King Charles is said to have ruled out cutting the number of working royals despite long-held predictions he wanted a narrow-down monarchy, it has been reported.
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Down Under Has A New Drag SuperStar. Kiwi Queen Spankie Jackzon, who spent her formative years and honed her Drag skills in some of Melbourne’s best bars, was crowned the winner of season 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under in September 2022. “I think it’s kind of starting to sink in,” Spankie tells Star Observer in a zoom interview from her home in New Zealand, “It’s insane.
Who would’ve thought that somebody from Palmerston North with no pants on and flat hair would end up winning?”Her fellow finalist, the incredible Kween Kong, describes Spankie as the “epitome of Down Under Drag” that we should be championing. “Spankie has been a nice refresh button (in the Drag Race franchise),” Kween had told Star Observer in another interview last month. “It’s not about how much you spend on dresses to be on the show.
You should lead with talent, with your craft and you should have charisma. It’s not for nothing that they say – charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent.
Spankie encompasses all that is excellent about drag here.”Spankie, who admittedly spent just around $10,000 to prepare for the season and almost pulled out before filming started, readily agrees sewing and turning looks were not her strong points. When she walked into the ‘werk room’ in a short, one-shoulder, purple dress, and a flat blonde wig, not many would have been willing to place their bets on her winning the crown. But, with close to two decades of drag on her resume and a win in another drag reality competition – season two of the House of Drag – under her belt, as her fellow contestants realised, you could ignore Spankie at your own peril. Spankie says sewing and turning looks were not what she was known for in the season. The sewing challenge in the very
.King Charles is said to have ruled out cutting the number of working royals despite long-held predictions he wanted a narrow-down monarchy, it has been reported.
historical drama series — also written, created and executive produced by Momoa — will trace the unification and colonization of Hawaii from an Indigenous perspective.Morrison, a veteran New Zealand actor, will play King Kahekili, the king of Maui.The nine-episode limited series is co-created by Thomas Pa’a Sibbett and produced by Fifth Season (formerly Endeavor Content) and Chernin Entertainment. Along with Sibbett and Momoa, Francis Lawrence, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping and Doug Jung executive produce, with the lattermost serving as showrunner.
Cheering on the team! Princess Kate appeared in her first on-camera message since Queen Elizabeth II‘s death while sending well wishes to England’s national women’s rugby squad.
Kate Middleton has been keeping a busy schedule since the death of Queen Elizabeth II last month. The 40-year-old Princess of Wales has recently traveled to Northern Ireland, Wales, and visited the Royal Surrey County Hospital maternity unit.
Kate Middleton has been keeping a busy schedule since the death of Queen Elizabeth II last month. The 40-year-old Princess of Wales has recently traveled to Northern Ireland, Wales, and visited the Royal Surrey County Hospital maternity unit. On Friday, the mother of three released a special video message for the England Rugby team — her first video message since becoming the Princess of Wales following the queen's death on Sept.
Down Under Has A New Drag SuperStar. Kiwi Queen Spankie Jackzon, who spent her formative years and honed her Drag skills in some of Melbourne’s best bars, was crowned the winner of season 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under in September 2022. “I think it’s kind of starting to sink in,” Spankie tells Star Observer in a zoom interview from her home in New Zealand, “It’s insane.
An expensive tribute. Queen Elizabeth II‘s funeral was an event unlike anything the United Kingdom has ever seen — and the cost reflected that fact.
The Queen's funeral will be held at Westminster Abbey at 11am today.
The Queen's state funeral is set to be one of the biggest international events the UK has ever seen.
As the world prepares for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral Monday, the younger members of the royal family are preparing for their important roles in tomorrow's service. According to the order of service, 9-year-old Prince George and 7-year-old Princess Charlotte will walk in Her Majesty's funeral procession, behind their late great-grandmother's coffin. The young royals will follow behind their parents, Prince William and Duchess Kate Middelton, and in front of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during the procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey. Queen Elizabeth’s funeral will be held on Monday, Sept. 19, following four days of lying in state at Westminster Hall.
The King and Queen Consort hosted world leaders and official overseas guests at Buckingham Palace on Sunday 18 September. His Majesty, 73, and Camilla, 75, were also joined at the event by Kate Middleton and Prince William in what the King’s spokesman described as an “official state event”.
The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will take place on Monday 19 September after she passed away at the age of 96 on 8 September. Ahead of the day, world leaders have been flying into the United Kingdom to meet with King Charles and members of the Royal Family.
By one estimate, as many as 4 billion people could be watching as the funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II takes place on Monday, September 19 beginning at 11 a.m. BST (3 a.m. PT). As many as 750,000 people are predicted to travel to London for the state funeral and pay their respects as the queen lies in state, per the UK’s Guardian. Among those waiting in line 12-plus hours to pay their respects was David Beckham. The service at Westminster Abbey is likely to be among the biggest single ceremonial events staged in the U.K. since World War II.
President Joe Biden has arrived in London, where he will join other world leaders at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on Monday.
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Queen Elizabeth's coffin lying in state at Westminster Hall on Saturday (17. 09. 22).
A not-so-united front. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will not join the royal family to meet with world leaders ahead of Queen Elizabeth II‘s funeral on Sunday, September 18, after seemingly being uninvited.
Prince William and Kate Middleton are doing their part to prepare for Queen Elizabeth‘s funeral.
Prince William and Kate Middleton traveled about an hour outside of London to meet with troops from the Commonwealth who have been deployed to the U.K. and slated to take part in Queen Elizabeth II's State Funeral.The Prince and Princess of Wales visited the Army Training Centre in Pirbright, the holding area for service personnel.