master the oil technique Raphael had used, Jatta said. During the cleaning, restorers discovered that Raphael had clearly intended to do more with oil paints: Under the plaster frescoes, they found a series of metal nails which they believed had been drilled into the wall to hold in place the natural resin surface that Raphael had intended to paint onto, Piacentini said. "From a historical and critical point of view, and also technical, it was truly a discovery,' he said. "The technique used and planned by Raphael was truly experimental for the time, and has never been found in any other mural made with oil paint.' The final part of the restoration of the room was the ceiling, painted by Tommaso Laureti and featuring a remarkable example of Renaissance perspective with his fresco of a fake tapestry "Triumph of Christianity over Paganism.' The Raphael Rooms were never fully closed off to the public during their long restoration, but they are now free of scaffolding for the many visitors flocking to the Vatican Museums for the 2025 Jubilee. - AP
CNN
4 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CNN
What happened at Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's big wedding day
It's been both the most public and secretive wedding of the year. On Friday, the main event of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's three-day-long Venetian extravaganza culminated in a private ceremony held on the secluded, historic San Giorgio Maggiore island in the San Marco sestiere. In the afternoon, the some 200 members of the celebrity guest list, including the Kardashian-Jenner family, Bill Gates, Karlie Kloss, Oprah Winfrey and Usher were all photographed stepping onto water taxis to ferry them to the festivities, but their visibility ended there, with guests seemingly adhering to an apparent social media blackout once inside each of the weekend's events. The ceremony ended discreetly, except for a signal from the fashion world — a Vogue digital cover offering a first look at Sanchez's gown. After much speculation (and not-so-subtle sightings of designer Domenico Dolce in Venice), it revealed her dress was a custom design by Dolce & Gabbana and was a year and a half in the making. The high-necked lace corseted gown had 180 silk chiffon-covered priest buttons dotting the front. Over the course of the night, per Vogue, she had two more outfit changes: a sweetheart-neck dress — another reference, this time to the 1946 film 'Gilda' — for the wedding dinner, and an intricate cocktail dress featuring 175,000 crystals by Oscar de la Renta. San Giorgio Maggiore is known for its gleaming marble Renaissance-era basilicas, designed by the Italian architect Andrea Palladio. But there may have been another, more pragmatic reason the couple opted for the island: privacy. After ongoing protests in the city — including the threat of canal blockades, guerilla-style banners and uncanny Bezos mannequins — allegedly forced Sanchez and Bezos to change one of the weekend's locations at the last minute, the security and inaccessibility of the island was reportedly a key factor in their decision. Venice's Ministry of Tourism has estimated the celebrations will generate almost 68% of the city's annual tourism turnover in just one weekend — but protestors have rallied against what they perceive to be a takeover of the idyllic Italian archipelago city by some of the world's wealthiest people. During the ceremony, the Amazon-founder billionaire and the former journalist likely exchanged rings symbolically. It remains unclear when the couple legally wed (or if they already have, prior to this week, in the US). A spokesperson for the mayor's office in Venice had told CNN on Thursday that the city did not receive an official request from the couple, meaning the events this week are ceremonial and will not be legally binding. Shortly after the Vogue photos were released, Sanchez changed her Instagram account handle to Lauren Sanchez Bezos. Prev Next Before the celebration, Sanchez herself made her way to San Giorgio Maggiore dressed in a '60s-inspired tailored white skirt suit from Dior with a printed silk scarf wrapped Hepburn-style around her head, Jimmy Choo heels and an Hermès Kelly handbag. She blew kisses to photographers as she stepped into a water taxi. Guests have mingled all weekend wearing an array of luxury designers, including vintage Roberto Cavalli, Dolce & Gabbana, Oscar de la Renta and Versace. On the way to San Giorgio Maggiore, Kylie Jenner wore a powder blue long lace-up corset gown, Kim Kardashian chose a slick dark toffee-colored dress and Oprah opted for a draped pink mermaid silhouette. Though details of the wedding performers, like much else, were largely kept under wraps, Italian media reported that Matteo Bocelli — son of Andrea Bocelli, the revered Italian tenor who performed at both Kim and Kourtney Kardashian's weddings in 2014 and 2022, respectively — began the evening by singing 'Can't Help Falling in Love' by Elvis Presley. And if Bocelli made guests misty-eyed, then Lady Gaga — reportedly set to close out the final day of festivities on Saturday — will no doubt bring the party. The pop mega-star is expected to perform at Venice's former medieval shipyard, the Arsenale — which has been modernized with cultural spaces and hosts the annual Venice Biennale. This story will be updated.
