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[llewelynpritch]

Boris Johnson cannot be trusted: ‘There were disagreements between Boris Johnson and Baroness Hallett on the terms of reference for the UK COVID-19 Inquiry. The disagreements primarily revolved around the breadth of the subject matter or material sought by Baroness Hallett, particularly the unredacted WhatsApp messages and diaries of Boris Johnson, who was the Prime Minister during the pandemic 3 6.’#AI #Perplexity #OpenSource Llewelyn Pritchard 7 December 2023

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[crazy-loca-blog]

Reblogging because I just realized The Unexpected Heiress is available for everyone...

**PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS POST MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS!!!**

Personal thoughts on… The Unexpected Heiress… who killed Amelia Hayes?

Note: As the title says, these are just personal opinions on Choices books and chapters. Of course, you may agree or disagree with them, I only use this platform to express my thoughts on what I read every week.

Finally!! It’s been a while since the last time a book other than Open Heart gave me all those “I need to write about this” vibes I usually talk about. I didn’t think this book would surprise me.

The Unexpected Heiress is a VIP release that should be about to finish (my bet is that there are only two or three chapters left). If you haven’t had the chance to read it, and you don’t mind about spoilers, let me give you a little context: Amelia Hayes is an American girl who’s engaged to Francis Somerset, a British aristocrat, in an arranged marriage. One day, Amelia suddenly dies from natural causes. That’s when our MC (her default name is Lillian Hayes) must take Amelia’s place and marry Francis, even though they don’t want to marry each other. After a while, both Francis and the MC discover that Amelia was murdered, so they decide to fake an engagement to find out who killed her.

I’ll be super honest: the book is slow, it really seems like nothing happens and that the clues only lead you to dead ends, but once you’ve collected enough clues (there are many throughout the book!) and you can start guessing who killed Amelia, things become quite interesting. By now I have three main suspects (of course I may be wrong), so I’ll go discarding the possible murderers while explaining why I don’t think they killed her (or why I think they did). These are all the characters in the book:

Keep reading

[alj4890]

Choices September Challenge

Day 29 Polite

(Hugh Crawford x MC*Elizabeth Hayes) in a Choices The Unexpected Heiress drabble.

A/N This is one book I wish had been released in its entirety like the other VIP books. I need more moments between the MC and Hugh.

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Masterlist

Comfort and Cherish

Somerset Garden Party...

Elizabeth could practically feel her temper spike as she listened to the pompous earl. For being a member of polite society, he certainly felt no compunction in sharing his unwanted opinions.

"Though it is a pity your sister departed this earth, she had become a bit high handed in her views." Lord Tully chortled with a few of the guests who stood nearby.

Lady Huntsbury softly spoke up. "I think if she had lived, Miss Amelia's passionate nature would have turned to the family she would have created with Francis."

"Quite right." He agreed. "Politics and the running of the world is a man's duty." Lord Tully snorted in irritation. "Miss Amelia's thoughts tended to be, not that I expect you ladies to understand, anti-imperialist."

"I know what that term means." Elizabeth snapped. "And Amelia never formed political opinions without thoroughly gathering information from both sides of an argument!"

Lord Tully's face darkened. "You are becoming emotional, Miss Hayes." He said, his voice held a tinge of warning. "This is why women have no place in the running of the world. Your delicate sensibilities cannot form a rational argument nor easily take part in a debate."

"Oh!" Elizabeth's teacup rattled in its saucer. "Why you insuf--"

"Pardon me everyone." Hugh swooped in, gently placing a hand on her arm. "Lady Ashbourne sent me to fetch Miss Hayes."

Elizabeth bit back the insults she was ready to hurl and stiffly bowed her head in farewell.

Once they were out of earshot, she searched the grounds. "Where is Lady Ashbourne?"

"Haven't a clue to her whereabouts." Hugh admitted. "I only used her name to save you from a conversation that was about to become the latest bit of gossip."

She placed her tea cup on a nearby table. "I know I should thank you, but nothing would give me more pleasure than setting that old man in his place."

"Baroness Pritchard was there eagerly taking in every word you exchanged." He reminded her. "I know that if nothing else, you would not wish to give the Somerset family anything to be embarrassed over."

Her shoulders slumped in defeat. "Must you be the voice of reason right now?"

His lips curved in a smile. "I think you could use a moment away from these polite guests."

"Can we?" Elizabeth turned pleading eyes to him. "I would give anything to escape the pitying glances and the dowager's disapproval whenever I engage in conversation."

He held his arm out. "I know just the place."

The walk toward a nearby meadow helped her let go of the anger she held towards people like Lord Tully.

"Amelia put her heart in everything she did." Elizabeth explained as she found a place to sit.

"Sounds like it is an inherited trait." He sat down next to her.

Her smile flashed briefly at the compliment.

