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A homelessness charity boss has praised the Prince of Wales' commitment to build social housing on the Duchy of Cornwall's land.In an interview with The Sunday Times, William revealed he will build the housing on the 130,000-acre property empire he now controls after becoming the Prince of Wales.Reacting to the news, Crisis chief executive Matt Downie said it was great to see William's commitment to build the housing.

King Charles is giving up his home in Wales on the edge of the Brecon Beacons.Llwynywermod, near Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, was bought for 1.2 million by the Duchy of Cornwall estate on behalf of the then prince in March 2007 after he spent 40 years searching for the right place.The former coach house and farm buildings are at the centre of 192 acres of idyllic rolling countryside.

Dezeen has teamed up with The Mills Fabrica to livestream a series of talks presenting future-facing climate solutions using crafts during London Craft Week.You can watch the event here from 9:30am London time.Called Planet-Saving Innovations, the one-day event will feature a programme of keynotes, panels and talks where industry leaders will explore the role of crafts and design in mitigating the effects of climate change.

Tributes to Dame Vivienne Westwood have poured in following the death of the "undisputed Queen of British fashion".She died "peacefully and surrounded by her family" in London, her fashion house said in a statement.Westwood, 81, made her name with her controversial punk and new wave styles in the 1970s and went on to dress some of the biggest stars in fashion.

F ashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood has died at the age of 81.She made a name for herself on the fashion scene in the 1970s, with her androgynous designs, slogan t-shirts and irreverent attitude towards the establishment.Dame Vivienne died on Friday peacefully, and surrounded by her family in Clapham, south London, her representatives said.

Politics City officials are also considering how curriculum could include lessons on environmental justice.Less than a week after the Prince of Wales, drawn to the region's leadership on combatting climate change, brought his Earthshot Prize to Boston, at least one city councilor says she's taken some inspiration back from him - and is hoping to turn it into a new curriculum for Boston public school students.

Move along.Nothing to see here.Of course you have a right to peaceful protest.Just as I have a right to arrest you if I feel like it.So it would be a good idea for you to move quietly behind this grandstand so that the BBC cameras can't film you.Not that they would.They know their place.Besides, they will never do another royal event if they do.

So much for the magic, now for business.The coronation weekend reasserted Britain not as a modest, symbolic, bicycling monarchy of the sort adopted by many of Europe's other hereditary kingdoms.Its royal family remains spectacular, drenched in history, religion, ritual and extravagance, an all-bells-and-whistles celebrity institution.

As King Charles III was crowned in Westminster Abbey on Saturday, Hugo Burnand, a British photographer, waited in Buckingham Palace's glittering Throne Room for the most important moment of his career.The royal household had commissioned Burnand, 59, to take the official portraits of the newly crowned monarch to create images that every newspaper in the world clamor to publish, and that art historians rush to analyze.

As King Charles III was crowned in Westminster Abbey on Saturday, Hugo Burnand, a British photographer, waited in Buckingham Palace's glittering Throne Room for the most important moment of his career.The royal household had commissioned Burnand, 59, to take the official portraits of the newly crowned monarch to create images that every newspaper in the world clamor to publish, and that art historians rush to analyze.

T he Met Police is facing questioning over the arrests of dozens of people during the King's Coronation amid concern that heavy-handed policing affected the right to protest.Officers made 64 arrests on Saturday during a series of demonstrations by anti-monarchy groups.Three women's personal safety volunteers patrolling Soho and handing out rape alarms were among those detained in the early hours of Coronation day, sparking condemnation from campaigners.

Britain's King Charles III greets the crowd as he and Queen Camilla travel to Buckingham Palace in the Gold State Coach after their coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey, in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023.(Rob Pinney/Pool Photo via AP) LONDON (AP) A horse-drawn golden carriage.The sound of choristers and trumpeters filling Westminster Abbey.

The King's lifelong connection to the skies was marked in Bedford on Sunday with the small red aircraftin which he learned to fly delighting aviation and military enthusiasts in Bedford.The 70-year-old Royal de Havilland Chipmunk WP903 was among the vintage aeroplanes to take to the skies on Sunday for Shuttleworth aerodrome's King and Country Air Show.

King Charles III and his wife Camilla were crowned during a coronation service at Westminster Abbey on Saturday.Charles became the 40th reigning sovereign to be crowned at Westminster Abbey, the nation's coronation church since 1066, as Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby placed St Edward's Crown on his head.

It is always a challenge to introduce a major cast change in a long-running serial.Saturday morning, in a special episode with elements of The Crown and Succession, King Charles III finally became the focal figure of the royal ensemble if only for a day.The coronation of a British ruler is, of course, a political ritual and a religious ceremony.

They were once so close.And so it was striking, and a little sad, to see how far Charles's two sons Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, and Prince William, the Prince of Wales have drifted apart in the past few years.William had an official role in Saturday's coronation, as the heir to the throne; Harry had none at all, except as a relative demoted to the third row of Westminster Abbey.

King Charles III, Britain's first new monarch in 70 years, will be crowned on Saturday in a ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London.Those hoping to catch a glimpse of the king and queen on their way to and from the service are lining the procession route in central London, while others will watch the broadcast on screens at the city's parks, at street parties or in their homes, including on a livestream at nytimes.com.

