By LIAM MORGAN, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

Published: 22:57 BST, 4 July 2026 | Updated: 02:29 BST, 5 July 2026

England fans could be set for an all-nighter when the Three Lions face Mexico after forecasters warned delays to the match are ‘increasingly likely’ due to adverse weather.

Thunderstorms are forecast in the afternoon and early evening in Mexico City, with the last-16 tie scheduled to kick-off at the Azteca Stadium at 6pm local time (1am GMT).

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FIFA’s rules dictate a match be suspended if lightning strikes anywhere within an eight-mile radius of the stadium. The game then cannot resume until there are no further strikes in the area for 30 minutes.

Players will be taken from the field to the dressing room in the event of lightning strikes, while fans will be told to return to the concourses.

The possibility of thunderstorms in Mexico City has raised concerns there could be a suspension to the knockout clash between the co-hosts and Thomas Tuchel‘s men.

ITV News reported a weather forecaster had claimed thunderstorms were ‘increasingly likely’, while an Accuweather spokesperson said lightning ‘occurring near the stadium before or during the match will be a possibility once again, which could potentially lead to delays of the match’.

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England fans watching the clash with Mexico could be in for a long night because of weather

Thunderstorms are forecast in Mexico City around the time the last-16 tie is due to kick-off 

Any delay will impact the millions of England fans who will be watching at home or in pubs across the country as it will push the game even further into the early hours of the morning.

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Supporters are already braced for the tie to finish close to 4am if it goes to extra time and penalties but suspensions to the match because of weather could see it end closer to 6am, and possibly beyond.

England captain Harry Kane said: ‘We know how much the World Cup means to everyone and all the fans at home, so I’m hoping there will be a few all-nighters to be honest, just going all the way through and celebrating until the next day and then catch up on some sleep after that.’

Pubs have been granted special permission by the government to remain open until the early hours because of the kick-off time – further raising the prospect of fans calling in sick for work on Monday morning – while schools are also allowing students to start later.

Such issues would have been allayed had FIFA stuck to their controversial plan to bring kick-off forward by six hours on what proved to be a chaotic day on Friday. 

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Talks were held about moving the match and Daily Mail Sport understands that a decision to move the game to start at 7pm – rather than 1am – was ‘all but done’ according to those with knowledge of the situation.

Sources added that significant pressure was placed on FIFA to make the change by the Mexican government following the deaths of three fans amid chaotic scenes after their last-32 victory over Ecuador. The expected adverse weather was another factor in the discussions, with flash flooding a particular concern.

However, the proposals – which the FA was stunned to learn of via Mexican media – were met with an angry response from both England and Mexico, whose coach publicly lambasted the prospect.

FIFA eventually decided that the game could not be moved and, to cap a shambolic few hours, confirmation that the time would not be shifted, after all, came while England were in the air on their way from their training base in Kansas City to Mexico City.

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Two matches at the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico have already faced delays because of thunderstorms. 

England arrived in Mexico City on Friday ahead of their crunch tie with Mexico on Sunday

Mexico’s victory over Ecuador in the last 32, played at the Azteca, was suspended for an hour, while France’s win against Iraq in the group stage was delayed for more than two hours.

England arrived in Mexico City on Friday ahead of the game on Sunday and Mexican fans could disrupt the Three Lions’ preparations after the location of their team hotel was leaked.

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Their hotel is being guarded by 100 riot police and steel barriers blocking access but they failed to keep the location a secret as hundreds of fans turned up to give them a hostile reception.

Before the tie with Ecuador, Mexico fans used loud speakers, horns and motorcycles, and set off fireworks, in the early hours in an attempt to disturb their opponents’ sleep, leading to a formal complaint from the South Americans.

England remain favourites to progress despite the chaotic build-up and the winner will face either Brazil or Norway in the quarter-finals. 

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An extremely rare copy of the Declaration of Independence has been found hidden amongst Revolutionary War letters in London.  

Michael Scurr has been volunteering at Britain’s National Archives for the last 11 years, spending his Thursday mornings painstakingly cataloging documents for the benefit of future researchers.

