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aimeedaisies · 1 year

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The Princess Royal’s Official Engagements in May 2023

03/05 In preparation for her brothers, King Charles III coronation, Princess Anne carried out the following engagements in central London;

Unofficial HRH along with King Charles III, The Prince and Princess of Wales and Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis were at Westminster Abbey for coronation rehearsals 👑

As Colonel of The Blues and Royals, HRH met Officers and senior Non-Commissioned Officers of The Household Division during a visit to Wellington Barracks. 💂‍♂️🫡

As Patron of the SS Great Britain Trust, HRH visited SS GREAT BRITAIN in Bristol, where she toured the Future Brunels Showcase. ⛴️

04/05 The Princess Royal, accompanied by Sir Tim attended the Victoria Cross and George Cross Association Dinner at Fishmongers’ Hall in London 🍽️

05/05 On the eve of her brother, King Charles III’s coronation, Princess Anne, her husband Sir Tim, the King and Queen and all working royals (except Pss Alexandra) carried out the following engagements in central London;

Held a Luncheon at Buckingham Palace for Realm Governor-Generals and Prime Ministers. 🥪

Held a Reception at Buckingham Palace for visiting Heads of State and Overseas Guests. 🥂

Separately The Princess Royal as Colonel of The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons), visited members of the Household Cavalry preparing for the Coronation of King Charles III at Hyde Park Barracks. 🐎

Unofficial Princess Anne, Sir Tim, other members of the BRF and other foreign royals went out for a pre coronation dinner at Oswalds, a private exclusive club near St James, London. 🥂

06/05 The Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla took place in Westminster Abbey. 👑

Their Majesties left Buckingham Palace at 10.20 o’clock and proceeded in State to the Abbey. Princess Anne, Sir Tim, working royals and other members of the british royal family, foreign royals, leaders, dignitaries and other guests were all in attendance. 👸🤴

Their Majesties returned back to Buckingham Palace in the Gold State Coach, closely followed by the Princess Royal, on horseback, in her role as Gold-Stick-in-Waiting. 🐴

Order of the following coaches;

Australian State Coach - The Prince & Princess of Wales, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis 🇦🇺

Irish State Coach - The Duke & Duchess of Edinburgh, Earl of Wessex and The Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor 🇮🇪

Scottish State Coach - Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence and the Duke & Duchess of Gloucester 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

State Car - Duke of Kent and Princess Alexandra 🚘

Combined Guards of Honour of the three Services (Army, Navy, RAF) were mounted outside the Forecourt of Buckingham Palace and took the salute, Princess Anne joined. 🫡

Their Majesties and working members of the royal family stood on the balcony of Buckingham Palace and witnessed a fly-past by aircraft of the Royal Air Force. ✈️

07/05 The Princess Royal, accompanied by Sir Tim visited a Big Lunch Community Street Party at Belmont Crescent in Swindon. 🥪

Prior to the BBC Coronation concert The King and Queen held a reception at Windsor Castle. The Princess Royal and Sir Tim Laurence, The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester attended. 🍾

08/05 The Princess Royal attended a Big Help Out Service and Reception in Gloucester Cathedral. ⛪️

09/05 The Prince and Princess of Wales held an Afternoon Party in the garden of Buckingham Palace to celebrate the Coronation of The King and Queen. The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, The Princess Royal and The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were present. 🍰

10/05 As President of the Royal Yachting Association, HRH visited Budworth Sailing Club on their 75th Anniversary. 🛥️

Attended the Young Enterprise UK Start-Up National Final at the University of Salford Business School. 💼

As Patron of Woolf Institute, HRH held a Twenty Fifth Anniversary Dinner at St James’s Palace. 🍝

11/05 As Patron of the Butler Trust, Princess Anne visited HM Prison Pentonville in London where she met rehabilitated ex-offenders who have found employment through the Trust and later attended a reception held by City and Guilds at the Prison👮

12/05 Visited St Hilaire Avenue, Coleford, to mark the town’s twinning with Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez in France. 🇬🇧🇫🇷

HRH later visited AccXel Construction Skills Accelerator Centre, Whimsey Industrial Estate in Cinderford. 🔨

15/05 As Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Butchers, HRH attended the Annual City Food and Drink Lecture at Guildhall. 🥗

16/05 As Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Carmen, HRH opened the new Carmen Hall and then attended a Service of Dedication. ⛪️

In her role of President at the Royal British Legion Women’s Section, Princess Anne attended a Service to mark the 60th Anniversary of the end of National Service at the National Memorial Arboretum. 🌷

17/05 As Patron of the (WRNS) Women’s Royal Naval Service Benevolent Trust, attended the Annual General Meeting and a Reception onboard HMS Excellent, docked in Portsmouth.

