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    Quote Originally Posted by S Landreth View Post
    That would be over priced.
    Nah, its a fairly standard price for a 1oz gold coin. Buy a small ingot, better value.

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    ^ Nope https://www.royalmint.com/invest/bul...-bullion-coin/

    Britannia 1oz Gold Bullion Coin: £1,597.92 or US 1,820.32
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    Quote Originally Posted by panama hat View Post
    Japan has its own royal family, though. Not one tenth as ostentatious, thankfully
    You don't get the seppos queuing up to buy Emperor Karaoke commemorative ashtrays, do you?

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    King Charles III became Britain’s new monarch immediately after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, but his coronation—an ancient ceremony in which he will be officially crowned at Westminster Abbey—has been tentatively scheduled for June 3 next year, anonymous government sources told Bloomberg on Wednesday.

    Even before becoming king, Charles had long planned to slim down the monarchy in an effort to make the ancient institution more modern, more cost-efficient and less flashy, an approach that is widely believed to have influenced plans for his coronation, which has reportedly been planned for years under the code name Operation Golden Orb.

    Sources have told British media outlets that Charles’ coronation ceremony will likely be a shorter, smaller and less expensive affair than those of previous rulers, and Charles has also reportedly asked for the coronation to reflect the diversity of modern Britain and represent different communities and faiths that reside in the U.K.

    While Elizabeth was crowned in front of more than 8,000 guests in 1953, new safety measures in place at Westminster Abbey restricted the guest list at Charles’ coronation to around 2,000.

    However, Charles will likely be crowned with many of the same traditions of his ancestors, including being crowned with St. Edward’s Crown, the centerpiece of the Crown Jewels, which are collectively estimated to be worth around $4 billion.

    Charles’ wife, Camilla, is expected to be crowned as queen consort beside him, plans that received Elizabeth's blessing before her death (when Charles and Camilla married in 2005, eight years after the death of Charles’ first wife, Diana, Camilla was not expected to ever become queen consort).

    Because the coronation will be a state affair—which is paid for by the government—Britain’s residents will likely get a bank holiday on the day of the coronation, like they did for Elizabeth’s funeral.

    Buckingham Palace did not immediately respond to Forbes’ request for comment.

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    Not everyone in Britain will be celebrating the coronation. Anti-monarchy group Republic pledged shortly after Elizabeth’s death that Charles’ coronation “will be met by large republican protests.” CEO Graham Smith said in a September statement that "Charles is already king. There is absolutely no need to go through with this expensive pantomime.” Critics have blasted the idea of holding a costly coronation as Britain faces a cost-of-living crisis.

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    The actual coronation ceremony is a solemn religious affair that has “remained essentially the same over a thousand years,” according to Buckingham Palace. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the senior bishop of the Church of England, has been tasked with holding the service at nearly every coronation since the Norman Conquest in 1066. During the ceremony, Charles is expected to take the coronation oath before being anointed, blessed and consecrated by the archbishop. He’ll then take a seat in King Edward's chair, which is from around the 14th century and has been used by every sovereign since 1626. After Charles receives the orb and scepter, part of the Crown Jewels, the archbishop will place St Edward's Crown on his head.

    KEY BACKGROUND

    Holding the coronation in early June would place Charles’ ceremony almost exactly 70 years from when his mother was crowned on June 2, 1953. It will come about nine months out from when Charles acceded to the throne in September. Coronations are typically held months after the death of the previous monarch, because they are considered celebratory occasions not to be held while in mourning. Elizabeth’s own coronation took place 16 months after the death of her father, King George VI.
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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    You don't get the seppos queuing up to buy Emperor Karaoke commemorative ashtrays, do you?
    That's because they don't exist

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    Quote Originally Posted by panama hat View Post
    That's because they don't exist
    Exactly, there's no fucking market for them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    Exactly, there's no fucking market for them.
    . . . and the Japanese monarchy isn't a public spectacle

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    Quote Originally Posted by panama hat View Post
    . . . and the Japanese monarchy isn't a public spectacle
    of course not, princess Mako who had to renounce her Royal title wasn't public at all, we get your hate of the UK Royals, message received

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    Quote Originally Posted by panama hat View Post
    Japan has its own royal family, though. Not one tenth as ostentatious, thankfully
    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    You don't get the seppos queuing up to buy Emperor Karaoke commemorative ashtrays, do you?
    Quote Originally Posted by panama hat View Post
    That's because they don't exist
    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    Exactly, there's no fucking market for them.
    Quote Originally Posted by panama hat View Post
    . . . and the Japanese monarchy isn't a public spectacle
    :whoosh:

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    Quote Originally Posted by panama hat View Post
    . . . and the Japanese monarchy isn't a public spectacle
    Yeah 'coz they're boring and no-one is interested in them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrWilly View Post
    :whoosh:
    Christ, will you ever extricate yourself from his behind?

