#source;majesty magazine

[the-jewel-catalogue]

Queen Alexandra's Jewels

RIGHT: The Princess of Wales wearing a diamond and emerald brooch with Prince of Wales feathers, a wedding gift to Alexandra from the women of North Wales. It originally had a triangle of three diamonds on top.

LEFT: Queen Elizabeth II wears the Dagmar cross necklace - without the crucial cross - to a film premier in London in 1960, together with earrings that were a wedding present to Alexandra from her husband.

Alexandra would bequeath the necklace 'to the crown jewels - on the condition that no part of it shall ever be altered'. Queen Elizabeth II wore it occasionally in her younger years - including on a state visit to Denmark in 1957 but it has not been seen in many years.

Credit: Majesty Magazine & Trond Isaksen

[brf-rumortrackinganon]

Timeline: Part 8 - November 2017

For earlier timeline posts: click here or here.

The one where Meghan's hustle finally starts paying off.

Also, Meghan's PR loyalties begin changing during this month. By mid-December 2017, she's stopped leaking to her usual sources - Star Magazine, US Weekly, and E News.

And when the engagement is announced, you can watch the official stories of how Meghan and Harry met begin changing in real-time.

11/1/2017: No new Meghan or Harkle stories.

11/2/2017: Meghan teases an engagement with adoption of a royal wardrobe.

11/3/2017: Meghan's role on a 2009 TV show resurfaces. Samantha Markle reveals internal family racism towards Doria and Meghan, and William's friends reopen a nightclub that Harry used to party at.

11/4/2017: No new Meghan or Harkle stories.

11/5/2017: No new Meghan or Harkle stories.

11/6/2017: No new Meghan or Harkle stories.

11/7/2017: No new Meghan or Harkle stories.

11/8/2017: Soho Farmhouse announces expansion plans. Meghan merches beauty products and calls Kate a fashion copycat.

11/9/2017: No new Meghan or Harkle stories.

11/10/2017: A television program searches for a Meghan Markle lookalike.

11/11/2017: No new Meghan or Harkle stories.

11/12/2017: Remembrance Sunday for the UK. The press points out that Harry is breaking military code by keeping his beard whilst wearing a military uniform. Doria sells her high school photos to the Daily Mail.

11/13/2017: Meghan papped filming wedding scenes for Suits.

11/14/2017: Meghan papped again on Suits sets. She fuels engagement rumors by hinting she plans to leave the show (but technically she already confirmed it last month).

11/15/2017: Affair rumors about Prince Philip resurface, ahead of The Crown Season 2 release. Promos reveal that the season will focus on tension in Philip and Elizabeth's marriage.

11/16/2017: Meghan lays groundwork for a PR narrative that the royal family is jealous of her popularity by reminding everyone that The Queen and Prince Philip were angry about Diana's popularity.

11/17/2017: Meghan's body-double/Suits stand-in reveals Meghan is moving to London soon. Meghan moves her dogs to the UK and merches her boots.

11/18/2017: Genealogists discover that Meghan's ancestor was beheaded by Henry VIII.

11/19/2017: Meghan owes her celebrity to her father's lottery win. Diana's former lover, Hasnat Khan, announces his engagement.

11/20/2017: The Queen and Prince Philip celebrate 70 years of marriage and Her Majesty appoints Philip Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order. The royals celebrate with a swanky party at Windsor Castle; Meghan is not invited (her absence is confirmed next month). Meanwhile:

Meghan is papped arriving at the UK airport.

Samantha Markle gives an interview declaring desire to be invited to the royal wedding.

Financial reports announce that the Royal Family has contributed 1.8 billion pounds to the UK economy.

A rumor begins that Prince George will make a special guest appearance on Fireman Sam.

11/21/2017: Meghan is papped in London doing her Christmas shopping. She leaks to US Weekly that she has officially moved out of her Toronto house, her furniture was put into storage, and her personal belongings have been shipped to the UK.

The Daily Mail fires a warning to Meghan about how the 'needy' King Edward trapped Wallis Simpson and made it so she couldn't leave him. The implication is that Harry is similarly needy and will trap Meghan in a similar unhappiness.

11/22/2017: Meghan merches her scarf.

11/23/2017: Meghan gets a facial and merches the spa, fueling engagement rumors.

11/24/2017: Revisiting Prince Philip's stag party. Kensington Palace announces William and Kate will attend the Royal Variety Performance. Meghan leaks to E News that she and Harry are "practically" engaged, fueling more engagement rumors.

11/25/2017: No new Meghan or Harkle stories.

11/26/2017: Meghan merches her facialist and her treatment. The Daily Mail scoops Buckingham Palace and reveals an announcement is coming. They also recap Harry and Meghan's relationship and reveal that both Doria and Meghan have received RPO security details.

11/27/2017: Kensington Palace announces the engagement of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and:

The Telegraph republishes its "Meghan Markle: The Making of a Hollywood Princess" story.

Meghan merches her coat, shoes, health tips, beauty, skincare, and boots.

They hint at receiving Sussex titles.

Revisiting all of Harry's ex-girlfriends.