NBC News
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- NBC News
LGBTQ musician goes viral after playing protest song at ‘Hetero Awesome Fest' in Idaho
An LGBTQ musician managed to get a spot on stage at the 'Hetero Awesome Fest' in Boise, Idaho, last weekend, where he put on what he called his 'battle jacket' — which has an upside down American flag on one arm and a rainbow Pride heart on the other — and his tan beret from serving four years as an Army ranger and then played a song in protest about a transgender boy. His performance, which was live-streamed both by the festival and by a local journalist, went viral across social media this week. Daniel Hamrick, a Boise-based musician who performs at Renaissance festivals and with his band, Buzzbomb 7 Eleven, said his goal was to reach children and young adults in religious or conservative families who have to hide who they are for their own safety. 'I believe that anyone who's out has a responsibility to be gay and loud for the people who have to be gay and quiet,' he said in an interview with NBC News. Mark Fitzpatrick, owner of the Old State Saloon, a bar and restaurant in a suburb of Boise, announced the event in April as an alternative and a response to LGBTQ Pride Month, which is recognized annually in June. He said at the time that the event would be a celebration of 'traditional family values' and was inspired by the restaurant's inaugural 'Heterosexual Awesomeness Month ' held last year. The two-day event took place over the weekend in Cecil D. Andrus Park, directly across the street from the Capitol, and featured live music, conservative and far-right speakers and local food and drink vendors. The event's budget was about $85,000 and a few dozen people attended, according to KTVB, an NBC affiliate in Boise. Hamrick said he reached out to the event's organizers shortly after it was announced and coordinated with them over the last two months so he could perform. He said he never lied about who he was or what his intentions were in any of his phone calls or emails. 'I never straight up said, 'I want to play music in support of your message,' but I was like, 'Oh, I'm so excited. I'm so enthusiastic about doing this,' which I was,' Hamrick said, adding that at one point, there was a long silence from the organizers, and he assumed they had Googled him and found his social media, where he posts about politics and has a profile dedicated to his Renaissance festival persona. But then one day, he received an email with administrative information for musicians, 'And I was like, 'Oh, great, I'm in.'' Hamrick arrived at the festival Saturday wearing a short-sleeved button-up shirt and a baseball hat. Once on stage, he asked if there were any veterans in the crowd and put on his tan beret because he said, 'it was important that I opened with, 'I am a veteran. I fought for this country.' I believe in the country that America claims to be, even if it isn't that.'' Then he removed his button-up shirt to reveal a Canyon County Pride cropped T-shirt. He put on his 'battle jacket' and began to play the song, which is called 'Boy.' 'They put him in dresses to keep him in line; they say it's a phase and it's all in his mind. They put him in ballet; he wants to play ball. What matters to him doesn't matter at all. The boy that everyone thought was a girl,' Hamrick sang. Other lyrics in the song included, 'It's not just aesthetics; it's down to his heart. They're breaking his will, and he's breaking apart,' and later in the song, 'Let teacher take a glance, what's in your underpants,' a reference to the surge in state laws that regulate which sports teams trans youth can play on at school and which bathrooms they are allowed to use. Nearly three minutes into the song, one of the festival organizers pulled Hamrick's mic off the stage, and then security escorted him off as he continued to play his guitar and finished the song without a mic, according to a video posted by the Boise Blackbirds Instagram account, which is run by a local independent journalist and activist. Hamrick said he wrote the song last year. He is bisexual and not transgender, but he said he has many loved ones who are trans. 'The song is for everyone who listens to it and feels heard and seen and maybe just a little less alone,' he said, adding that it's for people who might be in conservative, religious communities who don't have a community they can trust. 'Know that your pastor or your parents or your Boy Scout troop leader isn't this insurmountable, unquestionable force of nature, but that if you have to hide right now, then that's what you have to do,' Hamrick said. 'You have to survive. But once you are out of that, there is a community that is ready to take you in and love you and support you.' Fitzpatrick, the festival's organizer, described Hamrick's actions as a 'pathetic and evil act' in an email to NBC News. 'Our festival is a fortress for traditional family values: faith, freedom, truth, and the sanctity of what makes us human,' Fitzpatrick said. 'He lied to us to get a chance to play on stage in front of our guests, children included, stating his act would honor that. When he got on stage, he threw on part of a military uniform dishonoring the Army, and unleashed a song glorifying transgender ideology. It was a vile anthem pushing the lie that boys can be girls and girls can be boys. So I yanked his mic and told him to leave.' He said the festival was still a 'bigger success than I ever dreamed.' He said he spent about $40,000 personally and is 'getting millions in publicity against the Left wing PRIDE nutjobs.' As for Hamrick, he said Buzzbomb 7 Eleven is working on recording 'Boy' and another song so that they can release it publicly. Some of his supporters have called him a 'hero,' but Hamrick said he's very uncomfortable with that. 'If it inspired a lot of people to get involved, that's a wonderful role for me to have,' he said. 'I'm so happy that I get to play that part, but it is just a small part. If you want to send love, send it to your organizers. Send it to the people who are putting together protests, who are doing food drives for unhoused people. There are people who are on the ground, working every day to try to make life more livable for queer people in this country.'
