Queen's Joy at Meghan and Harry Baby News
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The british Weekly, Sat. October 20, 2018 Page 1 Keira censors tot’s Disney viewing - page 5 California’s British Accent ™ - Since 1984 Saturday, October 20, 2018 • Number 1753 Always Free ONE’S DELIGHTED! n Queen’s joy at Meghan and Harry baby news THE Queen has spoken of her delight after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex revealed they are expecting a baby in the spring. Harry and Meghan Harry, 34, in May. broke the happy news The baby will be to the Royal Family seventh-in-line to the while they were throne and the Queen’s gathered at Windsor eighth great-grandchild. Castle for Princess They will be titled a Lord Eugenie’s wedding to or Lady but are unlikely Jack Brooksbank last to ever undertake official Friday. Meghan, 37, has royal duties. Friends had her 12-week scan said the pair decided and is believed to be they could not keep their due near the Queen’s secret after speculation birthday on April 21. On became rife over the Monday the couple told weekend when Meghan the world five months wore a loose-fitting on from their wedding, Givenchy coat to Eugenie after arriving in Sydney and Jack’s wedding. at the start of a tour of Prime Minister Theresa Australia, Fiji, Tonga, May congratulated the and New Zealand. couple on Twitter: “My “The Queen, Duke warmest congratulations of Edinburgh, Prince to the Duke and Duchess of Wales, Duchess of of Sussex on the happy Cornwall, and Duke and news they are expecting Duchess of Cambridge a baby in the spring. are delighted for the Wishing them all the couple,” Kensington best.” THE LOOK OF LOVE: Harry and Meghan in Victoria Park, Dubbo, outside Sydney this week Palace said, before adding Justin Welby, a pointed reference to the Archbishop of there is a risk of catching wife. Jonathan Ball, a mosquito repellant. future.” the Duchess’s mother, Canterbury, tweeted: mosquito-born diseases, professor of molecular “There’s a risk but it Bookies have made Doria Ragland. “Ms “Congratulations to the like the Zika virus, which virology at Nottingham is not a high risk, not Diana among the Doria Ragland is very Duke and Duchess of causes birth defects. University, said: “If it like it would have been favourites for the baby’s happy about the lovely Sussex on their happy Foreign Office travel could be postponed, a couple of years ago to name. news and she looks news! Prayers for them advice warns pregnant then I would suggest a visit Brazil,” he added. The royal couple forward to welcoming in the months ahead.” women to delay trips to postponement because The couple have announced Meghan’s her first grandchild,” the Kensington Palace said Fiji and Tonga if possible. you can’t guarantee you spoken of wanting pregnancy Monday, just palace added, without the couple would press Men are also warned won’t be exposed to the children. When they hours after she and Harry mentioning Meghan’s ahead with plans to visit they can carry the virus virus.” However, he became engaged landed in Sydney as part father, Thomas Markle, Fiji and Tonga next week for months and should said the risks could be last year, Harry said: of a 16-day tour which who she has not spoken after taking medical not have unprotected minimized by covering “Hopefully we’ll start will also take in New to since she married advice, even though sex with their pregnant up in the day and using a family in the near Zealand, Fiji and Tonga. News from Britain 2-5 • Meet a Member 8 • Crossword/Sudoku 8 • Stargazing 9 • Book Review 9 • Brits in LA 10 • Sean Borg 11• Sport 18-20 Page 2 The british Weekly, Sat. October 20, 2018 News from Britain More Brexit agony for May as new Cabinet mutiny looms over EU deal THERESA May’s fragile running out for Mrs May include International grip on power grew ever who had been hoping to Development Secretary weaker over the past few unveil an agreement at the Penny Mordaunt, a days as it emerged that European council meeting potential leadership as many as 10 members of heads of governments contender, Leader of the of her Cabinet are ready on Thursday. House Andrea Leadsom to quit if she bows to EU and Work and Pensions demands on Brexit. ‘collective authority’ Secretary Esther McVey. ENDGAME? The Prime Minister is staggering from crisis to crisis as Brexit looms Another third of all her The threat to Mrs May’s All have failed to ministers are said to be authority came as Mr publicly back Mrs May’s ready to go. too. The Brexit Raab’s predecessor David Chequers proposals in the chance we will