Meet Meghan's besties and potential bridesmaids.

The Markle family comments on the royal engagement.

Meghan and Harry will live in Nottingham Cottage.

How Meghan Markle went from seedy LA tenement to the Palace.

How Catholic Meghan Markle survived her parents' LA divorce.

Meghan's life in photos

Meet the Markles

Meghan and Crown Princess Mary (of Denmark) are style sisters.

Mishal Husain was hand-picked by Harry to conduct the engagement interview.

Speculation about the wedding dress begins, with Meghan teasing an Australian designer.

Meghan leaks to US Weekly that she and Harry spent the weekend away before announcing their engagement.

Meghan leaks about her preparation and support from Harry to become royal.

Diana and Meghan would have been best friends.

Meghan retires from acting.

How Meghan tamed Harry

Royal fashion showdown: Meghan, Diana, and Kate

11/28/2017: Engagement coverage continues.

Violet von Wesetenholz is the royal matchmaker.

Doria gives a statement on the engagement.

Meghan's sixth grade school photos are published.

Meghan's sexy online photos resurface.

Quid pro quo: How Meghan supports her friends

Meghan and Harry merch Luckington Manor as a prospective home.

No, it's not Violet. The royal matchmaker is Misha Nonoo.

Harry papped at the gym in Chelsea.

Meghan did the calligraphy for Robin Thicke and Paula Patton's wedding.

Actually, Markus Anderson is the royal matchmaker. (I believe this one; the source is US Weekly, which is a confirmed Meghan ally. The Violet and Misha stories are from the Daily Mail.)

Samantha Markle says Thomas wants to walk Meghan down the aisle.

Meghan leaks that she and Harry secretly visited The Queen after announcing engagement.

See? Meghan can do royal glam too -- 11 times she won the red carpet.

Meghan merches her fashion sense and style.

11/29/2017: Engagement coverage continues.

All about Meghan's genealogy (again)

Meghan reveals Bogart was too old to fly and was left behind in Canada. She also leaks that the BRF is forcing her to stop acting and that the BRF is also making her stop her private charity work.

Meghan the humanitarian

Ninaki Preddy sells pictures to the Daily Mail. The motherlode includes a photograph of Meghan posing outside Buckingham Palace.

Meghan expected to join the royal family at Sandringham for Christmas.

Meghan merches tongue massages.

Aaron Korsh, the creator of Suits, reveals that Meghan was written out of Suits in 2016.

Meghan leaks her expectations to be better than Princess Grace of Monaco.

Meghan merches her beauty routine again.

11/30/2017: New day, same story.

Meghan is on the cover of Elle France.

Meghan merches her nose.

Meghan's soap commercial resurfaces.

Meghan's sorority pictures are published.

Kensington Palace announces wedding will be in May.

Remember when Meghan was a fashion expert/consultant for the Today show?

Northwestern University remembers Meghan.

Meghan has royal ancestors.

How will Meghan become a British citizen?

[blackbird5154]

Fanfiction masterlist

Hey! I'm Blackbird, She/Her, and I'm a Ghost fic-writer and artist! I write texts in Russian and then translate them into English. If you are ready to use an automatic translator, here is my main account with all my works. For everyone else, I made this masterlist with my translations.

The Third Advent [ru] [en]

Summary: After Papa Emeritus III was deposed and killed by his fellow believers, he laid in a coffin for five years. But nothing in the world lasts forever, not even death. After returning from the dead, Papa intends to take revenge on everyone who betrayed him. It's time to check the common statement that revenge is sweet.

Tags: Gen, Action/Adventure, Revenge, Resurrection, Violence, Hurt/Comfort, Character Death, Mysticism, Friendship, Romance, Character Study, Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Majesty [ru] [en]

Summary: Just two words: a glove kink. If you don’t have it yet, now you will. Yes, THOSE gloves.

Tags: Papa Emeritus III x fem!Reader, Smut, 18+, priest kink, hand kink, glove kink, petting, foreplay, soft dom

Pleasures of Hell [ru] [en]

Summary: Papa Emeritus has decided to give you a little lesson in arithmetic. It promises to be a long night.

Tags: Papa Emeritus III x fem!Reader, Smut, 18+, Heartbeat Kink, Cunnilingus, Petting, Oral Sex, Dirty Talk, Manual stimulation, Mention of sexual trauma

Hide and Seek [ru] [en]

Summary: Something about Terzo's irresponsible attitude to work meetings. The fic is dedicated to the kink "silent sex".

Tags: Papa Emeritus III x fem!Reader, PWP, smut, oral sex, silent sex, church sex, toe flirting, Papa is a little bit a dominant bitch but it won't be for long))

The stars go out at dawn [ru] [en]

Summary: This fic is written under the impression of the song by Spiritual Front 'Choose Death'. Please listen to it, it's just amazing.

Tags: Papa Emeritus III x Cirice, 18+, Angst, Loss, Farwell, Implied/Referenced Character Death, Love, Foreplay, Petting, Manual stimulation, Mention of Religion

Black Mass (In Freestyle) [ru] [en]

Summary: While researching materials on sexual magic, I came across what is known as “energy pumping”. Never has a ficwriter gotten better carte blanche on the justifiable use of the “orgasm control” kink. So… satanic sex instructor Terzo Emeritus at your service!

