Oasis

Great Oasis, somehow, I am really enjoying the freshness of Oasis these days.
It is really positive, pure rock, big Beatles influence, and as we recently read in the press, greatly influenced by Stone Roses. It would be great if they reconciled. Like the new Noel video and song.

BBC News - 7 billion people and you: What's your number?

The world's population is expected to hit seven billion in the next few weeks. After growing very slowly for most of human history, the number of people on Earth has more than doubled in the last 50 years. Where do you fit into this story of human life? Fill in your date of birth below to find out.

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How big is your country's population? To find out, tell us where you live:

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Every hour, there are:

15,347 Births 6,418 Deaths

Average yearly growth

+1.162%

Fastest-growing country

Qatar

+514 people per day

Average 2005-2010 Why?

Fastest-shrinking country

Moldova

-106 people per day

Average 2005-2010 Why?

Life expectancy varies across the world. Are you:

81.6 Female average

77.2 Male average

The average life expectancy in the UK is 81.6 years

Highest life expectancy

Japan

82.7 years

Average 2005-2010 Why?

Lowest life expectancy

Central African Republic

45.9 years

Average 2005-2010 Why?

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We remember hearing a speech on YouTube of President Kenendy mentioning that the United States had a population of 150 million, well past that now of course, and there was a point according to this page when the population fo the earth was 500 million. Now it is seven billion. Quite amazing.

BBC News - St Paul's protest: Canon Chancellor Giles Fraser quits

via bbc.co.uk

It is not clear why he resigned, but he is making a point about violence,
but now I guess he does not have a job, but also, has become a hero for the protesters. Well, it is good to take a moral stand, but the protestors, should they not be outside the churches of capitalism, rather than the churches of worship?
Plus they seem to forget, they need money to pay for food and clothes, and also, they are costing the Cathedral twenty thousand pounds a day.

Seems that they are doing damage, and in twenty years, or next year, or new years, who will really care?

The Queen meets Geoffery Rush

Geoffrey Rush has met just met Her Majesty the Queen
during her special tour to Australia. Playing the speech
therapist to her father, a man called Lionel Logue,
Mr. Rush really scored in this role which has been highly
praised around the world. The film is Oscar laden and also
starred Colin Firth. They met after a Church service in Canberra,
the capital of Australia this weekend, on Sunday.
There was a significant amount of cheering for the Queen as
she attended the service at St. John the Baptist which is an
Anglican Church,

Crowds cheered her on as she attended St John the Baptist Anglican church.

Later this week on Friday she will open the commonwealth meeting, and
perhaps all the good wishes from the crowd outside may have been
recognition for the very same dress she was wearing happened to be the
one worn the Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding this year.

An unknown sum of money was contributed during the collection by the
Queen, who later also congratulated the great New Zealand All Blacks
rugby team for their exciting win over France in the World Cup Rugby Finals
in Auckland, New Zealand.

"The Queen congratulates New Zealand on their victory in the
Rugby World Cup Final and sends her warm wishes to the team
for their excellent performances.", one of her
Buckingham Palace spokesman said

The Queen is the patron of Motability

Motabililty,
There will be a big announcement tomorrow
about the Motability scheme, of which
Her Majesty the Queen is the Patron.

There will be changes in regards to the
more expensive vehicles on the scheme;
from now on, vehicles will be listed available only with
advance payments under two thousand pounds.

Also the parameters in regard to nominated drivers
is expected to change.
From January the first 2012, nominated drivers will
have to live within five miles of the recipient of the
Higher Rate Mobility component of the Disability
Living Allowance, which is the allowance used to
pay for the three year contract hire lease that disabled
people can get under the scheme.

This is to preserve the integrity of the scheme and
to shield the Motability from possible scheme abuse.
This has been stated as not being in response to
recent negative press, but in fact is the result of
six months of re-assessment of the scheme and how
it works, Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles (WAVs)
will not be affected by the new cap on Advance payments
as WAVs, will generally have a higher level of
requirement, if in doubt, you can contact Motability
Customer service: 0845 456 4566 M-F 8:30AM-5:30PM

Charles brings an artist on tour.

 

Photograph: Murdo MacLeod

 

With the upcoming tour planned for Prince Charles and his wife Camilla,

there will also be a following group of fifteen people travelling with him on his

tour to South African and Tanzania in November.

Charles has laid the groundwork for an Official Artist, to be part of his retinue.
The tour will be for eight days and will cover sixteen thousand miles there and back.
The journey will take Charles and Camilla to Quatar and Kuwait, but may not
including all official dignitaries and the normal people one might expect them to
visit. At ninety three, Nelson Mandela is apparently a bit to frail to receive a visit.

The artist is being protected from all the media and paparazzi attention, and

by bringing an artist along with him, Prince Charles is building a body of work

that may be a welcome addition to the Royal Collection.
Charles will most normally, if that term applies!, bring with him a valet, butler,

dresser, someone to do his hair, he will have a doctor in attendance, press

officers, secretaries, personal assistant, an equerry, and someone to handle the

logistics of it all.

The goal of the trip is somewhat ambassadorial, and the intent is to help build

strong relationships business wise for the UK.

Charles and Camilla to go on tour!

Charles and Camilla are going on a Royal Visit,
exciting news! The other Royal couple will be making
a visit to Tanzania and South Africa for a week,
beginning November the second, and ending on
November the ninth, and Charles, who believe it
or not is sixty two, will be adding visits to some of the
Arab Gulf countries at the end of this month also.
We wonder if they might be positioning themselves
to fill some of the gap left by Prince Andrew stepping
down from his role as business ambassador, because
a large part of the focus on this trip will be trade and
investment promoting on behalf of the UK, to help give
some support to bringing Britain into an economic
recovery phase, and also to help strengthen the
country's business partners as well. Included in the
focus of the visit will also be emphasis on the world
wildlife fund interests of Charles.

Royal Garden Parties

 

 

Not sure if we have ever had a Crouch End garden designed for

a Royal Garden Party, but, have you ever been to one of

the Queen's Garden Parties?

The doors open at three in the afternoon, and the event takes

place between four and six pm. Normally, the Her Majesty,

Prince Phillip, and the other Royals attending, will usually

at four.

The National Anthem is played when the Queen arrives,
and selections of different types of music will be played
throughout the event by one of the military bands that
will be playing.

