• King Charles III’s formal state portrait to go on display in London

    King Charles III’s formal state portrait to go on display in London
    The first official portrait of King Charles III in formal state attire, with a coronation robe and an orb and sceptre, will be on display in central London for a couple of weeks.
    Stern Pissarro Gallery
    The portrait is by Toronto doctor artist Dr Suan-Seh Foo and was commissioned by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia for their official portrait.
    It will be permanently displayed at Government House in Halifax, but for a short while, it will be on display in London.
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  • London’s Pocket Parks: St Johns Street, Clerkenwell, EC1

    London’s Pocket Parks: St Johns Street, Clerkenwell, EC1
    This is a new linear park near Farringdon Station that opened a few months agoSt Johns Street is a historic street in Clerkenwell and forms the first section of the original route of the Great North Road – the coaching route between London and Scotland. This section of the road has always been very wide, probably as a turn around spot before the road reaches Smithfield markets, so in 2022, plans were put forward to shrink it a bit for the first time in its history.
    The two way road has bee

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