As Royal Patron of the National Coastwatch Institution, visited Gosport Station in Hampshire and later attended a Reception. 🛟

As Commandant-in-Chief of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (Princess Royal’s Volunteer Corps), HRH attended a Recruits’ Passing Out Parade at Wellington Barracks. 🫡

18/05 Princess Anne departed from Heathrow Airport for Canada and later arrived at Fredericton International Airport in New Brunswick 🇨🇦

19/05 Princess Anne carried out the following engagements in New Brunswick, Canada. 🇨🇦

As Honorary Deputy Commissioner of The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, visited their “J” Division Headquarters and after attended a Reception on the occasion of their 150th Anniversary. 🎂

Laid a wreath at The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Memorial. 👮‍♂️

Attended a Civic Reception at Moncton City Hall. 🏫

Visited Vitalité Health Network’s Veterans’ Health Centre. ⛑️

As Colonel-in-Chief of the 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise’s), HRH attended the 175th Anniversary Concert at Wesleyan Celebration Centre. 🎺

20/05 Princess Anne, as Colonel-in-Chief of the 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise’s) carried out the following engagements in New Brunswick, Canada. 🇨🇦

Attended and took the salute at the Freedom of the City of Moncton Parade. 🫡

Visited Moncton Garrison. 💂‍♀️

Attended a Reception for the occasion of the 120th Anniversary for the Canadian Forces Communications and Electronics Branch. 🍾

Princess Anne was invested with the Canadian Order of Military Merit (Commander) by the Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick, on behalf of the Governor General and after attended a Reception and Gala dinner for the 175th Anniversary of the 8th Canadian Hussars. 🎖️

21/05 Princess Anne, as Colonel-in-Chief of the 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise’s), carried out the following engagements in Sussex, Canada. 🇨🇦

Attended a Service at Trinity Anglican Church, 853 Main Street, Sussex, to mark the 175th Anniversary of the Regiment. ✝️

Attended a Freedom of the Town of Sussex Parade. 🫡

Visited the Regimental Museum in Sussex. 🪖

Visited Sussex (Milton Gregg) Armouries. ⚔️

Departed Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Quebec, for Heathrow Airport, UK arriving on 22/05. 🇬🇧

23/05 The Princess Royal held an Investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle. 🎖️

24/05 As Royal Colonel of the 1st Battalion The Ranger Regiment, HRH visited the Battalion near Dublin, Northern Ireland 🇮🇪

26/05 As Patron of Battle of the Atlantic Memorial, the Princess Royal and Sir Tim attended a Service and unveiled the Garden of Reflection Memorial at Liverpool Parish Church, opened an Exhibition at the Western Approaches Museum and attended a Reception at Liverpool Town Hall. 🏅

Total official engagements for Anne in May: 51

2023 total so far: 222

Total official engagements accompanied by Tim in May: 9

2023 total so far: 50

#this is a super long one #soz lol #hardest working royal 🫡#so no choice but to stanne #this is based off the court circular #i haven’t included departing or arriving in a country in the count #monthly engagement post #may 2023 #and yes i’m doing a seperate count for tim too #because i’m rooting for…#operation working royal tim #STILL WAITING CHARLES…#not all engagements are listed on this post #if you want a full list plz dm me 💕#princess anne #princess royal #tim laurence #timothy laurence #brf

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mariacallous · 2 months

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An Army spy operating at the heart of the IRA during the Troubles in Northern Ireland probably cost more lives than he saved, a report has found.

Operation Kenova investigated the agent known as Stakeknife.

It said speculation he had saved hundreds of lives was wrong; it was more likely between high single figures and low double figures.

It found the security forces failed to prevent some murders to try to protect their agents in the IRA.

But, the report pointed out that it was the IRA leadership that had "commissioned and sanctioned" the actions of its so-called internal security unit - of which Stakeknife was a member - and "committed brutal acts of torture and murder".

The £40m investigation took seven years to examine the activities of Stakeknife, who was Belfast man Freddie Scappaticci.

The interim report called for apologies from the UK government and Irish republican leadership on behalf of the IRA.

Lawyer Kevin Winters, who represents the families of 12 victims, said the report was "a damning indictment of the state".

"The staggering takeaway message is that the state could have intervened to save lives," he said.

"We are left with the horrendous conclusion that both state and the IRA were co-conspirators in the murder of its citizens."

The report's author, senior police officer Jon Boutcher, highlighted many failings of the security forces and the UK government, but acknowledged they were acting in an extremely stressful and violent environment.

Multiple murders

Operation Kenova linked Stakeknife to at least 14 murders and 15 abduction incidents.

Despite it being widely known that Scappaticci was Stakeknife, the Kenova Report did not officially confirm that. A further, more detailed report is due to be published by the Kenova team later this year.

However, the interim report said Stakeknife was "undoubtedly a valuable asset" to the security forces who "provided high-quality intelligence about PIRA [Provisional IRA] at considerable risk to himself".

The 208-page report added: "Albeit that his intelligence was not always passed on or acted upon and if more of it had been, he could not have remained in place as long as he did."

Mr Boutcher, who is now chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), said claims Stakeknife saved hundreds of lives were based on "unreliable and speculative" assessments.

Mr Boutcher said murders that could, and should, have been prevented were allowed to take place with the knowledge of the security forces.

'You were not mad'

"Morality and legality of agents doing any harm - with the knowledge of the state - is something that we would never, ever allow today," he said.

Mr Boutcher also referred to the decision not to confirm Stakeknife's identity in his report.

"Stakeknife's identity has been exposed to Kenova, subject to confidentiality which I remain bound by and I cannot make his name public without official authority," he said.

So far the government has refused to give such authority.

But Mr Boutcher added that in his view this position was "no longer tenable" and he expected the "government to authorise Kenova to confirm Stakeknife's identity in the final report".