The Royal family members, will then mingle with their

guests, through specially created avenues through the
guests called "lanes". Each member of the Royal Family
will meet at random with different attendees, presentations
are made, until they all gradually arrive at the tea tent

reserved for the Royals, and there they will meet further

guests. There are plenty of refreshments, the quantities
available are considerable, standard quantities being
perhaps, just over twenty five thousand cups of tea,

twenty thousand sandwiches, and twenty thousand

slices of cake. Usually there are about four hundred

staff in attendance at the event. The National Anthem is
played again at the end of the event, around six pm,

the members of the Royal Family depart, and the guests 

are left with a day of very special memories! 

Kate would be wise not pose for Anna.

 

Remember the movie, "The Devil Wears Prada " with Anne Hathaway,
Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci, among other great actors?
Meryl Streep's role as the Editor of the New York based fashion magazine
"Runway", was based on Anna Wintour, the editor of American Vogue.
Anna has quite a reputation for being driven, scaring subordinates,
and getting what she wants.

Well apparently, what she wants, (word on the street), is Kate Middleton,
The Duchess of Cambridge, to pose for Vogue.
She is working on Prince William's photographer friend Mario Testino to
get the prized assignment. However, it is possible that Kate could demean
herself a bit to much if she acquiesces, and grants a Royal photography session.

She may find herself transitioning from being a reserved and private person,
into a glitzy and glamorous clothes mannequin. The memories still linger of
Diana, becoming a world celebrity and fashion icon, however with a price.
Allowing herself to be chased by the world's photographers,
being hustled though airports and becoming
"too available", she gave up a piece of her mystique.

This may have been her best move in a strategy to continue to be a powerful
force, having left the protective atmosphere of the Royal Family, but Kate is very
much a conservative figure who has obviously been warmly welcomed by the
Queen and the rest of the Royal relations, and will continue to play a solid
contributing role to the Monarchy, and be a symbol and representative for
many years to come.

It seems there is an interesting parallel with her sister Pippa, and the Queen
and her sister Margaret. The sister who has stepped into a significant royal
role is somehow shadowed by the other sister, who is a little more,
"entertaining", not constrained by having to live under the rigidity of court,
and having the freedom to continue to lead a relatively free private life.
Pippa's bottom, and Margaret's battles with the booze.
Kate will obviously not have to deal with that

 

 

What's this Our Kate not fashionable?

Discussing the Kate Middleton effect, it seems

anything she wears is an instant hit with female

shoppers, and also the fact that she buys 

high street brands is a big plus for British Retailers.

Mary Portas has said that, given the chance 

she would go in and do a 

fashion makeover for many women political figures

in the UK, well, they just might need it, but 

leave our Kate alone Mary!

Apparently, Mary Portas, says that Kate does not 

possess a sense of style.

This is simply and outrage!

Heads will roll!

She feels that Kate is doing a great job as a 

Global ambassador for the Royal Family profile

and the UK, but she does not understand how

The Duchess of Cambridge can be construed as

a fashion icon.

Some people have no sense of style!

Cyclamen in Crouch End

Cyclamen come in all shades of all pink, red-colored, purple as well as bright 

warm purples..
A person can make excellent effects by combining the different shades or even growing
them in solid blocks of single colour. Bedding cyclamen are not frost
hardy so plant them in a sunny, sheltered spot. Remove any yellowing leaves
or foliage with botrytis (a fungus to which they are prone) to keep them tidy
and healthy. Deadhead regularly to prolong flowering and they will give
you a lovely display all the way through the autumn.

Princess Beatrice, elegant and tasteful.

In the news, it seems that
Sara Ferguson's daughter, Princess Beatrice
is showing a well, shall we say, a fine set of pins!

Elegant, well dressed, well presented, and
obviously, she is a very charming young lady.

Shown here in a body fitting red dress
at a Paris fashion show, she looks set
to be a new style icon on the world's stage.

She was glimpsed at a special Tony Bennett
concert at Ronnie Scott's, and left with her
five year boyfriend, Dave Clark.

She has just completed her university finals,
and is all set for the road ahead.

Both brothers are pilots.

During his training in California this coming week,

Prince Harry, who has been promoted to Captain,

will be firing live rounds on the helicopter practice range.

This will be a stage in training him for assignments

in Afghanistan.

 

The firing ranges are actually spread across Arizona

and California, and are apparently huge expanses of

land owned by the US military, and perfect for practicing

in combat type situations.

 

Prince Harry has already been in Helmund province

as a controller, this was in 2008.

Saturday Night

This is a fantastic version of

Saturday Night's All Right

for Fighting. Elton John.

Guess we don't need to point

out the connection right kids!

Do Kate and Prince William watch this?

 

 

 

Have you seen the John Lewis electronics advert on televsion?

It goes through, we think, the sixties, seventies, eighties, nineties

to the present. They are good at running pretty poignant adverts.

 

This music

 

Plays right at the very end, and is so well blended in, that you can

see that there are many people who have found it on YouTube,

specifically because of John Lewis on TV!

Don't know if Kate and Prince William have watched it, but you

never know, but part of British Culture captured in a short video

clip. Interesting that they know how to touch that wiring inside

one that knows that time is marching on, that youth, the positive

energy of the past, is somehow the best days of one's life.

Innocent, positive, the pre 9/11 world. It seems a lot changed

with that event, the world has become darker, we have to find

our way back to Shine On!

Double up Prince William!

Prince William completed a busy twenty four hour shift working
as a Helicopter pilot at ten in the morning, then caught
another  helicopter to  ride over and play his formal
role as a member of the Royal Family, and play a completely
different part in officially opening a new children's hospital unit.

