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☆ Prince Harry won’t see King Charles during UK trip for Invictus celebrations
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | Max Foster | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Harry is back in the UK for the 10th anniversary of his Invictus Games. Chris Jackson/Getty Images for The Invictus Games FoundationBuckingham Palace has not commented on the duke’s visit. The inaugural Invictus Games, an international sporting competition for wounded veterans and members of the military, was held in London in 2014. Following the Invictus celebrations in London, Harry and Meghan will head to Nigeria at the invitation of the Nigerian Defence Headquarters. The next Invictus Games will be held in Vancouver and Whistler in Canada in February 2025.

Persons: Duke, Sussex, King Charles III, Prince Harry, Harry, Chris Jackson, Meghan, Prince William, Duchess, Prince Archie, Charles, ”, Catherine , Princess of Wales, Damian Lewis Organizations: London CNN, Invictus, Invictus Games, Getty, Buckingham, CNN’s Royal, Nigerian Defence Headquarters Locations: United Kingdom, United States, London’s St, Paul’s, London, Nigeria, Vancouver, Whistler, Canada, Birmingham, Washington, DC

London CNN —Prince Harry will return to the United Kingdom in May to celebrate a milestone anniversary of the Invictus Games, the biennial sporting competition he founded a decade ago. It was not immediately clear if the prince will meet with his relatives during the trip next month. Prince Harry talks with wheelchair basketball players during the launch of the Invictus Games at the Copper Box Arena in London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in March 2014. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty ImagesThe Invictus Games were established by Prince Harry after his deployment in Afghanistan. Winter sports will also be played for the first time at the Vancouver Whistler games, including Alpine skiing and snowboarding, Nordic skiing and biathlon, skeleton and wheelchair curling.

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☆ Dua Lipa and Callum Turner are bringing back this vintage travel accessory
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Romance was in the air at London’s St. Pancras station on Tuesday, and not just because burgeoning power couple Dua Lipa and actor Callum Turner were spotted returning from a trip to Paris. Beyond their similar leather jackets, there was something nostalgic, even sentimental about their looks. Turner wheeled a silver Rimowa cabin case decked out with a smorgasbord of luggage stickers. The fashion for luggage patches began around the 1900s — they were typically offered by grand, palatial hotels. “In this age of nostalgia… I say bring back the travel sticker,” wrote the New York Times in 1971, insisting that the colorful decorations are key to evoking pleasant memories and standing out from the crowd.

Persons: Dua Lipa, Callum Turner, Jane Birkin, Turner, Neil Mockford, ”, Birkin, “, it’s, Taylor, Lipa — Organizations: CNN, Dua, Puma, New York Times, Vogue Locations: London’s St, Pancras, Paris, Lipa, Palermo, Italy, Costa Rica, Greece, Israel, Palestine

☆ Kate’s cancer revelation throws royal family into fresh turmoil
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | Max Foster | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Yet again, the royal family could face some difficult questions about what they chose to reveal to the public, and when. Kin Cheung/Pool/AFP/Getty Images Kate Middleton, seen here at age 3, was born on January 9, 1982, in Reading, England. Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Kate and Prince William pose for photographers during an event to mark their engagement in 2010. Hannah McKay/Reuters From left, Prince William, Kate, Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, wave to a crowd outside Windsor Castle ahead of the Queen's funeral in 2022. Yui Mok/WPA Pool/Getty Images Kate attends the National Service of Remembrance at The Cenotaph in London in November 2023.

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☆ Uber announces partnership with London’s iconic black cab taxis
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Catherine Thorbecke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Once bitter rivals fighting for control of London’s streets, Uber and the British capital’s iconic black cab taxis are now teaming up. Uber on Tuesday announced a new partnership with London’s black cab taxis that will let cab drivers opt in to gain access to Uber trip referrals. Uber said the first London cab drivers have already signed up, and service will roll out early next year. Many Londoners, meanwhile, take unique pride in the city’s black cab taxi service. When Uber drivers arrived on the scene, however, drivers for the app could simply rely on the app’s navigation systems.

