#royal tour 1983

[vox-anglosphere]

Happy Birthday Prince William.. and thanks for the memories

#Prince William #Prince of Wales #Princess Diana #royal baby #British Royal Family #monarchy #royal tour 1983 #Australia #nostalgia #memories #Happy Birthday #21 June 1982 #UK

[stefhy846loveu]

#princess diana #british royal family #diana spencer #fashion #iconic #princess of wales #1980s #photoshoot #australia #the eras tour #1983

[theroyalsandi]

British Royal Family | The Prince and Princess of Wales with their son Prince William of Wales arrives at Alice Springs Airport as they begun their Royal Tour of Australia | March 20, 1983

#royaltyedit #theroyalsandi #prince of wales #princess of wales #prince charles #princess diana #princess di #prince william #cd 1983 #cd gif #will gif #will childhood #will 1983 #australia 1983 #british 1983 #mar 1983 #1983 #british royal family #my gif

[royalcorgisanddorgis]

A sailor exchange smiles with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on their return to the HMY Britannia following a trip to Sacramento in afternoon on Friday, March 5, 1983 in San Francisco. The royal couple leaves Saturday for a weekend at Yosemite National Park. (AP Photo)

1983 MARCH 5: Queen Elizabeth II visits Yosemite National Park during an official tour of America (Photo by Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images)

#queen elizabeth ii #prince philip #california #memories of the queen

[ladydianaphotos]

1983 Royal Tour of Australia

[spiritundaunted]

"Arms are so difficult to draw"...

While the Duke and Duchess of York (the future King George V and Queen Mary) were away on a royal tour in 1901, King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra commissioned an artist, Mrs. Gertrude Massey, to paint miniature portraits of their children, David, Bertie, Mary and Harry, as surprise gifts for them on their return. Mrs. Massey spent a lot of time with the children and got to know them well, and they became very fond of her.

In her memoir, Kings, Commoners and Me (1934), Massey described each of the children. She saw Prince Edward (David) as the "the most interesting" and Princess Mary as "the most mischievous".

As for little Bertie, she related a story of how one day he asked if he could draw her, "for a change", and she obliged him. As he drew, she observed "His face was so expressive, one could almost read his thoughts." His expression showed that he was pleased with his drawing, except for one thing.

"Would you mind if I don't give you any arms?'' he asked. "Arms are so difficult to draw."

Aw, Bertie!!! <3

I enjoy reading about these little moments throughout his life when Bertie's creative side would shyly show itself. I think he did have a creativity about him; he just didn't really get a lot of opportunity to explore it. Although he was never interested in fine arts and culture the way his younger brother the Duke of Kent was, I think he enjoyed designing and creating and was proud of these accomplishments in his humble way.

For instance, he loved landscape gardening, (once he wrote a letter in the "language of Rhododendrum"!). He did needlepoint, and created a set of 12 chair covers for Royal Lodge. He also designed the George Cross and George Medal himself. And of course there was his life long interest in photography and filming, which I can particularly relate to and understand. Even during his last Sandringham Christmas, King George designed trousers to be worn with the Order of the Garter robes instead of the traditional knee pants and Prince Philip photographed him wearing them. It has been repeated often that when he got interested in something, he was all in! That is the essence of a creative spirit, in my eyes.

What a sweet, sensitive soul.

Sources: Kings, Commoners and Me (1934) by Gertrude Massey; George and Elizabeth, A Royal Marriage (1983) by David Duff; Bonhams; The Royal Collection Trust

#bertie the artist #bertie's expressive face #sweet little bertie #king george vi #prince albert #prince bertie #king bertie #george vi #Prince Edward #Princess Mary #Gertrude Massey #david & bertie #bertie & elizabeth #british royal family #art #young royals

[royaltyposts]

The ITV 1978 mini-series Lillie, portrays the life of Lillie Langtry. The story spans Langtry’s entire adult life from age 16 in 1869 to her death in 1929. Francesca Annis plays the main character.

In episode 7 of the series, Francesca wore a Pink bustle gown.

This gown has a special history after the TV series — it was later worn by Diana, Princess of Wales. For a royal tour of Canada in 1983, a “Klondike period” gala was held in Edmonton. Diana chose this dress from CosProp designed by Linda Mattock, and John Bright created a new hat for her to go with it.

