Get this... The sphere on Prince Charles' investiture coronet is actually a gold-plated PING PONG ball (pizzagatewhatever)

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In today's Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6772677/Kate-Meghan-reunite-time-Christmas-Queens-party.html#comments

The gold coronet, placed on Prince Charles's head at Caernarfon Castle by his mother in 1969, will be displayed at the celebration attended by all senior members of the royal family today.

But the coronet, designed by celebrated goldsmith Louis Osman, hides an astonishing secret which makes it rather unique among the monarch's crown jewels.

The orb in its centre is actually made from a ping pong ball.

Now, for the first time, David Mason, a 74-year-old retired chemical research manager from Warwickshire who made the striking gold circlet, tells the true story of the so-called 'imposter coronet' – including how the original design was smashed with just days to go, forcing him to drive with a hastily made replacement in the back of his unguarded Mini van.

Mr Mason was just 28 when he received a call in March 1969 from Mr Osman at his office at Engelhard Industries in Cinderford, then the world's largest refiner of precious metals.

He wanted to discuss a revolutionary new field Mr Mason was working in - gold electroforming - and revealed he had been asked to produce a headpiece for Charles's investiture as Prince of Wales.

Game of wiff waff? Prince Charles receives the crown from the Queen during his investiture as the Prince of Wales at Caernarvon Castle back in 1969 https://imgur.com/a/m81v5rL

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letsdothis3 ago

Coronet of Charles, Prince of Wales - https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmXoypizjW3WknFiJnKLwHCnL72vedxjQkDDP1mXWo6uco/wiki/Coronet_of_Charles%2C_Prince_of_Wales.html

The Coronet of Charles, Prince of Wales is a small crown that is part of the Honours of Wales. The gold coronet, with diamonds set in platinum, was made for and used by Prince Charles at his investiture as Prince of Wales in 1969. Designed by the artist Louis Osman, the coronet was a gift from the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths to the prince's mother, Queen Elizabeth II.

In the centre of the arch is a monde (a gold-plated ping-pong ball[5]) engraved with the Prince of Wales's insignia by Malcolm Appleby, surmounted by a plain cross. Orbiting the monde are 13 square diamonds set in platinum arranged as the constellation of Scorpio – the Prince of Wales's star sign. Within the 24-carat textured gold base is a purple velvet cap lined with ermine. The gold was mined in the Mawddach Valley in Merionethshire. It was the last Welsh gold held in stock by Johnson Matthey. Around the base are four crosses and four abstract fleurs-de-lis in 22-carat gold sparsely decorated with diamonds and emeralds.

Johnson Matthey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_Matthey

https://matthey.com/news/2018/johnson-matthey-plc-announces-patrick-thomas-as-chairman-designate

The Board of Directors of Johnson Matthey Plc is pleased to announce that Patrick Thomas will succeed Tim Stevenson as Chairman.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/business-big-shot-tim-stevenson-of-johnson-matthey-bpvt6sxgn6p

Mr Stevenson, a father of three daughters who is also the Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire, brings decades of experience of British industry to JM. This includes 25 years at the lubricants and chemicals group Burmah Castrol, where Mr Stevenson, a qualified barrister, began life in the legal department and where his numerous foreign travels included the Mercedes incident. He eventually became chief executive, a post he held for two years before a £3 billion takeover by BP in 2000.

BP https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/BP

BP (formerly known as "British Petroleum") is a global oil, gas and chemical company headquartered in Britain and responsible for the largest environmental disaster ever in the United States, the April 20, 2010, blowout of its Deepwater Horizon oil well in the Gulf of Mexico (discussed in more detail below). The company owns numerous refineries and chemical manufacturing plants around the world. [1] BP is the United Kingdom's largest corporation. Its global headquarters are in London, and its U.S. headquarters are in Houston, Texas. Its major brands include BP, AmPm, ARCO, and Castrol. The company reported in 2012 that natural gas makes up more than half of BP's energy production, making us the largest producer and supplier in the U.S

BP has several powerful lobbying connections.[38] They are currently working with the Brunswick Group in response to the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Brunswick's Washington, D.C. office includes Hilary Rosen, former Democratic congressional aide; Anthony Coley and David Sutphen, both former aides to the late Senator Edward Kennedy; and Michele Davis, former Treasury Department officer under former president George W. Bush and a GOP congressional aide.[39]

BP also employs the Podesta Group, led by Anthony Podesta.[40] Podesta's brother is John Podesta, former president Bill Clinton's Chief of Staff.

letsdothis3 ago

(2015 article) Brunswick Group Promotes 14 New Partners https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/brunswick-group-promotes-14-new-partners-300051725.html

Brian Buckley, London

Brian is a member of the financial institutions group, advising clients on a range of financial communication and reputational matters, including M&A, capital markets transactions, investor activism, restructuring and international profile-raising. He has advised global companies including BNP Paribas, Intercontinental Exchange and Christie's International.

Charlie Potter, London

Charlie joined Brunswick from his practice as a barrister at Blackstone Chambers, where he specialized in administrative, commercial and regulatory law. Before going to the Bar, Charlie spent four years at the BBC, including as a producer at the flagship television current affairs program 'Newsnight'.

Erik Hotmire, Washington, D.C.

Erik advises financial institutions and corporations on crisis, litigation, corporate reputation and regulatory matters with a focus on strategic counsel, media handling and public affairs.

Prior to joining Brunswick, Erik served as Senior Advisor to the Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Special Assistant to the President and White House spokesman, Director at public affairs firm Clark & Weinstock, and U.S. Senate Communications Director. He began his career as a radio and television journalist.

Jeff Sindone at MerchantCantos, New York

Jeff is Partner for MerchantCantos in New York, Brunswick's creative communications agency. He helps global companies and organizations address complex multi-media communications and business challenges.

Previously, Jeff was President of Forum Media, the multimedia division of Forum Strategies & Communications. Jeff began his career in broadcast news with Fox News and has also worked for Medialink Worldwide.

Justin Dini, New York

Prior to Brunswick, he worked as a speechwriter for former New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson. Justin spent nearly a decade as a business and financial journalist. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Institutional Investor, TheStreet.com, The New York Observer, and Adweek.

Linus Turner, Brussels

Before joining Brunswick, Linus worked at other leading communications firms in London and Brussels, as well as at a UK think tank, and has been active in British political and issues campaigns.

Stuart Hudson, London

Previously, Stuart served as a Special Adviser at 10 Downing Street and has worked on a wide range of local and national political campaigns. He has also served as Head of Government Affairs at Ofgem. He trained in competition policy at the Office of Fair Trading and worked on several high profile anti-trust investigations in the energy sector.

Interesting - Linus Turner retweeted https://twitter.com/BrunswickGroup/status/913331360416374784

Ambassador Anthony Gardner joins Brunswick Group

Voat posts re Anthony Luzzatto Gardner

The Luzzattos -People of interest - Ann Luzzatto, Tamera Luzzatto & Anthony Luzzatto Gardner

The ICMEC, the Belgian Connection and the Dutroux Scandal- Hiding in Plain Sight - Part 3 by @ShockDoctrine101

Anthony Luzzatto Gardner – EC Ambassador (in Belgium) • Howard Gutman – Top-tier DNC Bundler, US Ambassador to Belgium 2009-2013, Allegations of soliciting sex from minors as Ambassador (See - https://steemit.com/pizzagate/@v4vapid/clinton-state-department-cover-up-of-pedophilia))