Just the previous evening, he was part of the team that rescued a woman
in the Snowdonia range with injuries to her head after a fall, an
emergency pick up to transport a seaman to a sick relative's bedside.
Got back to base around nine thirty, and he was able to offer the
sailor a lift to Sandhurst, and then over to Anglesey for the next part
of his journey. Changed into a suit, and off to meet with
 Kate to open the Special Unit, a Cancer unit for sick children,
a project that was cherished by Princess Diana, his mother.
There was only one other really official engagement that included
the Duchess, which was the Canadian trip in the last year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

BBC News - Arthur Conan Doyle's first novel hits shops

via bbc.co.uk

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15054089

Strange how things can get lost in the post.
The Narrative of John Smith, was written by Sir Authur Conan Doyle, however, the post office somehow "lost" it, and the great author had no option but to dig into his memory banks and rewrite the whole thing.
Must have been quite a task. The British Library, incidently and really worthwhile place to visit, is about to publish the novel and also read by the Actor Robert Lindsay, and audiobook.
There are actually a number of notebooks, four in all that comprise the novel, and these will form part of a display at the Lirbrary that will be on exhibit until the beginnin gof January 2012.

"My shock at its disappearance would be as nothing to my horror if it were suddenly to appear again - in print," he once joked.

The book about a man who was afflicted with gout was written in the 1880's.
Quite a find.

Want a photo Your Majesty?

 

 

There is a large new portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Windsor,

oops, perhaps we should say, Her Majesty the Queen,

and Prince Phillip. The large image is one and a half

by two meters, and was especially commisioned in

the first one of a kind picture of one of the other

Royal Couples.

The image was made in April in the famous green

room at Windsor, one of their favourite castles.

“I wanted to leave them both in their royal environment,

and of course not try to disguise who they are,

but also show them as an elderly

couple who are together"

Thomas Struth the artist.

According to the National Portrait Gallery website:

“To mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012,

the National Portrait Gallery is staging an innovative

touring exhibition bringing together sixty of the most

remarkable and resonant images of Elizabeth II".

picture.

Prince William is trying very hard not to think about being the King of England.

Prince William has recently said that he is trying to avoid thinking
about becoming the UK's Soverign as much as possible, and would be very content
to keep on with his job as a search and rescue pilot for as long as possible.
Or, at least, three or four years yet.

His grandmother Her Majesty the Queen, in regard to the Royal Wedding invitation list
advised him to send invitations to his friends and not worry about the rest.
She is very positive and supportive towards Prince William and Kate's marriage and sees
them very much as the future of the British Monarchy.
Although she is showing no sign of slowing down and fully intends to continue in her role
well beyond her Jubilee celebrations next year, which if you are Prince Charles, and have
been kind of waiting for quite a while for a chance to play the role, assuming that he would
like to become King, means, he will have to wait a bit longer.
That being said, there has been talk of the accession skipping Charles and going straight
to William and Kate. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The Queen is old school and
will perform her duties until she has done everything she can to fulfill her role for the country.

 

Airmiles Andy strikes again!

New item, "Airmiles Andy", the Duke of York,

despite having stepped down from his position as

business ambassador for the UK, just spent several

days in Saudi Arabia meeting with members of the

construction company owned by the Bin Laden family

(They had apparently disowned Osama) and other

government and business representatives.

Knowledgeable sources informed reporters that the

flight in a private jet likely would have cost anywhere

up to one hundred and fifty thousand pounds.

People don't like to cause trouble for him do they?

Private travel would have cost about four thousand

pounds, but Palace spokesmen offered the information

that the trip was arranged well before Prince Andrew

had stepped down from his position. It seems that the

private flight was necessary due to scheduling concerns.

We remember when they called him "Randy Andy" !

Duchess of Cambridge in training for the role of a lifetime

Kate, is currently receiving special instruction now

as to how the world functions when you are a Royal.

She will be given a full briefing on how all the different

institutions work, what they are, what they do,

actually the fast track information on how to play the role.

This process will continue for a number of months until

she is fully comfortable with all the workings and is able

to comfortably and knowledgeably play her part.

In other news, apparently Mike and Zara will have their

first meeting after the "cleavage affiar" in the very near

future, just a lad's night out if you ask us!

Oooops! Paddy!

How long have Princess Zara and England Rugby National player Mike Tindall been married?

Six weeks? Apparently footage is on the internet of Mike, the England's captain spending,

shall we say, some time with a blond, investigating the shall we say, well built proportionality

of the said young lady by burying his face in her cleavage, there! we've said it!

It was at a bar, where a dwarf tossing contest was occuring.

Apparently a group of lovely ladies were attracted to the England team on a surely well-deserved

night out, unfortunately, Mike did not quite recollect that he was married and was seen groping

and kissing the young lady, Rather than politely give her a royal brush off, Mike apparently responded in kind.

ooooooo, explain that to the Queen Mike!

Good thing it is Elizabeth II, because Elizabeth I might be less, forgiving? We hope it gets

played off with a sense of understanding, or no Balmoral for you young man! =0

 

As such, Ireland's Paddy Power betting group has altered its Royal Family divorce betting line by slashing the odds of Princess Zara splitting from the English side's captain from 12/1 to 4/1 after he was seeing cosying up to a buxom blonde in a Queensland bar.

Arty Charlie

Prince Charles is on the look out for young artists.

Each child between the ages of four and sixteen will

be invited to create portrait of themselves to be projected

on the front of the Queen's London home Buckingham

Palace, in celebration of her jubilee next year in June.

 

It will be called "Face Britain", and as the largest attempt

ever by a number of collaborating artists in the UK, may

actually be eligible for a place in the record books.

There will be a national bank holiday in celebration next

year in June, and a letter will be sent to all schools inviting

the young artists to participate.

Fonzie gets an OBE!

Remember the television show "Happy Days"?,

Henry Winkler, the star of the show, which depicted an idealized version of 1950's America,

has just been awarded an OBE by Her Majesty the Queen.

The ceremony took place in the Washington British Embassy and

British ambassador Nigel Sheinwald presented the OBE to Winkler for his work

with Dyslexic children in the United Kingdom.

 

The star has been speaking at UK schools over the last few years, having been

diagnosed with Dyslexia as an adult.

 

The show ran for eleven seasons from January 1974 until September 1984 and was the

second longest running television series for the USA's ABC network.

The Fonzie started out as a secondary character, but became so popular he evolved into

becoming the star of the show.

 

Ron Howard who played "Richie" on the show has become an accomplished director in

his own right, with movies such as "Apollo 13","Cocoon"  and "A Beautiful Mind" with Russell Crowe.

The Foreign Office advises Her Majesty in regard to making honorary awards to non-British citizens.

It is not known how huge a fan she is of "The Fonz"!

Ronnie Wood and Harry? !!!

