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Queen Mother Hosts Chef Nak in Celebration of Cambodian Culinary Excellence

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

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The Queen Mother continues to inspire and empower future generations, encouraging them to preserve and improve Cambodian cuisine.

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The Queen Mother continues to inspire and empower future generations, encouraging them to preserve and improve Cambodian cuisine.
She recognizes Chef Nak and her team's important role in restoring culinary traditions shattered by war, especially the restoration of royal cuisine.
At the meeting, Her Majesty the Queen Mother described her meeting with Chef Nak and her team as family-like.
During her visit with the Queen Mother, Chef Nak expressed heartfelt gratitude for this honor and pledged to elevate Cambodian cuisine on the global stage.

Auctioned Dinner Raising $220,000 for Landmine Clearance in Ukraine

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023

To raise funds for an auction to benefit landmine clearance in Ukraine, Mitzi Perdue was hoping that her offer of a home cooked meal for eight would raise $1000.

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To raise funds for an auction to benefit landmine clearance in Ukraine, Mitzi Perdue was hoping that her offer of a home cooked meal for eight would raise $1000.
The November 8 event may set a record for the highest amount ever raised, per capita, for a charity meal in a private home.
Ms. Perdue's commitment is to use every dollar that was raised to reduce the carnage landmines are causing in Ukraine.
Every part of the evening will be created with donations from food, beverage, and flower companies that want to support Ukraine.

Teton Science Schools 2023 Murie Spirit of Conservation Awards Honors the Kingdom of Bhutan for Leadership in Conservation

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Thursday, September 21, 2023

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JACKSON HOLE, Wyo., Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Teton Science Schools will host the 13th Annual Murie Spirit of Conservation Awards on October 17, 2023, at 7 p.m. MST at the Center for the Arts in Jackson, Wyoming.

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The Jackson, Wyoming-based Teton Science Schools will present the prestigious 13th annual Murie Spirit of Conservation award to the Kingdom of Bhutan on October 17.
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo., Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Teton Science Schools will host the 13th Annual Murie Spirit of Conservation Awards on October 17, 2023, at 7 p.m. MST at the Center for the Arts in Jackson, Wyoming.
Teton Science Schools is proud to honor the Kingdom of Bhutan with the Murie Spirit of Conservation Award for its dedication to environmental preservation, making it the first-ever country to receive the esteemed recognition.
Event proceeds go to support the Murie Ranch of Teton Science Schools and the Bhutan Foundation.

King Charles III's coronation oath is a crucial part of the ceremony – experts explain

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Friday, May 5, 2023

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Yet easily overlooked – and equally important – is the coronation oath, which has been a fundamental component of the ceremony since medieval times.

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Yet easily overlooked – and equally important – is the coronation oath, which has been a fundamental component of the ceremony since medieval times.
It is of such significance that the remainder of the rite cannot proceed unless it has been sworn.
The oath is the essential counterpart to the recognition and acclamation.
The recognition is the moment at the beginning of the ceremony when the monarch is presented to the people for approval.
It is actually a series of promises in question and answer form, sealed by an oath sworn “in God’s presence”.

The makings of a modern oath

The Glorious Revolution of 1688-1689 ushered in a major change when a revised oath became statutory.
The version used for Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1953 had three essential parts and retained the oath’s medieval core.
Clearly, an abdication post-coronation would have been more problematic because the coronation oath establishes accountability.
The oath is at once a conduit for tradition, a constitutional pillar, a source of legitimacy and authority and a marker of national values.
How incongruous it would be if the person at the summit of the constitutional pyramid had no oath to swear themselves.

King Charles's 21st century coronation: Repatriating the Crown Jewels is long overdue

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Friday, April 28, 2023

Majesty, spectacle and celebrity have long been associated with the British Royal Family, and the Crown Jewels have traditionally enhanced each of these aspects.

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Majesty, spectacle and celebrity have long been associated with the British Royal Family, and the Crown Jewels have traditionally enhanced each of these aspects.
But in the 21st century, it’s time for the monarch to make good on the vow to “reform what is amiss” and repatriate those priceless gems.

Jewels taking centre stage

These diamonds have a painful history and yet two of them are taking centre stage at King Charles’s coronation at a time of acute post-colonial pain.
The Royal Family is aware of this history; that’s likely why it opted against including the Koh-i-Noor diamond in the coronation ceremony.
This display is intended to capture attention, reinforce British identity and immerse British and Commonwealth citizens in the sovereign-subject relationship.

The stolen Crown Jewels

In the 21st century, however, the Crown Jewels and coronation regalia are under intense scrutiny amid decolonization and ongoing efforts to repair Britain’s global relationships.
Identity and repair are at the centre of current developments, reinforcing the importance of this coronation — and King Charles himself.
That some Indigenous leaders didn’t feel mournful about her passing reflects the impact of colonization on the monarchy.

Colonial aggression

Consequently, the Crown Jewels represent something much more than the majesty of British history because they incorporate gems that are artefacts of colonial aggression and ideology.
If coronation viewers are enchanted by the majesty and historical grandeur of the coronation ceremony, are they also enchanted by Britain’s brutal colonial past?
Specifically, will viewers be struck by the contradiction between the supposed purity and sanctity of St. Edward’s Crown, the Imperial Crown, the Sovereign’s Sceptre and Orb and the savage and demeaning colonial origins of the gems embedded within them?

Koh-i-Noor diamond

The same is true for the Koh-i-Noor diamond, forcibly “gifted” in 1849 by 10-year-old Maharajah Duleep Singh to the British East India Company and subsequently placed into the crown of the late Queen Mother for her coronation in 1937.
Although it won’t be seen at Charles’s coronation, it’s still among the Crown Jewels — and it’s hardly the embodiment of virtue.
Gems do not a monarch make, and repatriating them would strengthen and modernize the contemporary British monarchy at a time when it most urgently needs to do so.