Referring to Stakeknife's victims, Mr Boutcher said many of them had endured "endless delays, setbacks and unfulfilled promises in their search for the truth".

He said his report confirmed what many families had suspected - patterns of state intervention and non-intervention in the torture and murder of people accused of being state agents during the Troubles.

"You were not mad. This was happening and this should not have happened," Mr Boutcher told them.

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clove-pinks · 2 months

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A Senior Non-Commissioned Officer, Probably a Sergeant, 2nd (or the Queen’s Royal) Regiment of Foot, by unknown artist c. 1806.

I love that this includes a woman and child in the background! The UK National Army Museum describes her as probably "a sutleress," but she looks more like a soldier's or even officer's wife. And to be fair, she might also be a washerwoman or sutler. I don't think people appreciate how many women and children were involved in Napoleonic era wars, accompanying the huge baggage train of the army.

#napoleonic wars #british army #redcoats #dressed to kill #military history #napoleonic #military history is social history #1800s #1806 #military dress

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contentment-of-cats · 7 days

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The Noob Session

There is a great deal to be learned in observing the strategic games of his weapons officer. Pyrondi is an occasional player, but is most often present in the role of Dungeon Master - directing the chaos. It is chaos, in the sense that one's plans may or may not survive the first engagement with the enemy. To have the best possible chance ahead of said engagement, Thrawn studies Pirates & Privateers and is interested in how the narration of the Sith Wars differs here from the teachings of the Ascendancy. He chooses to be a Privateer - a ostensibly civilian ship's captain flying under 'letters of marque and reprisal' - official sanction for a private vessel to capture enemy ships of commerce or war.

Faro, Marinith, and Hammerly have elected to join the game as well. There will certainly be worthy foes, so he studies the classes more likely to oppose him. System Forces, Republic forces, Sith Empire forces, other Privateers, and the criminal classes - pirates, smugglers, and criminal organizations that pull their strings. Within those forces are different character classes making up crews, non-playing characters, vehicles, and armaments. Thrawn studies as he hasn't studied since Taharim and pulls Eli along with him.

They are quite well prepared, he thinks.

Then he pumps Eli and Captain Faro for insight into Pyrondi. His weapons officer can be brash and mouthy, never backs down from a fight, and is one of the few weapons officers he's met in his career who routinely runs firing solutions in her head. Her familial name in Cheunh means 'dragonet' or little dragon, while her personal name is close to the word for blizzard. She is of small stature, just over the Piett Standard.

The sign-ups were plentiful and the venue needed to handle an expanded number of players. The senior officers' dining room - for commanders and above - will host six cadres of players. The parties will each form the captain, officers, and crewmen of a vessel or a platoon headed by a lieutenant and staff sergeant as basic units of play. The tables are pushed together, and additional holotops linked to Pyrondi's have been found for each party. Pyrondi asked the more experienced players to help the 'noobs' to roll dice for their character attributes or 'stats.'

Thrawn finds the element of pure chance to be intriguing. One must possibly presume a level of intelligence to pass one's training. However, he has met some phenomenally stupid people in his career who one might think would have been eliminated from the gene pool via their own actions. They also rolled for wealth, and from that stat were able to buy ships, equipment, weapons, food, medical supplies, and other supply chain items. His Ranger-class light cruiser was at the top of his budget, both for speed and armor class. Those from his cadre chipped in their own wealth to buy supplies while his letters of marque are also letters of credit that allow him substantial buying power.

The players filter in, all of them in civilian clothing, then start taking their seats and talking to their cadre. The feel in the room is one of battle preparations, and perhaps it is so. Pyrondi has been working all week on her plans, and is the last one to come in. She sets up the graceful triptych screen, places the crystal ball, and then sets up her materials.

"Good evening, I brought dice sets and pads for the new players." Thrawn is rolling with one of Eli's sets, while he heard others commissioned new sets from the hobby crafters aboard. "All right, everyone get comfy, breaks will be each hour for ten minutes. Commodore Thrawn will banish us to bed so that we don't zombie on duty. Now, the campaign I've put together is based on the Battle of the Lemmil Cluster. It's a lesser known battle, but one for very high stakes since it was a rich source of raw materials including doonium, accelerite. and clouzon. The Lemmil Alliance played both ends and got richer than a Tagge doing it."

Everyone took out a personal data pad as Pyrondi distributed the scenario. Since nobody opted to play either Republic or Sith, those two were playing out their historical roles.

"Finally, Major Carvia will be co-modding with me for the ground campaigns. Now. we'll start this in a bar on Corellia. The White Star was a known hangout for privateers flying under Corellian letters of marque for the Prince-Admiral and Princess-General. It was also a hangout for the scum and villainy-"

"Hey!" Indignantly from an engineering lieutenant.

"You wanted to be a pirate, Ashbough. As I was saying, for the scum and villains of the Core are attempting to bend ears for a likely target-"

#thrawn #chimaera crew

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rebplusvodequalsnbk · 1 month

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🆃🅷🅴 1987 🅷🅾🅳🅳🅻🅴 🆂🆃 🅼🅰🆂🆂🅰🅲🆁🅴, 🅸🅽 🅼🅴🅻🅱🅾🆄🆁🅽🅴 🅰🆄🆂🆃🆁🅰🅻🅸🅰

This write up is quite long, and explains in detail the formative events in Julian's life, as well as the events that directly contributed to his actions.

