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"The spray tans, the hair and make-up, and the sparkles, the costumes... and the glamour," she said.

And, sounding a note that is ominous for those hoping to challenge Liverpool for the title, once again this was not a performance sprinkled with the sparkle of champions.

The nights are drawing in, the tans are fading and we all need a bit of sparkle in our lives as we head into autumn.

And the wedding itself was a glittering affair, with Noel Coward and Douglas Fairbanks Jr adding Hollywood sparkle and Queen Elizabeth II leading a procession of the royal families of Europe.

Jewellery journalist Rachael Taylor said the softer sparkle on the stone was likely because it was an antique cut by hand rather than by machine.