Hovenier Son Cicilia helpt gratis mensen die hun tuin niet (meer) kunnen onderhouden, met als enige voorwaarde dat hij er een filmpje van op TikTok mag zetten. Hij wil, zegt hij, „het empathievirus” verspreiden.
In de honderden Repair Cafés die Frankrijk telt, worden föhns, lampen en dvd-spelers nieuw leven ingeblazen. „De conclusie is snel dat het makkelijker is om iets opnieuw te kopen.”
Despite £369m upgrade, King Charles will never live in palace but aides stress it will remain ‘buzzing hive’ of activity
Not all modern British monarchs have viewed the prospect of moving into Buckingham Palace with unalloyed joy. So in announcing he will never live there, after the completion of its £369m upgrade next year, King Charles has at least grasped that nettle.
Queen Victoria was initially dismayed by the damp, dingy and disorganised building that greeted her and her husband, Prince Albert, in 1837. It was Albert who refashioned it into “Monarchy HQ”. After his death in 1861, Victoria retreated mainly to Windsor, Balmoral and Osborne House on the Isle of Wight.
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