Saturday, April 10, 2021

Ash-covered St. Vincent braces for more volcanic eruptions

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People who ignored an initial warning to evacuate the area closest to a volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent raced to get clear Saturday, a day after it erupted with an explosion that shook the ground, spewed ash skyward and blanketed the island in a layer of fine volcanic rock.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/st-vincent-braces-more-eruptions-1.5983070?cmp=rss

How Prince Philip, like Prince Albert, was a pillar of support to his Queen and the monarchy

Prince Albert and Prince Philip

What the death of Prince Philip, known as Queen Elizabeth's "strength and stay," will mean for the Queen and the Royal Family has some historians and experts looking to the past to draw parallels to Queen Victoria, another long-serving British monarch widowed on the throne.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/prince-consorts-albert-and-philip-played-key-role-in-monarchy-1.5982577?cmp=rss