With our ongoing celebrity charity traders,

Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones, and previously

with Rod Stewart, has joined the ranks of the multi-million

pound traders, at yesterdays's fundraiser.

 

Ronnie traded a couple of million shares of Shell bonds,

naturally like Prince Harry's trade mentioned in our last post,

he was carefully monitored and guided by an experienced broker.

 

Ronnie's Brazilian girlfriend Ana Araujo stood by her man, wearing

a hollywood star of the fifties style elegant headpiece in dark velvet

type material, very elegant.

 

Cherie Blair, you know, Tony's wife, processed a one hundred million

rates interest swap, and in attendance also were the Mayor of London,

Boris Johnson, HRH Prince Harry, RIchard Keys and Andy Gray, Dolly Parton,

Hary Redknapp, and his son Jamie. Dolly was beamed in via video link by the way.

 

Sally Bercow, was there, and Paddy Doherty form Big Brother.

There were also moments of rememberance of the employees of Cantor Fitzgerald

who were killed in the 9/11 attacks on New York.

Shaun Lynn the Global President of the company was hopeful that as we mark the

ten years anniversary of the attacks, it could well be the point at which we could

start to move on.

Prince Harry makes quite a deal!

It's great that Prince Harry is getting so much good

press these days, just today working as a guest broker

in a charity fundraiser for his project the charity Sentebale,

he clinched a fifteen and a half billion pound foreign exchange deal.

This was between Barclays and another European financial institution.

Boris Johnson, Ray Winstone and other celebrities took part in the

event, which was held in memory of the 9/11 attacks and particlularly

of the members of financial institutions that were lost.

Prince Harry also achieved a higher sale than the previous highest

deal raised in a similiar fund drive which was Prince Williams fifteen billion

deal last year working for ICAP a city firm.

 

 

Designing your Crouch End garden to attract Bees.

 

The UK bee population, and in fact the population of bees around the world,

appear to be in decline. The majority of gardeners are aware of this, some of

the factors that have affected this include loss of their natural environment,

herbicides and pesticides destroying their natural foods, and the bees themselves.

 

Thankfully, many gardens are becoming a place where bees can find a degree of

refuge, particularly bumblebees, many are able to find a place to nest and the right

kind of nourishment.

 

However, the dissappearing chalky grasslands, meadows that they are reliant upon,

are not replaced by our gardens.

 

Part of the issue for bees is that their preferred plants are often what we would call weeds.

"Pest" plants like dead nettle, clover, thistles, lavender and comfrey.

 

Some of the best sources for nectar and pollen for bees are wild flowers, however some

ornamentals are equally beneficial.

 

In the winter of 2008, one out of three hives in the UK was lost, and beekeepers are not sure why.

Lack of wildflowers, and the varroa mite which arrived in the UK in 1992 have been causes of

the decline, but it is hoped that the native black honeybee will be a hardy enough species

to halt the population decrease.

 

Some plants that bees favour are: Clover, Borage, Chives, Catmint, rosemary, lavender,

poppy, birds-foot trefoil, foxglove and thistles and cornflour.

 

You might try some annual plants rich in pollen in your N6 or N8 North London garden.

 

Photo credit: http://freestockphotos.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adele, another member of British Royalty

 

 

Another form of British royalty, both links from Youtube

What a fantastic singer, earthy, bluesy, lots of depth and tone,

her voice is classified as contralto.

 

AllMusic wrote that "Adele is simply too magical to compare her to anyone."

 

 Awards ceremony, fabuluous, with just a piano from the O2.

 

 

Check out: Adele - I Just Wanna Make Love To You - Jools' Hootenanny 2008 - HIGH DEFINITION on Youtube.

 

Silver Trays

The Queen really believes that her grandson Prince William and his wife Kate,

will represent and be the future of the British Monarchy.

Whe has placed so much trust in them both that for the first time, she has given

a gift, pretty much unprecedented, of two trays that had belonged to King George the sixth,

her much loved father. They are two silver salvers, and probably the most valued items that

she has had enough trust to share with someone marrying into the "The Firm", as the

Royal Family is known.

Her father was the King helped by a speech therapist portrayed in "The King's Speech",

by Colin Firth.

She has also spent quite a bit of time with the couple in private dinners at Balmoral,

One generation, preparing to pass over to the next.

The new Royal Turbines, The Queen goes green!

The Queen going green!

Two huge turbines costing seven hundred thousand pounds and built by a Dutch company in the Netherlands,

were installed this last Wednesday using a crane at Romney Weir by the River Thames, just a bit down

the road from Windsor.

Estimated to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide by seven hundred and ninety thousand kilogrammes a year,

they will likely require about a further million pounds to be invested for the installation.

The turbines are based on Archimedes principles, he was the inventor of a screw system to bring water

from one level to a higher level, such "pumps", if you will, may often be seen in Egypt ant the Middle East

where water is scarce, the land is flat and needs to be moved from one field to another.

Plans a few years back were put on hold, but now are being introduced in to the Royal scheme of things again.

A palace advisor stated:

"We have been looking at this for a number of years. It is one of a number of green initiatives
introduced at royal residences by the Queen and the Duke Edinburgh."

The Turbines should be ready to go in November.

Florence Brudenell-Bruce.

Florence Brudenell-Bruce is apparently now being very quiet,

and disreet in regard to her recent romanctic connection to

Prince Harry. At a recent charity auction for Unicef, she

declared that she would be saying absolutely nothing at all

about her relationship to the prince.

Prince Harry's Girl

 

Florence Brudenell-Bruce rumoured to be

Prince Harry's girlfriend appeared in a recent

Paddy Power advert. Previously linked to

Formula One racing driver Jenson Button.

David Icke Lectures

September 6, 2011

David Icke

http://tiny.cc/nsukd

 

This is a link to part three, easy to find the rest from there,

suggest start with part one, and it will auto load the whole lecture

on YouTube.

 

 

Fancy serving tea to the family?

Queen Elizabeth has placed an advert for a trainer butler to serve
herself and other members of the Royal Family.
Based at the Palace, the successfull applicant will be also part of the yearly
round of Royal Family seasonal visits to Sandringam and most famously
their retreat at Balmoral.
The pay is not great at fifteen thousand a year, but includes accomodation
and a level of training that will bring their career to the highest level.
After putting in time at the Palace, there are often a wealth of opportunitiesfor Royally trained butlers, with high paying jobs in the USA especially prized.The advertisement obviously stressed the need for discretion and confidentiality.
But, wow, what an opportunity! Serve Harry and Wills, Kate and Phillip.
Then maybe on to Hollywood serving the stars.