Memories of her older sister came to mind. She remembered the times Amelia encouraged her to never doubt herself. The help she had given Elizabeth every step of her way through the awkward phases of childhood. Amelia had been her confidante, the only one to listen without criticism to her thoughts.

There were times when it physically hurt to realize that she would never feel that accepting security her sister had provided.

"You approved of Amelia." She mumbled.

"I did." Hugh turned toward her. "I was proud to call her a friend." His gaze became distant as he thought back. "She had the ability to inspire one to stand firmly against injustice that, I think, many of us tend to ignore through our complacency."

"She did, indeed."

Silence fell between them once more as they enjoyed the peacefulness of the meadow.

"Hugh, I miss her so much." Elizabeth took a deep breath. "When Amelia left for England, I felt like a piece of me had gone with her." Her eyes filled with the tears she had been forced to only shed in private. "And now knowing I will never regain that piece, I..."

She struggled to speak. How could she go on with the knowledge that she would never see Amelia again?

Hugh pulled her into his arms. Unable to stand to see her heartache, he pressed a tender kiss to the top of her head.

She snuggled against his chest when his arms tightened around her.

"I am sorry, Elizabeth." He said softly. "The loss we felt when she died is nothing compared to yours."

She closed her eyes, settling into this type of comfort she had never experienced before. She could feel in his gentle embrace a sense of being cherished, as if she herself was a treasure rather than the wealth she would bring to a marriage.

The tenseness of the afternoon dissipated within his arms, leaving her with a deep sense of peace. It was a type of tranquility that she wanted to never end. The thought of a lifetime with Hugh was her heart's fervent wish.

Hugh was of like mind as he held her. Everything about her drew him to Elizabeth. Being the one she readily accepted comfort one was a position he hoped to have for the rest of his life. The ease in which she relaxed when he wrapped his arms around her continued to fan the flames of hope he had for them. Though he knew he shouldn't plan a future just yet, he couldn't stop his heart from yearning for what could be.

[korgbelmont]

Now Added: Nicolette Pritchard / Baroness Pritchard

Nicolette Pritchard / Baroness Pritchard has now been added to the Transparents folder

[armeniaitn]

All-party parliamentary group for Armenia relaunched in the United Kingdom

New Post has been published on https://armenia.in-the.news/politics/all-party-parliamentary-group-for-armenia-relaunched-in-the-united-kingdom-28805-02-07-2020/

All-party parliamentary group for Armenia relaunched in the United Kingdom

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (the APPG) for Armenia held its inaugural Annual General meeting with a cross-party group of MPs and House of Lord peers. The meeting elected Tim Loughton FSA MP as Chair, the Armenian National Committee of UK informs.

The mission of the APPG is to cultivate deeper relations between Armenia and the United Kingdom in areas such as trade, tourism, education and development.

“The security of Armenia is a major concern. Promoting its security not only establishes stability in the region but also advances commercial interest of United Kingdom,” ANC UK said.

The APPG further appointed: The RT. Hon. The Baroness Cox FRCS FRCN, Andrew Rosindell MP, James Gray MP, Mark Pritchard MP, Feryal Clark MP as Vice Chairs; and James Murray MP as Officer. Annette Moskofian Chairperson of the Armenian National Committee (ANC) United Kingdom was appointed as Secretariat.

Chargé d’affaires of the Armenian Embassy, Gagik Kirakosyan was also present at the meeting as a guest.

Read original article here.

[fleurtyherald]

For my 14th-century wardrobe I would like to make a silk filet (or fillet, I’ve seen it spelled both ways) and a silk belt. I bought a navy blue wool one but wanted to have a more historically accurate one.

My blue filet made from wool floss and embellished with pewter laurel wreaths and pearls

FILET

Based on information from Textiles and Clothing (Crowfoot 19), I chose to use silk floss. I wanted to come as close as I could to the type of silk described there, though the thread that we are modernly able to obtain is a bit lighter than what was used to weave the original. Like the extant filet, I asked the weaver to weave with 26 tablets, 4 turned together as border (2 per side) and 22 turned together in the center.

Reproduction Piece (de Huntington) & Extant Piece

The extant 14th-century filet shows impressions from mounts that were attached. I chose laurel wreath spangles that I could sew to the filet, in keeping with the technique displayed in the extant piece. I hope to wear it with temple braids as seen in period art, perhaps even with false braids as mention in Crowfoot’s book.

I may end up attaching a pair of false braids like the one pictured below so I can easily wear the style at a moment’s notice 🙂

Baroness Kai of Seleone made my filet according to the directions in Textiles and clothing:1150-1450 using a dark red silk floss.

BELT

For the belt (a future project) I was inspired by an extant 14th-century belt made from a tablet woven band in the “Erfurt Treasure” (Erfurter Schatzfundes ca. 1349).