Tags: Papa Emeritus III x fem!Reader, PWP, smut, Vaginal Sex, Penis In Vagina Sex, Nipple Play, Begging, Orgasm Control, Cunnilingus, Oral Sex, Soft Dom, Manual stimulation, Foreplay, Overstimulation, Mention of Religion

Herodias [ru] [en]

Summary: These are musings inspired by looking at one particular music magazine cover. Warning: a realistic description of a severed head.

In a Kingdom by the Sea [ru] [en]

Summary: What if we imagine that Terzo was not only a Papa, but also a papa...?

Analytics

I also write analytical notes. It's important to me to not only fantasize, but to research the character!

Encyclopedia of Terzo

Thanks to the research of concerned fans, there is quite a lot of material about Terzo's personally. It occurred to me to collect them in one post for those who want to get acquainted with the canonical image of Terzo. This catalogue uses materials from two users, Cityofmeliora's and myself. You can use them for fanfiction or just for your own amusement.

Papa Emeritus III: The analysis of mythological references [ru] [en]

This analysis is based on the Prologue to Meliora written by Peter Bebergal. At first glance, this text may seem like a set of nonconnected paragraphs, as well as the music video "From the Pinnacle to the Pit" can be considered as a simple cutting of scenes from old movies. But together these two materials can shed light on the mythology of the Meliora Era and the story of Papa Emeritus III - his origin, background and motives. Let's try to understand how it happened that in the image of Papa combined three mythological characters: Prometheus, Icarus and Lucifer.

Some possible sources of inspiration for Meliora design [ru] [en]

It is known that when creating Meliora, Tobias Forge was inspired by the movie "Metropolis" and the art deco style of the 1920-30s. Here I want to share my findings of some borrowed elements in the third era.

I am always interested to hear your feedback and love to debate. If you have something you'd like to say, please leave comments. It helps to keep writing!

Also, here is my fanart archive.

[empiredesimparte]

"Soon an imperial wedding!" - article in the celebrity magazine Voici

In a speech delivered in the presence of representatives of the nation's bodies and institutions, His Majesty called on Parliament to postpone his coronation ceremony, out of love for her.

"Ladies, gentlemen, representatives of the French people, I have come to tell the Francesim that I wish the woman I love and respect, Mademoiselle Charlotte, to marry me."

This funny address to the French is not insignificant! His Majesty has decided to submit a new ceremonial calendar to Parliament, so that his fiancée can also obtain a coronation. The matter is currently being debated in the National Assembly. A wedding should therefore take place soon, postponing the coronation by several months.

A new official portrait of the imperial couple, shared by the Tuileries Palace on the same day. Many French people wonder about the Belle of the Emperor!

Who is "Mademoiselle Charlotte"?

Still unknown a few months ago, Mademoiselle Charlotte is now on everyone's lips. She revealed herself to the French with a superb appearance at the Cannes Film Festival, covered by the Canal + channel, where you can replay the event.

Charlotte Athénaïs Henriette de Rochechouart de Mortemart comes from a noble French family, sometimes dubbed "the oldest family in Francesim". She was 19, just like the Emperor. She is his childhood friend, as revealed in the engagement interview. They shared many memories together, from early school days to imperial family vacations. His Majesty has repeatedly stressed that this is not an arranged marriage:

"It's a private matter, a personal choice. I admire her sincerely, because she is endowed with all the qualities of the soul, and will be for me and the Crown a fundamental support. I place the happiness of my family and the qualities of the heart above dynastic prejudices."

Mademoiselle Charlotte is described by her parents and relatives as a beautiful woman with great presence, conscientious, intelligent, but with a strong character. This is what would please His Majesty. She also followed the Emperor to the Ecole Polytechnique, and the couple are due to sit their annual exams very soon. Mademoiselle Charlotte also took part in the school's military training course, in Napoléon V's group.

"Mademoiselle has already been very much in evidence at the Tuileries Palace in recent weeks, and is easily projected into a life with His Majesty. The staff of the Imperial Household have received numerous orders to be able to welcome her as she should be," according to the Emperor's Grand Chamberlain.

Indeed, the young lady's presence at the palace is often noticed by journalists. According to several sources, Mademoiselle Charlotte will soon be officially accompanying the Emperor on his imperial appearances and travels.

As our royal expert points out, an imperial marriage would give Mademoiselle Charlotte de facto the title of Empress of the French. The coronation in Francesim does not confer any title, it only has a religious value and allows for numerous national celebrations. Will the Pope appear in Paris for the advanced wedding of his godson, Emperor Napoléon V?

We can't wait to see more images of the imperial family, and especially of the young couple!

(Thank you @officalroyalsofpierreland for allowing me to feature Oliver and Henri on the cover of People magazine!)

⚜ Traduction française

"Bientôt un mariage impérial!" - article du magazine people Voici

Dans un discours en présence des représentants des corps et des institutions de la Nation, Sa Majesté a appelé le Parlement à repousser la cér��monie de son couronnement, par amour.

