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| Posted: 20 Feb 2019 12:00 AM PST Pregnant Meghan has been keeping a low profile during her trip to New York this week, and Harry's engagement saw him in camouflage today. The Duke of Sussex handed out coveted green berets to newly-qualified Royal Marines as they completed their final gruelling test. Harry, who assumed the role of Captain General Royal Marines from the Duke of Edinburgh in December 2017, visited the base of 42 Commando in Bickleigh, Devon, on Wednesday. He was driven to nearby Dartmoor, where he saluted and clapped as two recruit troops finished their final Commando Test.  The Duke of Sussex has arrived at the base of 42 Commando Royal Marines in Devon for a visit The newly-qualified Marines jogged past Harry on the final stretch of their 30-mile march, carrying loads of 45lbs plus their rifles. Harry presented the Marines with their green berets, which symbolically mark the end of commando training, before posing for a photograph with the group. He told them: 'This is an enormous privilege for yourselves to get the green beret. 'I am fully aware how lucky I am to be wearing the green beret without doing what you've done. 'For some of you, this is merely the beginning of a very, very long, very wonderful, hopefully, career of opportunities which you would never get anywhere else. 'Enjoy drill tomorrow but also remember that there are other people that haven't managed to make it this far.  Harry saluted recruits finishing the test and presented their coveted Green Berets to them - symbolically marking the completion of their commando training  The royal received a gift of a rugby shirt and a picture from former Marine Yorkie Malone, during his visit today  Harry ditched his usual royal ride today, arriving in a standard silver car at Bickleigh  He posed with other members of the marines for a group photo with the flag towards the end of his visit  Prince Harry, who assumed the role of Captain General Royal Marines from the Duke of Edinburgh in December 2017, is at the base in Bickleigh 'No doubt you will have an opportunity to encourage them. Genuinely, huge congratulations.' Proud parents and family members were waiting at the finish line, along with former Royal Marines and supporters. One was 96-year-old Knocker White, a former Second World War Marine who often completes the final three miles of the march with recruits. Former Royal Marine Gareth Evans, 60, watched as his 25-year-old son Huw was handed his green beret by Harry. Mr Evans, who retired as a sergeant in 1992, said: 'I couldn't be prouder. 'It has been a long wait but we knew he would get there and he has.' Marine Evans, from Crediton, Devon, had spent the past two years, two weeks, three days and eight hours training for that moment. Wearing his green beret for the first time, he said: 'It is a long, long time. I am quite emotional. 'It was a really great feeling.' When asked about the march, he said: 'You just get through it, you know what's waiting for you at the end.' He said the troop felt 'lucky' to have been handed their berets by Harry.  A marine beamed as Harry carried out the Green Beret presentation on Wednesday  Harry travelled to Dartmoor to take part on a Commando Test, a 30-mile march, which starts at the north end of Dartmoor and finishes near Plymouth.  The prince appeared to be in good spirits as she chatted to members of the commandos on Wednesday Marine Kieran Castle, 21, from Plymouth, Devon, described the moment he was handed his beret by the prince as 'an amazing experience'. 'It is quite hard to put into words how I'm feeling right now, it hasn't quite sunk in yet,' he said. 'We told him we were exhausted. He said congratulations for our efforts.' Major General Charlie Stickland, Commandant General Royal Marines, said the visit was 'fantastic'. 'A big part of a young man or woman joining the Royal Marines is about finishing the course and winning their green beret,' Maj Gen Stickland told the Press Association. 'It is the culmination of blood, sweat and tears to get to that point. 'For the Captain General to hand them their beret is unbelievably special.'  The Duke could be seen climbing on board a boat at Bickleigh today to learn more about how it is used  Harry looked right at home on board the boat as he learned more about the vessel Maj Gen Stickland said 42 Commando had undergone a 'reorientation' and was continue to evolve in terms of the specialist capabilities it provides. These include joint personnel rescues, which Harry watched a demonstration of after arriving at the base. Nine Marines carried out a fast rope, where they disembarked from a Merlin helicopter on black ropes. Supported by Marines keeping watch in a Wildcat helicopter overhead, they reached a stricken F35 pilot a short distance away.  