Putin, Poison and Poirot: Russian Envoy Pins Skripal Attack on UK
Ambassador Alexander Yakovenko spoke about Putin and Poirot and the poison standoff between his country and UK sounding serious and sarcastic all at once.
Month: March 2018
Royal Wedding: 600 Chapel Guests as Harry and Meghan Keep World Guessing
Prince Harry and his American fiancee Meghan Markle have invited 600 guests to witness their wedding vows at St George’s Chapel, Windsor, in May.
Let them Eat Elderflower Cake: The Royal Wedding Flavour with a Twist
Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle have once again shown just how much they are unwilling to follow past conventions by opting for an east London bakery to make a lemon elderflower cake for their wedding in May.
The Shop Inspired by 007
Aesop’s biggest shop in Europe has paid a fitting homage to James Bond and don’t be surprised if 007 himself slides down one of its unfurling clay pillars which apes the opening sequence of the spy thrillers.
‘Hot New Menu’ at the Russian Embassy (and they are not Ferrero Rochers)
Ferrero Rochers are the undisputed delicacy of choice at glitzy diplomatic shindigs, but critics of President Vladimir Putin have used graffiti to take an ironic swipe at Russia over the nerve toxin attack on a former double agent.
Spy Poison Standoff: Twitter Diplomacy in Kensington
Are we about to see removal vans trundling up Britain’s most expensive street where average homes cost over £13.5m with diplomats forced to make ignominious exits? The Russian envoy since 2011, Vladimirovich, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary lives in the sumptuous grounds of number 13 assisted by 10 senior diplomatic staff.
Trump to Meet Kim Jong Un in Historic Talks
They have been aiming insults and barbs at each other all year and boasting about the sizes of their nuclear buttons but it seems peace has broken out at last. Jaw-jaw is better than war-war after all.
Royal Wedding: Harry and Meghan Invite over 2,500 Ordinary People
Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle will invite more than 2,500 members of the public to take part in their wedding day celebrations in May, Kensington Palace has confirmed. Harry and US actress Markle are tying the knot at Windsor Castle on 19 May in a ceremony expected to attract a global media coverage as did the marriage of Harry’s elder brother William to Kate Middleton in 2011, watched by an estimated two billion people. “Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle will invite 2,640 members of the public to Windsor Castle on their wedding day to watch the arrivals of the bride and groom and their guests and the carriage procession as it departs from the castle,” the statement read. The 2,640 invited guests will be made up of people from charities associated with the couple, local school pupils and members of the local community, and 1,200 people from across the country, chosen from a broad range of backgrounds and ages. “Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle have said they want their wedding day to …