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Front Cover: 10 Years of 'My Wines' GLOBE MAGAZINE is published by Globe Magazine Registered • Address: Suites 31 & 32 Victoria House, 26 Main Street, GIBRALTAR Tel: (00350) 20041129 · Mailing Address: 4 Laburnum Lodge, Montagu Gardens, GIBRALTAR Credits No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission from Globe Magazine Printed by GLOBE MAGAZINE • Designed by TGDOR (Instagram:_tgdor) • If you wish to advertise in this magazine, please phone: (00350) 58369000 or (0034) 620 182224 • (00350) 20041129 • WhatsApp: (00350) 54075979 • E-mail: globemagazine@gibtelecom.net The views and opinions expressed by contributors to this magazine may not necessarily represent the views of the publishers. CONDITIONS: Globe Magazine cannot accept responsability for the claims, goods or services GLOBE MAGAZINE 5 of advertisers. The publishers make every effort to ensure that the magazine’s contents are correct, but cannot accept responsibility for the effects of errors or www.issuu.com/globemagazineonlineomissionsGlobeMagazineGibraltar Contents / September 6 8 181614 2520 3230 424038363433 46 5048 Globe SeptemberMagazine2022 ‘OUR GIBRALTAR’ COMPETITION –MONICA POPHAM WINS MINISTRY OF CULTURE AWARD TEN YEARS OF ‘MY WINES’ EXHIBITION AS A TRIBUTE TO MARK THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF JOSÉ CRUZ HERRERA’S DEATH GIBRALTAR CULTURAL SOIREE IN PAEDIATRICS:LONDON ONE OF THE SPECIALITIES OFFERED AT VITHAS XANIT GIBRALTAR QUEEN ELIZABETH II: THE EARLY QUEENYEARS ELIZABETH II: THE END OF THE NEW ELIZABETHAN AGE THE GIBRALTAR FAIR 2022 MINISTER FOR CULTURE CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF THE GIBRALTAR ASSOCIATIONRE-ENACTMENT
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THE ‘OUR GIBRALTAR’ annual exhibition is currently being held at the Fine Arts Gallery. The event has been organised by Gibraltar Cultural Services (GCS), on behalf of the Self Determination for Gibraltar Group (SDGG), and in association with the Fine Arts Association and the Gibraltar Photographic Society.
‘Our Gibraltar’ Art Award –Painting, Drawing, Prints, Digital Painting and Sculptures 1st Prize - £750: Lenka Tryb ‘Gift for My
The following received ‘Highly Commended’ certificates:
The Exhibition is open to the public from Wednesday 31st August 2022 to Friday 23rd September 2022.
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Nephew’ and 2nd Prize - £250: Chris-Anne (Ullger) Alcantara ‘El ThePorton’‘Our Gibraltar’ Photography Award – Photographs and Digital Work 1st Prize - £750: Matthew
‘Our
The Minister for Culture, The Hon Prof John Cortes opened the exhibition on Tuesday 30th August 2022 and a panel of judges consisting of Charlene Figueras, Donna Seruya and John Langdon judged the competition.
£1,500: Monica Popham ‘Airing It TheOut’
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Navas ‘Let’s Fly’
2nd Prize - £250: Naomi Martinez ‘Patio De Vecinos’
Karl James Ullger ‘Sofa No Leads By C.John’; Wanda Bush ‘Friday Nights - 1 Timothy 4:12’; Gail Francis-Tiron ‘Yanito History Doodle’; Monica Popham ‘Shadows’; Leslie Linares ‘Patio, Castle Ramp’; Sebastian Rodriguez ‘Alameda Gardens Plein Air’
The Prize winners this year were: The Ministry of Culture AwardThe ‘Our Gibraltar’ winners were announced last August at the Fine Arts Gallery, with Monica Popham taking home the Ministry of Culture Award
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Ten years of 'My Wines'
Text by Glen Sanders with edits by Matt Mahtani
2012
"G: Bro, si te dá por poné un wine shop, count me in!
2011
Our niche of serving wines at shop prices grew but we realised that clients would leave to eat shortly after having a wine or two. In we came with the obvious “pikoteos/
pass and we start to build our plan, find investors - begin a wine club called the WAC – Wine Appreciation Club. Our wine loving friends meet at different restaurants who kindly allow us to bring our own wine. The concept was for each member to bring along their own bottle for a tasting giving a 1st place to the winning wine.
Our first monthly WAC meet attracted 5 of us, our second 5
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It was the summer of 2010; Tony and I are sitting at el Sea Wave con los wives and other friends, contemplating life and enjoying summer…
T: Really? Cool! I actually applied for one of those new units que han salido ahi de Chatham
Tony calls me to tell me he has been awarded one of the units on his bid and asks if I’m in; “Of Monthscourse!”
Both Tony and I had customer service backgrounds and this, our drive to find a niche in the market, the challenges in acquiring the licences and breaking once and
for all the false grip on Gibraltar’s wine market. Some stated that “Gibraltarians were more than well provided for”, despite offering less than 1% of what was available worldwide. This is what gave us that running start.
T:G:Counterguard.ChathamCounterguard?Siwherethefruitand veg y eso were kept, tu sabe, al final del G:market.Ahhh donde tava el dog pound. T: Eso!"
After a lot of behind the scenes work, we managed to open our doors on the 1st August 2012, making us 10 years old just a few weeks ago.
again, our third 6 and our fourth By30+!the
but very fortuitously we had already garnered a client base which continued to grow.
time we opened our doors we had over 300 members and had organised countless tastings and even a wine Olympics, coinciding with the upcoming Olympic games of 2016. (Something we will Inadvertentlyrepeat!)
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existing unit and now had to do it all over again but doubly so as units 11 & 12 were uniquely interconnected. It also had another curious feature - a spiral staircase to nowhere with access to the roof blocked by over half a metre of cement and concrete.
G: True, we can have marquees with our wines, BBQ, and even do some wine stomping, COOL!
Then disaster struck!
high outside, it was surreal. Iain who had joined us as our accountant - come storeman - come vepo was now with us helping keep all our precious wines dry though admittedly we kept ourselves warm with some, Whenlol.
We had just invested a not insignificant sum to furbish the
T: Cool!"
we were released from our watery prison by the kind and brave help of our local fire department, we found that the units at the corner where dry soooo -we applied for a swap.
we ever imagined, and it put Chatham Counterguard on the map. We took any chance we could to celebrate something; 4th of July, Meat Festival, more wines, Live music, Halloween… until we finally established the Wine Festival as you all know it today.
2013
T: Si its only us and two more units here, vienen poca gente por aqui.
G:festival?Donde aquí?
The summer of 2013 was our very first wine festival, three marquees, some BBQ octopus legs and a lot of wine. The event was a much greater success than
More wine festivals and the appearance of a long-lost friend began weaving our future. Tyrone Moya inspired us, showed us avenues of co-operation and symbiotic relationships as he described them that are still strong to date. I could not pass the opportunity to remember him in this so important recollection
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pikirlabi"-Ham, Cheese et al and our culinary journey.
