We don’t, in a sensible world, want to hand on an increasingly dysfunctional world to our grandchildren, to leave them with the real problem. I don’t want to be confronted by my future grandchild and (have) them say: ‘Why didn’t you do something?’Prince Charles • On the issue of climate change and why he doesn’t want his soon-to-be-born grandson to question why he didn’t do more about it.
Duchess of Cambridge spoke about a new children’s hospice: Her three-minute speech was “faultless — made with a slow but measured delivery.” Although she appeared to be nervous at first, she “delivered her maiden speech slowly and carefully, sticking precisely to her script, without any ad-libs.” The details of her speech made the news but so did what she wore. Perhaps what female speakers wear is a trivial detail for the media to focus on, but Middleton’s dress happens to be borrowed from her mother’s closet. source
Killing insurgents is what the machine Prince Harry flies is there for; you cannot put it any other way.A British defense source • Regarding Prince Harry’s return to combat. Prince Harry is returning to duty with the Royal Air Force shortly. No one is sure when his four-month tour begins, but he’ll be working with the unit with the highest “kill rate” while it was in Afghanistan. source (via • follow)
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Dear royal couple: Accept this.