Julian Knight was born March 4th 1968 in Melbourne Australia. When he was 10 days old he was adopted by Pamela Anne Knight and Ralph Knight. Ralph was an Army Captain, his role was as an education officer in the Royal Australian Army Educational Corps. He was a qualified teacher who taught literacy, numeracy, and later on Mandarin to soldiers. Before retiring he would reach the rank of Major.

Between 1968 and 1975 the Knight family moved regularly, spending time in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Melbourne. In 1975 the family travelled through South East Asia, before returning to Melbourne to settle down for good.

In January 1976, Julian is encouraged by his father to take part in Cub Scouts, and he does so until 1968 when he graduates from Cub Scouts to Scouts, which he continues until 1979.

In February 1980 Julian begins high school, and in March 1980, his parents separate, and the same month Julian's father gives him a Daisy Air Rifle. Then between May and November he works as a paper boy for the local newsagent, where he saves up enough money to purchase a Chinese Air Rifle.

In 1982 his parents finalise their divorce, and his mother moves the family from Hoppers Crossing in Melbourne's outer western suburbs, to Clifton Hill in the inner northern suburbs.

Beginning in June 1982 Julian begins training with the Norwood High School Army Cadet Unit, and in August he attends his first Army Cadets Camp at the Puckapunyal Military Base in Victoria. It is here that he fires an M16 for the first time.

In November 1972 he is involved in a fight at school and is suspended for the rest of the year (the school year in Australia finishes around December 19th). And in February 1983, he starts at a new high school. In March he appears in court for charges stemming from the schoolyard fight, where all the charges are dropped.

In May 1983, Julian attends the Army Cadets NCO (Non Commissioned Officer- Lance Corporal) course in Goonram, Victoria. Then in August he again attends Army Cadets Camp at the Puckapunyal Military Base. Then a week later he attends Army Cadets Adventure Training Award Course also at Puckapunyal. And in December he attends Army Cadets Senior NCO Camp in Bambara, Victoria where he is promoted to the NCO rank of Corporal.

In January 1984 he purchases a Crossman High Powered Air Rifle. And in April he begins training with the Melbourne High School Army Cadets Unit. In May, he gets a part time job at McDonald's in Melbourne CBD. Then in August he attends his third Army Cadets Camp at Puckapunyal Military Base. The following week, he attends his first Army Reserve Training Weekend, also at Puckapunyal.

In January 1985, he begins his final year of high school. In March he attends his second Army Reserve Training Weekend, this time in Sale, Victoria. In July, he applies for entry into the January 1986 intake of the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. In August he attends his fourth Army Cadets Camp, followed a week later, by his third Army Reserve Training Weekend. On August 13th, he attends examination day for entry to the Australian Defence Force Academy, however he fails due to poor school results and is told to re-apply to the Royal Military College, Duntroon, Canberra, for army officer cadet training.

October 1st 1985, Julian applies for enlistment into the Australian Army Reserve, before sitting his high school leaving exams in November. On November 26th he successfully enrols in the Australian Army Reserve as a Reservist Trainee Soldier. From December he trains as an Army Reservist Trooper.

In January 1986, he obtains his high school leavers certificate, with a C grade in 5 subjects. Then from February 1st to 15th he attends the Army Reserve Recruit Course at Puckapunyal. In March, he is accepted into La Trobe University, as an undergraduate studying a Bachelor of Arts degree, and commences studying French, German History, and Politics. However, he drops out in May.

On March 4th Julian turns 18, which is the legal age you can apply for a firearms licence, and the day after his birthday he applies for a Victorian Shooters Licence. He is gifted a German Ruger 10/22 .22 calibre semi automatic rifle, which is a family heirloom, by his uncle.

In April, he attends the Army Reserve Assault Troopers Course at Puckapunyal, and on the day of his return home he is issued with an A, B, and C Category Victorian Shooters Licence. Then from April 26th to 11th of May, he attends the Army Reserve "A" Vehicle Course, in Sale, Victoria.

On May 15th 1986, Julian purchases a Mossberg 12ga 8 shot pump-action shotgun from a Melbourne gun dealer.

On July 30th he applies for January 1987 intake to the Royal Military College Duntroon, and undergoes a series of aptitude tests and interviews.

Then, on July 31st he purchases a M14 7.62mm (.308) calibre semi automatic military rifle from a Melbourne gun dealer.

1st of September, Julian attends examination day for entry into the Royal Military College. He passes the examinations, and advances to the RMC selection board interview process.

October 2nd, he attends the selection board for the Royal Military College, in Watsonia, Melbourne. He passes and is placed on a short list.

October 3rd to 19th he attends Army Reserve Radio Operators Course, in Sale, Victoria, where he is the course's "Student of Merit". And on October 16th he is informed that he has been accepted into the January 1987 intake of the Royal Military College.

In November 1986, he attends the 4th/19th PWLH Regimental Annual Range Shoot Weekend at Puckapunyal. He attains the highest score in the regiment with the L1A1 Self-loading rifle.