The royal was also showcased a range of equipment used by the marines during his visit  During his visit he learnt about the specialist teams within 42 Commando while in Devon and watch a Joint Personnel Recovery (JPR) demonstration A number of blank rounds were fired after the group came under attack from a number of insurgents. The Marines and pilot safely boarded the Merlin helicopter, which then departed the area. Maj Gen Stickland said other capabilities included the complex training of partners, such as special forces, as well as assisting Royal Navy colleagues to board vessels at sea. Harry's visit demonstrated 'the unparalleled utility of commandos', he added. The prince climbed into a Pacific 24 rigid inflatable boat after being invited up by Marines. He met a number of Marines in a series of tents erected at the base, showcasing the unique capabilities of 42 Commando.  Royal Marines disembarked from a Merlin helicopter (seen) and simulating the rescue of an F35 pilot from the new HMS Queen Elizabeth Aircraft Carrier Marine Adam Smith was part of a group of snipers who spoke to Harry about their role. 'It was great to meet him and show him what we are capable of doing,' he said. Meanwhile the Duchess of Sussex is preparing to celebrate her baby shower with close friends in New York city. Serena Williams and Amal Clooney are reported to be hosting the event in America's most expensive hotel room - and $75,000-a-night penthouse suite. It had been previously reported that the shower, which is said to be the main reason for the seven-months-pregnant royal's secret trip to the Big Apple, had taken place on Tuesday, however a source close to the 37-year-old royal claims that it is scheduled for Wednesday, shortly before Meghan is set to return to London.  Meanwhile the Duchess of Sussex is preparing to celebrate her baby shower with close friends in New York city. Pictured: Meghan leaving the Surrey hotel on Tuesday Speaking to Tatler, the source revealed that the baby shower will be held in the Grand Penthouse Suite at The Mark hotel on New York's Upper East Side, where Meghan and her friend Serena, 37, are both thought to have stayed on Tuesday evening, after enjoying dinner together at a swanky Manhattan restaurant. Although it is not known whether Meghan has been staying in the penthouse for her entire trip - which began on Friday when she flew in from London after spending Valentine's Day with her husband Prince Harry - the location will reportedly play host to the duchess and several of her closest pals while they celebrate the upcoming arrival of Meghan and Harry's first child.
Keep the cold at bay like Meghan in a vintage Courrèges coat William Vintage Courrèges Haute Couture black matelassé silk trapeze coat Shop the the vintage dealer here The Duchess of Sussex has undoubtedly lived up to her stylish reputation during her pregnancy. And today's ensemble was another hit! During her five-day trip to New York, Meghan stepped out in a vintage coat by Courreges. She purchased it from renowned London dealer, William Vintage, where she's been spotted shopping before. This textured number features a stand up collar, button-down front, short sleeves and cocoon fit. It's matelasse silk circa 1965! It's the perfect piece for layering and, as Meghan showed, looked effortless with Hatch jeans, Stuart Weitzman 'Legend' pumps and a bag by Caroline Herrera. Sadly this coat isn't available to purchase, buy you can treat yourself to something from William Vintage with a click to the right. Or why not recreate the look with the help of our edit below? We have found similar styles from the likes of French Connection, SheIn and Lisa Perry. Don't forget to pick up Meghan's jeans, too! ...NOW GET ONE LIKE IT FOR LESS  Described by the hotel as 'A Castle in the Sky', the 10,000sq ft suite boasts every luxury, including a 2,500sq ft rooftop terrace overlooking Central Park, five bedrooms, four fireplaces, six bathrooms, two powder rooms, two wet bars, a dining room, a conservatory, and a living room that can be 'transformed into a full-size Grand Ballroom' if desired by guests. According to Tatler's source, the location was chosen by Serena, who is a long-time fan of The Mark's in-house restaurant, The Mark by Jean-Georges, a renowned chef whose flagship restaurant on Central Park West boasts two Michelin stars. She is not thought to have stayed at the hotel before Tuesday night, when she and Meghan were pictured returning to the location after enjoying dinner with two of the royal's closest friends Jessica Mulroney and Markus Anderson. Mother-of-one Serena is also said to be footing the bill for the use of the pricey hotel room, who has been a close friend of Meghan's since they first met in 2010.