"T: bro por que no hacemo un wine
Towards the end of 2013 a perfect combination of severe thunderstorms and high tide flooded Chatham Counterguard to the extent that we barraged ourselves inside holding the doors closed. Whilst water was knee high inside it was waistline
more in-house events and the beginnings of our food pairings.
Tony and I had alternated Saturday mornings to wash Friday nights’ glassware. Hundreds of glasses washed and dried by hand no more, Yay!!!
event to fruition with the help of our sponsors, friends and family we managed to make it a day to remember and certainly one of the highlights of the ‘My Wines’ family!
2016
2018
Was the year our extended kitchenette became a full-blown Kitchen and we become a Gastro Wine Boutique. Food has always been, very obviously portrayed by the CV around my waist, a great love of mine. I always found that good quality food along with exceptional wine would make me extremely happy so why not everyone else? Here derives my
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2017
We felt that the area for the wine festival was far too small, so we decided to go bigger and better. We move the festival to the parking at the end of Chatham Counterguard under the walls of Montagu Curtain. This is the wine festival as you know it today, thousands of people, hundreds of wines, full size stage and PA with live music from 5pm until the wee hours of the morning. Sweat blood and tears bring this
Woohoo! We finally have a glass washer!
The Wine Festival grows and occupies the whole of the street at Chatham Counterguard. Our food offerings diversify, swapping our back of shop store/office for a kitchenette and we even launch new Mercedes Benz cars on our front door, hail the symbiosis! More importantly our wine offerings grow too with the bigger premises allowing us to offer
of ‘My Wines’. Sadly, he passed away on the 6th November 2017, a huge man, huge in heart and spirit, who was taken far too early by the dreaded Cancer. We miss you everyday brother!
By this stage our Friday evenings are becoming legendary and we grow our kitchen even more stealing some more space from our tasting room. Guest Chefs and Michelin starred chefs join us for food pairings and we achieve a milestone - offering 33 different countries at ‘My Wines’, something never seen in Gibraltar.
2015
Quite a busy year 2019 was. We introduce a new Chef to our team and the team grows, fast. Breakfast, lunch afternoon drinks and dinner, “Friyays” and more…
I believe the terrace has still a little way to go to reach the final picture that’s in my mind but I’m confident that we will get there too. Michelle and I along with our whole family of Staff and friends are here to give you the best experience possible. It’s a simple goal but it takes a lot of work and we sincerely hope we are getting there.
When we open again with limited seating, we have the advantage of extra space because of the rooftop, which also offered open air and safer dining. Things happen in very mysterious ways.
passion, now, our passion for what ‘My Wines’ is becoming. Add to that ambience and good service and hey maybe we have a winning combo. My Daughter Michelle after having worked as a waiter and barmaid during the summers is now also taking over all marketing avenues. You see, she has become somewhat famous on Instagram and her skills are becoming uniquely useful for our family business…
Covid-19 had a silver lining for ‘My Wines’ as we began to deliver food we also delivered gifts, hampers full of wines, chocolates,
Michelle has now become an integral part of ‘My Wines’ and new blood always brings new ideas. We grow, we better ourselves never conforming to what or where we are, we strive to achieve better service, better food, better ambience. I turned 50 this year,
2020
For a third year running we had to put the Wine Festival on hold, this time for the reasons mentioned above but next year we will go all out, it’s a promise!
Thank you all!
2022
There is no I in ‘My Wines’, the ‘My’ implies yours so it’s everyone’s Wines. The same applies to the people that have helped grow it to what we are today, you know, who you are.
We decide to give that mysterious spiral staircase a look and lo and behold, we add a gorgeous rooftop terrace to ‘My Wines’!
Michelle is now Director, but family disaster strikes and after a hard-few month I lose my father.
2021
2019
Christmas was amazing, the vibes on the rooftop were inspiring and we are so looking forward to summer, but disaster strikes again, this time in little green aliens, weno, a little green virus more like!
was like a father to me too, always coming for us after being out all night when we were in our teens. We miss him greatly.
He has been an inspiration, a rock, a shoulder to cry on and a father like no other. A grandfather with a permanent smile, he loved his grandchildren and could never have enough of them. Pops, you always used the term “the day I’m pushing up daisies” and I always dismissed it pero now that you are I miss you every second of every day. I will stop now; I don’t want to short the laptop.
Finally but not least’ a very special mention to my wife, Lorraine, without whom, ‘We’ nor ‘I’ could have got here. From deliveries to decorating to hearing me out or advising me, even putting up with my absence whilst we were working late into the nights, thank you.
MY WINES - Where Wine, Food & Friends come together!
The Wine Festival is cancelled for the first time, but we plod along. Government help and perseverance keep us going whilst others flail but our sights are on the future.
We lose Antonio, Tony’s dad; he
summer parties and my party are testament to our capabilities, and they mark another milestone in our journey. Unfortunately though, the restrictions still in place, make the Wine Festival a ‘no go’ once again. We could have done a smaller festival but why take a step back when we can just wait it out a bit longer…
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Tony and I amicably parted ways, still BOM’s but the restaurant world wasn’t his thing and he opened his own Wine Shop.
As we head into this year ‘My Wines’ becomes sole ownership and a full-blown family business.
cheese and ham, as well as, other lovelies. Michelle, who was on her finishing, run at UNI came home earlier than planned and here came the silver lining. She immediately immersed herself in all things ‘My Wines’ and we worked every single day during the months we were closed to the public. I think we put a big smile on many people’s faces with our gifts and it made us feel like we were helping everyone during those lonely months.
It had to be a Friday 13th when the CM, Fabian Picardo, announces the first step to fight this pandemic that has taken over the world. With total and utter dismay, we had to close our doors at 5pm but promptly decided to remain open offering our full menu for home delivery.
both femine, masculine and group scenes, dating from his time of personal splendour to landscapes of impressionistic tendencies.
Being exhibited are works of different themes and from different periods in his lifetime so that, in a short trip, visitors envisage a general idea of the
Exhibition as a tribute to mark the 50th Anniversary of José Cruz Herrera's Death
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artist’s career path from his beginnings through to his final days. There are portraits of his childhood completely hyperrealistic, from nudes, portraits,
Exhibition of unpublished works by José Cruz Herrera
With this exhibition, the intention has been to disclose works of art which, until now, were unknown to the general public and with which pay tribute to the master on the 50th anniversary of his death which was on the 11th August last.
José Cruz Herrera died in Casablanca in 1972 but his remains were taken to the cementery of his home town, La Línea de la Concepción, where he is
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On exhibition are 25 works of art by the prestigious painter José Cruz Herrera; these belong to private collections, hailing from different geographical areas like: Huesca, Sevilla, San Roque, Madrid, Algeciras, Gibraltar, La Línea and Paris.
and Museum are open to the general public from Tuesdays to Saturdays from 9:00 to 15:00 hours and from Tuesdays to Fridays from 17:00 to 20:00 hours. Mondays Closed.