On January 12th 1987, Julian begins his training at the Royal Military College Duntroon. During his time at the RMC, he states that he was the victim of continuous bastardisation and victimisation by senior staff cadets, beginning on his first day.

In April, 1987 Julian began dating a 17yo public servant named Meg. The victimisation of Julian, then escalated, and senior staff cadets would sexually assault Meg in front of him, on multiple occasions while socialising at civilian venues. The same cadets also assaulted another civilian female friend of Julian's named Liz.

By May, the victimisation and bastardisation had reached a zenith, where he would be given orders that were literally impossible to follow. For example, on a day in mid May, he was ordered to prepare tea, coffee, and toast for a group of senior cadets. The was initially ordered to prepare their orders while on the floor, having to crawl underneath chairs and tables, and then after 5 minutes the instructions changed and he was now to prepare their orders without touching the floor, being forced to jump between tables. They senior cadets then began to scream at Knight to hurry up, and when he was almost finished preparing their orders, they would change what they wanted forcing him to start over. When he hadn't finished their orders in 10 minutes, he was given a piece of toast slathered with butter, honey, and peanut butter, and ordered to force the entire piece into his mouth unbroken and to eat it. The senior cadets, then proceeded to throw the pieces of toast with butter and honey or peanut butter, up to the ceiling, in order to leave residue on the ceiling, which they then made Julian clean up. This is just a snapshot of the abuse he experienced while at RMC.

Between 26th and 29th of May, there was a field exercise, FEX. Samichon, where Julian was singled out for harsh criticism for making simple mistakes, that other cadets also made. At the end of the exercise, he received the lowest marks by a substantial amount. This left him feeling defeated. Upon returning to RMC, he had an incident with a senior cadet, and as a result of this, he left the base and drove to Belconnen mall, where he purchased a switchblade knife, with a 4in blade, as he wanted to be able to protect himself.

Over the next 18 hours, he was involved in a series of altercations with senior cadets, one which involved having a bayonet pressed into his chest, another involved a senior cadet pinning him against a wall and threatening to punch him in the face.

He was then informed by one of his senior cadets, that it was highly likely that he would be thrown out of the college, and that a better idea would be to resign before that happened. After receiving this news, he decided to desert his assigned duty that night, and instead attend the 18th birthday celebration of his civilian friend Deanne. He decided against wearing his uniform, instead dressing in casual clothes, and he placed his new switchblade in his pocket.

The celebrations began at the Ainslie Hotel, where they stayed until roughly 10.30pm, at which point they travelled to the Private Bin nightclub, which is the same nightclub that the senior cadets frequented. He had decided to resign on Monday, so he thought that he would just ignore anything that the senior cadets said or did. His group made sure to position themselves on the opposite side of the club from the senior cadets, however Staff Cadet Reed, repeatedly approaches Julian, and attempts to force him to return to base, but Julian refuses. This angers Reed who repeatedly places his hands on Julian, before security makes him back off. After Reed does this multiple times, at approximately 1.30am a scuffle breaks out between a group of 5 people, including Julian, Reed, Lance Corporal Thorp, an unnamed cadet, and a civilian who stood up for Julian.

Julian's group leaves the bar, and members of the group help calm him down. He is bleeding from the nose and eyebrow, after receiving multiple punches to the face. His girlfriend then says that she is returning to the club. Julian goes to the bus station to wash the blood off, and while there, he positions the knife so he can easily access it. He then joins the group back at the club.

After ordering a drink, another cadet approached him ,warning him that there was now a group of 9 senior cadets and a Drill Sergeant who were planning on assaulting him, with the intent of hospitalising him. This group is standing near the entrance to the main bar, staring and making threatening gestures towards Julian and his group.

Julian then formulates a plan to attack Reed and Thorpe first, as soon as they are in a position where he can quickly use the knife on them both. He watches the group, waiting for the perfect moment, and then at approximately 2.15am Thorpe leaves the bar. He then decides to attack Reed alone.

At roughly 2.55am Julian's group say that they are leaving the club, and going to one of the groups house. As they prepare to leave, he grabs the handle of the knife, and extended the blade. As his group began to head to the exit, Julian says he has to use the bathroom, and leave them together. He then makes his way through the club, and decides that it is time to attack. He approaches Reed from his blind spot, and when he is standing next to him, draws the knife from his pocket and thrusts the knife into the right side of Reed's head. The blade hit bone, and he withdrew it, and stabbed him again, behind the right ear, as Reed was collapsing to the floor.

As everyone looked at Reed in shock, Julian ran to the door, and on to the street.

He realised that he had accidentally cut his finger, so he wrapped it in his handkerchief, and made the decision to try and find a police car and hand himself in.

After running a few blocks he saw 2 members of the Australian Federal Police in a marked police car. He flagged them down and told them what he had done. He was transported to the Royal Canberra Hospital, to have the wound to his finger examined. While there he called the base and without identifying himself stated that "Lance Corporal Reed had been stabbed and Cadet Knight has been arrested". He was then informed that his wound required micro surgery, and that he would have Eto stay in hospital for 2 days. The police questioned him for roughly 90 minutes, before informing him that they were placing him under arrest for Malicious wounding with a knife.

3rd of June the RMC Board of Studies convenes and decides that Staff Cadet Julian Knight should be asked to "Show Cause" as to why his appointment as Staff Cadet should not be terminated, effectively ending his career as an Army officer.

