TODAY: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2018
On this day
66 YEARS AGO (1952) In a special edition, we show King George VI being laid to rest at Windsor Castle, with a young Queen Elizabeth II, stepping forward to sprinkle soil on the coffin. 59 YEARS AGO (1959) Guerilla leader Fidel Castro was sworn in as Cuba’s Prime Minister after leading the armed resistance to President Fulgeneio Batista. 13 YEARS AGO (2005) The Kyoto Protocol came into force, setting targets to tackle global warming. The international agreement currently has 192 parties.
Birthdays
Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden is 47. Rapper and actor Ice T is 60. Dr Who actor
Christopher Eccleston is 54 and EastEnders star June Brown is 91. And many happy returns to Mirror reader Milroy Boucher, of Gloucester, who turns 88 today.
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Today’s events
9.15am Opening event of London Fashion Week at 180 The Strand.
4pm PM Theresa May meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin.
7.30pm The X Factor Live Tour kicks off at the SSE Arena in Belfast, starring the six semi-final acts from the latest TV series.
Today’s giggle
What did the left eye say to the right eye? Between you and me, something smells.