February 2009 – Press Review

 Princes sign condolence book for Aussie fire victims

The signatures of Princes William (Top) and Harry are pictured on the official book of condolence for the victims of the Australian wildfires at the Australian High Commission on February 24, 2009 in London, England. Princes William and Harry signed Tuesday the official book of condolence for the victims of the Australian wildfires. Their aunt Princess Anne represented her mother Queen Elizabeth II, Australia's head of state, at Sunday's national remembrance ceremony in Melbourne, and visited the areas affected. Queen Elizabeth, 82, has made a private donation to a fundraising appeal helping the victims of the bush fires. (Getty Images)

This month, Press Review – January 2009

 

 

“Sakyamuni Buddha Triad,” an early Joseon period painting, commissioned by Queen Munjeong as part of a project of 400 artworks to help speed the recovery of her sickly royal prince and help her conceive another son. The painting was discovered in Japan and purchased by the Mary and Jackson Burke Collection in 1990. (Yonhap)

This week, press review (Dec. 30 to Jan.4)

The main gates of the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the Queen's official Scottish residence. Photograph: David Cheskin/PA

Sunny von Bulow dies after 28 years in coma

The Associated Press – December 6, 2008.

Prosecutors allege her husband, Claus von Bulow, twice tried to kill her

NEW YORK – Martha “Sunny” von Bulow, the heiress who spent the last 28 years of her life in a coma after what prosecutors alleged in a pair of sensational trials were two murder attempts by her husband, died Saturday at age 76.

She died at a nursing home in New York, her children said in a statement issued by family spokeswoman Maureen Connelly.

Martha von Bulow was a personification of romantic notions about high society — a stunning heiress who brought her American millions to marriages to men who gave her honored old European names.

Press Review – week (10 to 17.11.08)

In this undated image released by the Danish Court Monday, Nov. 10, 2008, Denmark's Prince Joachim and his wife Princess Marie are seen in an official portrait. Denmark's royal palace says that Prince Joachim and French-born Princess Marie are expecting their first baby. The royal household says the 32-year-old princess is due in early May.

Revue de Presse (4.11.08)

Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk, center in yellow robes, greets bystanders as he interacts with the common people on the way to the royal palace in Thimpu, Bhutan, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008. Wangchuk will be coronated as the fifth King of Bhutan on the 6th of November, succeeding from his father Jigme Singye Wangchuk.

Revue de Presse (25.10.08)

A handout provided to the media on Wednesday, June 18, 2008, shows a photograph by Annie Leibovitz of actress Nicole Kidman. Source: Annie Leibovitz

Revue de Presse (24.10.08)

German entertainer Harald Schmidt performs as the ghost of the old king during a dress rehearsal for the Hamlet musical 'Der Prinz von Daenemark' ('The prince of Denmark') in Stuttgart October 23, 2008. Schmidt, who wrote the stage play, will also appear as chief counsellor Polonius and envoy, when the musical premieres on Saturday.

Revue de Presse (23.10.08)

U.S. photographer Annie Leibovitz, gestures, in front of her portraits of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, during the press launch of her exhibition 'Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer's Life 1990-2005', at the National Portrait Gallery, in central London, Wednesday Oct. 22, 2008.

Today in history (22.10.08)

AP/Reuters

Today is Wednesday, October 22, the 296th day of 2008. There are 70 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date:

1721 – Peter the Great takes title of Tsar of All Russia.

1773 – The King of Tonga presents Captain James Cook with a giant turtle, which dies in London in 1966.

1797 – First parachute jump made by Frenchman Andre-Jacques Garnerin from a balloon 680m above the Parc Monceau in Paris.