"Mesdames, messieurs, les représentants du peuple français, Je viens dire à la Francesim que je souhaite que la femme que j'aime et que je respecte, Mademoiselle Charlotte, m'épouse."

Cette drôle adresse aux Français n'est pas anodine! L'Empereur a décidé de soumettre au Parlement un nouveau calendrier cérémonial, afin que sa fiancée puisse obtenir elle aussi un couronnement. Le sujet est actuellement débattu à l'Assemblée Nationale. Un mariage devrait donc bientôt avoir lieu, repoussant le couronnement de plusieurs mois.

Un nouveau portrait officiel du couple impérial, partagé par le Palais des Tuileries, la même journée. Beaucoup de Français s'interrogent sur la belle de l'Empereur!

Qui est "Mademoiselle Charlotte" ?

Encore inconnue il y a quelques mois, Mademoiselle Charlotte est maintenant sur toutes les lèvres. Elle s'est révélée aux Français avec une superbe apparition lors du Festival de Cannes, couvert par la chaîne Canal + qui permet de revoir l'événement en replay.

Charlotte Athénaïs Henriette de Rochechouart de Mortemart est issue d'une noble famille française, parfois surnommée "la plus ancienne famille de Francesim". Elle a 19 ans, tout comme l'Empereur. Elle est son amie d'enfance, comme l'a révélé l'interview des fiançailles. Ils ont partagé ensemble de nombreux souvenirs, des premiers jours d'école aux vacances de la famille impériale. Sa Majesté a de nombreuses fois rappelé qu'il ne s'agit pourtant pas d'un mariage arrangé :

"C'est une affaire privée, un choix personnel. Celle qui est devenue l'objet de de ma préférence est d'une naissance élevée. Je l'admire sincèrement, parce qu'elle est douée de toutes les qualités de l'âme, et sera pour moi et la Couronne un appui fondamental. Je place le bonheur de ma famille et les qualités du coeur au-delà des préjugés dynastiques."

Mademoiselle Charlotte est décrite par ses parents et ses proches comme une belle femme avec beaucoup de prestance, intelligente, mais avec un fort caractère. C'est cela qui plairait à Sa Majesté. Elle a aussi suivi l'Empereur à l'Ecole Polytechnique, le couple doit d'ailleurs passer leurs examens annuels très prochainement. Mademoiselle Charlotte a également participé au stage militaire de l'école, dans le groupe de Napoléon V.

"Mademoiselle est déjà très présente au palais des Tuileries ces dernières semaines, et se projette aisément dans une vie auprès de Sa Majesté. Le personnel de la Maison Impériale a reçu de nombreux ordres pour pouvoir l'accueillir comme il se doit." selon le Grand Chambellan de l'Empereur.

En effet, la présence de la demoiselle au palais est souvent remarquée par les journalistes. Selon plusieurs sources, Mademoiselle Charlotte devrait bientôt accompagner l'Empereur officiellement dans ses apparitions impériales et ses déplacements.

Comme le rappelle notre expert royal, un mariage impérial donnerait de facto à Mademoiselle Charlotte le titre d'Impératrice des Français. Le couronnement ne confère en Francesim aucun titre, il a seulement une valeur religieuse et permet de nombreuses réjouissances nationales. Le pape se présentera-t-il à Paris pour le mariage avancé de son filleul, l'Empereur Napoléon V ?

Il nous tarde d'obtenir davantage d'images de la famille impériale et surtout du jeune couple !

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

THE SHEER POWER & MAJESTY OF THE FANTASY MEETS GOUACHE ART STYLE.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on cult warrior woman of planet Taarak, Taarna, cover art to her titular comic-book series "TAARNA" Vol. 1 #1 Cover A. Published by "Heavy Metal" magazine in January, 2018. Artwork by Alex Ross.

"Brought to life in the renowned photorealistic style of Alex Ross is Taarna, the sword-wielding maiden, and her sentient bird, Granger, from the 1981 cult classic film, “Heavy Metal.” Based on the popular magazine of the same name and showcases a classic rock soundtrack:

Black Sabbath, Blue Öyster Cult, Cheap Trick, Devo, Donald Fagen, Grand Funk Railroad, Sammy Hagar, Journey, Nazareth and Stevie Nicks."

-- ALEX ROSS ART (official site)

Resolution at 1171x1800 & 933x1414.

Sources: www.alexrossart.com/products/heavy-metal-taarna-lithograph & Previews World.

[princesselisabethofhesse]

1901

Pearson's Magazine Vol. II

QUEEN VICTORIA'S DESCENDANTS

PORTRAITS of all the children, of all the living grandchildren, and of the great-grandchildren of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria, are shown in the deeply interesting collection which terminates on this page, as well as portraits of several of the late Queen's grandchildren who have died, whose pictures are encircled with a mourning border. Such a portrait gallery as this has never before been compiled for publication.

(...)

Three of the Queen's great-grandchildren are the grandchildren of both the Empress Frederick and the Princess Alice, and one* is grandchild of both Princess Alice and the Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha.