Prince William made an unannounced trip to Poland on Wednesday to personally thank British and Polish troops supporting Ukraine's armed forces as part of a two-day visit intended to highlight Britain's support for Ukraine.William arrived in Warsaw and then traveled to the southeastern city of Rzeszow, roughly 50 miles from Poland's border, where he told troops that everyone back home thoroughly supports you.

Chef Darren McGrady has cooked for queens and princesses.For 15 years, he held court in the kitchen of Buckingham Palace during Queen Elizabeth II's reign and served as Princess Diana's personal chef.Now, he's hawking fish and chips out of a Vancouver, Washington food cart.Former royal chef McGrady, whose distinguished culinary career started at London's luxe Savoy Hotel, opened Winston's British Fish N Chips in early March, serving fried cod, chicken wings, and smoked fish chowder out of a church parking lot.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, leave after a service of thanksgiving for the reign of Queen Elizabeth II at St Paul's Cathedral in London on June 3, 2022.Matt Dunham/AP LONDON Prince Harry and his wife Meghan announced Wednesday that their daughter had been christened in a private ceremony in California, publicly calling her a princess and revealing for the first time that they will use royal titles for their children.

King Charles and senior royals held last-minute coronation rehearsals followed by a walkabout on Friday as it emerged neither Prince Harry nor Prince Andrew will play any formal role in the ceremony.Meanwhile, William and Kate joined the monarch for a stroll on The Mall to meet crowds braving the British weather ahead of the historic event.

First lady Dr. Jill Biden has arrived in London, where she is set to bear witness to the full pomp and pageantry of the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla, leading the US delegation to this weekend's highly anticipated events.It's an honor to represent the United States for this historic moment and celebrate the special relationship between our countries, she said in a tweet Thursday as she departed Washington, DC.

Millions of people across the UK and beyond are preparing to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III - a symbolic ceremony combining a religious service and pageantry.It is being held at Westminster Abbey on 6 May and the King, who will be crowned along with Camilla, the Queen Consort, will be the 40th reigning monarch crowned there since 1066.

Photos from every year of the King's life have been compiled to celebrate Charles III's coronation.The pictures, brought together by the PA news agency, show the monarch through the decades from newborn baby and toddler to university student, naval officer and daredevil prince, then husband, father and globe-trotting heir to the throne and finally as the sovereign.

LONDON King Charles III granted his youngest sibling, Prince Edward, the title of Duke of Edinburgh, Buckingham Palace said on Friday, Edward's 59th birthday.Edward, who is 13th in line to the throne and was previously the Earl of Wessex and Forfar, will hold the new title for the rest of his life, the palace said.

In October 2020, just over a year after he was elected president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife, Olena Zelenska, took an official trip to Britain that included a visit to Buckingham Palace to meet with Prince William and his wife Catherine, now Princess of Wales.At the time, the Ukrainian President, like the Prince, wore the uniform of a peace time leader: a dark suit and tie and black shoes polished to a pristine glow.

Local state school rival Eton in fearsome debate competition- Katie Glass, Ashcombe (Image: iStock) UCL's annual schools debating competition commenced on Saturday (18th of February), which saw some of the most prestigious schools in the country such as Eton and St Paul's Girls' School battle it out, as only twelve out of the forty times could break into the final to try and become the champion this British Parliamentary style debate competition.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails MasterChef presenter John Torode said being made an MBE by the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace was an incredible experience.The 57-year-old said after having the honour bestowed on him: I've been given this MBE for my contributions to food, TV and charity work and I feel very privileged.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Chris Kamara, one of football's most popular figures, described receiving his MBE from the Prince of Wales at Windsor Castle as unbelievable.The 65-year-old, known for his catchphrase unbelievable Jeff, was honoured for services to Association Football, to anti-racism and to charity.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have begun to use the titles prince and princess for their children Archie and Lilibet.Harry and Meghan's youngsters became a prince and princess when the King acceded to the throne, but have remained a plain master and miss on the Buckingham Palace website for the past six months.

Welsh rock star Bonnie Tyler said she will never get bored of singing Total Eclipse Of The Heart as she received an MBE at Windsor Castle.The 71-year-old's ballad was released 40 years ago, but she said she is immensely lucky to be able to perform the famous song alongside her other smash hit, Holding Out For A Hero. Tyler, who received her honour from the Prince of Wales on Wednesday, told the PA news agency: Lots of people ask me aren't you fed up of singing it, but there is no way, I love it and everybody does, it is a karaoke classic.

The English-language edition of Prince Harry's unflinching memoirSpare sold more than 1.4 million copies on its release day, the book's publisher has announced.The book was released by Penguin Random House on Tuesday (10 January), five days after it was leaked in Spain.The publishing company said that the book's English language edition sold over 1,430,000 units including print and digital formats in the United States, Canada and the UK on the first day it hit bookshelves.

The final part of the Sussexes' controversial Netflix documentary has aired, with claims the Palace briefed against Harry and Meghan to deflect attention from less favourable coverage of other royals.In episode five, Harry details his account of an urgent meeting between senior members of the royal family at the Sandringham Estate in 2020.

