Paper Monitor
13:05 UK time, Monday, 26 April 2010
A service highlighting the riches of the daily press.
For the national media the official face of this year's London Marathon was royal, the official fancy-dress costume was a caterpillar and the official colour was green. Just look at the front pages if you don't believe Paper Monitor.
Splashed across almost every one, including the Daily Telegraph, is a picture of , who became the first member of the Royal Family to complete the race. She was part of a 34-person caterpillar, all of whom were dressed in green. They broke the record for the highest number of chained runners to complete the distance.
She wasn't the only one smashing a rather odd record. Actor Tony Audenshaw broke the record for the world's . He too opted for a green outfit, a little the likes of which Paper Monitor has never seen on any baby ever before. The Emmerdale star is speaking for us all when he tells the Mirror:
"You can forget about the 100m record, this is the record people are interested in, the world's fastest baby in a marathon."
The record for the fastest leprechaun was also smashed by Ben Afforselles. All in all, the Guinness World Records confirmed 18 records were newly set or broken. Sadly, George Bingham's attempt to set the record for tallest costume - by running with a 4.2m (14ft) Angel of the North model on his back - was foiled. He was beaten by Jean Paul Delacy dressed as a giraffe.
Another rather odd thing in today's papers is on page 11 of the Times. It's not often that you see Bournemouth mentioned in the same sentence as princess, playboy, glamorous, royal and romance.
Apparently, a 21-year-old photography student at the Arts University College at Bournemouth claims to have had an affair with the fiance of Princess Madeleine of Sweden, who has now called off their wedding. The affair has "rocked" Sweden, the paper says. Paper Monitor is rocked too. It seems the Dorset town is having its 15-minutes of fame - well, in Sweden at least.
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