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Queen Elizabeth's youngest maid of honour passes away

<p dir="ltr">The youngest of Queen Elizabeth’s maids of honour at her 1953 coronation passed away just one day before Her Majesty’s state funeral.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>The Times</em> reported that Lady Mary Russell died on September 18, aged 88.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Lady Mary died peacefully at home with her family around her on Sunday 18 September,” the outlet’s obituary read.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Beloved wife of David, much-loved mother of Arabella, Anthony, Philip, Jason and Marina, and dearly loved by her 12 grandchildren.”</p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-256891b7-7fff-4e61-eff3-c37d885c2119"></span></p> <p dir="ltr">Lady Mary was 19 when she helped five other maids of honour in carrying the Queen’s six-metre train - which was so heavy the monarch would be unable to move without their hel[ - at Westminster Abbey during the coronation.</p> <p dir="ltr"><img src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/2022/09/qeii-coronation.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" /></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Queen Elizabeth II with her maids of honour Lady Moyra Campbell, Lady Anne Glenconner, Lady Rosemary Muir, Lady Mary Russell, the Baroness Willoughby de Eresby Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, Lady Jane Rayne. Image: The Print Collector/Getty Images</em></p> <p dir="ltr">Her father, the Earl of Haddington, was a childhood friend of the Queen Mother and was pictured carrying the Sceptre of the Dove at George VI’s coronation in 1937.</p> <p dir="ltr">In a previous interview, Lady Mary recalled how “moving” and “overwhelming” the coronation was, as well as the honour of being one of a select few chosen to be involved in the ceremony.</p> <p dir="ltr">"It was overwhelming and moving – especially during the anointing… It was an incredible moment, but all I could think about was how heavy the embroidery felt," she said.</p> <p dir="ltr">"Of all the girls our age in the country, we six girls were chosen to carry the Queen's train and that meant a great deal."</p> <p dir="ltr">Fellow maid of honour Baroness Anne Glenconner told the <em>BBC</em> that they had a taste of fame during the 1950s as a result of their role in the historic occasion, describing them as “the Spice Girls of their time”.</p> <p dir="ltr">Lady Mary’s passing comes two years after the death of Lady Morya Campbell, another maid of honour, at the age of 90.</p> <p dir="ltr">Baroness Glenconner, along with Lady Jane Lacey, Lady Rosemary Muir and Baronness Willoughby de Eresby, is still alive today.</p> <p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-374db8d2-7fff-8d0b-8c98-b245f6100f68"></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Getty Images</em></p>

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New birthday snaps of Crown Princess Mary's youngest children

<p dir="ltr">The Danish Royal Family have released new photos of Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, the youngest children of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary, to mark their 11th birthday, which they celebrated over the weekend.</p> <p dir="ltr">The photos were taken by Mary herself, and show the children in jeans and winter coats. In some of the photos, the twins are holding matching puppies. In addition to the photos of the pair together, there are portrait photos of each child on their own.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CYd2zWlgsFg/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CYd2zWlgsFg/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by DET DANSKE KONGEHUS 🇩🇰 (@detdanskekongehus)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p dir="ltr">The photos were posted to the family’s Instagram account, accompanied by the caption, “On the occasion of their birthday, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess have shared new photos of their two youngest children - as well as the family’s two small and lively puppies.”</p> <p dir="ltr">The children celebrated their birthday privately with their family over the weekend, and their birthday celebrations came just a week before the celebration of their grandmother’s 50th year on the Danish throne.</p> <p dir="ltr">One fan commented, “A mother of twins is pleased to see that you are making two posts and not a joint one. They each deserve theirs - so do all the others.”</p> <p dir="ltr">The twins were born in Copenhagen in 2011, and are Frederik and Mary’s youngest children. Their siblings are Prince Christian, 16, and Princess Isabella, 14.</p> <p dir="ltr">Just days ago, the couple posted to Instagram to announce the cancellation of a gala banquet at Rosenborg Castle on 4 February 2022 to celebrate Mary’s 50th birthday. The statement said that the couple hoped to be able to reschedule the celebrations for later in the year, while on the day, Mary will celebrate privately with family.</p> <p dir="ltr">The family lives in Copenhagen, at Frederik VIII’s Palace at Amalienborg. Vincent is fourth in line to the throne, while Josephine is fifth, Vincent having been born 26 minutes earlier than his sister.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Danish Royal House</em></p>

