Atten-shun! Adorable moment little boy who dreams of becoming a beefeater salutes his idols during changing of the guard at St James’s Palace

By Alanah Khosla

Updated: 14:14 EDT, 4 August 2023

Ronan Keating performed at Uptown Festival partnered with Magic Radio at Blackheath Common in London on Sunday, just two weeks after the death of his brother.

Ciarán, who was Ronan’s older sibling, died in a car crash in County Mayo, Ireland, aged just 57, on Saturday 15 July.

Singer Ronan, 46, put on an energetic display as he entertained fans at the musical festival at the weekend, looking smart in a blue-grey suit and a pair of dark sunglasses.

The former Boyzone star was seen with his guitar and sung from behind a silver microphone stand while on stage for the solo gig.

Pop star Ronan was supported by his wife Storm, 41, at his brother’s funeral at St Patrick’s Church in Louisburgh, County Mayo, Ireland on Thursday 20 July.

Ciarán had been on his way to watch his son, Ruairí Keating, play for Cork City FC against Sligo Rovers FC when he became involved in a road collision with two other vehicles.

The father-of-three, from Louisburgh, suffered fatal injuries as he was travelling with his wife Anne Marie on the N5 near Swinford, County Mayo, on a stretch of road known as a black-spot for accidents. His wife was injured in the crash.

The driver of the other vehicle was said to be receiving treatment for serious injuries while Ann Marie, a secondary school teacher, was treated for injuries which are understood to be non-life threatening at Mayo University Hospital. 

During the funeral this month, Ronan performed a heartbreaking rendition of This Is Your Song in a moving tribute to his brother.

He told mourners during the service: ‘I shouldn’t be singing it in these circumstances but we are and we will.’

The Irish singer said the ballad was written after their mother, Marie, died of cancer in 1998. 

The touching song includes the lyrics: ‘You were our friend, walk with you till the end, and one day we’ll all sing along, ’cause this is your song.’

Ronan appeared overcome with emotion as he carried Ciaran’s coffin into the church alongside his family while wearing a black suit and dark glasses.

Before singing, Ronan paid a tearful tribute to Ciaran’s three children – Conall, Ruairi and Aisling – and said they had made their father ‘very proud’.

He told mourners: ‘As a parent all you want to do is raise your children as best you can, Ciaran and Annemarie have done a spectacular job – three incredible human beings. 

‘Your strength over the past few days has been incredible and you’ve done your dad very proud.’

Ronan’s wife Storm shared a message of grief on her Instagram on Saturday, after the tragic death of his brother Ciarán.

In her first social media post since his passing, Storm shared an emotional quote which read: ‘And she’d be lying if she said she did not sometimes think of the could-have-been moments, and the should-have-been memories.’

Captioning the quote, she wrote ‘Grief’ as she attempted to process her feelings during this difficult time.

Storm was pictured consoling her husband, 46, last week at his brother’s funeral. She held Ronan tightly outside St Patrick’s Church in Louisburgh, County Mayo.

Ronan was believed to have rushed to Ireland to be with his family following the tragedy.

He is the youngest of five children with one sister, Linda, and three brothers – Ciarán, Gerard and Gary. 

Their dad Gerry was a lorry driver and his mum Marie was a hairdresser.

Ronan rose to prominence during the 1990s as a member of Irish boyband Boyzone.

He later enjoyed a successful music career and has presented radio and TV programmes.

Ahead of Father’s Day, Robert De Niro discussed his children with People at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City on Saturday.

The 79-year-old actor attended a screening for his 1993 movie A Bronx Tale and told the outlet that his six older children haven’t met his 2-month-old daughter Gia Virginia yet.

He shares the newborn baby girl with his girlfriend Tiffany Chen, to whom he’s been linked since summer 2021.

When asked if his kids — Drena, 51, Raphael, 46, twins Julian and Aaron, 27, Elliot, 24, and Helen, 11 — have met the child, De Niro said, ‘Not yet, but they will.’

And for the upcoming holiday, the Goodfellas star said he is ‘just gonna spend it with the kids and all that.’

Chazz Palminteri, De Niro’s former co-star, gushed to the outlet: ‘Oh, I saw the baby. Beautiful baby.’

And his other former co-star Katharine Narducci noted that even though she hasn’t met his newest addition, De Niro is ‘an unbelievable father’ and ‘a wonderful person.’

She explained, ‘I’ve seen him around his kids, and I know his daughter Drena, and they have a beautiful relationship.’

‘And I think he’s a great guy, you know, a great dad, a great person — a great human being,’ the actress added.

It comes after the longtime entertainer shared a glimpse of his seventh child during an appearance on CBS Mornings in May.

Gia was welcomed by her parents on April 6 and weighed 8 pounds and 6 ounces.

The actor’s first two children came from his marriage to Diahnne Abbott. He went on to welcome twins with girlfriend Toukie Smith.

Elliot and Helen are shared with ex-wife Grace Hightower – the two married in 1997 and separated in 2018. 

On the Today show to promote the Tribeca Festival, he opened up about his newborn daughter and mentioned his close pal, Al Pacino.

‘Listen, Al Pacino just had a baby, I was told yesterday morning, and he’s a few years older than me. God bless him, very happy for him,’ he said.

Robert also gushed about raising a newborn once again, stating, ‘It feels great.’

In regards to how he has changed as a father, the star told host Hoda Kotb, ‘I have certain awareness — when you’re older you have awareness of certain things in life, dynamics, everything, family dynamics.’

The Goodfellas actor added, ‘You can’t avoid learning certain things and how you can deal with those and manage them and this and that, the usual. 

‘It’s amazing, but I’m very happy about it.’

Shortly after the news of his new family addition came to light, the actor told Page Six that welcoming his seventh child was ‘planned’ and questioned ‘How you could not plan that kind of thing?’

Robert both starred in and directed A Bronx Tale, which marks its 30th anniversary this year.

Prior to the screening he opened up about it to Extra as he said, ‘I am really looking forward to it, especially at the Beacon Theater… the audience… can’t wait.’

Last month he attended the 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of Martin Scorsese’s crime drama Killers Of The Flower Moon, which he stars in.

The film, which also stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Brendan Fraser and Jesse Plemons, received a nine-minute standing ovation following the screening.