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United Kingdom Royal Monarchy

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

The Royal Family has been in the international tabloids very much so recently but in the UK is pretty common to get at least one news per day about them: together with the weather forecast the Royal events, gossips, birthdays, dresses & hats, or appearances are interesting discussion topics in the British realm.

The British Monarchy has got even a great website http://www.royal.gov.uk/ and a facebook page http://www.facebook.com/TheBritishMonarchy. Its story is too long to summarize here just figure that goes back to 400 AD. The United Kingdom became one country ruled by one king just recently, in 1707 and since then started loosing gradually executive power becoming subject to Parliament, which is the today’s Constitutional Monarchy.

Since 1952 Elizabeth II is theQueen and head of state of UK and 15 other Commonwealth realms… guess which ones! And London despite being modern and one of world financial centers still has this Royal aura and atmosphere. Wanna experience it?

Raffa

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2012 London Olympic Torch

Monday, June 13th, 2011

Last week the prototype of the Olympic Torch for the 2012 Olympic Games has been unveiled. The torch is one of the strongest symbol of the Games and for the London ones will summarize the dream of 8,000 torch bearers!

Its triangular design represents three Olympic Values – respect, excellence, friendship; the fact that UK has hosted the Olympics three times – 1908, 1948, 2012 - and the vision of the London Olympic Committee – sport, education, culture. It’s gold colored, the lightest in weight ever made before and have a high grade of transparency which will allow to see the inner hearth of it.

The big campaign in London now is about nominating 8,000 truly inspirational people from the UK to be the Olympic Torchbearers next year: “We’re looking for truly incredible individuals whose personal stories will inspire millions of people watching the Olympic Torch Relay – in their community, across the UK and around the world.
Ordinary people doing extraordinary things. From any walk of life, anywhere in the UK” is the Organizing Committee claim. Suggestions?

The flame will start its trip next 19 May 2012 from Land’s End in Cornwall, the extreme south-westerly point of Britain, and will tour for 70 days before arriving to the Olympic Green and giving the official start to the 2012 Summer Games on July 27th. This is always a touchy moment for the lucky ones at the stadium as well as for those, like me, just watching on TV. Tears might drop down.

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