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In Robert Burns s poem Tam O Shanter, Nannie Dee s lack of clothing saw her nicknamed Cutty-sark, which inspired the name of what is perhaps Britain s most famous ship.
It was rather moving to see a woman take a picture of her daughter and baby granddaughter in front of Princess Diana’s wedding dress. But then, at Royal Style in the Making, an exhibition at Kensington Palace which opened yesterday, there were umpteen women taking selfies in front of one of the most famous dresses of the last century. People responded to the dress because it was an expression of a person, and an extraordinary moment, not just.
The Ocean Race launches Relay4Nature, a global collaboration for the Ocean s wellbeing by The Ocean Race 7 May 17:36 UTC
The launch of Relay4Nature marks the start of an exciting new collaborative programme ahead of this year s major global environmental and ocean summits. An initiative of The Ocean Race, Relay4Nature will involve a baton passing from team to team, shining a spotlight on ocean leaders, innovators and advocates.
Relay4Nature is the product of two years of collaborative work between Richard Brisius, Chairman of The Ocean Race and Ambassador Peter Thomson, United Nations Secretary-General s Special Envoy for the Ocean.