Above photo: Joshua Best, Stand.Earth. At Royal Bank of Canada shareholder meeting, Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs call for an end to fossil fuel finance. Kicking-off shareholder season, Indigenous land defenders, climate finance experts, youth activists ramp up pressure on RBC. Traditional territories of the Ho-de-no-sau-nee-ga (Haudenosaunee), Anishinabewaki ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᐗᑭ, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, Mississauga, and Wendake-Nionwentsïo First Nations (so-called Toronto, Ontario, Canada) – Despite abruptly canceling the in-person portion of their annual general meeting (AGM) today, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) faced growing calls to phase out coal, oil, gas, and tar sands funding, and instead invest in a safe, and renewable future. Wet’suwet’en […]
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Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs Demand Royal Bank Stop Financing Pipeline By Jennifer Wickham, Last Real Indians. March 9, 2022 Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs Demand Royal Bank Stop Financing Pipeline2022-03-092022-03-09https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/03/220309-2.jpg200px200px Unceded Gidimt’en territory, so-called Smithers, British Columbia, Canada – On Friday, February 25, Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs met with Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and City National Bank (CNB) executives demanding the bank withdraw financing for the Coastal GasLink pipeline by March 11. The meeting marked the first-ever meeting between RBC leadership and Indigenous land defenders, who have been resisting the controversial fracked gas pipeline for a decade. At the meeting, the following demands were […]
British startup called Aeralis was selected to build the Royal Air Force’s future modular aircraft. The contract award from Royal Air Force’s Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) enables the company to design and development of future aircraft. The RCO will support the requirements and design review process to gain an understanding of how Aeralis defines the ways in which agile, modular, commercially-driven aircraft design can develop and certify a broad range of future aircraft systems that could support the RAF’s ambition to rationalize its future fleet. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – As noted by the company, the AERALIS modular aircraft […]
The British Royal Air Force confirmed that it has carried out airstrikes against Daesh targets in Iraq using Paveway IV precision-guided bombs. According to a press release issued Thursday by Royal Air Force, the airstrikes occurred on Thursday 11th February, when two Typhoon FGR4 fighter jets were tasked to conduct the strikes against terrorists who had been identified occupying two dispersed encampments on the banks of the Tharthar River, west of the city of Bayji. The strikes were carried out following a check of the area which revealed there were no signs of any civilians who might be placed at risk. This […]
The Royal Air Force has announced that the fifth Poseidon MRA Mk.1 submarine-hunter aircraft, touched down safe and sound at RAF Lossiemouth on 2 February. As noted by the Royal Air Force, it’s the first time that an RAF Poseidon has been delivered straight from the Boeing factory, near Seattle, without making a stop en-route. The aircraft, named Fulmar, flew directly from Boeing Field near Seattle. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Its arrival represents another milestone in the development of Lossiemouth’s Maritime Patrol capability and it comes at a time of unprecedented submarine activity, close to UK waters. Poseidon […]
The Royal Air Force has announced on Monday that it is one step closer to receive uncrewed fighter jets. On 25 January, Royal Air Force wrote on Twitter that U.S. firm Spirit AeroSystems was awarded a contract from the British Ministry of Defense for uncrewed fighter aircraft. “UK’s first fleet of uncrewed fighter aircraft a step closer with £30 million contract awarded to Spirit AeroSystems to design and manufacture a prototype capable of providing a battle-winning advantage to the RAF [Royal Air Force],” the message added. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Nicknamed the ‘Loyal Wingman’, the aircraft will be […]
On 28 December, the Royal Australian Air Force has announced that their F-35A Lightning II fleet was declared ‘combat ready’. “Our F-35A Lightning II fleet can now be deployed on operations, with Initial Operational Capability being officially achieved today,” the Royal Australian Air Force said in a Twitter post Monday. Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC said the F-35s are the most advanced, multi-role stealth fighter in the world. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “The fifth-generation F-35A, along with the F/A-18F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler, is key to our air combat capability and critical to […]