#royalty #british royal family #brf #britishroyalty #princess of wales #the princess of wales #princess diana #lady diana #Diana #lillie langtry #Lillie #francesca annis #Klondike period #pink gown #victorian style #victorian #vintage

[stenka-razin]

in 2023 I watched some movies

I was gonna catch up on all those best picture nominees from the last 5 years, but watched crap like Caligula 2 instead

The 1989 World Tour - Live (2015, dir. Jonas Åkerlund) Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022, dir. Rian Johnson) Flight 666 (2008, dir. Scot McFayden and Sam Dunn) Dracula (1931, dir. Todd Browning) Moonraker (1979, dir. Lewis Gilbert) The Pez Outlaw (2022, dir. Bryan Storkel and Amy Bandlien Storkel) Encino Man (1992, dir. Les Mayfield) Star Trek: Insurrection (1998, dir. Jonathan Frakes) Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood (2019, dir. Quentin Tarantino) Cleopatra (1963, dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz) The Alligator People (1959, dir. Roy Del Ruth) The Silence of the Lambs (1991, dir. Thomas Demme) Godzilla vs. Megalon (“ゴジラ対メガロ” 1973, dir. Jun Fukuda) Invasion of Astro-Monster (“怪獣大戦争” 1965, dir. Ishirō Honda) Breaking a Monster (2015, dir. Luke Meyer) Terror at Orgy Castle (1971, dir. Zoltan G. Spencer) Wake in Fright ("Outback" 1971, dir. Ted Kotcheff) m.A.A.d. (2014, dir. Khalil Joseph) Reservoir Dogs (1992, dir. Quentin Tarantino) Kung Pow! Enter the Fist (2002, dir. Steve Oedekerk) House (1977, dir. Nobuhiko Obayashi) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, dir. Steven Spielberg) Dunkirk (2017, dir. Christopher Nolan) Final Destination (2000, dir. James Wong) Glitch: The Rise & Fall of HQ Trivia (2023, dir. Salima Koroma) Basic Instinct (1992, dir. Paul Verhoeven) Pee Wee’s Big Adventure (1985, dir. Tim Burton) Caligula 2: The Untold Story (“Caligola: La storia mai raccontata” 1982, dir. Joe D’Amato) La noche del terror ciego (1972, dir. Amando de Ossorio) Rocky IV (1985, dir. Sylvester Stallone) Saw IV (2007, dir. Darren Lynn Bousman) House of Wax (1953, dir. Andre DeToth) Thir13en Ghosts (2001, dir. Steve Beck) Kashchey the Immortal (“Кащей Бессмертный” 1944, dir. Aleksandr Rou) Ghost Ship (2002, dir. Steve Beck) The Blood on Satan’s Claw (1971, dir. Piers Haggard) The Face of Fu Manchu (1965, dir. Don Sharp) The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966, dir. Don Sharp) The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967, dir. Jeremy Summers) The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968, dir. Jesús Franco) April Fool's Day (1986, dir. Fred Walton) It's Pat 1994, dir. Adam Bernstein) The Castle of Fu Manchu (1969, dir. Jesús Franco) Adam and Eve Meet the Cannibals ("Adam ed Eve, la prima storia d'amore" 1983, dir. Enzo Doria & Luigi Rosso) The Mountain of the Cannibal God (“La montagna del dio cannibale” 1978, dir. Sergio Martino) When Harry Met Sally… (1989, dir. Rob Reiner) Beetlejuice (1988, dir. Tim Burton) Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (2001, dir. Peter Jackson, Long as Shit Version) The Hobbit (1977, dir. Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Bass) The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920, dir. Robert Wiene) The Wicker Man (1973, dir. Robin Hardy) The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974, dir. Tobe Hooper) House of 1000 Corpses (2003, dir. Rob Zombie) Chopping Mall (1986, dir. Jim Wynorski) Basket Case (1982, dir. Frank Henenlotter) Cube (1997, dir. Vincenzo Natali) Cube 2: Hypercube (2002, dir. Andrzej Sekula) Practical Magic (1998, dir. Griffin Dunne) Tropic Thunder (2008, dir. Ben Stiller) Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015, dir. J.J. Abrams) Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017, dir. Rian Johnson) Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019, dir. J.J. Abrams) Eyes Wide Shut (1999, dir. Stanley Kubrick) Superbad (2007, dir. Greg Mottola) Bruce Almighty (2003, dir. Tom Shadyac) House of Flying Daggers (“十面埋伏” 2004, dir. Zhang Yimou) Saltburn (2023, dir. Emerald Fennell) Grandma’s Boy (2006, dir. Nicholaus Goossen) Five Nights at Freddy's (2023, dir. Emma Tammi) Caligula and Messalina (“Caligula et Messaline” 1981, dir. Bruno Mattei) The Wizard of Oz (1939, dir. Victor Fleming, King Vidor, George Cukor, and Norman Taurog) A Christmas Prince (2017, dir. Alex Zamm) A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding (2018, dir. John Schulz) The Knight Before Christmas (2019, dir. Monika Mitchell) Goldfinger (1964, dir. Guy Hamilton) Total Recall (1990, dir. Paul Verhoeven)

[scotianostra]

Happy 61st birthday to The Proclaimers Charlie And Craig Reid born on 5th March 1962.

