Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton Celtic Fans party

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Great photo of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton having a party with Celtic Fans back in 1972.
Richard Burton must have been some man for a party, Burton put the equivelant of £21,000 behind the bar for Celtic fans to party on.
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Liz Taylor has a special place in the hearts of Celtic fans
As the world mourns the loss of a screen icon, a few Scots have more reason than most
Golden pair: Burton and Taylor with the Celtic fans
The death of Dame Elizabeth Taylor has been especially painful to a group of Celtic fans. They are the supporters who enjoyed a magical night in 1972 with the star and her then husband Richard Burton.
They were the Parkhead faithful who travelled to Budapest to see Celtic take on Upjest Dozsa.
Despite a performance Jock Stein called the best since Lisbon, Celtic were given a 3-0 thumping.
But the downhearted fans who headed back to the International Hotel to drown their sorrows were in for a surprise.
International movie star Richard Burton and his glamorous wife Elizabeth Taylor were also staying in the hotel while he filmed Bluebeard.
The pair’s reputation for enjoying a lively evening were not unfounded and neither were claims of their generosity.
Burton said: “You guys can eat and drink 'til you burst.” And he put £2,000 behind the bar for them (£21,000 in today’s money).
The Hollywood royalty spent the evening swilling Champagne and scoffing caviar with the football fans, soon taking their minds of the defeat.

The newspapers found the wee Celtic man in this photo
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A Celtic fan who charmed Elizabeth Taylor as a schoolboy says he is still to meet another woman who compares to her.
Sean McKenna was a cheeky 10 year old when he won a kiss from the screen icon after meeting her on a trip to see Celtic play in Budapest.
He still treasures the snapshot showing him with Elizabeth, who died last week, and then husband Richard Burton as they hold Celtic scarves and wear supporters' hats at a lavish party the couple threw for fans celebrating a European win in Hungary.
And after being tracked down by the Sunday Mail, Sean was happy to relive his memories of his unforgettable trip in March 1972.
And the Hollywood superstar planted a kiss on Sean's cheek when he handed her a bouquet of flowers.
Now 49, Sean, from Wishaw in Lanarkshire, insists she is still the most beautiful woman he has ever met.
He said: "I have never really found any woman as nice as her since, well looks wise anyway. When she came in with Richard Burton I have to admit I didn't have an inkling who they were. I had never really heard of them. But she was beautiful and everyone was making a fuss so I thought it was someone getting married. I was handed a bouquet of flowers and told to give them to the lady. It was a big corridor of folk all staring and I handed them over. She smiled at me and leaned down and kissed me on both cheeks. What I remember most is the smell of her, her perfume. It was fantastic. After she kissed me I remember looking up at her and just wondering who she was, she was so glamorous."
Sean McKenna
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