The British Royal Air Force (RAF) has released a short video that shows the C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft landed on a dirt runway. British long-range, heavy-lift strategic transport aircraft performed take-off and landing testing on the semi-prepared runway as part of a test to expand the C-17 capabilities to land on dry and wet-dirt runways. “Even on Semi-Prepared Runway Operations (SPRO), the C-17 can land and take off at 220 tonnes! That’s the equivalent of 37,000 medium turkeys or 9,700 6ft Christmas trees, to be precise!,” the 99 Squadron said in a Twitter post Saturday. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – A semi-prepared runway […]
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) has taken delivery of its 14th CH-47F Chinook helicopter from Boeing, according to a recent service news release. “Another nice step towards a modernized air force. The new Chinooks are on the way. Please be patient, 2021 in NL,” RNLAF said on its Twitter account. In 2016, the Netherlands acquired 14 CH-47F Chinooks through the U.S. Department of Defense’s Foreign Military Sales program and later signed an agreement that will upgrade six Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) Chinook helicopters to the latest F-model configuration, ensuring commonality of systems for their entire fleet of 20 F-model Chinooks. – […]
The next three F-35B Lightning II short take-off and vertical landing aircraft departed the Lockheed Martin production facility recently to the United Kingdom. In a release Friday, Air Officer Commanding No 1 Group, Royal Air Force, Allan Marshall said the new stealth fighter jets to increases the British fleet to 21 F-35s. “Looking forward to their arrival in the UK over the coming days,” the message added. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – According to Britain’s Royal Air Force website, the F-35B Lightning combat aircraft currently operates alongside the Typhoon. A multi-role machine, Lightning is capable of conducting air-to-surface, electronic warfare, […]
While the vessel was docked in Georgia, United States for maintenance. An officer reportedly staggered onto the nuclear-armed submarine drunk holding a bag of leftover barbecue chicken. A Royal Navy officer has been sent home from the US and placed under investigation after reporting to take command of a submarine’s Trident nuclear missiles while drunk, the Scottish Sun reported. Lt Cdr Len Louw has now been placed under an inquiry at Faslane naval base in Scotland after colleagues raised concerns that he had been drinking. According to the report, co-workers reported the submariner’s behaviour as “staggering drunk” when the weapons engineering officer arrived […]
If you love The Daily Beast’s royal coverage, then we hope you’ll enjoy The Royalist, a members-only series for Beast Inside. Become a member to get it in your inbox on Sunday. No royal reunion this Christmas The seemingly never-ending beef between Prince Harry and Prince William is reportedly playing a key part in Harry and Meghan’s decision not to return to Britain to celebrate Christmas with the royal family. Source link
If you love The Daily Beast’s royal coverage, then we hope you’ll enjoy The Royalist, a members-only series for Beast Inside. Become a member to get it in your inbox on Sunday. Harry and Meghan’s advocacy “violates” royal divorce deal Reaction, almost all of it hostile, to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s decision to appear in a video encouraging Americans to vote, dominates royal coverage in the U.K. press. Source link
A New York City wedding ended in disaster Friday night after cops busted the illicit gathering of almost 300 guests and took the venue owner into custody, according to local reports. After receiving an anonymous complaint, the New York City Sheriff’s Department broke up the wedding at the Royal Elite Palace in Woodside, Queens just before midnight, NBC News New York reported. Upon entering the hall, filled with mask-less guests in formal wear, deputies found “large groups of people entering the location through what appears to be an indoor parking area as well as loud music coming from the location.” The […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the left-wing Unidas Podemos political party Pablo Iglesias said on Saturday that the current corruption scandal involving the royal family represents a “historic moment” for Spain to become a republic. “I think that, as republicans, we need to be able to understand the historic moment of crisis faced by the Spanish monarchy and the model of state that embodies the Spanish monarchy itself. And, I think, we must have courage and boldness to bring to the table the need for Spain to move towards the horizon of a new republic,” Iglesias […]
