26 days ago
Prince William and Kate Middleton's children reportedly use different names at school. According to a report, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis are known as George Wales, Charlotte Wales, and Louis Wales among their school friends. The surname reflects their parents' ****** les as the Prince and Princess of Wales.
Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis are known as 'Wales' at school, per report. According to ****** o!, Charlotte and Louis are in Year 7 and Year 4 at Lambrook Prep School in Berkshire. The school is reportedly close to the family's Windsor home, Forest Lodge. It seems that the royal siblings likely prefer to keep their school life low-key.
It was said that the surname is a nod to the Prince and Princess of Wales, the ****** les William and Kate received after Queen Elizabeth II's death in September 2022. Before that, when they were the Duke and ****** ss of Cambridge, their children reportedly used Cambridge at their previous schools. This seemingly followed what William and Prince Harry did, as the brothers used their father's former ****** le, Wales, when they were at school.
Meanwhile, George has seemingly started a new chapter at Eton. William and Kate reportedly accompanied him on his first day. The young Prince moved into one of the 25 boarding houses on the grounds.
Moreover, members of the royal family often don't use a surname. They are simply known by their ****** le, name, and His or Her Royal Highness. The royal family's website states that George V declared in 1917 that male-line descendants of Queen Victoria "shall bear the name of Windsor." The family reportedly continued to use it after Queen Elizabeth II's accession in 1952.
#george #reportedly
Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis are known as 'Wales' at school, per report. According to ****** o!, Charlotte and Louis are in Year 7 and Year 4 at Lambrook Prep School in Berkshire. The school is reportedly close to the family's Windsor home, Forest Lodge. It seems that the royal siblings likely prefer to keep their school life low-key.
It was said that the surname is a nod to the Prince and Princess of Wales, the ****** les William and Kate received after Queen Elizabeth II's death in September 2022. Before that, when they were the Duke and ****** ss of Cambridge, their children reportedly used Cambridge at their previous schools. This seemingly followed what William and Prince Harry did, as the brothers used their father's former ****** le, Wales, when they were at school.
Meanwhile, George has seemingly started a new chapter at Eton. William and Kate reportedly accompanied him on his first day. The young Prince moved into one of the 25 boarding houses on the grounds.
Moreover, members of the royal family often don't use a surname. They are simply known by their ****** le, name, and His or Her Royal Highness. The royal family's website states that George V declared in 1917 that male-line descendants of Queen Victoria "shall bear the name of Windsor." The family reportedly continued to use it after Queen Elizabeth II's accession in 1952.
#george #reportedly
1 month ago
Opening a Bible that once belonged to Thomas Jefferson, staff at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in 2011 discovered a reddish-blond hair pressed between the pages. That hair, suspected to have belonged to Jefferson himself, launched a DNA investigation spanning more than a decade that’s now providing a long-missing puzzle piece regarding Jefferson’s relationship with Sally Hemings, an enslaved woman in his household.
After spending years reconstructing DNA fragments, scientists have revealed the most compelling evidence to date that Jefferson, a founding father of the United States, also fathered children with Hemings — a relationship that has been long rumored but never definitively proven. How that investigation unfolded is documented in the book “History by a Hair: Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hemings & Solving a 200-Year-Old Mystery,” written by Richard Kurin, a distinguished scholar and ambassador-at-large at the Smithsonian, and published on September 22.
Kurin is also senior author of a paper describing the methods that connected the former US president to Hemings’ descendants, which involved delving deep into the genetics of the Jefferson and Hemings family trees. The paper, published September 21 on the preprint platform bioRXiv, has not yet been peer-reviewed.
In addition to testing the hair found in the Bible, the researchers also collected genetic material from multiple confirmed samples of Jefferson’s hair, held in the collection of the Smithsonian. They compared that with DNA from descendants of multiple lineages: Jefferson and his wife Martha, Jefferson’s brother Randolph, and two of Hemings’ sons, Eston and Madison. (Hemings had four children who lived to adulthood, but only Eston and Madison claimed Jefferson as their father).
Matches in the DNA suggest the chance that Thomas Jefferson fathered at least one of Sally Hemings’ children was 99.96%.
#jefferson #children #bible #history
After spending years reconstructing DNA fragments, scientists have revealed the most compelling evidence to date that Jefferson, a founding father of the United States, also fathered children with Hemings — a relationship that has been long rumored but never definitively proven. How that investigation unfolded is documented in the book “History by a Hair: Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hemings & Solving a 200-Year-Old Mystery,” written by Richard Kurin, a distinguished scholar and ambassador-at-large at the Smithsonian, and published on September 22.