AT PRESENT, THE TEMPORARY exhibition ‘Inéditos’ is taking place at the Cruz Herrera Museum in La Línea de la Concepción (Avd. España, 7).
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THE CULTURAL SOIREE organised by Gibraltar Cultural Services on behalf of the Ministry for Culture together with Cultural Ambassador Gabriel Moreno served to celebrate Gibraltarian identity and creative talent.
and disseminating a cultural Hostedidentity.at
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Tower Theatre London, the venue provided an intimate stage for the occasion, with the
He added: “Our Identify is our Culture, it is the essence of our community, the expression of our passion, the core of our Identity. This is what makes us who we are. We have talent to share, we have songs to sing, we have stories to tell; today London, tomorrow the world because we are who we are, because the fight for our identity is over, AND WE’VE WON!”
Gibraltar Cultural Soiree in London
event attracting with an engaging and supportive audience.
Addressing the audience, Minister for Culture The Hon. Prof. John Cortes said there was a lot of value in making this special event in London an annual one, whilst also taking it to the Rock to be enjoyed by the community there.
Dani Orcese, Jesse Mclaren, Mark Montegriffo, Michele Attias, and content by Giordano Durante and Mark Sanchez the latter who sent a message highlighting the importance ofthe arts in defining
The event which brought together performers and other creatives living in the UK offered a unique and varied night of Gibraltarian flair and flavour. From Gabriel’s musical tracks with his folk band, ‘The Quivering Poets’ to Jonathan Teuma’s theatrical satirical poetry and Hollie Buhagiar’s mesmerising vocal performance, the show highlighted the distinctive voices that Gibraltarians have when it comes to creative expression. Also Featuring Jonathan Pizarro,
The benefits of well-child visits include prevention and monitoring the child's growth and development, among others.
In addition, Vithas Xanit Gibraltar has all paediatric specialities, such as Paediatric Neurology, Paediatric Pulmonology,
Paediatrics: One of the Specialities offered at Vithas Xanit Gibraltar
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All the doctors, who practise at Vithas Xanit Gibraltar, have extensive professional experience. The Paediatric clinic is attended by Dr J. Enrique SANCHEZ MARTINEZ, a neonatologist and paediatrician at Vithas Málaga Hospital.
VITHAS XANIT GIBRALTAR is a clinic located in the residential area of Midtown that offers a great number of medical specialities, Paediatrics being one of them.
the exact diagnostic tests that will lead to a proper diagnosis.
Paediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart diseases, Paediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology, among others.
A consultation with the paediatrician includes a comprehensive assessment of the patient's personal and family medical history. This information, together with a thorough physical examination, will help prescribing
Elizabeth was brought up in the public eye, reared from a young age to represent the people of Britain in a manner captured in our Queen Elizabeth II History Book.
MODERN LIVING: THE END OF THE VICTORIAN ERA
Queen Elizabeth II: The Early Years
EARLY LIFE OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II
The Princess spent many of her early years at the family home at 145 Piccadilly. The Duke and Duchess remained determined to provide the future Queen with an understanding of both her privileges and her duties. And yet, as they went on an official visit to Australia to open its new Commonwealth Parliament, Elizabeth’s first year was spent largely with her nanny, Clara Knight, and her Grandparents, King George V and Queen Mary. Not that this was a bad thing –Elizabeth formed a close bond with her grandparents, who eagerly informed the jet-setting monarchs of every new tooth and word.
Queen Elizabeth was born at 2:40am on 21st April 1926 at her maternal grandfather’s house at 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair. She was the first child of the Duke of York, Prince Albert, who’d later become King George VI, and his wife Elizabeth. The new princess was named after her mother, as well as taking the names of her grandfather’s mother, Alexandra, and her paternal grandmother Mary.
ended less than 30 years previously, it was perhaps odd that Elizabeth’s parents were so determined to bring up their daughter in such a modern manner. But having been born in the year of the General Strike, and with British society undergoing a profound change, the Duke and Duchess of York were adamant that Elizabeth should neither be sheltered nor spoilt. Instead,
From the very outset, it was clear that the Royal family had changed its tact. Gone were the days of regal aloofness and deliberate distancing from their subjects. This princess was going to be raised to appreciate the plight of the everyman, millions of whom were still reeling from the losses of World War I. This decision, taken by her parents, the Duke and Duchess of York, not only changed the face of the Royal family, but also proved hugely Indeed,successful.confiding as to what she would be had she not been born to be Queen, a 12-year-old Princess Elizabeth remarked to her Royal Riding Master, Horace Smith, “I would like to be a lady living in the country with lots of horses and dogs.” It was a comment that perfectly illustrated Elizabeth’s understanding of the role she had been born to fulfil, while also demonstrating her desire for a simple life.
With the Victorian era having
By the time her parents returned from Australia in June 1927, Elizabeth had become a loving, confident, even cheeky child.
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THE DEATH OF KING GEORGE V AND BIRTH OF PRINCESS MARGARET
she was also maturing into her role as the future head of the Monarchy. Her attitude towards her duty was steadfast and, as befitted an Heiress Presumptive, she took it upon herself to learn all about the matters of state that would one day be a part of
By 21st August 1930, Elizabeth had a little sister, Margaret. But five years later, in 1936, things began to change most dramatically for the still young princess. On 20th January 1936, King George V died. At this stage, Elizabeth was still being educated at home, despite the Yorks’ hope that she’d eventually attend public school in order to develop both intellectually and socially. This wasn’t to be. The new king, Edward VIII, decided that educating a princess alongside commoners wasn’t the thing to do. Instead, Elizabeth continued her schooling in private.
as a flash, Elizabeth was Heiress Presumptive to the Throne.
It has since been suggested, rightly or wrongly, that Edward’s decision was made in order to reduce the level of press intrusion into the lives of the Royal Family. You could see why he might be concerned – his relationship with divorced socialite Wallis Simpson was already the source of national gossip, even before her marital status had come to light. Yet by the end of 1937, Elizabeth’s life had taken an irrevocable turn, with Edward’s abdication having seen her father crowned King George VI. Quick
By the end of the War, Elizabeth had risen to a Junior Commander and fully qualified driver. With Hitler dead and peace on the cards, happier times for everyone lay ahead. The Heiress Presumptive was
Childhood of Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth was now 11-years old. She still liked the occasional prank. But, with the obligatory move to Buckingham Palace,
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Not even the king was immune from Elizabeth’s playful side the Archbishop of Canterbury was once left gobsmacked when, upon attending an audience with George V, he found the King on all fours pretending to be a horse, with Elizabeth taking the role of groom.
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studies were soon curtailed by the catastrophic chain of events set in motion by Hitler in 1939. During the War, it was suggested that both Elizabeth and Margaret should be evacuated to Canada. Their mother rejected the idea out of hand, declaring, “The children won’t go without me. I won’t leave the King. And the King will never leave.” As such, the princesses stayed first at Balmoral, followed by Sandringham and then Windsor.
