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Atlantic
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Atlantic
Photos of the Week: Mud Race, Met Gala, New Pope
Artistic swimming in Ontario, a bun-scrambling competition in Hong Kong, the Devils and Congos Festival in Panama, and much more Angela Weiss / AFP / Getty Janelle Monáe arrives for the 2025 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2025, in New York City. This year's gala was themed "Tailored for You," aligning with the Costume Institute's exhibition "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style." Dimitar Dilkoff / AFP / Getty Visitors walk down the Bramante Staircase at the Vatican Museums, during a press tour at the Vatican on May 2, 2025. Emanuele Cremaschi / Getty Rows of human skulls and bones are pictured at the ossuary, a side chapel of the church of San Bernardino alle Ossa, whose walls are almost entirely covered in human skulls and bones from the patients of the nearby ancient Ospedale del Brolo, seen on May 3, 2025, in Milan, Italy. Tourists take photos of the illuminated Chaoran Tower on the first day of the May Day holiday in Jinan, Shandong province, China, on May 1, 2025. Displays show Lady Gaga performing at an open concert on Copacabana beach as seen from Leme fort, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 3, 2025. Isabel Infantes / Reuters A display of 30,000 ceramic poppies, taken from the artwork Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red , is seen before its opening on May 6 at the Tower of London, commemorating the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (V-E) Day, on May 5, 2025. Hamit Yalcin / Anadolu / Getty Flamingos gather in Lake Mogan in the Gölbaşı district of Ankara, Turkey, on May 4, 2025. Ulises Ruiz / AFP / Getty An aerial view of an anglerfish made out of balloons during 'An Aquatic World' balloon parade in Guadalajara, Mexico, on May 4, 2025. Swifty Swine Racing Pigs compete prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Würth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway on May 4, 2025, in Fort Worth, Texas. Guillaume Souvant / AFP / Getty Golden snub-nosed monkeys sit in their enclosure after quarantine during the first presentation at the Beauval Zoopark in Saint-Aignan, France, on May 7, 2025. Matthias Rier's daughter plays with a cow that has just arrived in an alpine pasture after wintering at low altitude on May 3, 2025, in Alpe of Siusi, Castelrotto, Italy. Matthias Rier is the third in lineage of the Rier family; together with his wife and their children, he runs a herd of alpine cows for milk production on the Seiser Alm. Revelers take part in the Devils and Congos Festival in Portobelo, Panama, on May 3, 2025. Mariana Maytorena / ObturadorMX / Getty A man detonates gunpowder from a rifle as part of the May 5 commemoration at Peñón de Los Baños, in Mexico City, Mexico, on May 5, 2025. Ismail Aslandag / Anadolu / Getty Special forces team members perform an evacuation demonstration during Turkey's Teknofest event in Lefkosia, on May 3, 2025. Anindito Mukherjee / Getty Children take shelter under their desk inside a classroom at Vidya Bal Bhawan Sr. Sec. School on May 7, 2025, in New Delhi, India. India's Ministry of Home Affairs ordered nationwide civil-defense mock drills on May 7 across more than 240 districts to test and enhance emergency preparedness in light of rising security concerns after the recent Pahalgam terror attack. An aerial view of the River Wharfe and Bolton Priory on the Bolton Abbey Estate, at the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, near Skipton, England, on May 6, 2025 A car and a motorbike navigate a twisty road at Pir Chinasi, a tourist attraction in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, on May 4, 2025. A street musician plays a violin outside the Sant'Angelo castle as the sun sets in Rome, on May 4, 2025. Runners dressed as characters from Star Wars participate in the Star Wars Run event in New Taipei City, Taiwan, on May 4, 2025. People take part in a bun-scrambling competition during the Bun Festival on Cheung Chau island in Hong Kong, China, on May 6, 2025. Firefighters install a temporary chimney, used to communicate the choosing of a new Pope, on the roof of the Sistine Chapel on May 2, 2025, in Vatican City. Tiziana Fabi / AFP / Getty Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost, addresses the crowd from the main central loggia balcony of St. Peter's Basilica for the first time, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in the Vatican, on May 8, 2025. Prevost is the first pope from the United States, the Vatican announced. A moderate who was close to Pope Francis and spent years as a missionary in Peru, he becomes the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff. The Frecce Tricolori, the Italian Air Force's aerobatic team, flies in formation during an air show on May 4, 2025, in Catania, Italy. Karina Magrupova of Team Kazakhstan competes in the women's solo free final during the World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup 2025 in Markham, Ontario, on May 2, 2025. A humpback whale, dolphins, and sea birds feed on a school of fish off the Channel Islands in California, on May 1, 2025. A competitor takes part in the annual Maldon Mud Race on May 4, 2025, in Maldon, England. Originating in 1973, the mud race consists of a 500-meter dash across the River Blackwater at low tide, often in fancy dress. Alan Taylor is a senior editor at The Atlantic.
