Honorees from the CSI Leadership Recognition Program pose for a picture in the Student Union Building.
Education expert Dr. Peter Ewell will be visiting Truman May 14 for a campus-wide dialogue concerning the Degree Qualifications Profile (DQP).
The event runs from 12-2:30 p.m. in the Student Union and will include lunch, breakout sessions and an open forum with Ewell.
In addition to being a nationally known education expert, Ewell is a former member of the Truman Board of Governors and was a consultant to the University during the mission change in the 1980s.
More information is available at luminafoundation.org/publications/other_pubs.html.
RSVPs are required by May 6 and can be made at eventmanager.truman.edu/generallist.asp.
Warren Gooch, professor of music, was given the Governor's Award for Excellence in Teaching April 3 at a luncheon at the University of Missouri.
Excellence in Teaching Awards Luncheon April 3 at the University of Missouri.
Each year, the Governor's Award is presented to one faculty member at each institution of higher education in Missouri. Gooch was the recipient of the 2012 Educator of the Year award at Truman. He was one of 15 recipients across the state that was honored with the award.
The awards, which are not monetary, are based on effective teaching, innovating course design and delivery, effective advising, service to the university community, commitment to high standards of excellence and success in nurturing student achievement.
This year's featured speaker at the luncheon was Jack Magruder, Truman President Emeritus and Professor of Chemistry Emeritus.
Students and faculty members from Truman graduate programs accept a proclamation in recognition of Graduate Education Week from Kirksville Mayor Richard Detweiler during a city council meeting April 15. Universities from around the state celebrated Graduate Education Week April 13-20 in an effort to increase public awareness about the impact and outcomes of graduate education. Currently, graduate degree programs in Missouri are preparing more than 60,900 students for leadership in their fields. Pictured, front row, left to right: graduate students Amy Sanders, Sara Mennemeier and Jourdan Nichols. Back row, left to right: Detweiler; Shelia Garlock, assistant professor of communication disorders; Janet Gooch, dean of the School of Health Sciences and Education; and David Giovagnoli, graduate student.
After competing in Zone 7 Championships, three members from the Truman Equestrian Team will advance to the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association National Championships.
The Zone 7 Championships took place April 6 at West Texas A&M where Caitlin Shaefer, Danielle Witt and Elizabeth Miller all qualified for nationals. Schaefer placed second in the walk-trot equitation, Witt was awarded second place in the novice equitation on the flat and Miller placed second in the open equitation on the flat.
Zone championships are the final step for IHSA champions. From this competition, the top two individuals qualify to move on to nationals. Miller, Schaefer and Witt will travel to Harrisburg, Pa., for the 2013 national competition May 2-5.
second place ribbons in each of their events.
The Truman Forensic Union earned top debate honors at the National Forensic Association's national championship tournament hosted by Marshall University in Huntington, W. Va., April 18-22.
Myra Milam, a junior communication disorders major, was awarded the first place speaker award in the Lincoln-Douglas Debate Division, topping 67 qualifying speakers from around the country. Milam also reached the final round of single-elimination competition, taking second. This marks the first time that a Truman student has won the first place speaker award or competed in the final debate of the tournament.
Maddie Ebert, sophomore political science major and Milam's teammate, reached the octafinal or "sweet sixteen" round of the tournament. Nick Gorman, junior economics major, reached the double-octafinal round. Gorman was also ranked the 10th best speaker in the tournament. The team placed third overall in the nation in sweepstakes competition, a cumulative measure of performance among all Lincoln-Douglas competitors.
Qualifiers for the national tournament contributing to these team awards, in addition to Milam, Ebert and Gorman, include: Mackenzie Barnes, Alex Bisges, Blake Bixler, Codi Caton, David Cook, Alex Gregor, Max Highsmith, Dillon Laaker, Arielle Long-Seabra and Sarah Muir.
This concludes the competitive season for the Forensic Union.
in the Ophelia Parrish Performance Hall. Michael Bump will be directing the ensemble.
socas, afro-cuban and jazz-fusion arrangements for the steel band. Admission is free.
Due to inclement weather, the Lee Brice concert will now take place at Pershing Arena and rain site tickets will be required.
Currently the concert is sold out. Two lines, one for ticket holders and one for non-ticket holders, will be formed before the doors open. If space is available, the Student Activities Board will allow non-ticket holders in 20 minutes prior to the show.
Doors will open at 7:30 p.m. with the concert is scheduled to start at 8:15 p.m.
For more information, contact the Student Activities Board Office at 660.785.4722 or visit sab.truman.edu.
Lee Brice, an American country music performer, began his musical career writing songs for other performers, including Jason Aldean and Garth Brooks, before signing to Curb Records and releasing his own debut single in 2007. Since then, he's had multiple singles debut on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, including his single "Love Like Crazy," which broke the record for longest charting country single in Billboard history after spending more than 56 weeks on the chart. "Love Like Crazy" also warranted Brice with nominations from the Academy of Country Music, as well from the Country Music Television Music Awards. Some of his other chart topping singles include "A Woman Like You," which recently debuted at No. 1, "Hard to Love," and "I Drive Your Truck," his most recent single.
Nearly a quarter of Truman State University students who participated in the Big Entertainment Survey listed Lee Brice as a preferred artist.
Graduating seniors have the opportunity to receive an invitation to "Party with T-Pain" May 6. To receive an invite, seniors can give a gift of $20 or more to any University fund by May 1.
Students may choose any Foundation fund that is important to them. Possible funds include a variety of of general scholarship funds, athletic and academic department scholarships.
For more information, or details concerning the invitation, a donation or the Foundation funds available, visit alumni.truman.edu/Graduates/2013/PartyWithT-Pain_Main.asp or call 660.785.4133.
Plants for sale include house and tropical plants such as orchids, bromeliads, cacti, succulents, palm trees and many other healthy house plants. Most plants are $5 or less. Temporary parking permits are available at the Department of Public Safety. All funds used for operational costs of the University greenhouse. The sale is open to the public.
The event will feature a social prior to 10 rounds of trivia and will have many auctions and door prizes. The event is open for individuals or teams up to eight people. Truman Faculty/Staff Discounts are available. For more information or to register by May 1, call Jeri Speak at 660.785.4235 or visit TrumanBulldogs.com.
Pickler Memorial Library will be open until 2 a.m. Sundays –Thursdays through May 9.
The library will provide free coffee and hot chocolate starting at 11 p.m. for those late night study sessions. Don't forget to bring your travel mug. Compliments of the Library Book Sale Fund and Sodexo.
How Does Truman Measure Up?
While incoming students may have very high expectations for Truman, it appears that overall their expectations are being met by the time they graduate. In 2012, 88.1 percent of first-year students surveyed reported that "academic experiences… will be the most important part of college." At the same time, 90.7 percent of senior "students evaluated their entire educational experience at Truman as good or excellent," and 84.5 percent of seniors reported they "would probably choose Truman again if they started over." You can access this data, as well as other interesting facts about how Truman is doing via the Assessment Almanac, at assessment.truman.edu/almanac/index.asp.
Specific areas may be closed for periods of time without advance notice for cleaning or contractor projects.
Students, faculty and staff interested in receiving emergency notices through the text messaging function on their phones can sign up for this service through TruView. On the TruView main page under "Update and View My Personal Information" click on "Emergency Text Messaging." The Emergency Response Guide is also available on the DPS website at police.truman.edu.
Five classics students from Truman, Kathleen Donelson, Madeline Oberman, Callyn Burgess, Hannah Lantz and Claire Drone-Silvers, assisted in running the Missouri Junior Classical League convention in Columbia, Mo., April 19-20. The convention takes place annually to showcase and celebrate the talents of Missouri's middle and high school-aged scholars of Greek and Latin, through academic and creative arts competitions. Drone-Silvers also served as the 2012-13 secretary of the Missouri Senior Classical League. They were accompanied by Truman graduate English student and classics alumnus David Giovagnoli, who was elected state co-chair for the 2013-14 academic year, co-leading a committee of Latin teachers from across the state to plan the next convention and other MOJCL activities.
Two classics students from Truman, Jordan Dillon and Hannah Lantz, travelled to Wake Forest University from April 5-7 to attend the 85th Annual Eta Sigma Phi convention, as national officers of that organization, the national collegiate classics honorary society. Elected at the previous convention, Dillon served as the megas hyparchos (Grand Vice-President) and Lantz served as the megale crysophylax (Grand Treasurer). This was the first time that two national officers have been from the same university since the early days of the organization, and this was the third year that Truman has had national officers. In addition to their magisterial duties, the two were part of the winning certamen (quiz bowl) team.
Jerrold Hirsch, professor of history, is acting as a consultant to an exhibit being organized by the Frazier History Museum, Louisville, entitled "American Eye/Kentucky Hand: The Index of American Design in Kentucky." The exhibition is scheduled to open in early 2015. He attended a planning meeting at the Museum, April 9.
Many Truman faculty, staff and students are involved in helping raise money and gathering canned food for multiple local organizations. One of those organizations is the Food Bank of Central and Northeast Missouri at sharefoodbringhope.org. Walmart is splitting $3 million to 100 different food banks across the county and the decision on who gets that money is based upon the number of votes each one gets through April 30. A person can vote every day. To vote, go to wm8.walmart.com/Hunger.
The Staff Council BBQ will take place from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. May 3 at the University Club for all University staff. The menu includes grilled hamburgers, hotdogs, veggie burgers, fresh fruit and vegetables. Attendees are encouraged to bring a dessert to share and to remember to sign up for door prizes when they arrive. RSVP via email to cdavis@truman.edu. An RSVP is not required but greatly appreciated.


