median average salary for a full-time worker in the UK, which is currently £33,000 (USD $41,890). King Charles is known for being carbon conscious, and the new eco-minded role has been carved out just three months after his coronation ceremony.
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From party-loving princes to heartbroken heirs, Alexander Armstrong is digging up the royal drama behind the king’s abode in Channel 5’s Buckingham Palace With Alexander Armstrong. Although, not everything he’s discovered is as glamorous as seen in The Crown.
“The palaces didn’t have any flushing loos until the Victorian era,” he reveals. “The kings and queens had a ‘chamber’ but there was no provision for guests – all thousands and thousands of them! “It meant guests would make a point of not eating or drinking for hours before going! In fact, the sanitation issue was one that clung to the palace like a, well, a bad smell.
Most of the waste was just slung into a cesspit in the cellars and, consequently, the palace, for all its gilded glory, absolutely stank.” The Pointless host is joined by Strictly star JJ Chalmers and archaeologist Raksha Dave throughout this series, detailing how the landmark palace has been transformed since it was first occupied by King George III. “It’s the social history of Buckingham Palace, but told through the actual structure itself,” JJ says.
“So taking you through its journey from being Buckingham House to the Buckingham Palace we know today.” Since becoming a royal residence in 1761, Buckingham Palace has seen numerous renovations, with the original house being “subsumed into the mega- scale building” that’s fit for a king. “I imagine it’s what it must be like if an old friend goes off to become a bodybuilder,” Alexander says.
However, despite its grandeur, the historic building has faced a number of challenges over the centuries – including terrible rat troubles. “At the time of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s wedding, the palace itself and its staff were in an appalling state,”
.median average salary for a full-time worker in the UK, which is currently £33,000 (USD $41,890). King Charles is known for being carbon conscious, and the new eco-minded role has been carved out just three months after his coronation ceremony.
It’s been over 16 years since The Hills first premiered!
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Kate Middleton reportedly faced a ‘cutting comment’ from her grandmother-in-law, the late Queen, over her choice of renovation. The Prince and Princess of Wales were gifted the luxury Anmer Hall country retreat on the Sandringham estate as a wedding present from Her Majesty.
In the final years of her life, Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother was often referred to as 'the best loved royal' thanks to her decades of public service. But behind palace walls, her staff knew her for the clever way she avoided any familial subject she didn't want to speak or know about. It is said the former Queen mastered this ability to such a degree that those closest to her nicknamed her "the imperial ostrich", owing to her fondness for 'sticking her head in the sand' to avoid difficult conversations.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle presented a united front in a new video – their first public appearance together since the alleged car chase in New York after an awards ceremony in May. The clip, shared on their Archewell Foundation's website, showed the couple calling a handful of recipients of The Responsible Technology Youth Power Fund.
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Chris Pratt and son Jack Pratt were all smiles at the Los Angeles Dodgers game on Sunday, July 30.
Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Speidi is still a thing, according to Spotify. Spotify’s Ringer Podcast Network announced “Speidi’s 16th Minute,” a video podcast hosted by Heidi and Spencer Pratt, the reality TV couple from MTV’s “The Hills,” which originally aired from 2006-2010.
Jason Aldean continued to double down on his defense of his song “Try That in a Small Town” with an argument tailor-made to his Boston fans.
While performing in Massachusetts this weekend, Jason Aldean took a moment to reflect on the backlash surrounding his song "Try That In A Small Town." "We thought it was a really cool song.The message that we wanted to get out there has completely gotten overshadowed by all the bulls---," Aldean told the crowd in a Boston suburb. "I was laying in bed last night and I'm thinking to myself, you guys did this better than anybody, right? Because I remember a time, I think it was April of 2013, when the Boston Marathon bombings happened. You guys remember this, right? What I saw when that happened was a whole, not a small town – a big-a-- town – come together.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Australia’s annual celebration of TV this weekend named Sam Neill as the country’s most popular actor for his role in courtroom drama series “The Twelve.” The Foxtel and Binge show was the numerical winner on the evening in a tie with Binge’s “Colin From Accounts.” Both shows picked up a trio of awards.Sonia Kruger was named Australia’s most popular TV personality for her roles on “The Voice,” “Dancing With the Stars” and “The Masked Singer.”Gold Logie for most popular personality on Australian TV: Sonia Kruger, “The Voice,” “Dancing with the Star” and “Big Brother,” Seven Network Bert Newton Award for most popular presenter: Tony Armstrong, “A Dog’s World” with Tony Armstrong, ABC Silver Logie: Most popular Australian actor: Sam Neill, “The Twelve,” Foxtel & Binge Silver Logie: Most popular Australian actress: Kitty Flanagan, “Fisk Season 2,” ABC Graham Kennedy Award for most popular new talent: Amy Shark, “Australian Idol,” Seven Network Most popular drama series, miniseries or telemovie: “Home and Away,” Seven Network Most popular entertainment program: “Gogglebox Australia,” Foxtel & Network 10 Most popular current affairs program: “Australian Story,” ABC Most popular comedy program: “Have You Been Paying Attention?,” Network 10 Most popular reality program: “MasterChef Australia: Fans & Favourites,” Network 10 Most popular lifestyle program: “Travel Guides,” 9Network Most Outstanding AwardsSilver Logie: Most outstanding actor: Patrick Brammall, “Colin from Accounts,” Binge Silver Logie: Most outstanding actress: Harriet Dyer, “Colin from Accounts,” BingeSilver Logie: Most outstanding supporting actor: Thomas Weatherall, “Heartbreak High,” Netflix Silver Logie: Most outstanding
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Good Omens from anti-Christian accusations.The show, which returns to Amazon Prime Video today (July 28), sees Michael Sheen and Tennant reprise their roles as the angel Aziraphale and demon Crowley.It is based on Terry Pratchett and Gaiman’s 1990 fantasy novel of the same name.Back in 2019, thousands of Christians signed a petition calling for the show toto be scrapped after the first season – but they addressed it to the wrong people.More than 20,000 people requested that the TV show, was pulled from Netflix’s programming, not realising that the show was made by Amazon Prime Video.Speaking to the Radio Times now in a new interview, Tennant pushed back against anti-Christian accusations.“People are very keen to be offended,” he said. “They’re often looking for something to glom on to without possibly really examining what they think they’re complaining about.”He continued: “It’s not an irreligious show at all.