Then one day last May, the retired insurance executive made a discovery of his own while sifting through the letters of an 18th-century Royal Navy captain.

There, attached to a report on the capture of the American privateer, Dalton, on Christmas Eve 1776, was an enclosure identified only as ‘another paper.’ 

Carefully unfolding the document, Scurr stopped when he saw the word Declaration printed across the top.

‘I thought: “Oh, right, okay, this is definitely a Declaration of Independence,”‘ he told The Associated Press. ‘How exciting is this.’

He told the BBC that he felt butterflies in his stomach when he discovered the historic document.  

Researchers at the National Archives have since identified the document as a rare early copy of America’s founding document, printed just days after the original was signed on July 4, 1776, to spread the news that 13 rebellious North American colonies had severed ties with Britain.

It is one of just 11 original copies of the so-called Exeter printing of the Declaration that are known to exist, and the only one identified outside the United States, the National Archives said on Thursday, when it unveiled the document. 

The National Archives unveiled the find ahead of today’s 250th anniversary of American independence. 

This version was printed in Exeter, New Hampshire, by John Dunlap between July 16 to 19, 1776. One way to tell is that Founding Father Charles Thomson’s name is misspelled, The New York Times reported. 

But it isn’t just the age of the document that makes it important; it is also the fact that it was captured from a ship under the direction of the recently formed Continental Congress, with orders signed by its president, John Hancock, said Amanda Bevan, head of the National Archives’ project to catalog the correspondence of Royal Navy captains during the American Revolution.

While the public has heard about the dreadful conditions faced by the Continental Army at places like Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, little attention has been given to the Americans who went to sea to disrupt British trade and battle the mighty Royal Navy, Bevan said.

Finding a copy of the Declaration of Independence on board the ship also suggests how it might have been used, Bevan said. She believes the Dalton’s captain would have read out his orders, as was customary, and also the declaration itself.

‘They know why they’re fighting, but this puts it in a language which makes it greater than them,’ Bevan said. ‘They’re not fighting because they’re aggrieved in particular. They’re fighting for an ideal. 

‘And I think that just to find the Declaration in a theater of war where people are committing themselves to fight for their country on the wide ocean is really something special.’

As a privateer, the 18-gun Dalton was a privately owned vessel that fought under the auspices of the Continental Congress to supplement the tiny navy of the new nation.

The document was taken off the privateer the Dalton, which was a boat captured by the British in 1776

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He found it in May, but it was unveiled by the Archives on Thursday. This version was printed in Exeter, New Hampshire, by John Dunlap between July 16 to 19, 1776. Pictured: A different Declaration on display at the archives 

Captain Thomas Fitzherbert, commander of the 64-gun HMS Raisonnable, chased the Dalton for seven hours on Christmas Eve 1776 before capturing her off the coast of Portugal. 

The Dalton’s 120-man crew was imprisoned in Plymouth, England, under harsh conditions.

Charles Hebert, who was just 19 when he was captured, described hunger, illness and repeated punishment in the journals he kept during more than two years of captivity before his release in a prisoner exchange.

Despite it all, many survived.

The letter containing the copy of the Declaration of Independence should have gone to a wartime court, The Times reported, but Fitzherbert, instead, sent it to the Admiralty, which oversaw the country’s navy. 

He described it as ‘another document.’ Some researchers believe Fitzherbert knew the significance of the document, which is why he sent it to the Admiralty.  

Historians in the United States are also excited about the National Archives’ discovery.

This copy of the Declaration of Independence provides a direct link to the Dalton’s captain, who carried news of American independence to the world, said Matthew Skic, director of collections and exhibitions at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia.

The National Archives’ copy is the only one known to be outside of the US

‘It’s not just a document, it’s an artifact,’ he said. ‘It’s a tangible connection to the past, because holding that piece of paper in the archivist’s hand today is a way to transport us back to 1776. The baton being passed, in a way.’

The document did suffer a tear that historians had to repair after Scurr discovered it, The Times reported. 

