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Post by Admin on Mar 31, 2020 2:31:13 GMT
Prince Charles started painting in the 1970s, after he was inspired by Robert Waddell, his art master at Gordonstoun School in Scotland. He works exclusively in watercolor, and his paintings were first exhibited in Windsor Castle in 1977. They were displayed alongside works from Queen Victoria, herself an avid watercolorist, and the Duke of Edinburgh, a painter and designer, whose sketches helped create the stained glass windows in the Private Chapel of Windsor Castle. Following his first exhibition, Prince Charles continued to show his work, which became hugely popular in the UK and abroad. Though he modestly refers to himself as an "enthusiastic amateur," he made an estimated £2 million ($2.49 million) from the sales of copies of his watercolors between 1997 and 2016, making him one of the country's best-selling living artists, The Daily Telegraph reported in 2016. The prince, who has donated all profits from his artwork to The Prince of Wales's Charitable Fund, prefers to paint outdoor scenes, favoring mountains, streams, and the surrounding areas of the Queen's estate at Balmoral. His works have been featured on stamps in the UK and even on a Swiss ski pass.
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Post by Admin on Mar 31, 2020 6:46:51 GMT
The royal footman, who regularly walks the Queen’s dogs and was in regular contact with the monarch, is now in self-isolation after falling ill with coronavirus, according to British tabloid The Sun. The revelation comes just days after the Queen’s son, Prince Charles, revealed he has also contracted the virus. The footman has worked at Buckingham Palace for six years, but was promoted in 2019 to a role that involves taking meals to the Queen as well as managing her post. According to reports, the individual saw the monarch on a daily basis; however, it’s yet unclear when he was diagnosed. The Queen, who relocated from Buckingham Palace to Windsor Castle on March 19, is believed to have severely reduced her support staff in recent days, with most royal staff working at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Sandringham now told to work from home. At 93 years old, she would be a high-risk patient if she contracts the illness, as would her husband Prince Philip, who retired from royal duties in 2017 and has had numerous health problems in recent years. Despite the cautionary measures to protect the Queen, Buckingham Palace said Saturday night that the monarch was in “good health” and that the Palace is following “all the appropriate advice.” Photos released by the Palace Wednesday were said to show the Queen on the phone (pictured) with Prime Minister Boris Johnson — now revealed to be suffering with coronavirus himself — for their weekly meeting, which is normally conducted in person at Buckingham Palace. Alarms were raised last week when 71-year-old Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, tested positive for coronavirus. Clarence House confirmed he was self-isolating at Balmoral Castle in Scotland with his wife, Duchess of Cornwall Camilla Parker Bowles, who tested negative for COVID-19. It is believed the Prince of Wales saw the Queen after March 10 — when he sat across from Monegasque royal Prince Albert, who revealed he has coronavirus last week, at a charity event — however, experts have said it is unlikely Charles was contagious at that point. The U.K.’s coronavirus death toll has climbed steeply in recent days, with more than 1,200 deaths to date. Overall, there are 19,500 positive cases of the virus. The country is now in lockdown mode, with chief medical officer Jenny Harries noting during the daily press briefing on Sunday that it could take six months before life in the U.K. returns to normal, though the lockdown is expected to end before that time.
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Post by Admin on Apr 1, 2020 18:07:32 GMT
Prince Charles has described the coronavirus lockdown as a 'strange, frustrating and often distressing experience.'
The Prince of Wales recorded a video message following seven days of self-isolation, after he tested positive for COVID-19.
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Post by Admin on Apr 4, 2020 6:05:03 GMT
Prince Charles has opened the new NHS Nightingale at the ExCeL Centre in east London, saying it will serve as "a shining light" during the coronavirus lockdown. With 80 wards, the temporary facility at the ExCel Centre in London's Docklands is now the largest critical care unit in the world. Soldiers, carpenters, stewards and volunteers have worked around the clock to ensure NHS Nightingale could be ready for use in record time. PRINCE Charles today hailed the "unbelievable feat of work" that saw a new 4,000-bed coronavirus hospital opened in just nine days. The 71-year-old praised the NHS Nightingale in London via video link - with the facility key in the fight against the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Post by Admin on Apr 10, 2020 5:32:15 GMT
Charles and Camilla are celebrating their 15th wedding anniversary tomorrow, and to mark the occasion, they released a new photo. This is standard for royals, who essentially understand that all their fans want from them is more photos.
But while this new image at first appears sweet and normal—if extra exciting, because of the dogs—it is, in actual fact, bizarre.
First, there is the context with which the photo was presented to the public. "Ahead of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall's 15th wedding anniversary tomorrow, we are sharing this photo of Their Royal Highnesses with The Duchess's dogs Bluebell and Beth," read a tweet from Clarence House, the couple's official residence.
Oh, just the Duchess's dogs? Charles, despite appearing perfectly happy to embrace Bluebell or Beth (it's still unclear which dog is which), flatly refuses to be associated with BoB (short for Bluebell or Beth) when push comes to shove? Is it because BoB bit his middle finger, thereby explaining his mysterious bandaid?
And then there's the setting. The couple seems to have taken two perfectly normal chairs and separated them from their legs, repurposing them as weird and impractical bench. In itself, weird. But there's more.
They've also placed an old-fashioned boot scraper just before the stairs. Normally, that would make more sense by the door—but it Charles and Camilla may actually think that their entryway is actually indoors. Not convinced? Take a look at the window behind them! Why would they have a window outside, if not because they really, deep down, think that it's inside?
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