For the next installment of our holiday cookie GrubKit, I decided on a chocolate chip cookie with a kick. This recipe is perfect for the chocaholics out there. It's decadent, moist with a brownie-like texture and added spice from cinnamon, ancho chili and cayenne. Two other recipes that will be part of this holiday cookie recipe kit are Appetite for China's Green Tea Shortbread and my Cranberry Pistachio Biscottis.
To melt the chocolate and butter mixture for this recipe I simply microwaved it on low, however, you can use the traditional method in a bowl over simmering water if you prefer. We like these cookies pretty spicy but adjust the amount of cayenne pepper to your taste. Serve with a glass of cold milk.
Melt butter and chopped chocolate together until smooth.
Mix eggs and sugar together, then stir in butter and chocolate mixture.
Mix wet and dry ingredients until well combined, then stir in chocolate chips.
Drop round cookie batter balls on a lined sheet pan and bake for about 13-15 minutes. Cool before eating.
Preheat oven to 325° F. Using a microwave, melt butter and unsweetened chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl on low heat and stir on and off until smooth. Cool mixture to room temperature.
In a bowl, mix brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla extract and eggs until smooth. Stir in the chocolate mixture. In another bowl sift together flour, cocoa powder, cinnamon, ancho chili, baking soda, salt and cayenne pepper. Add the dry ingredients to the wet batter and mix until well combined. Fold in the chocolate chips.
Drop dough into heaping tablespoon sized balls onto a parchment or silpat-lined sheet pan. Leave about 2 inches spaced between each cookie. Bake for 13-15 minutes. Place cookies on cooling rack before serving, about 10 minutes. Cookies can be stored in an airtight container for up to three days but best eaten on the day they were baked.
I made these from a different recipe not too long ago. OMG I love the flavor combination. It is amazing!
And as always, your recipe and photos are beautiful!
Thanks, Jason! We'll be selling them as a part of our holiday cookie GrubKit.
Yes! Especially if you love spicy food.
I must make these very soon.
Just made these. very chocolatey with just a hint of the chili and pepper. Perfect for a dreary wet day like today. thanks!
Only 3/4 cups of flour? I'm used to making a recipe that requires 3 and a 1/4 cups of flour. Is there a typo or I'm gonna have a smaller amount of cookies with this recipe?
Hi Mauricio – No typo…this is a very rich chocolate cookie recipe. Let me know how they turn out!
How delicious! Made this gluten free with brown rice flour and bitter sweet chocolate as i couldn't find unsweetened chocolate. Thank you for another great recipe!
That sounds great, I bet it tasted delicious! Thanks so much for the great feedback, Kwiyoung and Happy Holidays!


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This is a list of Croatian television related events from 1995.

Events
12 March - Magazin & Lidija Horvat-Dunjko are selected to represent Croatia at the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Nostalgija". They are selected to be the third Croatian Eurovision entry during Dora held at the Crystal Ballroom of Hotel Kvarner in Opatija.

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Three fire crews have been dealing with a house fire in Alfreton this morning.
It took place at around 6.30am on Prospect Street.
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Post draws attention with five awards
HONG KONG, February 22, 2013 – The South China Morning Post has won five awards from the world's most prestigious newspaper design association for its graphic designs and photographs published last year.
The US-based, 1,500-member strong Society for News Design judged the paper's design as among the world's best in its 34th annual Best of Newspaper Design competition.
The Post's senior graphics designer Adolfo Arranz was the biggest winner with three awards in the Features Information Graphics category. He was honoured with a silver award for a graphic on wine tasting that was published on May 26. It was the first time anyone from the Post has been honoured with a silver award in the competition.
Arranz also received two Awards of Excellence for feature design pages for work on the Tour de France and the ancient Olympic Games, published on June 30 and July 25 respectively.
The Post's former graphics director Simon Scarr was honoured with an Award of Excellence for News Pages Design for a graphical presentation of retail statistics over the city's pre-Christmas shopping rush, published on November 29.
They shared the limelight with the Post's photography team, which scooped an Award of Excellence in the category of Photography/Multiple Photos Project page or spread. The photography team was led by Yves Sieur.
The Post's editor-in-chief, Wang Xiangwei, said: "We are delighted to have won these awards in a truly international competition. They recognise not only the outstanding talent we have at the Post but also our long-standing commitment to excellence in design, photography and innovative infographics."
"It's a tradition we will continue to build upon in the years ahead," Wang said.
Last year, the Post won nine awards in the annual competition which attracts entries from general circulation newspapers from around the world and honours design, graphics and photography.
The society holds several competitions in a year focused on the best work in visual communication – whether print or multimedia, professional or student-produced.
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Portugal - Public Holidays in 2023
On this page you can find the calendar of all 2023 public holidays for Portugal.
New Year's DaySunday January 01, 2023
Sun January 01, 2023
Freedom DayTuesday April 25, 2023
Labour DayMonday May 01, 2023
Corpus ChristiThursday June 08, 2023
Portugal DaySaturday June 10, 2023
Sat June 10, 2023
Assumption of MaryTuesday August 15, 2023
Republic DayThursday October 05, 2023
All Saints' DayWednesday November 01, 2023
Wed November 01, 2023
Restoration of IndependenceFriday December 01, 2023
Immaculate ConceptionFriday December 08, 2023
Portugal Public Holidays for 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024.


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Lincoln Leads
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What pathogen has most influenced human history?
Thursday March 4th 2021, 5:30pm – 7pm UK time, on Zoom webinar
Registration: click here to register for the event
SARS-CoV-2 has left no doubt that microscopic pathogens can have a considerable impact at global scale. But epidemics and pandemics are not new, so we would like to reflect on which of these microorganisms have most noticeably changed our world. Are there maybe even examples of positive transformation?
DR SUSAN BRIGDEN FBA
Susan Brigden is an historian of early modern England and Europe. She was Fellow and Tutor at Lincoln College from 1980 until 2016 and is a Fellow of the British Academy. She has published on religious change at the Reformation, civic culture, and Renaissance literature and diplomacy.
PROF DAVID VAUX
David Vaux is an Oxford-trained physician and cell biologist with longstanding research interests in the molecular pathology of neurodegeneration, premature ageing and regulation of cancer cell migration. He has been a fellow of the cancer centre at Yale University and a group leader at the European Molecular biology labs in Heidelberg, and has served in many roles in college and the university, currently as Deputy Head of the Medical Sciences Division.
ANGELIKI MYRILLAS-BRAZEAU
Angeliki Myrillas-Brazeau is a DPhil candidate affiliated with the Oxford Centre for the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology. In her doctoral work, she studies the spread of news about epidemic disease in seventeenth-century Canada, and in particular the manipulation of fear through rumour-spreading to gain or retain power. Her research interests include communication networks, scapegoating, biological warfare, and the effects and consequences of fear. She holds an MA from Queen Mary, University of London and a BA (Honours) from McGill University. She is the recipient of a Keith Murray Graduate Scholarship.
EMMA LALANDE
Emma Lalande is a DPhil in Interdisciplinary Sciences, having completed her Bachelor studies in Biomedical Sciences (majoring in Infection and Cardiovascular Science), also at Lincoln. Currently undertaking research on transcriptional kinetics of genes in E.coli via super-resolution microscopy, her broader interests include antimicrobial resistance and the molecular mechanisms underlying pathogen virulence. She is also the MCR President of Lincoln College, and is delighted to have the opportunity to support the MCR Academic Representatives and wider team through Lincoln Leads.


