News about John Grant

Tickets for the small group tours - only 40 people per day - are selling out quickly, according to the official Balmoral website. The £100 tickets get you into a slew of rooms that were previously off limits to the general public, including allowing them a glimpse into the late Queen's beloved Drawing Room, where she first met then Prime Minister Liz Truss just days before her death in 2022. (Pictured: The royal heirlooms visitors to Balmoral may get to see in the Drawing Room)

On Friday, Michael Keetley, 52, was sentenced to life in jail for murdering brothers Juan Guitron, 28, and Sergio Guitron, 22, who were born in Ruskin, Florida, on Thanksgiving 2010. Keetley, a ice cream truck driver, had been shot five times and robbed of $12 in January 2010, and mistakenly thought the Guitron brothers were to blame. The jury heard that a man wearing a'sheriff's t-shirt' arrived at the Ruskin home in a minivan and stepped out, carrying a pistol. He called for someone named 'Cheeper,' who was not present but was aware of the group. Keetley believed 'Cheeper' was behind the ice cream truck shooting, but later discovered to have no involvement. Everyone was then instructed to lie on the ground by Keetley. The guys comply, and one by one shot them believing Keetley was a member of law enforcement, and they fired them one by one. According to Keetley's defense lawyers, he could not have done the shooting due to his injuries.

An albino echidna, one of Australia's most rare marsupials, has been spotted in central west NSW, and although the animal's admiration has dragged online, the local council has yet to reveal the animal's last known location and has warned viewers to keep their distance. According to Council, the echidna, which has been christened Raffie, must be left alone to continue its natural behaviour. Raffie was however stranded on a highway and decided the animal needed assistance to get safely across.

The Queen may have been a private person, but she did occasionally give the world a glimpse of her personal life by posting photos of her numerous homes. The monarch could be seen inside Balmoral's drawing room in the final photograph published of the queen publicly earlier this week (right: 1. Floral painted chair, 2.Modern bell, 3.Old green sofas, 4. 5. Bouquet of autumn flowers. Painting, 6.Candelabras, 7.Ornate gold mirror, 8.Roaring fire (replacing an old electric one), 9.Roaring fire (replacing an old electric one), 9.Fireguard, 11.Cosy white rug). (left): She spent the majority of the past two years at Windsor Castle (left): 1. Bendick's Mint Collection, £5; Fortnum & Mason's Milk & Dark Chocolate Selection Box, £220; 3. 4. Collection of Photographs; 4. 4. Unseen snap with her grandchildren; 5. Prince Philip's 6th birthday photo shoot; 6. Settee with floral upholstery; 7. 8 x heavy gold curtains. Candelabra has been converted to lamps, which is 9. The gold gilt gilt on blue vessels; 10. Figure of horse and handler; 11. 12. Bog-standard TV with plastic and glass display unit)