Princess Elizabeth soon decided it was time to show that she was ready for the full weight of her Royal responsibilities. In an effort to help boost morale, she embarked on a series of national visits with the King and Queen. In 1943, at the age of 16, Elizabeth visited the Grenadier Guards in her first solo public appearance. Later, just before her 18th birthday, she was one of five Counsellors of State to visit the Italian battlefields in July 1944. Then, during the following February, she joined the Women’s Auxiliary Territorial Service where she trained as a driver and mechanic. Her contemporaries often remarked not only on how at ease she appeared, but also on what a capable driver she was.
Indeed, during that year’s Christmas party at Sandringham, she climbed onto the table before bombarding the guests with crackers supplied by her mother!
her everyday life. She attended lessons at Eton on constitutional history, and began broadening her knowledge of a subject very close to her heart, European
Albert Duke of York -later King George VI- with Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon -later QueenElizabeth
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of the War’s impact and the need to be sensitive to its ramifications, the Heiress Presumptive vowed that her children would be neither spoilt nor shielded, and that, unlike her, they would attend
no exception and in 1947, she travelled to South Africa for her first official overseas visit. Later that year, she also took a pledge of dedication to the people of the Commonwealth.
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Sadly for Elizabeth, by 1952 her father, King George VI, was so ill that she and Philip were forced to take his place on a State visit to Australia and New Zealand. During their outbound journey, on a stop in Kenya, the Heiress received the awful news that her father had died and that, as such, she had acceded to the Throne. On June 2nd 1953, the Princess returned to Westminster Abbey, where she had been married just a few years earlier. Here, she was crowned “Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith”.
sister, Princess Anne. Like her mother before her, Elizabeth was determined that her children be raised to be modern Princes and
QUEEN ELIZABETH II CHILDREN
Almost exactly one year later, on November 14th 1948, Princess Elizabeth gave birth to Prince Charles who, by all accounts, was a dead ringer for his greatgrandfather, George V. Two years later, Charles was given a
THE MARRIAGE OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II AND PRINCE PHILIP Shortly thereafter Elizabeth announced her engagement to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, the son of Prince Andrew of Greece and great-great-grandson of Britain’s former monarch, Queen Victoria. The announcement wasn’t much of a surprise and was met with plenty of positivity, both among the British public and senior officials. Even the usually fickle British press commented that this was, “… clearly a match of choice not arrangement”.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II CORONATION 1953
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Queen Elizabeth II and Philip were married on November 20th 1947 in Westminster Abbey.
public school from the off.
Queen Mary with Princess Elizabeth and Margaret
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were giving way to a more prosperous 1950s. It is perhaps no wonder, then, that the Queen’s succession was hailed as the ‘new Elizabethan age’, Society was changing, and
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Queen Elizabeth II: the end of the ‘new Elizabethan age’
But the austerity and restraint of the 1940s
Text by Laura Clancy (Lecturer in Media, Lancaster University)
WHEN QUEEN Elizabeth II came to the throne in 1952, Britain was just seven years out of the Second World War. Rebuilding work was still ongoing, and rationing key
products such as sugar, eggs, cheese and meat would continue for another year or so.
featured heavily in the
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When Elizabeth II succeeded the throne, the last vestiges of the British Empire were still intact. India had been granted independence in 1947, and other countries soon followed throughout the 1950s and 1960s.
years later, Britain looks very different. Elizabeth II ruled over perhaps the most rapid technological expansion and sociopolitical change of any monarch in recent history. Looking back on Elizabeth II’s life raises key questions about not just how the monarchy has changed, but also how Britain itself has transformed throughout the 20th and 21st century.
If Elizabeth I’s reign was a period of colonial expansion, conquest and domination, then the “new Elizabethan age” was marked by
Although it existed since 1926, the current Commonwealth was constituted in the London Declaration 1949, making member states “free and equal”. The Commonwealth has a veneer of colonial power given that it shares a history with empire, and continues to invest the British monarch with symbolic
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1953 coronation ceremony, from television programmes showing Commonwealth celebrations, to the Queen’s coronation dress decorated with the floral emblems of Commonwealth countries. She continued to celebrate the Commonwealth throughout her
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decolonisation and the loss of empire.
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history of the Commonwealth is reproduced in the values of Brexit, and related nationalist projects which suffer from what Paul Gilroy calls “postcolonial melancholia”. The Queen was the living embodiment of British stoicism, “the Blitz spirit”, and global imperial power, on which so much of the Brexit rhetoric hung. What will the loss of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch do to
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At the coronation, the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, allegedly responded to proposals to broadcast the ceremony on live television that “modern mechanical arrangements” would damage the coronation’s magic, and “religious and spiritual aspects should [not] be presented as if it were a theatrical performance”.
Television was a new technology at the time, and it was feared that televising the ceremony would be too intimate. Despite these concerns, televising the coronation was a big success. The research project ‘Media and Memory in Wales’ found that the coronation played a formative role in people’s first memories of television. Even nonardent monarchists could give an intimate account of their experiences.
The Queen succeeded to the throne during a period of radical political transformation. The Labour Party’s Clement Atlee had won office in 1945 in a sensational, landslide election, which seemed to signal voters desire for change; the establishment of the NHS in 1948 as a central policy of the post-war welfare state, promised support from cradle to grave.
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the nostalgia that contemporary right-wing politics draws upon?
The royal image has always been mediated, from the monarch’s profile on coins, to portraiture. For Elizabeth II this involved radical development: from the emergence of television, through tabloid newspapers and paparazzi, to social media and citizen journalism (processes related to democratisation and participation). Because of this, we now have more access to monarchy than ever before.
THE MEDIA AND THE MONARCHY
Royal Family. Royal Family used new techniques of ‘cinema verite’ to follow the monarchy for one year – what we would now recognise as “fly-on-the-wall” reality
Winston Churchill’s Conservative party retook parliament in 1952. Churchill spoke to a different version of Britain: more traditional, imperialist, and staunchly monarchist. Such contrasting ideologies were visible in responses to the Queen’s coronation in June 1953.
POLITICAL FIGURES
Like the rest of the world, the monarchy now
has an account on most major UK social media platforms. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Instagram account, run on behalf of Prince William, Kate Middleton and their children, is perhaps the most obvious example of Royal familialism in the contemporary age.
intimate glimpses of domestic scenes, such as family barbecues, and the Queen taking infant Prince Edward to a sweet shop. Despite its popularity, many were concerned that the voyeuristic style fractured the mystique of monarchy too far. Indeed, Buckingham Palace redacted the 90-minute documentary so it is not available for public viewing, and 43 hours of footage remained unused.
Social media has given the monarchy access to new audiences: a younger generation, who are more likely to scroll Royal photographs on phone apps than read newspapers. How will this generation respond to the death of the monarch?