The vintage muth jar holds 4 ounces of our pure, raw, Oklahoma wildflower honey. Corked and wax sealed by hand to add a touch of class. Attached is a flat honey dipper with the Roark Acres logo at the tip of the handle that is made to perfectly fit this little jar. The Muth Jar was designed in the late 1800's by Charles Muth of Cincinnati, is embossed with a skep scene and makes a great gift item. These are very popular as wedding favors as well.


Latest version 2009Nov30 is almost a complete rewrite of the Java code.
wrong algorithm. the damerau levenshtein distance of CA ABC is 2 (swap CA -> AC and insert B after A). your algorithm gives 3.
I still haven't found the time to read the original article to reassure myself *exactly* what the Damerau-Levenshtein string distance is, so I haven't changed the code to match the changing Wikipedia article. Thanks for reminding me though! I will try to find the time to do that reading and post an update of some kind.
You have an issue in the Levenstein algorithm.
Your algorithm will return 21 but it is 13.
levenshtein("ś","s") return 2 value, but there is one operation needed.
Thanks for the report – I'll look into it and also into the idea of comparing accented characters, though I suspect that's not going to be trivial.
The Java code returns 1 as expected for the 's' test. Were you using the MySQL functions? The MySQL functions are well overdue for a code review: the Java code is in better shape. I don't have MySQL installed at the moment, but I could possibly bring myself to do that review if someone expressed an interest.
I don't think it's appropriate for these functions to equate ś and s. If you search for "unicode to ascii transliteration", it's a popular problem that doesn't have a single good solution. I'm sure it would be better to apply your favoured transliteration first and subsequently apply your string comparison.
I downloaded libs again and result for levenshtein("ś","s") in MySql is still 2, but in java example – return 1.
The error is due to the naïve MySQL implementation: on Ubuntu the 'Character Map' application tells me "ś" is "C octal escaped UTF-8: \305\233". The code uses a char pointer on the input strings, so it's comparing byte-by-byte and there are two bytes.
There's zero chance of me making a character-based version of this code in the next two weeks, but I may look at it after that. If you were to apply -to-ascii transliteration to your input strings first, this problem would be hidden.
Yep. If I'll apply transliteration to my mySql query, problem would be hidden. I wanna do this. But MySql havent functions for that.
REPLACE( REPLACE(name, "ą", "a"), "ć", "c" )… etc.
and look horrible. So if you will have some time after these two weeks, I would be grateful for that plugin.
Sorry Hashi, I doubt I'll be doing anything more than a code cleanup and some regression tests. It might be a good idea for your project to read some of articles written by others about transliteration – it's far from straightforward, particularly when you consider the 'normalisation' process in there too.
I have had a quick look into the problem, and even character-based levenshtein in a MySQL UDF doesn't seem easy, as the UDF (as far as I can see) is not aware of the incoming strings' encoding. I could write a UTF-8-specific function (I suppose it is ASCII-specific as it is), but that won't solve all the problems that transliteration and normalisation would.
A UTF-8 version might happen later this month but at the rate I work on these kinds of things, I have to recommend you don't hold your breath while waiting.


A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Franco-Nevada Corp is the #31 broker analyst pick, on average, out of the 50 stocks making up the Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index, according to Metals Channel. The Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index is comprised of the top fifty global leaders from the metals and mining sector.
TORONTO, Feb. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ - Quarterly Dividend Franco-Nevada Corporation is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of US$0.
A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Franco-Nevada Corp is the #38 broker analyst pick, on average, out of the 50 stocks making up the Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index, according to Metals Channel. The Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index is comprised of the top fifty global leaders from the metals and mining sector.
TORONTO, Dec. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - As previously disclosed, the CRA is conducting an audit of Franco-Nevada Corporation's 2012-2015 taxation years.
Cobre Panama funding complete (in U.S.
A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Franco-Nevada Corp is the #40 broker analyst pick, on average, out of the 50 stocks making up the Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index, according to Metals Channel. The Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index is comprised of the top fifty global leaders from the metals and mining sector.
A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Franco-Nevada Corp is the #47 broker analyst pick, on average, out of the 50 stocks making up the Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index, according to Metals Channel. The Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index is comprised of the top fifty global leaders from the metals and mining sector.
Current economic conditions make an even greater case for gold.
A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Franco-Nevada Corp is the #41 broker analyst pick, on average, out of the 50 stocks making up the Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index, according to Metals Channel. The Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index is comprised of the top fifty global leaders from the metals and mining sector.
Gold is trading at a two month high.
A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Franco-Nevada Corp is the #34 broker analyst pick, on average, out of the 50 stocks making up the Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index, according to Metals Channel. The Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index is comprised of the top fifty global leaders from the metals and mining sector.
A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Franco-Nevada Corp is the #35 broker analyst pick, on average, out of the 50 stocks making up the Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index, according to Metals Channel. The Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index is comprised of the top fifty global leaders from the metals and mining sector.
A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Franco-Nevada Corp is the #32 broker analyst pick, on average, out of the 50 stocks making up the Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index, according to Metals Channel. The Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index is comprised of the top fifty global leaders from the metals and mining sector.
A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Franco-Nevada Corp is the #27 broker analyst pick, on average, out of the 50 stocks making up the Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index, according to Metals Channel. The Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index is comprised of the top fifty global leaders from the metals and mining sector.
A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Franco-Nevada Corp is the #23 broker analyst pick, on average, out of the 50 stocks making up the Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index, according to Metals Channel. The Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index is comprised of the top fifty global leaders from the metals and mining sector.
Gold is up an impressive 27% thus far in 2016, but gold miner funds are up multiples of that.