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    Quote Originally Posted by malmomike77 View Post
    of course not, princess Mako who had to renounce her Royal title wasn't public at all, we get your hate of the UK Royals, message received
    What a surprise, striglshit/NPT/Mike is angery again, feels all attacked and gets all defensive.

    Show me where I've posted hate-filled comments about your royals. I think they're redundant, especially after Lizzie . . . hatred? Drama queen . . . stop drinking.


    Quote Originally Posted by cyrille View Post
    Christ, will you ever extricate yourself from his behind?
    You have the same knack as your boozing friend of stalking . . . enjoying your retirement, cybille?

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    So the Right Charlie has decided to get his special hat put on nine months after mum had the lid put on her box.
    Has he had a chat with a tree who’s told him that Lillibet the First might be reborn as his radiant presence ?

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    King Charles III has hired his late mother Queen Elizabeth II's official bagpiper, Paul Burns.

    The Queen had Burns play the bagpipes every morning she was in the UK since she ascended the throne back in 1952, and Charles has opted to continue that tradition.

    "His mother adored having her piper," a source told the Sun. "It's a lovely tradition. Everyone is delighted the quirky job did not disappear with her.

    "The tradition is for it to happen at 9:00 am, but the King is always awake much earlier."

    Burns gained worldwide fame after performing a very famous lament, Sleep Dearie Sleep, as the Queen's coffin made its way into St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle to be laid in King George VI's vault.

    Tradition since 1843

    Burns will thus continue an old tradition that began in 1843. Queen Elizabeth II had 17 pipers in her reign and Burns became the Queen's Piper in 2021, the 17th to hold the post, after replacing Richard Grisdale.

    Scott Methven, Pipe Major between 2015 and 2019, spoke very fondly of the late monarch and his relationship with her.

    He described her as "the best boss he ever had" and said she was "calm and fun." He recalled the grief upon learning of her death, stating that he felt as if he had just "lost a family member."

    Other requests by King Charles III

    The United Kingdom's new monarch asks that his bed, furniture and even photos be moved when he travels, and that his belongings arrive a day before he does.

    He also asks that his morning shower be at a certain temperature, that the bathtub stopper be arranged in a particular way and that the towel be placed so that it makes it easier for him to dry himself.

    He also asks that his pajamas and shoelaces be ironed every day. The eccentricities continue when it comes to dressing, as he always does it with the help of two men.

    It's even said that on a trip to Canada the asked for an orthopedic bed, toilet and his favorite toilet paper, Kleenex Velvet.

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    A new book has revealed that King Charles III had a sassy nickname for Meghan Markle, back when the latter was about to enter the Royal Family through her marriage to the now monarch's son, Prince Harry.

    King Charles III oftenly called the Duchess of Sussex, "Tungsten", as in the hard steel-gray metal, which has the highest melting point of all the metallic elements. The revelations were made in the book "The New Royals" by royal expert Katie Nicholl, per report.

    "Charles reportedly nicknamed his future daughter-in-law 'Tungsten' because of her toughness and resilience," Nicholl wrote.

    According to Nicholl the now king started calling her that after how resilient she showed to be during the Royal Foundation Forum in 2018, where she appeared alongside Prince Harry, Prince William and Kate Middleton.

    A lot has happened in the past four years and it's unclear if King Charles III still calls Meghan Markle by her nickname, specially after having resigning her royal duties alongside Prince Harry and being constantly rifting with the Royal Family.

    According to one of the sources cited in the book by Nicholl, Prince William and Kate Middleton saw Meghan as the breakout star out in the Royal Family and felt like they needed to step up their game, signaling they wanted to become more than ornamental royals.

    "Meghan was the breakout star of the foursome. She was polished, passionate and funny, using all her TV-honed skills to present her case. That was a wake-up moment for William and Kate when they realized that Meghan was very impressive, very confident and very capable, according to a source", can be read in the book.

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    Tungsten? She's married to a marshmallow.

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    Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September 8, Charles III became King. Since then, he’s given his first address to the nation, presided over a historic Accession Council, had calls with world leaders, and begun settling into his new role as sovereign, head of the Commonwealth, and Supreme Governor of the Church of England. However, it may be a while yet before we witness his official coronation.

