Established 1961 Lifestyle WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2018 Nepal Armed Police dog handlers and their dogs with vermillion on their foreheads and marigold garlands placed around their necks pose for a picture during an event to mark the Hindu Tihar festival — also known as Diwali — at the Armed Police Dog Training School in Kathmandu. — AFP First moon walk’s Viva Forever! Spice Girls commemorative reveal 2019 UK reunion tour plaque sold ay You’ll Be There: Best-selling 90s girl band the Jessica Morgan joked on Twitter: “My life depends on Spice Girls promise to give fans what they really, successfully purchasing a Spice Girls ticket.” The tour for $468,500 Sreally want on a UK reunion tour next year. The will take in six British cities next year, including band-minus pop star-turned-fashion designer Victoria Manchester on June 1, the Scottish capital Edinburgh a commemorative plaque brought to the Beckham-released details of a comeback tour, which will week later and culminating at Wembley on June 15. In this file photo shoes worn by members of the pop group moon on the Apollo 11 mission went under see them play Wembley Stadium, Britain’s biggest venue. Ahead of the announcement, Melanie Brown (also known “The Spice Girls” are displayed during an event in east the hammer for $468,500 in Texas, as part In a video shared on the band’s newly created Twitter as Mel B and Scary Spice) left the door open to A London, to promote storage solutions by a Swedish furniture of a huge collection that once belonged to late account, the four remaining members staged a mock Beckham’s possible involvement. “It’s just the four of us manufacturer. astronaut Neil Armstrong, auctioneers said. The news broadcast to confirm rumors of the tour. that are fully confirmed, but you know, Vic might join us plaque includes a representation of the lunar Beckham, also known as Posh Spice, later posted a at some point,” she told Britain’s ITV network. photo of the foursome on social media alongside a state- “She’s got a full-on life with all of her work commit- module that touched down on the moon on July ment. “I won’t be joining my girls on stage again but ments and her fashion line and her kids, so, she’s just kind 20, 1969. Once back on Earth, it was mounted on a being in the Spice Girls was a hugely important part of of not committing just yet,” Brown added. The group wooden base before being offered to Armstrong, my life and I wish my girls so much love and fun as they stormed to worldwide fame in 1996 after the release of the first man to set foot on the Moon. go back on tour,” she wrote on Instagram. The pop phe- their first single “Wannabe”, spreading their message of The other two astronauts who took part in the nomenon’s announcement sparked celebration from fans girl power, eventually going on to sell 85 million albums mission, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins, on social media, including from British singer Adele who worldwide. Only two of their 11 singles failed to reach also each received one of these plaques. shared a throwback childhood photo of herself posing number one on the British charts, while their first three Armstrong’s two sons, Rick and Mark, decided to excitedly in front of magazine posters of the band on her singles all hit the US top five. part with some of the very large collection of their bedroom wall. The five-piece split in 2000 but reunited for a world father, who died in 2012. It includes more than “This is how I feel right now! I am ready,” she added tour in 2007. They got together again to perform at the 2,000 objects. Just part of the collection was on Instagram. The band’s official Twitter account, which London 2012 Olympics closing ceremony and also col- offered at the sale held Thursday through promised a “new generation of girl power” was flooded laborated then for the launch of the Spice Girls musical with a frenzy of posts from nostalgic fans. “The Spice “Viva Forever!” An expected comeback in 2016 with Saturday in Dallas as well as online. Another two Girls performing in my home town! I need to sit down. I three bandmates failed to materialize. Tickets for the new sales are planned in May and November 2019 by can’t breathe!!” tweeted Wez from Sunderland. “I’m tour will go on sale on Saturday.—AFP In this file photo former singers from the British Band the Heritage Auction, which organized the first. already packing my Union Jack dress and platform shoes, Spice Girls, Geri Halliwell, center, and Emma Bunton, right, The souvenir plaque did better than the lot that see you there,” another fan, Vicky, added. pose for a photograph. was expected as the highlight of the sale, an American flag taken during the trip to the moon, but never deployed on site. Larger than most flags brought into space, it was sold for $275,000, including fees and commissions. That’s more than triple Heritage’s estimate of $75,000. Among Armstrong’s collection were two batches of frag- ments of the Wright brothers’ plane, whose first flight, in December 1903, is considered modern aviation’s maiden voyage. These pieces were taken by Armstrong on the Apollo 11 mission and thus have a double historical value. They each sold for $275,000, or nine times the original estimate. In all, the first part of the Armstrong collection selloff has earned $5.2 million, Heritage Auctions said in a statement.—AFP In this file photo members of the British pop girl group Spice Girls (From L-R) Melanie Brown, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton and Melanie Chisholm pose for pictures on the red carpet as they arrive for the premiere of the Spice Girls musical “Viva Forever” in central In this file photo Spice Girls perform during the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games at the Olympic sta- London. — AFP photos dium in London..