Scottish Sun
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Emma Raducanu reveals she is studying ‘completely different' course as Wimbledon star hints at future career
All recommendations within this article are informed by expert editorial opinion. If you click on a link in this story we may earn affiliate revenue. Ace has revealed the one thing she wants to experience while playing RAD MOVE Emma Raducanu reveals she is studying 'completely different' course as Wimbledon star hints at future career EMMA RADUCANU wants to create another masterpiece at Wimbledon. At the most challenging time of her season, Raducanu will try to relax this fortnight by going for long walks 'to destress'. 3 Emma Raducanu has revealed she is studying while not playing tennis Credit: Shutterstock Editorial 3 The ace is currently preparing for the start of Wimbledon Credit: Shutterstock Editorial And in her spare time at Wimbledon, she is reading books on art history as part of an online course. French 19th century painter Claude Monet, a master of the Impressionist era, is someone whose work she is starting to appreciate more. The world No.38 said: 'I'm just doing a course, I have a year to do it and it's good. It gives me something different to do. 'A lot of my subjects at school growing up were so quantitative – maths and economics. READ MORE IN TENNIS PERFECT MATCH Raducanu and Alcaraz partner up in off-court venture as they share 'spark' 'To do art history is completely different. You have to challenge your brain and ways of thinking that it wasn't used to. 'It's quite challenging. I actually quite like it. I have to learn so many broader topics. 'You have to pick apart and analyse every single thing in the painting. It's interesting. It's really fascinating. 'I have a greater appreciation for Monet and the Impressionist era. I didn't really take as much notice of that era of painting before. Now, I can appreciate what they're able to do. BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS 'It's art history, and there's a section on the Renaissance and there's a section on sculptures and architecture as well. But I'm not at that part yet.' It is four years since Raducanu made history by winning the 2021 US Open as a qualifier for which she banked £1.8million. British world No719 qualifies for Wimbledon but is BANNED from claiming £66,000 prize money 3 It has been a difficult year for the British tennis superstar, who has had mixed results on the court and some troublesome issues off it. Her coach Nick Cavaday, a long-term friend from her childhood, quit her set-up due to health reasons after the Australian Open in January. Then Raducanu was approached by a stalker that had followed her to Dubai, an episode that saw her burst into tears. And only last week she was crying again in public, this time at Eastbourne after receiving 'some pretty bad news'. Yet in spite of the trials and tribulations she has encountered, Raducanu approaches her fourth Wimbledon determined to smile throughout and live in the moment. Raducanu said: 'I want to really embody just having a good time and feel joy. 'I've recently realised that what we do is for such a short amount of time and it'll go before we know it. 'I was actually listening to Ana Ivanovic say the same thing. She said she wished she had enjoyed it more. Ladies' singles draw in full Sabalenka v Branstine Raducanu v Xu Vondrousova v Kessler Mertens v Fruhvirtova Li v Golubic Gracheva v Sasnovich Boulter v Badosa Minnen vs Gadecki Todoni vs Bucsa Birrel v Vekic Fernandez v Klugman Stearns v Siegemund Danilov v Zhang Ruse v Keys Paolini v Sevastova Rakhimova v Ito Lys v Yuan Pera v Noskova Haddad Maia v Sramkova Dart v Galfi Wickmayer v Zarazua Putintseva v Anisimova Shnaider v Uchijima Parry v Martic Tomova v Jabeur Kartal v Ostapenko Krueger v Stojsavljevic Pavlyuchenkova v Tomljanovic Osaka v Gibson Siniakova v Zheng Andreeva v Sherif Teichmann v Bronzetti Bapiste v Cirstea Potapova v Frech Krejcikoba v Eala Dolehide v Rus Kudermetova v Zhu Kvitova v Navarro Mucholva v Wang Sonmez v Cristian Lamens v Jovic Hon v Alexandrova Linette v Jacquemot Parks v Bencic Volynets v Maria Cocciaretto v Pegula Swiatek v Kudermetova McNally v Burrage Osorio v Collins Erjavec v Kostyuk Tauson v Watson Kalinskaya v Stojanovic Sakkari v Blinkova Avanesyan v Rybakina Kasatkina v Arango Begu v Juvan Starodubtseva v Jones Joint v Samsonova Kenin v Townsend Bouzas Maneiro v Seidel Azarenka v Zakharova Yastremska v Gauff 'Sometimes I want to go into the future and think: 'Oh, my god, am I going to regret not enjoying this moment?' 'I'm 22 now. So I'm kind of like living for that person, to not have any regrets to look back on. 