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Yesterday evening the wild deer were out in force. Hundreds grazed alongside the Long Walk of Windsor Great Park. At this angle, the setting sun lit up Continue reading Wild deer at sunset in Deer Park, Windsor Great Park…

Continue reading Deer crossing Long Walk at sunset in Windsor Great Park…

(Tell me if you see yourself in any of the pictures below and I’d be happy to send you the very large originals. Eleven small images below have not been cropped or modified or optimised in any way—but I can do that for you, and will remove the blurred arms and heads from these images when I get back home!)The following photos were taken by my daughter during the procession on Wednesday 26 March 2008. They show Royal Navy personnel marching up the hill of Thames Street, skirting Windsor Castle: Continue reading 26 March 2008 Royal Navy parade during Sarkozy State Visit to Windsor (draft)…

Tuesday 25 March 2008

Windsor Castle and Castle Without

A few pictures from yesterday’s rehearsals are linked to their thumbnails below.

If you can correct any errors in my descriptions, do please tell me (thank you, Tomleecee), as I would prefer to receive advice than have these officers misrepresented.

No more time to continue this now, sorry, but I shall add another batch of photos from today’s State Visit as soon as possible.

(Click to see larger versions of these images. Don’t just squint at these thumbnails!)

Coldstream guards line Windsor High Street Continue reading 25 March 2008 rehearsals for Sarkozy State Visit to Windsor…

From the Royal Diary: Continue reading State Visit to the UK and stay at Windsor Castle…

During today’s Easter Day walk in Windsor Great Park, I was amazed to see such a large number of animals grazing quite calmly in the Deer Park, on the same side of the fence as me. (No, I was not grazing.) In fact, never before have I seen so many wild deer alongside the Long Walk—the popular path leading from Windsor Castle to the famous Copper Horse: Continue reading Easter Day in Windsor Great Park…

We attended the Liturgy of Good Friday in the Nave of St. George’s Chapel this morning. The scene was set for a deep, calm reflection on the violent and dramatic events of Holy Week leading to Continue reading Good Friday darkness in St. George’s Chapel…

Press release: Continue reading CO2 Councils opposing 2nd runway join with 2M Group to fight unsustainable airport expansion…

Councils take Heathrow to High Court

Three local authorities are taking their bid to stop “illegal” night-time flights at Heathrow Airport to the High Court, it has been announced.

Richmond council in south-west London, backed by Wandsworth and Windsor & Maidenhead councils, claims many current night flights break the Government’s own noise rules.

The authorities will present their Judicial Review case at London’s High Court on May 20, a spokesman for Richmond council said.

He added: “The council contends that the current night-flights regime is illegal as some of the flights are noisier than are allowed by the Government’s own rules.

“If successful, it (the case) could force Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly to slash the number of aircraft allowed to arrive at Heathrow before 6am.”

The councils argue that Kelly is

Continue reading Richmond, RBWM and Wandsworth take Heathrow to High Court over night flights…

This cloudburst brought us a sprinkling of hailstones this afternoon. Later, the sky cleared, and we enjoyed a walk at Wood End under a striking skyline: