“Queen Elizabeth was a life well lived; a promise with destiny kept and she is mourned most deeply in her passing. That promise of lifelong service I renew to you all today.” His Majesty The King addresses the Nation and the Commonwealth.

Farmers have positioned their tractors to form a guard of honour for the late Queen Elizabeth II as she passes through Aberdeenshire on her way to Edinburgh.

🇿🇦 President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has accepted an invitation from The King to pay a State Visit to the United Kingdom from 22nd to 24th November 2022. Further details will be released in due course.

Jumping for joy…great way to start the day with Julie Phillipson out at Cape Town Airport on a glorious morning to welcome virginatlantic back to #CapeTown ☀️🇿🇦✈️🇬🇧✈️🇿🇦☀️

#MellowMoment with Julie Phillipson in the midst of some busy weeks. A walk on the beach at Scarborough, then an intimate set by Watershed at Camel Rock, despite the rain (top right pic refers) #CapeTown #SaturdayVibes

Lovely Remembrance Day service with Antony this morning in Cape Town.

The joke is all the sweeter when you have to work to get it.

Very happy to have found this gem of a place tucked away in a pretty unlikely location. We will be back!

It's 3am in Melbourne. After 4 hours 41 minutes of tennis and Andy going 2 sets down it's now 2-2 and the 5th set has started. If Murray doesn't beat Kokkinakis now I'm going to cry.

Liverpool John Moores University celebrates 200 years of education with 200 scholarships. Apply to earn a UK Master's degree

No words 😂

For my Kent friends

Always worth watching again. And again.

I so want to listen to this playlist when it's finished.

Back with for more “Rock’n’Roll street food” at the wonderful Urban Playground in Maitland. Fabulous food - white bait, pot stickers, spring rolls followed by the peking duck pancakes…really funky place.

Of course the lucky ones, us included, have generators, inverters and/or solar power to at least keep the lights on. Millions in this country have nothing.

This week Julie Phillipson & I were privileged to meet some phenomenal activists fighting to end violence against women & children. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 Justice Desk Africa Ilitha Labantu & Thuthuzela Care Centre at Victoria Hospital for the amazing work you do #WomensMonth #everydayactivism

Happy #HeritageDay from us all UK in South Africa🇬🇧🇿🇦 🇿🇦🇬🇧 where we are so proud to have so many colleagues who represent this incredible country’s rich and diverse culture and heritage! 🥳🤩🤗 WATCH:

First time in a hot air balloon and it was just magnificent. He always takes the best photos..

From Broadway to the Foreshore…Fabulous evening #ArtscapeTheatre yesterday eve with Julie Phillipson. Cast and company were terrific. And it’s on until 9 March so plenty of time to see it!!