William and Kate Celebrate Tenth Wedding Anniversary

Hopkins sleeps through Oscar win - page 4 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">California’s British Accent ™ - Since 1984 </li><li style="flex:1">Always Free </li></ul>Saturday, May 1, 2021 • Number 1885 William and Kate celebrate tenth wedding anniversary n Royal Couple release official portrait to mark their special day THE prince gazes adoringly at his beautiful wife in a romantic photo to mark a fairytale 10 years together. In the second picture which they tried to delay hitches. of the set, released this the inevitable. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">In </li><li style="flex:1">a</li><li style="flex:1">new </li><li style="flex:1">BBC </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">week left, Kate and </li><li style="flex:1">But they have still documentary, </li></ul>Royal <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">William hug and smile managed to retain </li><li style="flex:1">a</li></ul>Wedding: A Day To as they celebrate their degree of normality for Remember, Fiona <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">happy marriage. </li><li style="flex:1">themselves and their Cairns </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">and </li><li style="flex:1">Rachel </li></ul>It was a decade ago children –George, Eardley, who led the that more than 300 seven, Charlotte, five, team that designed million people around and Louis, three – that the cake, tell how the <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">the </li><li style="flex:1">world </li></ul>and watched the Queen and perhaps Queen discovered they <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Kate’s Prince Charles can only had removed a door </li><li style="flex:1">William </li></ul>wedding in Westminster dream of. Abbey. at Buckingham Palace because the cake was too big. The Queen Much has changed country hideaway since April 29, 2011, but Only last weekend, surprisedthemandsaid: the same shared joy they the couple and their “I understand you’ve portrayed on that day youngsters enjoyed a been dismantling my shines through in today’s Sunday lunch in the house.” two official portraits, garden of the Rose & <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">taken </li><li style="flex:1">by </li></ul>celebrity Crown at Snettisham handbrake on photographer Chris in Norfolk, close to Later, William had Floyd at Kensington their country hideaway, to be rescued by his Palace this week. Anmer Hall. brother Harry when he As William and Kate started to drive Kate out reach their 10-year of the palace in Prince bigger burden <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Kate, 39, wears </li><li style="flex:1">a</li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">milestone, </li><li style="flex:1">a</li></ul>YouGov Charles’s Aston Martin £195 flowery Ghost poll shows that the Volante sports car. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Avery </li><li style="flex:1">wrap </li></ul>dress, nation’s love for them Former rugby ace Sir which she previously is growing with a net Clive Woodward tells wore at a British High approval rating of 68 the show that it did not Commission reception per cent for Prince go smoothly. on the couple’s tour of William and 67 per “They drove off and Pakistan in 2019. cent for Kate. Only the he struggled and he’s William, 38, and Kate, Queen on 76 per cent is chugging out – this is at now pivotal figures higher. for the future of the Wills the back of Buckingham and Kate’s Palace – and Harry goes British monarchy, find wedding is widely running after him,” says themselves sharing bigger burden of royal made the UK proud but duties after years in it was not without its on.” arecalled as a day that Sir Clive, laughing. SO FAR, SO GOOD: William and Kate married on April 29, 2011. “Hehadthehandbrake The royal couple have three children. News from Britain 2-4 • Stargazing 5 • Puzzles 5 • Brits in LA 8 • Stargazing 9, • Sport 15-16 Page 2 The british Weekly, Sat. May 1, 2021 News From Britain Boris bites back as ‘Flatgate’ scandal continues to grow n PM and Labour leader exchange angry words at PMQ BORIS Johnson went claimed the Government “Do not the British on the counter-attack was “mired in sleaze, people deserve a Prime this week as claims cronyism and scandal”, Minister they can trust, <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">that </li><li style="flex:1">financing </li></ul>for prompting Mr Johnson not <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">a</li><li style="flex:1">Government </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">a</li><li style="flex:1">renovation of his to say around £350,000 who are mired in sleaze, </li></ul>Downing Street flat of taxpayers’ money cronyism and scandal?” broke the law became was spent redecorating The Electoral impossible to ignore. the Downing Street Commission said on In a heated Commons accommodation during Tuesday: “We have clash with Labour Tony Blair’s term in been in contact with leader Sir Keir Starmer, office. the Conservative at Prime Minister’s He told Sir Keir: “The Party since late March FLAT BROKE? Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer (right), mocked the PM over the affair, referring to him as ‘Major Sleaze’ <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Questions, </li><li style="flex:1">Johnson answer is that I have and have conducted </li><li style="flex:1">matter.” </li><li style="flex:1">have also announced a Mr Johnson’s estranged </li></ul>insisted repeatedly that covered the costs. he personally paid the an assessment of the information they have provided to us. Asked if Mr Johnson separate inquiry into the former chief adviser <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">would be willing to be refurbishment payment, Dominic </li><li style="flex:1">Cummings </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">overages for the £58,000 ‘Dodgy contracts’ </li><li style="flex:1">questioned in person, his headed by crossbench claimed any attempt to </li></ul>press secretary said: “He peer and former private get donors to “secretly and the Government secretary to the Queen pay” for the work by <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">redecoration. The bill </li><li style="flex:1">“Of </li><li style="flex:1">course, </li><li style="flex:1">the </li></ul>“We are now satisfied was way above a £30,000 Electoral Commission that there are reasonable taxpayer-funded annual is investigating this grounds to suspect that maintenance allowance and I can tell him that I an offence or offences for the premier’s official have conformed in full may have occurred. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">will of course be happy Christopher Geidt. </li><li style="flex:1">designer Lulu Lytle </li></ul>to assist if asked.” Downing The redecoration row would be “unethical, Street erupted last week when foolish, possibly illegal”. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">residence. </li><li style="flex:1">with the code of conduct </li><li style="flex:1">“We will therefore </li></ul>But Mr Johnson told and the ministerial code, continue this work as a MPs: “I have covered the and officials have been formal investigation to costs.” He maintained advising me throughout establish whether this is Two veterans in court charged with murder of IRA member in 1972 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">his cash arrangements this whole thing. </li><li style="flex:1">the case.” </li></ul>TWO elderly Northern Court of Human Rights, a checkpoint in the area at <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">did not break ministerial </li><li style="flex:1">Taunting Mr Johnson </li></ul>Ireland veterans this claiming his prosecution the time. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">conduct rules or the law. with </li><li style="flex:1">the </li></ul>nickname separate inquiry week became the first is “discriminatory and The lawyer told the court that Mr McCann <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">The Prime Minister “Major Sleaze”, Sir Keir </li><li style="flex:1">The watchdog can </li></ul>to be tried over “legacy” vexatious”. spoke out after the said: “This is a Prime issue fines of up to Electoral Commission Minister who during the £20,000 and can refer launched an inquiry into pandemic was nipping investigations to police killings during The Troubles. Among those attending was a senior member of court was MP and former the Official IRA who was <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">The </li><li style="flex:1">former soldier Johnny Mercer suspected of involvement </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">reports </li><li style="flex:1">Conservative out of meetings to choose or prosecutors. </li></ul>paratroopers, known to – sacked last week as in a number of attacks on the court as Soldiers Aand Veterans minister after security forces carried out C and now in their 70s, speaking out about a lack by the republican group. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Party chiefs arranged wallpaper at £840 a roll. </li><li style="flex:1">A</li><li style="flex:1">Tory spokesman </li></ul>“What do we get said: “We believe all from this Prime Minister reportable donations a loan from donors to initially foot the bill. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">both denied murdering of progress on legislation </li><li style="flex:1">The court heard that </li></ul>However, Mr Johnson and this Conservative have been transparently Official IRA member Joe to protect British Northern police intelligence in 1972 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">was said to be furious the Government? </li><li style="flex:1">Dodgy and correctly declared </li></ul>McCann in Belfast, in Ireland veterans from assessed Mr McCann as probe was announced contracts, jobs for their and published by the an hour before an mates and cash for Electoral Commission. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">1972. </li><li style="flex:1">prosecution. </li><li style="flex:1">a leading member of the </li></ul>The 24 year old was at the time top of the Royal it is messy, it is unpleasant, that, if encountered, he Ulster Constabulary’s it is a horrible process to would likely be armed most wanted list, Belfast go through for both sides. and resist arrest. Crown Court was told. “What I don’t think is The lawyer said both The trial is being held – 50 years later – you get soldiers believed Mr before judge only, a truly accurate picture of McCann would have because of fears that a jury what happened.” been armed but they said could be intimidated. He added: “They served no weapon was found Before the trial opened, their country, they did when they searched him demonstrators held their best. War is messy as he lay wounded on the banners outside the court and we need to find a ground. He said: “In any conflict, Official IRA in Belfast and ill-tempered Minister’s <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Prime access. And who is at the </li><li style="flex:1">“We will continue </li></ul>Questions heart of it? The Prime to work constructively <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">clash with Sir Keir. </li><li style="flex:1">Minister – Major Sleaze, with </li><li style="flex:1">the </li><li style="flex:1">Electoral </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">The Labour leader sitting there. </li><li style="flex:1">Commission on this </li></ul>171 Pier Ave. Ste. 121 • Santa Monica CA 90405 Tel: (310) 452 2621 • Fax: (310) 314-7653 <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected] </a>a<a href="/goto?url=http://www.british-weekly.com" target="_blank">www.british-weekly.com • Twitter/BritishWeekly </a>Managing Editor: Neil Fletcher Deputy Editor: Nick Stark Contributing Writers: Sean Borg, Alan Darby Drake, John Hiscock, Eileen Lee, , Rick Parcell, Anne Shaw, Nick Stark, Craig Bobby Young <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">expressing opposition to solution for everybody.” </li><li style="flex:1">The prosecution lawyer </li></ul>A prosecution lawyer said: “On any view of the told the court that the facts, the level of force historical prosecution of former British soldiers. 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All submissions - including photographs - become property of the British Weekly and are subject to editing and/or deletion at Editor’s discretion. killings in the Troubles but Branch officer attempted soldiers shot Mr McCann hundreds more could face to arrest Mr McCann, who in order to stop him <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">reinvestigation. </li><li style="flex:1">ran away. </li><li style="flex:1">from getting away and </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">One of the men facing </li><li style="flex:1">The Crown lawyer said avoiding being arrested. </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">“The prosecution case </li><li style="flex:1">trial later this year, Dennis at that point, soldiers A </li></ul>Hutchings, Cornwall, is seeking deceased permission to take his soldier B, opened fire. legally justified.” case to the European They had been manning The case continues. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">79, </li><li style="flex:1">from and C, and another now is that in all circumstances </li></ul>paratrooper, that shooting was not California’s British Accent™ - Since 1984 The british Weekly, Sat. May 1, 2021 Page 3 News From Britain COVID: Sixty million booster shots will fight third wave n New order will allow every Briton to get third shot to renew protection against virus SIXTY million extra originally had. we can deliver more than booster vaccines have Professor Van-Tam also 2.5 billion doses of our been secured to fight off said a study was under vaccine globally by the end the threat of a third wave way to look at whether it of 2021.” of Covid. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">was necessary to use the </li><li style="flex:1">Vaccines </li><li style="flex:1">minister </li></ul>Health Secretary Matt same vaccine someone Nadhim Zahawi said: “We Hancock said the stockpile had for their first two jabs are doing everything we <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">will “keep us safe and for their booster. </li><li style="flex:1">can to make sure the most </li></ul>free” from a potential virus surge in the autumn. Mr Hancock confirmed vulnerable are protected that the latest data, from Covid-19 now and in The new order of including figures showing the future. Pfizer/BioNTech <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">doses seven in 10 adults now </li><li style="flex:1">“Our brilliant Vaccines </li></ul>means the NHS will have have protective Covid-19 Taskforce has secured