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World’s youngest Prime Minister goes out clubbing after Covid exposure

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The world’s youngest Prime Minister, Finland’s Sanna Marin, has apologised to the public after a photo surfaced of her in a nightclub following the foreign minister testing positive for COVID-19.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I did wrong. I should have considered the situation more carefully,” Marin, 36, said in a television interview by public broadcaster Yle on Wednesday night.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Marin decided not to cut her night out short on Saturday, despite being told she had been exposed to the coronavirus the day before, she explained on Facebook on Monday, after a Finnish gossip magazine published a photo of her in a crowded nightclub.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But Marin wasn’t the only politician in the line of fire.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Economic Affairs Minister Mika Lintila also attended a floorball match between Finland and Latvia on Sunday, despite being advised to avoid contact with others, Helsingin Sanomat newspaper reported on Wednesday.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen went to a dinner party on Saturday while Finance Minister Annika Saarikko and Science and Culture Minister Antti Kurvinen cancelled their attendance of the same event to avoid contacts, evening paper Ilta-Sanomat reported on Tuesday.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">All three ministers were exposed on Friday at a meeting attended by Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, who on Saturday tested positive.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Marin said she was at a restaurant when she received a phone call from her state secretary informing her about the exposure.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“He said ministers would not be quarantined because they all have been vaccinated twice,” Marin wrote on Facebook, explaining why she continued socialising.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The prime minister’s office later said it had sent the exposed ministers two text messages on Saturday recommending that they avoid contact with other people.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Marin said she had left her official phone at home and instead relied on aides reaching her on her personal phone.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Marin has since taken two tests that were negative, while Lintila and Kaikkonen have also tested negative.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Finland has seen a surge of new COVID-19 cases in the past months, spurring health officials to worry about the healthcare system being overburdened.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Several big hospitals around the country have postponed non-critical surgeries and the government on Wednesday proposed a vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image: EPA</span></p>

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Meet the youngest person to run a solo lap of Britain

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Elise Downing never thought she was a gifted runner. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She tried running a marathon, dressed as a crayon, but gave up before finishing and was found crying on the side of the road. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She wasn’t phased by her previous marathon failures, as six weeks later, she set out on a marathon of epic proportions, leaving from London’s National Maritime Museum with a tent on her back and a map that she couldn’t read to run around the coast of Britain. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She became the first woman and the youngest person to run a lap of Great Britain by herself, having completed the 5,000-mile journey back to Greenwich in 301 days.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Along the journey, she crashed with over 200 strangers for a night and suffered several injuries on the way.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She was often slowed down by chaffing from her running tights and her backpack rubbing on her shoulders. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After finishing the impressive feat, Elise recalled her travels in her book titled </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Coasting: Running Around The Coast of Britain – Life, Love And (Very) Loose Plans.</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In her book she explains that the clockwise route around the UK was never an issue, saying “I just keep the sea to my left, surely.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She also explained that the hole in her back was caused by friction from her sports bra clasp wearing a big hole in a T-shirt she didn’t want to change because she had become “weirdly superstitious” about taking it off.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It’s probably one of the most ridiculous ideas I had,’ she writes. ‘I can’t explain myself.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Elise’s 40 mile-per-day jogs were often interrupted by ferocious storms and decided to name them as old friends. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She wrote in her book, “Your own mortality suddenly feels very apparent in those moments. I had to take an alternative inland route quite a few times to avoid literally being blown out to sea.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Despite the trials and tribulations, Elise witnessed the kindness of people firsthand. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She wrote, “I realised how fundamentally good most humans are. It was a huge privilege to be welcomed into so many people’s homes, and I feel really lucky to have had the chance to meet so many different, amazing people.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Running the coast of Britain was technically a solo challenge, but I really don’t think I would have made it to the end if it wasn’t for all the help I received.”</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image credit: Instagram @elisecdowning</span></em></p>

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Why youngest ever TED Talker got a standing ovation