*Princess Elisabeth of Hesse

Elisabeth is shown in Duke Alfred's family tree. However, she doesn't appear in Grand Duchess Alice's family tree.

Curiously, Princess Elisabeth of Hesse’s image is misplaced on her cousin’s, Prince Carol. Simultaneously, Prince Carol of Romania’s photograph is used to illustrate Elisabeth.

Close-up of Elisabeth. I edited it with the right title.

source: my collection.

Some years ago, I found a photo of Alfred's family tree on Instagram and share it on my Tumblr page. Since then, I had been searching for this article willing to buy it. I finally have it in my hands. =)

It comprises a lovely magazine with family-trees of all of Queen Victoria's children + a page with a full explanation of her descendants and interesting information about them.

[liketwoswansinbalance]

Hmm...what if Sophie was somehow nominated by the Storian as the new School Master? Imagine her friends and everyone's reaction...

I decided to interpret this from a more comedic angle, so hopefully you won't mind.

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Hark and gird your loins, Woods!

Subscribe to follow the ascension of the (in)famous Witch of Woods Beyond, newly appointed School Master by the Pen.

Upon being named, nay, crowned, (She insisted on holding the coronation of the century, with grandeur that would dwell in the minds of the Woods' citizens for an epoch or longer!) the School Master seemed euphoric.

The Royal Rot was said to have gotten wind of a rather candid, positively scandalous moment however. They say: anonymous sources tell us that the lady of the hour hoisted up an urn which apparently held the previous School Master's ashes, and tossed it whole into the Savage Sea, crying out: "Take that, Rafal! I won and I can rule these Schools perfectly well without you!"

Allegedly, an errant bolt of black lightning tore through the clouds and nearly struck the newly crowned School Master where she stood. Whether it should've been taken as an asassination attempt or a warning... no one can say.

Then, she spun on her dyed, glass stilettos, and without acknowledging the masses gathered, she flounced away from shore, numerous skirts and a sand-speckled, ermine-lined, coronation train in tow, claiming that "Rafal would pay for the dry cleaning from his grave," and that her next order of business was to "claim to be his widow and extort riches from his Putsi accounts." So, it's safe to say, she's landed herself a prime spot in Vulture Vale's next issue of Extortionists Extraordinaire, a magazine exclusively marketed toward Nevers.

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Everyone else was flabbergasted by the outburst, however cathartic it seemed to be for her.

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The King and Queen of Camelot are abstaining from commenting at this time, but eyewitnesses say the King was rather shaken, and that Her Majesty was equally bewildered by the news. The head of their staff purports that the two gaped like goldfish and appeared to be at a loss for words.

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Later on, a reporter documented a chance encounter with His Majesty alone:

Tedros swivels his head around to make sure he’s in the clear and away from Agatha.

“Knowing my queen, I’d say that we’re probably bound to visit the Schools in a few days’ time. She—we just need time to... process. And, don’t tell either of the girls I said this, but I think neuroticism runs in the blood... Can’t complain like a git though since Agatha’s saved my life several times over."

"A trip to the Schools is in order, Tedros! Pack before the maids invade our chambers!" Agatha shouts from another room.

Tedros grinned smugly at the reporter. "I told you so. She's predictable, like clockwork by this point."

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The School Master's classmates were especially eager to commentate on her appointment:

Hester: The uniforms had better stay black.

Anadil: Agreed.

Dot: I wouldn't mind a change, actually.

[The other two witches glare at her.]

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If you want to hear any other characters' reactions, feel free to comment below.

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Also, I’m currently in the process of writing a fic called The One True School Master of Vault 41, in which Rafal is resurrected and Sophie is a candidate for his old position, and so, she's a bit like a usurper to him.

The other usurper, Japeth, has also ruffled Rafal's feathers since Rafal's been back because Rafal thinks some Snake isn't worthy of the figurative #1 Villain trophy. Japeth doesn't care about the figurative "trophy" though, so that competition is technically nonexistent.

[houseofbrat]

Well, well, well...

Receiver of multiple KP exclusives, Russell Myers, had an EXCLUSIVE this weekend about Royal Lodge.

Prince Andrew’s home appears to be crumbling and desperately in need of repair, potentially reigniting the row with Charles and William over whether he should still live there. The disgraced Duke of York, who has no apparent income, was reportedly told last year to leave the 30-room Royal Lodge by the King. There were claims Andrew, 64, could not meet the £400,000-a-year upkeep of the 19th century, Grade II-listed property, which has a pool and 90 acres of land. But Andrew refused to budge from the Queen Mother’s former home in Windsor Great Park. It was reported in October last year he did a deal to stay if he kept up repairs. But our exclusive pictures today show what seems to be worsening cracks to brickwork, as well as paint peeling from an exterior building. A source said: “The Duke of York has a clear responsibility for the upkeep of the Royal Lodge estate, which is certainly not happening. The state of the residence will be of great concern to the King after everything that has gone on and been discussed in regards to the house. “Prince Andrew was told he must take charge of the necessary renovations or he will have no cause to stay in the house. “There is no doubt the King will be alarmed at the true state of the residence after the duke assured him everything was in hand.” Royal expert Ingrid Seward, editor in chief of Majesty magazine and author of My Mother and I, said: “The reason Charles has the problems with Andrew is because of Andrew’s inflated sense of self-importance, which is why he feels he should be living in a palace or somewhere similar.” Charles, 75, reportedly offered his brother Harry and Meghan’s former five-bedroom home Frogmore Cottage on the Crown Estate. And courtiers speculated that William and Kate and their three children George, Charlotte and Louis, could move into the Lodge. At the time of the agreement it was reported Andrew’s ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, who shares the property with him, had vowed to help him financially.