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| Posted: 07 Jun 2016 12:00 AM PDT After seeing real flower jewelry on the catwalk of Rodarte's fall 2016 show, we knew (hoped!) the unique baubles would became a budding trend. Last night, Kirsten Dunst hit the red carpet of the CFDA Fashion Awards in a Rodarte look plucked straight from the runway – fresh accessories and all! While we love the look of natural blossoms, Femail rounds up floral earrings that have a longer lifespan. Check out our top picks and our tips on how to wear them.  Budding fashionista: Kirsten Dunst hit the red carpet of the CFDA Fashion Awards in Rodarte from head-to-toe  Rodarte worked with Los Angeles based florist Joseph Free to create jewelry and hair ornamentation using real micro-orchids—oncidiums and phalaenopsis for the models to wear in their fall 2016 runway show   Head-to-toe designer: The actress plucked her look straight from the runway – fresh accessories and all GET THE LOOK: While most earrings come as a pair, wearing one is much more impactful. To make a statement – the bigger the bauble, the better! So tuck your hair behind your ear and show off your ornamented lobe.   Left: Daisy Statement Earrings by Lulu Frost, $275; shopbop.com. Right: Katharine Earring by Lulu Frost, $250; lulufrost.com   Left: Mother Of Pearl Flower Earrings by Lele Sadoughi, $200; avenue32.com Right: Flower Bud Earring by Tory Burch, $195; toryburch.com To offset your one girly accessory, pair it with a smaller, more masculine inspired earring. A floral shoulder-duster worn in one lobe, with a small edgy stud in the other, creates balance. Diamonds are a safe choice as they go with everything and won't compete with the color palette of your door knockers. To maximize the look, let your oversize earring be the focal point by keeping the rest of your ensemble simple. EARRING TO PAIR THEM WITH:  Ledt: Vida Ear Crawlers by Elizabeth and James, $175; shopbop.com. Right: Multistone Dangling Spear Earring by Alexis Bittar, $195; alexisbittar.com |
| Posted: 03 Jul 2013 12:00 AM PDT
210 View  New disdain: Fay Weldon is concerned by the contempt society holds for the elderly The other day I came face to face with untrammelled youth and realised the true contempt in which society now seems to hold the elderly. I'd just disembarked the 3.50pm train home from London's Waterloo to Dorset and was waiting to climb the steps across the tracks by the stone bridge. The old and infirm, those with bicycles or heavy bags, take time and wait politely so as not to hold others up; we're very mannerly here in Dorset. I made it up, and then conscious of a hip that needs replacing, I started my descent somewhat gingerly. I had only eight steps to go when a youth bounded up the stairs on my side. Instead of dodging aside and back as the young usually do, he stopped in front of me, stared and waited for me to move out of his way. He was not aggressive; the light in his eye was not so much hostile as aflame with self-righteousness. The problem was I am 81, he was 18, I was just in his way. He was declaring war. I was taken by surprise. 'Just you wait,' I almost said, but didn't. Instead I stood aside, understanding my defeat before the words formed. I was the one to move, and he bounded on, triumphant. It was a clash of wills; age lost and youth won, as in the end I suppose it must. It reminded me of an academic report I'd read about last week. Shaping Our Age, funded by the Royal Voluntary Service, revealed that older people feel stereotyped and overlooked by a society which sees them as a burden, surplus to requirement. That clicks with me. People might think these feelings confined to the infirm who no longer work and spend most of their time at home, alone. But elderly authors with a bad hip and a slow gait, successful and globally recognised or not, feel their place is to move out of the way of the young, too. And I have it comparatively easy: I sit at a desk to do my work, am in a profession where age actually helps (the longer you live the more you know) and can continue working until I drop: but read the paper, watch TV, fill in a form, and be reminded just how useless and helpless the world assumes you to be. On The Apprentice recently it passed without comment that a young whippersnapper-ette selling internet dating could say: 'I hate the old.'  Growing old: The elderly are the fastest growing group in the UK, with the over-65s projected to account for almost one in four of the population by 2032 To judge from the ad she and her colleagues produced for this demographic, they saw 'them' as a separate species: scarcely human, lumped together. No use reminding the young it will be their turn one day. The young can't conceive of it, for the world exists for them: it does not include the old. The RVS report laments that the old aren't consulted when it comes to matters of their care - but what about their views on politics, foreign policy, economics? Just because we are old does not mean we are stupid. I'd quite like to see the House of Lords called the House of Elders - and no one under 65 allowed in. Last week I was judging an international screenwriting competition. There were five of us, and we retired to the pub, as one does, to discuss our verdict. I didn't know any of the others, who all knew one another. Was this why I was somehow excluded from the conversation? No, it was because I was older than them by decades and so, after one quick look, didn't count. I was trusted to judge - which I suppose I had to be grateful for - but not to provide cool banter. I hadn't felt so out of it since I was 17, and was too young to join in. So it gets you both ends. Too young or too old. Indeed, I started out in a world where things were denied to you because you were a woman: no mortgage without a male guarantor, humble work only, and 'don't accept promotion - it's taking bread from a working man's mouth'. 