    Below, everything we know so far ahead of the historic day.

    When will King Charles III’s coronation take place?

    Tradition dictates that the country will remain in mourning for an appropriate period of time following the passing of the former monarch. As a result, the coronation of King Charles III is likely to still be several months away. Queen Elizabeth II herself acceded to the throne on February 6, 1952, but wasn’t crowned until June 2, 1953. We may not have to wait 16 months, though—per The Telegraph, the ceremony is expected to be held next spring or summer, and, according to subsequent reports, could even take place on the 70th anniversary of the Queen’s coronation or the following day, June 3. However, Buckingham Palace has yet to confirm the news.

    Will there be a bank holiday for King Charles III’s coronation?

    It was widely expected that the day of King Charles III’s Coronation would be a bank holiday—as was the day of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation—but The Telegraph has reported that this is not guaranteed due to the government’s fears about the potential cost to the economy from reduced productivity. One alternative would be for the existing late May bank holiday to be moved to mark the occasion, but it’s likely that a decision will be made much closer to the time.

    Where will King Charles III’s Coronation take place?

    Westminster Abbey has been the setting for British coronations for the past 900 years and it’s unlikely that Charles III will deviate from the established model, at least in this sense.

    What will King Charles III’s coronation look like?

    In other senses, however, Charles III’s coronation could look markedly different from his mother’s. According to The Telegraph, plans have been drawn up under the codename Operation Golden Orb, and will reflect the new sovereign’s vision for “a smaller, more modern monarchy.” Sources have told the publication that the ceremony will be shorter than the three hours allotted for the Queen’s coronation. It will also be less expensive (as the government pays, the King has reportedly expressed the wish that the service be considered “good value”), and it will include more representatives from different faiths and community groups, in order to more accurately reflect the nation’s ethnic diversity.

    Other aspects of the ceremony will align more closely with the Queen’s coronation: King Charles III will take the Coronation oath, be anointed with consecrated oil, receive the orb and scepters, and the Archbishop of Canterbury will place the glittering St Edward’s Crown on his head. Afterwards, he is expected to appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace alongside Queen Consort Camilla, and the new Prince and Princess of Wales and their children.

    Will Queen Consort Camilla be crowned alongside King Charles III?

    Yes, following Queen Elizabeth II’s declaration earlier this year that it was her “sincere wish” that the former Duchess of Cornwall take the title of Queen Consort when Charles accedes to the throne, she will be crowned alongside the monarch. She’ll become the first Consort to be crowned since the Queen Mother in 1937, and the latter’s platinum crown, decorated with 2,800 diamonds including the 105-carat Koh-i-Noor, will be placed on her head. (As a man, Prince Philip was not entitled to a similar honor.)

    Who will be present at King Charles III’s coronation?

    More than 8,000 guests attended Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation, but King Charles III’s is expected to be significantly smaller, with around 2,000 dignitaries present. Among them will be members of the royal family, representatives from the Houses of Parliament and the Church, and prominent politicians from the Commonwealth and around the world.

    Will King Charles III’s coronation be broadcast live?

    Considering that King Charles III’s Accession Council was televised for the first time in history, it’s almost certain that his coronation will be broadcast live. Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation, the first ceremony of its kind to be shown on TV, drew an estimated 27 million viewers in the UK—a number that could easily be surpassed come 2023.

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    ^maybe 20 years of updates




    The coronation of King Charles III will take place on May 6 next year at Westminster Abbey in London, Buckingham Palace announced Tuesday.

    The service will be a more modern affair than previous royal coronations and will “look towards the future,” the palace said in a statement. It added that the occasion will still be “rooted in longstanding traditions and pageantry.”

    The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will conduct the ceremony, which will see Charles crowned alongside his wife Camilla, the Queen Consort.

    During the event, the King will be “anointed, blessed and consecrated” by the Archbishop of Canterbury – a role which has conducted most royal coronations since 1066, according to the statement.

    The palace added: “The Ceremony has retained a similar structure for over a thousand years, and next year’s Coronation is expected to include the same core elements while recognising the spirit of our times.”

    Charles, 73, became Britain’s monarch last month following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.

    Days after her death, Charles was formally confirmed as the new King of the United Kingdom in a ceremony at St. James’ Palace.

    However, his coronation has been scheduled for next year to allow an appropriate period of time to mourn the previous sovereign and to plan the ceremony.

    The palace has not revealed specific details about the coronation, but some have wondered if the King intends to make it more inclusive while reflecting his vision of the future monarchy.