Growing up in Edinburgh, Cornwall, and the Fife town Auchtermuchty, they listened to early rock & roll and country, gravitating toward artists like Jerry Lee Lewis and Hank Williams. After playing in various punk bands during their school years, they formed The Proclaimers in 1983 and… 

Growing up in Edinburgh, Cornwall, and the Fife town Auchtermuchty, they listened to early rock & roll and country, gravitating toward artists like Jerry Lee Lewis and Hank Williams. After playing in various punk bands during their school years, they formed The Proclaimers in 1983 and quickly developed a regional fan base with a particularly devoted following in Inverness. As an acoustic duo singing -style harmonies in the mid-‘80s.

After touring with the Housemartins the Scottish duo were signed by Chrysalis records, they were immediately compared to the Everly Brothers. Considering their energetic, melodic folk-rock, the comparison made some sense, even though the Proclaimers didn’t really sound like the Everlys. Instead, the band was a post-punk pop band, aggressively displaying their thick accents on sweet, infectiously melodic songs about love, politics, and life in Scotland. After two albums in the late '80s,This Is the Story and Sunshine on Leith, the second featured one of my fave songs by the twins, My Old Friend The Blues, a Steve Earle song about depression.

The band disappeared for several years, suffering from personal problems and severe writer’s block. When their 1988 song “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” was used in the 1993 film Benny & Joon, the duo began to receive massive radio airplay in America, sending them into the Top Ten in the U.S., as well as the rest of the world; it was their first taste of worldwide success.

Luckily, the band was close to completing their third album at the time, Hit the Highway, leaving them in a position to capitalise on their success. The single Let’s Get Married received little attention, and the band pretty much disappeared in the eyes of the general public, but diehard fans like myself knew they were special and still had loads to offer.

They made various contributions to several movie soundtracks – Dumb & Dumber and Bottle Rocket – during the latter part of the decade, but family priorities took full scale.

The new millennium gave us a much more fresh sounding Proclaimers. They inked a new U.S. deal with Nettwerk, and Persevere marked Craig and Charlie Reid’s fourth album, and my favourite. It was a return to form; singing about the grim and glory of their native Scotland, but also a sign of the prime of life, my pick of the album being Scotland’s Story which drew parallels between historical migrations to Scotland and arrivals of more recent immigrants. The song list included the beautifully crafted My Act of Remembrance, which paid tribute to their late father, if you haven’t listened to it please do on the YouTube video I have posted.

Arms of steel, hair of gold Royal blue eyes, with a rebel soul You scared me, you still do But I loved you More than you ever knew….

The band’s fifth effort, Born Innocent, appeared on their own imprint Persevere in February 2004, produced by fellow Scot Edwyn Collins, Restless Soul followed a year later, the song When Love Struck You Down is another strong song by the brothers. Life with You in 2007 gave us the song of the same name which is a karaoke favourite in Scotland. I sing the older songs from the 80’s myself.

The Proclaimers have given us 12 studio albums and they tour worldwide, my favourite wee anecdote from the Reid's is regards their song Throw the R away. The record companies who were keen to sign them told them unless they ditched the Scottish accents they would not be successful, the song tells us

You say that if I want to get ahead The language I use should he left for dead It doesn’t please your ears.

In an interview a couple of years ago Charlei commented “it was a conscious thing, because we were singing about where we live, our experiences and it just felt stupid to sing in an English or American accent.” Quite right too.

In 2020 Craig and Charlie are amongst fellow Scots Bill Paterson, Rebus writer Ian Rankin, and bizarrely Irish-American actress Saoirse Ronan, who have lent their voices to a new audio guide for Edinburgh Castle. I have never used the guides myself, but may do so on my next visit to see how they sound.

The boys have now released their 12th studio album, Dentures Out featuring 13 songs clocking in at a lean, tight, focused 34 minutes.

Charlie and Craig are in the middle of a world tour just now, having played North America they are now in Australia, then onto New Zealand before heading home for dates in Wales and England, then gigs in Kelso, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

The song I have chosen, I hope reflects the Scottish attitude that we welcome all immigrants into our country with open arms.

#scotland #scottish #leithers #pop band #singersongwriter #singers #musicians #Youtube

[between-crowns-and-tiaras]

100 Photos of Queen Elizabeth II: {35/100}

Queen Elizabeth II laughing during a visit to the Presidential Palace on her royal tour of the Commonwealth Country of India; november, 1983.