Persons: Uber, ”, Andrew Brem, ” Hameed Hameedi, Hameedi, ” Hameedi Organizations: CNN, Uber, cabbies, New York Locations: British, hackney, London, Paris , New York, Rome

☆ Round and Round We Go: Circular Strolls Near London
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Susanne Fowler | More About Susanne Fowler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For example, a 70-minute train ride from Liverpool Street station to the town of Manningtree in Essex county is the starting point for discovering the Stour Valley scenery that inspired the painter John Constable. The approximately 3½-hour, 7½-mile trail passes through the village of Dedham, once a flourishing textile center, and where Constable attended grammar school. Depending on the season, you might see five-petal primroses in sun-dappled hedgerows, cowslips on grasslands where sheep graze, dainty white wood anemones or even orchids. On the 4-hour, 8½-mile walk from Limpsfield in Surrey (30 minutes from London Bridge station), famed for its carpet of sweet-scented bluebells in late spring, bird-watchers can listen for nightingales or spot hawks circling overhead. I chose this destination because it included the pebble beach along Sandwich Bay and because I’ve always wanted to tick a box off my bucket list by having a sandwich in Sandwich.

Persons: John Constable, Constable, I’ve Organizations: Liverpool Street, London Locations: Manningtree, Essex county, Dedham, Limpsfield, Surrey, Wye, London’s St, Pancras, Sandwich, Kent, St

☆ Stock market minnows are grabbing most of the world’s IPOs
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The US is still the biggest single IPO market. It is now the world’s fourth-biggest IPO market when measured by the value of deals, totaling $3.2 billion so far this year, according to data provider Dealogic. Further south, the year-to-date value of IPO deals on Turkey’s Borsa Istanbul has hit $2.3 billion, more than double the value of deals on the London Stock Exchange. Not a ‘pretty picture’The United Kingdom’s IPO market is in more profound trouble, and the loss of the Arm IPO to New York stung. Kerr attributes the decline in the UK’s IPO scene partly to Brexit but also to the growing strength of stock exchanges in emerging markets.

Persons: EY, ” George Chan, Chan, you’ve, they’re, ”, Hidroelectrica, Michael M, Kevin Gordon, Charles Schwab, ” Gordon, Germany’s, Samuel Kerr, Kerr Organizations: London CNN, Nasdaq, CNN, Center, United Arab, Bucharest Stock Exchange, Turkey’s Borsa, London Stock Exchange, Tech, IPOs, New York Stock Exchange, Getty, Federal Reserve, United, Wall, “ Companies Locations: Turkey, Romania, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Hong Kong, United States, United Arab Emirates, China, Jakarta, Frankfurt, Paris, Romanian, Turkey’s Borsa Istanbul, Europe, New York, London

☆ A Lebanese Feast at a Traditional Dutch Canal House
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Ellie Pithers | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Hospitality comes naturally to the Lebanese Dutch creative strategist Carmen Atiyah de Baets. While her professional background is in fashion, she has an instinct for organizing generous, family-style gatherings that she honed during trips to Beirut with her Lebanese mother. “Lebanon is a place of contrasts,” says Atiyah de Baets, who was raised in the Netherlands and has a degree in Middle Eastern studies from SOAS University of London. - Three Easy Summer Dishes: The French chef Yann Nury elevates classic seasonal recipes with fresh flavor combinations and a few luxurious additions. - A Lebanese Feast in Amsterdam: In a traditional Dutch canal house, a creative strategist organizes a dinner party to introduce a new collection inspired by her mother’s homeland.

Persons: Carmen Atiyah de, ”, Atiyah, Baets, Yann Nury, Atiyah de Baets, Gilles Khoury, Joris ter Meulen Swijtink, Carmen, Carmen Kitchen, Ter, —, John Organizations: SOAS University of London, “, Credit, London’s Locations: Lebanese Dutch, Beirut, “ Lebanon, Netherlands, Ibiza, Long, French, Amsterdam, Lebanon, London’s St

A version of this story appeared in the June 23 edition of CNN’s Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on Britain’s royal family. London CNN —He’s heir to the British throne, is married to Catherine, Princess of Wales and is the father of a crowd-pleasing trio. But how much do you really know about the man who now holds the title of Prince of Wales? William and Kate carry takeout pizza boxes as they visit Dowlais Rugby Club in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales on April 27. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty ImagesOne takeaway from William’s rare newspaper interview is how confident he is in the direction of his work.