It was reproduced and woven with 6-hole-tablets by Nikolaus Hofbauer.

More to come on that project!

SOURCES

Crowfoot, E., Pritchard, F., & Staniland, K. Textiles and clothing:1150-1450. 1992. London: The Boydell Press.

de Huntington, Cristiana. “Silk Filet”. 2017. Web. https://dehuntington.wordpress.com/ruffled-veils/silk-filet/

Hofbauer, Nikolaus. “Erfurt Treasure 1349”. 2017. Web. http://aisling.biz/index.php/galerie/historisch/spaetmittelalter/254-borte-nach-dem-erfurter-schatzfund

Hofbauer, Nikolaus. “Erfurt Treasure 1349”. 2017. Web. http://neuesausdergotik.blogspot.co.at/2015/06/der-schein-der-gotik.html

Priest-Dorman. “Three Recipes for Fourteenth and Fifteenth Century Tablet Weaving”. 1995. Web. https://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/3recipes.html

Tablet Weaving A Silk Filet & Belt For my 14th-century wardrobe I would like to make a silk filet (or fillet, I've seen it spelled both ways) and a silk belt.

[vintage1981]

Film icons Caroline Munro, Martine Beswicke, Veronica Carlson, and Christopher Neame  in HOUSE OF THE GORGON Now Funding of Indiegogo!

The year is 1896 and the lovely Isobel Banning travels with her mother Anna to the village of Carlstadt to marry her university sweetheart Dr. Julian Pritchard.

Along their journey they meet the mysterious Father Llewellyn, the local priest, who refuses to explain why the villagers appear to be in a state of mortal fear... as if the town is hiding a terrible secret.

Frightened and confused, Isobel and Anna readily accept an invitation from Dr. Pritchard to stay with him and his aunt, the Baroness Bartov, in their large chateau overlooking the town... unaware of the ancient horror that lies within.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/house-of-the-gorgon-film-horror#/

[londontheatre]

Full casting has been announced for the West End transfer of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, directed by Jonathan Butterell and written by Dan Gillespie Sells and Tom MacRae, which will play a limited season at the Apollo Theatre from Monday 6 November following a critically acclaimed run at Sheffield Crucible.

As previously announced John McCrea will return to play the title role of Jamie alongside Josie Walker who reprises her role as his Mum, Margaret. They are joined by the following original cast members from the run in Sheffield Daniel Davids (Levi), Mina Anwar (Rayia ‘Ray’ Begum), Luke Baker (Dean Paxton), Courtney Bowman (Fatimah), Tamsin Carroll (Miss Hedge), James Gillan (Tray Sophisticay), Harriet Payne (Bex), Shiv Rabheru (Cy), Lucie Shorthouse (Pritti Pasha) and Kirstie Skivington (Vicki) along with Alex Anstey (Laika Virgin), Luke Bayer, Marvyn Charles, Ken Christiansen (Jamie’s Dad), Jordan Cunningham (Sayid), Ryan Hughes (Mickey), Daniel Jacob (Sandra Bollock), Cherelle Jay, Rebecca McKinnis, Phil Nichol (Hugo), Chloe Pole and Lauran Rae (Becca).

Fairy tales really do come true. Jamie New is sixteen and lives on a council estate in Sheffield. Jamie doesn’t quite fit in. Jamie is terrified about the future. Jamie is going to be a sensation.

Supported by his brilliant loving mum and surrounded by his friends, Jamie overcomes prejudice, beats the bullies and steps out of the darkness, into the spotlight. This fabulous, funny, feelgood brand new musical sensation hits London with catchy new songs by lead singer-songwriter of The Feeling Dan Gillespie Sells and writer Tom MacRae. Sixteen: the edge of possibility. Time to make your dreams come true.

Music by Dan Gillespie Sells Book and Lyrics by Tom MacRae From an idea by Jonathan Butterell Directed by Jonathan Butterell Design by Anna Fleischle Choreography by Kate Prince Lighting design by Lucy Carter Sound design by Paul Groothuis Video design by Luke Halls Musical direction by Theo Jamieson Casting by Will Burton

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie Trailer

CAST BIOGRAPHES Alex Anstey plays Laika Virgin and is making his West End debut in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie. Previous theatre credits include Pageant (London Irish Centre) and Peter Pan (International tour). Alex performs around the UK as his drag alter ego Vileda Moppe, and won Drag Idol in 2016.

Daniel Davids is returning to the role of Levi. Previous theatre credits include The Lion King (Lyceum Theatre), A New World: A Life of Thomas Paine (The Shakespeare Globe Theatre), Meet The Adebanjo’s (Broadway Theatre & The Hackney Empire), My Name is Tom (Dugdale Centre), A Harlem Story (Jermyn Street Theatre) and Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Sheffield Crucible).