'I want to bring joy to what I do and enjoy this time, because it's going to go by really fast.' Stepping on Wimbledon grass on Monday against British teenager Mimi Xu brings with it enormous pressure and expectation. But Raducanu, one of the most scrutinised female athletes on the planet, is relishing the return to the biggest stage. The Kent star said: 'It's a big occasion every year. Something that brings a lot of excitement, it brings a lot of buzz. 'And that buzz of winning at Wimbledon, honestly not much beats it. So I'm really looking forward to it. 'At the same time, you do feel a bit of pressure. You do feel a bit nervous but in a good way. 'If you're able to channel that and use it to focus yourself in the matches, then it's helpful, because sometimes if you're too loose, too relaxed, you're not as locked in on the court.' Wimbledon Ticket Options There are a range of ways to get into Wimbledon as one of the only major sporting events in the world that offer sought-after tickets on the day of the event... The Queue As one of the only major sporting events that allows guests to purchase tickets on the day of the event, demand is high. Each day a large queue forms of people wanting either a Grounds or Show Court ticket - with many even arriving the night before and camping to guarantee a place. Upon arrival, visitors are issued a Queue Card, which is numbered and dated and should be kept until a ticket has been purchased. While there is a limited number of entries, it is possible to remain in the queue and wait for people already inside to leave, with those tickets then becoming available. It is also possible to check the status of the queue on the Wimbledon website. This year, organisers are asking potential queuers to download the Wimbledon app and create a myWimbledon account. Show Tickets If you get to the front of the queue, then there are a limited number of tickets available for purchase for Centre Court and Courts 1, 2 and 3. Note that Centre Court tickets are available for the first 10 days of the tournament, the final four days were already pre-sold. Prices vary depending on the Court, seat and day of the event and will increase the further into the tournament you visit. For example, Centre Court rows A-T cost £105 on Day 1 and £315 on Day 14 (men's final). Grounds Pass A Grounds Pass costs £30 and allows visitors to watch matches on Courts 3-18 on unreserved seats, though there will also be a queue to get into Court 3. Ticket Resale From 3pm each day, tickets may become available from people who have left Wimbledon and made their seat available. A Grounds Pass is needed to join the virtual queue on the Wimbledon App. Tickets cost £15 for Centre Court or £10 for Courts 1/2. Hospitality There are a range of hospitality packages still available on the Wimbledon website. Hospitality packages offer guaranteed premium seating to major matches as well as fine dining experiences, complimentary drinks, a shuttle and concierge service. Hospitality packages can also be purchased via Seat Unique. Secondary Markets Sites such as StubHub offer tickets for the main courts for specific days and times. *Please note that StubHub and similar secondary ticket resale sites may list tickets above face value.* Cavaday will not be courtside but Mark Petchey – a respected TV analyst – will be in the stands, orchestrating her training plans and giving out orders. Raducanu axed Vladimir Platenik as coach after one match in Miami after it was revealed the Slovakian had previously branded the prospect of working with her as 'coaching suicide' in an interview. Working with people who knew her before she became mega famous is something she values. Trust is an important element when it comes to whom she lets into her inner circle having been burned in the past. Raducanu said: 'You're not going to feel so comfortable all the time. 'To have those moments where you maybe open up and you're honest and you show a bit of vulnerability, you kind of only want to do that with people you're close to and can trust. 'You don't want to do the same or go into the same detail, if it's someone you don't fully trust. 'Sometimes also maybe your behaviour isn't perfect, so for them to kind of know that it's not personal. 'You're just kind of carrying a certain amount, and you just need to let certain things out. It's very helpful to know they're not going to take it personally. 'In the past, I couldn't speak out really, because I didn't want what I said to kind of be shared and spoken and gossiped about. 'Because you know how Chinese whispers go. It's just exaggerated and things are twisted.'