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July 11, 1866: Birth of Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine
Posted by liamfoley63 in Empire of Europe, Featured Royal, Grand Duke/Grand Duchy of Europe, Kingdom of Europe, Royal Birth, Royal Genealogy, royal wedding
German Emperor Friedrich III, German Emperor Wilhelm II, Grand Duke Louis IV of Hess and by Rhine, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prince Heinrich of Prussia, Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, Princess Irene of Hesse and By Rhine, Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom., Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
From the Emperor's Desk: In this entry I will only cover her birth until marriage.
Princess Irene Luise Marie Anne of Hesse and by Rhine (July 11, 1866 – November 11, 1953) was the third child and third daughter of Princess Alice of the United Kingdom and Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine. Her maternal grandparents were Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Her paternal grandparents were Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine and Princess Elizabeth of Prussia. She was the wife of Prince Heinrich of Prussia, a younger brother of Wilhelm II, German Emperor and her first cousin. The SS Prinzessin Irene, a liner of the North German Lloyd was named after her.
Her siblings included Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, wife of Prince Louis of Battenberg, Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia, wife of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia, Ernst Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, and (Alix) Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia, wife of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia. Like her younger sister, the Empress, Irene was a carrier of the hemophilia gene, and Irene would lose her sisters Alix and Elisabeth in Russia to the Bolsheviks.
She received her first name, which was taken from the Greek word for "peace", because she was born at the end of the Austro-Prussian War. Alice considered Irene an unattractive child and once wrote to her sister Victoria that Irene was "not pretty." She would never be considered a great beauty like her sisters Elisabeth and Alix, but she did have a pleasant, even disposition. Princess Alice brought up her daughters simply.
Despite her mother's assertion Princess Irene was not attractive, as the author of this blog, Liam, I wholeheartedly disagree and from the pictures I have posted I think HRH was very pretty.
Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine, kneeling at left, with her grandmother Queen Victoria and, from left to right, her sister Elisabeth, brother Ernest Louis, sister Victoria and, sitting, her sister Alix in February 1879, two months after the deaths of her mother and sister Marie.
The family was devastated in 1873 when Irene's haemophiliac younger brother Friedrich, nicknamed "Frittie", fell through an open window, struck his head on the balustrade and died hours later of a brain hemorrhage. In the months following the toddler's death, Alice frequently took her children to his grave to pray and was melancholy on anniversaries associated with him. In the autumn of 1878 Irene, her siblings (except for Elizabeth) and her father became ill with diphtheria.
Her younger sister Princess Marie, nicknamed "May", died of the disease. Her mother, exhausted from nursing the children, also became infected. Knowing she was in danger of dying, Princess Alice dictated her will, including instructions about how to bring up her daughters and how to run the household. She died of diphtheria on December 14, 1878.
Irene married Prince Heinrich of Prussia, the third child and second son of Friedrich III, German Emperor and Victoria, Princess Royal on May 24, 1888 at the chapel of the Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin. As their mothers were sisters, Irene and Heinrich were first cousins.
Their marriage displeased Queen Victoria because she had not been told about the courtship until they had already decided to marry. At the time of the ceremony, Irene's uncle and father-in-law, the German Emperor Friedrich III, was dying of throat cancer, and less than a month after the ceremony, Irene's cousin and brother-in-law ascended the throne as German Emperor Wilhelm II.
Prince Heinrich of Prussia and Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine
Heinrich's mother, Empress Victoria, was fond of Irene. However, Empress Victoria was shocked because Irene did not wear a shawl or scarf to disguise her pregnancy when she was pregnant with her first son, the haemophiliac Prince Waldemar, in 1889. Empress Victoria, who was fascinated by politics and current events, also couldn't understand why Heinrich and Irene never read a newspaper. However, the couple were happily married and they were known as "The Very Amiables" by their relatives because of their pleasant natures. The marriage produced three sons.
February 25, 1885: Birth of Princess Alice of Battenberg
Posted by liamfoley63 in Featured Royal, Morganatic Marriage, Principality of Europe, Royal Birth, Royal Genealogy, royal wedding, This Day in Royal History
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Princess Alice of Battenberg (February 25, 1885 – December 5, 1969) was the mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and mother-in-law of Queen Elizabeth II.
Alice was born in the Tapestry Room at Windsor Castle in Berkshire in the presence of her great-grandmother, Queen Victoria. She was the eldest child of Prince Louis of Battenberg and his wife, Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine.
Her mother was the eldest daughter of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, Queen Victoria's second daughter. Her father was the eldest son of Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine through his morganatic marriage to Countess Julia Hauke, who was created Princess of Battenberg in 1858 by Ludwig III, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine.
Alice's three younger siblings, Louise, George, and Louis, later became Queen of Sweden, Marquess of Milford Haven, and Earl Mountbatten of Burma, respectively.
Alice was christened Victoria Alice Elizabeth Julia Marie in Darmstadt on April 25, 1885.
She was congenitally deaf.
Princess Alice met Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark (known as Andrea within the family), the fourth son of King George I of Greece and Olga Constantinovna of Russia, while in London for King Edward VII's coronation in 1902.
They married in a civil ceremony on October 6, 1903 at Darmstadt. The following day, there were two religious marriage ceremonies; one Lutheran in the Evangelical Castle Church, and one Greek Orthodox in the Russian Chapel on the Mathildenhöhe. She adopted the style of her husband, becoming "Princess Andrew".
The bride and groom were closely related to the ruling houses of the United Kingdom, Germany, Russia, Denmark, and Greece, and their wedding was one of the great gatherings of the descendants of Queen Victoria and Christian IX of Denmark held before World War I.
Prince and Princess Andrew had five children, all of whom later had children of their own.
Princess Margarita 1905 – 1981.
Married Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.
Princess Theodora 1906 – 1969.
Married Berthold, Margrave of Baden.
Princess Cecilie 1911 – 1937.
Married Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine.
Princess Sophie 1914 – 2001.
Married 1. Prince Christoph of Hesse-Cassel
Married 2. Prince Georg Wilhelm of Hanover
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 1921 – 2021.
Married Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom
After their wedding, Prince Andrew continued his career in the military and Princess Andrew became involved in charity work. In 1908, she visited Russia for the wedding of Grand Duchess Marie of Russia and Prince William of Sweden.
While there, she talked with her aunt Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna, (born Elizabeth of Hesse and by Rhine) who was formulating plans for the foundation of a religious order of nurses. Princess Andrew attended the laying of the foundation stone for her aunt's new church. Later in the year, the Grand Duchess began giving away all her possessions in preparation for a more spiritual life.
She lived in Greece until the exile of most of the Greek royal family in 1917. On returning to Greece a few years later, her husband was blamed in part for the country's defeat in the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922), and the family was once again forced into exile until the restoration of the Greek monarchy in 1935.
In 1930, Princess Andrew was diagnosed with schizophrenia and committed to a sanatorium in Switzerland; thereafter, she lived separately from her husband.
After her recovery, she devoted most of her remaining years to charity work in Greece. She stayed in Athens during the Second World War, sheltering Jewish refugees, for which she is recognised as "Righteous Among the Nations" by Israel's Holocaust memorial institution, Yad Vashem. After the war, she stayed in Greece and founded a Greek Orthodox nursing order of nuns known as the Christian Sisterhood of Martha and Mary.
Princess Andrew returned to the United Kingdom in April 1947 to attend the November wedding of her only son, Philip, to Princess Elizabeth, the elder daughter and heir presumptive of King George VI. She had some of her remaining jewels used in Princess Elizabeth's engagement ring. On the day of the wedding, her son was created Duke of Edinburgh by George VI.
For the wedding ceremony, Princess Andrew sat at the head of her family on the north side of Westminster Abbey, opposite the King, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary. It was decided not to invite Princess Andrew's daughters (the groom's sisters) to the wedding because of anti-German sentiment in Britain following World War II.
After the fall of King Constantine II of Greece and the imposition of military rule in Greece in 1967, Princess Andrew was invited by her son and daughter-in-law to live at Buckingham Palace in London, where she died two years later.
In 1988, her remains were transferred from a vault in her birthplace, Windsor Castle, to the Church of Mary Magdalene at the Russian Orthodox convent of the same name on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.
December 14, 1895: Birth of Prince Albert of York, future King George VI of the United Kingdom
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George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; December 14, 1895 – February 6, 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from December 11, 1936 until his death in 1952. He was concurrently the last Emperor of India until August 1947, when the British Raj was dissolved. King George VI was the father of the United Kingdom's current monarch, Queen Elizabeth II.
The future George VI was born at York Cottage, on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk during the reign of his great-grandmother Queen Victoria. His father was Prince George, Duke of York (later King George V), the second and eldest surviving son of the Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra).
His mother, the Duchess of York (later Queen Mary), was the eldest child and only daughter of Francis, Duke of Teck, and Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, Duchess of Teck. Mary Adelaide of Cambridge was the daughter of Adolphus of Cambridge, son of George III of the United Kingdom.
The new prince's birthday, December 14, 1895, came on the 34th anniversary of the death of his great-grandfather Albert, Prince Consort, and the 17th anniversary of the death of Queen Victoria's daughter, Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine.
Uncertain of how the Prince Consort's widow, Queen Victoria, would take the news of the birth on "Mausoleum Day", the Prince of Wales wrote to the Duke of York that the Queen had been "rather distressed". Two days later, he wrote again: "I really think it would gratify her if you yourself proposed the name Albert to her."
The Queen was mollified by the proposal to name the new baby Albert, and wrote to the Duchess of York: "I am all impatience to see the new one, born on such a sad day but rather more dear to me, especially as he will be called by that dear name which is a byword for all that is great and good."
Queen Victoria holding her great-grandson Prince Henry of York. Sitting on the cushion at her feet is Prince Albert of York. Behind him is his sister Princess Mary and standing next to the Queen is Prince Edward of York.
Consequently, he was baptised "Albert Frederick Arthur George" at St Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham on February 17, 1896. Within the family, he was known informally as "Bertie", the same name his grandfather the future King Edward VII was known by.
The Duchess of Teck did not like the first name her grandson had been given, and she wrote prophetically that she hoped the last name "may supplant the less favoured one". Albert was fourth in line to the throne at birth, after his grandfather, father and elder brother, Edward.
The Duchess of Teck's wishes came true when Prince Albert chose George as his regal name when he succeeded his brother as King on December 11, 1936.
When Prince Albert was born on December 14, 1895 his style and title was His Highness Prince Albert of York.
On May 28, 1898 Queen Victoria issued Letters Patent granting Albert (and his brothers and sister) the style of "Royal Highness".
May 28, 1898 Letters Patent
"Victoria by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen Defender of the Faith To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting: Whereas by virtue of Our Letters Patent dated the thirtieth of January one thousand eight hundred and sixty four wherein We declared Our Royal will and pleasure in that behalf the children of the sons of any Sovereign of Great Britain and Ireland are entitled to the style of "Royal Highness" Know Ye that in the exercise of our Royal and undoubted prerogative and of Our especial grace We do hereby declare our further Royal will and pleasure that the children of the eldest son of any Prince of Wales shall have and at all times hold and enjoy the style title or attribute of "Royal Highness" in addition to such titular dignity of Prince or Princess prefixed to their Christian names or other titles of honour if any as they may otherwise possess Our will and pleasure further is that Our Earl Marshal of England or his deputy for the time being do cause these our Letters Patent or the enrolment thereof to be recorded in Our College of Arms to the end that Our officers of Arms and all others may take due notice thereof. In Witness whereof we have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent.. Witness Ourself etc."
September 24, 1950: Death of Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, later Victoria Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven. Part I.
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Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, later Victoria Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven (Victoria Alberta Elisabeth Mathilde Marie; April 5, 1863 –September 24, 1950) was the eldest daughter of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1837–1892), and his first wife, Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (1843–1878), daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Victoria's mother died while her brother and sisters were still young, which placed her in an early position of responsibility over her siblings. Over her father's disapproval, she married his first cousin Prince Louis of Battenberg, an officer in the United Kingdom's Royal Navy, and lived most of her married life in various parts of Europe at her husband's naval posts and visiting her many royal relations. She was perceived by her family as liberal in outlook, straightforward, practical and bright.
During World War I, she and her husband abandoned their German titles and adopted the British-sounding surname of Mountbatten, which was simply a translation into English of the German "Battenberg". Two of her sisters—Elisabeth and Alix, who had married into the Russian imperial family—were killed by communist revolutionaries.
She was the maternal grandmother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and mother-in-law of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden.
Victoria was born on Easter Sunday at Windsor Castle in the presence of her maternal grandmother, Queen Victoria. She was christened in the Lutheran faith in the Green Drawing Room at Windsor Castle, in the arms of the Queen on April 27. Her godparents were Queen Victoria, Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse (represented by Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine), the Prince of Wales and Prince Heinrich of Hesse and by Rhine.
Her early life was spent at Bessungen, a suburb of Darmstadt, until the family moved to the New Palace in Darmstadt when she was three years old. There, she shared a room with her younger sister, Elisabeth, until adulthood. She was privately educated to a high standard and was, throughout her life, an avid reader.
During the Prussian invasion of Hesse in June 1866, Victoria and Elisabeth were sent to Britain to live with their grandmother until hostilities were ended by the absorption of Hesse-Cassel and parts of Hesse-Darmstadt into Prussia.
During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, military hospitals were set up in the palace grounds at Darmstadt, and she helped in the soup kitchens with her mother. She remembered the intense cold of the winter, and being burned on the arm by hot soup.
In 1872, Victoria's eighteen-month-old brother, Friedrich, was diagnosed with haemophilia. The diagnosis came as a shock to the royal families of Europe; it had been twenty years since Queen Victoria had given birth to her haemophiliac son, Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, and it was the first indication that the bleeding disorder in the royal family was hereditary. The following year, Friedrich fell from a window onto stone steps and died. It was the first of many tragedies to beset the Hesse family.
In early November 1878, Victoria contracted diphtheria. Elisabeth was swiftly moved out of their room and was the only member of the family to escape the disease. For days, Victoria's mother, Princess Alice, nursed the sick, but she was unable to save her youngest daughter, Victoria's sister Marie, who died in mid-November.
