A wool sculpture of Prince Charles by Manitoban artist Rosemarie Péloquin.Valerie Wilcox/The Canadian Press The Prince of Wales is set to be greeted by a sheepish figure when he arrives in Canada on Tuesday: his own “woolly doppelganger.” Prince Charles will lock eyes with a life-size, hand-needle-felted bust of his …
Read More »Royal couple to begin three-day Canadian tour amid increasing skepticism of monarchy
Britain’s Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall visit Canada House in London, on May 12.HANNAH MCKAY/The Associated Press Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, are set to begin a three-day tour of Canada this week that will focus on Indigenous reconciliation and climate change – and on connecting with …
Read More »Four cadets dead after incident at RMC in Kingston, Ont.
Four cadets at the Royal Military College have died in a “tragic” incident at the institution’s campus in Kingston, Ont., the Department of National Defence said Friday. Few details were released about what happened on the campus located on the Point Frederick peninsula, where Lake Ontario meets the St. Lawrence …
Read More »Jake Epstein ready for solo show at the Royal Alexandra Theatre
Jake Epstein decided to channel his complicated feelings about his experiences into a song-filled solo show, Boy Falls From the Sky.Luke Fontana/Handout Jake Epstein has some showbiz stories to tell. The erstwhile Degrassi: The Next Generation star went down to the United States to follow a musical-theatre career, making his …
Read More »Opinion: Dismantling the Royal B.C. Museum’s Old Town is the wrong choice
People walk up stairs to the entrance of the Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria.CHAD HIPOLITO/The Canadian Press Victoria’s Royal B.C. Museum announced abruptly earlier this month that it would close its third-floor core galleries on Jan. 2 as part of the “process of decolonization.” The widespread public outcry – specifically …
Read More »Prince Harry set to return to the United Kingdom for the first time in over a year
Lifestyle 30 Jan, 2021 12:15 AM3 minutes to read Meghan and Harry have been living in California. Photo / Getty Images Prince Harry is set to return to the United Kingdom to visit his family, but he will be travelling alone. It is believed Meghan Markle will stay in California …
Read More »Cash spending falls behind credit card payments for the first time
Cash payments have dropped to third place behind debit and credit card spending in 2018 for the first time. The British Retail Consortium’s latest Payment Survey found that debit cards are still the most popular method of payment, accounting for almost three-in-five transactions. The use of cash payments has been …
Read More »Rarest Canadian coin – the 1911 silver dollar – on display this weekend in Mississauga
The 1911 silver dollar, a very rare coin, will be on display this weekend in Mississauga at a coin expo. Handout Rare currency expert Alfredo Cimino has never seen the 1911 silver dollar, but he’s heard of it. Everyone in the business has. Nicknamed the Emperor or Holy Grail of …
Read More »Royal Mail UK – new advert 2008
A new 2008 advert from the Royal Mail.
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