The Duke and Duchess
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex spent a few days with the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall at Castle of Mey in Caithness, Scotland.
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“Charles and Camilla care deeply for Harry and Meghan, and with all that has been going on with Meghan’s family, they wanted to get them out of the city and to the coast of Scotland. It’s beautiful at the castle, with amazing views of Orkney Islands. It was five days of time outdoors, long walks, good food and quality family time," a source told US Weekly.
four seasons in a day
The past few days have felt more like the British summers we have become used to - four seasons in a day, with a bit of cloud ☁, bit of a breeze...the odd shower... and maybe only a peek of sun! ☀☔
Does anybody have holidays planned between now and September? Do we think we’re going to get another heatwave so we can party in the parks and our backyards?
Aretha....one of the greatest singers ever
helped define the American experience. In her voice, we could feel our history, all of it and in every shade—our power and our pain, our darkness and our light, our quest for redemption and our hard-won respect. May the Queen of Soul rest in eternal peace.
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
It’s the height of the English summer - almost 30 degrees in Surrey today! ☀️☀️
It’s the height of the English summer - almost 30 degrees in Surrey today! ☀️☀️
Ireland 10-11th July!
This is something I really want to share w/ you! M&H will visit Ireland 10-11th July!
What is very important to know:
1. Ireland is a single island, situated next to Britain, but there are two countries on the island❗️
First: Northern Ireland capital is Belfast and they use officially the flag, however there have been calls for a new, neutral flag for Northern Ireland.
Second: REPUBLIC of IRELAND capital is Dublin and their official flag is: . (Or vice versa). The Republic of Ireland makes up most of the island
1. IMPORTANT: The Republic of Ireland is an INDEPENDENT sovereign state
2. Northern Ireland makes up the northeastern part of the island
3. Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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1. The currency used in the Republic of Ireland is the Euro, while in Northern Ireland people use the UK currency (sterling)
2. In the Republic of Ireland all speed limits on road signs are indicated in kilometres per hour. In Northern Ireland, speed limits are indicated in miles per hour -- watch out for this.
The Good Friday Agreement, also known as the Belfast Agreement, was signed in April 1998, and was approved by people in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, in a referendum held in May 1998.
The Agreement was a recognition that:
the majority of the population of Northern Ireland wanted to remain a part of the United Kingdom.
Some people biggest wish is to unite both countries again, but until now it is how it is... I also read somewhere (sadly i can’t remember where), that this is Harry’s very first trip to REPUBLIC OF IRELAND. (Please, correct me if is incorrect)
Meghan instead has been to Dublin several times, she has served as a Counsellor in One Young World Summits: 2014 in Dublin, and 2016 in Ottawa for ‘One Young World‘.
Background:
The Royal Air Force – the world's first independent air force – was founded on 1 April 1918, independent of the British Army and Royal Navy.
For one hundred years the RAF has defended the skies of Britain, preventing conflicts, delivering aid and combating cyber threats while working in partnership with other Services, from Operation Ruman – the UK's humanitarian assistance operation in the aftermath of hurricane Irma which hit the Caribbean in September 2017, to the RAF's Quick Reaction Alert Typhoon Aircraft, providing a UK air defence capability 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. .
Today the RAF is engaged on some 13 missions across 26 countries and is heavily committed on operations both at home and abroad.
Good Old England, will it come home?!!!
Here are the lyrics in full:It’s coming home, it’s coming home, it’s coming! Football’s coming home (x4)Everyone seems to know the score, they’ve seen it all before
They just know, they’re so sure
That England’s gonna throw it away, gonna blow it away
But I know they can play, ’cause I rememberThree lions on a shirt
Jules Rimet still gleaming
Thirty years of hurt
Never stopped me dreamingSo many jokes, so many sneers
But all those “Oh, so near”s wear you down through the years
But I still see that tackle by Moore and when Lineker scored
Bobby belting the ball, and Nobby dancingThree lions on a shirt
Jules Rimet still gleaming
Thirty years of hurt
Never stopped me dreamingEngland have done it, in the last minute of extra time!
What a save, what now!
Good old England, England that couldn’t play football!
England have got it in the bag!
I know that was then, but it could be againIt’s coming home, it’s coming home, it’s coming! Football’s coming home (x4)Three lions on a shirt
Jules Rimet still gleaming
Thirty years of hurt
Never stopped me dreamingThree lions on a shirt
Jules Rimet still gleaming
Thirty years of hurt
Never stopped me dreaming