Just as the rest of the family seemed to have recovered, Princess Alice fell ill. She died on December 14, the anniversary of the death of her father, Prince Albert. As the eldest child, Victoria partly assumed the role of mother to the younger children and of companion to her father. She later wrote, "My mother's death was an irreparable loss … My childhood ended with her death, for I became the eldest and most responsible."
At family gatherings, Victoria had often met Prince Louis of Battenberg, who was her first cousin once removed and a member of a morganatic branch of the Hessian royal family. Prince Louis had adopted British nationality and was serving as an officer in the Royal Navy. In the winter of 1882, they met again at Darmstadt, and were engaged the following summer.
After a brief postponement because of the death of her maternal uncle Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, Victoria married Prince Louis on 30 April 1884 at Darmstadt. Her father did not approve of the match; in his view Prince Louis had little money and would deprive him of his daughter's company, as the couple would naturally live abroad in Britain.
However, Victoria was of an independent mind and took little notice of her father's displeasure. Remarkably, that same evening, Victoria's father secretly married his mistress, Countess Alexandrine von Hutten-Czapska, the former wife of Alexander von Kolemine, the Russian chargé d'affaires in Darmstadt.
His marriage to a divorcee who was not of equal rank shocked the assembled royalty of Europe and through diplomatic and family pressure Victoria's father was forced to seek an annulment of his own marriage.
September 12, 1837: Birth of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine. Part II.
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In March 1877, Ludwig IV became heir presumptive to the Hessian throne when his father, Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine, died, and less than three months later, found himself as the reigning grand duke upon the demise of his uncle, Ludwig III, on June 13, 1877.
A year and a half later, November 1878, the Grand Ducal household fell ill with diphtheria. Ludwig's eldest daughter Victoria was the first to fall ill, complaining of a stiff neck in the evening of November 5. Diphtheria was diagnosed the following morning, and soon the disease spread to Ludwig's children Alix, Marie, Irene, and Ernst.
Ludwig himself became infected shortly thereafter. Elisabeth was the only child to not fall ill, having been sent away by Alice to the palace of the Princess Charles, Ludwig's mother.
Marie became seriously ill on November 15, and Alice was called to her bedside, but by the time she arrived, Marie had choked to death. A distraught Alice wrote to Queen Victoria that the "pain is beyond words". Alice kept the news of Marie's death secret from her children for several weeks, but she finally told Ernst in early December.
Ernst's reaction was even worse than she had anticipated; at first he refused to believe it. As he sat up crying, Alice broke her rule about physical contact with the ill and gave him a kiss. At first, however, Alice did not fall ill. She met her sister Crown Princess Victoria of Prussia as the latter was passing through Darmstadt on the way to England, and wrote to her mother with "a hint of resumed cheerfulness" on the same day.
However, by Saturday, December 14, the anniversary of her father, Prince Albert's death, she became seriously ill with the diphtheria caught from her son.
Grand Duchess Alice's last words were "dear Papa", and she fell unconscious at 2:30 am. Just after 8:30 am, she died. Alice was buried on 18 December 1878 at the Grand Ducal mausoleum at Rosenhöhe outside Darmstadt, with the Union Flag draped over her coffin. A special monument of Alice and her daughter Marie was erected there by Joseph Boehm.
From then on, Grand Duke Ludwid IV reigned and raised his five surviving children alone.
When looking for a husband for Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, the Prince of Wales suggested that Beatrice marry their sister Alice's widower, Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse of Hesse and by Rhine.
The Prince of Wales argued that Beatrice could act as replacement mother for Louis's young children and spend most of her time in England looking after her mother. He further suggested the Queen could oversee the upbringing of her Hessian grandchildren with greater ease.
However, at the time, it was forbidden by law for Beatrice to marry her sister's widower. This was countered by the Prince of Wales, who vehemently supported passage by the Houses of Parliament of the Deceased Wife's Sister Bill, which would have removed the obstacle.
Despite popular support for this measure and although it passed in the House of Commons, it was rejected by the House of Lords because of opposition from the Lords Spiritual. Although the Queen was disappointed that the bill had failed, she was happy to keep her daughter at her side.
Grand Duke Ludwig IV contracted a morganatic marriage on April 30, 1884 in Darmstadt (on the eve of the wedding of his eldest daughter, for which Queen Victoria and other relatives of his first wife were gathered in the Hessian capital) with Countess Alexandrine Hutten-Czapska (September 3, 1854 –May 8, 1941), daughter of Count Adam Hutten-Czapski and Countess Marianna Rzewuska.
She was the former wife of Aleksander von Kolemin, the Russian chargé d'affaires in Darmstadt. But the couple, facing objections from the Grand Duke's in-laws, separated within a week and the marriage was annulled within three months. As a compensation, she received the title Countess von Romrod on 31 May 1884. Alexandrine later married for the third time to Basil von Bacheracht.
Grand Duke Ludwig IV died on March 13, 1892 of a heart attack in the New Palace in Darmstadt and was succeeded by his son, Ernst-Ludwig. His remains are buried at Rosenhöhe, the mausoleum for the Grand Ducal House outside of Darmstadt.
September 12, 1837: Birth of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine. Part I.
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Ludwig IV (September 12, 1837 – March 13, 1892) was the Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, reigning from June 13, 1877 until his death. Through his own and his children's marriages he was connected to the British Royal Family, to the Imperial House of Russia and to other reigning dynasties of Europe.
Ludwig was born at the Prinz-Karl-Palais in Darmstadt, the capital of the Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine in the German Confederation, the first son and child of Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine (1809 – 1877) and Princess Elisabeth of Prussia (1815 – 1885), granddaughter of King Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia.
As his father's elder brother Ludwig III (1806-1877), the reigning Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, had been married to his first wife since 1833 without legitimate children and from 1868 was married morganatically, Prince Ludwig was from birth second-in-line to the grand ducal throne, after his father.
On July 1, 1862, Louis married Princess Alice, a daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. On the day of the wedding, the Queen issued a royal warrant granting her new son-in-law the style of Royal Highness in the United Kingdom. In the German Confederation his style remained Grand Ducal Highness. The Queen also subsequently made Prince Ludwig a knight of the Order of the Garter.
Although an arranged marriage orchestrated by the bride's father Albert, Prince Consort, the couple did have a brief period of courtship before betrothal and wed willingly, even after the death of the Prince Consort left Queen Victoria in a protracted state of grief that cast a pall over the nuptials.
Becoming parents in less than a year following their marriage, the young royal couple found themselves strapped financially to maintain the lifestyle expected of their rank. Princess Alice's interest in social services, scientific development, hands-on child-rearing, charity and intellectual stimulation were not shared by Ludwig who, although dutiful and benevolent, was bluff in manner and conventional in his pursuits.
The death of the younger of their two sons, Frittie, who was afflicted with hemophilia and suffered a fatal fall from a palace window before his third birthday in 1873, combined with the wearying war relief duties Alice had undertaken in 1870, evoked a crisis of spiritual faith for the princess in which her husband does not appear to have shared.
In 1866 the Austrians suffered defeat in the Austro-Prussian War and the Hessian grandduchy was in jeopardy of being awarded as the spoils of war to victorious Prussia, which annexed some of Austria's other allies (Hanover, Hesse-Cassel, Nassau), a fate from which Hesse-Darmstadt appears to have been spared only by a cession of territory and the close dynastic kinship between its ruler and the Emperor of Russia (Alexander II's consort, Empress Maria Alexandrovna, was the sister of Hesse's Grand Duke Ludwig III and of Prince Charles).
In the Franco-Prussian War provoked by Bismarck's manipulation of the Ems telegram in 1870, Hesse and by Rhine this time found itself a winning ally of Prussia's, and Prince Ludwig was credited with courageous military service, especially at the Battle of Gravelotte, which also afforded him the opportunity of mending the previous war's grievances with the House of Hohenzollern by fighting on the same side as his brother-in-law and future emperor, Crown Prince Friedrich of Prussia.
July 11,1866: Birth of Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine. Part I.
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Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine (Irene Luise Marie Anne, Princess of Hesse and by Rhine, July 11, 1866 – November 11, 1953) was the third child and third daughter of Princess Alice of the United Kingdom and Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine.
Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine
Her maternal grandparents were Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Her paternal grandparents were Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine and Princess Elisabeth of Prussia, the second daughter of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia and Landgravine Marie-Anna of Hesse-Homburg and a granddaughter of Friedrich-Wilhelm II of Prussia.
Princess Irene's siblings included Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, wife of Prince Louis of Battenberg (the maternal grandmother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and mother-in-law of king Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden), Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia, wife of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia, Ernst-Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia, wife of Empress Nicholas II of Russia. Like her younger sister, the Russian Empress, Irene was a carrier of the hemophilia gene, and Irene would lose her sisters Alix and Elisabeth in Russia to the Bolsheviks.
She received her first name, which was taken from the Greek word for "peace", because she was born at the end of the Austro-Prussian War. Her mother, Princess Alice, considered Irene an unattractive child and once wrote to her sister Victoria that Irene was "not pretty." Though not as pretty as her sister Elizabeth, Irene did have a pleasant, even disposition.
I personally disagree with her mothers assessment. As seen in these pictures below, I think Princess Irene was very pretty.
Princess Alice brought up her daughters simply. An English nanny presided over the nursery and the children ate plain meals of rice puddings and baked apples and wore plain dresses. Her daughters were taught how to do housework, such as baking cakes, making their own beds, laying fires and sweeping and dusting their rooms. Princess Alice also emphasized the need to give to the poor and often took her daughters on visits to hospitals and charities.
The family was devastated in 1873 when Irene's haemophiliac younger brother Friedrich, nicknamed "Frittie", fell through an open window, struck his head on the balustrade and died hours later of a brain hemorrhage. In the months following the toddler's death, Alice frequently took her children to his grave to pray and was melancholy on anniversaries associated with him.
In the autumn of 1878 Irene, her siblings (except for Elizabeth) and her father became ill with diphtheria. Her younger sister Princess Marie, nicknamed "May", died of the disease. Her mother, exhausted from nursing the children, also became infected. Knowing she was in danger of dying, Princess Alice dictated her will, including instructions about how to bring up her daughters and how to run the household. She died of diphtheria on December 14, 1878.
Following Alice's death, Queen Victoria resolved to act as a mother to her Hessian grandchildren. Princess Irene and her surviving siblings spent annual holidays in England and their grandmother sent instructions to their governess regarding their education and approving the pattern of their dresses. With her sister Alix, Irene was a bridesmaid at the 1885 wedding of their maternal aunt, Princess Beatrice, to Prince Henry of Battenberg.
Irene married Prince Heinrich of Prussia, the third child and second son of Friedrich III, German Emperor and Victoria, Princess Royal on May 24 1888 at the chapel of the Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin. As their mothers were sisters, Irene and Heinrich were first cousins.
Irene and Heinrich
Their marriage displeased Queen Victoria because she had not been told about the courtship until they had already decided to marry. At the time of the ceremony, Irene's uncle and father-in-law, the German emperor, was dying of throat cancer, and less than a month after the ceremony, Irene's cousin and brother-in-law ascended the throne as Emperor Wilhelm II.
Happy 99th Birthday to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, June 10, 1921), is the husband of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms.
HRH Duke of Edinburgh and HM Queen (official photo released in honor of the Duke of Edinburgh's 99th birthday).
Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark was born in Mon Repos on the Greek island of Corfu on June 10, 1921, the only son and fifth and final child of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg. Prince Philip is a member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, itself a Collateral branch of the House of Oldenburg, he was a prince of both Greece and Denmark by virtue of his patrilineal descent from George I of Greece and Christian IX of Denmark, and he was from birth in the line of succession to both thrones; the 1953 Succession Act removed his family branch's succession rights in Denmark. Philip's four elder sisters were Margarita, Theodora, Cecilie, and Sophie. He was baptised in the Greek Orthodox rite at St. George's Church in the Old Fortress in Corfu.
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
Philip's mother, Princess Alice of Battenberg, was the eldest child of Prince Louis of Battenberg and his wife Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine. Her mother was the eldest daughter of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and By Rhine and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, the second daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
Princess Alice of Battenberg
Princess Alice of Battenberg's father, Prince Louis of Battenberg, was the eldest son of Prince Alexander of Hesse and By Rhine through his morganatic marriage to Countess Julia von Hauke, who was created Princess of Battenberg in 1858 by Ludwig III, Grand Duke of Hesse of By Rhine. Alice's three younger siblings, Louise, George, and Louis, later became Queen of Sweden, Marquess of Milford Haven, and Earl Mountbatten of Burma, respectively.
Prince and Princess Andrew of of Greece and Denmark
Prince Philip's family was exiled from the Greece when he was an infant. After being educated in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, he joined the British Royal Navy in 1939, aged 18.
Prince Philip and his father.
That same year, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth toured the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. During the visit, the Queen and Louis Mountbatten asked Philip to escort the King's two daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret, who were Philip's third cousins through Queen Victoria, and second cousins once removed through King Christian IX of Denmark. Elizabeth fell in love with Philip, and they began to exchange letters when she was 13.
From July 1939, he began corresponding with the 13-year-old Princess Elizabeth, whom he had first met in 1934. During the Second World War he served with distinction in the Mediterranean and Pacific Fleets. After the war, Philip was granted permission by George VI to marry Elizabeth.
Before the official announcement of their engagement in July 1947, he abandoned his Greek and Danish royal titles, became a naturalised British subject, and adopted his maternal grandparents' surname Mountbatten. He married Princess Elizabeth on November 20, 1947. Just before the wedding, he was created Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich. In post-war Britain it was not acceptable for any of the Duke of Edinburgh's German relations to be invited to the wedding, including Philip's three surviving sisters, all of whom had married German princes.
The Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Elizabeth
Philip left active military service when Elizabeth became queen in 1952, having reached the rank of commander, and was formally made a British prince in 1957.
Philip and Elizabeth have four children: Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward. Through a British Order in Council issued in 1960, descendants of the couple not bearing royal styles and titles can use the surname Mountbatten-Windsor, which has also been used by some members of the royal family who do hold titles, such as Princess Anne, and Princes Andrew and Edward.
A keen sports enthusiast, Philip helped develop the equestrian event of carriage driving. He is a patron, president, or member of over 780 organisations, and he serves as chairman of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award for people aged 14 to 24. He is the longest-serving consort of a reigning British monarch and the oldest ever male member of the British royal family. Philip retired from his royal duties on 2 August 2017, aged 96, having completed 22,219 solo engagements since 1952.