Korea Herald
07-05-2025
- General
- Korea Herald
Queen Camilla visits poppy memorial for Victory in Europe Day celebrations
LONDON (Reuters) — The Tower of London was adorned with a flood of ceramic poppies as part of Britain's commemorations for the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, in a display which was visited by Britain's Queen Camilla on Tuesday. Poppies, the symbol of remembrance in Britain, were installed in their thousands to form a bright red cascade flowing from one corner of the 950-year-old White Tower onto the grass below. "They become a metaphor for the spilled blood of all those who died in the war," designer Tom Piper said. The government has planned a series of events in the run-up to the anniversary of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender, which took effect on May 8, 1945. Camilla visited the display, "planted" a poppy and met staff there. On Monday, she joined her husband King Charles, heir to the throne Prince William and his family, along with veterans and crowds to watch a military parade and flypast outside Buckingham Palace. The new commemorative display of 30,000 ceramic poppies follows a previous installation in 2014 which remembered lives lost during World War One. Named "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red," it was visited by the late Queen Elizabeth. The Tower of London, located on the north bank of the River Thames, is a Norman fortress which, like many parts of London, was bombed during World War Two. The poppies, which were made by artist Paul Cummins, will be on display until Nov. 11.
The Irish Sun
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Queen Camilla wears poppy-themed gloves at Tower of London art installation for 80th anniversary of VE Day
THE Queen proved a good fit for a striking 80th anniversary commemoration of VE Day by donning a pair of striking poppy-themes gloves. Camilla placed the final flower at a new display of nearly 30,000 ceramic poppies at Tower of London. 2 The Queen proved a good fit for a striking 80th anniversary commemoration of VE Day by donning a pair of striking poppy-themes gloves Credit: Getty 2 Camilla placed the final flower at a new display of nearly 30,000 ceramic poppies at Tower of London Credit: Goff The installation, called Wearing black leather gloves embellished with poppies she said: "It was so cold this morning I thought it would be the perfect time to wear them." Poet Laureate Simon Armitage read out a specially commissioned VE 80 poem called 'In Retrospect'. She was taken on a tour by Yeoman Warder Tracey Machin, along with her son Harrison, five, and D-Day veterans Read More on Royals Richard handed the Queen a ceramic poppy, while Henry presented one to Harrison and they paused while before planting each of the flowers into the ground to complete the installation. Speaking afterwards Henry Rice said: "Last year I went to Normandy and had the pride and pleasure of meeting His majesty and Her Majesty. I said to her quietly, 'We met last year', she said, 'Yes, I know' and that that is fabulous. "I mean, why should she remember me?" He said of the installation: "Each one of those poppies represents a man that gave his life to allow me, my family, this country, in fact, to live in peace and comfort." Most read in Royals The new display, which is open to the public from today until 11 November, uses poppies created for the 2014 installation Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red, which saw the Tower encircled by a sea of more than 880,000 ceramic flowers. VE Day was a 'jolly' moment but work went on, 100-year-old former Wren says
NZ Herald
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- NZ Herald
King and Queen's official Coronation portraits revealed
Laura Lopes, a gallerist and Queen Camilla's daughter who joined them for the visit, said of the portrait: 'It's so incredible. It's very flattering.' Hitting her daughter playfully on the arm, Camilla, who wore a scarlet crepe dress by Fiona Clare with the late Queen's raspberry pip brooch to the engagement, joked: 'Don't say it's very flattering! I just love it.' Tuesday's royal visit marked the official re-opening of the Sainsbury Wing after a two-year transformation for the gallery's 200th anniversary. The King and Queen met supporters and donors to the gallery, including members of the Sainsbury family and broadcaster Andrew Marr. The King, a keen patron of the arts and architecture who nevertheless once famously described an extension of the gallery as a 'monstrous carbuncle', unveiled a plaque to mark the completion of a two-year building project and the re-opening of the wing. The extension, designed by architect Peter Ahrends, was scrapped, and the final, more traditional design, built in 1991, was created by the partnership of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown instead. John Booth, chairman of the National, delivered a short speech of welcome before inviting Their Majesties to unveil their new portraits. They were greeted inside the wing by a fanfare from the State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry Band, echoing the welcome that Queen Elizabeth received when she opened the original wing in 1991. Sir Gabriele Finaldi, director, and Booth will later introduce the King and