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☆ The $17 billion estate that helps pay for the royal family – from Regent Street to the Windsor Estate
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Crown Estate's income goes to the UK government, which gives the royal family an annual payment. The assets of the Crown Estate are worth about $17 billion. The Crown Estate is a collection of property and other holdings belonging to, but not managed by, the monarch. While the King technically owns the Crown Estate by virtue of being on the throne, he is not involved in its management. The Crown Estate's portfolio also includes parts of the shoreline and seabed, forests, farms and the Windsor Estate.

☆ Horses and the 'Sport of Kings' were Queen Elizabeth's passion
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The late monarch's horses won more than 1,800 races and her annual presence at Royal Ascot and the Epsom Derby reflected a deep personal interest as much as carrying out royal duty. "I'm sure if the queen had not been bred into being a monarch she would have found a vocation with horses. Nicky Henderson, another royal trainer, also told the Racing Post how the queen had watched one of her horses win a race on television. The queen's horses won all the British classics with the exception of the Derby, the most prestigious of all. Queen Elizabeth attended every edition of the Royal Windsor Horse Show since its inception 79 years ago, including in May.

[1/3] Cargo ship Despina V, carrying Ukrainian grain, is seen in the Black Sea off Kilyos near Istanbul, Turkey November 2, 2022. The agreement, reached in July, created a protected sea transit corridor and was designed to alleviate global food shortages, with Ukraine's customers including some of the world's poorest countries. So far, some 9.76 million tonnes of agricultural products have been shipped, predominately corn, but also volumes of soybeans, sunflower oil, sunflower meal and barley. A drop in shipments from major exporter Ukraine has played a role in this year's global food price crisis, but there are also other important drivers. At the start of the conflict there were around 2,000 seafarers from all over the world stranded in Ukrainian ports.

☆ (foto) Parada pălăriilor extravagante la cursa de hipism Royal Ascot 2015 din Anglia
▼ + stars: | 2015-06-22 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Cursa de hipism Royal Ascot din Anglia este evenimentul la care aristocrații britanici vin să-și etaleze cele mai elegante și deosebite ținute, cursa devenind una dintre cele mai importante manifestări de modă din Marea Britanie. Timp de zece zile, elita Marii Britanii a participat la cel mai așteptat eveniment al verii. Evenimentul impune un dress-code strict, bărbați purtând costume și pălării de culoare neagră, iar femeile costume cu pantaloni sau rochii/fuste cu o lungime de la genunchi în jos, cu mânecă, nici într-un caz fără bretele sau cu cu bretele prea subțiri, iar pălăria este o necesitate indiscutabilă, care trebuie să măsoare în diametru nu mai puțin de 10 cm. Astfel, doamnele au experimentat și în acest an, prezentând cele mai excentrice alegeri, pălării de dimensiuni enorme sau mai mici, de diverse culori, texturi și modele. Iată câteva dintre cele mai extravagante pălării de la Royal Ascot 2015:

Organizations: Royal Locations: Anglia, Britanie, Britanii

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