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?

[Sanguine]

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

Spurs.

[ABX]

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

They've kept the redcoat tradition. :) 

[ABX]

A sponge cake for a wedding cake?  Yuk.

I don't know. Based on the description, I think this is going to take a lot of analysis and testing to determine if it is yuck. I need to get my favorite local baker to see if she can duplicate the recipe so I can judge for myself. :)

[RoosGirl]

A sponge cake for a wedding cake?  Yuk.

What kind of cake is proper for a wedding?

http://www.differencebetween.info/different-types-of-cakes

[Frank Cannon]

What kind of cake is proper for a wedding?

http://www.differencebetween.info/different-types-of-cakes

Yellow Cake.

[mystery-ak]

What kind of cake is proper for a wedding?

http://www.differencebetween.info/different-types-of-cakes

I'm old fashioned..I prefer a white layer cake with either a choc mousse filling or strawberry mousse iced with rich buttercream frosting... My wedding cake had choc mousse on the large layer and strawberry mouse on the smaller layer..the tiny layer on top just had buttercream filling..

[Silver Pines]

@CatherineofAragon

@Right_in_Virginia

Lol

Social media today has been filled with "did you see all those pasty white royals choking while a black man preached?" 

Um, Megan's mother wore a nose ring to the wedding.

[Silver Pines]

Everything the royal family wore to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding
https://globalnews.ca/news/4219884/royal-wedding-outfit-details/

@mystery-ak

Sarah's daughters just can't seem to hit the style mark.  Geez.

[ABX]

@Right_in_Virginia

Lol

Social media today has been filled with "did you see all those pasty white royals choking while a black man preached?" 

Um, Megan's mother wore a nose ring to the wedding.

I am glad I having seen that. I' e seen some freepers types make racist remarks about him, but for the most part, the attitude has been it was probably the best delivered sermon there since Billy Graham.

[mystery-ak]

[Silver Pines]

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

@mystery-ak

Oh, she does have Diana's ring, then. 

Harry looks really good.  He needs to get a hair transplant.

[Silver Pines]

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

Honestly, I like her dress for an everyday wedding, but for a royal one, I liked Kate's better.

[mystery-ak]

No nose ring

[Silver Pines]

[Silver Pines]

[mystery-ak]

Honestly, I like her dress for an everyday wedding, but for a royal one, I liked Kate's better.

If you watch Say Yes To The Dress you would have seen this dress before..Why she needed a designer and pay 230k for it while you can get it already...it is beautiful but nothing special..Kate's was prettier and different.

[Silver Pines]

No nose ring

@mystery-ak

Okay, then that was a lie the racebaiters were celebrating.  I feel better, actually.

[Silver Pines]

If you watch Say Yes To The Dress you would have seen this dress before..Why she needed a designer and pay 230k for it while you can get it already...it is beautiful but nothing special..Kate's was prettier and different.

@mystery-ak

Right?  It was kind of a letdown, lol.  Everybody's falling over themselves to praise the "simplicity."

[RoosGirl]

Yellow Cake.

[ABX]

@mystery-ak

Okay, then that was a lie the racebaiters were celebrating.  I feel better, actually.

She had one, you can't see it on that image. It was small and classy. It is a modern trend, I don't see a problem with it.

http://www.thisisinsider.com/meghan-markle-mom-doria-ragland-nose-ring-royal-wedding-2018-5

[ABX]

Love that image. Great use of light.

[mirraflake]

She does  have a diamond stud in her nose but it is on the other side. I saw it today.


 

No nose ring

[Right_in_Virginia]

@mystery-ak

Okay, then that was a lie the racebaiters were celebrating.  I feel better, actually.

Doria Ragland Rocked A Nose Ring In The Chicest Way Possible at the Royal Wedding
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a20106901/meghan-markle-mother-doria-ragland-royal-wedding-dress/

   

@mystery-ak  @CatherineofAragon     ^-^

[Sanguine]

It's not a nose ring, it's a little tiny stud.

[Right_in_Virginia]

It's not a nose ring, it's a little tiny stud.

Thank you!!  I thought so.