EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Has King Charles confirmed his opposition to the Church of England’s decision to bless same-sex civil marriages?
Has King Charles, in choosing Bishop of Coventry Dr Christopher Cocksworth as his next Dean of Windsor, confirmed his opposition to the Church of England’s decision to bless same-sex civil marriages? Cocksworth, an ‘open evangelical’, was one of two bishops who abstained at the General Synod vote in February to introduce prayers and blessings for same-sex couples. It was thought his stand had ended any hopes of climbing further up the greasy pole of woke Anglicanism. The King evidently had other ideas.
The King (pictured) has appointed Bishop of Coventry Dr Christopher Cocksworth as his next Dean of Windsor. Dr Cocksworth was one of two bishops who abstained at the General Synod vote in February to introduce prayers and blessings for same-sex couples
With £49million in the bank it should be all systems go for William’s plan to build social housing on Duchy of Cornwall land. As well as the cash surplus in the £1billion Duchy, William will not have to endure the red tape nightmare of other developers. He enjoys a swathe of exemptions from planning legislation including the 1990 Town and Country Planning Act, the 2008 Planning Act and the 2011 Localism Act. And if he does break planning laws, as Duke of Cornwall, bizarrely, the authorities can challenge him only if he gives them permission to do so.
Prince George’s career as a Page of Honour could be shortlived. After he and his fellow pages carried the King’s robe at the Coronation they were expected to be on duty on Garter Day. However Charles abandoned the robe requiring trainbearers for his normal Garter attire. And with the King determined to dress down to shed flummery, George and pals may not even be needed for the state opening of Parliament. Redundant aged nine? Surely not!
Catherine, Princess of Wales meets with Paul McCartney and his wife Nancy Shevell during the reopening of the National Portrait Gallery
Has Paul McCartney, greeting the Princess of Wales at the National Portrait Gallery, been tempted to write a song about Kate as he once did after meeting the Queen? ‘Her Majesty’s a pretty nice girl but she doesn’t have a lot to say,’ Macca wrote. ‘I wanna tell her that I love her a lot but I gotta get a belly full of wine/Some day I’m gonna make her mine, oh yeah, some day I’m gonna make her mine.’ Paul, pictured, must have quite liked the ditty. It features at the end of The Beatles’ Abbey Road album.
Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward’s enthusiasm for growing long beards prompted band mate Tony Iommi to set one alight during a recording session. ‘Tony doused him in this flammable cleaner that was used to wipe off the mixing desk. Bill went up like a bloody bonfire. He was rolling around on the floor, trying to put the flames out,’ reports Classic Rock. ‘Bill’s socks and his jeans had melted into his legs. He was very badly burnt.’ Adds CR: ‘He took it in good spirits.’
Joseph Fiennes attracts impressive reviews for his impersonation of England manager Gareth Southgate. Yet he never met Southgate before appearing in James Graham’s play Dear England. ‘I made do with Youtube,’ he explains. Fiennes couldn’t have gleaned much from Southgate’s Pizza Hut TV commercial made after he missed a penalty against Germany in Euro 96. Gareth was wearing a paper bag over his head.
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