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A seven-year-old Australian girl has delivered a TED Talk on parenting that has seen her become an internet sensation.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Molly Wright took the stage, telling adults how they had better interact with their children.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She’s the youngest person to give a TED Talk, and the video of her talk has since received more than 100,000 views.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“My talk today is about things grown-ups can do to shape us as children,” the young Queenslander said in the talk.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Molly is the new spokesperson for the Mindaroo Foundation’s “Thrive by Five” campaign, run by Andrew “Twiggy” and Nicola Forrest.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The campaign says the first 1,000 days of a child’s life are crucial for their development.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“If we don’t take charge and look after our early years, then everything we do later is just a patch-up,” Nicola Forrest said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In her talk, Molly says simple interactive games like Peek-a-Boo can be literally life-changing.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Every moment is an opportunity to connect, talk and play,” she said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Imagine the difference we could make if everyone, everywhere did this.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The young speaker also chastised parents for an over-reliance on technology, arguing it could have harmful effects on kids in the long term.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During her talk, she showed a dad using his iPad and ignoring his one-year-old child who was reaching out for attention.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Kids are hardwired to seek out meaningful connections and not receiving them causes confusion and stress,” she said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Interactions early and often matter.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Take it from me, the seven-year-old up here talking about brain science.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Molly’s talk brought the audience to a standing ovation, and has already been shown in maternity wards across Australia.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The film will also be placed in 1,400 doctor’s waiting rooms throughout the country.</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image: TED</span></em></p>

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Coronavirus: Newborn baby becomes one of UK’s youngest COVID-19 deaths

<p>A 13-day-old baby with no known underlying health conditions has died from COVID-19, NHS England reported.</p> <p>The newborn is thought to be one of the youngest to die from the virus in the UK.</p> <p>Previously, the youngest person to have died with the disease in the country with no pre-existing health problems was believed to be Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab, who died in March aged 13 years old.</p> <p>In May, a six-week-old baby with underlying health conditions died from coronavirus.</p> <p>In total, 20 children and young people under the age of 19 are reported to have died from the virus in hospitals across England.</p> <p>It is believed that children are significantly <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/health-52003804">less likely to become ill and die</a> from complications of the virus.</p> <p>There have been reports of children developing an inflammatory syndrome similar to Kawasaki disease, with symptoms including rashes and swelling. The new illness – dubbed PIMS-TS – has been identified in more than 100 children in New York and recorded in France, Switzerland and Spain.</p> <p>But public health experts believe the syndrome is as rare as Kawasaki disease.</p> <p>“Only a small fraction of COVID-19-infected children will ever develop this condition,” Dr Angus Stock from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research told the <em><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/national/how-does-covid-19-affect-children-and-what-is-kawasaki-disease-20200514-p54swe.html">Sydney Morning Herald</a></em>.</p>

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There is now proof that your smart speaker is eavesdropping on your conversations

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Amazon has confirmed that its smart speaker, the Amazon Echo – also known as “Alexa” – listens to your personal and private conversations.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The company employs thousands of workers to listen to voice recordings that are captured by the company’s Echo “smart” speakers, according to a </span><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-10/is-anyone-listening-to-you-on-alexa-a-global-team-reviews-audio"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bloomberg</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> report.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Millions across the world have been reluctant to use the device for this very reason, and it turns out that someone IS listening to their conversations.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">However, Amazon doesn’t refer to the process as eavesdropping. The company refers to it as the “Alexa voice review process” and uses it to highlight the role that humans play in training software algorithms.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“This information helps us train our speech recognition and natural language understanding systems, so Alexa can better understand your requests, and ensure the service works well for everyone,” an Amazon spokesperson said in a statement.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The audio transcribers, who are comprised of full-time employees at Amazon as well as contractors, told </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bloomberg</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> that they reviewed “as many as 1,000 audio clips per shift”. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Although some of the employees might find the work mundane, the listeners occasionally pick up on things that the person on the other end would like to remain private, such as a woman singing in her shower off-key and loudly.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The report from </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bloomberg</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> also revealed that the more amusing (or harder to understand) voice clips get shared amongst the employees via internal chat rooms.</span></p> <p><strong>How to disable this feature</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">However, disabling this feature is easy. As it’s switched on by default in the Alexa app, this is also the way you turn it off.</span></p> <ol> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Open the Alexa app on your phone.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Tap the “Menu” button on the top left of the screen.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Select “Alexa Account”.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Choose “Alexa Privacy”.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Select “Manage how your data improves Alexa”.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Turn off the button next to “Help Develop New Features”.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Turn off the button next to your name under “Use Messages to Improve Transcriptions”.</span></li> </ol> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Despite turning off the recording function for Alexa, the company told Bloomberg that its voice recordings may still be analysed as a part of Amazon’s review process.</span></p>