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For The Daily Beast’s membership drive, we’re asking our reporters and editors to tell the stories behind some of their biggest stories. While the working life of my hard-bitten colleagues at The Daily Beast involves a punishing regimen of worn shoe leather, lightning-fast shorthand and an easy facility with navigating the murkier corners of the dark web, my working life is rather different. My best scoops all seem to come from country house dinner parties, shooting weekends and my network of family, friends, and old school and university friends. I’m sorry, but it’s true. When I look back at the last […]
The American-born actress has been in the spotlight since the moment it became known that she was dating Prince Harry and the media scrutiny became even more intense after she married the Duke of Sussex and became a member of the Royal Family. Queen Elizabeth II, Kate Middleton, and Prince William wished Meghan Markle a happy birthday as the Duchess of Sussex turned 39 today. Although her tenure as a royal was short-lived, it was full of events and even media scandals. Here is a list of the most well-known controversies. Did She or Die She Not Curtsey to the Queen? […]
Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets, from 6 Squadron, RAF Lossiemouth, intercepted Russian military aircraft while they were flying over the Baltic Sea. The Typhoons approached the Russian formation to identify its composition and established it was an IL-38 ‘MAY’ Maritime Patrol Aircraft, being escorted by two Su-27 Flanker B fighter jets. This was the first time in recent years that the Royal Air Force have seen and intercepted a ‘MAY’ which was operating alongside a Russian OSCAR class submarine which the Typhoons photographed on the surface as it transited towards the west across the Baltic Sea. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE […]
The Queen’s second son, said to be her favourite, has been accused by Virginia Giuffre, one of Epstein’s alleged victims, of having sex with her when she was 17. The Duke vehemently denied the allegations and said he has no recollection of ever meeting Giuffre, despite the existence of a photo that shows the royal hugging the girl. Jeffrey Epstein’s list of contacts purportedly features another member of Britain’s Royal Family, Viscount Linley, who is Queen Elizabeth’s nephew, The Daily Mirror reported, citing a lawyer representing several of the billionaire’s alleged victims. According to the newspaper, Spencer Kuvin has urged the […]
A new biography about the lives of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex is due to be released next month. The book written by experienced royal correspondents aims to debunk some of the misconceptions about the couple and their reasons for stepping down as senior members of the Royal Family. A spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has said that the couple “were not interviewed” and “did not contribute” to the forthcoming book about their life in the Royal family. “Finding Freedom” by Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand which promises to “dispel the misconceptions” about the Sussexes is due […]
When she and Prince Harry officially quit the royal family in March, Meghan Markle reportedly tearfully told a friend: “I gave up my entire life for this family. I was willing to do whatever it takes. But here we are. It’s very sad.” “The powers [of the institution] are unfortunately greater than me,” she is also reported to have said. She likened tabloid criticism to “death by a thousand cuts.” Meanwhile, Prince Harry “felt at once used for their popularity, hounded by the press because of the public’s fascination with this new breed of royal couple, and disparaged back within the […]
Prince Harry issued a furious denial of impropriety today after an anti-monarchy campaign group accused the prince of violating rules around charity funding. In a letter to the Charity Commission, Graham Smith, the CEO of anti-Royal campaign group Republic, alleged that funds were transferred from William and Kate’s royal foundation to Harry and Meghan’s foundation because of the “personal relationship” between the two patrons and accused the organizations of “inappropriate use of charitable funds, conflicts of interest and lack of independence.” The annual report for William and Kate’s foundation shows it paid Sussex Royal £145,000 to fund its set-up and launch, […]
After several weeks away from the steaming pile of shit that is the news these days, John Oliver returned to Last Week Tonight to recap our present hellscape. First, he aired a short segment focusing on President Trump’s insane proclamations concerning schools reopening amid a pandemic that has claimed over 140,000 lives, including how the president is presently ignoring CDC guidelines and his health officials in pushing for this, and that he’s threatening to defund schools who don’t obey his demands (thereby cutting education funding for lower-income and developmentally-disabled kids, which is where the bulk of the federal money goes). The […]
