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I'm reminded of the scene in Notting Hill where Julia Roberts is being interviewed by representatives of any and every publication, from the most illustrious to the most obscure - the funniest and most far-fetched being Horse and Hound's Hugh Grant.

When the decision was taken to deploy HMS Illustrious to the Philippines it was patrolling for pirates off the coast of Somalia.

Formidables arrival allowed Rawlings to order Illustrious to the advance base in San Pedro Bay, in the Philippines, for a more thorough inspection.

The weather was too bad for Illustrious to rescue the steamer's crew, but she pumped oil overboard to flatten the seas until a tug arrived to rescue the ship on 27 October.

Le Havre Le Havre was once the illustrious gateway to the world, with much of the French shipping industry based there.

Brought many illustrious designers to the attention of the world, including Yohji Yamamoto, Dolce and Gabbana, Issey Miyake, Marc Jacobs and many others.

When historians get around to telling it, the story of local fugitives and the neighborhood networks that sheltered them will add an illustrious chapter to the annals of the human drive for liberty.

This is why Maslany found herself suddenly thrust alongside more famous names such as Claire Danes, Julianna Margulies and Elisabeth Moss in the nominations for the Critics' Choice television awards, eventually beating her illustrious competitors to the best actress gong.

Bautista Agut, the most accurate server on Tour last year and in excellent form in 2014, thought otherwise and stretched his illustrious compatriot to the limit with plenty of artful tennis, short, long, angled and hard-hit.

From the time Laos became a kingdom in 1353, the performing arts at the relatively small Lao court at Luang Prabang followed those of the more illustrious courts to the south, Angkor in Cambodia and then Ayutthaya and Bangkok in Thailand.

This is Millwall's sixth attempt at promotion via the play-offs in two decades – success eludes them thus far – while Huddersfield must now triumph in south London on Tuesday evening to book a more illustrious return to the capital, after registering an unwanted half-dozen of their own: they have never won a home play-off contest.