Mina Anwar is returning to the role of Rayia ‘Ray’ Begum. Mina has previously appeared on stage in Twelfth Night (Royal Exchange), Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Sheffield Crucible), The Infidel – The Musical (Theatre Royal Stratford East), Hard Times (Library Theatre), Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Nottingham Playhouse), The Vagina Monologues (West End / Tour), Talent (UK Tour), King Lear (Sheffield Crucible), Skeleton (Soho Theatre), Too Much Too Young (London Bubble), The Iron Man (Young Vic), Hair (Broadway Musical Theatre Company, New York). Film credits include The Infidel and Maybe Baby. Television credits include The Worst Witch, Doctor Who, The A Word, In The Club, Upstart Crow, Marley’s Ghosts, Scott and Moving On, Remember Me, Happy Valley, House of Anubis, A Passionate Woman, The Sarah Jane Adventures 2-5, The Invisibles, Shameless, Birthday Girl, The Flint St. Nativity, The Thin Blue Line.

Luke Baker is returning to the role of Dean Paxton. Previous theatre credits include Sunny Afternoon (Harold Pinter Theatre), Link Larkin in Hairspray (Cork Opera House), I Can’t Sing! (London Palladium), Bare (Greenwich Theatre), Beautiful Thing (Arts Theatre & UK Tour), Aladdin with Paul O’Grady’s Lily Savage at the O2 (Michael Rose Productions), Ultimate Broadway (Shanghai), All The Fun of the Fair (UK Tour), Peter Pan (UK Tour), Sign of the Times (Duchess Theatre) and Salad Days (Riverside Studios).

Courtney Bowman is returning to the role of Fatimah. Courtney’s theatre credits include Martha in Blondel (Union Theatre), Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Sheffield Crucible) and The Wind in the��Willows (UK Tour).

Tamsin Carroll is returning to the role of Miss Hedge. Tamsin’s numerous theatre credits include Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Sheffield Crucible), Shirley in Strictly Ballroom (West Yorkshire Playhouse and Global Creatures), Baroness Bomburst in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (West Yorkshire Playshouse), Chairy Barnu in Barnum (Chichester Festival Theatre), Rita in Casa Valentina (Southwark Playhouse), Ellen in Miss Saigon (Prince Edward Theatre), The Magistrate (National Theatre), Emma Goldman in Ragtime (Regents Park Open Air Theatre), Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Regents Park Open Air Theatre), Nancy in Oliver! (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Magenta in The Rocky Horror Show (ATG and New Theatricals – Sydney and Melbourne), Martha in Company (Kookaburra), Dusty Springfield in Dusty (Dusty Productions), Isabella in Measure for Measure (Bell Shakespeare Co) Rizzo in Grease – The Arena Spectacular (SEL/GFO), Tracy Lord in High Society (The Production Company), Allie/Olivia on Harbour/The Republic of Myopia (STC), Rita in Side Show Alley (Workshop-Pratt Foundation), Rose in Bye Bye Birdie (The Production Company), Sheila in Hair (The Production Company), Nancy in Oliver! (IMG), Marianna Ranate in Shout, Vicki in Long Gone Lonesome Cowboys (Railway Street Theatre), Red Riding Hood in Into The Woods(MTC). Film credits include Goddess, Holy Smoke and Ms Understanding. Tamsin’s television credits include Nicole in Eastenders, A Difficult Woman, Above The Law, All Saints, Heartbreak High and The Three Stooges.

Ken Christiansen plays Jamie’s Dad. Ken’s theatre credits include A Jovial Crew, Anthony & Cleopatra, The School of Night and Misha’s Party (RSC), Mother Courage and Her Children (National Theatre) alongside Diana Rigg, and as Eric Birling in Stephen Daldry’s landmark production of An Inspector Calls (National Theatre/West End), Fool For Love (UK Tour), Handbag (UK Tour), An Absolute Turkey (West End), Unleashed and White Something (Arcola), Lord of the Flies (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre), Death Takes a Holiday (Charing Cross Theatre), Closer to Heaven (Union Theatre), Pacific Overtures (Union Theatre), The Rise and Fall of Little Voice (Union Theatre) and The Fix (Union Theatre). Television credits include Kingmakers, Picking Up The Pieces, Insiders, Coronation Street, Mrs Hartley And The Growth Centre, The History File: Germany, Cracker, Where The Heart Is, Casualty, Holby City, Dream Team, Peak Practice, Midsomer Murders, Hollyoaks, Doctors, 9/11:Voices From The Air, 50 Ways To Kill Your Lover, Fortitude and The Bill. Film credits include The Selfish Giant, Treacle, War Bride, Fish-Eye, First Love, Last Day on Earth, Gorka, The Obit Woman, Bug, The Resurrection, Cabrón, Empire, Chasing Robert Barker, The Black Prince, Slayers, Breathe Easy. Radio credits include David Grieg’s The Events.