Rishi Sunak has said racism must be confronted whenever we see following the race row engulfing Buckingham Palace.Lady Susan, the Prince of Wales's 83-year-old godmother, resigned from the household and apologised after she repeatedly asked a black campaigner where she really came from.Ngozi Fulani, founder of the charity Sistah Space, expressed her shock at her treatment and described what she experienced as a form of abuse.

Lady Susan Hussey, a former lady-in-waiting to the late Queen Elizabeth II, has been forced to resign from her role as a royal aide at Buckingham Palace after a black charity boss accused her of making racist marks at a reception held by the Queen Consort.Ngozi Fulani, founder and chief executive of Britain's leading domestic abuse charity for women of African and Caribbean heritage, Sistah Spice, described the traumatic encounter in which Lady Susan persistently asked her what part of Africa she came from.

Watching Prince Harry emoting to interviewer Tom Bradby for more than an hour and 40 minutes it was impossible not to feel sympathy.Happy Valley was on BBC1 on Sunday evening while Unhappy Harry was on ITV, sitting in an agreeable room in his spacious home in California, speaking of his life's mission to curb the British press, a crusade which he was convinced the whole world would share.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will request leave from prison to attend the funeral of his friend Dame Vivienne Westwood, according to his wife.Dame Vivienne, known as the Godmother of Punk, died aged 81 on Thursday surrounded by her family in south London, prompting Mr Assange to search for a way to say goodbye despite being behind bars in London's Belmarsh prison as he fights extradition to the US.

On Thursday, Catherine, now Princess of Wales, led the largest gathering of royals since the death of Elizabeth II at a carol service in Westminster Abbey, the ancient coronation church of kings.In a ceremony dedicated to the late Queen's memory, Catherine's husband, Prince William, delivered an address hailing "the spirit of togetherness" - a nod to the nation's needy mood at the end of a stressful British year.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be invited to King Charles' coronation despite the couple's public criticism of the royal family in their new Netflix series, reports suggest.The six-part series Harry & Meghan sees Prince Harry describe a terrifying meeting about his and Meghan Markle's decision to step back as senior royals.

During a radio appearance on GBH this week, Mayor Michelle Wu disclosed that the city snagged coffee cake from Hyde Park bakery My Grandma's of New England to serve to the royals while they were in town earlier this month.The Boston Globe reports that the bakery donated three cakes for Wu to have on hand while welcoming Prince William and Kate: granny smith apple, a "Red, White, and Blue Patriot" cake with cranberries and blueberries, and the bakery's most popular flavor, cinnamon walnut.

Britain's Got Talent judge Simon Cowell and co-hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly were reunited at ICAP headquarters in London during the broker's 30th annual charity day raising money for charities across the globe on Wednesday.For an entire day, the broker company donates 100% of its revenue and brokers' commission to charity.

There is no shortage of environmental problems that need to be solved.And today in Boston, Mass.at a ceremony marked by celebrity appearances and calls to action from around the worldPrince William through his Earthshot Prize handed out over $6 million dollars to help accelerate five solutions to tackling issues on conservation, air quality, oceans, waste, and climate change.

The Boston Globe  A little over a day after the royals touched down in Boston, the Princess of Wales had already stunned with five different looks.As she and Prince William stepped off the plane at Logan Airport on Wednesday, Kate wore a navy Alexander McQueen pantsuit with a croc-embellished leather belt and a navy turtleneck.

Local "I think William and Kate are great role models for young people like me to try and change the world."Hundreds of Bostonians braved the rain to welcome Prince William and Princess Catherine at City Hall Plaza Tuesday evening.The welcome event, which included speeches from Governor-elect Maura Healey, Mayor Michelle Wu, and Prince William himself, drew both curious passersby and royal devotees.

Tell Us Prince William and Princess Catherine make a three-day visit this week.Bostonians have a rare chance to catch a glimpse of royalty this week as Britain's Prince William and Princess Catherine make a three-day visit to our city.The royal couple is in town for the Earthshot Prize at MGM Music Hall in Fenway on Friday, and in the meantime, they'll make some stops around Boston.

Gov.-elect Maura Healey laughs with Prince William during the first half of the Celtics game against the Miami Heat at the TD Garden on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, in Boston, Massachusetts.(Staff Photo By Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald) Prince William and Kate Middleton watch the first half of the Celtics game against the Miami Heat at the TD Garden on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, in Boston, Massachusetts.

Do you remember what they said?Of course, Buckingham Palace was saddened to learn of the concerning allegations of racism leveled at it by Meghan Markle when she spoke to Oprah Winfrey.But the kicker  the real poke in the eye  came in the first five words of the next sentence: While some recollections may vary, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed in private.

Racism has no place in our society, a spokesman for Prince William has said, as his godmother quit her palace aide role over unacceptable comments she made at a Buckingham Palace reception.Lady Susan Hussey, the late Queen's lady-in-waiting, resigned after she asked Ngozi Fulani, a prominent Black advocate for survivors of domestic abuse, where she really came from.