David Low’s satirical protest cartoon ‘The Morning After’, published in the Manchester Guardian on June 3rd 1953, depicted party litter (bunting, champagne bottles) and the text “£100,000,000 spree” scrawled across the floor. The cartoon promptly instigated 600
In my book, ‘Running The Family Firm’: How the monarchy manages its image and our money, I argue that the British monarchy relies upon a careful balance of visibility and invisibility to reproduce its power. The Royal Family can be visible in spectacular (state ceremonies) or familial (Royal Weddings, Royal babies) forms. But the inner workings of the institution must remain secret.
The photographs appear natural, impromptu and informal, and the Instagram is framed as the Cambridge “family photo album”, allowing “intimate” glimpses into Cambridge family life. Yet, as with every royal representation, these photographs are precisely staged.
culture and notions of intimacy and disclosure, have haunted the monarchy over the past few decades. Diana’s Panorama interview in 1995 was iconic, where she told interviewer Martin Bashir about Royal adultery, palace plots against her, and her deteriorating mental and physical health.
More recently, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s interview with Oprah Winfrey discussed what they described as “the Firm’s” racism, lack of accountability, and its dismissal of Markle’s mental health. These interviews really did expose the innerworkings of institution, and ruptured the visibility/invisibility balance.
‘Royal Confessionals’, modelled on celebrity
The monarchy’s striving for this balance can be seen throughout the Queen’s reign. One example is the 1969 BBC-ITV documentary
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letters of criticism for being in “bad taste”, and drew attention to contrasting political
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By 2000, three years after Diana’s death in a car accident in Paris, support for monarchy was at its lowest point. The Queen was believed to have acted inappropriately, failing to respond to public grief and “represent her people”. The Express, for example, published the hreadline “Show us you care: mourners call for the Queen to lead our grief”.
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This is the image of the Queen that many will remember: an older woman, dressed pristinely, clutching her iconic, familiar handbag. While she was head of state throughout many of the seismic political, social and cultural changes of the 20th and 21st centuries, the fact that she rarely gave a political opinion means she successfully navigated the monarch’s constitutional political neutrality.
1980s, Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government began a systematic dismantling the post-war welfare state, instead emphasising neoliberal free markets, tax cuts and individualism.
For seven decades British people have not been able to make a cash purchase without encountering her face. Such quotidian banality demonstrates monarchy’s –and the Queen’s– interweaving into Britain’s fabric.
Eventually, she gave a televised speech, which mitigated her silence by emphasising her role as grandmother, busy “helping” William and Harry address their grief. We’ve seen this grandmotherly role elsewhere too: in her 90th birthday photographs in 2016, taken by Annie Leibowitz, she sat in a domestic setting surrounded by her youngest grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
The Queen’s death is bound to prompt Britain’s reflection on its past, its present and its future. Time will tell what the reign
of Charles III will look like, but one thing is for sure: the “new Elizabethan age” is long gone. Britain is now recovering from recent ruptures in its status quo, from Brexit, to the COVID-19 pandemic, to ongoing calls for Scottish independence.
She also ensured that she remained an icon. She was never really given a “personality” like other Royals, who have initiated a lovehate relationship with the public because we know more about them.
By the time of Tony Blair’s “Cool Britannia” years at the turn of the new millennium, the Queen was an older woman. Princess Diana was famously the “People’s Princess” of the age, as her new brand of intimacy and “authenticity” threatened to expose an “out of touch” monarchy.
Charles III inherits a very different country than that of his mother. What purpose, if any, will the next monarchy have for Britain’s future?
The Queen remained an image: indeed, she is the most represented person in British history.
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Re-EnactmentcelebratesforMinisterCulture20yearsoftheGibraltarAssociation
2002, the Association celebrates and promotes Gibraltar’s military history. The President of the Gibraltar Re-enactment Association, Joseph Rodriguez, accompanied by Secretary, Mr M Infante, presented the
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medallion to Minister Cortes in recognition of the support of the Ministry of Culture for the Association throughout its Ministerhistory.
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for Culture, the Hon John Cortes, said: ‘I’m delighted to receive this commemorative medallion. The Gibraltar Reenactment Association doers excellent work in keeping our heritage alive and I am very pleased to congratulate on this milestone anniversary.’
THE MINISTER for Culture, John Cortes, received a commemorative medallion from the Gibraltar Re-enactment Association in honour of their 20th
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The GHA Director General, Professor Patrick Geoghegan, has welcomed Charles Patron as the new Director of Finance for the Gibraltar Health Authority
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MR PATRON has a wealth of financial and accounting experience, working in the professional and commercial sector, and will be an asset to the GHA in supporting them with their transformational agenda. Mr Patron will be based with the Director General and other Executive Team members at St Bernard’s Hospital.
The Director General, Prof Patrick Geoghegan, said: “I’m delighted to welcome Charles to his new role as Director of Finance. His wealth of expertise will be an invaluable asset as we Reset, Restart and Recover to deliver the best possible service to our patients.”
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Mr Patron said: “I am grateful to have been given this opportunity to form part of the Executive Team at the GHA during this important period of transition”. He believes that making the GHA more financially efficient can only lead to the development and enhancement of our health service, without losing focus on the expanding needs of our patients and our Community.
Paparajotes Murcianos
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So first of all the egg is beaten, adding a pinch of salt, the lemon
So now that this is settled, papa rajotes are eaten much like you would an artichoke leaf, by re moving the flesh with your teeth, in this case the dough, let’s look at the ingredients and method.
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Spain using flour, eggs and milk, and fried in a pan like for exam ple churros, buñuelos, rosqui llas, orejas, flores or tortas fritas. The twist is of course the use of the lemon leaf and the lemon,
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sure of chatting to about the se, originally from Murcia, but now a resident of Marbella, had a number of stories to tell about how each family had their own little twist based on the same generic base, but she burst into fits of laughter telling me how it was common to serve these to ‘los guiris’ who would attempt to chew through the lemon leaf ‘como una cabra’ and they were later told ‘¡la hoja no se come!’
they are prepared in the Spring, when the lemon leaves are at their best, usually paler in colour and more tender, but they are a star treat during the fair in September too, and can be prepared all year round as the ingredients are always available. Very much a dessert prepared at home, part of the ‘cocina de la abuela’ concept, it is actually difficult to find it in res taurants. It is however being kept alive in the region by institutions promoting artisan traditions and heritage, and those who move away from the area, remember these with Paparajotesnostalgia.arepart of the nu merous desserts prepared in
For 4 people you would need about 12 lemon leaves, one small egg, 125ml of milk, a spoonful of lemon zest, ½ a sachet of yeast, 110g of flour, sunflower oil for frying, 75g of sugar and 5g of ground cinnamon. I used a litt le orange blossom water and al mond milk instead of milk and I am told that best results are when these are fried in ‘aceite de orujo de oliva’ that’s olive poma ce oil, although I used extra vir gin olive oil.