Jordan Cunningham plays Sayid. Previous theatre credits include Ritchie Valens in The Buddy Holly Story (UK Tour), West Side Story (Kilworth House Theatre), Stiles and Drewes Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure (Really Useful Theatres) and Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Sheffield Theatres).

James Gillan returns to the role of Tray Sophisticay. Full theatre credits include Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Sheffield Crucible), The Donkey Show (Camden Proud Galleries), The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe (Rose Theatre Kingston), Little Shop of Horrors (Aberystwyth Arts Theatre), The Secret Garden (Birmingham Rep and West Yorkshire Playhouse), Peter Pan (West Yorkshire Playhouse and the Royal Festival Hall), original Boq in Wicked (Apollo Victoria Theatre), Assassins (Sheffield Crucible), Starlight Express (Apollo Victoria theatre and UK Tour), Taboo (UK Tour), Fame (Arena Tour of Sweden), Godspell (Chichester Festival Theatre), Anthony and Cleopatra (Shakespeare’s Globe), Julius Caesar (Shakespeare’s Globe), Pippin (The Bridewell Theatre), Tommy (Shaftesbury Theatre), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (UK Tour) and James and the Giant Peach (UK Tour). Television credits include Doctors, ‘Orrible, Casualty, The Seven Industrial Wonders of the World,  The Inbetweeners, The C Word, A Tale of Two Cities and Suspects.

Ryan Hughes plays Mickey and is making his West End debut in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie. Ryan has performed in Groove on Down the Road, Into the Hoods: Remixed and The Mad Hatters Tea Party for ZooNation.

Daniel Jacob plays Sandra Bollock. Theatre credits include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (UK Tour), Ragtime (JWC Productions), Aladdin (Blue Genie Entertainment), Bugsy Malone (Future Cinema), Angelina Ballerina the Mousical (UK Tour), Charming Dick (Royal Vauxhall Tavern), The Macbeths (Ferodo Bridges CIC), Rent Party (Darren Pritchard Dance). Daniel also originated the role of The Diva in the award winning play, Testosterone by Rhum & Clay. Screen credits include Piss Off, I Love You and Queer Britain. Daniel is also known by his Drag Queen persona, Vinegar Strokes. John McCrea returns to the role of Jamie New. His theatre credits include The Buskers Opera (Park Theatre), Peter Pan (Adelphi Theatre), Streets and RENT! (Cockpit Theatre), The Sound of Music and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (London Palladium), Barney’s Colourful World and The King and I (National Tour). John’s television credits include Documental, The Catherine Tate Show, New Tricks, Kerching! and Let’s Roll With Roland Butter. Film credits include God’s Own Country (Sundance Film Festival 2017), Late Night With Albin, Balbita and The Cult (Shorts). Workshops include Stella Boulton in Fanny & Stella, Jez in Philip Ridley’s Moonfleece and Jamie in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.

Phil Nichol plays Hugo. Theatre credits include The Machine (Manchester International Festival/ The Park Avenue Armory New York), One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Gielgud), Twelve Angry Men (Assembly Rooms) and Taboo (Venue Theatre). Telvision and film credits include Man Down, Catastrophe, Siblings, Uncle, Holy Flying Circus, Confetti. Phil is Artistic Director of Comedians Theatre Company, and has produced and starred in over 15 shows in the past 12 years including True West, School for Scandal, Killer Joe, Gagarin Way and Talk Radio. Phil is also a stand-up comedian, and having been twice nominated previously, won the 2006 Edinburgh Comedy Award.

Harriet Payne returns to the role of Bex. Full theatre credits include Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Sheffield Crucible), Charlotte’s Web (Gordon Craig Theatre Stevenage), Snow White (Southport Theatre and Grimsby Auditorium), Sleeping Beauty (Millfield Arts Centre London), The Little Mermaid (Dugdale Centre London), Beauty and the Beast (The Victoria Theatre Halifax), The Wizard of Oz (UK Tour) and Spring Awakening (The Bull Theatre Barnet).

Shiv Rabheru returns to the role of Cy. Shiv’s theatre credits include The Taming of the Shrew (Lazarus Theatre Company), Submission (The King’s Head Theatre and The Edinburgh Fringe Festival), Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Sheffield Crucible), Prevent Tours (The Bunker Theatre), Cats (UK and European Tour), Sleeping Beauty (Millfield Arts Theatre), Celebrity Cruises (Celebrity Infinity) and Dick Whittington (Imagine Theatre).