12th of June, Julian appears before the ACT Magistrates Court on charges of malicious wounding, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and assault in relation to the stabbing on May 31st. He is bailed on a $5,000 self-surety to appear again on November 10th 1987. He then returns to Victoria.

On June 19th, Julian resigns from his appointment as a staff cadet at the Royal Military College, and from the Australian Regular Army, in a letter to the Chief of the General Staff. And on July 13th he completes his discharge procedure at Watsonia Army Base.

Back in Victoria, he moved back in with his mother, however she had converted his childhood bedroom into a second living room, so Julian was forced to sleep on the couch in the front room. He was unable to find a decent paying job, so he accepted a menial position as a casual storeman at a clothing firm. However the wages weren't enough to pay back the $6,000 army loan he took to purchase a car, and he also had roughly $1,200 in other debts. He was also feeling isolated, as his Melbourne girlfriend had moved on, and his Canberra girlfriend was in Canberra. So he began drinking copious amounts of alcohol, approximately 5 times as much as he was drinking in Canberra. He also received the information that his biological mother was living in South Africa, and had not responded to a letter that had been sent to her asking if she was willing to have contact with Julian.

On Sunday August 9th 1987, Julian awoke at roughly 11.30am. It was 16 days since his discharge from the army. At 1.30pm he attended a birthday party for his mother, at his grandmother's house. He left the gathering at 4.10pm, and while he was there he consumed 2 cans of beer. He drove his younger sister home, before paying a quick visit to his former girlfriend.

Upon leaving her house, his cars gearbox jammed, leaving the car stuck in 2nd gear. He made his way home, where he parked the car, and changed his outfit. He also drank a third beer, before angrily walking the short distance to his regular hangout, The Royal Hotel, arriving at around 5.30pm. None of his friends were there, so he drank alone for the next 3 hours and 20 minutes. At this stage his severely depressed mood, coupled with extreme intoxication, manifested in a psychotic vision of a soldier being ambushed, which when combined with his intense anger, extreme stress, and agitation caused him to experience what he later described to detectives as a "call to arms".

Five minutes later he was sprinting back to his mother's house.

When he arrived, he spoke briefly with his sister when he encountered her in the hallway. Once she had returned to the back of the house to continue watching TV with their mother, he ventured upstairs to retrieve his weapons that were stored under his mother's bed. He took the Ruger rifle, the M14, and the Mossberg shotgun, taking the Ruger and the Mossberg downstairs to the front room. He then collected the M14, and a steel ammunition case, and a leather shotgun cartridge belt from his mother's cupboard, taking them downstairs to the front room also.

He loaded the weapons, and filled his pockets with roughly 100 rounds of ammunition, including a "suicide" 7.62mm round which he placed in the front right pocket of his jeans. He placed a black combat knife down the back of his jeans, then slung the M14 across his back, and picked up the Mossberg and the Ruger in his right and left hands respectively.

At roughly 9.30pm, he ran out the front door, travelling west down Ramsden St and crossing the nearby train line, Julian reached the eastern side of the four lane major arterial road Hoddle St.

He reached the perfect ambush position, and began indiscriminately firing his weapons into cars travelling down Hoddle St. In a 15 minute period he fired 114 rounds from 3 weapons, killing 7 innocent civilians, and wounded a further 19, including 2 police officers.

After a 30 minute police chase to stop and find the shooter, 19 year old Julian Knight was arrested less than a kilometre away in Fitzroy North. His initial plan of committing suicide failed when he was unable to locate his "suicide" round, while surrounded by police, so instead he dropped his weapons, and handed himself in.

In the months following the shooting, Julian underwent a barrage of testing by a variety of professionals. He was then charged with 7 counts of murder, and 47 counts of attempted murder on June 6th 1988.

In early October 1988, following negotiations with the Department of Public Prosecutions, it was decided that he would plead guilty to all charges, in a plea deal. Julian believes that this deal was made with input from the Australian Army, as the main condition of the deal was that the abuse, victimisation, and bastardisation that he experienced at Duntroon would not be mentioned in court, and in exchange the Crown agreed that they would not oppose the setting of a minimum term to the life sentences he was guaranteed to receive.

On November 10th 1988, Julian appeared in the Supreme Court of Victoria for his sentencing hearing. Justice George Hampel sentenced him to Life Imprisonment for each of the counts of Murder, and 10 Years Imprisonment on each of the counts of Attempted Murder. The total sentence he received was Life Imprisonment with a minimum non parole term of 27 years (in Australia, Life Sentences aren't cumulative, and lesser sentences aren't cumulative on top of a Life Sentence, so people don't end up with crazy two or three hundred year sentences like in America. Also, nearly all people who receive Life Sentences will also receive a minimum non parole term, meaning that they have the opportunity to be released in usually 20-30 years, if they don't fuck up massively). Julian was eligible for parole in 2014, however his application has been denied at each parole hearing he has had.

Julian has his own website, where he talks about everything in depth, including his struggles in prison, which are too nuanced for me to get into. I highly suggest checking it out.