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Fitness Simmers rejoice; The Sims™ 4 Fitness Stuff* is arriving on June 20th, and it's all about embodying a more active lifestyle.
Soon, your athletically inclined Sims, or those just looking for a reason to get off the sofa, can take on a new challenge with the rock climbing treadmill. Yep, you read that right, a rock climbing treadmill! This new piece of equipment will give your Sim an intense workout that allows them to lose weight, while simultaneously building muscle. As your Sim becomes more experienced at bouldering, they can attempt increasingly difficult climbs, as well as compete against others to set high scores.
Is the rock climbing treadmill a bit daunting for your clumsy Sim? No worries! Sims can now enjoy new workout videos with your choice of exercise routine to make them sweat at their local gym, or from the comfort and privacy of their own home. If building is more your thing, you can also revamp the local gym or build out a fitness studio with nature-inspired objects and décor that will fill your Sim with vigor.
Looking to hit the gym but don't want to be distracted by the locals? Pop in the brand new earbuds and crank the music to get your Sim in a muscle-burning mood. These versatile earbuds go wherever your Sim goes, without disturbing other Sims in your vicinity. But what about when you get home and want to relax after an energetic work out? We've got you covered. There are new objects available to make your Sim's home a relaxing sanctuary, including a set of items for your bathroom to make it the perfect place for a post-workout soak.
Half the appeal of working out is wearing chic fitness apparel; you want to be the envy of your fellow gym rats after all. Enjoy a collection of vibrant athleisure apparel that will inspire motion, and motivate your Sim to strut around town. Just because you may have skipped leg day doesn't mean you can't show off those trendy new yoga pants!
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The Regis School (previously Bognor Regis Community College) is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form located in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England. It converted to academy status from LEA control in January 2012, under the sponsorship of United Learning.