Lauran Rae plays Becca. Her theatre credits include Jesus Christ Superstar (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre), Bugsy Malone (Lyric Hammersmith), Ghost (Asian Tour), Hairspray (Macau), Heathers (The Other Palace), Hairspray (Gordon Craig Theatre), Bare (Greenwich Theatre), Aladdin (Cambridge Arts Theatre) and Get Ready (Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells). Television credits include Ghetto Heaven (TV Pilot).

Lucie Shorthouse returns to the role of Pritti Pasha. Full theatre credits include Roller Diner (Soho Theatre), Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Sheffield Crucible), The House of In Between (Theatre Royal Stratford East) and The Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare’s Globe). Television credits include Line of Duty, Doctors and The Sound of Music Live.

Kirstie Skivington returns to the role of Vicki. Full theatre credits include Jesus Christ Superstar (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre), Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Sheffield Crucible), Side Show (Southwark Playhouse), West Side Story (Salzburg Festival), Bend It Like Beckham (Phoenix Theatre), I Can’t Sing (London Palladium), Viva Forever (Piccadilly Theatre) and Ghost (Piccadilly Theatre).

Josie Walker returns to the role of Margaret New. Her theatre credits include The Plough and the Stars, Husbands and Sons, 3 Winters, The Silver Tassie and War Horse for the National Theatre, Matilda The Musical (RSC and Cambridge Theatre), Enjoy (UK Tour, Gielgud Theatre), Corrie – the Play by Jonathan Harvey (The Lowry Manchester) and The Secret Garden (West Yorkshire Playhouse). Television credits include Midwinter of the Spirit, Call the Midwife, Waterloo Road, Psychoville, Holby City, Eastenders, Blessed, and The Bill. Film credits include Where Hands Touch, Fishbowl and Sleeping Beauty.

Luke Bayer plays Swing. Theatre credits include Yank! The Musical (Hope Mill Theatre), The 12 Tenors (China Tour), Les Miserables (Queen’s Theatre), Out There The Musical (Original YMT Cast). Luke was a finalist in The X Factor 2007.

Marvyn Charles plays Swing. Theatre credits include Thriller Live (Lyric Theatre and International Tours), Milkshake Live! The Magic Story Book (UK Tour), In The Night Garden Live! (UK Tour), Smurfs Live on Stage (Saudi Arabia), Dora the Explorer (International Tours), Red Show (Ferrari World, Abu Dhabi) and Robin Hood (Elgiva Theatre). Film and television credits include Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

Cherelle Jay plays Swing. Theatre credits include I Can’t Sing! (London Palladium) and Some Like It Hop Hop (UK Tour and West End) and Into The Hoods (The Peakcock Theatre and UK Tour) for ZooNation. Film and television credits include The Holiday.

Rebecca McKinnis plays Understudy Margaret New, Rayia ‘Ray’ Begum and Miss Hedge. Theatre credits include MAMMA MIA! (Novello Theatre and Prince of Wales Theatre), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Playhouse Theatre), A Small Family Business (National Theatre), Viva Forever (Piccadilly Theatre), Les Miserables (25th Anniversary Tour), We Will Rock You (Dominion Theatre), Fat Pig (Trafalgar Studios), Three Hours After Marriage (Union Theatre), The Taming of the Shrew and Beggars’ Opera (both Changeling Theatre Company), Taboo (UK Tour), Starting Here Starting Now (Upstairs at the Gatehouse), Half A Sixpence and Charley’s Aunt for CMC.

Chloe Pole plays Swing, and is making her West End debut in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.

EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE Apollo Theatre 31 Shaftesbury Avenue London W1D 7ES PREVIEWS FROM : Monday 6th November 2017 PRESS NIGHT: Wednesday 22 November 2017

Tickets on sale from £12.00

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VIVAT REGINA! VICTORIA IS BACK ON OUR SCREENS!

  The second series of Victoria began on Sunday 27th August on ITV1. DANIELA HOLTZ and ADRIAN SCHILLER both returned in their series regular roles as Baroness Lehzen and Penge. Joining them as a series regular is TILLY STEELE who plays Cleary, a junior dresser to the Queen. Also appearing in the series will be MURRAY FRASER as Ewan and ANDREW HAVILL as Doctor Pritchard. ANDY DE LA TOUR will be appearing in the Christmas Special later this year!

  Victoria airs on ITV1 on Sunday evenings at 9pm.