It is believed 200 Dunlap-printed copies were produced, but only 26 are known to have survived, the outlet said. 

Only 10 copies of those printed in Exeter are thought to have survived. One sold for $5.6 million in January.  

The discovery is also proof that there’s still more for historians to uncover, Skic said.

‘Even though 250 years has gone by, we still do not know everything about the American Revolution, and there are still finds left to be discovered.’

Humberstone’s recent introspection shines through on the diaristic Cruel World, which traverses long-distance relationships, earth-shattering break-ups and a wavering sense of self-worth. It is overwhelmingly romantic, full of nectarous love songs and declarations of yearning (“So kiss me like you f***ing mean it,” Humberstone begs on sing-along stand-out Red Chevy, an ode to her long-term boyfriend, whose speaking voice features at the end), but tinged with loneliness and a palpable sense of longing. To Love Somebody, a song written for Humberstone’s sister while she was in the heartbreak trenches, has quickly become a fan favourite for its universal lyrics, the pop girlie equivalent of Lord Alfred Tennyson’s In Memoriam AHH. “It all breaks down, it always does, it all works out, it always does,” she reminds her sister, her fans, herself.

Vitor Reis spent last season playing against the likes of Vinicius Junior and Lamine Yamal in La Liga as the up-and-coming centre back seeks to challenge for a place in Manchester City’s first-team picture.

The Brazilian spent the 2025-26 campaign on loan at Girona in Spain and while it ended in relegation, Reis impressed and showed exactly why City spent nearly £30million to sign him from Palmeiras in 2025.

The 20-year-old now returns to Manchester, with any prospect of a second loan at Girona over given the team will be in the second tier next term. Reis will have eyes on the first team squad at the Etihad, a path that has become clearer with the news that Nathan Ake is set to join Turkish side Fenerbahce for around £7million.

The departure of the Dutchman would create a vacancy in the City squad for a fifth centre back behind established quartet Ruben Dias, Marc Guehi, Abdukodir Khusanov and Josko Gvardiol. Internally, Reis seems to be at the head of the queue.

He has already made senior appearances for the Blues and his loan spell in Spain reinforced his ability and mentality. Reis will likely head off on City’s pre-season tour of Asia with new boss Enzo Maresca set to be without a host of senior stars because of the World Cup.

That will open up an avenue for Reis to lay down a marker and stake his claim to be part of Maresca’s thinking next season.

But the Blues must also be mindful of the homegrown rules that apply in the Premier League and Champions League next season.

Competition rules state that four players have to have come through a club’s academy and four more must have come through the youth system in England in order for teams to be able to name a maximum of 25 players in their squads. Regardless of whether these quotas are filled, there cannot be more than 17 players registered who are not homegrown.

And Reis could potentially fall foul of the quota. The Brazilian would evidently not qualify but Ake did qualify as an association-trained player, as do Antoine Semenyo, Marc Guehi, Marcus Bettinelli and Elliot Anderson. As it stands, James Trafford, Rico Lewis, Nico O’Reilly and Phil Foden count as club-trained.

But there are doubts over the futures of Trafford and Lewis, potentially leaving City short of association-trained players if they want to name a full quota of 25 in their squad.

Unlike in the Premier League, the Champions League does not make an exception for Under-21 players that aren’t homegrown so Reis, Claudio Echeverri, Sverre Nypan and others would all have to count as one of 17 if they stay with the first team this year.

In relation to Reis, City have homegrown alternatives, including Max Alleyne, who was recalled from a loan spell at Watford in January to play his part in the first team. Alleyne would qualify as club-trained as he has spent at least three years with City prior to his 21st birthday.

Eighteen-year-old Stephen Mfuni, another highly-rated centre back at the Etihad, is also an option, should he recover fully from the season-ending injury that curtailed his season on loan at Watford. Kaden Braithwaite, who played for City’s first team as a 16-year-old, is another option having captained City to FA Youth Cup glory last season.

While City won’t make a first team decision purely on the homegrown rules it will nonetheless have to be a factor. And it’s a factor that could work against Reis.

