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NARRATOR: The gateway was designed by the celebrated architect Inigo Jones for Beaufort House in Chelsea in 1621. Lord Burlington admired Jones’s design and acquired the gateway in 1738 when his friend Hans Sloane was demolishing the house. A poem by William Kent describes how the gateway came to Chiswick: Ho! Gate, how came ye here? I came fro’ Chelsea the last yere Inigo Jones there put me together Then was I dropping by wind and weather Sir Hannes Sloane Let me alone But Burlington brought me hither This architecton-ical Gate Inigo Jon-ical Was late Hans Slon-ical And now Burlington-ical Around 200 years after the gate had been installed, Chiswick became a public park. The mental asylum that the Tukes ran here closed in 1929 and the grounds and house were bought by Chiswick and Brentford Council. That same year, His Royal Highness Prince George officially opened the site to the public to be enjoyed by locals and visitors alike for relaxation and leisure.
In today's episode, Dan Blasor takes a look at the life and accomplishments of former South African president, Nelson Mandela. We celebrate the birth of the His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge, and the Story Time story is a Xhosa tale titled The Clever Little Man. Lots happening on KA Voicecast this week so be sure to check it out!
Police in Spain have accused the driver of a train that derailed in northwestern Spain, killing at least 80 people, of ;reckless homicide; the country's interior minister said Saturday. The judge has until Sunday evening local time to decide whether to press formal charges against Jose Francisco Garzon, Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz told reporters in Santiago de Compostela;The ARCHBISHOP of Canterbury, Justin Welby, yesterday ordered a probe to discover how the Church of England came to invest in payday loan firm Wonga. He also confessed it had left him irritated and embarrassed;.The financial link was revealed hours after he said he wanted to wipe out the controversial company, which can charge the equivalent of up to 5,853 per cent in annual interest. The Church's pension fund handed millions to US venture capital firm Accel Partners who invested 163;75,000 in Wonga in 2009;The Archbishop, a former oil boss, said:I understand the business, It' an incredibly complicated business. They got163;75,000 indirectly through an indirect holding in Wonga; And finally, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have named their son George Alexander Louis,. The third in line to the throne,was born on Monday at 16:24 BST, and will be known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge. Apparently, The Queen was told of Prince George's name when she met him for the first time on Wednesday.
Police in Spain have accused the driver of a train that derailed in northwestern Spain, killing at least 80 people, of ;reckless homicide; the country's interior minister said Saturday. The judge has until Sunday evening local time to decide whether to press formal charges against Jose Francisco Garzon, Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz told reporters in Santiago de Compostela;The ARCHBISHOP of Canterbury, Justin Welby, yesterday ordered a probe to discover how the Church of England came to invest in payday loan firm Wonga. He also confessed it had left him irritated and embarrassed;.The financial link was revealed hours after he said he wanted to wipe out the controversial company, which can charge the equivalent of up to 5,853 per cent in annual interest. The Church's pension fund handed millions to US venture capital firm Accel Partners who invested 163;75,000 in Wonga in 2009;The Archbishop, a former oil boss, said:I understand the business, It' an incredibly complicated business. They got163;75,000 indirectly through an indirect holding in Wonga; And finally, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have named their son George Alexander Louis,. The third in line to the throne,was born on Monday at 16:24 BST, and will be known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge. Apparently, The Queen was told of Prince George's name when she met him for the first time on Wednesday.