Just added to Gardendesigncrouchend.com

Just added to Gardendesigncrouchend.com

• Cuckoos September 2, 2011
• Southern oak bush-cricket August 31, 2011
• Growing alliums: best varieties August 29, 2011
• Compost heaps and wildlife August 25, 2011
• Autumn-fruiting raspberries August 24, 2011
• Gardening holidays August 22, 2011
• Mouse in the compost bin August 19, 2011
• Grasshoppers, butterflies and wolf spiders August 17, 2011
• Garden birds and poppies August 15, 2011
• Plants that evoke memories August 12, 2011

The Prince of Wales, is given a cd

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-charles/8706897/England-riots-Prince-Charles-receives-rap-CD-during-Tottenham-visit.html

 

Visiting the riot affected areas of London, Prince Charles was given a CD by a local musician.

He was assured that the music was acceptable, Charles was visiting with people who had lost their homes and had been affected by the riots.

August was quite a month in the UK, strangely, it feels peaceful, almost as though a lot of built up tension was released. The Notting Hill Carnival was relatively quiet due to the large police presence, and also, there is a segment of the population on vacation.

 

 

Oooppsss!! Pippa gets a ticket!

The news you just can not live without!

Yesterday Pippa Middleton picked up a parking ticket for her BMW in Mayfair.

She happened to park at Scott's restaurant which is a big hit for Paparazzi looking for

celebrities.

Unfortunately, she was photographed picking up the ticket, pictures of which you can see here.

Prince Harry's very good friend Guy Pelly is the owner, keep it all in the family!

Pippa is 27, bit embarrassing really, hope the photo journalists are not too much in her face.

Harry's Balancing Act

We saw the last part of Prince Harry's trek in the Arctic on BBC this week, he is doing a great job of balancing being a bit of a scoundrel, having been recently enjoying an East European jump in the water, and dancing with some of the local beauties to spending time this week with the UK's bravest children.

Harry paid tribute to the children in a speech, delivered on the 14th anniversary of the untimely passing of his mother Diana.

"I feel in awe of individuals with such determination, resolve and strength to take on the challenges they face from such a young age," he said.

"It is equally heart-warming to meet those who dedicate themselves to caring for these remarkable children and young people, and hear all that they do to make their lives the very best they can be.

"Your example is an inspiration to everybody."

The interesting thing to follow is how his profile is being intentionally manufactured to be a good fit and counterfoil to the other dutiful brother William.

We will continue to be interested in the persona that is publicly developed.

 

Prince Harry and the Arctic Trek

The training for Prince Harry and the arctic expedition trained in Norway,

this was for the first three days of training, and he then accompanied the

group of wounded veterans for the first five days of the trek.

The prince is joining the hike in his role as patron of the Walking With the Wounded charity.

It's hoped the trek to the Pole will raise two million pounds to help injured military personnel.

One of the soldiers quietly commented during the program that you are aware that Harry is

an officer, Harry was in the room behind the interview and poked his head out:

"I heard that" giving a bit of a chuckle to all.
Read more at: http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/prince-harry-joins-expedition-to-north-pole-95162&cp

 

Prince Harry in the snow

Prince Harry joined a party of wounded soldiers on a grand march to the North Pole.

This was on the BBC just a few nights ago, and actually, for a program that was basically

about getting ready for the big trek, packing supplies and getting to know the cast, this was

actually a really brilliant program.

 

The injured servicemen he joined for the early part of the trek had already overcome huge obstacles to be there on the ice with him. They included 30-year-old Martin Hewitt from Cheshire, a captain in the Parachute Regiment, who was shot on duty.

We would like to seem more programs like this and are glad that Prince Harry is making himselfso available for this epic journey.

UK update

The recent riots in London have revealed a number of things in Britain, issues,
attitudes, economic policy, that require addressing.
Cutbacks on policing have been in the air this last year, however, the issues that
they are supposed to protect, still need protecting and cannot be left undefended.
That there is a highly criminal element out there in British society is unarguable,
likely an issue that will not go away, these young criminal looters have little or no
regard for authority, no respect for the law which is laughable, the punishments already
meted out by the courts are incredibly soft, and simply serve to reaffirm that the lack
of fear of consequences by the looters is justified.
There are larger societal issues that need to be addressed for the lost generation of young,
brought up in a highly consumerist culture, while being completely in many ways,
without the means of advancement.

The state of the Nation UK

The capital seems to be subdued this morning.

additional police made a big difference last night.

Sixteen thousand police were apparently deployed in total with

many local shops closing and boarding up early.

As the politicians have returned from their holidays, they have been

on the recieving end of a degree of scorn from local Brits,

I think we are getting sick and tired of this lawless, destructive

culture that Great Britain has become.

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Mission accomplished.

The Queen's granddaughter Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall England rugby player have been marriedin a wonderful ceremony in Scotland today.The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh were at the wedding in Canongate Kirk It has been Scotland's first royal wedding in almost 20 years. Prince Charles and Camilla, Prince William and Catherine, and Prince Harry were at the ceremony and also at the reception at Holyroodhouse.The bride's dress was designed by Stewart Parvin, she wore a veil, tiara and Jimmy Choo shoes.
Beautiful, elegant couple. We like that fact that this was not a big grand national wedding, but family event, even though very much in the public gaze.

Another Royal Wedding!

So, we have another Royal Wedding on the horizon,Zara will be marrying Mike Tindall this weekend, tomorrow actually, she is the granddaughter of the Queen,who must be so very proud, to have had another wonderful Royal Wedding in the same year.Although it must be said, Zara has a much more casual and down to Earth approach than Kate and Wills of course.They arrived for the rehearsal at the Royal Mile Church in Scotland, and even the bride who originally had booked the dayfor her own wedding, was kind enough to step aside, and let the Royal Wedding proceed in her place.
 