Wimbledon, and a mutual love of tennis player Boris Becker, also brought together Jacqueline Webb-Watson and Nicola Dawson, forging a 40-year friendship.

Jacqueline, from Loughton in Essex, says her “love affair” with SW19 began in 1977 through listening to matches on the radio before her first visit with family in 1984.

“We arrived at 11:30 and walked straight in – I’m still baffled by the lack of queues that day,” the 58-year-old recalls.

By then, she had connected with fellow Becker fan Nicola and the pair had “great adventures” camping at Wimbledon over the years.

But her “absolute highlight” is watching the 2013 men’s semi-finals – the year Andy Murray eventually claimed his first title.

“That day was pure magic. Hot, sunny, incredible matches from a prime seat on Centre Court, and the sheer joy of seeing a British man reach the final. I’ll admit, I definitely shed a tear when Andy finally won it,” Jacqueline says.

She said Wimbledon’s “distinct Britishness… the traditions, the immaculate grounds and the legendary organisation” of the queue made it the best tournament on the circuit.

“Having visited all four Grand Slams, I might be biased, but Wimbledon is truly in a league of its own,” Jacqueline adds.

Families across Scotland are taking part in the 2026 Summer Reading Challenge which launched a fortnight ago.

Cash-strapped parents are turning to public library events to entertain their kids over the holidays.

Families across Scotland are taking part in the 2026 Summer Reading Challenge which launched a fortnight ago and runs until August 9.

Now in its 27th year, the free annual event is the UK’s biggest reading programme for children aged 4-11, encouraging them to read books for fun.

Research by The Reading Agency – which runs the programme alongside the nation’s public libraries – has found the skyrocketing cost of living has seen parents increasingly turn to free or low-cost activities to occupy their kids.

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Carolyn Dineen, a senior librarian based in East Lothian, said: “All our Summer Reading Challenge events and the challenge itself are free.

“Libraries and the challenge make a real difference giving kids access to books and creative activities and providing welcoming spaces where they can spend time, learn something new, stay connected with others and maintain their reading confidence.

“It’s about so much more than just books. It’s about giving every child an opportunity to have a positive, enriching summer regardless of their family circumstances.

“The past couple of years, our numbers have been on the rise. I do think families are likely pursuing more free, local and easy-to-get-to activities than they might have done in the past due to the cost of living.”

A Censuswide study, commissioned by The Reading Agency, found two-thirds of Scottish parents say the rising cost of summer activities puts pressure on their family

Some 54 per cent said their child misses out on activities during the holidays because of cost.

Meanwhile, 75 per cent now say they rely on free or low-cost activities during the summer break.

And eight in ten parents believe reading benefits their child’s mental wellbeing and builds their confidence and emotional skills.

Further findings show 65 per cent of parents say their child feels less lonely after getting lost in a book, with around half of kids feeling isolated during the summer break as they lose the routine of school and seeing their friends.

The 2026 Summer Reading Challenge is being delivered in partnership with Universal Music Group UK with this year’s theme being ‘Read to the Beat’.

The programme blends stories, rhythm, performance and creativity and offers kids sticker rewards for more books they read.

It also includes free library events, celebrity readings and a nationwide creative competition with the chance to win family tickets to Bestival.

Karen Napier MBE, chief executive of The Reading Agency, said: “Summer holidays can be a difficult time for some children, particularly when they lose the routine of term-time life .

“Our research shows that reading can play a powerful role in supporting children’s wellbeing and helps them feel connected.”

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Paraguay have been branded a ‘disgrace’ and ’embarrassing’ for the dirty tactics they used in their 1-0 World Cup defeat by France. 

Going up against the tournament favourites, the Paraguayans used every trick in the book to try and provoke their opponents, repeatedly fouling, faking injury and trying to wind up Les Bleus with overly aggressive conduct. 

They scuffed up the penalty spot, elbowed Dayot Upamecano in the ribs, palmed Jules Kounde‘s face, tried to get Michael Olise sent off with outrageous play-acting and somehow ended up without a single booking from referee Ilgiz Tantashev. 