#australian true crime #hoddle st massacre #julian knight #Australian mass shooting #australian massacre #aussie true crime #tcc tumblr #tcc #tccblr #australian tcc

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thiziri · 1 year

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Princess Anne in her role as Colonel of The Blues and Royals, meets Officers and senior Non-Commissioned Officers of The Household Division, during her visit to Wellington Barracks in central London, on 03 May 2023.

#lovely princess #sweetest princess #workanne #princess anne #princess royal #brf #british royal family

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kingwilliamv · 5 months

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The Prince of Wales’ Court Circular entries for December 2023

Total: 8 engagements

Solo:

Public: 2

Private: 4

Joint (w/ Kate and/or other BRF members):

Public: 1

Private: 1

Breakdown:

December 5: Attended an Evening Reception at Buckingham Palace for the Diplomatic Corps

December 7: Attended a Royal Foundation Meeting at the offices in London

December 8: Attended a Christmas Carol Service in Westminster Abbey, London, SW1

December 11: (2)

Chaired a Meeting of The Prince’s Council at Buckingham Palace

Visited St Vincent’s Centre, Carlisle Place, London SW1

December 12: Visited the Welsh Guards Warrant Officers’ and Senior Non-Commissioned Officers’ Mess at Combermere Barracks, St Leonard’s Road, Windsor, Berkshire

December 14: Attended the Lord High Admiral’s Divisions at Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth

December 18: Presented condolences to The Emir of the State of Kuwait at Amiri Terminal, Kuwait, following the death of The Emir Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

#cc:dec2023 #cc2023 #prince william #prince of wales #british royal family

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surely-galena · 1 year

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A very short collection of Giann & Marius fic recs

(for @roshie-writes who asked in this post and I didn't want to go over the character/word limit in the comments)

i see dead people (against my will) by @samsspambox

Artem, for as long as he could remember, was able to see things others couldn’t.

Yes, Senior Attorney Artem Wing can see ghosts.

He could see ghosts and hid the ability for as long as he could remember. That was his life and, frankly, it was a good one. No one but Neil knew about his ability (and even then, he was still skeptical), he had a crush on a coworker for the first time in his life, and no ghosts had ever come to haunt him.

He just never expected to see Giann von Hagen back in the NXX office.

or alternatively: artem wing sees the ghost of giann and has to deal with the fallout. which may include telling his maybe friends

While the focus of Sam's fic here is mostly on Artem & Giann, there's a lot of Giann content (and a lot of Marius, too)! It's Marius having to come to terms with Giann dying and ghost!Giann trying to communicate with his brother through Artem. Also Giann being a little menace and found family shenanigans if you enjoy that :D

There's a Giann death scene so heads up for that (but I personally find it to be really well written). Overall this fic is a good mixture of comedy and angst and it absolutely does pull at the heartstrings!

you can run, you can hide, but this email WILL find you! by @actualbird

from: Vyn Richter [[email protected]] to: Marius von Hagen [[email protected]] subject: Tutoring Details

Good day, Marius.

I am Dr. Vyn Richter, a professor as well as a friend of your brother, Giann. I am sure that at this point, he has explained to you his request that I be your tutor. I agreed, though the wording of his explanation to me seems that this is a non-negotiable for you. Rest assured, I will ensure that our classes will not be a hindrance in any way. Instead, what I have planned is a course to aid your transition towards your postgraduate studies.

Attached is the syllabus and schedule for our classes, both open to reasonable adjustments. If you have questions, you may email me any time after 12:00pm.

Best regards, Vyn Richter, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Psychology Stellis University

from: Marius von Hagen [[email protected]] to: Vyn Richter [[email protected]] subject: Tutoring Details

Cool, got this. See ya. ✌️

Sent from my iPhone

Before going missing, Giann asks Vyn to tutor Marius. Vyn agrees. (A story of annoyance and acceptance, all told through emails.)

If you enjoy epistolary fic, look no further than this one Zak wrote a while back! I still think back to this fic and your question gave me the chance to go back and have a reread :D

The main focus is Vyn and Marius figuring out their tutoring sessions (and a prelude to found family), but there's also a lot of background Marius & Giann and Vyn & Giann. It's tagged as comedy and light angst, so you know what's going down with Giann during the events of the fic :')

10/10 would recommend, I mean the fic is already on this list of recs but I just want to reiterate that this one is really good.

Tiny plug-in for myself but it's just chapter 3 of my fic The L stands for Lukecrative (link leads to ch3) for a very specific scene when Marius has a flashback about getting ice cream with Giann as a kid. You don't necessarily need the context of the previous two chapters to understand what's going on, but I've provided the link for the ease of navigating straight to the ice cream scene if you wish.

Posts here on tumblr:

Time by @samsspambox -- a giann von hagen musing (about marius, about his mother)

yes marius and giann have matching tattoos and heres how they (emotionally) end up getting it by @actualbird -- 1.5K words; Giann takes Marius to get a tattoo and then decides to get a matching one, too, because he doesn't want Marius to be in pain alone

hey, who made the NXX logo? also by @actualbird -- Giann commissions Marius to make the NXX logo we see in HQ

@cheri-carnival 's translated comics from artist 君楽研 (jun le yan) [1] [2] [3]

Some fic concepts by me based on fake titles Sam gave me, but the second one spotlights Giann and Marius

Hope you find something you like in here, roshie-writes!! Have a good rest of your day!

