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Matt Damon photobombs Brisbane charity event and donates large sum

<div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text redactor-styles redactor-in"> <p>Movie superstar Matt Damon, 50, surprised guests at a domestic violence charity event in Brisbane and made a generous donation.</p> <p>Damon and his wife Luciana Barroso, 45, have spent the last few days in Queensland and attended the event for Safe Haven at the Calile Hotel on Friday.</p> <p>“My mum founded a charity fighting domestic violence. During a fundraising lunch, Matt Damon dropped in and donated $10,000,” in a since-deleted post on social media network Reddit read.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/COkU931JHzq/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/COkU931JHzq/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Louise Carroll (@louisecarroll21)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>"Had the pleasure of meeting this gracious man today at the Safe Haven Community charity lunch. Matt Damon has a generous heart space ❤️ Well done to Catherine and her team at The Calile Hotel on such a successful fundraising lunch for such a needed cause," one excited fan wrote on Instagram.</p> <p>Damon is currently in Australia filming<span> </span><em>Thor: Love and Thunder</em><span> </span>alongside Chris Hemsworth, which is something Damon is "so excited" about.</p> <p>“I’m so excited that my family and I will be able to call Australia home for the next few months,” he said.</p> <p>“Australian film crews are world-renowned for their professionalism and are a joy to work with so the 14 days of quarantine will be well worth it.”</p> </div> </div> </div>

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The Queen photobombs man at the races

<p>A 32-year-old artist was shocked to find his selfie being photobombed by the Queen at Newbury Racecourse.</p> <p>Allan Banford was surprised to discover the Queen grinning and looking into the camera in the background of his photo.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img width="500" height="645" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/35772/selfie1_500x645.jpg" alt="Selfie1"/></p> <p>Allan was enjoying the Spring Trials fixture when the Queen who celebrated her birthday last week, arrived at the paddock.</p> <p>The artist said he was too polite to take a photo of her and was trying to photograph the horses when Queen Elizabeth II popped into the shot.</p> <p>This isn’t the first time Her Majesty has photobombed someone’s selfie. In 2014 at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, the Queen photobombed two members of the Australian hockey team.</p> <p><img width="500" height="358" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/35773/selfie2_500x358.jpg" alt="Selfie2" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></p> <p>The Queen’s grandchildren have also follow suit when Prince William popped up behind Olympic cyclist Chris Hoy and Prince William posed behind officials during the women’s swimming freestyle.</p> <p>The latest target, Allan, was at the races as a guest of Dubai Duty Free.</p> <p>“When I saw the picture I couldn't believe I got a picture with the Queen,” he expressed.</p> <p>“I was just taking pictures in the paddock and I was trying to snap one of myself with one of the horses, Pacify, the winner. You can see the jockey in the background.”</p> <p>“After I did that I realised the Queen was in the background, smiling. I turned around and she was still smiling. It was a total accident on my part but you can clearly see that she knows what is happening. When I saw the picture I thought she looked so happy.”</p> <p>“I took so many photos but I never thought I would get a picture with the Queen. We didn't even know she was going to be there.”</p> <p>“The whole day was amazing but that was the highlight.”</p> <p>Allan is an award-winning artist who painted a picture called ‘Challenger’ for the Queen. </p>

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