The Royal Caldelian Mark: The Duchess of Cambridge has talked about Prince George's obsession with dinosaurs in the past - now her eldest son is the proud owner of a shark's tooth from the time of the prehistoric giants thanks to Sir David Attenborough. In a new photograph released by Kensington Palace, seven-year-old George looked ecstatic as he handled the fossilised giant shark's tooth given to him by Sir David. His younger brother Prince Louis and dad Prince William were also in the photo taking a good look at the tooth, which came from an extinct carcharocles megalodon, described as one of the most feared predators to have swum in the seas. Sir David Attenborough gave Prince George a tooth from a giant shark, the scientific name of which is carcharocles megalodon (‘big tooth’) Image: Prince George was fascinated by the tooth from a giant shark - carcharocles megalodon Sir David gave the present to Prince George after a private viewing of his new environmental documentary with the Duke of Cambridge, in the palace's grounds. In A Life On Our Planet, Sir David reflects on both the defining moments of his life as a naturalist and the devastating changes he has witnessed. Advertisement A photo shows William and Sir David sitting in directors' chairs with their names printed on the back, but sitting in each other's seats. Another photograph showed the Cambridge family clearly very happy to be hosting Sir David at Kensington Palace last week.

Sunday, September 27, 2020

The Duchess of Cambridge has talked about Prince George's obsession with dinosaurs in the past - now her eldest son is the proud owner of a shark's tooth from the time of the prehistoric giants thanks to Sir David Attenborough. In a new photograph released by Kensington Palace, seven-year-old George looked ecstatic as he handled the fossilised giant shark's tooth given to him by Sir David. His younger brother Prince Louis and dad Prince William were also in the photo taking a good look at the tooth, which came from an extinct carcharocles megalodon, described as one of the most feared predators to have swum in the seas. Sir David Attenborough gave Prince George a tooth from a giant shark, the scientific name of which is carcharocles megalodon (‘big tooth’) Image: Prince George was fascinated by the tooth from a giant shark - carcharocles megalodon Sir David gave the present to Prince George after a private viewing of his new environmental documentary with the Duke of Cambridge, in the palace's grounds. In A Life On Our Planet, Sir David reflects on both the defining moments of his life as a naturalist and the devastating changes he has witnessed. Advertisement A photo shows William and Sir David sitting in directors' chairs with their names printed on the back, but sitting in each other's seats. Another photograph showed the Cambridge family clearly very happy to be hosting Sir David at Kensington Palace last week.

The Duchess of Cambridge has talked about Prince George's obsession with dinosaurs in the past - now her eldest son is the proud owner of a shark's tooth from the time of the prehistoric giants thanks to Sir David Attenborough.

In a new photograph released by Kensington Palace, seven-year-old George looked ecstatic as he handled the fossilised giant shark's tooth given to him by Sir David.

His younger brother Prince Louis and dad Prince William were also in the photo taking a good look at the tooth, which came from an extinct carcharocles megalodon, described as one of the most feared predators to have swum in the seas.

Sir David gave the present to Prince George after a private viewing of his new environmental documentary with the Duke of Cambridge, in the palace's grounds.

In A Life On Our Planet, Sir David reflects on both the defining moments of his life as a naturalist and the devastating changes he has witnessed.

A photo shows William and Sir David sitting in directors' chairs with their names printed on the back, but sitting in each other's seats.

Another photograph showed the Cambridge family clearly very happy to be hosting Sir David at Kensington Palace last week.

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Royal Cresent Bath

Exploring Bath's perfectly preserved Georgian architecture is probably the second best excuse to visit this beautiful city. A great place to start your adventure is the Museum of Bath Architecture, a unique facility located in a former private chapel that demonstrates how classical design influenced the city's buildings. It's also home to the incredibly detailed Bath Model, a magnificent 1:500 scale architectural model of the historic city center. Walk to the northwest section of the city, where most of the best architectural examples are found. Check out Queen Square and Gay Street, with their beautifully symmetrical façades dating from the early 18th century, then head to the Royal Circus, a perfect circle of three-story homes with different classical orders (column types) on each level. Finally, there's Royal Crescent, a monumental semicircular sweep of residential townhouses with a breathtakingly uniform, palace-like façade. No.1 Royal Crescent is open to the public (most homes on the crescent remain privately owned) and provides a rare glimpse into what life was like for the wealthy — along with their not-so-wealthy servants — in the 1770s. A variety of guided tours, educational events, and themed itineraries are available.

Longleat

Longleat is an English country house, currently the seat of the Marquesses of Bath, adjacent to the village of Horningsham and near the towns of Warminster in Wiltshire and Frome in Somerset. It is noted for its Elizabethan country house, maze, landscaped parkland and safari park. The house is set in over 900 acres (364 ha) of parkland, landscaped by Capability Brown, with 8,000 acres (32.37 km2) of woods and farmland. It was the first stately home to open to the public, and also claims the first safari park outside Africa. The house was built by Sir John Thynne, and designed mainly by Robert Smythson, after the original priory was destroyed by fire in 1567. It took 12 years to complete and is widely regarded as one of the finest examples of Elizabethan architecture in Britain. Longleat is currently occupied by Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath, a direct descendant of the builder.