The Show Must Go On
Freddie Mercury, a Life Larger Than the Stage Farrokh Bulsara was born in Zanzibar on 5 September 1946 into a Parsi family whose ancestral roots lay in India and, further back, ancient Persia. His family practised Zoroastrianism, one of the world’s oldest surviving religions. The world, however, would come to Continue Reading
Churchill replaces Elizabeth Fry on the £5 note
This week Mervyn King, the Governor of the Bank of England, announced Winston Churchill will replace social reformer Elizabeth Fry as the face of £5 notes. This means that, other than the Queen, there will be no women featuring on our English bank notes. An all-male line-up on our banknotes Continue Reading
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Royal Flotilla
Among the highlights of the Queen‘s diamond jubilee celebrations this weekend was the grand river pageant on the river Thames. Over 1,000 gaily decorated private boats were present on the Thames, creating a seven-mile flotilla. The pre-event buzz and thousands of visitors flocked to the banks – including the Thames Continue Reading