#unfortunately it's a bit tricky to find fics focused only on marius and giann!#giann von hagen #marius von hagen #tears of themis #tears of themis fic #I have a giann & marius fic concept in my doc of ideas so maybe I should bump that up just to throw in my two cents into the tag haha

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THE DESCRIPTION OF SAINT JOHN PAUL II The Patron of Kraków and World Youth Day Feast Day: October 22

"There is no evil to be faced that Christ does not face with us. There is no enemy that Christ has not already conquered. There is no cross to bear that Christ has not already borne for us, and does not now bear with us." -from the Eucharistic Celebration Homily, October 1995

One of the greatest popes in the history of the Roman Catholic Church, and before he became known as John Paul the Great, he was born Karol Józef Wojtyła, on May 18, 1920 in Wadowice, Kraków Voivodeship, Poland.

When Karol was just eight years old, his happy family life was saddened by the early death of his parents, Karol Wojtyła, a non-commissioned officer of the Austro-Hungarian Army and captain of the Polish Armed Forces, and Emilia Kaczorowska, a schoolteacher who was of distant Lithuanian heritage, as he said: 'At twenty, I had already lost all the people I loved.'

His elder sister Olga had died before his birth, but he was close to his brother Edmund, nicknamed Mundek, who was 13 years his senior. Edmund's work as a physician eventually led to his death from scarlet fever, a loss that affected Wojtyła deeply.

Karol was an athletic youth, often played football as a goalkeeper, and also performed with various theatrical groups and worked as a playwright. During this time, his talent for language blossomed, and he learned as many as 15 languages including English and Esperanto. During the Nazi occupation of Poland, from 1940 to 1944, Karol worked in a limestone quarry and then in Solvay chemical factory.

In order to fulfill his vocation in October 1942 at the height of World War II, he entered the clandestine seminary of Kraków, run by Adam Stefan Sapieha, the archbishop of Kraków, and after finishing his studies at the seminary, he was ordained priest on All Saints' Day - November 1, 1946, a year after the war ended. He was first assigned in a small parish near Kraków, and then he served as professor and chaplain at the Catholic University of Lublin (now John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin). At a very young age, because of his exceptional talents, he became archbishop of Kraków and then Cardinal.

Following the death of John Paul I, ten days after the funeral, at the age of 58, Karol elected as pope on October 16, 1978, and chose the name John Paul II in honor of his predecessor. Having consecrated his papacy to the Blessed Virgin Mary, as his motto says: 'Totus Tuus', meaning 'I am all yours'.

He embarked in a tireless apostolate around the world. The Pilgrim Pope, as he was known, he visited 129 countries, and travelled more than all previous 263 Popes combined. Moreover, he is credited to be the spiritual inspiration behind the fall of Communism in 1991. While visiting Jerusalem in March 2000, John Paul became the first pope in history to visit and pray at the Western Wall. In September 2001, amid post-11 September concerns, he travelled to Kazakhstan, with an audience largely consisting of Muslims, and to Armenia, to participate in the celebration of 1,700 years of Armenian Christianity.

On May 13, 1981, the anniversary of the apparition of Our Lady of Fatima, he was shot and critically wounded by Mehmet Ali Ağca, an expert Turkish gunman who was a member of the militant fascist group Grey Wolves, and he miraculously survived the assassination attempt in St. Peter's Square. Ağca was caught and restrained by a nun and other bystanders until police arrived. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. Two days after Christmas in 1983, John Paul II visited Ağca in prison. John Paul II and Ağca spoke privately for about twenty minutes.

The pope made two trips to the Philippines: the first on February 18, 1981 where Lorenzo Ruiz is beatified in Manila, to which is the first beatification ceremony to be held outside the Vatican, and in January 15, 1995, during the X World Youth Day, he offered Mass to an estimated crowd of between five and seven million in Luneta Park in the Philippines, which was considered to be the largest single gathering in Christian history. And because of his special relationships with them, he is also known as the 'Pope of the Youth'.

As an extension of his successful work with youth as a young priest, John Paul II pioneered the international World Youth Days. He presided over nine of them: Rome, Buenos Aires, Santiago de Compostella, Częstochowa, Denver (in the state of Colorado), Manila, Paris, and Toronto. The total attendance at these signature events of the pontificate was in the tens of millions. The Great Jubilee of 2000 was a call to the church to become more aware and to embrace his missionary task for the work of evangelization.

During the final days of the pope's life, the lights were kept burning through the night where he lay in the Papal apartment on the top floor of the Apostolic Palace. Tens of thousands of people assembled and held vigil in St. Peter's Square and the surrounding streets for two days. Upon hearing of this, the dying pope was said to have stated: 'I have searched for you, and now you have come to me, and I thank you.'

After a long and painful sickness, John Paul II went home to the Lord, on a sorrowful Saturday, April 2, 2005 at the age of 84, at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. His final words were: 'Pozwólcie mi odejść do domu Ojca. (Allow me to depart to the house of the Father.)'

He was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI on May 1, 2011, and three years on April 27, 2014 on Divine Mercy Sunday, together with Pope John XXIII, he was canonized a saint by Pope Francis.

#random stuff #catholic #catholic saints #karol józef wojtyła #john paul ii #pope john paul ii #pope st. john paul ii #john paul the great

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