If you love The Daily Beast’s royal coverage, then we hope you’ll enjoy The Royalist, a members-only series for Beast Inside. Become a member to get it in your inbox on Sunday. Andrew becomes a royal unperson Amidst all the happiness of Princess Beatrice’s wedding Friday was the very obvious exclusion of her parents from the official wedding photographs. Source link
The Queen has been in hiding for months as the novel coronavirus swamped Britain—but she’s ended her lockdown in style. The 94-year-old was joined by the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Andrew at Windsor Castle on Friday morning to attend a secret royal wedding between Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. The Sun reports that just 20 people witnessed the scaled-back event. More to follow… Source link
Former Spanish king Juan Carlos has had a number of damaging allegations of financial impropriety against him which has seen the Spanish royal family fall under scrutiny. The Spanish Supreme Court is currently investigating the former king over the role he played in landing Spain a lucrative contract to build a high speed railway in Saudi Arabia. Spain’s former king Juan Carlos has put the Spanish royal family under scrutiny due to questions over his finances and several allegations of impropriety. According to a Guardian report though legal experts have said that the former king’s actions are unlikely to affect the […]
On 14 July, the Royal Netherlands Air Force has received two more F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters at Leeuwarden Air Base, with some delay. New fighters were delivered to the Netherlands with delay due to the COVID-19 lockdown in Italy, where the aircraft were built. According to the Scramble Magazine, the new F-35 fighters with serials F-011 and F-012 arrived on Tuesday with radio call sign Netherlands Air Force 322. Leeuwarden now hosts four F-35As. The first two jets for Norway delivered to Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, in late 2015, where they are being used for pilot training. Norway received […]
Royal Society president Venki Ramakrishnan urged everyone to wear facemasks as the “new normal” until the coronavirus disappears, comparing the refusal to do so with antisocial behaviors like driving without seatbelts or drunk. No one should leave their home without a face covering in their possession, and they should be worn “particularly indoors in enclosed public spaces” where social distancing is difficult, Venkatraman ‘Venki’ Ramakrishnan, a Nobel Prize-winning biologist and head of the UK scientific academy, said on Tuesday. It used to be quite normal to have quite a few drinks and drive home, and it also used to be normal […]
If you love The Daily Beast’s royal coverage, then we hope you’ll enjoy The Royalist, a members-only series for Beast Inside. Become a member to get it in your inbox on Sunday. When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle issued their first official photograph together as a couple to mark their engagement, the fact that Meghan chose to appear in a dress by designers Ralph and Russo that was priced at $75,000 was a source of bemused horror to seasoned courtiers. The fact that this was an engagement photograph, and there was a ton of goodwill toward the couple (at that stage) in the […]
Meghan Markle has said that she was “unprotected by the institution” of the British monarchy and was “prohibited from defending herself” in the face of savage media attacks on her when she was part of the royal family, in bombshell new court documents filed as part of her legal battle with the Mail on Sunday. Meghan has also doubled down on her claim that she did not authorize or collaborate with five of her friends who gave a lengthy interview to America’s People magazine, in which one of them mentioned that Meghan had sent a letter to her estranged father, Thomas. […]
The UK’s amphibious troops will now wear the White Ensign flag on their sleeve for the first time ever in their 350-year history. Sophisticated uniforms for the Royal Marines have been unveiled as part of the UK Ministry of Defence’s Future Commando Force programme to modernise the elite commando unit. The US-made high-tech kit is 17-percent lighter, 60-percent faster-drying, and at least four times more breathable as compared to the previous uniform. Notably, the Royal Marines, which were formed in 1664, will now wear a different combat uniform from other British forces, due to the fact that the kit is fitted […]