The Irish Sun
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Emma Raducanu reveals she is studying ‘completely different' course as Wimbledon star hints at future career
EMMA RADUCANU wants to create another masterpiece at Wimbledon. At the most challenging time of her season, 3 Emma Raducanu has revealed she is studying while not playing tennis Credit: Shutterstock Editorial 3 The ace is currently preparing for the start of Wimbledon Credit: Shutterstock Editorial And in her spare time at Wimbledon, she is reading books on art history as part of an online course. French 19th century painter Claude Monet, a master of the Impressionist era, is someone whose work she is starting to appreciate more. The world No.38 said: 'I'm just doing a course, I have a year to do it and it's good. It gives me something different to do. 'A lot of my subjects at school growing up were so quantitative – maths and economics. READ MORE IN TENNIS 'To do art history is completely different. You have to challenge your brain and ways of thinking that it wasn't used to. 'It's quite challenging. I actually quite like it. I have to learn so many broader topics. 'You have to pick apart and analyse every single thing in the painting. It's interesting. It's really fascinating. 'I have a greater appreciation for Monet and the Impressionist era. I didn't really take as much notice of that era of painting before. Now, I can appreciate what they're able to do. Most read in Sport BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS 'It's art history, and there's a section on the Renaissance and there's a section on sculptures and architecture as well. But I'm not at that part yet.' British world No719 qualifies for Wimbledon but is BANNED from claiming £66,000 prize money 3 It has been a difficult year for the British tennis superstar, who has had mixed results on the court and some troublesome issues off it. Her coach Nick Cavaday, a long-term friend from her childhood, quit her set-up due to health reasons after the Australian Open in January. Then Raducanu was approached by a stalker that had followed her to Dubai, an episode that saw her burst into tears. And only last week she was crying again in public, this time at Eastbourne after receiving 'some pretty bad news'. Yet in spite of the trials and tribulations she has encountered, Raducanu approaches her fourth Wimbledon determined to smile throughout and live in the moment. Raducanu said: 'I want to really embody just having a good time and feel joy. 'I've recently realised that what we do is for such a short amount of time and it'll go before we know it. 'I was actually listening to Ana Ivanovic say the same thing. She said she wished she had enjoyed it more. Ladies' singles draw in full Sabalenka v Branstine Raducanu v Xu Vondrousova v Kessler Mertens v Fruhvirtova Li v Golubic Gracheva v Sasnovich Boulter v Badosa Minnen vs Gadecki Todoni vs Bucsa Birrel v Vekic Fernandez v Klugman Stearns v Siegemund Danilov v Zhang Ruse v Keys Paolini v Sevastova Rakhimova v Ito Lys v Yuan Pera v Noskova Haddad Maia v Sramkova Dart v Galfi Wickmayer v Zarazua Putintseva v Anisimova Shnaider v Uchijima Parry v Martic Tomova v Jabeur Kartal v Ostapenko Krueger v Stojsavljevic Pavlyuchenkova v Tomljanovic Osaka v Gibson Siniakova v Zheng Andreeva v Sherif Teichmann v Bronzetti Bapiste v Cirstea Potapova v Frech Krejcikoba v Eala Dolehide v Rus Kudermetova v Zhu Kvitova v Navarro Mucholva v Wang Sonmez v Cristian Lamens v Jovic Hon v Alexandrova Linette v Jacquemot Parks v Bencic Volynets v Maria Cocciaretto v Pegula Swiatek v Kudermetova McNally v Burrage Osorio v Collins Erjavec v Kostyuk Tauson v Watson Kalinskaya v Stojanovic Sakkari v Blinkova Avanesyan v Rybakina Kasatkina v Arango Begu v Juvan Starodubtseva v Jones Joint v Samsonova Kenin v Townsend Bouzas Maneiro v Seidel Azarenka v Zakharova Yastremska v Gauff 'Sometimes I want to go into the future and think: 'Oh, my god, am I going to regret not enjoying this moment?' 'I'm 22 now. So I'm kind of like living for that person, to not have any regrets to look back on. 