Torch lighting a year away

Next year will be Her Majesty the Queen's Royal Diamond Jubilee,

the Olympics will come to London, (Only a year away!), and William and Kate

are favoured to light the Olympic Torch. The Olympics coming to London will create

thousands of new jobs, the main concourse at the Olympic Stadium will see about

400,000 people a day attending the events. The main venues are pretty much complete

with the work now being to install the temporary building installations.

On top of this, Boris Johnson has invited 10,000 people to be part of the opening ceremony,

"and you don't have to be able to act!".

41 Million

The Royal Wedding brought an extra 41 million pounds of business in.

Although in other ways, some economists have mentioned that the extra days

off in April for the wedding of Wills and Kate, affected productivity and spending.

Can't win 'em all we guess.

News of the World debacle

So, the News of the World plot thickens with the death of one of

the first people to report the problems. Two met officers resign.

Accusations of trips to health spas and a job arranged for a daughter.

Apparently the second policeman to resign yesterday passed on further investigation

of bags containing 4000 names, including a television presenter and her husband.

The ripples from this situation will likely grow and grow.

Hurt and shame

Ruper Murdoch has given a hand on heart apology,

two executives have resigned. His media empire has taken a huge hit.

It seems that the underlying reality of the way things are actually done, shocks people.

When in fact, it has been the norm for a long time.

Otherwise, the news would be bland, and uninteresting, instead of the hghly exciting world

of stars and celebs, and who they are sleeping with, "drug fueled sex romps!" with footballers etc.

"Tory MP caught outside nightclub with actress". "New and latest scandal!".

But they definitely crossed the line with the Milly Dowler family, the great thing about the states

is that they sue for cash, whereas in the UK, they seek "an apology".

They talk about hurt and shame, but are unable to put a price on where it really hurts.

Everything blowws over, and on they go. 

Paris Patisseries

http://www.parispatisseries.com/2011/07/12/un-dimanche-a-paris-clementine-confite/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzEmail&utm_content=653556&utm_campaign=On-Demand_2011-07-12%2000%3a05

 

Here is a great site we have been looking at recently, it is written by a visitor to Paris,

the photos are great quality, the writing and descriptions are enjoyable, and the general

sense of enjoyment makes it a great daily read.

Kate and Wills

Kate and Wills are having a gently introduction to public life.

A bit overshadowed by the News of the World controversy in the UK this week.

There was a visit scheduled to a town damaged by fire in Canada, the intent to present

them with cowboy hats.

 

~Strangely enought, there was some anti royal feeling in Quebec, where the couple

received a positive welcome from the Mayor of the city.

 

Some anti-monarchists had taken to the streets to protest the visit.

Ah well, all comes with the territory.

Loose is good?

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are bridging the gap

beween the formality of an earlier age, represented by the Queen and Prince Phillip,

and the new, hip, modern age of which they will now become a more conservative symbol.

 

They have apparently informed people that may meet them on their upcoming tour of Canada,

to just address them "whatever you feel comfortable with".

 

Can't imagine the Queen being so warm hearted and friendly.

 

But she is from a different era, the black and white newsreel era, the formal fifties when she was young,

is actually rather charming, a young girl stepped out into society in a formal debutantes ball.

 

Things were very proper, now we are much "looser". A good thing? We shall see.