If you love The Daily Beast’s royal coverage, then we hope you’ll enjoy The Royalist, a members-only series for Beast Inside. Become a member to get it in your inbox every Sunday. Prince William’s 38th birthday today has been happy and also a tad dramatic, with reports claiming royal aides fear a new book about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will see William “painted as the bad guy” in the tumult over their exit from the royal family. William’s birthday coincided with Father’s Day, the twinned events marked by new pictures taken by Kate Middleton showing William enjoying playtime with his three […]
The incident was said to have taken place as two British Royal Navy minehunters along with three Gibraltar-based squadron ships were participating in a routine naval exercise near Europa Point, Gibraltar’s southern-most point on Thursday. A group of four Royal Navy speedboats was seen a video repulsing Spanish warship Rayo P-42 after the 300-foot long vessel entered territorial waters of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar on Thursday. The Rayo entered the waters as the UK Royal Navy HMS Chiddingfold and HMS Penzance, along with three Royal Navy Gibraltar squadron ships, were conducting a routine training in the area near Europa […]
It’s the most unusual Royal Ascot in the event’s 250-plus year history. Because of the COVID-19 lockdown, the most famous Flat race meeting in the world will this week be taking place for the first time behind closed doors. While unfortunately, we can’t be there in person, we can still watch the action on TV – and hopefully back a few winners. There are no fewer than 36 races to win (or lose!) money on but if we bear in mind certain key factors, we can help tilt the odds in our favour. First, there’s no form like Royal Ascot form. […]
If you love The Daily Beast’s royal coverage, then we hope you’ll enjoy The Royalist, a members-only series for Beast Inside. Become a member to get it in your inbox every Sunday. Prince Charles “terribly sad” Former coronavirus patient Prince Charles finds it “terribly sad” to be disconnected from family and friends because of the pandemic lockdown. Charles told Sky News, “I haven’t seen my father (Prince Philip) for a long time. He’s going to be 99 next week, so yes, or my grandchildren or anything.” Source link
UK 16:11 GMT 02.06.2020Get short URL 2020 also marks 80 years since Her Majesty gave her first public speech. In 1940, when she was 14 years old, she gave a radio broadcast aimed at raising the morale of British children. “And when peace comes, remember it will be for us, children of today, to make the world of tomorrow a better and happier place”, Princes Elizabeth said. The royal family marked the 67th anniversary of the Queen’s coronation with a series of posts on its Instagram account. In addition to a photo showing the 27-year-old monarch in her dress and robe on […]
If you love The Daily Beast’s royal coverage, then we hope you’ll enjoy The Royalist, a members-only series for Beast Inside. Become a member to get it in your inbox on Sunday. My choice to go, Harry tells friends Prince Harry, not his wife Meghan Markle, was the driving force behind the decision to leave the U.K. and step back from front line roles in the royal family, a considerable part of a new biography about the couple will be devoted to claiming. Source link
If you love The Daily Beast’s royal coverage, then we hope you’ll enjoy The Royalist, a members-only series for Beast Inside. Become a member to get it in your inbox on Sunday. “The drama has left” The royals are keen to move on from the “soap opera” surrounding Harry and Meghan, The Sunday Times reports. Source link
Earlier this week James Middleton, Kate’s handsome brother, shaved his beard off. He filmed this momentous event and posted it on Instagram, hairy chest sward on display and surrounded by his many dogs, Ella, Zulu, Inka, Luna and Mabel—and who knows, perhaps hundreds more off-camera, responding to his canine pan pipes. The next thing we saw and heard, post-shave, was Middleton’s fiancée Alizee Thevenet squealing with delighted surprise at the sight of James appearing in the garden of his parents, Carole and Michael, in the bucolic British hamlet of Bucklebury, where the couple are spending quarantine. It was the first time […]
Society 09:12 GMT 11.05.2020Get short URL Recent reports suggesting that Elizabeth II’s grandson was finding his new life “challenging” after his departure from the royal duties this March and that he was missing the army have prompted many to suggest that the ex-senior royal might have already started to regret his move to North America with Hollywood wife Meghan Markle. Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams told Daily Star Online that former senior royal Prince Harry was probably willing to come back home to the UK already, following news that he had been “feeling out of place” in LA and could not believe […]