'I want to bring joy to what I do and enjoy this time, because it's going to go by really fast.' Stepping on Wimbledon grass on Monday against British teenager Mimi Xu brings with it enormous pressure and expectation. But Raducanu, one of the most scrutinised female athletes on the planet, is relishing the return to the biggest stage. The Kent star said: 'It's a big occasion every year. Something that brings a lot of excitement, it brings a lot of buzz. 'And that buzz of winning at Wimbledon, honestly not much beats it. So I'm really looking forward to it. 'At the same time, you do feel a bit of pressure. You do feel a bit nervous but in a good way. 'If you're able to channel that and use it to focus yourself in the matches, then it's helpful, because sometimes if you're too loose, too relaxed, you're not as locked in on the court.' Wimbledon Ticket Options There are a range of ways to get into Wimbledon as one of the only major sporting events in the world that offer sought-after tickets on the day of the event... The Queue As one of the only major sporting events that allows guests to purchase tickets on the day of the event, demand is high. Each day a large queue forms of people wanting either a Grounds or Show Court ticket - with many even arriving the night before and camping to guarantee a place. Upon arrival, visitors are issued a Queue Card, which is numbered and dated and should be kept until a ticket has been purchased. While there is a limited number of entries, it is possible to remain in the queue and wait for people already inside to leave, with those tickets then becoming available. It is also possible to check the status of the queue on the Wimbledon website. This year, organisers are asking potential queuers to download the Wimbledon app and create a myWimbledon account. Show Tickets If you get to the front of the queue, then there are a limited number of tickets available for purchase for Centre Court and Courts 1, 2 and 3. Note that Centre Court tickets are available for the first 10 days of the tournament, the final four days were already pre-sold. Prices vary depending on the Court, seat and day of the event and will increase the further into the tournament you visit. For example, Centre Court rows A-T cost £105 on Day 1 and £315 on Day 14 (men's final). Grounds Pass A Grounds Pass costs £30 and allows visitors to watch matches on Courts 3-18 on unreserved seats, though there will also be a queue to get into Court 3. Ticket Resale From 3pm each day, tickets may become available from people who have left Wimbledon and made their seat available. A Grounds Pass is needed to join the virtual queue on the Wimbledon App. Tickets cost £15 for Centre Court or £10 for Courts 1/2. Hospitality There are a range of hospitality packages still available on the Wimbledon website. Hospitality packages offer guaranteed premium seating to major matches as well as fine dining experiences, complimentary drinks, a shuttle and concierge service. Hospitality packages can also be purchased via Secondary Markets Sites such as *Please note that StubHub and similar secondary ticket resale sites may list tickets above face value.* Cavaday will not be courtside but Mark Petchey – a respected TV analyst – will be in the stands, orchestrating her training plans and giving out orders. Raducanu axed Vladimir Platenik as coach after one match in Miami after it was revealed the Slovakian had previously branded the prospect of working with her as 'coaching suicide' in an interview. Working with people who knew her before she became mega famous is something she values. Trust is an important element when it comes to whom she lets into her inner circle having been burned in the past. Raducanu said: 'You're not going to feel so comfortable all the time. 'To have those moments where you maybe open up and you're honest and you show a bit of vulnerability, you kind of only want to do that with people you're close to and can trust. 'You don't want to do the same or go into the same detail, if it's someone you don't fully trust. 'Sometimes also maybe your behaviour isn't perfect, so for them to kind of know that it's not personal. 'You're just kind of carrying a certain amount, and you just need to let certain things out. It's very helpful to know they're not going to take it personally. 'In the past, I couldn't speak out really, because I didn't want what I said to kind of be shared and spoken and gossiped about. 'Because you know how Chinese whispers go. It's just exaggerated and things are twisted.'