 

Next year

Next year will be Her Majesty the Queen's Royal Diamond Jubilee,
the Olympics will come to London, (Only a year away!), and William and Kateare favoured to light the Olympic Torch. The Olympics coming to London will create
thousands of new jobs, the main concourse at the Olympic Stadium will see about
400,000 people a day attending the events. The main venues are pretty much complete
with the work now being to install the temporary building installations.
On top of this, Boris Johnson has invited 10,000 people to be part of the opening ceremony,
"and you don't have to be able to act!".

Drug Fueled

Ruper Murdoch has given a hand on heart apology,
two executives have resigned. His media empire has taken a huge hit.
It seems that the underlying reality of the way things are actually done, shocks people.
When in fact, it has been the norm for a long time.
Otherwise, the news would be bland, and uninteresting, instead of the hghly exciting world
of stars and celebs, and who they are sleeping with, "drug fueled sex romps!" with footballers etc.
"Tory MP caught outside nightclub with actress". "New and latest scandal!".
But they definitely crossed the line with the Milly Dowler family, the great thing about the states
is that they sue for cash, whereas in the UK, they seek "an apology".
They talk about hurt and shame, but are unable to put a price on where it really hurts.
Everything blowws over, and on they go.

Snafu

The Uk media is in turmoil currently, the dark underbelly of politics and investigative
reporting, police corruption, and really underhanded tactics, has bee revealed.
Rupert Murdoch's bid to gain control of BskyB and dominate the entertainment and
news media has been given a resounding no.
Cameron is on the defensive, the News of the World, Britain's 168 year old Sunday Tabloid
has been closed in a poker play by Murdoch, but the forces unleashed have not played out yet.
 
Basically, the usual, it will all settle down, strange that this info should have suddenly been released.

Royal Swans

Swan Upping, is the annual census of the swan population on the River Thames. This year’s Swan Upping will start on Monday 18th July departing from Sunbury and ends at Abingdon, Oxfordshire on Friday 22nd July.The ceremony of Swan Upping dates from the twelfth century and takes place during the third week of July every year.
It has been noted that there have been one hundred and fifteen deaths of swans, there are viruses in the swan population, and there are a number
of concerns about the health and safety of the swans.
 
In 2009 The Queen travelled up the River Thames to witness the historic ceremony for the first time.

Kate and Wills

Kate and Wills are having a gently introduction to public life.
A bit overshadowed by the News of the World controversy in the UK this week.
There was a visit scheduled to a town damaged by fire in Canada, the intent to present
them with cowboy hats.
 
~Strangely enought, there was some anti royal feeling in Quebec, where the couple
received a positive welcome from the Mayor of the city.
 
Some anti-monarchists had taken to the streets to protest the visit.Ah well, all comes with the territory.

Lease options

Lease Options are the current hot topic for seminars,

especially in London UK, where house prices are higher, and

the micro market is always assured of deman, it would seem to be

the best resolution for many finance related property questions.

 

However there are a number of ways that lease options can go wrong,

for example, voids, management, the original vendor remortgaging, dying,

being hit with a repossession order.

 

What happens if your tenant stops paying and reneges on the agreement,

how do you protect yourself in this eventuality.

 

Lease options are a tool, but be careful of becoming too overextended too

soon on them.

 

Regards.

Loosey goosey, but not too informal we think

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are bridging the gap
beween the formality of an earlier age, represented by the Queen and Prince Phillip,
and the new, hip, modern age of which they will now become a more conservative symbol.
 
They have apparently informed people that may meet them on their upcoming tour of Canada,
to just address them "whatever you feel comfortable with".
 
Can't imagine the Queen being so warm hearted and friendly.
 
But she is from a different era, the black and white newsreel era, the formal fifties when she was young,
is actually rather charming, a young girl stepped out into society in a formal debutantes ball.
 
Things were very proper, now we are much "looser". A good thing? We shall see.

Repos and unemployment

There are a growing number of Home repossessions spreading across the uk,
with repos exptected to reach forty five thousand in the next year.
There is a correlation between unemployment areas and areas where homeowners
are having trouble making mortgage payments.
The rising inflation figures, employement concerns, and the possiblity  of higher interest
rates on loans are all things that are adding to the mix.
Highest in the country is Corby, with a repossession rate nine times that of the lowest,
in West Dorset.

Prince Harry

Prince Harry is to undergo helicopter training in advance of deploying into the Middle East.
He will be trained in survival strategies should he be captured.
Wise to allow this degree of exposure?
Not sure, however, it may be a necessary proving ground for a possible future King of England.
Developing a Warrior as a leader has been a traditional way to establish a sovereign.
 
It seems he may be deployed next year to Afghanistan as an Apache Helicopter pilot,
he will undertake his training in Arizona.
 
Oops, no Pippa news for a while, she just took part in the Highland Cross 50 mile charity race.
Seems to have a good heart, and must be very fit!
 

Pay the Bankers

There is a lot of talk about Banker's Pay.
It is in the newspapers every day, 6.4 M bonuses, etc etc.
There is a sense of something perceivedly "criminal" about the huge bonuses,
perks, and apparent ability to pull huge fortunes and golden handshakes out
of even the worst performing companies, usually at the expense of employees,
in cutting time and benefits, and job layoffs.
Companies may be often now driven by the need to please the shareholders.
It calls to mind the balance of ethics and business.

Out of control

Peope in the US and the UK are worried about their mortgages.

Debt is rising on the public level, and the bankers have knowingly loaned money to people,

they know will not be able to easily dig themselves out of debt.

The world is running in turmoil, government spending out of control.

Food prices will go up, inflation, mmmmm...

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Nokia News

The big news today is that Nokia shares dropped eighteen percent on the last day of May.
Even though the Finnish Electronics company is the largest in the world, it is having it's market share
chipped away by Apple products, particularly the IPhone, Google's operating system Android which can
be used on mulitple platforms and as shown in a recent documentary, companies that make better
quality knock off products that can be purchased easily and cheaply without fear of being caught.
Six weeks ago, Nokia posted a lower performance guideline set and will be likely operating at about a
break even level for the rest of the year.

We need more people like this man

Well Barcelona won the cup, it is sad though that the police commander for northern Afghanistan, Gen Daud Daud

was assasinated. They were just showing a news story about him. He seemed to have a good heart and energy,

and seemed to be sincerely seeking a peace for his people. His photos make him look pretty intense, in the

news clips they showed, he seemed very gentle, well spoken and charismatic. It is a shame that this happened

it seems, because he appeared to be one of the kind of people we need on the planet in these times.