The pundits in the BBC studio savaged the behaviour of the South Americans, with former England goalkeeper Joe Hart saying: ‘The Paraguayan players were an absolute disgrace tonight, if they were on my team I’d be dragging half of them off the pitch. 

‘I would never want to win that way, I would never want to play football that way and the referee didn’t help in any of the circumstances. 

‘The fact that not one Paraguayan today was booked inside the 90 minutes is absolutely astonishing. 

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‘But fair play to France, you can see what it means, sometimes you can play beautiful football but when you grind out a result as a team and do it like they did tonight, it’s superb.’

Some of the French players were clearly incensed by their treatment but managed to just about keep a lid on their emotions and avoid a red card that the Paraguayans were trying to provoke them into. 

After the game, Kylian Mbappe, who scored the winner from the spot, said: ‘If they tell us to f**k off, we will also tell them to f**k off.’

He went on to add: ‘If we have to get our hands dirty, we’ll do it. Apologies for the expression. 

‘They thought we’d just turn up in tuxedos, make a few flashy moves and play a few passes. 

‘We know how to play rough football too. And that’s exactly what we did today – we won. We were even better than them at that.’

Micah Richards agreed with Hart’s assessment and said he was disappointed because Paraguay’s win over Germany showed they did not need to resort to poor discipline to win.   

He explained: ‘Paraguay are better than that though. Defensively they were so good, they were organised, they don’t need to get into these sort of antics, it was embarrassing to see and I think Joe was exactly right. 

Mbappe and Co were able to keep their cool in the face of relentless provocation 

Joe Hart, Thomas Hitzlsperger and Micah Richards piled into the Paraguay team 

‘All those tactics and the s***housery that they showed, they didn’t need to do it. They tried to draw France into that and France nearly did but in the end they behaved in the right fashion. 

‘It was too much tonight, there should have been at least five or six yellow cards in that game. Ultimately, France won’t care because they got through to the next round.’

Former Aston Villa and West Ham midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger was also in the studio and said he’d lost respect for Paraguay.  

‘I had a lot of respect for Paraguay heading into the game and I’m glad my vocabulary in English is not that good because Joe has said ‘disgraceful’, I have various other words in German but not English’, he said. 

‘I have little to no respect anymore for this Paraguay team, the way they behaved on the penalty incident. 

Galarza feigns injury in an attempt to get Michael Olise sent off in the second half 

‘If you’re from Paraguay you probably like that team and see them as warriors, if you’re a French supporter or neutral you can’t have any respect anymore for the way they behaved, this is not just disgraceful, this is even worse. 

‘That Mbappe and everyone walked off the pitch uninjured to me is just a miracle and the referee gave the worst performance I’ve seen in this tournament.’

France have been the most impressive team of the World Cup so far but had to show a different side to their game on Saturday night. 

The composure in the face of hostility and provocation should serve Deschamps’ men well with tough battles to come and next up they face Morocco in the quarter-finals.  

They are up against a host nation in their capital city, playing at altitude without the time to adapt. 

There were four hours of frantic wrangling with Fifa when they didn’t even know when kick-off would be, and then they got a hostile reception from the noisy locals as they arrived.

Safe to say, England’s preparations for their World Cup last-16 clash against Mexico have hardly been the smoothest.

Overnight, the weather forecasts worsened, and there is now a 90 per cent chance of thunderstorms around the time of kick-off – tomorrow at 1am British time. 

With Fifa calling a 30-minute delay when there is lightning near a stadium, that looks certain to spell disruption.

But were England’s boisterous supporters discouraged? Not a bit of it!

In Mexico City last night, as they arrived, singing and celebrating, the mood was one of defiant optimism. 

They believe Thomas Tuchel‘s men can get past Mexico, even if the hosts have lost only two of 89 matches they have played at the Azteca Stadium, 2,240m above sea level.