VIVAT REGINA! VICTORIA IS BACK ON OUR SCREENS! was originally published on Scott Marshall

[llewelynpritch]

Full title Preface: Established facts by Independent Research 1969- with reference to: DAWN STURGESS PUBLIC INQUIRY formally established on 17 March 2022 Part 1/2 Llewelyn Pritchard MA 

1. Boris Johnson resigned as Foreign Secretary 9 July 2018 the day after Dawn Sturgess died from Novichok poisoning.

2. The abrupt timing of Johnson's resignation is beyond coincidence and highly significant to help rebuild the integrity of the British political system for the following reasons:

i) Putin's calculated 'Seeds Of Discord and Division Russian Interference' in the EU Brexit Election 2016' took its evil, strategic effect as he sought to weaken UK's economic, social, political relationship/reliance with the EU and in particular, its military relationship/reliance with NATO.

ii) Putin's 'Russian Interference' was facilitated/enabled by his agents' 'quid pro quo' 'constitutionally corrosive' secretive meetings, parties and agreement with Boris Johnson then Foreign Secretary. #PutinCultivatedJohnson.

iii) Putin's 'Russian Interference' was further facilitated/enabled by his agents' 'quid pro quo' 'constitutionally corrosive' secretive meetings, parties and agreement with Donald Trump and his cronies. #PutinCultivatedTrump.

iv) Putin's ambition for Brexit as intimated by Marina Litvinenko, was synchronised by Putin with Johnson's own 'Brexit Seeds of Discord and Division' ego-aggrandizement ambition to be Prime Minister,

v) Johnson's unrealistic, personal ambition to be Prime Minister facilitated Putin's ultimately successful Brexit ambition.

vi) Putin's Alexander Litvenenko assassination and Charley Rowley, Sergei and Yulia Skirpals Novichok poisonings 'Fear and Terror Campaign UK' caused Johnson to flee the scene of the crime in a cowardly, treasonous and traitorly fashion.

vii) Theresa May rapidly appointed Jeremy Hunt as Foreign Secretary 9 July 2018 - 24 July 2019 most likely to cover up Johnson's cowardly, treasonous, traitorly resignation and the culpability of other Government officials.

viii) Since the above deaths and attempted assassinations, a secretive 'Tory Protection Racket' remains in place to cover Boris Johnson and cronies culpability.

ix) The 'Tory Protection Racket' as evidenced by Conservative MPs including Rishi Sunak choosing not to vote in favour of the Committee Of Privileges recommendations regarding Boris Johnson's behavior.

x) The 'Tory Protection Racket' as evidenced by Boris Johnson's DisHonourable honours list.

xi) Rishi Sunak's failure to defy convention and block Boris Johnson's DisHonourable honours list.

Recommendation: Boris Johnson's behaviour needs further independent and impartial investigation by the Dawn Sturgess Public Inquiry.

DAWN STURGESS PUBLIC INQUIRY part 2/2

Background

‘On 18 November 2021 the Home Secretary announced the Government’s decision to establish an inquiry under the Inquiries Act 2005 to investigate the death of Dawn Sturgess.

Dawn Sturgess was pronounced dead at Salisbury District Hospital on 8 July 2018. The post mortem indicated the cause of her death was Novichok poisoning.

The Inquiry was formally established on 17 March 2022.

The Inquiry has been set up to take the place of the Inquest, (conducted by the Coroner, Rt Hon Baroness Hallett DBE), in order to allow all relevant evidence to be heard.

The Inquiry is chaired by The Rt Hon Lord Hughes of Ombersley (https://lnkd.in/eFuSwbuy About).’

TERMS OF REFERENCE

1. ‘Subject to paragraph 2 below, the Chair is to conduct an investigation into the death of Dawn Sturgess in order to:

a) Ascertain, in accordance with section 5(1) of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 who the deceased was; how; when and where she came by her death; and the particulars (if any) required by the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 to be registered concerning the death;

b) Identify, so far as consistent with section 2 of the Inquiries Act 2005, (i.e. 'No determination of liability (1) An inquiry panel is not to rule on, and has no power to determine, any person's civil or criminal liability. (2) But an inquiry panel is not to be inhibited in the discharge of its functions by any likelihood of liability being inferred from facts that it determines or recommendations that it makes.') where responsibility for the death lies; and

c) Make such recommendations as may seem appropriate.

2. That investigation is to take into account the investigations which have already been conducted by the Coroner (Baroness Hallett).’

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Personal thoughts on… The Unexpected Heiress… who killed Amelia Hayes?

Note: As the title says, these are just personal opinions on Choices books and chapters. Of course, you may agree or disagree with them, I only use this platform to express my thoughts on what I read every week.

Finally!! It’s been a while since the last time a book other than Open Heart gave me all those “I need to write about this” vibes I usually talk about. I didn’t think this book would surprise me.

The Unexpected Heiress is a VIP release that should be about to finish (my bet is that there are only two or three chapters left). If you haven’t had the chance to read it, and you don’t mind about spoilers, let me give you a little context: Amelia Hayes is an American girl who’s engaged to Francis Somerset, a British aristocrat, in an arranged marriage. One day, Amelia suddenly dies from natural causes. That’s when our MC (her default name is Lillian Hayes) must take Amelia’s place and marry Francis, even though they don’t want to marry each other. After a while, both Francis and the MC discover that Amelia was murdered, so they decide to fake an engagement to find out who killed her.

