The Prince of Wales's 60th birthday celebrations: November 2008

[Skydragon]

The Royal Mint is striking a new commemorative £5 coin with a specially designed reverse celebrating the 60th birthday of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. The crown-sized coin bears a portrait of the Prince and is struck in 22 carat gold to Proof quality

The 2008 United Kingdom HRH The Prince of Wales £5 Gold Proof Coin

The 2008 United Kingdom HRH The Prince of Wales £5 Silver Proof Coin

[milla Ca]

Retail praise for Prince´s gift book
September 25

Random House Children's Books has unveiled further details of its major autumn release, The Birthday Book, which will celebrate the Prince of Wales' 60th birthday and support the Prince's. Foundation for Children & the Arts.

theBookseller.com

[BellaFay]

Originally Posted by milla Ca

Retail praise for Prince´s gift book
September 25

Random House Children's Books has unveiled further details of its major autumn release, The Birthday Book, which will celebrate the Prince of Wales' 60th birthday and support the Prince's. Foundation for Children & the Arts.

theBookseller.com

I hope this book is better than the catalogue to the Windsor Castle exhibition published by Royal Collection Enterprises. That book despite claiming to cover Prince Charles's life up to 2008 has 3 photos of Diana (mainly with the children) and absolutely no photographs of Camilla - not even one of the lovely wedding photos!! It's as if the Palace officials are trying to wipe Camilla from the record of Prince Charles's life

[Skydragon]

Originally Posted by BellaFay

It's as if the Palace officials are trying to wipe Camilla from the record of Prince Charles's life

I should think that every 'palace official', is well aware of the importance of Camilla in Charles' life, past, present and most important - future. It is after all only a catalogue that you are talking about, not even a book.

[milla Ca]

Originally Posted by BellaFay

I hope this book is better than the catalogue to the Windsor Castle exhibition published by Royal Collection Enterprises. That book despite claiming to cover Prince Charles's life up to 2008 has 3 photos of Diana (mainly with the children) and absolutely no photographs of Camilla - not even one of the lovely wedding photos!! It's as if the Palace officials are trying to wipe Camilla from the record of Prince Charles's life

I´ve visited the exibition at Windsor Castle two weeks ago and the weeding pic of Charles & Camilla is one of the biggest there and it is placed where nobody can ignore it.
Fortunately the times are over where palace officials or somebody else can disregard Camilla!
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Charles and a recession-proof 60th birthday
September 28

Charles and a recession-proof 60th birthday | Mail Online

[Skydragon]

With the world facing economic meltdown, most families are in the process of tightening their collective belt.
But the Royal Family is no ordinary family.
They seem to have decided that this is no time to be cancelling a good party. Or two

What credit crunch? Prince Charles is having not one but TWO lavish 60th birthday parties | Mail Online

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They omit in the headline, that Charles would rather NOT have had the state banquet, just a party with his friends AND that none of it is being paid by the taxpayer!

[Russophile]

Originally Posted by Skydragon

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They omit in the headline, that Charles would rather NOT have had the state banquet, just a party with his friends AND that none of it is being paid by the taxpayer!

I wondered about that. Good to know! Thanks Sky!

[milla Ca]

Prince Charles' 60th birthday: Robin Williams and John Cleese to perform
September 30
Robin Williams is to end a 25-year absence from the British stage to join John Cleese and Rowan Atkinson in celebrating Prince Charles’s 60th birthday.

The three comedy greats are the first names announced for a televised gala being held to raise tens of thousands of pounds for youth charity The Prince’s Trust.

Prince Charles' 60th birthday: Robin Williams and John Cleese to perform - Telegraph
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from getty:
Prince Charles at 60 - A retrospective

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[BellaFay]

Originally Posted by Skydragon

With the world facing economic meltdown, most families are in the process of tightening their collective belt.
But the Royal Family is no ordinary family.
They seem to have decided that this is no time to be cancelling a good party. Or two

What credit crunch? Prince Charles is having not one but TWO lavish 60th birthday parties | Mail Online

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They omit in the headline, that Charles would rather NOT have had the state banquet, just a party with his friends AND that none of it is being paid by the taxpayer!

Not only that. I downloaded the first version of this article which was posted on the Mail on Sunday website on 28th September. That is distinctly different from that which appeared on the front page of the Daily Mail newspaper on the 29th. For example in the original article is the comment in quotes made by a Clarence House source that: 'Camilla has worked extremely closely with the Queen and Michael (Fawcett) on the formal birthday dinner on November 13 which will be attended by the Prime Minister and around 170 other dignitaries and guests'. In the 29th September article the fact that Camilla & the Queen were working together on the formal party has been totally omitted. Also deleted is the fact that the Queen's diamond wedding anniversary party held last year in June was otganised by Michael Fawcett. What the Daily Mail inserted instead was a whole load of distorted misinformation such as the 'fact' that they went on a 12day winter cruise around the Caribbean - in fact a 10 day official Foreign-Office supported visit to 4 Commonwealth countries in the Caribbean in Spring.

[Skydragon]

Comedy greats will help to celebrate The Prince of Wales’s 60th birthday this year with a special one-off comedy show in aid of His Royal Highness’s youth charity The Prince’s Trust

The Prince of Wales - A star-studded comedy gala to celebrate The Prince of Wales's 60th birthday is announced

[milla Ca]

Events in the week of The Prince of Wales's 60th birthday

10th October 2008

The Prince of Wales - Events in the week of The Prince of Wales's 60th birthday

[milla Ca]

Rod to sing for Charles´ birthday
October 12

Stewart, an ambassador for Charles' charity the Prince's Trust, will provide the main musical entertainment at the party being hosted by the Duchess of Cornwall on November 15.

The Press Association: Rod to sing for Charles' birthday

[Skydragon]

Originally Posted by milla Ca

Rod to sing for Charles´ birthday

Stewart, an ambassador for Charles' charity the Prince's Trust, will provide the main musical entertainment at the party being hosted by the Duchess of

Oh No.......

[milla Ca]

Originally Posted by Skydragon

Oh No.......

It seems to me that Rody wouldn´t be your favourite choice for a party?

[Skydragon]

Originally Posted by milla Ca

It seems to me that Rody wouldn´t be your favourite choice for a party?

I prefer someone who can sing!

[milla Ca]

Prince of Wales in behind-the-scenes BBC documentary

The BBC is to mark the 60th birthday of the Prince of Wales with a behind-the-scenes documentary which promises to show a side of him rarely seen in public.

October 13


Prince of Wales in behind-the-scenes BBC documentary - Telegraph

[Russophile]

Originally Posted by Skydragon

I prefer someone who can sing!

The Rod doesn't sing?? Say it ain't so!!
How does one get chosen for this sort of thing? I would have thought that HRH would have pursuaded Kiri Te Kanawa to come out of retirement.

[AuroraB]

Originally Posted by Russophile

The Rod doesn't sing?? Say it ain't so!!
How does one get chosen for this sort of thing? I would have thought that HRH would have pursuaded Kiri Te Kanawa to come out of retirement.

And give him flashbacks of his first marriage on his birthday. Tsk, tsk, Russo.

[Russophile]

Originally Posted by AuroraB

And give him flashbacks of his first marriage on his birthday. Tsk, tsk, Russo.

Yes, but talent is talent! My first Sarah Brightman concert was with the ex Peg Leg. MUCH better with Mr. Russo! I would think HRH would think so as well. . . .

[AuroraB]

OK, you twisted my pinkie, but only if she would sing "Dove Sono" from The Marriage of Figaro. One of my favorite operas.