The school was located on two separate sites until September 2010 when new school buildings were constructed as part of the Building Schools for the Future programme. The older buildings were demolished.

Previously a community school administered by West Sussex County Council, in January 2012 The Regis School converted to academy status and is now sponsored by United Learning.

On 31 October - 1 November 2017 the school was inspected by Ofsted. The findings were published on 24 November which showed the school was rated 'Good' by Ofsted with Leadership and Management judged as 'Outstanding'.

References

External links
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 BBC stats page for the school
 September 2007, Ofsted report

Academies in West Sussex
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Secondary schools in West Sussex
Bognor Regis


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Like the first game in Frankfurt the admirals where able to make a strong start. The kick-returner from Fire, Michael Franklin, fumbled the ball and the Admirals took the first offensive drive. That drive ended in a touchdown made by runningback Jonathan Smith.
Fire fought back. With some nice passes from Fire quarterback Cody Pickett the Fire was able to get into scoring position. Sadly a field goal was the most they could get out of this drive.
One of the most valuable players for the team from Amsterdam was again Noriaki Kinoshita. With a 38 yard kickoff return, the Japanese receiver fought bravely. It was disappointing that the drive ended up in missed fieldgoal. Fire took over and at the beginning of the second quarter Fire kicker Connor Hughes managed to score another fieldgoal. So with a lead of only one point in favor of the Admirals the teams entered the half time break with a score of 7-6.
The second half was a bit of a rerun of the game in Frankfurt.. Fire was playing stronger and Admirals quarterback Drew Olsen couldn't get his passes right. It looked like offensive line of the Admirals count handle the pressure form Fire so Olsen had to handle some blitzes and a couple of sacks. The Fire took the lead in the beginning of the second half with a touchdown. Quarterback Pickett brought the fire to the 1 yard line and Taurean Henderson finished the drive with a small run.
The only answer the Admirals could give was a 29 yard fieldgoal from kicker Johnsen which the fire replicated in the beginning of the 4th quarter. With only 2 minutes on the clock and a score of 10-16 the Admirals started there last drive hoping to score a touchdown. But in the 4th down Noriaki Kinoshita was some inches short and the game was done.
The Admirals showed some improvements on the defense but the team still needs a lot of work. According to Admirals headcoach Bart Andrus the Admirals didn't had any playmakers. Rhein Fire got back on track by winning this one after their lost against the Berlin Thunder.


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The four-hour trek took cyclists to five farms: Farmyard Market, Petter Farms, Pine View Farms, Anna's Orchard and Floating Gardens. They ended their excursion at Enns's home, where they savoured a meal made from food purchased at each of the farms.
Enns sees cycling as a great way to explore local agricultural enterprises. "Biking is so cool," he says. "It gives people a sense of being together." The purpose of the tour was to expose people to—and celebrate—locally grown food. "It turned out to be a really nice way to do that," he adds.
Enns, who is a member of Nutana Park Mennonite Church in Saskatoon, has had a wide range of work experiences related to food. He once worked on a food-security project under Mennonite Central Committee in Zimbabwe; he spent 12 years promoting feedlots for the Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture; and he served as director of Heifer International in Canada for over a decade, working on food issues in relation to both international development and First Nations.
In his current position, Enns develops policies related to food use and security. "We wanted to change the policy around where you can garden and we've done that," he says. "People can now plant boulevard gardens." Enns also worked with the city to develop a policy whereby vacant lot owners would be entitled to a tax rebate if they allow people to plant gardens on the lots.
Enns believes the church has a responsibility in this area as well. "I think we have to be more active," he says. "As people with a voice and a vote, we need to think about how we eat. That's just the responsible thing to do." People wanting to think about what they eat might consider being mindful of their food purchases: opting for pastured rather than factory-raised meat, or spending a bit more for locally grown vegetables. It might also include being mindful of what they throw away, or slowing down enough to savour the food they eat.


