The Duchess of Cambridge looked so regal The Duchess of Cambridge looked stunning as she was pictured arriving for the Queen's Diplomatic Corps reception at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday evening. Prince William and Kate, 37, arrived by car from Kensington Palace for the annual white tie event.
The Duchess donned the Lover's Knot tiara with an Alexander McQueen evening gown, while the Duke looked smart in a black tux. The Cambridges joined the Queen, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall as they greeted guests. Read More...
2020 was a rough year—and while my hair was the least of my worries, social distancing and salon shut-downs definitely took a toll on my bleached locks. The last time I got a minimal trim was back in March of 2021, and while I was able to curb the temptation to trim my own split ends, I did end up abusing the bleach to engage in some DIY money piece highlights (they didn’t turn out that bad, BTW). Read More...
But its attitude changed after 1989 as Beijing placed more emphasis on nationalism. Since then, Tokyo has apologised and expressed regret on many occasions for the war crimes of imperial Japan.
But to Chinese ears, most of it, with the choice of weak words, sounds insincere – a reflection of the feelings of some senior conservatives in Japan who simply did not want to apologise.
What has not helped Chinese feelings are the visits to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine, dedicated to commemorating Japan’s war dead, by Japanese leaders including prime ministers Yasuhiro Nakasone and Shinzo Abe, and what many see as Japan’s whitewashing of its history textbooks. Read More...