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Overcoming sin and following Christ may be difficult, but it’s a journey you will never regret.

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Holy shit I found THE gif

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The Princess of Wales June 2024 Photo Challenge!

Day Twenty One: Favourite photo(s) of Catherine with William

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Suni Lee, 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials

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Gift from Plymouth

It was a gift fit for a queen. An 18 carat gold brooch, encrusted with precious stones, was given to Her Majesty by Plymouth to mark the 400th anniversary of the defeat of the Armada.

A similar breastpin was given to Elizabeth I by Sir Francis Drake more than 400 years earlier and Plymouth councillors were keen to present Elizabeth II with something similar.

With the original now lost, John travelled to London’s Victoria and Albert Museum to study similar brooches from the time. He said: “The original doesn’t exist any more, but contemporary ones do. I based it on ones from that period but put a modern touch on it.”

He returned to his Cornwall Street studio and began work with his team, fashioning the piece from 18 carat gold, and decorated it with diamonds, rubies and emeralds. The pearls that hang from it came from the River Tamar.

And to give it a modern Plymouth feel, John incorporated two dolphins, a symbol for submariners to highlight the city’s link to the Royal Navy.

Her Majesty wore the brooch during her visit to Plymouth for the July 1988 Armada commemoration, and John was presented to her - and even invited to lunch. He said: “I had quite a chat with her. I asked her if she would wear it again, she said it was state jewellery and she would only wear it when she went to the place that gave it to her.

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Rush Grass and Cotton Grass

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Tuscany, Italy

Source: mary_quincy

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Cologne Cathedral, Germany 🇩🇪

📸: Erik Kruug

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The new King Charles III Family Order

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A new photograph of the King, Head of the Armed Forces, has been released on #ArmedForcesDay. The portrait taken at Windsor Castle in November 2023 shows HM wearing his Field Marshal No1 Full Ceremonial Frock Coat with medals, sword and decorations. © Hugo Burnand/Royal Household

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When I asked a well-placed source whether Harry could bring his children to see the King at Balmoral this summer as a compromise, the answer was a resounding snort. Read into that what you will. His relationship with his other three grandchildren is in a far better place.

That is an ... interesting way to say BP didn't put that story out. Why do you think they wanted to clarify that? As they point it out, it puts Charles in an impossible situation, he can't say he doesn't want to see his other grandchildren. So do you think it was to make it clear to the public or to the Harkles?

I think BP is making it clear that a) the ball is in Harry and Meghan’s court and b) the problem is not Charles.

If Charles has beautiful relationships with his other grandchildren and step-grandchildren, then he isn’t the problem, and nor are William and Kate, Tom PB, and Laura Lopes the problem. Not having a relationship with Archie and Lili is Harry and Meghan’s problem.

Rebecca’s article lays it out clearly: there’s no more compromise (or blackmail) left to bargain with. Either they take the kids to England to visit Charles or there’s no relationship at all. It’s Harry and Meghan’s choice exclusively and Charles isn’t losing sleep over it because he has other priorities and other grandchildren that keep him busy and focused.

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