'Just because we are old does not mean we are stupid. I'd quite like to see the House of Lords called the House of Elders - and no one under 65 allowed in.' Now it's all 'because you are old, retire please - by working you're taking bread out of the mouths of the young unemployed. You can forget all that National Insurance money taken from your wage packet over decades, hand over your pensions to those in greater need than you. Just forgo your bus pass, your winter fuel allowance, OK? Don't argue.' As if we'd have the courage to argue. After all, go out into the shopping mall, and the pollsters pass you by. What can the old say that is of interest? We waste time thinking before we speak, and we speak slowly, and time is money. Pass on by. What makes you 'feel your age' is not so much your body - which can be a nuisance in the way it won't dance, skip or leap about as once it did - but the constant reminders that that's what you are: old. Not able to get travel insurance: you might lose the company money by dropping dead before you get there, or worse, after you get there. Not being able to renew your mortgage because you're not going to be alive and earning 15 years from now. Well, you probably won't be, but you don't want your nose rubbed in it. When the knocker at the door is a young man trying to persuade you to change your gas supplier, what most annoys is that he clearly assumes you're that stupid because you're old. Well, to grow old graciously you need to accept these things graciously. So I hope the young man caught his train, I really do. The old are living ten years longer than they used to, which is, of course, at the root of the trouble. There are too many of us and we won't get out of the young's way. We postpone our retirement, block promotion, use up the benefit budget and don't look good on camera. What's the use of us? We hold the young up at the supermarket, fumbling for coins or offering cheques, unable to use touch screens, too often grumpy and ungrateful. Our mobility scooters are a real danger on the pavements.  Generation gap: The Facebook generation don't understand the old and vice versa On the media we're portrayed as victims: helpless and abused, kept alive by the medical profession when we've mislaid our marbles, staring glassy-eyed into space. And so a new generation gap is born. Last time it was this acute was in the Sixties, when the parental generation had to come to terms with the new sexual freedom of the young, their long hair, torn jeans and a whole raft of radical ideas. It was a sudden shift in the zeitgeist, blown up out of nowhere. We're seeing the same again, with the Facebook generation. We don't understand them: they don't understand us. The young live in a fast, global but self-referential, world; the old still live in a slow one which values national identity, the sanctity of marriage, the existence of God, the different roles of men and women. No wonder that an 18-year-old wouldn't step aside. No wonder that I, an 81-year-old, did. For a moment I saw things from his point of view. When I was 18, I thought old age started at 30 and rather hoped to die before I got there, but I assumed the old deserved respect all the same. I kept out of the way of the old as much as possible, in case I was doing something they thought was wrong. I certainly did not expect the elderly to get out of my way or make them doubtful about their right to exist at all. Growing old is a very gradual process. You notice it less yourself than others do.  Upper hand: The old have it rough, but at least 'our oldie conversations are much funnier and livelier' than today's generation I noticed it first at 60 when I was offered a cut-price senior ticket at the cinema, and I hadn't even asked. I forgot about it till I was 70 when someone who, to me, looked old and weak offered me their seat in the Tube. That was rather alarming. Eighty is a milestone, when you find yourself adding years to your age rather than taking them off: 'marvellous for your age' suddenly becomes your ambition. For us old women I suggest one thing. Make sure you have a good flattering mirror, one that's well lit. Then whenever you see yourself you'll see only your interesting and attractive face. Lighting can make an amazing difference: ask any model. As we grow even older, differences in gender seem to matter less and less. We all complain about our knees and hips, and wonder why the young will insist on giving us low soft chairs to sit upon when high hard ones are best. Where we do have the upper hand is that our oldie conversations are much funnier and livelier than any today's image-and sex-obsessed generation can offer. The young have that to look forward to. The first two books of Fay Weldon's Edwardian trilogy - Habits Of The House and Long Live The King - are published by Head Of Zeus at £7.99 and £14.99 and her blog can be found at fayweldon.co.uk/blog. |
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