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Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
'I thought royal garden party invite was a joke'
A headache specialist who has dedicated his career to supporting people in Hull thought his royal garden party invite was a hoax. Prof Fayyaz Ahmed, a consultant neurologist based at Hull Royal Infirmary, attended the traditional celebration at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday. He shook hands with the Prince of Wales, who was hosting the gathering on behalf of his father, the King. "I was utterly astonished and wondered what I had I done to deserve such an honour from the King," Prof Ahmed said. Prof Ahmed said he did not believe his daughter when she told him he had received a letter from Buckingham Palace. "I thought she was joking until she placed the envelope in front of me, stamped with the official seal of the palace," he said. "The first thought that crossed my mind was that maybe I had made a mistake or one of my patients, who has royal connections, had lodged a complaint against me and the order was to revoke my British citizenship." Also an honorary advisor with the British Association for the Study of Headache and a senior lecturer with Hull York Medical School, Prof Ahmed has spent decades advancing headache and migraine research and treatment. Dedicating his career to championing Hull in the medical sector, he has organised and hosted the national meeting on headache in the city since 2005. Prof Ahmed described attending the ceremony as a "major honour" and said there was an "impressive sense of order, respect and discipline" at the event. "After becoming a professor in 2020, I had already fulfilled all the aspirations of my professional life, so receiving this invitation was beyond anything I had ever imagined," he said. "The palace staff were extremely polite, sincere, and friendly. They treated every guest with great respect and courtesy." Around 8,000 guests enjoyed sandwiches, cream cakes and pastries in the sunshine, enjoying two hours of entertainment, music and food before the national anthem marked the end to the ceremony. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Royal garden party 'surreal' for award winners Royal garden party experience 'will last forever' Palace invite for garden bath charity founder Royal Garden Parties
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
'I thought royal garden party invite was a joke'
A headache specialist who has dedicated his career to supporting people in Hull thought his royal garden party invite was a hoax. Prof Fayyaz Ahmed, a consultant neurologist based at Hull Royal Infirmary, attended the traditional celebration at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday. He shook hands with the Prince of Wales, who was hosting the gathering on behalf of his father, the King. "I was utterly astonished and wondered what I had I done to deserve such an honour from the King," Prof Ahmed said. Prof Ahmed said he did not believe his daughter when she told him he had received a letter from Buckingham Palace. "I thought she was joking until she placed the envelope in front of me, stamped with the official seal of the palace," he said. "The first thought that crossed my mind was that maybe I had made a mistake or one of my patients, who has royal connections, had lodged a complaint against me and the order was to revoke my British citizenship." Also an honorary advisor with the British Association for the Study of Headache and a senior lecturer with Hull York Medical School, Prof Ahmed has spent decades advancing headache and migraine research and treatment. Dedicating his career to championing Hull in the medical sector, he has organised and hosted the national meeting on headache in the city since 2005. Prof Ahmed described attending the ceremony as a "major honour" and said there was an "impressive sense of order, respect and discipline" at the event. "After becoming a professor in 2020, I had already fulfilled all the aspirations of my professional life, so receiving this invitation was beyond anything I had ever imagined," he said. "The palace staff were extremely polite, sincere, and friendly. They treated every guest with great respect and courtesy." Around 8,000 guests enjoyed sandwiches, cream cakes and pastries in the sunshine, enjoying two hours of entertainment, music and food before the national anthem marked the end to the ceremony. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Royal garden party 'surreal' for award winners Royal garden party experience 'will last forever' Palace invite for garden bath charity founder Royal Garden Parties
The Guardian
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Emperor penguins and a fake crime scene: photos of the day
The peloton passes through vineyards in Trentino during Stage 1 of the 45th Tour of the Alps 2025 Photograph: TimPeople enjoy carnival rides during the Royal Easter Show at the Sydney Showground Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP A security official stands guard as a health worker administers a polio vaccination to a child. Pakistan has launched its second nationwide polio vaccination campaign, running from 21 to 27 April, aiming to vaccinate more than 45 million children Photograph: Fayyaz Ahmed/EPA Dancers wearing traditional attire stand in front of a poster of the US vice-president, JD Vance, on the day of his arrival Photograph: Kenny Holston/Reuters Workers check railway tracks at Long Bien Bridge Photograph: Luong Thai Linh/EPA (L-R) Musicians Ralf Hütter, Henning Schmitz, Falk Grieffenhagen, and Georg Bongartz of Kraftwerk perform onstage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California Photograph:for Coachella Palestinian children receive food at a distribution centre Photograph: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, attends his trial on corruption charges at the district court Photograph: Moti Kimchi/EPA Israeli machinery demolishes a Palestinian building in Beit Ommar near Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank Photograph: Mussa Qawasma/Reuters A student in hazmat suit moves around a taxidermied giraffe at a 'crime scene' set up in the warehouse of the Wildlife Forensic Academy in Game and Nature Reserve. The crime scene was carefully set up by the Wildlife Forensic Academy, a training centre that aims to fight poaching by teaching investigation skills to rangers, conservation officers, law enforcement and students. By teaching how to protect a crime scene, find and collect evidence and later present a testimony in front of a court, they hope to strengthen prosecution of wildlife crime across Africa Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images Dozens of contestants attend the 'Bring Your Own Big Wheel' Race at Potrero Hill Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Christians light candles at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City after the death of Pope Francis was announced by the Vatican Photograph: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters Logan Paul in action against AJ Styles during WrestleMania 41 at the Allegiant Stadium in Nevada Photograph: WWE/Getty Images An emperor penguin chick begs its parent to be fed during a blizzard, in the midst of a colony, on the Ekström ice shelf Photograph: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory/Reuters People light torches to light the Easter fire on a hill in west of the country. For centuries, traditional fires have been lit in different German cities, where people meet on Holy Saturday or Easter Sunday to say goodbye to winter and celebrate Easter Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
