It is the selfie that has taken the world by storm and it all started right here in Glasgow.
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With one single click of a button Jayde Taylor of the Hockeyroos turned a personal momento into a world wide phenomenon, which included front page of The Times in London, featuring none other than Queen Elizabeth II herself.
Shortly after finishing the first match of the Commonwealth Games hockey tournament on Thursday morning the girls from the Australian team discovered that Her Majesty was in the vicinity.
The players then strategically positioned themselves to take a photograph of themselves while the Royal entourage exited the Glasgow International Hockey Centre.
But in a moment now captured in time forever Taylor managed to place herself and teammate Brooke Peris into frame with the Queen not only in picture but smiling while looking straight down the lens.
The image was posted on Twitter with an accompanying message: “Ahhh The Queen photo-bombed our selfie!! #royalty #sheevensmiled #amazing #Glasgow2014 @Hockeyroos.”
It has since been retweeted 11,000 times and like 2400 times on Instagram (as of midnight that same day, some 12 hours after the now famed incident occurred).
Not only that but it has attracted much media attention across the globe, and while Ellen may still be on the wish list Taylor can tick off one of the oldest and renowned mastheads from the English capital.
Not bad for a days work, which also, just for the record, included a 4-0 victory for Taylor and the Hockeyroos against Malaysia.
The funny thing about all of this was being able lucky enough to watch it all transpire live.
Having jagged tickets to watch that particular Hockeyroos match only two days before and then getting a generous tip off from a volunteer, who suggested we should put off our coffee run and resume our positions upstairs because someone particularly important would be arriving, it all just escalated from there.
Our Australian travelling crew, which includes #GlasowGold pair Mossy and Robbo, waved to the Queen from distance and even had unofficial mascot, inflatable boxing kangaroo Jumpy, pictured standing next to the Royal car awaiting a lift.
That seemed exciting enough but it was nothing compared to what happened next for Jayde Taylor and there would have been little sleep in Hockeyroos camp overnight.
Also out and about during day one of competition was the men’s triathlon with big crowds heading to Strathclyde.
Former Maitland Triathlon Club member Aaron Royle finished eighth in the men’s race on the opening day of competition on Thursday.
England won four of the available medals, including gold in both the men’s and women’s races, however, the loudest cheers were reserved for the Scottish competitors.
At one stage local Mark Austin was mixing with the Brownlee brothers but despite falling back the punters supported him home the loudest.
Although they didn’t collect any medals on that occasion (the hosts made up for it in the pool and judo arena) the Scottish were already winners because of the amazing summer weather gracing their shores for the Commonwealth Games.
The hot, sun-drenched day prompted many punters to carry on an age-old Glaswegian tradition being “Taps Aff” or, as we might say in Australia, “shirts off”.
Sir Chris Hoy being security checked on day one of the Commonwealth Games because his identity was unknown despite the velodrome in Glasgow being named in his honour.
For updates throughout the Commonwealth Games check out the Mercury website as well as @joshuacallinan on Twitter or joshcal6 on Instagram.