Hi to Obama

Obama is visiting of course, his security car got jammed up in Dublin earlier
this week, being eighteen feet long, it got cantilevered on a ramp.
It is called the Beast, has it's own oxygen system, bullet proof glass, tear gas
sprayer, and can withstand blasts. We believe that the glass is as thick as a phone book.
He met the Queen, Prince Philip, Kate and William, had a wonderful banquet last evening.
 
Later today, he will meet with David Cameron, after a round of table tennis during a
surprise visit to a school in London yesterday, and will address MPs later today as the
trip to UK, "gets down to business".

Pippa and exercise.

Seems like the big key to Pippa's well toned physical shape, are
weekly exercise sessions using the Pilates system, which she works
through with her private trainer at Parsons Green Fitness Centre with
her trainer.
 
She gives her trainer Margot Campbell a glowing recommendation on her web site:
 
Whether it’s 7am in the morning or 7pm at night I always leave feeling calm, refreshed and invigorated.
Over the past few months I have noticed a huge difference in my core strength and posture
 and couldn’t recommend Margot more highly as an instructor.
“From breathing techniques, muscle toning to overall flexibility and relaxation,
my Pilates sessions have become something of a weekly necessity that keeps me fit, happy and energized.”
Pilates is the hot exercise regime used by many Hollywood stars, it keeps the core body muscles
toned and in shape, without building bulky muscles. It is a system of stretching, you have probably
seen a Pilates machine on the TV.

Day three of the visit

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth visited the Irish National Stud today on the
third day of her visit to Ireland.
This was a more relaxed day when she met with Jockeys, viewed training equipment
in action, unveiled a statue, and later in the evening watched the Riverdance dancers
perform. She received a bouquet of flowers on the stage, and a very warm ovation.
Members of the public interviewed sounded positive about the visit, including positive
affirmations from some unlikely sources.
She expressed sympathy during the trip for victims of the conflicts that have raged,
and although no direct apology was expressed, it is said she has come as close as
possible to making one.

Credit to the UK

There are a couple of notes we would like to make on the Queen's visit to Ireland.
She and the government are making a very obvious effort to create a harmony
between England and Ireland. Naturally, there are not many people alive now
who were around during the troubles of the early part of the twentieth century.
And hundreds of years of British rule over the Irish are now consigned by and large
to history. We are speaking about the dominance by the English going back and
beyond the time of the first Queen Elizabeth. That being said, it is apparently still
hugely dangerous for the monarch to visit, judging by the distance kept between the
people and the Queen, and the emptiness of the streets.

sprouts

News is starting to come out now about the Royal couple's getaway.
Apparently they are starying on a private four thousand pound a night island
with private mile long beach with beautiful white sand. They have had private
food ordered to give a taste of home, including interestingly, sprouts.
These are said to be good for a woman to consume who is trying to become
"in the family way!".

Fergie, Hats, and Ebay

Fergie has been on US tv, bemoaning the wedding snub,
and apparently, Americans, one of the most forgiving
countries in the world, are coming over to her side.

 

Princess Beatrice's hat worn at the Royal wedding,
now has a facebook page with over one hundred and thirty
thousand followers! She will be putting it up for sale on the
Ebay web site, with the proceeds going to charity.
 

Honeymoon calling!

Although, our sources report that the romantic location may be the Seychelles.
With a poptulation of around eighty thousand, and consisting of around one hundred
and fifteen islands, it will be easy for them to find some privacy. Having left the honeymoon
departure until the last day or so, they have let the triumph of the wedding cool a bit,
and this will give them the space to take it all in their stride.

 

The newly minted, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the names we will now
know Prince William and his lovely wife Kate by, are reported to now be officially
on honeymoon which, for security reasons naturally, the location is undisclosed.
 

The american apology

Well here we go! Fergie is preparing for the release of an American style
makeover series, where she talks to everyone from Oprah, to Dr. Phil about
turning her life, (and her finances) around.
Actually a great PR move. Unfortunately, I don't really thing you can blame her
for a lot of things, most of our faults are played out on a much smaller scale,
and not on the world's stage. She has blown up huge debts and bills, been
caught selling Prince Andrew's influence, been publicly shamed on the
News of the World paper, and also very, very obviously shunned from the
Royal Wedding.
Coming in June.

Help to your car ma'am?

So, our new possibly future queen, Catherine Middleton, or perhaps is it Windsor or Wales now?
Shops in Waitrose in Anglesey, and looks like an ordinary wife of an RAF airman.
Prince William, or William Wales as his name is shown in his flight squadron is the hubby out
at work, and his wife has very smartly depicted herself in the worlds media as the home maker.
 
The Dutch Royal family in ultra liberal Holland could be seen shopping in the supermarket, so this
could be a very obvious move on behalf of the Palace press and pr departments to show a new
generation of Royals shaping up for a change in style and relationship to the public.

Protection details

Prince William and Kate will have enhanced protection fit for future Royals.
Many details are justifiably being kept secret.We think it is interesting that Kate is being depicted as an ordinary housewife
pushing a shopping cart in the local grocery parking lot.
Preparations for the future and more modern monarchy no doubt.

the Queens Diamond Jubilee celebration,

For the Queens Diamond Jubilee celebration, there will be an exhibition starting in February of
next year at Windsor Castle, of photographs from her life.
 
There will be about sixty wonderful photographs from the rota of Royal selected photographers.
Also there will be an exhibition of Leonardo works at Buckingham Palace from the beginning of May.
 
Prince Charles will host an hour and a half documentary of the composer Hubert Parry.

Velcro Ring Pocket

Tailors Kasket and Partners sewed a special secret pocket in Prince Harry's military uniform for the wedding.
Apparently they created a special Velcro pocket for the wedding ring in one of the cuffs of the jacket he wore.
 
He was then able to unobtrusively retrieve the ring at the ceremony without a hitch.
 
He was planning to keep it in the hatband, but there were concerns naturally about losing the ring.

Back to work so soon

A seventy year old man who had experienced a heart attack in snowdonia was rescued by an RAF helicopter that had our newly married Prince William as a pilot it was reported today on the BBC.
The prince has been a participant in two rescues since returning to work this week.
Straight back to rolling his sleeves up!
Pretty good move.

