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The Telegraph:

Homewards and the Government:

The Royal Foundation is working with the Government, devolved administrations and local authorities on the project.

In recent weeks the Prince has briefed Sir Keir Starmer, the Labour leader, Michael Gove, the Housing Secretary, the first ministers of both Scotland and Wales and the chief civil servant of Northern Ireland. All support the project.

KP is at pains to insist that it is not meddling in politics but simply using its influence to drive collaboration and build on the work already under way.

However, Polly Neate, chief executive of the charity Shelter, insisted that the Government had to be on board if additional housing needs were to be met.

“Part of what’s needed is the political will to sort this out,” she said.

“This project will create that locally – make it happen – and that in turn, I hope, will drive the political will nationally.”

Ms Neate added: “It needs to be seen as politically doable. They need to see it as a vote winner and that’s about raising the profile of the issue and more importantly, raising the profile of the fact that there is a solution.

“That’s what I hope this piece of work is going to help to do, to make people see there is an answer.”

The Prince also intends to improve understanding of the problem, moving away from the stereotypical image of the older person sleeping rough on the streets and highlighting unseen homelessness, particularly among young people.

Amanda Berry, CEO of The Royal Foundation, said: “At The Royal Foundation we believe that change is always possible. Ending homelessness is a societal challenge that requires a societal response.

“We will bring together the brightest and the best partners to work with us and our six locations to demonstrate that together it is possible to end homelessness.”

Mick Clarke, chief executive of The Passage said there were many other issues the Prince could have chosen to focus on that would have been “a lot easier”. “Or,” he added, “he could pick something like homelessness, throw his weight behind it and say, ‘This is an issue that matters, this shouldn’t happen in 21st century Britain and I believe that if we work together, one day we can end this’. “You don’t pick that unless you genuinely believe it, you really don’t.”

2,000-Year-Old Roman Mausoleum Unearthed Near London Bridge

No burial artifacts were recovered from the structure itself, but the surrounding area yielded over 80 Roman burials containing copper bracelets, coins, glass beads and a bone comb.

A "completely unique," 2,000-year-old Roman mausoleum that has emerged from the rubble of a development site in central London is the most intact ever discovered in the U.K.

The monumental tomb — of which low walls, entrance steps and interior flooring remain — is bejeweled with two mosaics composed of small red tiles, each featuring a flower enclosed in concentric circles. More than 100 coins were also strewn across the tomb's floor.

Archeologists only found the second mosaic when they dug beneath the first one. This indicates the mausoleum floor was raised at least once while it was still being used for burials, they said.

The discovery, which is nestled within the city's central Southwark area, "provides a fascinating window into the living conditions and lifestyle in this part of the city in the Roman period," Antonietta Lerz, a senior archeologist at The Museum of London Archeology (MOLA), said in a statement.

Roman invaders under Emperor Claudius founded London, or Londinium, around 47 A.D. and ruled the city through to the early fifth century, when dwindling military resources and incursions across the rest of the empire forced their withdrawal from Britain.

The recent excavation bears the marks of this decline. "This relatively small site in Southwark is a microcosm for the changing fortunes of Roman London — from the early phase of the site where London expands and the area has lavishly decorated Roman buildings, all the way through to the later Roman period when the settlement shrinks and it becomes a more quiet space where people remember their dead," Lerz said.

The mausoleum would have originally housed coffins and other burial artifacts, according to the statement, but none were recovered from the structure itself. However, the excavation site around the monument yielded Roman-era items belonging to more than 80 burials, including copper bracelets, glass beads, pottery and a bone comb.

Archeologists will now examine these recovered items to better understand central London's Roman past.

Only the wealthier members of society would have had access to the mausoleum, which may have been used as a family tomb or belonged to a "burial club," requiring a monthly fee to secure a future grave, according to the statement.

What remains of the structure indicates that it was a two-story building with large buttresses in the corners for support. The high walls were probably dismantled for reuse elsewhere during the medieval period. Inside, a raised platform cemented with pink mortar containing crushed bits of pottery and brick — a widely used Roman building material known as "opus signinum" — designates where the burials would have taken place around three sides of the mausoleum.

The discovery follows that of a 26 foot (eight meter) long Roman mosaic — the largest unearthed in London for more than 50 years — in February 2022. The newly excavated mausoleum will be put on public display once construction has concluded, according to the statement.

By Sascha Pare.

How magical and wonderful. I hope it is all treated as for what it is.

Thank you, I needed this today. x

CATHERINE'S STYLE FILES - 2012

“I really think that Charles (and William) should consider making Princess Beatrice a working royal, or part-time working royal. She’s proven that she can draw interest, and her own work with charities seems to be strong. Given that we only have 2 working royals under 55, I think looking towards the future of the monarchy she would be a good asset.” - Submitted by Anonymous

“Beatrice should be working royal , Charles had a plan to have just his sons and wives be working royals but with Harry and meghan’s departure his plans unraveled and he needs to accept that others can be good working royals and Edward and Louise are too young and from what I have seen Beatrice is a wellspoken person and won’t be much of a burden on tax payers because (no sexism intended) her husband is wealthy ,sh won’t need tax payers to fund her wardrobe etc” - Submitted by Anonymous

Royal Fashion → Eid Al Adha (2023)

King Charles III and his heirs, The Prince of Wales and Prince George of Wales, in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace on Coronation Day. — 06.05.2023

'Mostly non-positive' impact of social media on Amalia's life

For Princess Amalia, social media has had "a big impact" on her life. “And often not positively,” said the eldest daughter of King Willem-Alexander and Máxima on Friday during the press interview after the summer photo session in The Hague.

“But you learn to deal with it,” says Amalia. “You learn not to read it and not to take it personally either.”

The Dutch Royal Family 's photo session at The Hague's beach with Mambo. June 30, 2023.

📷 ANP / vorsten

The Prince of Wales, Prince George of Wales and Prince Louis of Wales attend the Easter Mattins Service at St George's Chapel in Windsor, England -April 9th 2023.

July 1st, 1969 - Prince Charles’ investiture as Prince of Wales at Caernarfon Castle.

When I watch the recorded television footage of this event, I always think how young and nervous 20 year old Prince Charles looked.

My goodness! How the King has changed over the last 54 years… for the better, of course!

I almost feel like a parent who has watched their son grow-up and develop in character and confidence.

Catherine Middleton on the ‘Throne’ at Elmhurst House in Marlborough College | 2000?

last post I reblogged made me realise I didnt have these pics on my blog so here they are