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What Queen Elizabeth forgot about her youngest son Prince Edward

<p>Prince Edward is the youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, however despite being the baby of the family reports say the Earl of Wessex’s birthday was forgotten while in his 20s by his mother.</p> <p>Now 54 years old, Prince Edward had a rather sobering experience in his younger life that the public took to social media to extend their sympathies.</p> <p>Jeremy Paxman’s new Channel 5 documentary is delving into the early life of the Queen’s children, and his biographer Ingrid Seward described him as a young lonely royal who found it difficult to find his place in Buckingham Palace.</p> <p>Seward, the editor-in-chief of<span> </span><em>Majesty</em><span> </span>magazine, said he was the “overlooked” third son.</p> <p>“At Buckingham Palace, he was lonely.</p> <p>“One year on his birthday he went to have breakfast with the Queen, and nothing was said. No card, no present. She didn’t know it was his birthday,” Seward recounted.</p> <p>Previously she had mentioned the same experience in her 2005 book<span> </span><em>Prince Edward: A Biography</em>, where she described the Q<span>ueen eating her toast and marmalade and sipping her special blend of homemade tea.</span></p> <p>The Prince’s demeanour hadn’t changed throughout breakfast, however, when a royal aide was made aware of the situation, the Queen was alerted, a “hasty” phone call was made, and presents were delivered to him a few hours later.</p> <p>"If it had been Prince Edward’s 20th or his 30th, his mother would not have forgotten,'" Steward wrote.</p> <p>She also noted the Queen’s second “heroic” son Andrew, who fought in the war, was her favourite son.</p> <p><em>Daily Mail</em>’s Richard Kay told Jeremy Paxman that Prince Edward never really knew where he fit in.</p> <p>“His royal aides once told me that the trouble with Prince Edward is that he can never decide whether he is His Royal Highness or Edward Windsor.</p> <p>“He couldn't tell whether he was one of us or a member of the royal family,” Kay said.</p> <p>This news comes days after the surprising revelation that <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/lifestyle/relationships/prince-charles-surprising-admission-prince-andrew-wants-to-be-me" target="_blank">Prince Charles claimed his younger brother, Prince Andrew, wanted to be him.</a></p> <p>The dynamic that existed between Prince Charles and his youngest brother, Edward, was extremely separate.</p> <p>“Charles is 16 years older than Edward and they weren't close,” Stewart admitted.</p> <p>She also confirmed their was a time where Prince Charles was the ‘leading’ son of the family.</p> <p>“On one of those occasions Prince Edward went upstairs and found some of the Duke of Windsor's old kilts which of course were all the tartans that the Prince of Wales is entitled to wear, and he thought, 'Ooh those look rather fun.' So, he put one on, and it fitted.</p> <p>“He went down to dinner in a tartan which was that of the Duke of Rothesay, and as he went into the dining room Charles went apoplectic and said, ‘What are you doing wearing that? I am the only one entitled to wear that kilt. It is a kilt for the Prince of Wales. Go upstairs and take it off.’”</p> <p>“Edward being such a calm person just went, 'OK', went upstairs and took it off and never mentioned it again.”</p> <p>Scroll through the gallery above to see Prince Edward through the years.</p> <p>Are you surprised by the Queen forgetting Prince Edward’s birthday? Let us know in the comments below. </p>

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“Australia’s youngest parents” welcome second child at the age of 16

