And on a windy day in Southampton, the Duchess watches the traditional bottle of Champagne break against the ship as she names it 'Royal Princess'
And on a windy day in Southampton, the Duchess watches the traditional bottle of Champagne break against the ship as she names it 'Royal Princess'
It's also really wet in Manila, Philippines, here group of schoolgirls wade thigh-high in a flooded street. The Manila city government has suspended school classes due to the flooding brought by heavy rains
Quack: A scaled replica of the 'Rubber Duck' by Dutch conceptual artist Florentijn Hofman on a street next to a vendor waiting for customers in Shanghai, China
A detained activist shouts from a police van near the Bengal Chief Minister's home in Kolcutta, India during a protest against a recent rape case. The activists from a non-government organization for women rights, Maitree, are demanding justice against the recent gang rape and murder of a 20-year-old girl by at least six people
Young Cambodians during a horse race at a village in Kandal province, Cambodia. The villagers organize ox-cart and horse racing during the Neakta Pring Ka-Ek (Spirit House) festival to help them with disease and to have a good harvest
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama covers himself in his robes as he talks at a press conference in Sydney. The Dalai Lama is in Australia on an 11-day visit, during which he will speak in the cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Darwin
Colorado wildfires
wildfire burning homes in Black Forest community near Colorado Springs, Colorado June 11 2013.
A picture shows a broken dam built to contain the swollen Elbe river during floods near the village of Fischbeck in the federal state of Saxony Anhalt, Germany, June 12, 2013.
Visitors walk past the sculpture 'Le Corbusier (Bust)' by French artist Xavier Veilhan part of the exhibition "Architectones" at the MaMo art center in Marseille, June 12, 2013. The MaMo contemporary art center is installed on the restored rooftop terrace of Le Corbusier's 1947 Cite Radieuse (Radiant City) and created by French designer Ora-Ito.
Protesters light flares during a protest at Taksim Square in Istanbul, June 12, 2013
Family members grieve by the casket of Aquilla LaRhonda Al-Nisa Flood during her funeral at the Christian Pentecostal Church in Irvington, New Jersey June 12, 2013. Flood, a senior at Campus High School in East Orange, who was recently voted 2013 prom queen and scheduled to graduate Saturday until she was found shot to death inside her home on June 5th. A suspect in the shooting has been arrested and charged with murder according to NJ.com reports.
Boston Bruins' Daniel Paille (L) checks Chicago Blackhawks' Johnny Oduya during the first period in Game 1 of their NHL Stanley Cup Finals hockey game in Chicago, Illinois, June 12, 2013.
A man and his passenger ride a motorcycle near salt pans, believed to have been used for harvesting sea salt since Roman times, outside the village of Marsalforn, on the northern coast of the Maltese island of Gozo, June 12, 2013.
Argentina train crash
The crash left dozens dead and hundreds injured
If you fancy living next to a toll bridge this 134 year old, Grade II listed wooden Penmaenpool Toll Bridge spanning the spectacular River Mawddach in Gwynedd, north Wales and adjoining lock-keeper's cottage are up for sale
No this isn't Turkey or Syria. The ubiquitous use of tear gas by riot police, is this time deployed in Makassar in Sulawesi Island, Indonesia, where people are protesting against the impending increase in fuel prices.
Festival-goers arrive at the Isle of Wight Festival, in Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle of Wight
In the middle of discarded rubbish at Hendon Football Club a group of homeless Romanians have constructed makeshift shelters. Approximately 50 Romanian migrants have erected dwellings created from the remains of the demolished club house
Blanka Vlasic of Croatia competes in the women's high jump event during the Golden Gala IAAF Diamond League at the Olympic stadium in Rome
Cliff diver Hector Adrian Estrada, 38, dives into the Pacific Ocean in Mazatlan, Mexico on June 10. Estrada has been making a living in Mazatlan for the last 26 years as a cliff diver by collecting gratuities from tourists who stop to watch Estrada and other divers peform
A boy covered in reef-mud reacts as he stands with other boys in the village of Ambo on South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati on May 25. Kiribati consists of a chain of 33 atolls and islands that stand just meters above sea level, spread over a huge expanse of otherwise empty ocean. With surrounding sea levels rising, Kiribati President Anote Tong has predicted his country will likely become uninhabitable in 30-60 years because of inundation and contamination of its freshwater supplies.
An Afghan refugee man, center, covers his face as he and others get caught in a sandstorm at a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan on June 11. Pakistan hosts over 1.6 million registered Afghans, the largest and most protracted refugee population in the world, according to the U.N. refugee agency
An elderly Pakistani woman holds a plastic bag, while standing at a window of a food distribution center, hoping to receive a ration of rice at a shrine in Islamabad, Pakistan on June 7. People who visit shrines and pray that their wishes are fulfilled usually offer food to be distributed to the poor.