So I wasn't a believer previously that W&K wanted to move into Royal Lodge, but now this article has me convinced that W&K are angling for that property. Charles wants to move Andrew into Frogmore Cottage because then Andrew would be within the normal Windsor security perimeter, and he could stop paying for extra security for Andrew. Andrew moving into Frogmore Cottage would be a significant savings for Charles.

However, if Will & Kate & their kids move into Royal Lodge, then the UK taxpayer will have to pay for the increased security for them living outside the normal Windsor security perimeter.

Funny how that works.

[sundove88]

The Day Bikini Bottom Stood Still (SpongeBob SquarePants x The Little Mermaid Fanfic)

Synopsis: After an attempt at undoing the damage he had done to Ariel’s collection, King Triton decides to get his mind off the surprise for a bit until Ariel and Eric return from their honeymoon. So he travels to Bikini Bottom to taste the so called Krabby Patty. Chaos ensues.

As King Triton’s dolphin driven chariot approached the city of Bikini Bottom, he couldn’t think about what he had done. Sure, he had granted his daughter Ariel’s wish to be a human permanently, but that didn’t undo the damage he had done by destroying her collection of treasures. He decided to give the Ultimate apology by repairing them from the ground up- but with a bit of improvising. “Your majesty, we’ve arrived.” Sebastian said as the chariot rolled to a stop. They had arrived at the bustling metropolis that was Bikini Bottom.

But as soon as Triton exited the chariot with Sebastian, The Bikini Bottomites started freaking out at once. A giant merman was in their city; and they predicted that with his trident that he would blow them to bits. “Do any of you know the way to the Krusty Krab?” Said Triton. “Me! I do!” Said a voice. It was SpongeBob SquarePants, walking down the street and the only one to not be afraid of the giant merman in front of him. “For a sea sponge, you surely know a lot.” Triton said as he picked up SpongeBob. “Don’t worry. It’s just down the road.” The sponge said as he hopped down and pointed the way.

At the Krusty Krab, a bunch of alarms were going on in Mr. Krabs’ head. “We have a Code Gold- a VIP guest is just about to arrive at The Krusty Krab!!!” He panicked, knowing that if said VIP guest was not pleased, he would lose the one thing he loved most- money. “Hurry! He’s coming!!” Squidward Tentacles screamed as he threw the magazine over his shoulder. Just then, SpongeBob entered the restaurant, followed by King Triton and Sebastian. “Ya wanna order, big guy?” Patrick Star asked. “Ok. I’ll take one Dr. Kelp.” Sebastian said. However, King Triton thought king and hard, until finally uttering, “I’ll take one Krabby Patty.” He said.

“Mr. Krabs! All he wants is one Krabby Patty!” SpongeBob exclaimed. “Do you realize this, boy?! If he hates the Krabby Patty, not only will I lose money, but he might just blow the place to bits!” Panicked Mr. Krabs. SpongeBob knew EXACTLY what he had to do. He grabbed out the meat for the Patty, the toppings, and the bread buns; and began to cook. Everyone stared nervously as the Krabby Patty began to take shape, only for it to be finally finished and served to the giant merman king of Atlantica. “Here you are, sir! Enjoy!” The sea sponge said as he placed the burger on the king’s plate.

The king took one bite of the Krabby Patty. He analyzed it thoroughly, and swallowed. “Please don’t blow us up, please don’t blow us up, please don’t blow us up!” Squidward worried. “Mr. SquarePants, there is something I’d like to confess.” Triton said as Sebastian finished sipping his Dr. Kelp. “What would that be…?!” Patrick said, worried that the massive king would blow everyone to bits. “This is without a doubt… the best meal I’ve ever eaten!” Triton replied ecstatically. “Whew…!” Everyone said as they breathed a sigh of relief. “Thank goodness for that. I hoped that the fact you’d blow us up would never happen-!” Mr. Krabs said. “I’ve been to ocean kingdoms all over my world and I’ve been served only expensive foods- it’s uninspired and gets boring very quickly! But your food has all the care that should be put into cooking- and for that I love it!” Triton said with a proud smile.

“Whew! And here I thought you’d blow this whole place to bits!” Squidward said, wiping sweat off of his head. “That reminds us. Are you willing to open up a branch store in Atlantica? The Merpeople aka his majesty’s subjects would love to try your menu.” Sebastian replied. Seeing the chance at being a huge source of money, Mr. Krabs gasped and immediately said yes. “Oh boy…” SpongeBob said as he Facepalmed. Mr. Krabs’ greed was practically boundless, yet so was SpongeBob’s passion for cooking the Krabby Patty itself.