England fans celebrate at Boxpark. Bosses across the country were fielding last-minute leave requests on Friday, with many bracing for thousands of workers calling in sick on Monday

Alfie Van Loo, 45, from Leatherhead, Surrey, said: ‘This match was always going to be the dream game. 

‘Mexico in the Azteca – it doesn’t get any bigger than that. I’ve paid £1,000 for the ticket, but I don’t care. The atmosphere is going to be unforgettable.’

Andy Allen, who is retired, from Blackburn, said: ‘It’s going to be fantastic, I can’t wait for it. The atmosphere in there will be electric. We just have to hold our nerve.’

Offshore worker Danny Thompson, 44, from Ipswich, said: ‘It will be a tough one, but we will stay positive.’

The can-do spirit is shared in the England camp. Captain Harry Kane, who has already scored five goals at this tournament, said: ‘It’s about writing our own history. 

‘We know we have the chance to do something really special in a special stadium away from home. That’s why you play football, to have these epic games.’

Back home, the nation is gearing up for an all-night party, with England fans stocking up to roar on the Three Lions. 

An estimated 13 million are expected to stay up to watch, while around 6,000 pubs are expected to cash in after a government U-turn means they can stay open until 5am.

An incredible 38 million pints are expected to be drunk either in pubs – or by fans cheering England on from the sofa at home. 

Pub chain Greene King said more than 600 pubs across England will be staying open late.

Bosses across the country were fielding last-minute leave requests on Friday, with many bracing for thousands of workers calling in sick on Monday. Parents are wrestling with whether to let their children stay up.

Some schools are letting pupils attend lessons later than normal. 

‘We would rather have children in school rested and ready to learn rather than tired or absent,’ said a message posted on Facebook by Berwick Hills Primary School in Middlesbrough.

Greenland Community Primary School in County Durham said children can come in at 10am and do not need to wear uniforms.

Thomas Tuchel has dismissed concerns over England’s treatment in Mexico as they prepare to face the World Cup co-hosts – saying it had been “nicer than I expected” and that home fans were “friendly and respectful”.

Tuchel’s side take on Mexico in a last-16 match that kicks off at 18:00 local time on Sunday (Monday 01:00 BST, live on BBC One, iPlayer and Radio 5 Live).

On Saturday, the team were met with a mixture of cheers and jeers from fans as they left their hotel for training under enhanced security measures in Mexico City.

Ecuador – beaten 2-0 by Mexico in the World Cup last 32 – lodged a noise complaint with Fifa after fans with loudspeakers, motorbikes and horns disrupted their sleep last week.

As a result, members of Mexico’s National Guard lined the entrance to England’s hotel, while police officers in riot gear stood next to barriers on the road outside.

“We had no issues tonight and I think Fifa took care of the situation,” head coach Tuchel said. “We have security around the hotel so we expect a good night’s sleep.

“I don’t want to talk about problems that don’t exist yet. If they come, we will accept them. The best way to approach is to be relaxed and calm.

“We have a six o’clock kick-off, so if we miss some hours of sleep we will have time to get some other hours in the late morning.

“What I experienced until now was very respectful and emotional and very supportive to towards our teams so are very respectful towards everyone. We expect to be treated with respect and that was the case.

“It was even nicer than I expected.”

Tuchel said he had felt the energy in Mexico City.

“It just catches you straight away once you land here and saw the excitement and the emotions,” he said.

“This will be a proper World Cup match. We are in an iconic place, an iconic stadium and a massive knockout game.

“It is a big stage and we feel it. It makes you sharper and brings the best out of you. It makes you feel alive.”

An employee working the check-in area at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce‘s wedding at Madison Square Garden could barely seem to keep her cool at the sight of all the A-list stars – and fans have branded her reaction as extremely relatable.

After months of teases, rumors and conflicting reports, the couple, both 36, finally married in front of 1,000 of their closest friends – including some of the world’s biggest stars – in a colossal blowout at the historic arena in New York City on Friday.

At exactly 7:30pm, they shared the news that they had officially become husband and wife in blockbuster style, lighting up the iconic music venue with video ads which read ‘JUST&T MARRIED,’ a romantic nod to their shared initials.