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THERE IS NO DOUBT that many of the best sweet treats are simple and often just make use of basic everyday ingredients. Rice pudding comes to mind, and that is the case with a des sert, that although not very well known, originates from Mur cia. Paparajotes go back many centuries, and it is thought that they were introduced into the Iberian Peninsula by the moors, although there is also evidence that Sephardic Jews were respon sible for introducing them into
Mark Montovio shares some of his much loved local and world recipes opening up possibilities for making each dish to suit a variety of families, different tastes and particular dietary needs. Combining his love of different cultures and world cuisine he is also committed to preparing meals which are nutritious, tasty and good to look at, with minimum waste and using seasonal produce.
which is very common in Mur cia, and I am told that they’ll use ‘un chorrico de limon’ even in
Text and Photography by Mark Montovio Dad's Kitchen
To give them a further twist you could add a few drops of anis, orujo or limoncello to the dough, and paparajotes are usually eaten with good coffee, anis or mistela, a fortified wine.
hot and one by one, the leaves are soaked in the batter, making sure the leaf is well coated. Re moving any excess batter, they are gently dropped into the hot oil one at a time. They are ready in a matter of minutes but you do need to make sure you turn them over so they brown equally. As and when these are cooked, you let them drain on kitchen paper and prepare a plate with the sugar and the cinnamon, and
However you have them, and I quite enjoy them with a cold li moncello, paparajotes are a treat and a must have at some point. But remember… ‘¡la hoja no se come!'
then coat each leaf in this mix ture, although I just sprinkled some caster sugar and cinnamon over each instead.
zest, the yeast and the milk, ma king sure it is all well mixed and there are no lumps. It mustn’t be too thick or too runny, but it must adhere to the lemon leaf, which you wash well and pat dry. I added a few drops of orange blossom water, a few drops of le mon juice would have also been great, and then let the batter rest for 15 minutes.
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They need to be eaten immedia tely, to ensure they are crispy but spongy in the inside, and an idea in the springtime is to lay them on a platter, and scatter some lemon blossom, resulting in the most beautifully intoxicating aroma.
At that point the oil would be
Cooking: 25 minutes
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the wine. Bring the wine to a sim mer then cook for 5 minutes over medium or until the wine has re duced slightly then add the stock. Bring to a simmer then stir in the crumbs and almond meal and sea son to taste with salt and pepper. 2. Combine the mince , crumbs, garlic, onion, nutmeg and egg in a bowl. Season well with salt and pepper then, using clean hands, mix to combine well. Take half ta blespoonfuls of the mixture and roll it into balls. Dust the balls in flour. Heat the olive oil in a large, non-stick frying pan over medium, add the meatballs then cook, tur
1. To make the sauce , heat the oli ve oil in a saucepan over medium, add the onion and garlic then cook, stirring often, for 7-8 minutes or until very soft. Add the saffron and paprika then cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until fragrant then add
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ning often, for 10 minutes or un til golden and cooked through. Using a slotted spoon to drain off as much of the oil as possible, transfer the balls to the sauce and gently stir to combine well. Bring the sauce back to a simmer then serve the meat balls and sauce, with parsley scattered over.thyme sprigs, and season. Simmer for a few minutes until the mushrooms are cooked, then serve with the chicken. New potatoes and a sim ple green salad of little gems and rocket leaves lightly dressed with lemon juice and olive oil, are the perfect accompaniment
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Meatballs with Almond, Onion and Saffron Sauce (Albóndiga en Salsa de Almendras y Azafrán)
This Catalan dish is often served as a ‘tapa’ but can easily morph into a main course with the addition of some steamed potatoes and a green salad. “Albondigas” comes from the Arab word for ball and versions of this meatball dish are wildly popular all over Spain. Make these with beef, veal or even chicken mince if you prefer
INGREDIENTS
750g pork mince - 80g fresh bread crumbs - 2 cloves of garlic, crushed - 8 peppercorns - ½ tsp freshly gra ted nutmeg - 1 egg, beaten - Flour, for dusting - 60ml (1/4 cup) olive oil - Roughly chopped flat leaf parsley, to serve Saffron and Almond Sauce 80ml (1/3 cup) extra virgin olive oil - 1 large onion, halved and finely sliced
- 2 cloves of garlic, crushed - Large pinch saffron threads - 1 ½ tsp sweet paprika - 250ml (1 cup) white wine625ml (2 ½ cups) chicken stock - 55g (1/3 cup) almond meal - 25g (1/3 cup) fresh breadcrumbs
Serves: Preparation:4 30 minutes
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What’s Happening Down Town?
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1 Miss Gibraltar 2022 Contestant Number Draw 2 The Nautilus 72nd Great Gibraltar Beach Clean 3 The Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, signs Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II‘s condolence book 4 May her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Rest In Peace. Long Live the King 5 Great meeting with the Gibraltar Morocco Business Association to discuss opportunities where we can collaborate 6 Mayor hosts reception for the essential services 7 Students At The Gibraltar College, Bayside and Westside Schools received their A-Level results
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The morning commenced with a circle sing-along in the Boathouse to welcome participants and explain the day’s itinerary, ask how each member was feeling and learning the days of the week and the
with the children. He thoroughly enjoyed spending time with all involved and was very impressed with the programme.
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His Worship the Mayor, Christian Santos GMD spent a morning with some of the participants of the Gibraltar Sports and Leisure Authority’s (GSLA) 2022 Summer Sports and Stay and Play Programmes
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THE SUMMER SPORTS Programme offers a mix of indoor and outdoor activities at the Sports Complex, with the Stay and Play programme rotating between the Boathouse Activity Centre, The GSLA Accessible Pool and the King’s Bastion Leisure Centre.
shallow paddling pools on one of the pitches. His Worship had the opportunity to talk to young leaders about the work they do
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group were busy baking cupcakes and getting creative decorating them with different toppings. Outdoors great fun was had at water play, splashing around in
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Welcomed by Liam Payas of the GSLA, His Worship was shown around the facility, introduced to some of the leaders and children involved in the programme and joined in several activities.
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MEAT and dairy with little thought of the consequences. Yet those consequences are planetary in scale. Raising livestock for meat, eggs and milk accounts for roughly 14% of all man-made greenhouse gas emissions; beef production is the biggest driver of forest loss within agriculture. The meat industry has been linked to a host of other environmental harms, including water Eatingpollution.too
much meat can be bad for your health too, particularly red and processed meat, which is thought to increase your risk of developing colorectal cancer. Feeding
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Text bySarah Gradidge (PhD Candidate in Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University) And Magdalena Zawisza (Associate Professor/Reader inGender and Advertising Psychology, Anglia Ruskin www.theconversation.comUniversity)
The Meat Paradox: How your Brain Wrestles with the ethics of eating animals
the world’s appetite for meat costs the lives of billions of animals a year, and animal welfare is a concern on farms worldwide, with pigs,cows and chicken often subject to overcrowding, open wounds and disease.
like the RSPCA. Chickens are forced to grow much faster than they naturally would and become ill as a result, while narrow crates and tying posts restrict the movements of pigs and cows.
doubt a response to these concerns, veganism is on the rise. In the UK, the number of people eating a plant-based diet increased fourfold between 2014 and 2019. However, vegans still only make up about 1% of the UK population and vegetarians just 2%.