Queen to architect Annabelle Selldorf and some of the project, building and design team. They will view the new Roden Centre for Creative Learning and the new restaurant by Giorgio and Plaxy Locatelli. The King and Queen will also be given a short tour of the gallery to see some of the works of art on loan from the Royal Collection in the redisplay, C C Land: The Wonder of Art, that opens on May 10. It includes Andrea Mantegna's painting series called The Triumphs of Caesar. Later in the day, the Queen visited a newly opened installation of poppies at the Tower of London to commemorate VE Day. Camilla admired the display of 30,000 ceramic poppies made to resemble a 'wound' at the heart of the tower, which was bombed during the Blitz. Her Majesty, wearing a red wool crepe dress by Fiona Clare and black cape as well as leather gloves adorned with poppies, matched the colours of the display. She said the display – modelled from the Tower's 2014 commemorative art installation Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red – was 'rather beautiful'. During the visit, she listened to a reading of a specially commissioned VE 80 poem by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage before planting a ceramic poppy into the ground to complete the installation. 'A painting both human and regal' Peter Kuhfeld, who painted the King, was granted five sittings over a year-and-a-half, and said he wanted to paint him as 'both human and regal'. The crown, he said, had its 'own sittings', with the King keen to discuss 'certain aspects' of the work. Paul Benney, who painted the Queen, said he had hoped to capture 'humanity and empathy', having 'hours of fascinating and sometimes hilarious conversation' with her as he worked. Kuhfeld was first commissioned by the King to paint Prince William and Prince Harry when they were aged 5 and 3, and has since travelled overseas with His Majesty as an official tour artist. The commission was kept a secret, only briefly shared with the artist's granddaughter when she accidentally spotted the painting in his studio. 'I usually start with drawings to develop my ideas and then move on to several oil studies to work out problems of composition,' said Kuhfeld. 'During this time, nobody was allowed in my studio while I was working, but one evening my eldest granddaughter forgot, when coming to tell me supper was ready; she burst through the door and came to a standstill and exclaimed, 'Oh! It's the King!'' Benney said it had been an 'honour, privilege and total pleasure' to undertake the first official portrait of her since the Coronation. 'It is with some regret that the sittings for this important commission have come to an end,' he added. 'After nearly a year of being installed in a temporary studio at Clarence House, I have deep and abiding memories of many hours of fascinating and sometimes hilarious conversation with Her Majesty on countless varied subjects. 'I shall miss the quiet and relaxed atmosphere while I was working there, even when Their Majesties were engaged elsewhere. 'My guiding principles in this commission were to both acknowledge the grand and historic nature of the Coronation iconography with all the equipage of the monarchy and at the same time reveal the humanity and empathy of such an extraordinary person taking on an extraordinary role.' After being on display at the National Gallery, of which the King is royal patron, the paintings will move to a permanent home in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace, where they can be seen by tourists during the annual summer opening. The tradition of state portraits dates back to the coronation of James VI in 1620. Following royal custom, the portrait of the King includes the Imperial State Crown, placed on a table to one side. He is wearing his Robe of State and naval uniform Number 1 Ceremonial Day Dress with medals and decorations. The Queen's portrait includes Queen Camilla's crown, formerly known as Queen Mary's crown. She wears her Coronation dress, which was designed by Bruce Oldfield. The new portraits were unveiled shortly after a new collection of artworks commemorating the Coronation. Commissioned by the King, other paintings and monochrome images show the Gold State Coach procession, heralds waiting to take part in events and the King and Queen during the Westminster Abbey coronation. The King followed a long-held tradition and commissioned five artists to capture significant events from the Coronation weekend, with four of the creatives being former students from his Royal Drawing School. The Coronation was held on May 6, 2023, and the King saw the finished pieces, now part of the Royal Collection, last September during a presentation at his Clarence House home. Meanwhile, on Tuesday night, the King joined Sir David Attenborough for his new film premiere about the world's oceans. The monarch, a lifelong environmentalist and sustainability advocate, attended the premiere to watch Attenborough's latest nature documentary, which calls attention to the importance of the ocean for the survival of life on Earth. The event comes ahead of Attenborough's 99th birthday on Thursday, for which the Prince of Wales recently paid a heartfelt tribute, describing him as a 'true giant' and an inspiration to 'my children and me'.
