May 1, 2023 11:17 PM
Cancer nurses walk out for first time in NHS history as union leader warns strikes could last until Christmas
https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/royal-college...christmas/
INTRO: The leader of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned strikes could last until Christmas amid the biggest nurses strike in NHS history. Cancer nurses have gone on strike for the first time as part of a 28-hour walkout by frontline NHS staff that bosses warn will leave hospital staff levels 'exceptionally low'.
The strike by thousands of members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) began at 8pm on Sunday night and will end at midnight on Monday. RCN boss Pat Cullen granted last-minute guarantees that staff care will continue at already-stretched hospitals like Great Ormond Street... (MORE - details)
Britain's rock solid support for the Royal Family: With Charles' Coronation just four days way, a major poll reveals there is little appetite for republicanism... but reform IS needed
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/royals/...anism.html
EXCERPTS: . . . The largest study on the royals since the Queen's death gives the King a welcome boost in his Coronation week.
Well over half the United Kingdom would vote for a constitutional monarchy, with less than a quarter against, the poll by former Conservative deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft reveals.
In a further boon for Charles III, two thirds of the 11,450 people surveyed agreed that the Royal Family 'might seem a strange system in this day and age, but it works'.
Roughly the same margin also backed the current system as 'more stable' and 'an asset for the UK'.
But while the exclusive analysis for the Mail may give cause for hope, it also reveals King Charles must change things if the monarchy is to survive. Some 73 per cent agreed that 'the Royal Family needs to modernise to have any chance of surviving', including three out of four monarchists. Lord Ashcroft warns: 'If the royals don't need our votes, they still need our consent. Without public support, the monarchy will be on borrowed time.'
The survey also reveals:
list][*] Some 65 per cent of the population believe the Royal Family is a net asset – even one in five of those who would vote for a republic agree;
[*] England, Scotland and Wales would vote to keep the monarchy in a vote tomorrow – but Northern Ireland would favour a republic by 46 per cent to 42;
[*] There is an age divide, with those aged 18 to 34 in favour of a republic, while those aged 65+ are strongly for the monarchy;
[*] Opinion is split by race, with most Asian and black African or Caribbean respondents believing the monarchy is for 'some people', while the population at large feels it is 'for everyone';
[*] Harry and Meghan's popularity continues to slide, with the couple on approval ratings of 22 per cent and 18 per cent respectively, making only Prince Andrew less liked;
[*] Nearly half (46 per cent) of the population do not believe the accusations made by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, but a third believe them.[/list]
[...] At the fringes, the Committed Royalists believe the King can unite everyone, while the Angry Abolitionists see the monarchy as a divisive and anachronistic institution with a colonialist and racist legacy... (MORE - missing details)
RELATED (scivillage): More than a third of Generation Z want monarchy abolished
King to be adorned in heavy priest-like golden robes for moment of crowning
https://www.itv.com/news/2023-05-01/king...f-crowning
INTRO: The King will be adorned in heavy priest-like golden robes worn by his ancestors for his moment of his crowning on 6 May. He will put on layer upon layer of glittering coronation vestments, inspired by priestly attire, in the middle of Westminster Abbey’s coronation theatre during the religious service. For the investiture, during which the crowning takes place, Charles will be given a long shimmering gold-sleeved coat to wear called the Supertunica.
It was created for his great-grandfather George V in 1911, and worn at successive coronations including by Elizabeth II. Made of cloth of gold, which is silk thread wrapped in thin pieces of gold or silver gilt metal, the Supertunica, also known as the Close Pall of Cloth of Gold, weighs around 2kg and is embroidered with stylised arabesques and floral motifs. On top of the Supertunica will be placed a floor-length cloak called the Imperial Mantle – or Robe Royal – made for the King’s extravagant ancestor George IV in 1821... (MORE - details)
RELATED (scivillage): King Charles to be shielded by screens + Stone of Destiny transported for coronation
https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/royal-college...christmas/
INTRO: The leader of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned strikes could last until Christmas amid the biggest nurses strike in NHS history. Cancer nurses have gone on strike for the first time as part of a 28-hour walkout by frontline NHS staff that bosses warn will leave hospital staff levels 'exceptionally low'.
The strike by thousands of members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) began at 8pm on Sunday night and will end at midnight on Monday. RCN boss Pat Cullen granted last-minute guarantees that staff care will continue at already-stretched hospitals like Great Ormond Street... (MORE - details)
Britain's rock solid support for the Royal Family: With Charles' Coronation just four days way, a major poll reveals there is little appetite for republicanism... but reform IS needed
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/royals/...anism.html
EXCERPTS: . . . The largest study on the royals since the Queen's death gives the King a welcome boost in his Coronation week.
Well over half the United Kingdom would vote for a constitutional monarchy, with less than a quarter against, the poll by former Conservative deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft reveals.
In a further boon for Charles III, two thirds of the 11,450 people surveyed agreed that the Royal Family 'might seem a strange system in this day and age, but it works'.
Roughly the same margin also backed the current system as 'more stable' and 'an asset for the UK'.
But while the exclusive analysis for the Mail may give cause for hope, it also reveals King Charles must change things if the monarchy is to survive. Some 73 per cent agreed that 'the Royal Family needs to modernise to have any chance of surviving', including three out of four monarchists. Lord Ashcroft warns: 'If the royals don't need our votes, they still need our consent. Without public support, the monarchy will be on borrowed time.'
The survey also reveals:
list][*] Some 65 per cent of the population believe the Royal Family is a net asset – even one in five of those who would vote for a republic agree;
[*] England, Scotland and Wales would vote to keep the monarchy in a vote tomorrow – but Northern Ireland would favour a republic by 46 per cent to 42;
[*] There is an age divide, with those aged 18 to 34 in favour of a republic, while those aged 65+ are strongly for the monarchy;
[*] Opinion is split by race, with most Asian and black African or Caribbean respondents believing the monarchy is for 'some people', while the population at large feels it is 'for everyone';
[*] Harry and Meghan's popularity continues to slide, with the couple on approval ratings of 22 per cent and 18 per cent respectively, making only Prince Andrew less liked;
[*] Nearly half (46 per cent) of the population do not believe the accusations made by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, but a third believe them.[/list]
[...] At the fringes, the Committed Royalists believe the King can unite everyone, while the Angry Abolitionists see the monarchy as a divisive and anachronistic institution with a colonialist and racist legacy... (MORE - missing details)
RELATED (scivillage): More than a third of Generation Z want monarchy abolished
King to be adorned in heavy priest-like golden robes for moment of crowning
https://www.itv.com/news/2023-05-01/king...f-crowning
INTRO: The King will be adorned in heavy priest-like golden robes worn by his ancestors for his moment of his crowning on 6 May. He will put on layer upon layer of glittering coronation vestments, inspired by priestly attire, in the middle of Westminster Abbey’s coronation theatre during the religious service. For the investiture, during which the crowning takes place, Charles will be given a long shimmering gold-sleeved coat to wear called the Supertunica.
It was created for his great-grandfather George V in 1911, and worn at successive coronations including by Elizabeth II. Made of cloth of gold, which is silk thread wrapped in thin pieces of gold or silver gilt metal, the Supertunica, also known as the Close Pall of Cloth of Gold, weighs around 2kg and is embroidered with stylised arabesques and floral motifs. On top of the Supertunica will be placed a floor-length cloak called the Imperial Mantle – or Robe Royal – made for the King’s extravagant ancestor George IV in 1821... (MORE - details)
RELATED (scivillage): King Charles to be shielded by screens + Stone of Destiny transported for coronation