Renata Teodoro, 25, right, holds hands with her mother, Gorete Borges Teodoro, who was deported six years ago from the U.S., through the bars of a border fence in Nogales, Ariz. on June 11. The meeting, between parents and a group of young immigrants who grew up in the U.S. without legal status who call themselves Dreamers, was to highlight their support for a bill in the Senate to overhaul the immigration system.
US Open 2013: Luke Donald leads from Phil Mickelson at Merion
Luke Donald edged ahead of Phil Mickelson with his final shot to lead by one after a rain-hit first day of the 113th US Open at Merion.
The Englishman reached four under after 13 before play was called off, with Mickelson in the clubhouse after a 67.
Adam Scott also got to three under, with holder Webb Simpson, Matthew Goggin and Alistair Presnell two under.
Tiger Woods, who appeared to injure his left wrist, was two over after 10 with playing partner Rory McIlroy level par.
Play was suspended for three-and-a-half hours on Thursday morning because of severe storms and then again for a short time later in the day, leaving almost half of the field to finish their rounds at 0715 (1215 BST) on Friday.
Miami sports bar deck collapses during NBA finals
Three people have been critically injured after the outdoor deck of a popular sports bar in Miami collapsed during the televised NBA finals, US police said.
Up to 100 patrons were watching the basketball game between the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs when the deck at Shuckers Bar & Grill suddenly caved in.
Dozens of people fell into the shallow waters of Biscayne Bay, officials said.
In total, 24 people were wounded in the incident.
Police said everyone had been rescued from the water and all those involved in the accident been accounted for.
Two demonstrators hug each other tightly as they are surrounded by riot police using tear gas during a student protest in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday.
Thousands of people took to the streets of Brazil's two biggest cities to protest 10-cent hikes in bus and subway fares
Eyes on the tiger: Tiger Woods of the United States walks across the 18th green as the crowd look on during the 113th US Open in Ardmore, Pennsylvania
Finalists for Miss England 2013 get ready for Sundays final at a Boot Camp in Torquay
Thinking outside the box? A scientific researcher with a cardboad headpiece takes part in a protest against government austerity measures outside Spain's Superior Council for Scientific Investigations (CSIC) headquarters in Madrid
An Israeli soldier takes cover from hurled rocks behind a shield during clashes with Palestinian protesters in the West Bank village of Nilin
Yarnbombers Purl 1 and Knit 1 display some of the guerilla knitting and crocheting in the Mourne Mountains, near Newcastle which they plan to use when they target next week's G8 summit
While other protestors dressed as a businessman protest site named the "Isle of Shady Tax Haven" ahead of the G8 summit
By a nose: Artist Nic Fiddian-Green puts the finishing touches to his sculpture Copper Horse as it is installed in the royal enclosure at Ascot racecourse
Guests cheer in front of the Saint-Paul de la Réunion city hall after the official declaration of the first official gay marriage on the French island of La Réunion
And here are the happy couple: Corinne Denis, left and Laurence Cerveaux
Palestinian militants of the al-Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades, participate in a military graduation ceremony in Gaza City
A dog sits in a Triumph TR6 built in 1976 at the Classic World Bodensee car fair at the fairground in Friedrichshafen, Germany
School teacher Jeremy Forrest is led from a prison van into Lewes crown court in Sussex. He is accused of abducting a 15-year-old pupil
Bikers park their motorcycles in St Peter's Square during the Harley-Davidson 110th anniversary party in Rome. The celebration will finish with the blessing of 1,400 motorcycles in the Vatican City square on Sunday.
The new Airbus A350 XWB aircraft takes off for its first test flight from the airport of Blagnac, southern France. It's another fuel-efficient aircraft and competition for Boeing's Dreamliner
A humpback whale puts on a show for spectators off Newcastle Main Beach, New South Wales, Australia
The Dalai Lama visits Madame Tussauds and poses with a wax figure of himself in Sydney, Australia
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, casts his vote in Tehran as people go to the polls to choose a new president
Shady business: A police armoured personnel carrier rolls over counterfeit sunglasses during the destruction of pirated and counterfeit goods in Quezon city, Philippines
A house sits undamaged in the aftermath of the Black Forest Fire in Black Forest, Colorado, June 13, 2013.
Students clash with riot police during a demonstration against the government to demand changes in the public state education system in Valparaiso city, northwest of Santiago, June 13, 2013.
A policeman stands guard next to a component of the Shenzhou-10 manned spacecraft which was found in Badain Jaran Desert after the launch, in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, June 12, 2013.
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