'It was electric!' Jamie Laing describes the first time he had 'drunken' sex with now-fiancée Sophie Habboo in VERY intimate detail it's all about the Cambridge 'gang'! Jovial father Prince William introduces his 'excited' children to their headmaster Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has voiced ‘very deep concerns’ over Huawei’s involvement in the UK rollout of a 5G telecoms network.įorget the Firm. Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s finance boss and daughter of its founder, was arrested in Canada before Christmas at the U.S.’s request over alleged violations of sanctions on Iran. Huawei is a major supplier of broadband products and mobile networks in Britain.īut it has come under scrutiny amid warnings that its technology poses spying risks. It had received £490,000 from the company since 2007. In January, Charles’s charity the Prince’s Trust refused to accept any new donations from Huawei. Prince Philip has called Beijing ‘ghastly’ and Prince Charles once described the Chinese leadership as ‘appalling old waxworks’. Other members of the Royal Family have not been afraid to offend Chinese sensibilities. Prince Andrew, who stepped down as overseas trade envoy in 2011 after a string of controversies, has spent years trying to improve relations with the Communist regime and has visited China several times.Ī Buckingham Palace spokesman tells me: ‘HRH has been a regular visitor to China since his first visit in April 2004 and continues to help further the relationship between the two countries since President Xi’s state visit to the UK in 2015.’ ‘It’s an interesting strategy to shun the Chinese on one hand, then court them on the other,’ remarks one royal watcher. I learn that the Duke of York is to visit the far-flung cities of Beijing and Shenzhen and the province of Fujian - a round trip of nearly 3,000 miles - next week to host a beano for his project.Īt the bash, budding Chinese entrepreneurs will try to win financial backing for their business schemes. His younger brother Prince Andrew, however, is keen to show he still believes in Chinese business. Security concerns have engulfed Chinese technology giant Huawei to such an extent that Prince Charles’s charity refused to accept any new donations from the firm. In previous years, between five and seven acts have typically won a place in the Hall.Prince Andrew is keen to show belief in Chinese business
Those selected will be announced in May and inducted into the Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Cleveland in the fall. The top five vote-getters will be submitted as a single fan ballot among the hundreds of other ballots. The general public also can weigh in online or at the Rock Hall. Inductees will be selected based on ballots sent by the Cleveland-based Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to more than 1,000 artists, historians and members of the music industry. She had been honored for duo Ike and Tina Turner. Turner's nomination was for her solo work. She was previously inducted as a songwriter with Gerry Coffin. King was nominated for her work as a performer. Performers become eligible 25 years after their first commercial release. Blige, Devo, LL Cool J and Todd Rundgren. The 16 contenders also included previous nominees Tina Turner, Mary J. Others on the ballot for the first time include singer-songwriter Carole King and singer-actress Dionne Warwick, heavy metal group Iron Maiden, and the late Nigerian singer Fela Kuti. (Reuters) - Rapper Jay-Z, 1980s pop group The Go-Gos and rock band Foo Fighters were among first-time nominees announced on Wednesday for possible induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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