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A thread of wonderful English locations I can’t wait to get back to - all photos taken by me. Looking forward to returning to some of my favourite places this year! ❤️❤️

@SabirahLohn What a lovely response. ❤️

Kim Innes founder of Humble Crumble on Instagram talks about the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to her shop.

The Traitors a good example of how despite the many strengths of Netflix and co they can’t come close to creating the national discourse moments, the WhatsApp group chats, next day in the office discussions that live TV, and in particular the BBC, do so well.

@soapcorriefan @bemoreyellow

This episode 👏🏻 ⬇️ Thank you, Gemma 🙌🏻 someone speaking sense, and saying what so many of us are thinking. Corrie isn’t Squid Games. Viewing figures are declining. That’s not opinion, that’s fact. And if you haven’t heard the way Iain McLeod speaks about the audience, you should. It’s far more insulting than any tweet on here. He’s active on X for Ken Barlow tweets, a character who’s appeared about 40 times in 12 months😂Probably more commonly known in the Swarla community as the fella who’s house they were taken hostage in🤣 What an insulting and ignorant way he spoke about his consumers. These are the people who keep the show on air and keep him in a job. No one is forcing people to post about some of the poor choices being made on the show. They’re fed up. They’re venting because they care about what the show is becoming. It’s no wonder the mindset seems to be about “appeasing the GA” if that’s the tone being set at the top. Although they aren’t appeased, they’re utterly pissed off. If you want to see the real sentiment, go and look for it. It’s there. Great review/episode overall as always🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

🛑 Ex Prince Andrew 🛑 Former Duke of York 🛑 Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor ✅ Noncy Drew

Never judge a hook by a cupboard.

@ducksandchucks @BradfemlyWalsh @cheesyredrocket I think so many of us are just astonished and cannot believe it really happened that way so we don’t say anything because we just don’t think it’s happened to anyone else.

@FoodFashFit @BradfemlyWalsh @cheesyredrocket Similar biopsies on men are not conducted without first administering pain relief & ensuring pain is managed during. Women’s treatment is not equitable or fair or explained with sufficient transparency that they can give informed consent. This goes against all guidance & policy

I'm humbled by the attention this has received, but it's absolutely heartbreaking to read so many accounts of women being gaslit into believing this procedure will just be mildly uncomfortable, when actually they describe it as worse than childbirth and it's left them traumatised

@ducksandchucks @BradfemlyWalsh @cheesyredrocket So you’re not the only one. I can’t understand what makes a man take a job like this. I was going to add caveats but I just don’t feel like being charitable to monsters, honestly.

@ducksandchucks @BradfemlyWalsh @cheesyredrocket I was treated like I was being difficult on purpose even though I had no information whatsoever going into the procedure what it would entail or that it would be painful at all. Despite asking. He tutted and sighed as I screamed and cried and I am not someone who makes a fuss.

@Lennimacev @BradfemlyWalsh Try “drink a glass of wine to relax yourself”, as if it was just being uptight and nervous that caused it. Or being snidely told that women who have had children don’t feel as much pain (so travelling back in time to have a baby is a great method of pain relief too).

@BradfemlyWalsh Are women seriously being told to take ibuprofen as a means of pain relief before such a procedure when it encourages bleeding? This whole story and thread is horrific.

@clotimms @ConversationStr Lucky mustard is a time honoured Weatherfield tradition. 😂

@ConversationStr No joke, I thought her lucky whatever it was, was actually mustard on her wedding dress during Friday's episode 🙈

I got confused here with Debbie’s hair versus her headpiece and thought it had some kind of battle mode where the feathers retract for a swift getaway. Not convinced there isn’t a market for that, to be honest.

UK at Christmas

@ned_stun @hellogorgeous84 Sad times for you, isn’t it? 🫠

@hellogorgeous84 Fake as shit, even her forced posh accent. Vile woman

I’m afraid that if I ever moved to the UK this is what she’d be saying to me. 😬😂

It should be the law that every British comedy has a Christmas special. I want Christmas Changing Ends and This Country. 🎄

Part 2 of our 15th anniversary Tram Crash Revisited podcast is out now! Including interview clips with cast members and loads of behind the scenes insight, we leave no rubble unturned as we discuss the making of one of #Corrie's biggest weeks ever! conversationstreet.podbean.com

Read this please. Quite extraordinary commentary from a guest at the recent State Dinner for German President Steinmeier: ‘The polished mahogany tables shone under flickering candlelight. Everywhere I looked were things to fill a historian’s heart with delight: suits of armour, portraits, shields representing the Knights of the Garter. The room spoke of centuries of heritage. And yet, for all the ceremony, what really struck me, as an invitee of German birth, was the warm atmosphere. The German delegation – many of them seasoned veterans of state visits – seemed genuinely awed. I heard many murmurs of delight and appreciation for the way protocol had been turned into something very special. The pomp wasn’t just for show. This was soft power in action, starting with the carefully curated menu featuring elements of British and German cuisine, complemented by a specially formulated cocktail evoking the classic Black Forest gateau. The King delivered part of his warmly received speech in German, wrapping important political points such as the need for Western countries to support Ukraine in gentle humour. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗰𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗱. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵. When toasts were made, and the King spoke of shared history and renewed friendship, I saw faces soften. Neither he nor the German president were afraid to speak of a difficult past of war and enmity as both offered personal recollections of important moments of reconciliation. Steinmeier isn’t generally given to emotionality and flowery speeches. But even he spoke of fond memories of listening to the BBC as a teenager in West Germany, “falling asleep to the sound of the British National Anthem” when the programme ended. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗽 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗿𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆’𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀. 𝗜𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱, 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁, 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲.

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@history_alice @jennypackham You look absolutely stunning, and are wearing it so well, it suits you. ❤️

Thank you very much @jennypackham for this beautiful dress which I wore to the book launch of Eleanor at Poets’ Corner, Westminster Abbey! ✨

How did a Lisa Swain line to Costello get into Street Fighter 6??

The Fergie formerly known as Duchess.

@Melanated_Mona @ghighina00 What’s your argument about that? I have someone who is always banging on about this and I’d love to have something to tell them!

@ghighina00 Nothing has changed. The facts are still the facts. I drag when it's necessary and when excuses are being made for her. You will definitely hear me defend her in arguments about whether she is Queen or Queen Consort.

The days when I insulted anyone who messed with Camilla...😂😂😂