#100 photos of the queen

[harrisonarchive]

George Harrison hanging out with Phil Everly, Ron Krasinski, Ian McLagan, and Philip Donnelly after an Everly Brothers concert in Adelaide, Australia, circa 1984/1985. Photographer unknown.

“The Beatles were always big Everly Brothers fans, but I’m not sure if they ever played this one [‘Let It Be Me’] in the early days. However, George did go to see them at the Royal Albert Hall on their reunion tour in 1983 [23 September], and I think he went home afterwards and recorded this the same night. We first came across him singing this on one of the demo reels, but then we found this multi-track version a bit later. On first listen I thought it might have been George harmonising with Jeff Lynne, I didn’t realise it was two Georges, but Olivia put me straight.” - Giles Martin, Music Radar, 18 May 2012

“Among those [tracks] she [Olivia Harrison] most prizes on this first release [Early Takes Vol. 1] are ‘Woman Don’t You Cry for Me,’ which takes on a benedictory tone in the wake of Harrison’s premature death, and her husband’s rendition of the Everly Brothers’ ‘Let It Be Me.’
‘I remember the Everly Brothers had just come to England and that’s when he recorded that song,’ she said. ‘Anything he did when I was around was special for me. I really wanted those tracks on there.’” - The L.A. Times Music Blog, 2 May 2012 (x)

#George Harrison #quote #quotes about George #The Everly Brothers #Harrison covers #Phil Everly #George and Olivia #1980s #Let It Be Me #fits quuee like a glove

[theroyalsandi]

The Princess of Wales at a farewell State Banquet in Auckland at the end of the Royal tour of New Zealand | April 29, 1983

#royaltyedit #theroyalsandi #princess of wales #princess diana #princess di #british royal family #my edit

[iwantitinpink]

On the 1983 royal tour to Australia and New Zealand, Princess Diana accessorized her pink Victor Edelstein dress with the Spencer family tiara.

#on wednesdays we wear pink #fashion #fashion history #victor edelstein #pink #color: pink #pink dress #british royal family #royal fashion #princess diana #1983 #1980s

[littlequeenies]

1983 Theatre program for the play A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

This play was represented from 25th November 1982 to 5th October 1983 at the Cottesloe Theatre, then at The Lyttelton Theatre, then toured in Bath Theatre Royal, Cardiff New Theatre, Glasgow Theatre Royal and returned to The Lyttelton Theatre.

Marsha Hunt plays the role of Hippolyta.

From e-bay.

#Marsha Hunt #Marsha acting #1982 Marsha #1983 Marsha #A Midsummer Night's Dream #1982 A Midsummer Night's Dream #1983 A Midsummer Night's Dream #theatre #Theatre production #William Shakespeare

[ladydianaphotos]

Diana's luggage.

Royal tour of Australia 1983

[katiecallahanandco]

Going to go look at an open house this afternoon. It’s a competitive market here. I’m thinking this just might tip the ⚖️ in my favor. Thoughts? 😎#OnSaturdaysWeWearBigDiamonds RePosted • @sothebysjewels Reported to have been initially created in 1767 and passed down generations within the Spencer family, the Spencer Tiara was worn by Lady Diana just over 40 years ago, and turned heads when she stepped into St. Paul's Cathedral in the most highly anticipated Royal wedding of the past century. Its famous garland style design has a central heart-shaped motif set with diamonds flanked by continuous running scrolls, interspersed with star and trumpet-shaped flowers mounted in silver and gold. The heart-shaped piece was particularly sentimental to Lady Diana as her grandmother, Lady Cynthia Hamilton, received it as a wedding present for her 1919 marriage to “Jack”, Viscount Althorp, the future 7th Earl Spencer. Over nearly 200 years – as is often the case in jewellery of this kind – the tiara was added to and transformed until crown jeweller Garrard was commissioned in the 1930s to turn the tiara into the final article. Lady Diana was known to be fond of the Spencer Tiara, often wearing it to white-tie events, sporting the dazzling piece at least seven times between 1983 and 1992 on special occasions during royal tours and high-profile events. It will now be exhibited in London for the first time since the 1960s as a highlight of the UK's largest tiara exhibition in two decades, part of Sotheby's Jubilee in celebration of The Queen's Platinum Jubilee this summer. #SothebysJubilee #SothebysLondon #SothebysJewels #PlatinumJubilee #SpencerTiara https://www.instagram.com/p/CerNCVwpt7N/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#onsaturdayswewearbigdiamonds #sothebysjubilee #sothebyslondon #sothebysjewels #platinumjubilee #spencertiara