Chapter 807 Lively
On April 23, the British media disclosed the guest list invited to attend the wedding of Prince William and Catherine. There were nearly 1,900 people, including members of the royal family from many countries around the world, who had agreed to attend.
According to the list, the best man will be Prince Harry, Prince William's brother, and the bridesmaid will be Kate's sister.
Of course, this list also includes Prince William’s friend, the Duke of Devonshire and the richest man in Britain, Barron Cavendish.
By this time, Barron had returned to London from Australia with his wife and children.
Prince William and Catherine's wedding will be held on April 29, which will be the most solemn wedding event in Britain in the past 30 years.
According to estimates from relevant agencies, this wedding will break the world record for the largest television audience, with 2 billion viewers around the world watching the live broadcast - in 1981, when Charles and Diana got married, about 750 million people watched the live TV broadcast.
It has to be said that even though the influence of England has gradually declined, the British royal family is still the most famous and influential in the world.
Such a wedding is enough to attract the attention of the whole world to London.
After Barron and the others returned to London, they could feel that the whole of London was currently in a joyful atmosphere, and everyone was looking forward to the grand ceremony in a few days.
On April 29, Barron brought Bonnie and their two children, George and Richard, all dressed in finery, to attend Prince William's wedding.
In the morning, the Queen announced the investiture of Prince William and Catherine, who will be named the Duke of Cambridge and the Duchess of Cambridge respectively.
Next, the wedding officially begins...
Guests gathered at Westminster Abbey from half past eight.
At 11:01, the wedding ceremony, which was conducted in accordance with the traditional royal wedding ceremony of the Anglican Church in England, officially began.
Barron saw Cather walk down the aisle in an ivory wedding dress with a blooming flower theme.
The appliquéd lace top of the wedding dress is cut using traditional British hand-cut techniques, perfectly blending lace flowers with ivory tulle.
She held her father's arm and walked across the red carpet to Prince William, who was already waiting in front of the auditorium.
The ceremony was then officiated by Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams.
"Although many people are still worried about the future, today is a good day, a good day that people all over the world can share, a good day full of hope..."
Bishop Richard Chartres of London delivered the final message.
The wedding ceremony ended with the British national anthem.
After the wedding, Prince William and Princess Catherine, accompanied by Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth and others, took a carriage to Buckingham Palace. The newlyweds walked hand in hand onto the balcony of Buckingham Palace, and under the gaze of countless people, dedicated the "Century Memorial Day". kiss".
The crowd went wild as the pair kissed on the balcony of Buckingham Palace...
It is worth mentioning that Barron and Bonnie’s eldest son, George Cavendish, also appeared as one of the flower girls at this wedding.
His handsome and cute appearance also attracted a lot of shots.
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On the third day of Prince William's wedding, that is, May 1, President Oguan Hai of the United States held a press conference to announce to the world:
The terrorist bin Laden, who the United States has been hunting for 10 years and is known as the "world's most wanted criminal", was killed by American Navy SEALs in Pakistan.
Shortly afterwards, some terrorist organizations in the Middle East confirmed the news and vowed to take revenge on the United States.
In fact, earlier this year, Barron had received information from the British intelligence agency that the CIA had confirmed that bin Laden was likely hiding in Pakistan.
However, his specific hiding place had not yet been found.
Or this location, they did not report it to their ally MI6 - this is normal. This year is the tenth year after the "911" incident. The United States has been tracking bin Laden for so many years. Of course, they hope to be able to find it here. It can be completely eliminated at that time, and even if there is accurate information, it will not be leaked easily.
Ao Guanhai also hopes to increase his own prestige through this action.
You know, since 2005, the United States has increased the reward for bin Laden to a record high of $50 million.
In fact, by now, Al Qaeda has been almost completely defeated and has completely lost its original scale. The symbolic significance of bin Laden's bounty is far greater than its actual significance.
Therefore, even in his previous life, Barron knew the specific time of the "Poseidon Spear" operation in which the United States killed bin Laden, and he did not particularly care about it.
What he cares more about is another thing...
On May 14, Strauss-Kahn, chairman of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), was arrested minutes before boarding a flight to Paris at JFK Airport on charges that he "sexually assaulted a maid at a hotel near Times Square." ".
After this incident was reported, it immediately caused a sensation around the world.
After all, Kahn, as the chairman of the International Monetary Fund, can be said to be a well-known figure in the world...
He served as the French Minister of Finance from 1997 to 1999 and was regarded as the architect of France's economic recovery. The French people affectionately called him DSK (his full name is Dominique Strauss-Kahn).
He successfully reduced France's fiscal deficit, making France eligible for entry into the eurozone.
He was also the driving force behind the privatization of some French state-owned enterprises.
In 2006, Strauss-Kahn failed in his attempt to become the Socialist Party's presidential candidate, but surprisingly he was nominated as a candidate for the chairmanship of the International Monetary Fund by his rival and eventual winner, Nicolas Sarkozy.
His work at the IMF was also widely praised...
In 2008, the global financial crisis broke out, which happened to be Strauss-Kahn's second year in office.
The reforms led by Strauss-Kahn brought the IMF back to the center of the global economic decision-making stage: the "Flexible Credit Arrangement" (FCL) it launched changed the rigid and slow execution procedures of traditional loans...
During the Greek debt crisis, the IMF joined hands with the European Union to provide 110 billion euros of guarantees for the eurozone (the IMF assumed 30 billion euros)...
In global policy coordination, the IMF has now become an important carrier of the Group of 20 (G20) in the international monetary cooperation system. The monetary resources held by the IMF have soared from the stretched $250 billion at the beginning of the crisis to $1 trillion by three times.
He also strives to give emerging countries more say in the International Monetary Fund.
Although Strauss-Kahn, as the chairman of the International Monetary Fund, works in Washington, he often "stays" in France... People speculate that he may consider returning to politics and prepare to participate in the 2012 French general election as a candidate of the Socialist Party.
In other words, he is likely to become Sarkozy's main rival next year...
On the same day, the Wall Street Journal commented that Strauss-Kahn's arrest will not only cause the IMF's leadership to fall into chaos, but also cause the IMF to lose its core position in financial rescue in Europe.
As the world's most important financial lending institution, the IMF, headquartered in Washington, the capital of the United States, is responsible for ensuring the normal operation of global finance and is known as the "central bank of the world's major central banks."
The organization is currently at a critical stage: on the one hand, it needs to deal with the European sovereign debt crisis and provide financial assistance to countries such as Portugal, Greece and Ireland; on the other hand, it is undergoing structural reforms such as voting rights and quota transfers.
