Her Majesty the Queen and HRH The Prince of Wales expressed their condolences to the people of Poland upon hearing of their president’s death.
Officials said there were no survivors from the plane crash in Russia that claimed President Lech Kaczynski and 96 others. Among the dead are his wife, First Lady Madame Kaczynska, and his staff members. The group had been en route to mark the 70th anniversary of the massacre in Katyn forest, a mass murder of Polish nationals imprisoned by the Soviet NKVD.
Royals around the world have expressed their sympathies, including Queen Beatrix of Holland, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, and King Harald of Norway.
The President is survived by his twin brother, Jaroslaw, and his daughter Marta.
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Major UK bookseller Bloomsbury has partnered with the Qatar Foundation
The Qatar Foundation was established by the Qatari royal family to provide funding and promotion for a number of cultural and scientific projects. HM The Queen attended a reception at Windsor Castle Thursday (4-8-10) to mark the launch of the joint venture called the Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing Project. At the reception the Queen met with Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser, wife of the Emir and Chairwoman of the foundation.
The Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing Project will sell and distribute books in Qatar, the Middle East and, through the Bloomsbury sales and marketing network, around the world.
A low-cut black gown worn in 1981 by Lady Diana Spencer is to be sold at auction.
As the fiancee of the Prince of Wales, Diana caused a furor in her off-the-shoulder dress when she bent down to climb out of her car upon arriving at an event. The future royal bride inspired the headline “Daring Di sets fashion as she takes the plunge”.
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Though she refrained from going out in such a gown again, Diana had effectively knocked the “Shy Di” image out of the way. She became a very public, media-driven Princess of Wales who set the fashion world alight.
The gown recently made a reappearance at the studio of designers David and Elizabeth Emanuel, the creators of Diana’s wedding dress.
The black taffeta gown is to be sold through Kerry Taylor Auctions in London on June 8th.
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