Official Photographs Released to Mark Christening of Prince Louis
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The british Weekly, Sat. July 21, 2018 Page 1 Trump: my meeting with the ‘wonderful’ Queen - page 4 California’s British Accent ™ - Since 1984 Saturday, July 21, 2018 • Number 1740 Always Free Oh, Brother! A right royal welcome for little Louie Official photographs released to mark christening of Prince Louis THE Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have marked Prince Louis’s christening by releasing a collection of official photographs that reveal the joy of the occasion. One shows three-year- the Duke of Clarence, old Princess Charlotte adjoins St James’s Palace gazing adoringly into and was previously the her baby brother’s eyes Queen Mother’s official and clutching his tiny residence for almost hand, while their older five decades. At the brother Prince George, 40-minute service and who will be five on a tea party afterwards, Sunday, gives a cheeky the women wore mainly grin and joins the rest of pastel colours, each the family group looking dressed head to toe in at the camera. It was one colour, while the one of several pictures men wore blue suits, released by Kensington white shirts and light DOTING MOTHER: The duchess of Cambridge with Prince Louis Palace Wednesday blue ties. George and night. They were taken Charlotte continued the Mother and baby are official photographs at joining their parents mark their 70th wedding by British photographer blue and white theme. captured in a similar the christening of Prince for Louis’s big day, it anniversary. The picture Matt Holyoak for William and Kate pose in a group photo of Louis. “Everyone was so was the first time the is a throwback to the the family album at were also joined for the the Cambridge branch of relaxed and in such good Cambridges have been christenings of Prince Clarence House after the photoshoot by their the family, which shows spirits, it was an absolute seen together in public George and Princess christening in the Chapel children, along with George, looking slightly pleasure. as a family of five. Charlotte. The Duchess Royal at St James’s Prince Harry and wife tired after Camilla, “I only hope I have Holyoak has of Cambridge sported Palace last Monday. Meghan, Charles and Charles, Harry and captured some of that worked with a host her favourite designer Camilla. The Middleton Meghan join William, joy in my photographs.” of celebrities and his Alexander McQueen at group photo family, including Kate’s Kate and their three Louis was sound photos have regularly both occasions. She wore Elegant and colour- parents Michael and children a long summer asleep as he was been splashed on the a creamy soft yellow coordinated, the Royal Carole, her sister Pippa term in his first year of carried into the Chapel covers of magazines ruffled look ensemble for Family were captured and husband James school, and Charlotte, Royal by Kate for the such as Harper’s Bazaar, Prince George’s baptism in the morning room Matthews and her posing cheekily for the christening ceremony, Shortlist and Dazed And in 2013 and a cream and garden at Clarence brother James Middleton camera. but afterwards looked Confused. This was not coat dress for Princess House, the London home were also in attendance. Holyoak, one of content and wiggled his his first royal commission Charlotte’s in 2015. She of Prince Charles and the Another picture shows the world’s leading fingers as his mother as he photographed again wore McQueen for Duchess of Cornwall. Louis, who had been celebrity portrait beamed at him as she the Queen and the the christening of Prince The house, built by John asleep when he arrived photographers, said: “I held him in her arms. Duke of Edinburgh Louis, this time around Nash in 1825- 27 for at the ceremony, looking was truly honoured at With Prince George as part of a series of she chose a striking George III’s third son, up at his proud mother. being asked to take the and Princess Charlotte portraits released to white dress. 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. July 21, 2018 News from Britain Hosepipe ban comes into force for millions Britain dries up in most severe heatwave since 1976 MILLIONS of Britons would amount to more hit England since 2012. are facing the most than 100 million litres Six years ago restrictions widespread hosepipe per day, the firm said. A were brought in by ban in six years. hosepipe uses 540 litres seven water companies, Amid the worst an hour – as much as a affecting 20 million heatwave since 1976, a family of four would customers. One water ban has already been use in one day. And a expert slammed the imposed on nearly sprinkler left running private water companies two million people overnight uses as much for failing to fix leaks LIQUID ASSETS: gardeners found in breach will face fines of up to £1,000 in Northern Ireland. water as a family-of-four while racking up huge Now seven million would use in one week, profits. Privatised water Trent Water, which serves no issues yet. That was water wisely. While the residents in the north- it claimed. The new ban firms typically lose more than 4.2 million echoed by Northumbrian sun has been unrelenting, west of England have is due to start on Sunday, between 20 per cent and homes in the Midlands Water, Bristol Water and there are more sizzling been told by the UK’s August 5. 