hit 48 Government. We want so-called Northern Ireland Secretary, Dominic Raab, Davis, who resigned last week. Also suggested letters this week. Lots of to change the policy.” He backstop which will keep could lead a mass exodus over the Chequers as a possible quitter constituents are writing to said Mrs May would not Britain under Brussels after Brussels rejected proposal, called on pro- is International Trade MPs urging them to put be able to get her Chequers rule in a customs union a compromise on the Brexit ministers in her Secretary Liam Fox. them in.” proposals through for a period with no time Northern Ireland border 21-strong Cabinet to quit. MP Mark Francois, vice- Parliament with up to 80 limit and no ability for the he had tabled on Monday. He said her latest Brexit customs union chairman of the European Tory Brexiteers ready to UK to leave unilaterally. And in worse news for plan was “completely Another name was a Research Group, said: vote it down along with The alternative is to allow the Prime Minister, one of unacceptable” and urged leading Remainer, Scottish “The Cabinet has by and the Northern Ireland Northern Ireland to be the Brexiteers organising Cabinet ministers to Secretary David Mundell, large been kept out of Democratic Unionists. hived off from the rest of attempts to remove her “exert their collective who is concerned that a the whole process.” But The EU continues to play the UK in a bid to solve as party leader said the 48 authority”. proposal which allows he insisted: “We are not hard ball with a demand the problem of the land letters needed from MPs A source close to Mr Northern Ireland separate going to bring down the that Mrs May agrees to a border. to trigger a vote of no- Raab pointed out that his status in the UK will stop confidence should be in statement to Parliament him from fighting off place next week. last week specifically Scottish independence. Hard Brexit, Soft Brexit, No Deal, Norway Model, On a dramatic day, ruled out supporting the It is understood that in a Chequers Plan. What does it all mean? Mr Raab was sent to idea of the UK staying in joint message Mr Mundell Brussels for unplanned the customs union under and Scottish Tory leader Chequers Plan: talks with the EU chief EU rule without an end Ruth Davidson told the This plan for Brexit was agreed by the Cabinet at the Prime Minister’s country negotiator Michel Barnier date. It is understood that Prime Minister: “Having residence, Chequers, in July 2018. It proposes tax or tariff-free trade with the EU, to resolve the future of the this was the favoured fought just four years while leaving the UK free to pursue trade deals outside the EU. Under the plan, Northern Ireland border. option that Mrs May tried ago to keep our country the UK would collect tariffs on the EU’s behalf for any goods entering the country At the same time, all 27 to get a select group in her together, the integrity but destined to be sent on to EU countries. Because EU tariffs had been collected, ambassadors of the other Cabinet to agree. of our United Kingdom there would not need to be a separate border between Northern Ireland and the EU member states were “It was politically quite remains the single most Republic. But the UK would have to follow EU rules, “the common rule book”, called in by the European useful for Dominic that he important issue for us in on things like food standards to avoid unnecessary border hold-ups. The plan Commission for a surprise made that clear,” a source these negotiations.” also proposes ending the free movement of people, giving back the UK control briefing leading to heavy said. There were also over immigration rules. Former Brexit secretary David Davis and former foreign speculation that a deal Along with Mr Raab suggestions Tory secretary Boris Johnson both resigned their posts over the Chequers plan because was close. But the talks another nine Cabinet Leave supporters are they believe it means the UK would still be too closely tied to the EU. ended with no deal and ministers, including manoeuvring to remove senior Tory sources made some Remainers, Mrs May. One ex-minister Hard Brexit it clear that time may be could quit. These said: “There’s a good A hard Brexit would be one where few of the existing ties between the UK and the EU were retained, so it would mean Britain giving up membership of the EU’s 171 Pier Ave. Ste. 121 • Santa Monica CA 9005 single market, and the benefits of being part of a free trade area with the EU, and Tel: (310) 452 2621 • Fax: (310) 314-7653 setting up its own trade deals and rules.