I’ll be super honest: the book is slow, it really seems like nothing happens and that the clues only lead you to dead ends, but once you’ve collected enough clues (there are many throughout the book!) and you can start guessing who killed Amelia, things become quite interesting. By now I have three main suspects (of course I may be wrong), so I’ll go discarding the possible murderers while explaining why I don’t think they killed her (or why I think they did). These are all the characters in the book:

1. The Somerset family: This was an arranged marriage, so… why not? Well, after a few chapters we found out that Francis was truly in love with Amelia, to the point that he had started an investigation to discover the truth behind her death. Also, the Somersets have financial problems, so they needed Amelia’s family money to keep their status. Based on this, I think no one in this family is guilty of murder.

2. The servants: Unlike most mystery books, the servants have nothing to do with Amelia’s death. At first, Effie seemed suspicious, but then she told us Amelia actually encouraged her to pursue her dream of becoming a nurse, so that was enough reason to discard her. As per Mrs. Watmore and Mr. Barnes, they sure hated Amelia… but in the end, they also needed the Somersets to keep their status for them to keep their jobs, so killing her would have been a non-sense.

3. Our friends/LIs: The book has three LIs: John (who was already discarded as he is a Somerset), Gemma and Hugh. Gemma barely knew Amelia, and given the fact that she’s respected only because she was married to a Montjoy, you can bet she’d be Amelia’s best friend if she were alive. Hugh is the person in charge of managing the Hayes family finances in England and the only person that Amelia could have considered a friend, so I don’t think there’s a reason for him to want to see Amelia dead. Then we have Francis (who was already discarded) and Maude (she’s the MC’s and Amelia’s aunt and she LOVES them… I mean, why did I even add her here?). And finally, we have the McTavish (Isabelle and Ian)… why would they want to kill her after all the help they were receiving from her? No way!

4. Family friends: Here is where things become interesting. We know most people hated Amelia for different reasons: because she was American, because she was different better than the rest of the women, because she had an opinion and was interested in politics, and of course, because she was beautiful and attracted “the wrong type of attention”. So how did I discard people? First, I thought about the bluffing characters. Nesbitt Tully hasn’t given us any real reasons to think he might be involved on it... at least not yet. So he is the one I think must be left out.

Marquess Huntsbury (Vincent Seymour): Even though Vincent has a very close relationship with the Ambassador, by now it’s very clear that he shared the same ideals as Amelia, as he has been very verbal about them in the last few chapters. We also know about a watch that Amelia bought and that apparently appeared on Vincent’s wrist during the last chapter. So I think it’s very clear that he was working with Amelia, not plotting against her.

Percival Jennings: We know that Percival used to work for the Seymours. We also know that he hated Amelia, and that working for the Ambassador is like his “dream job”. I think Percival knew about the relationship between Vincent and Amelia; so Vincent felt forced to recommend Percival as an employee to the Ambassador to protect their secret.

The Ambassador (Liam Worthington): I still wonder if the Ambassador hates Amelia because of her political opinions or because of what Percival may have told him about her, but we do know that the plant that was used to kill Amelia came from his greenhouse… and we know he’s very kind to his friends, especially when they ask him some favors. So I think he only got involved on this by mistake and not because he wanted to make Amelia disappear.

Based on the above, I only have three suspects left:

Baroness Pritchard (Nicolette): The Baroness was used to be the center of attention, the most beautiful woman, the one that every man wanted to marry… but her glory days are gone and apparently everyone forgot about her. Also, it looks like Amelia enjoyed the company of Baron Pritchard and that she considered him a friend, so I wouldn’t be surprised to discover that she was jealous of the attention that her husband was paying to the new girl.

Baron Pritchard (Stephen): This was a very last minute addition, and I didn’t have doubts about him until I started writing this post. But then I realized this man would do ANYTHING to show his wife how hopelessly devoted to her he is. Could he be capable of killing someone just to make her happy?

Marchioness Huntsbury (Rebecca Seymour): She is a very mysterious character. She is reserved, conservative (unlike her husband Vincent) and very traditional. She also seemed to have a good relationship with Amelia and some problems in her marriage. For me, there are two main reasons for her to want Amelia to disappear. The first one is jealousy. I’m thinking she may have discovered that Vincent and Amelia had some type of relationship and she may have thought they were having some kind of affair. The second one is politics. Rebecca was worried about the finances of her family and the amount of money her husband spent in games (did he truly used that money to make bets? or did he use it to support “the cause”?). Also, being against the crown and the imperialism was not an ideal position for an aristocrat at that time, so she may have tried to do something to “keep her husband out of danger”. Finally, no matter the motive, my guess is that she also asked Percival for help and that’s how he and the Ambassador ended up being part of this.

So… who killed Amelia Hayes?