The End

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HER MAJESTY THE METAL GODDESS OF THE '80s.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on American heavy metal guitarist/vocalist Lita Ford, photographed in colored leather for "Metal Forces" magazine in 1983. 📸: Geoffrey Thomas.

METAL FORCES: "So, what did you do when THE RUNAWAYS finally called it a day?"

LITA FORD: "I put together a band and tried to learn to sing, because I never really sang when I was with THE RUNAWAYS. I rehearsed every night with my band till I got a voice. It took me two years to develop some sort of a voice decent enough to the point where record labels would listen to me. When you try to get a deal in the United States the first thing they listen to is your voice, and so if you don’t have a good voice you obviously don’t get a record deal."

Source: www.metalforcesmagazine.com/site/feature-lita-ford-mf2.

Lita Ford

1983

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RIGHT: Queen Elizabeth II wears the tiara that was a silver wedding present to her great-grandmother from 365 peeresses.

LEFT: Alexandra wears a less tight version of the tiara in 1893.

Credit: Majesty Magazine & Trond Isaksen

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https://www.tumblr.com/brf-rumortrackinganon/758446082288123904/do-you-think-it-was-a-conscious-decision-on?source=share

Why do you think so?

Because if your parents were embarrassing you and making your life hell at boarding school with their antics, then wouldn’t you want the opposite for your children?

But you don’t have to take my word for it.

Here’s what one of the royal reporters has to say:

Joe Little, managing editor at Majesty Magazine, said, “William fitted into the Middleton family very quickly, and they took to him as a future son-in-law. I think also a bit of stability and grounding and a bit of normality that William perhaps wasn’t too familiar with when growing up because clearly his parents’ marriage was facing difficulties when he was a child, and he was very aware of that—and eventually their marriage disintegrated. With the Middletons, he got stability and a bit of normality, so for that William will forever be grateful.”

Link

Or, perhaps someone who knows these people directly and personally. Here’s a friend of the Middleton family speaking on the record about William’s relationship with his in-laws:

‘They are a very close family and totally united,’ says a friend of the Middletons. It helps that in William’s eyes Carole and Michael Middleton can do no wrong. ‘He absolutely adores them. Michael is charming. Really kind, soft and gentle. William loves going to the country to stay with them. Their family life is so soothing for him as it’s so different from his own family.’

Link

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Joanna Lumley set to tour Australia for the very first time

New Post has been published on https://qnews.com.au/joanna-lumley-set-to-tour-australia-for-the-very-first-time/

Joanna Lumley set to tour Australia for the very first time

The legendary Joanna Lumley will embark on her first ever live tour of Australia in October 2024. 

Joanna will take to the road for the 5-city tour on October 9 at the Concert Hall, QPAC in Brisbane and will then perform at major venues around the country throughout October.

Joanna’s new show Me & My Travels, will take audiences through her hilarious and interesting adventures from her incredible career spanning more than four decades, recounting some never heard before stories. 

Later in the show, she will be joined on stage by friend and producer Clive Tulloh, who will put to Joanna the questions that you’ve always wanted to ask – submitted by the audience – making the show a unique and hilarious night to remember.

On announcing Me & My Travels, Joanna said: “The thought of this tour in October, travelling across Australia, has completely taken over my waking hours.

“It’s utterly thrilling to start planning the stories I can tell, and the rapture (and gratitude, to be fair) with which I shall greet the audiences. 

“Nothing like this has come my way before, and I may have to be dragged off with a hook at the end of each show. Oh people! This is especially for you from me, with masses of love. I think it will be fabulous.”

Joanna Lumley’s extraordinary career 

Joanna Lumley appears to have been a permanent fixture in our sitting rooms since she burst onto our screens as Purdey in the New Avengers in 1976. Now in a nationwide Australian tour she will take us through the random journey that started in London in the swinging 60’s. 

Beginning as Jean Muir’s house model and muse, progressing to becoming a full-blown photographic model, featuring in knitting patterns, mini-skirts, toothpaste commercials and the occasional front cover. 

From there Joanna will share her stories of her acting career that includes Coronation Street, On the Buses, Dracula and as a brainwashed Bond Girl in Blofeld’s lair in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Joanna’s breakthrough role was as Purdey, a part for which over 800 girls auditioned. Purdey propelled her to instant fame and created one of the “must have” hairstyles of the 1970s – the Purdey bob. 

Alongside iconic hairstyles Joanna started to develop a nice side line as adventurer and activist; popping up all over the globe she was often seen gasping at the Northern Lights, turning her bra into espadrilles and finding the source of the Nile. 

Then as Patsy Stone in Absolutely Fabulous she became a degenerate role-model for a generation. Winning two BAFTAs, Joanna emerged as one of the best comedy actresses of her generation.

For 25 years the adventures of Patsy and Eddie have sporadically lurched across our screens culminating in AbFab The Movie in 2016.