House price correction

Estimates indicate that house prices become overvalued due to the high loan to values offered in the 1990's. Indications are that due to the economy, a correction may occure over the next few years reducing the value of homes in many areas even to as much as five percent below current values.

Back to normal.

So, the Royal couple will be whisked off to a £4000.00 a night
Indonesian Island. Hey, good luck to them.
Apparently security officers checked out the suitability in terms of
privacy and security a few weeks ago.
Pippa is still tipped to be of interest to Harry, apparently, and we
don't know if this is just the media, but he was quite flattering towards
her at the abbey. What else?, William scheduled to return to work today
had to apply for time off for his honeymoon just like his colleagues.
And other than that, Party Pieces, the Middleton's party supply company,
has a couple of positions open. Apparently, you need to be able to provide
your own transportation, as you will need to be able to get to a rural area.
After riding his tractor this weekend after the ceremony, Mr. Middleton was
seen going into the village today to pick up his papers, and some supplies!

Sharp cookie

Sharp Cookie

ray4karma

May 2nd, 23:59

Also, turns out, Pippa plays her cards very smartly.
She attaches herself to landowning, or potentially
will be coming into titles/land social cachet aristo
set. And works her way in. Reports say, behind the
smiles, is a comptetitve, sharp cookie!

Wedding weekend wind down

Well William is back to work shortly, in his job as an
air rescue helicopter pilot.
Kate will become a housewife, and will prepare quietly
for her role in public life.
Pippa, well, she has a boyfriend in the background, she
is apparently besotted with.
Harry, will continue to be very eligible.
The Royal family, has added a fresh player to the old gene pool.
The Middletons, big big, checkmark in terms of social advancement.
Plus apparently, some very sizeable bills to settle up.
And us, we had a very pleasant weekend.
All good.

Ju5t Wed

Well, the dust is starting to settle, the articles today were

about Pippa, Fashion, how well everything went.

Who was well dressed, who made some mistakes.

David Beckam moved his medal from the right of his chest

to the left of his chest. Apparently there is a Facebook page

for Pippa's botty, and the BBC has posted a page view of the

mall in HD so you could pick yourself out in the crowd if you

were at the Queen Victoria memorial. The Queen was beautifully

dressed in yellow, we believe you could have bet on this before

the wedding, along with a number of other factors.

Well, The Duke and Duchess are now safely hidden away adjusting

to their new status, and all is set to begin for a new phase, both

for the lovely couple, and the UK!

Getting Hitched without a hitch!

The Royal Wedding went off with barely a hitch.
Just a bit of extra work to get the ring on Kate's finger!
But other than that, it was a great day for all involved.
Kate will now be known as:
"Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge".
Her parents will not automatically receive titles, but it is
possible that the Queen may grant them this privilege.
Something that is very evident, is how much support there
is out there for the Royal heritage. 600,000 were expected,
it seems estimates are that a lot more people showed up and
celebrated the day.
And now the story changes again, as the fairy tale wedding passes
into memory, and the work of being a member of "The Firm", as
the Royal Family is known, will begin.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

Fantastic day for the Royal couple.

 

The Royal Wedding ran beautifully today to an audience of millions.
William and Kate kissed on the balcony, two times, and, after a buffet
reception, drove out of the palace in Prince Charles' Aston Martin with
a "just wed" licence plate attached to the back of the vehicle with floating balloons.

Prince William and Kate, as a couple said their vows, incidently, she did not promise
to obey William,  and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, read the

declaration: "I pronounce that they be man and wife together, in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen."

Upon their marriage, the Queen has made them the Duke and Ducchess of Cambridge.

Katherine will now be know as "Your highness".

Gold jumps

In the wake of all the economic and political issues in the world, the price of gold

is jumping, and is expected to go higher still.

Positive news on new home orders.

The UK's financial recovery may be described as being somewhat fragile,

however some of the country's largest home builders are describing an increase

of approximately twelve percent in the number of new homes being ordered.

The amount of orders for the second largest builder in the UK are approximately the same as last year.

They are expecting to build over nine thousand homes this year, which is on the balance,

the same as last year. Financial jitters, and lack of support from the government have

been cited as factors for the slow recovery.

However, conditions in the market have been described as resilient, and there are

positive expectations for the future.

Branding online using social media

You can use the online world to brand yourself as an expert in your field.

Think about how you wish to present yourself.

For example, if you are dealing with distressed property owners, best to

not come off looking like the bank, or like a used car tradesperson.

Social Media Strategy.

In a recent report, Charlie Sheen our ne'er do well actor.

Has achieved a massive amount of twitter followers in an

incredibly short period of time. Had he or had he not pursued

a strategy of being off the wall, it is quite an achievement.

His recent posting for an intern position achieved 81,000

applications, such is the drawer of his brand.

 

Property? A lot of coverage can be achieved now in terms

of your own property investment brand using social medial.

Pick up?

We wonder how much we are seeing the economy pick up,

or is it just a seasonal change with the warm weather.

 

Certainly the number of mortgage applications increased in march.

Banks are releasing products shortly with more leniency in relation

to getting buyers into their first home that might not otherwise

be able to do so.

 

Hopefully a loosening up is in the air.

Upcoming loan possibilities.

Some brief notes about upcoming loan products

Tesco's is examining bringing some new products onto the market.

Yes, we said Tesco's, Tescos Bank that is.

 

There will also be the possiblity of new loans aimed at people

earning below twenty five thousand pounds per year, and at the

lower end of the financial scale.

 

 

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Things improving?

Homebuilders are reporting an upsurge in activity for the spring.
Perhaps the economy is starting to feel a surge.
Retail is experiencing good sales in small shops, food and non store sales.
The ONS said in its latest retail sales bulletin that the volume of sales was up 1.3% compared to last year, with some adjustment for the fact that Easter last year was in March.

"The ONS figures confirm a worrying downward trend for retail sales,"

"Annual growth in sales values is a quarter of what it was in January and the worst since April last year which was hit by the earlier Easter.

"This April's figures will be helped by Easter and the Royal Wedding. That's welcome, but won't change the fundamentally weak conditions likely to undermine consumer confidence for some time yet."

Source: BRC director general Stephen Robertson.