enough supplies to give antibodies, means the an extra 60 million doses every adult a third shot to country is on target for of the Pfizer/ BioNTech renew protection against lifting further lockdown vaccines to support our <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">the virus. </li><li style="flex:1">restrictions next month. </li><li style="flex:1">booster </li><li style="flex:1">programme, </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">It comes as England’s </li><li style="flex:1">which will be developed in </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">line with the advice of our </li><li style="flex:1">deputy chief medical ‘committment’ </li></ul>officer Professor Jonathan Van-Tam He said: “The data experts.” <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">suggested shows that we are </li><li style="flex:1">Meanwhile, the Health </li></ul>The UK has secured an extra 60 million doses of the Pfizer/ BioNTech vaccine “we are at or close to essentially on track for Secretary has hinted there the bottom” of levels of where we expected to be may be “good news” soon coronavirus cases in the at this point and that is for care home residents bringing coronavirus back here, while we get this it to an “upsurge” with <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">into the home. </li><li style="flex:1">disease under control much lower levels of </li></ul>across the whole world, hospitalisations we have been working on deaths. and UK. He added: “I am <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">obviously good news. </li><li style="flex:1">currently required to </li></ul>‘hopeful’ Ben Osborn, managing isolate for two weeks after “And especially now a programme of booster that vaccinations have shots for over a year now. He said: “The modelling consensus is clear, we will personally hopeful that if director of Pfizer UK, said: a trip out. the vaccine programme “By more than doubling The Government has <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">taken </li><li style="flex:1">place </li></ul>The among “And we’ve backed some have what’s called a third vast of the only clinical trials wave. continues at pace, the third our supply commitment been threatened with wave might just be a third to the UK, we are legal action over the rule, residents. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">majority have now had in the world looking </li><li style="flex:1">“I am fairly hopeful </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">upsurge.” </li><li style="flex:1">delighted to support the which campaigners say </li></ul>two doses and, among specifically at booster that if the vaccine staff, vaccination rates are shots. programme continues rising as well. “I’m delighted to be at pace and continues to “Also, the rates of able to tell you that we’ve be as successful as it has Theneworderbringsthe ongoing rollout of the UK encourages care homes number of Pfizer vaccine immunisation programme to act unlawfully by doses the Government has and help the Government “imprisoning” residents. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">procured to 100 million – in its efforts to address the </li><li style="flex:1">Mr Hancock said: “We </li></ul>areworkingonitrightnow, <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">coronavirus are so much secured </li><li style="flex:1">a</li><li style="flex:1">further 60 been the third wave might </li></ul>the same as the number pandemic. lower in the community. million doses of the Pfizer/ just be a third upsurge So I hope that we can have BioNTech vaccine that will and much less significant some good news for you be used alongside others because of the delinking of AstraZeneca shots ordered. “Along with our partner and in fact I had a meeting BioNTech, we are working on this yesterday, to make In theory, this means relentlessly to support sure we can get the rules <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">soon.” </li><li style="flex:1">as part of our booster of cases to hospitalisations </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">people should be able vaccination </li><li style="flex:1">campaigns right so that people can </li></ul>“It means we can follow shot programme later this and deaths. But I think it to have a booster shot of worldwide and, based on safely leave a care home the same vaccine they current projections, believe and come back without the roadmap – and we look year.” at the data all the time.” Professor is inconceivable to think Van-Tam we will go from a period Announcing the new warned that a third wave of relative calm, which is Pfizer deal at a Downing of Covid was likely in the where we are now, with no Street news conference, autumn but said he was further bumps in the road the Health Secretary said: “hopeful” that the vaccines between now and this time “To keep us safe and free programme could reduce next year.”

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