Kurin is also senior author of a paper describing the methods that connected the former US president to Hemings’ descendants, which involved delving deep into the genetics of the Jefferson and Hemings family trees. The paper, published September 21 on the preprint platform bioRXiv, has not yet been peer-reviewed.
In addition to testing the hair found in the Bible, the researchers also collected genetic material from multiple confirmed samples of Jefferson’s hair, held in the collection of the Smithsonian. They compared that with DNA from descendants of multiple lineages: Jefferson and his wife Martha, Jefferson’s brother Randolph, and two of Hemings’ sons, Eston and Madison. (Hemings had four children who lived to adulthood, but only Eston and Madison claimed Jefferson as their father).
Matches in the DNA suggest the chance that Thomas Jefferson fathered at least one of Sally Hemings’ children was 99.96%.
#jefferson #children #bible #history
2 months ago
King Haakon of Norway has several interesting connections to the British royal family
In addition to being distantly related via Queen Victoria and King Christian IX of Denmark, Princess Anne is also one of the new King's godparents
Queen Victoria is sometimes referred to as "the grandmother of Europe" for how many family trees have grown from her line of descendants
King Haakon VIII, the new King of Norway, shares several interesting connections with the British royal family.
The first and most obvious is the familial relations. Many of today's European royal families share connected bloodlines thanks to the strategic matchmaking of 19th-century monarchs like Queen Victoria and King Christian IX of Denmark. Queen Victoria, in particular, is sometimes referred to as "the grandmother of Europe" for how many family trees have grown from her line of descendants.
#royal #christian
In addition to being distantly related via Queen Victoria and King Christian IX of Denmark, Princess Anne is also one of the new King's godparents
Queen Victoria is sometimes referred to as "the grandmother of Europe" for how many family trees have grown from her line of descendants
King Haakon VIII, the new King of Norway, shares several interesting connections with the British royal family.
The first and most obvious is the familial relations. Many of today's European royal families share connected bloodlines thanks to the strategic matchmaking of 19th-century monarchs like Queen Victoria and King Christian IX of Denmark. Queen Victoria, in particular, is sometimes referred to as "the grandmother of Europe" for how many family trees have grown from her line of descendants.
#royal #christian
2 months ago
From acting and music to memorable red carpet appearances, Sofia Carson has created a career that crosses several corners of entertainment. Born Sofia Daccarett Char in Florida to a Colombian American family, she adopted the professional surname Carson in honor of her maternal grandmother, Lauraine Carson. Her interest in performing appeared early, with dance lessons beginning when she was three. Music remained an important ambition as she grew up, but acting eventually provided the breakthrough that introduced her to audiences around the world.
Carson's screen career gained momentum through Disney Channel, including an appearance on Austin & Ally. Her major breakthrough arrived in 2015 when she played Evie, the daughter of the Evil Queen, in Descendants. The successful Disney musical fantasy gave Carson an opportunity to combine acting, singing and dancing, and she returned for its sequels. She later brought several of those skills together again in Purple Hearts, the 2022 Netflix romantic drama in which she starred and contributed to the music.
Her ambitions extend beyond entertainment. Carson has worked with UNICEF and has used her public platform to advocate for young people and humanitarian causes. She has described working with the organization as a longtime dream and emphasized the importance of young people using their voices to support meaningful change. For Carson, bringing artists, activists and advocates together can turn public attention into something more purposeful.
Fashion has become another defining part of Carson's public image. Her style can move from sophisticated tailoring and dramatic ballgowns to futuristic designs and relaxed off-duty outfits. That versatility has made her a familiar presence at major fashion events, where she has attended shows and developed relationships with prominent designers and luxury houses. Her red carpet choices often favor bold silhouettes while maintaining the polished aesthetic ****** ociated with her public persona.
Carson's career demonstrates how a modern entertainer can build an identity across multiple creative fields without being limited to one. Music, acting, advocacy and fashion have each become important parts of her story, while projects such as Descendants and Purple Hearts have allowed those talents to overlap. Whether appearing on screen, performing music, supporting humanitarian work or stepping onto a red carpet, Sofia Carson continues to shape a career built around creativity, versatility and a carefully defined sense of purpose.
#carpet
Carson's screen career gained momentum through Disney Channel, including an appearance on Austin & Ally. Her major breakthrough arrived in 2015 when she played Evie, the daughter of the Evil Queen, in Descendants. The successful Disney musical fantasy gave Carson an opportunity to combine acting, singing and dancing, and she returned for its sequels. She later brought several of those skills together again in Purple Hearts, the 2022 Netflix romantic drama in which she starred and contributed to the music.