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FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008
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United on top of the world
Manchester United win first Club World Cup
Wayne Rooney, adidas Golden Ball winner, nets winner in Yokohama final
Gamba Osaka pip Pachuca to third
The year 2008 has certainly been one to remember for Manchester United Football Club. Champions of England, champions of Europe and now champions of the world due to their 1-0 victory over Liga de Quito in the final of the FIFA Club World Cup.
They did it the hard way. Completely dominating possession and play in the first half, United were in control of the game. That was until Nemanja Vidic elbowed Claudio Bieler in the face - and the Red Devils ended up seeing red. However, despite their numerical disadvantage, United still tried to play positively rather than try and close the game out and rely on the lottery of a penalty shoot-out, which saw them qualify for the competition after defeating Chelsea on spot-kicks in Moscow seven months ago.
Inspired by the prompting of Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney, Sir Alex Ferguson's side were rewarded Rooney, the adidas Golden Ball winner fired past the outstanding Jose Cevallos in the 73rd minute, which proved to be enough. Yet the English side were forced to rely on the heroics of Edwin van der Sar who pulled off two world-class saves to frustrate Damian Manso, who claimed the adidas Bronze Ball.
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Third place went to AFC champions Gamba Osaka, who prevailed by a single goal over Pachuca in a tight match for third place. A well taken strike from Masato Yamazaki proved to be the difference between the two sides; with Osaka's victory blighted only by the tournament's first sending off, an injury-time red card for substitute Takahiro Futugawa. Yet the squad together with their enthusiastic supporters, who sang from start to finish at each of their three games in this competition, celebrated the win with gusto - which equalled Urawa Reds' achievement this time last year.
The tournament opened with a Trans-Tasman derby between Oceania champions Waitakere United of New Zealand, and Asian runners-up Adelaide United of Australia. After conceding goals in the third and fourth minute in the previous event, Waitakere underlined the progress they had made in the meantime by opening the scoring against Adelaide after 34 minutes at Tokyo's National Stadium, following a goalkeeping error. Adelaide, however, equalised before half-time, and captain Travis Dodd provided the winner for the Australians seven minutes from the close, to book a quarter-final rematch with Asian champions Gamba Osaka.
Before that, there was the other quarter-final to be contested, at the same stadium. Egypt's Al Ahly, the African champions, shocked their Mexican opponents Pachuca by going into a two-goal lead before half-time. Yet a spirited Pachuca fightback levelled the scores, forcing the match to extra time, where the Mexicans made their territorial dominance count with two more goals, from Damian Alvarez and Argentinian star Christian Gimenez.
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Gamba Osaka, playing in front of a passionate crowd in Toyota City, went into an early lead against Adelaide with a well-worked goal from Japan international Yasuhito Endo. Adelaide, however, made a match of it in the second half, and only two late near-misses from Dodd and substitute Robert Younis prevented the match from going to extra time.
It was time for the big two to make their entry, and the first to do so were South American champions Liga de Quito, who had beaten the more fancied Argentinian and Brazilian clubs to win the Copa Libertadores. And the Ecuadorians showed it was no fluke by racing into a two-goal lead against Pachuca, and holding firm in the face of tremendous pressure from the Mexicans in the second period, with goalkeeper Jose Cevallos making two outstanding saves.
The long-awaited entry of European champions Manchester United sparked the event's most thrilling match. Faced with 'home' side Gamba Osaka, Sir Alex Ferguson's men were committed to attack from the outset, and were rewarded with first-half goals for Nemanja Vidic and Cristiano Ronaldo, both headers from Ryan Giggs corners. Yet Gamba had created chances of their own in the first period, and gave the English side a momentary fright when Masato Yamazaki pulled a goal back on 74 minutes. But then the United substitutes took over: England star Wayne Rooney scored twice in four minutes, sandwiched by a goal from Darren Fletcher, to give the Europeans an unassailable 5-1 lead. Yet Gamba refused to give up, and notched two consolation strikes before the whistle blew to signal the end of an unforgettable match.
Adelaide United emulated the feat of their Australian colleagues Sydney FC in 2005 by defeating Al Ahly in the play-off for fifth place. A brilliant individual goal from Cristiano in the seventh minute was enough for Aurelio Vidmar's side to prevail. There was also joy for the Australians after returning home as they scooped the FIFA Fair Play Award.
Final standings/Participants
Manchester United (ENG)
Liga de Quito (ECU)
Gamba Osaka (JPN)
Pachuca C.F. (MEX)
Adelaide United FC (AUS)
Al Ahly (EGY)
Waitakere United (NZL)
Stadiums/ Host cities
National Stadium (Tokyo), Toyota Stadium (Toyota) and International Stadium (Yokohama)
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) three goals; Yasuhito Endo (Gamba Osaka), Masato Yamazaki (Gamba Osaka) and Christian Gimenez (Pachuca) two
Total number of goals: 23, an average of 2.88 per game
Total attendance: 355,515, an average of 44,439 per game
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Corinthians halt European domination
German glory and high-flying hosts
Real Madrid turn winning run into a world title
Barcelona secure historic third title in Japan
Real Madrid top of class at Japan 2016
United Arab Emirates 2017
Real round off historic year in UAE
Real Madrid make history in unexpected final
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Northsight Capital, Inc. (NCAP – otcbb), announced the launch of the first marijuana strain rating website, www.RateMyStrain.com. RateMyStrain.com is a free service where anyone can discreetly search, rate, review, discuss, and learn about the medical or recreational effects of over 750 marijuana strains. The site also allows users and dispensaries to post their own new strains on the site for others to see and review.
Legalized marijuana industries (medical and recreational) are so new and rapidly expanding that people are often unfamiliar and uninformed of all the effects that come from using different marijuana strains, whether for recreational or medical purposes. Ratemystrain.com can be reached directly or through its companion site www.WeedDepot.com. RateMyStrain.com provides users with one of the largest online libraries of marijuana strains that will allow them to search for strains based on: strain type (indica, sativa, hybrid), strain name, effects, rank, medical or recreational usages, and more.
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Those of you who know me personally or have been following our celebrations on this blog should be well aware of my birthday "obsession". I just have to do something special with my loved ones on our birthdays to mark the day! About half the time, my birthday falls on a weekend (or Labor Day Monday), making it easier to plan a family celebration. This year it fell on a weekday/school day, but with just a little more planning and effort, I still got myself a special family birthday CELEBRATION!
Being limited to an after school/after work time frame, I booked us on a 90-minute sunset cruise with Cruise Newport, on a 72' Schooner Madeline. Our sail was at 6:30 pm (sail times vary each season, check the website for all sail times they offer). I reserved our sail a day ahead, and suggest that you book even earlier in the peak of the summer. The vessel is licensed for 49 passengers and it was pretty full during our sail.
We left our suburb south of Boston at 3:30 pm and made it to Newport in less than 1.5 hour (with traffic). Cruise Newport sails from Bannister Wharf, a lovely waterfront area in downtown Newport, lined with little shops and restaurants. We had about 45 minutes to spare before our sail, so we set down to enjoy some (slightly overpriced) drinks and raw seafood at Black Pearl right next to Cruise Newport ticket booth (which is also where we boarded Madeline).
There were several other families with young children on board. Madeline has a special "lowered" area in the front of the vessel that is most suitable (and safe) for young children. Romantic types and groups of friends hang out on the other side, right under the sails.
As the sail progressed and we felt more relaxed, we moved out of the "safety" zone and into the "cooler" parts of the schooner, where all the "action" was.
I already pointed out that it was just too calm of a day for us to have "much" to sail on and we were on motor a lot. When we were "on sails" – my son was happy to take sailing instruction from the Captain.
Complimentary non-alcoholic beverages are offered on all Cruise Newport boats and trips, but Madeleine also offers complimentary champagne and beer during the sunset sail.
Our 90 minutes on the water were over way too soon, but what an enjoyable way it was to spend a birthday afternoon with the family.
1. You can book your Madeline sails through November 1 before they close for winter (sails start again in the spring).
2. Children of all ages are welcome on board.
3. While you may be able to book right at their ticket booth at Bannister Wharf on the day of the sail (depending on the day and season), I recommend booking at least couple of days ahead via the website, or by calling 401-847-0298 or emailing info@cruisenewport.com.
4. Plan to arrive 20 minutes prior to your sail time.
5. The nearest parking lot is next to the Mooring Restaurant. (Alternatively, The Newport County Convention and Visitor's Bureau offers a larger parking lot which is located on America 's Cup Avenue about a ten minute walk from Bannister's Wharf).
6. Wear comfortable shoes, it's fun to move around the boat (once the sail is set).
7. You can bring snacks, but they ask you not to bring large spreads of food.
8. For the consideration of other passengers, the company asks that you do not make or take phone calls while onboard.
Our visit was arranged in part by Discover Newport. Check them out for all your Newport what to do ideas. We can't wait to come back to Newport later this month for some wine tasting, ocean drives (and walks!), and grand mansion touring.
HAVE YOU DONE SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY? I AM ALWAYS LOOKING FOR BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION IDEAS, SO DO SHARE IN THE COMMENTS!
This post is part of the exciting collection of travel stories: #WeekendWanderlust at Southern Gypsy and #TheWeeklyPostcard at A Hole in My Shoe and #wkendtravelinspiration at AlbomAdventures. Check them out for your next trip idea!
Our birthdays must be close to the same date. Mine usually falls a few days after Labor Day. I usually request experiences instead of "things" for my birthday, but often the actual experience is on another day.
Vicky, as I am the celebration planner in the family I don't "request"- I organize myself. My family happily obliges, so I only occasionally "complain".
Newport is beautiful! You are so lucky to have a birthday sail and a glamorous sunset as well! I hope you had a memorable day.
It was nice to be on the water together! Thank you.
This a beautiful time of year in Newport. Enjoyed your recap of the family sail there.
Like you I am a BIG believer in celebrating birthdays, and I mean really celebrating them. This sounds like a wonderful way to do it; a sailboat, a sunset and champagne, what more could you want?!
yes, it is a winning combination indeed! Thank you, Katja!
on calm day I'm all for sailing! Sunset is a beautiful time to do so as well!! I never plan anything exciting on my brithday to be honest…I usually go for lunch or dinner!
It was a very smooth sailing, Claudia!
Wow, I have to do this! We didn't do a sail before, it was some kind of harbor cruise, but this looks beautitul. Happy, Happy (late) Birthday!
i couldn't have planned a better birthday! I love Newport and to do a sunset sail, must be just perfect. I have to keep Discover Newport listed, thanks for the tip!
This looks like such a delightful birthday adventure! My daughter's name is Madeline, so I think she would especially love this excursion.
That looked like a perfect birthday celebration! I've never sailed, but I need to do it. The peace and calm of the water makes it look like a perfectly relaxing time. I'm glad you had a great family time. Sailing is moving up on my to-do list! Thanks for sharing!
I adore the photo of your daughter at the end of the post, but was also glad to see your son's big smile while steering the boat as well! What a fun way to celebrate your birthday! I am glad you decided on a sailing boat and liked it. I miss sailing, though I was never on a boat this big. Can't wait to read your posts about the mansions, especially how the little one liked it. I have been holding off on going there because I'm not sure my daughter will care too much for that, even though I love this type of stuff.
First of all, Happy Birthday! Glad to see that you had an enjoyable weekend and were able to take advantage of it to the fullest. I would of never thought of the idea of sailing to Newport. I'm not a big fan of ocean waters, and waves. I get sea sick very quickly.