This intimate night with Joanna tells some of these tales and more as we gallop through almost 50 years in this business we call show.

Joanna Lumley Me & My Travels Australian Tour Dates 2024

Wednesday 9 October – Concert Hall, QPAC, Brisbane

Friday 11 October – Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne

Wednesday 16 October – Festival Theatre, Adelaide

Saturday 19 October – Riverside Theatre, Perth

Tuesday 22 October – Sydney Opera House

A Telstra Plus member pre-sale commences at 10am (local time) on Monday, May 6. Go to telstra.com/tickets for details.

Tickets to the general public go on sale at 11am (local time) on Thursday, May 9. Visit tegdainty.com

For the latest LGBTIQA+ Sister Girl and Brother Boy news, entertainment, community stories in Australia, visit qnews.com.au. Check out our latest magazines or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

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The Sun - HARRY'S 1M WHINE Prince Harrys court whinges will cost 1million and youve got to pay for it by u/Von_und_zu_

The Sun - HARRY'S £1M WHINE Prince Harry’s court whinges will cost £1million – and you’ve got to pay for it Another uncomplimentary piece for #5 and his wife. This time the Sun let's them have it for the costs of Harry's litigation vendetta. This will make him even more popular with the people!I do not think this is how they hoped to overshadow the Trooping the Colour. (But there is still time for them to launch something special!)https://ift.tt/QHntP4p Office officials are understood to be furious at the spiralling costs he is forcing on them.Astonishingly, Harry, 38, only has to return less than £10k in court costs. Sources told The Sun the Home Office cannot get back the costs due to an unspecified loophole.Ingrid Seward, of Majesty Magazine, said: “When people can’t pay their mortgages here is someone with such privilege like Harry can get away with having an entire court case for free.“It just seems wrong.“People won’t understand why he has lost his case yet taxpayers have to pay half a million pounds for it.​ post link: https://ift.tt/uVgjxfs author: Von_und_zu_ submitted: June 16, 2023 at 11:37PM via SaintMeghanMarkle on Reddit

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A LOOK AT THE SWEEPING MAJESTY OF THE WIDE SHOTS OF OLD -- CLASS OF '62.

PIC(S) Mega spotlight on assorted film stills depicting the extensove use of wide shots in 1962's epic biographical adventure drama film "Lawrence of Arabia," directed by David Lean and photographed by Freddie A. Young (1902-1998).

Resolution at 1874x1892 & 1169x1170.

"Young is definitely ‘the master’ in my book of cineastes. Arguably and certainly in his era he was the best cameraman in the world. I had the pleasure of involvements with him and his crew from "Lawrence Of Arabia" onwards. David Lean was such a brilliant storyteller but nobody when working on one of his movies would accuse him of being easygoing. Freddie carried on for him regardless of personal and technical problems. Apart from three American Oscars Freddie won many awards including only the second Fellowship after Hitchcock from our own Academy BAFTA."

-- Sir Sydney Samuelson to BRITISH CINEMATOGRAPHER magazine, on the "Gentleman Genius" Freddie Young (OBE, BSC, ASC)

Sources: https://x.com/CinemaGrids/status/1114405144135782400 (Cinema Grids 2x) & https://britishcinematographer.co.uk/freddie-young-obe-bsc-asc.

[hoursofreading]

The soil is neither spirit nor material, he said, or else it’s both/and. Elliot shared my feeling that human composting’s greater promise is its potential to occasion a paradigm shift in our relationship to all life. If we can understand NOR soil as sacred because of its source, maybe we will begin to perceive all biomass as sacred. That might sound like hippie stuff, but it may be what’s required for our species to survive. “The climate crisis is fundamentally a soil crisis,” Elliot mused. “There is a poetry in the possibility that the death of one generation can make possible the life of the next.”

We climbed into a kind of all-terrain golf cart and began to ascend a narrow gravel road that hugged the sheer side of the mountain and scared the living shit out of me. I’d been reading about the inaugural dead for weeks, and pieces of their obituaries floated back to me, though I couldn’t necessarily remember which story belonged to whom. One painted watercolors, another knitted “clothing for people and dogs.” One spent World War II working to eliminate “social diseases” in men and kept an orange tree alive in Tallahassee “through the worst of freezes.” On earth as in the ether, their individual stories were now collective. They commingled in my mind.

We bumped along, climbing through the dense underbrush of a former clear-cut, past reed-skirted ponds you wouldn’t know were man-made. We disembarked in a battered former meadow that had been used for cattle grazing. At its edge, an old burn had cleared the view all the way to Mount Adams and the flattened majesty of Mount St. Helens, still covered in snow, brilliant against the blue.

Elliot kindly turned his back so that I could cop a squat, and the hot relief of emptying my overextended bladder while taking in this view filled me with such a love of living! All that afternoon I felt alive. Walking in the shade of trees, over dead leaves and cedar fronds. And then, in that ATV thing, with rolling waves of fear giving way to adrenaline, devouring my peanut butter and jelly sandwich with animalistic fervor. Meditating on the death you want might help you imagine the life you want. But it can also help you appreciate the life you already have.