Persons: London CNN —, Catherine , Princess of, Prince of Wales, –, William, It’s, ”, Gary, Marc, Arthur Edwards, We’ve, He’s, it’s, “, ” William, King, Kate, Max Mumby, Prince, Wales, we’ve, We’ll Organizations: CNN’s Royal, London CNN, Sunday Times, Times, Dowlais Rugby Club Locations: London, Catherine , Princess of Wales, United Kingdom, Cornwall, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, Britain

☆ London crypto move is a sign of desperate times
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

NEW YORK/LONDON, June 12 (Reuters Breakingviews) - UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is eager to bring some Silicon Valley glitz to London. Now venture capital investor Andreessen Horowitz is setting up its first non-US office in the British capital, to focus on blockchain and cryptocurrencies. The then-finance minister in 2021 declared as “fantastic” the decision by Deliveroo (ROO.L) to list its shares in London. Despite Sunak’s call for the UK to “embrace new innovations” like the blockchain, Britain’s appetite for crypto remains uncertain. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

Persons: Rishi Sunak, Andreessen Horowitz, Binance, Sunak, Deliveroo, “ gosh, Bobby Kotick, Anita Ramaswamy, Karen Kwok, Stellantis, Peter Thal Larsen, Streisand Neto Organizations: Reuters, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, Coinbase, Stanford University, Chips, Activision Blizzard, Twitter, Brookfield, Thomson Locations: London, U.S, Teck, China

☆ Fact Check-Sand on streets to protect horses, soldiers during King Charles’ coronation
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An image of King Charles’ coach passing through London’s streets where patches of sand are visible was shared with the misleading suggestion that the sand temporarily filled potholes for the coronation day. A Westminster City Council spokesperson told Reuters that sand was used to cover drain holes and roads for the safety of the horses and is a standard practice. “The council works closely with the armed forces ahead of major events such as this to ensure the safety of horses and soldiers”, the spokesperson added. Reuters’ pictures from Queen Elizabeth’s funeral proceedings in Sept. 2022 show a similar use of sand on the roads (here), (here), (here). Sand was used to cover drains and inspection covers on the ceremonial coronation route for safe passage of horses, not cover potholes.

☆ Police arrest 52 including republicans during King Charles' coronation
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( Andrew Macaskill | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

LONDON, May 6 (Reuters) - Police arrested the leader of the anti-monarchy group Republic and 51 others at King Charles' coronation on Saturday, with officers saying their duty to prevent disruption outweighed the right to protest. [1/7] Protesters hold placards as people gather on the day of Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla's coronation ceremony, in London, Britain May 6, 2023. Most of the anti-monarchy protesters on Saturday had congregated in Trafalgar Square next to the bronze statue of King Charles I, who was beheaded in 1649, leading to a short-lived republic. Since Charles became king last September, there have been protests at royal events. Events to mark the coronation in other countries where Charles is head of state were also low key.

☆ Police arrest anti-monarchy protesters ahead of King Charles' coronation
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( Andrew Macaskill | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

LONDON, May 6 (Reuters) - Police arrested the leader of the anti-monarchy group Republic hours before King Charles' coronation on Saturday and a number of other protesters who had gathered among the crowds lining the procession route in central London. "NOT MY KING"[1/2] An anti-monarchy demonstrator holds stickers ahead of Britain's King Charles’ procession to his coronation ceremony from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey, at The Mall in London, Britain May 6, 2023. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls 1 2Some anti-monarchy protesters had held up signs saying "privatise them" and "abolish the monarchy, not the right to protest", and "Not My King". Most of the anti-monarchy protesters on Saturday had congregated in Trafalgar Square next to the bronze statue of King Charles I, who was beheaded in 1649, leading to a short-lived republic. While many other European monarchies have come and gone, or are far diminished in scale and importance, the British royal family has remained remarkably resilient.