Her ambitions extend beyond entertainment. Carson has worked with UNICEF and has used her public platform to advocate for young people and humanitarian causes. She has described working with the organization as a longtime dream and emphasized the importance of young people using their voices to support meaningful change. For Carson, bringing artists, activists and advocates together can turn public attention into something more purposeful.
Fashion has become another defining part of Carson's public image. Her style can move from sophisticated tailoring and dramatic ballgowns to futuristic designs and relaxed off-duty outfits. That versatility has made her a familiar presence at major fashion events, where she has attended shows and developed relationships with prominent designers and luxury houses. Her red carpet choices often favor bold silhouettes while maintaining the polished aesthetic ****** ociated with her public persona.
Carson's career demonstrates how a modern entertainer can build an identity across multiple creative fields without being limited to one. Music, acting, advocacy and fashion have each become important parts of her story, while projects such as Descendants and Purple Hearts have allowed those talents to overlap. Whether appearing on screen, performing music, supporting humanitarian work or stepping onto a red carpet, Sofia Carson continues to shape a career built around creativity, versatility and a carefully defined sense of purpose.
#carpet
3 months ago
A bowler from tiny Norfolk Island in the South Pacific has won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games despite a complete lack of indoor facilities in her homeland.
Shae Wilson's chances of winning only the island's third medal ever at the Games appeared to have evaporated after organisers announced that the lawn bowls event would be moved inside for the first time.
Bowlers on the island – best known as the place where descendants of the Bounty mutineers resettled in 1856 – must swerve shots around the potholes on two grass greens in its de facto capital, Burnt Pine.
But 27-year-old Wilson, playing at her third Games, mastered the sleek Glasgow carpet to such an extent that she sunk reigning world champion Emma Firyana Saroji of Malaysia on Sunday to finally earn a place on the podium.
"It's crazy to think I've come here and won a medal," Wilson told the Press ***** ociation. "Back home we have one club with two grass greens. It's a struggle to get green-keepers at times and there are a few potholes on the way.
#norfolk
Shae Wilson's chances of winning only the island's third medal ever at the Games appeared to have evaporated after organisers announced that the lawn bowls event would be moved inside for the first time.
Bowlers on the island – best known as the place where descendants of the Bounty mutineers resettled in 1856 – must swerve shots around the potholes on two grass greens in its de facto capital, Burnt Pine.
But 27-year-old Wilson, playing at her third Games, mastered the sleek Glasgow carpet to such an extent that she sunk reigning world champion Emma Firyana Saroji of Malaysia on Sunday to finally earn a place on the podium.
"It's crazy to think I've come here and won a medal," Wilson told the Press ***** ociation. "Back home we have one club with two grass greens. It's a struggle to get green-keepers at times and there are a few potholes on the way.
#norfolk
3 months ago
A Christmas sweater. A case of pink eye. A Hallmark movie set.
That's how Descendants: Wicked Wonderland star Malia Baker says her Hollywood career began. At 11, the Vancouver native snuck onto a set and walked away with her first acting credit.
Yahoo's kid correspondent, Gigi — yes, my daughter — is 11 now. She's the one interviewing Baker about her unlikely origin story and how she went from set crasher to a Disney princess who's currently starring in the fifth Descendants movie. Now airing on Disney Channel and streaming on Disney+, the film reveals a darker side of Baker's character, Chloe Charming, the daughter of Cinderella. Can you say evil Chloe?
Speaking to Gigi, the 19-year-old actor, also known for Netflix's The Baby-Sitters Club, answers the kinds of questions only a preteen may ask. For instance: What's the name of the Descendants text chat? Does she have any squishies? What are the names of her pets?
Before long, though, the conversation turns to growing up — pursuing dreams, finding your people and the advice Baker wishes she'd gotten before starting middle school. Take it away, Gigi …
#baker #gigi #movie
That's how Descendants: Wicked Wonderland star Malia Baker says her Hollywood career began. At 11, the Vancouver native snuck onto a set and walked away with her first acting credit.
Yahoo's kid correspondent, Gigi — yes, my daughter — is 11 now. She's the one interviewing Baker about her unlikely origin story and how she went from set crasher to a Disney princess who's currently starring in the fifth Descendants movie. Now airing on Disney Channel and streaming on Disney+, the film reveals a darker side of Baker's character, Chloe Charming, the daughter of Cinderella. Can you say evil Chloe?