22 per cent of supply due and mid-Wales, said that Thames Water – who all days ahead with the largest water company This week United to leakage, according so far reservoirs were denied any impending odd shower, according they face a hosepipe Utilities water services to Ofwat, the water “healthy”. A company bans. Wessex Water to forecasters. A Met ban starting early next director Martin Padley industry regulator. spokesman added: “We said while there is “no Office spokesman said: month. And with more said: “Despite recent Professor David Hall, are just asking people to prospect” of bringing “Less hot, is the best way sizzling temperatures rainfall, reservoir levels a global water industry be waterwise.” in a ban it was vital to describe next week. forecast this month it is are still lower than we expert at London’s South Staffs Water, customers still to do “There will be some feared the rest of Britain would expect. “With University of Greenwich, which supplies over a their bit to save water. sunny spells but there could soon follow suit forecasters predicting said: “If the leakage million customers in the Welsh Water said it was will be a few showers as reservoirs dry up. a return to hot dry levels were not so high, Midlands, and Anglian encouraging its three around that could be Keen gardeners who use weather for the rest of the daily volume of Water also said they had million customers to use heavy and thundery.” sprinklers or motorists July, we need to impose water delivered would hosing clean their cars temporary restrictions. It be higher, therefore we could be slapped with is not a decision we have would reach the point £1,000 fines. Water taken lightly.” of hosepipe bans much Departing Boris blasts giant United Utilities Customers can still later. said it had no choice wet their gardens with “Any restriction on but to clamp down on a watering can and water use is a restriction customers as parched wash vehicles using on people’s quality of May ‘fog of self doubt’ reservoirs run dry. a bucket and sponge. life.” Household water Temperatures recently Shocking images in bills rose by 40 per cent Boris Johnson criticised Julian Smith, the chief in these negotiations. We hit a peak of 91.4F recent days have shown above inflation from Theresa May’s “fog of whip who attends cabinet have changed tack once (33C). The company northern England water privatisation in 1989 to self-doubt” and her but is not a full member, and we can change again. has struggled to supply reservoirs with parched 2015, according to the government’s “dithering” was the most senior “The problem is not demand during the UK’s and cracked beds. National Audit Office. over Brexit in a sombre Tory MP listening to the that we have failed to longest heatwave in four Northern Ireland Water Last night other water resignation speech on speech. He sat beside Mr make the case for a free decades. A hosepipe put a hosepipe ban in firms stressed they had Wednesday. Johnson’s brother Jo, a trade agreement of the ban can reduce water place on June 29 – but the no immediate plans for The former foreign transport minister, and kind spelt out at Lancaster usage by 5 to 10 per cent, United Utilities move hosepipe bans but that secretary, who stood Ben Wallace, the security House. We haven’t even which in the North-west will be the first ban to may change. Severn down two wees ago, minister. tried.” earned cheers from allies Mrs May was giving The MP for Uxbridge 171 Pier Ave. Ste. 121 • Santa Monica CA 9005 as he told the Commons evidence to the Commons praised Mrs May’s Tel: (310) 452 2621 • Fax: (310) 314-7653 that it was “not too late liaison committee at the “courage and her [email protected] to save Brexit”. He urged time of the speech, which resilience” and indicated www.british-weekly.com • Twitter/BritishWeekly Mrs May to return to was delayed by a series of that he thought she could Brexit plans set out in her government statements lead the UK to a successful Managing Editor: Neil Fletcher Lancaster House speech after prime minister’s Brexit if she was willing to Deputy Editor: Nick Stark in January 2017.