<p>Couples twice their age still aren’t ready for kids, but 16-year-olds Mollie and Oscar have been parents for almost two years now.</p> <p>Mollie Syrigos and Oscar Wilks made headlines in 2016 when they found out they were expecting their first child at the age of just 13, making Mollie one of the youngest mums in Australian history.</p> <p>She gave birth at 14 to a boy named Theodore (now almost two years old) and in December welcomed the couple’s second child, a girl named Delilah Lilli.</p> <p>At the time she discovered her second pregnancy (which, like the first, wasn’t planned), Mollie told <a href="https://www.9news.com.au/9stories/2017/05/24/15/26/melbourne-teen-mum-pregnant-with-second-baby-at-15" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">9 News</span></strong></a> she and Oscar were excited for a new addition to their family.</p> <p>“I know it will be a huge challenge but I’m prepared for that challenge. When you love something so much challenges sort of make you stronger and I’m ready for the challenges and very excited for the new baby to come.”</p> <p>Mollie is also quick to shut down any criticism of teen parents, saying it was actually very common. In 2015, 2,641 teenagers became mothers.</p> <p>“Just because I’m physically 15, my head is in a different place. I feel a lot older than 15,” she said last year. “No age defines how well you parent. There’s 30-year-old ice junkie mums out there. I’m doing as best as I can and my son is happy and so is my partner and I think that’s the main thing.”</p> <p>The couple live with Oscar’s dad, who has multiple sclerosis, and help care for him. Mollie, who would have started Year 11 this year, is taking Swinburne University of Technology’s secondary school classes for young mothers. Oscar, who says his partner is a “genius” and will go a long way, is a full-time apprentice tradie.</p> <p>But as much as they love their two bubs, the 16-year-olds have some advice for other kids their age.</p> <p>“Look, if I had anything to say about being so young and having a baby, it would be this – hold on to your childhood as long as you can,” Oscar told the Herald Sun. “If it happens and you become a parent, just be the best parent you can be.”</p> <p>What do you think about this young 16-year-old Aussie couple having two children under the age of two? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below. </p>

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9-year-old is world’s youngest wedding photographer

<p>While most of her friends are watching cartoons or playing video games, nine-year-old Regina Wyllie is helping photograph the most important day of a couple’s life.</p> <p>Regina has always been interested in photography, picking up her first camera at age three, and on April 15 this year she received her first official assignment as a photographer – assisting her father take pictures of the nuptial of a close family friend.</p> <p>Regina's dad Kevin told <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>The Huffington Post</strong></span></a>, “She first picked up a camera at the age of three when she asked to accompany me to a mountain bike race that I was shooting. Since then, she started taking cameras from my bags and asking me to show her how to work them. It just grew from there and I always made sure never to push her for it, preferring to let her ask the questions."</p> <p>Regina has a keen eye for framing and the couple were reportedly thrilled with the images that had been taken by the very talented nine-year-old.</p> <p>"[The couple] was delighted," Kevin said. "In fact, they told me that Regina's shots, especially of their own children, had brought tears to their eyes."</p> <p>Regina did such a good job that she has already received requests to take additional wedding photos with her next wedding due to take place on July 1.</p> <p>"I really enjoyed the wedding as I had to work quite fast, which was a challenge," Regina told <em>The Huffington Post</em>. "It was great fun."</p> <p>What an incredible nine-year-old. To see some of Regina’s work, scroll through the gallery above or check out her <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/photosbytheg/" target="_blank"><strong>Instagram</strong></a></span>. </p> <p>Do you have a grandchild with an artistic gift? Let us know in the comments. </p> <p><em>Image credit: Twitter / BorrowLenses</em></p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><a href="/lifestyle/beauty-style/2016/06/couple-celebrate-64-years-with-photoshoot/"><strong>Bride and groom tour the globe in their wedding outfits</strong></a></em></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="/entertainment/music/2016/04/the-surprising-real-names-of-singers/"><em>The surprising real names of famous singers</em></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="/entertainment/music/2016/03/surprising-facts-about-the-beatles/"><em>8 facts about The Beatles most people don’t know</em></a></strong></span></p>

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3-year-old is world’s youngest (and cutest) barista

<p>Is this the world’s cutest barista? Adler Webb is a mere three-years-old, quite possibly making him the world’s youngest barista. But don’t let his age fool you – he can whip up an impressively crafted (decaf) cappuccino all on his own.</p> <p>Adler recently put his coffee-making skills to work in a video for a popular coffee blog that scouts the best coffee spots all over the world. His father, Andrew, owns the café, Bindle Coffee, but we’re sure all eyes are always on the youngster who adorably sports a tiny apron when at work.</p> <p>Watch Adler make a flawless cup of coffee above, including the cute moment where Adler, pulling a lever, is impressed with his own mighty strength.  </p> <p><strong>Related links: </strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/lifestyle/family-pets/2016/01/15-things-kids-of-today-are-missing-out-on/">15 things kids of today are missing out on</a></em></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/lifestyle/family-pets/2016/01/grandparents-make-grandchildren-happy-study/">Why the grandparent grandchild relationship is important for happiness</a></em></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/lifestyle/family-pets/2016/01/easy-recipes-for-children/">30 cheap – or free – holiday activities to do with grandkids</a></em></strong></span></p>

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