Speaking to Gigi, the 19-year-old actor, also known for Netflix's The Baby-Sitters Club, answers the kinds of questions only a preteen may ask. For instance: What's the name of the Descendants text chat? Does she have any squishies? What are the names of her pets?
Before long, though, the conversation turns to growing up — pursuing dreams, finding your people and the advice Baker wishes she'd gotten before starting middle school. Take it away, Gigi …
#baker #gigi #movie
3 months ago
A Christmas sweater. A case of pink eye. A Hallmark movie set.
That's how Descendants: Wicked Wonderland star Malia Baker says her Hollywood career began. At 11, the Vancouver native snuck onto a set and walked away with her first acting credit.
Yahoo's kid correspondent, Gigi — yes, my daughter — is 11 now. She's the one interviewing Baker about her unlikely origin story and how she went from set crasher to a Disney princess who's currently starring in the fifth Descendants movie. Now airing on Disney Channel and streaming on Disney+, the film reveals a darker side of Baker's character, Chloe Charming, the daughter of Cinderella. Can you say evil Chloe?
Speaking to Gigi, the 19-year-old actor, also known for Netflix's The Baby-Sitters Club, answers the kinds of questions only a preteen may ask. For instance: What's the name of the Descendants text chat? Does she have any squishies? What are the names of her pets?
Before long, though, the conversation turns to growing up — pursuing dreams, finding your people and the advice Baker wishes she'd gotten before starting middle school. Take it away, Gigi …
#hallmark
That's how Descendants: Wicked Wonderland star Malia Baker says her Hollywood career began. At 11, the Vancouver native snuck onto a set and walked away with her first acting credit.
Yahoo's kid correspondent, Gigi — yes, my daughter — is 11 now. She's the one interviewing Baker about her unlikely origin story and how she went from set crasher to a Disney princess who's currently starring in the fifth Descendants movie. Now airing on Disney Channel and streaming on Disney+, the film reveals a darker side of Baker's character, Chloe Charming, the daughter of Cinderella. Can you say evil Chloe?
Speaking to Gigi, the 19-year-old actor, also known for Netflix's The Baby-Sitters Club, answers the kinds of questions only a preteen may ask. For instance: What's the name of the Descendants text chat? Does she have any squishies? What are the names of her pets?
Before long, though, the conversation turns to growing up — pursuing dreams, finding your people and the advice Baker wishes she'd gotten before starting middle school. Take it away, Gigi …
#hallmark
3 months ago
A Christmas sweater. A case of pink eye. A Hallmark movie set.
That's how Descendants: Wicked Wonderland star Malia Baker says her Hollywood career began. At 11, the Vancouver native snuck onto a set and walked away with her first acting credit.
Yahoo's kid correspondent, Gigi — yes, my daughter — is 11 now. She's the one interviewing Baker about her unlikely origin story and how she went from set crasher to a Disney princess who's currently starring in the fifth Descendants movie. Now airing on Disney Channel and streaming on Disney+, the film reveals a darker side of Baker's character, Chloe Charming, the daughter of Cinderella. Can you say evil Chloe?
Speaking to Gigi, the 19-year-old actor, also known for Netflix's The Baby-Sitters Club, answers the kinds of questions only a preteen may ask. For instance: What's the name of the Descendants text chat? Does she have any squishies? What are the names of her pets?
Before long, though, the conversation turns to growing up — pursuing dreams, finding your people and the advice Baker wishes she'd gotten before starting middle school. Take it away, Gigi …
#descendants #chloe #away #hallmark
That's how Descendants: Wicked Wonderland star Malia Baker says her Hollywood career began. At 11, the Vancouver native snuck onto a set and walked away with her first acting credit.
Yahoo's kid correspondent, Gigi — yes, my daughter — is 11 now. She's the one interviewing Baker about her unlikely origin story and how she went from set crasher to a Disney princess who's currently starring in the fifth Descendants movie. Now airing on Disney Channel and streaming on Disney+, the film reveals a darker side of Baker's character, Chloe Charming, the daughter of Cinderella. Can you say evil Chloe?
Speaking to Gigi, the 19-year-old actor, also known for Netflix's The Baby-Sitters Club, answers the kinds of questions only a preteen may ask. For instance: What's the name of the Descendants text chat? Does she have any squishies? What are the names of her pets?
Before long, though, the conversation turns to growing up — pursuing dreams, finding your people and the advice Baker wishes she'd gotten before starting middle school. Take it away, Gigi …
#descendants #chloe #away #hallmark
1 yr. ago
Yes. The Federal Government has no business borrowing money from our descendants to give to news outlets, regardless of their intent or bias