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On a global scale, meat consumption is actually increasing. So why do people keep
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Animal welfare laws in the UK compare poorly with standards set by organisations
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• Humanise animals by encouraging people to view them instead as friends and not food.
eating meat, despite widespread awareness of the downsides?
committed someone is to eating meat, the more likely they are to avoid information about the positive qualities of animals raised for Thefood.discomfort
THE MEAT PARADOX
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Meat-eating has consequences for how we interact with and perceive animals in later life, too. While eating beef in a 2010 study, participants were less likely to view animals as worthy of moral concern. And the more
that the meat on your plate comes from an animal, you may try to forget its animal origins. People are more willing to eat meat when its animal origins are obscured, such as by calling meat beef
OVERCOMING DISENGAGEMENTMORAL
If you would like to reduce your own meat consumption, psychological research has a few recommendations.
• Avoid blaming them for their meat consumption. This only makes people more resistant to vegetarianism and veganism. Instead, approach these tricky interactions with compassion.
If you want to encourage others to cut down on meat-eating, you can:
instead of cow. Telling yourself that meat is necessary for health, socially normal, natural or too nice to give up can reduce the guilt people feel when eating meat. Giving up meat can seem difficult and so people often turn to these strategies to reconcile conflicting feelings.
• Recognise and remember how reducing your meat consumption aligns with your
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• Accept that changing your diet may be a gradual process.
• Avoid telling other people what to do. Let them make up their own minds.
Our recent paper reviewed 73 articles on a phenomenon called the meat paradox – the mental contradiction that helps devoted animal lovers continue eating animals. This moral dilemma can cause people psychological discomfort, and our review revealed several triggers. For instance, you may relate to the jarring experience of realising for the first time that the meat on your plate came from an animal.
keep animals in mind. Allow yourself to humanise them by considering their capacity for emotion, for example.
people feel about eating meat presents them with a stark choice. Either remove the moral dilemma by giving up meat or continue eating meat and morally disengage. Moral disengagement is when we choose not to act on our moral values. Our review highlighted several strategies that people use to maintain this moral Afterdisengagement.beingreminded
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Celebrity deaths have inspired an entire genre of conspiracy theories, particularly the death of Princess Diana. While conspiracy theories about Diana’s death may hinge on different, specific details about the circumstances surrounding the fatal crash, many reach the same conclusion – that she was murdered by the Royal Family or the British authorities.
Princess Diana:
Why her Death 25 years ago has sparked so many conspiracy theories
Sarah Bennett (PhD candidate, School of English, University of www.theconversation.comNottingham)
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DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES, died 25 years ago after a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris. Her death led to a global outpouring of grief and media attention. Much of the public reaction criticised the Royal Family for what many saw as an unfeeling response to the sudden death of the Prince of Wales’ former wife.
The shock of Diana’s death also sparked countless conspiracy theories. Decades later, many have not given up the idea that Diana may have been the victim of a plot. Unexpected events, such as deaths or accidents, are fertile breeding ground for conspiracy theories, which allow people to make sense of chaos by finding evidence, coincidences and someone to blame.
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of Diana’s death were confusing and chaotic at the time, precisely because of likely mistakes and human error. For years, conspiracy theorists have raised questions about these, asking: Why did the ambulance take so long to get to the hospital? Why did emergency responders clear the thr tunnel so quickly? And, why were the surveillance cameras not working?
An official inquiry, like Operation Paget, which was set up by the Met police to investigate conspiracy theories about Diana’s death, asks what happened. The conspiracy detective, on the other hand, asks cui bono – who benefits.
use different types of
The conspiracy detective assumes that nothing goes wrong without malicious intent. Uncovering the supposed lie, cover-up or conspiracy is therefore a way for the victims and their allies (the in-group) to regain power over the Celebrityout-group.death
Dianaculprits. conspiracy theories often hinge on people not following procedure, and comparing a supposed conspiracy against an ideal scenario (what should have happened).
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I study conspiracy theories to find out why people believe in them. One of the questions I ask is about the language of celebrity death conspiracy theories, and why it is so persuasive.
A mind primed to look for conspiracy will say these were deliberate actions to worsen Diana’s condition or hide evidence of a murder. Reality, as is often the case with conspiracy theories, is more mundane. The conclusion of the Paget
none of these claims in and of themselves prove the theories that she was murdered.
Theories about Princess Diana contain a key hallmark of conspiracy: an in-group and an out-group. While typically, celebrities like Diana and the Royal Family would be seen as part of the in-group in contrast to the public outsiders, these labels mean something different in the context of conspiracy theories. The in-group in this case are the general public and Diana.
When there is a lack of irrefutable evidence, insider speculation can act as a replacement. For instance, Mohammed Al-Fayed, father of Dodi (Diana’s lover, who also died in the crash) publicly acused the Royal Family of murder. This led to Operation Paget, which refuted the claims but, nevertheless, did not appease those conspiracy theorists, who distrust any form of official Conspiracyevidence.theorists
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evidence, including so-called premonitions and psychic predictions. Some claim Diana foresaw her own death, based on the publication of a letter, she had supposedly written to her former butler Paul Burrell, which read: “my husband is planning ‘an accident’ in my car”. And Diana’s spiritual adviser claimed to have warned her brakes would be tampered with. The Paget investigation found no evidence for these
They represent good, with Diana characterised as a victim. On the other hand, the out-group –the Royal Family and authorities – are the villains: a powerful and evil threat to the in-group. The outgroup is where the conspiracy theorist can identify potential
her death, in the infamous 1995 BBC interview with Martin Bashir, Diana claimed that those within the Royal household “see me as a threat”. However eerie or striking these “premonitions” and insider testimonies seem,
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conspiracy theories are palatable for a mainstream audience, because they allow a traumatic or confusing event to become “clear”. They offer us a glimpse of a perfect world to hope for, where nothing ever goes wrong and humans make the best choices they can at any given point. And, had the evil out-group not conspired to murder her, Diana might still be here today.
The basis of many conspiracy theories is what’s known as ‘teleological thinking’. This is when someone assigns a specific function or meaning to occurrences or inconsistencies. For conspiracy theories, this means that there is no space for imperfect systems, human error or random
Conspiracy theories are empowering for people, allowing them to become DIY detectives. These “detectives” approach a case having already arrived at their conclusion. In celebrity deaths, this usually means murder by someone, who seemingly benefits from the death.
report, based on all available evidence, was that Diana’s death was the result of a tragic accident – not a conspiracy.
The very first Ferrari V6, in fact, featured a 65° architecture and debuted on the 1957 1500 cc Dino 156 F2 single-seater. This was followed in 1958 by bigger displacement versions on the front-engined sport prototypes - the 196 S and 296 S - and F1 cars, such as the 246 F1 which powered Mike Hawthorn to the F1 Drivers' Championship title the same year.
