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live pictures. good morning, and welcome to bbc news. the queen has missed the traditional christmas church service at sandringham. buckingham palace says she is suffering with a heavy cold. you ll remember that the queen and the duke of edinburgh delayed the start of their annual trip to sandringham last week, and took a shorter helicopter journey from buckingham palace rather than travelling by train. the rest of the royal family attended church at sandringham without the queen. the congregation included the duke of edinburgh, the prince of wales, the duchess of cornwall and prince harry. the earl of wessex, the county of wessex, and lady louise windsor, their daughter, was also there. the queen was suffering from a cold. and the duke of edinburgh as well. they delayed their trip to sandringham last week, taking a short helicopter journey rather than travelling by train. let s go to sandringham now, and emilia papadopoulos is there for us. there were a lot of questions abou
george michael has been announced. he was 53. he shot to fame in the 1980s as half of the band wham, and went on to have a hugely successful solo career. he s sold more than 80 million records worldwide. his publicist says he passed away peacefully at his home just outside london on sunday. andy moore looks back at his life. # well, i hadn t seen your face around town a while, so i greeted you, with a knowing smile. he burst onto the scene in the early 1980s when he formed wham with andrew ridgeley. the duo had number one singles around the world. they even conquered china, becoming the first western pop band to perform there. george michael loved fame but never became used to it. to be obviously a part of people s lives as an artist, that s what i dreamed of and that s what i m still grateful for. but my god, i wish i could cope with the other stuff the way other people do. i wish i d been born with that particular suit of armour, you know, because i wasn t. # you know not e
found dead at the scene. it s being treated as unexplained but not suspicious. george michael shot to fame in the 1980s with the group wham, and then went on to have a hugely successful solo career. andy moore looks back at his life. # well, i hadn t seen your face around town a while, so i greeted you, with a knowing smile. he burst onto the scene in the early 1980s when he formed wham with andrew ridgeley. the duo had number one singles around the world. they even conquered china, becoming the first western pop band to perform there. george michael loved fame but never became used to it. to be obviously a part of people s lives as an artist, that s what i dreamed of and that s what i m still grateful for. but my god, i wish i could cope with the other stuff the way other people do. i wish i d been born with that particular suit of armour, you know, because i wasn t. # you know not everybody has got a body like you. but i gotta think twice before i give my heart away. as his
before 2pm on christmas day. they ve confirmed he was found dead at the scene. it s being treated as unexplained but not suspicious. george michael shot to fame in the 1980s with the group wham, and then went on to have a hugely successful solo career. andy moore looks back at his life. # well, i hadn t seen your face around town a while, so i greeted you, with a knowing smile. he burst onto the scene in the early 1980s when he formed wham with andrew ridgeley. the duo had number one singles around the world. they even conquered china, becoming the first western pop band to perform there. george michael loved fame but never became used to it. to be obviously a part of people s lives as an artist, that s what i dreamed of and that s what i m still grateful for. but my god, i wish i could cope with the other stuff the way other people do. i wish i d been born with that particular suit of armour, you know, because i wasn t. # you know not everybody has got a body like you. bu