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Queen praises ‘beautiful' poppy display at Tower of London
The Queen has described a commemorative poppy display at the Tower of London as 'beautiful' and joked that the ceramic blooms were 'quite tempting' to take home. Camilla visited the historic fortress on Tuesday to launch The Tower Remembers, marking VE Day and the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. The new installation features 30,000 ceramic poppies from the 2014 Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red artwork, now redesigned to flow from the White Tower. The Queen walks with Constable of the Tower of London, General Sir Gordon Messenger (Stefan Rousseau/PA) Camilla admired the ceramic flowers and joked: 'I see why people would take them. I think they're so lovely. Quite tempting.' ADVERTISEMENT Project lead Tom O'Leary guided the Queen through the artwork, saying afterwards: 'She was very interested in it. She really liked the way that all the different heights comingulate.' Poet laureate Simon Armitage then read In Retrospect, a poem commissioned to mark VE Day. Camilla arrives at the Tower (Stefan Rousseau/PA) The Queen told him warmly: 'Lovely. Lovely poem. Thank you very much,' before asking how long it had taken to write. She met members of the Historic Royal Palaces and Tower teams who helped create the display, as well as D-Day veterans Henry Rice and Richard Aldred, who handed her a poppy to plant. Camilla was also joined by Yeoman Warder Tracey Machin and her five-year-old son Harrison, who planted a poppy alongside the Queen. The Queen gets help with planting a poppy (Stefan Rousseau/PA) Harrison said: 'I did a poppy with the Queen. This is my poppy,' pointing to the ceramic flower he had planted. ADVERTISEMENT Asked why the moment was important, he replied: 'Because it's really, really special.' He said he enjoyed living at the Tower of London, explaining: 'You get to see all the nice stuff,' and that it had been a 'really good' day. Nearly 30,000 ceramic poppies have been loaned by the Imperial War Museum (Stefan Rousseau/PA) After helping with the ceremony, he was given a dragon teddy called Puffy. 'We chatted about all the poppies being here and it was really, really nice for them to be here,' he said. Ms Machin said: 'I could not be prouder of Harrison. He did such an excellent job. The display reflects the long-lasting sacrifices made during the Second World War (Stefan Rousseau/PA) 'When you're five anything could happen so I'm really proud that he stayed very still. Her Majesty the Queen was absolutely wonderful. You can tell she has grandchildren herself. 'She was dressed absolutely beautifully in red and black, co-ordinating perfectly with our poppies. I think she was very impressed with the display as well.' ADVERTISEMENT The Queen was wearing gloves decorated with poppies, and told one attendee she had been given them in France last year. The visit was part of commemorations for VE Day (Stefan Rousseau/PA) Mr Rice, 99, said of the visit: 'Memorable, that's the best word, because last year I went to France and had the pride and pleasure of meeting His Majesty and Her Majesty. I said to her quietly, 'We met last year', she said, 'Yes, I know', and that is fabulous. I mean, why should she remember me?' He added: 'Each one of those poppies there represents a man that gave his life to allow me, my family, this country in fact, to live in peace and comfort. 'I really do thank them and they are my heroes, all of them.' Camilla meets the public at the Tower of London (Stefan Rousseau/PA) Outside the Tower, crowds clapped and cheered as the Queen greeted them. She shook hands with schoolchildren, joking about them missing lessons, before she departed. One member of the public called out: 'God save the King, we all love Camilla, give us a wave.'