The star-studded guest list included Gigi Hadid, Lena Dunham, Steven Spielberg, Karlie Kloss, Barbara Corcoran, Selena Gomez and Sabrina Carpenter, among others.

The guests began arriving in droves at MSG on Friday afternoon, and in a TikTok video captured by user @themackenziemann, a woman checking people in at the door looked like she almost couldn’t contain her excitement. 

The video showed The Summer I Turned Pretty author Jenny Han entering the building, as the unnamed woman casually checked the star in.

However, after Han had walked inside, she turned to her co-worker and couldn’t hide the excited look on her face.

She pursed her lips before she broke into a super shocked look, opening her mouth wide in awe.

However, after Han had walked inside, she turned to her co-worker and couldn’t hide the excited look on her face 

In the comments section, many users praised her for the raw reaction.

‘That employee is like, “Oh my God I can’t believe this is happening,”‘ one person wrote.

Another agreed: ‘Naw cause she’s me freaking out, like, girl the Jenny Han just walked in.’

‘That girl looks like she’s totally fangirling and I love that!’ someone else typed.

A fourth person commented: ‘That girl is all of us just hanging on for dear life to casually check these celebs in to the wedding of the century.’

‘I would not be able to contain myself either!’ a different user wrote.

Swift’s publicist issued a press release shortly after the newlyweds said ‘I do,’ sharing several of the intimate details about the nuptials.

She revealed that Adam Sandler officiated the wedding, the couple wore custom Christian Dior Haute Couture, Swift opted out of bridesmaids and chose her brother, Austin Swift, as her ‘man of honor’ instead and, as Daily Mail exclusively reported, Kelce named his big brother Jason Kelce as his best man.

After months of teases, rumors and conflicting reports, the couple, both 36, finally married in front of 1,000 of their closest friends – including some of the world’s biggest stars – in a colossal blowout at the historic arena in New York City on Friday 

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Karlie Kloss and her husband, Joshua Kushner, made a surprise addition to the guest list – after reports of a feud in recent years 

Billboards outside the venue revealed the news shortly after the couple said ‘I do’

Swift’s friend Gigi Hadid showed off her look in an Instagram posted by her hairstylist on Saturday

Later in the evening, the wedding celebration reportedly turned into a concert, as Stevie Nicks, Paul McCartney and Tim McGraw, among others, took the stage.

It is believed that even Swift herself performed for her new husband and guests.

Friday’s festivities followed a more intimate gathering on Thursday of 100 of the couple’s closest family and friends inside MSG’s smaller Infosys Theater. 

AMC CEO Adam Aron divulged intimate details from the celebration on Friday in a now-deleted post on X.

Aron shared every detail of the night, revealing that MSG was completely transformed into a ‘secret garden’ for the couple.

‘It did not look like Madison Square Garden. Immediately upon entry, everything… floors, walls, ceilings… was draped in peach and white,’ Aron wrote, in part.

‘Large blown up pictures of Taylor and Travis at each age, year by year from one year-old to late teenager-hood, were on display,’ his messaged continued.

‘A small portion of MSG was cordoned off, devoid of any notion that a basketball or hockey game ever shared that space. Somehow magically, someone created an outdoor garden at a lush countryside retreat.’

‘Everything draped off this time in green and white. Real flowers and I think artificial trees welcomed fifteen rows of maybe 75 or so chairs. They say there were around one thousand attendees, but surprisingly, it all felt intimate and small. Everything was close.’

The CEO described the exchange of their vows as ’emotional’ and ‘charming.’

‘Long, entertaining, personal, charming, emotional, irreverent and endearing explorations by each as to how they met, why they want to be with each other for all eternity, the promises they made in joining their much-beloved two whole families (Kelce’s and Swift’s) as one, and committing to their new mutual life together,’ he wrote.

He emphasized that Swift and Kelce had clearly found their ‘soulmate’ in each other, and said guests witnessed ‘real’ and true ‘pure joy.’