A Tribute to Catherine

2,820,524 views Jan 10, 2022 Catherine, Princess of Wales (born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton; January 9, 1982) is a member of the British royal family. Her husband, Prince William, is the heir apparent to the British throne, making Catherine an expected future queen consort. Born in Reading, Middleton grew up in Bucklebury, Berkshire. She was educatedContinue reading “A Tribute to Catherine”

Spirit of the Horse~a Tribute~

“Following Justice’s Journey.” As the brilliant sun slowly sank in the western skies, I saw Justice on top of a mountain, looking down into ribbons of light in the valley below as his mom sweetly nuzzled his fuzzy mane. The light surrounding them was captivating. You could feel a cool mountain breeze blowing through theContinue reading “Spirit of the Horse~a Tribute~”

A King’s Welcome

Leading Article Australia The Spectator Australia Getty Images The Spectator Australia 6 May 2023 9:00 AM This magazine supports our constitutional monarchy and thus naturally delights in the spectacle of the coronation. Our constitutional monarchy, the by-product of the extraordinary and unique colonisation of this continent some two centuries ago, has served all Australians extremelyContinue reading “A King’s Welcome”

34 Times Princess Diana’s Colorful Royal Fashion Moments Left Us Speechless

April 15, 2023 at 3:36pm PM EDT Share If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. When people think of Princess Diana’s fashion, chances are that two things instantly come to mind: her legendary revenge dress that people still reference nearly 30Continue reading “34 Times Princess Diana’s Colorful Royal Fashion Moments Left Us Speechless”

Princess Diana’s Former Private Secretary Believes Her Death Will Cast a Shadow Over King Charles III’s Coronation

83 Kristyn Burtt Thu, May 4, 2023 at 1:24 AM GMT+10·2 min read Diana, Princess of Wales Member of the British royal family; first wife of Prince Charles (1961–1997) If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. King Charles III’s coronation thisContinue reading “Princess Diana’s Former Private Secretary Believes Her Death Will Cast a Shadow Over King Charles III’s Coronation”

A tribute to Diana, the People’s Princess, always loved, sadly missed and who never will be forgotten

Beautiful Diana- Stupid Charles didn’t know who he had married Diana loved him but he was cruel to her mainly because she was so popular and he didn’t like to take a back seat-he took up with the home wrecker who wouldn’t go away even though she had a husband and family-the petulance of CharlesContinue reading “A tribute to Diana, the People’s Princess, always loved, sadly missed and who never will be forgotten”

Sorry to break it to you, possums, but Barry Humphries was no leftie

Greg Sheridan The Australian May 4, 2023 Possums, you are barking up the wrong gum tree, if I can daringly Madge-like mix my metaphors a teensy bit, in the way you’re interpreting Barry Humphries. BH wasn’t the first to teach us to laugh at ourselves – consider Steele Rudd’s riotous Dad and Dave stories, LennieContinue reading “Sorry to break it to you, possums, but Barry Humphries was no leftie”

Australian Rhyming Poets

Well another month begins and this is my homework for the writing workshop at ABPA….. WILD BRUMBIES IN THE PARK .. Maureen Clifford © The #ScribblyBarkPoet There’s a winter chill descending on the Snowy’s plains tonight and a whippy wind is whining through the gums whilst above wild clouds are scudding – fairly charging ‘crossContinue reading “Australian Rhyming Poets”

This coronation is making me a republican again

World Julie Burchill King Charles III (Credit: Getty images) Julie Burchill 2 May 2023 2:48 AM I was never a monarchist. One of my earliest memories is of being a bolshy little girl refusing to stand up for the national anthem played (as was the custom in places of public performance back in the twentiethContinue reading “This coronation is making me a republican again”

A beautiful day today, in a fabulous country. The heat has gone, the sky is blue. So much she needs a steady hand to protect and preserve that gift with which we have been blessed.

‘The Australian Way of Life’… it is truly unique.. The Australian Way of Life A slogan or a platitude, these words could never be when lives were forged by brutal wars and love for land and sea. The people worked, they lived and roamed, from Broome to Bondi Beach to found a diverse culture thatContinue reading “A beautiful day today, in a fabulous country. The heat has gone, the sky is blue. So much she needs a steady hand to protect and preserve that gift with which we have been blessed.”

Embrace the grandeur of the coronation

Charles, Christianity and multiculturalism Features Australia Rocco Loiacono Getty Images Rocco Loiacono 29 April 2023 9:00 AM Writing in The Spectator on 12 April, Niall Gooch posed this question: Do enough of us really believe in the true spiritual power of what will be said and done in Westminster Abbey on the sixth of May?Continue reading “Embrace the grandeur of the coronation”

Barry Humphries and his Dame

Flat White The Spectator Australia 23 April 2023 Several years ago, I found one of my parents doubled over in laughter – barely containing their brimming tears and gasping breaths as a book threatened to slip onto the floor. The perpetrator of this humour was a copy of More Please: An Autobiography by Barry Humphries.Continue reading “Barry Humphries and his Dame”

Tribute

Barry Humphries and his Quadrant connection Keith Windschuttle Editor-in-chiefEditor, Quadrant Magazinekeithwindschuttle@quadrant.org.au It is not often publicly acknowledged that Barry Humphries was a political conservative and, for a big slice of his adult life, he was close to Quadrant. He made his first contribution to the magazine in 1970. It was an interview by editor PeterContinue reading “Tribute”

The trouble with censoring Jeeves and Wooster

World Melanie McDonagh Jeeves and Wooster appear in a production of PG Wodehouse’s ‘Perfect Nonsense’ at London’s Duke Of York Theatre (Credit: Getty images) Melanie McDonagh 17 April 2023 5:37 PM It would take longer than I’ve got to comb through copies of Thank you, Jeeves and Right Ho, Jeeves, to find out the waysContinue reading “The trouble with censoring Jeeves and Wooster”