Author: News Desk

Talking Europe interviews Rastislav K??er, Slovakia’s straight-talking minister for foreign and European affairs. Slovakia became the first NATO country to deliver warplanes to Ukraine, and K??er discusses what difference that delivery could make, as well as Slovakia’s plans to double its ammunition production. He also talks about his country’s moves towards energy independence – Slovakia’s nuclear industry, in particular, is still closely tied to Russia – and about Slovakia’s sometimes complicated relationship with Viktor Orb?n, the prime minister of neighbouring Hungary.

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Royal coronation: Charles will wear robes weighing 6kg before a 2kg crown is placed on his head At the moment of his formal ascension to the throne, King Charles will be adorned in heavy layers of ornate robes. During the coronation service, known as the investiture, King Charles III will wear the Supertunica, a gold-sleeved coat weighing approximately 2kg, and the Imperial Mantle, a 3 to 4kg floor-length cloak adorned with stylised arabesques and floral patterns. The Supertunica, also referred to as the Close Pall of Cloth of Gold, is made of silk thread wrapped in thin pieces of gold…

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