Royal Happenings

[Right_in_Virginia]

(The Jaq's electric...)

[mystery-ak]

Ah they ruined that beautiful car

[ABX]

They travelled in a silver blue open-top Jaguar E-Type Concept Zero, which was originally manufactured in 1968 and now runs on electricity on her way to the English country house which stands in the home park of Windsor Castle and is part of the Crown Estate. It is only open to individuals on three days of the year.




lot of good photos here
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5748651/Meghan-Harry-head-Frogmore-House-reception-royal-wedding.html

Sweet Jaguar. It is good to be almost king.

[Right_in_Virginia]

No balcony photos

Nope ... different castle.  And he may not have the stature.

[ABX]

Ah they ruined that beautiful car

If I remember the Top Gear episode on those correctly, they aren't taking old E-Types and converting them, instead, they are using the same factory metal stamps and making brand new all-electric E-Types. It is more like a resurrection.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Sweet Jaguar. It is good to be almost king.

Actually, for Harry it's good to *know* the almost king. ^-^

[mystery-ak]

Whoever posted up thread that they thought the dress was ill fitting on top I now agree..just looked at more close-up photos...could have been taken in a little more

[ABX]

Yep, they are brand-new classics. Built on original presses with original blueprints in the original tradition, but all electric.

https://www.jaguar.com/about-jaguar/jaguar-classic/authentic-cars/conceptzero.html

[catfish1957]

Ah they ruined that beautiful car

Electric Jag?  That's like putting training wheels on a Harley.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Whoever posted up thread that they thought the dress was ill fitting on top I now agree..just looked at more close-up photos...could have been taken in a little more 

She's got the same problem with the reception gown.

[Frank Cannon]

Ah they ruined that beautiful car

It's not a real one. It is a shitty facsimile. That is why the nose and headlights look wrong....

[ABX]

Electric Jag?  That's like putting training wheels on a Harley.

If it uses the same engine as the iPace, then it will be a monster along the lines of Tesla's specs. Especially when considering how much smaller and lighter it probably is.

[catfish1957]

If it uses the same engine as the iPace, then it will be a monster along the lines of Tesla's specs. Especially when considering how much smaller and lighter it probably is.

Tesla specs?   Does that mean you need to wear a fire suit with it?

[Oceander]

Electric Jag?  That's like putting training wheels on a Harley.

Depends on what kind of electrics.  Electric cars can be absolute monsters if done well.  Electric dragsters were banned from regular drag races and had to start their own sport because none of the gassers could compete with the electrics. 

[Oceander]

It's not a real one. It is a shitty facsimile. That is why the nose and headlights look wrong....

It’s probsbly a lot better than the original in terms of fit and finish. 

[ABX]

Depends on what kind of electrics.  Electric cars can be absolute monsters if done well.  Electric dragsters were banned from regular drag races and had to start their own sport because none of the gassers could compete with the electrics.

Yep, we've moved a long way from this ->

[Oceander]

Yep, we've moved a long way from this ->

There was a 1972 Datsun 1200 nicknamed the white zombie that someone electrified, which would basically beat the pants off of most gassers in a drag race. Google it. 

[ABX]

There was a 1972 Datsun 1200 nicknamed the white zombie that someone electrified, which would basically beat the pants off of most gassers in a drag race. Google it.

I remember that little beast. He still runs occasionally. I heard he wrecked it recently.


..appended.. I checked Plasmaboy's website and there isn't anything about an accident so I may have been confusing him with someone else.
http://www.plasmaboyracing.com/

[Oceander]

I remember that little beast. He still runs occasionally. I heard he wrecked it recently.


..appended.. I checked Plasmaboy's website and there isn't anything about an accident so I may have been confusing him with someone else.
http://www.plasmaboyracing.com/

I just watched a couple of YouTube clips with that car; it’s a mean little beastie. 

[mystery-ak]

Now for the pièce de résistance! Harry and Meghan's completed wedding cake is seen for the first time - featuring 200 lemons and syrup made at the Queen's Sandringham estate

    Baker Claire Ptak has added the finishing touches to the royal wedding cake
    It contains 200 Amalfi lemons, 500 eggs and 10 bottles of elderflower cordial
    Decorated with three different types of peonies - a favourite of the bride
    Kensington Palace tweeted that it featured a 'specially formulated sponge'
    It will be served at the couple's Windsor Castle wedding reception today 

By Kerry Mcdermott For Mailonline

Published: 10:16 EDT, 19 May 2018 | Updated: 12:45 EDT, 19 May 2018

   

This is the completed royal wedding cake the new Duke and Duchess of Sussex's guests will be tucking into at their Windsor Castle reception.

Kensington Palace tweeted a snap of the non-traditional - and spectacularly pretty - bake, created by Californian Claire Ptak and made using 200 Amalfi lemons, 500 eggs, and 10 bottles of elderflower cordial made at the Queen's Sandringham estate in Norfolk.   

In keeping with the bride and groom's modern approach to their big day, the cake, decorated with three different types of peonies - a favourite flower of Meghan's - is not a traditional tiered creation, but features layers of different sizes displayed on individual gold plinths of varying heights.   

The Palace said in a tweet that the 'light sponge' had been 'uniquely formulated' for the royal couple. 

more
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/article-5748059/Royal-wedding-cake-revealed.html

[Right_in_Virginia]

In keeping with the bride and groom's modern approach to their big day ...

They jumped the "modern" shark with this ....   

[RoosGirl]

Now for the pièce de résistance! Harry and Meghan's completed wedding cake is seen for the first time - featuring 200 lemons and syrup made at the Queen's Sandringham estate

    Baker Claire Ptak has added the finishing touches to the royal wedding cake
    It contains 200 Amalfi lemons, 500 eggs and 10 bottles of elderflower cordial
    Decorated with three different types of peonies - a favourite of the bride
    Kensington Palace tweeted that it featured a 'specially formulated sponge'
    It will be served at the couple's Windsor Castle wedding reception today 

By Kerry Mcdermott For Mailonline

Published: 10:16 EDT, 19 May 2018 | Updated: 12:45 EDT, 19 May 2018

   

This is the completed royal wedding cake the new Duke and Duchess of Sussex's guests will be tucking into at their Windsor Castle reception.

Kensington Palace tweeted a snap of the non-traditional - and spectacularly pretty - bake, created by Californian Claire Ptak and made using 200 Amalfi lemons, 500 eggs, and 10 bottles of elderflower cordial made at the Queen's Sandringham estate in Norfolk.   

In keeping with the bride and groom's modern approach to their big day, the cake, decorated with three different types of peonies - a favourite flower of Meghan's - is not a traditional tiered creation, but features layers of different sizes displayed on individual gold plinths of varying heights.   

The Palace said in a tweet that the 'light sponge' had been 'uniquely formulated' for the royal couple. 

more
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/article-5748059/Royal-wedding-cake-revealed.html

500 eggs? Where's the rest of the cake?

[libertybele]

They jumped the "modern" shark with this ....   

A sponge cake for a wedding cake?  Yuk. 

[libertybele]

Whoever posted up thread that they thought the dress was ill fitting on top I now agree..just looked at more close-up photos...could have been taken in a little more

 

[libertybele]

In all candor ( ^-^) I prefer the red jacket...

   

I have to agree with you, I prefer the red jacket as well...and what's the metal object protruding from the shoes?