London CNN —The coronation of King Charles III on Saturday was a historic day, jam-packed with events – some planned, others not. The crowning eventCharles was hidden from view for the most dramatic part of the service at London’s Westminster Abbey on Saturday. King Charles III sits as he receives The St Edward's Crown during the coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey, London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. Lady in bluePenny Mordaunt leads King Charles III during his coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey. Queen Camilla and King Charles III arrive for their coronation at Westminster Abbey.

☆ London fears for its future as companies defect to Wall Street
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

London CNN —London is used to punching well above its weight in global financial markets. And 70% of global secondary bond market trading happens in the city, according to the London Stock Exchange. Beyond the jobs they create and the tax they generate, financial markets also channel capital into companies to fund future growth. In other words, to safeguard its future, London needs to reinvigorate its stock markets. Those “unicorns” should be listing in London “at an earlier stage,” Haynes argues, “rather than growing through private equity and being sold off to Nasdaq.”Hoggett of the London Stock Exchange puts it this way: “London needs to be young, scrappy and hungry.”

☆ U.K. Chip Designer Arm Plans New York Share Listing, in Blow to London’s Stock Market
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Ben Dummett | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

LONDON—British chip designer Arm Ltd. said it intends to list its shares in New York, a blow to London’s stock exchange and a move that comes amid a race between the U.S., Europe and China to build out their semiconductor ecosystems. SoftBank Group Corp. last year abandoned plans to sell Arm to Nvidia Corp. amid growing regulatory scrutiny centered on Arm’s dominance of the chip technology that powers many of the world’s mobile devices. SoftBank initially agreed to a $40 billion price tag, but its chief executive, Masayoshi Son , at one point valued the cash-and-stock deal closer to $80 billion after a sharp rise in Nvidia shares.

☆ Revisiting JPMorgan’s innovative Cazenove deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Peter Thal Larsen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

JPMorgan avoided most of these problems by structuring its deal as a joint venture with Cazenove. Though the corporate entity called JPMorgan Cazenove was quietly wound down a few years ago, the name still graces the U.S. group’s UK banking business. At the time of the JPMorgan deal, Cazenove acted as broker to almost half of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index (.FTSE). By 2009, the enlarged business reported a pre-tax profit of 280 million pounds. The Cazenove deal still stands as a case study of how to buy an investment bank without destroying it.

☆ U.K. Loosens Banking Regulation in Bid to Spur Financial Sector After Brexit
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Max Colchester | Josh Mitchell | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Now outside of the European Union, the U.K. is free to create its own rules to regulate the financial sector, centered in the City of London. LONDON—The British government said Friday it would ease regulatory rules on banks, insurers and investors to bolster London’s status as a global financial hub after its allure was dented by Britain’s departure from the European Union. The U.K. presented a 30 point-plan called the “Edinburgh reforms” that the government hailed as a regulatory fine-tuning to boost the British economy, which has suffered a severe slowdown in recent years and is entering a recession. The government said the regulatory changes strike a balance between boosting competitiveness of the country’s financial sector, one of the U.K. economy’s few engines of growth, while guarding against a return to the freewheeling days that led to the 2008 financial crisis.

☆ Известный кишинёвский ресторатор открыл в Лондоне ресторан восточной кухни
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-31 | by ( Super User | ) mybusiness.md time to read: 1 min

Кишинёвец Дмитрий Опря, владелец сети Vasabi, ресторанов Fanconi и London’s Steak House, в 2020 году открыл свой первый ресторан в Лондоне. Sushi Fabrique продолжил концепцию знакомых нам кишинёвских суши-заведений ресторатора, в том числе, и в интерьере. Концепция кухни — азиатская, точнее, тайская и японская. Как сказано на сайте заведения, упор сделан на вкус свежих продуктов, сочетание специй и баланс между вкусом и внешним видом. Ресторан пережил пандемию и продолжает работать.

Persons: locals.md, Дмитрий Опря Locations: 4TT, London, Лондон, Великобритания

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