296FerrariGTB(2022)
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The very first Ferrari to sport a mid-rearmounted V6 was the 246 SP in 1961, which won the Targa Florio both that same year and in 1962, amongst many others. Also in 1961, Ferrari secured its first Constructors' title in the Formula 1 World Championship with the 156 F1, which was powered by a 120° V6. Ferrari first installed turbos between an engine's cylinder banks on the 126 CK in 1981 and subsequently on the 126 C2 in 1982, which became the first turbo-charged car to win the Formula 1 Constructors' World Championship title. This was followed up with a second title in 1983 with the 126 C3. Lastly, V6 turbo hybrid architecture has been used on all Formula 1 single-seaters since
The 296 GTB ushers in an authentic revolution for Ferrari as it introduces a new engine type to flank the marque's multiaward-winning 8- and 12-cylinder power units: a new 663 cv 120° V6 coupled with an
electric motor capable of delivering a further 122 kW (167 cv). This is the first 6-cylinder engine installed on a road car sporting the Prancing Horse badge; it unleashes its massive 830 cv total power output to deliver previously unthinkable performance levels and an innovative, exhilarating and unique Thesoundtrack.car'sname, which combines its total displacement (2992 l) and number of
cylinders was chosen, with the addition of the GTB (Gran Turismo Berlinetta) acronym in finest Ferrari tradition, to underscore this new engine's epoch-changing importance to Maranello. It is not simply the living, beating heart of the Ferrari 296 GTB, but it also ushers in a new V6 era that has its roots deep in Ferrari's unparalleled 70-year-plus experience in motor sports.
THE FERRARI 296 GTB, the latest evolution of Maranello's mid-rear-engined two-seater berlinetta, was premiered during an online event broadcast on Ferrari's social media and web channels.
The 296 GTB redefines the whole concept of fun behind the wheel, guaranteeing pure emotions not just when pushing the car to its limits, but also in day-to-day driving situations
GTB's plug-in hybrid (PHEV) system guarantees it is an incredibly usable car as well as cutting pedal response times to zero and delivering a 25km range in all-electric eDrive mode. The car's compact dimensions and the introduction of innovative dynamic control systems as well as meticulously honed aero ensure that the driver will instantly experience its astonishing agility and responsiveness to commands. Its sporty, sinuous design and extremely compact dimensions also visually underscore its exceptional modernity, brilliantly referencing the likes of the 1963 250 LM, the perfect marriage of simplicity and functionality.
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over the years. This very special service is also available to owners of pre-owned Ferraris.
As the V6 turbo is integrated with an electric motor at the rear, the Ferrari 296 GTB's combined maximum power output is 830 cv, putting it at the top of the rear-wheeldrive sports car segment as well as making it extremely flexible. This is true both in terms of day-to-day contexts (the 296 GTB has a full-electric mode range of 25 km), and in driving enjoyment (accelerator pedal response is instant and smooth at all engine
clients who want to exploit the car's extreme power and performance to the utmost, particularly on the track, the 296 GTB is also available with the Assetto Fiorano package, which includes lightweight features and aero
The Genuine Maintenance programme further extends the wide range of after-sales services offered by Ferrari to meet the needs of clients wishing to preserve the performance and excellence that are the signatures of all cars built in Maranello.
Programme. The service is available on all markets worldwide and from all Dealerships in the Official Dealership Network.
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is the first Ferrari road car to sport a V6 turbo with a vee with an angle of 120° between the cylinder banks, coupled with a plug-in electric motor. This new V6 has been designed and engineered from a clean sheet by Ferrari's engineers specifically for this installation and is the first Ferrari to feature the turbos installed inside the vee. Aside from bringing significant advantages in terms of packaging, lowering the centre of gravity and reducing engine mass, this particular architecture helps deliver extremely high levels of power. The result is that the new Ferrari V6 has set a new specific power output record for a production car of 221 cv/l.
Ferrari's unparalleled quality standards and increasing focus on client service underpin the extended seven-year maintenance programme offered with the 296 GTB. Available across the entire range, the latter covers all regular maintenance for the first seven years of the car's life. This scheduled maintenance programme for Ferraris is an exclusive service that allows clients the certainty that their car is being kept at peak performance and safety
assembly comprises a V6 turbo ICE, with the 8-speed DCT and E-Diff, and the MGU-K located between the engine and the gearbox. A clutch is set between the ICE and the electric motor to decouple them in electric-only eDrive mode. Lastly there is a high-voltage battery and the inverter which controls the electric motors.
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Regular maintenance (at intervals of either 20,000 km or once a year with no mileage restrictions), original spares and meticulous checks by staff trained directly at the Ferrari Training Centre in Maranello using the most modern diagnostic tools are just some of the advantages of the Genuine Maintenance
‘These challenges can be extremely dangerous and can put your eye health at risk. It really isn’t worth jeopardising your sight for a sake of a few likes and shares on social media.’
‘By intentionally exposing your
There are 9 Specsavers Ópticas stores in Spain, in Marbella and Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol, Santa Ponça in Mallorca and Javea, Calpe, Benidorm, Torrevieja, Guardamar and La Zenia on the Costa Blanca. Visit www.specsavers.es to find your nearest store or book an eye test.
retinas to bright lights, you risk permanently damaging the light sensitive cells on your retina and causing blind spots.’
SOCIAL media users taking part in viral TikTok challenges are putting themselves at risk of blindness, an expert has warned
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DR NIGEL BEST, an optometrist at Specsavers, is urging people not to take part in these trends which sees them exposing their eyes to bright lights and toxic
The ‘fingereyechallenge’ is also making appearances on people’s feeds, which while isn’t as invasive as the others, it could cause some Itdamage.involves
‘There are six different muscles controlling the movement of each eye and it only requires one of these 12 eye muscles to become misaligned for any reasons for a squint and double vision to occur.
phones. However, Dr Best says this could lead to permanent Hedamage.says:‘When exposed to bright lights we would naturally avert our eyes and our pupils would constrict. These two actions will reduce the amount of potentially harmful light falling on the retina.
One of the challenges going viral on the platform sees people mixing bleach, hand sanitiser, jelly and shaving cream in a bag and holding it up to their eyes. It is thought this will make them appear brighter – however this is not the case.
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Hesubstances.says:
Another video doing the rounds sees users trying to change their eye colour from brown to blue by exposing the eye to bright light while using the S5 filter on their
Dr Best says: ‘Simply don’t do it! Apart from the fact that it won’t make your eyes any brighter, if the bag splits and the contents leak out it could cause corneal scarring, extreme pain and blindness.’
Optometrist’s warning over dangerous TikTok trends
their finger over one eye while looking towards that finger with the opposite eye. Videos see them holding it in place for 10-15 seconds before moving their finger resulting in eyes temporarily pointing in different Drdirections.Bestsays:
‘Optometrists will sometimes use tests similar to the finger challenge to test the strength of the eye muscles but in a very controlled and safe way. We would advise against people carrying out these tests on themselves as it could result in eye strain and temporary double vision.’
