U.K: Prince Charles regards role of king as ‘prison’, aide claims
Prince of Wales is in no hurry to become king because he regards the role of monarch as a form of ‘prison’, one of his aides claims.
The Prince of Wales is in no hurry to become king because he regards the role of monarch as a form of “prison”, one of his aides has said.
The Prince is often caricatured as a man who is desperate to take over from the Queen, having already become the longest-serving heir in history, but the truth is quite the opposite, according to staff who spoke to Time magazine.
One member of his household told the US-based weekly that the Prince was worried he would not achieve enough with his various interests before “the prison shades” close. …
The Telegraph
Ethiopia: Self-Assembly on the Savanna: IKEA Shelters House Refugees
The Swedish furniture giant IKEA has sent self-assembly huts to the savanna of Ethiopia to house Somali refugees. If the test case proves successful, they soon could be used as alternatives to tents in other parts of the world.
The howling wind is always the first thing that Sayunda Hassan Ibrahim hears when she wakes up in the morning. The constant buffeting makes the walls shake, but something has been different for the past three weeks. Although Sayunda still hears the wind, she doesn’t notice it as much as when she lived in a tent.
When she gazes up from her sleeping mat these days, she sees beige roof panels, metal and plastic supporting rods and plastic bolts. It’s a strange sight for this young refugee from the Somali countryside. An average consumer from Western Europe, though, might recognize some of the components. ...
Spiegel Online
Australia: Vegemite turns 90: what’s your favourite iconic Australian brand?
