Letters: Diana â the dream and the reality
Perhaps the ordinariness of her statue befits a princess who shone so brightly that she cast a disproportionate shadow
The statue of Diana, Princess of Wales, at the sunken garden of Londonâs Kensington Palace. Photograph: Guy Bell/REX/Shutterstock
The statue of Diana, Princess of Wales, at the sunken garden of Londonâs Kensington Palace. Photograph: Guy Bell/REX/Shutterstock
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Consensus in the press finds Dianaâs statue âdullâ, lacking âvitalityâ and âfrumpyâ and it may be true that part of the explanation is that the âenergy and purpose have been drained out of the art formâ (âDiana, Wollstonecraft, Wilde⦠why do we keep getting it so wrong with our statues?â, News). There is, however, a more fundamental problem. The idea of Diana, Princess of Wales, was always more significant than the real person. Even in an era of hyper-celebrity, few
The school,which was built in 1861, was destroyed by fire in 1951. But a lasting photographic record of some of the youngsters, and teachers, who passed through its doors over a 90 year period can be seen in these images from the archives of Aireborough Historical Society. The AHS website says: “Thomas Layton had St Peter’s Church School built in 1710, as a school for boys at the junction of Layton Avenue and Town Street. “A church school for girls and infants was built on the present site on Town Street in 1861 and extended in 1876 with two classrooms for boys, together with a master’s house.
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Forward Fest public conversation series continues as part of A Year of Forward Thinking with focus on resilience, exploration
by the Office of Communications
Feb. 17, 2021 12:56 p.m.
Forward Fest is a virtual public conversation series that aims to spark dialogue across the global Princeton community students, faculty, staff, alumni and other interested thinkers to engage with and explore big ideas and their infinite possibilities for shaping the future. The next Forward Fest takes place Feb. 20 and will focus on alumni whose life work illuminates the themes of exploration and resilience.
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Princeton’s Forward Fest a virtual public conversation series and a monthly highlight of the University’s yearlong A Year of Forward Thinking community engagement campaign continues on Saturday, Feb. 20, with a focus on alumni whose life work illuminates the themes of exploration and resilience.