    Charles previously said he sees Britain as a “community of communities” and this understanding has made him realize that he has an “additional duty” to “protect the diversity of our country.”

    Later this year, he is expected to sign a proclamation formally declaring the date of the coronation at a meeting of the Privy Council, which is a panel of royal advisers.

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    King Charles will host the first state visit of his reign next month when he welcomes the president of South Africa to Buckingham Palace.

    President Cyril Ramaphosa and his wife, First Lady Tshepo Motsepe, have accepted an invitation to visit the King and Queen Consort.

    The visit will take place from Tuesday November 22 to Thursday November 24.

    It is understood the trip was in the early stages of being planned before the Queen's death in September.

    It will be the first time a South African leader has visited the UK in an official capacity in more than a decade, with the last state visit being in 2010 when Jacob Zuma visited the late Queen.

    The King has visited South Africa on a number of occasions since his first tour of the country in 1997, which included stops in Pretoria, Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town.

    He last travelled to the country in 2011, with the Queen Consort. It was not a state event.

    State visits are an exercise in soft power and red carpets, filled with royal ceremony and banquets, but focused on the hard-headed business of strengthening international relationships.

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    ‘focused on the hard-headed business of strengthening international relationships.’
    Means ‘focused on the hard-headed business of strengthening the bank balances of the polo-playing trust fund mob’.

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    Quote Originally Posted by docmartin View Post
    ‘focused on the hard-headed business of strengthening international relationships.’
    Means ‘focused on the hard-headed business of strengthening the bank balances of the polo-playing trust fund mob’.
    He's the King not the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

    Stop getting in a strop.


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    He’s the king but the job description includes ‘accepting the tiresome and relentless grovelling of the foreign commercial classes in the interests of the British economy’ and some of that resulting largesse may even trickle down to the great unwashed serfdom.

    Not stropping, just making an observation this time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by docmartin View Post
    He’s the king but the job description includes ‘accepting the tiresome and relentless grovelling of the foreign commercial classes in the interests of the British economy’ and some of that resulting largesse may even trickle down to the great unwashed serfdom.

    Not stropping, just making an observation this time.
    You're confusing him with Airmiles Andy.

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    King Charles is to guest star in a special episode of The Repair Shop as part of the BBC’s centenary celebrations.

    Filmed between autumn 2021 and March 2022, before Charles became King following the death of his mother the Queen, the episode sees Charles meet with the show’s host Jay Blades and his expert team of craftspeople to explore their shared passion for preserving heritage craft skills.

    The team will also mend two precious items chosen by the monarch – a piece of pottery made for Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee and an 18th century clock.


    In August 2021, the team of Blades, ceramics expert Kirsten Ramsay, horologist Steve Fletcher and furniture restorer Will Kirk were invited to Dumfries House in Scotland to meet the King, then the Prince of Wales, and learn about The Prince’s Foundation’s work in training the next generation of craftspeople.

    Charles gives Blades a tour of the estate and he met some of the students on the Building Craft Programme set up by The Prince’s Foundation which teaches traditional skills such as blacksmithing, stonemasonry and wood carving.

    Blades, who grew up in Hackney, London, said: “You’ve got someone from a council estate and someone from a royal estate that have the same interests about apprenticeships and heritage crafts and it is unbelievable to see that two people from so far apart, from different ends of the spectrum, actually have the same interests.”

    Meanwhile, the collections manager of Dumfries House, Satinder Kaur, gives Kirk, Ramsay and Fletcher a tour of its collection of 18th century furniture and decorative arts.

    A skills swap also ensues as the Building Craft Programme lends its graduate Jeremy Cash to the Repair Shop to work alongside metalwork expert Dom Chinea on a special third item – a fire set in the shape of a soldier which has a poignant story behind its existence.

    In spring 2022, Blades and the team welcomed the King to The Repair Shop barn to be reunited with the items.

    BBC commissioning editor Julie Shaw said: “People will see the former Prince of Wales as you rarely see him – and he is as captivated by the skills of the team who work on his items as any of our Repair Shop visitors."

    Kaur, collections manager for Dumfries House, said: “It was a joy to welcome Jay Blades and the talented restorers to our Dumfries House headquarters to explore our collection of 18th century furniture and decorative arts, including many examples of Thomas Chippendale’s work, which were a huge hit with the team.

    "They also met with students benefiting from our Building Craft Programme, which helps preserve heritage building craft skills that are at risk of being lost through education and training."

    The special episode of The Repair Shop will air on October 26 at 8pm on BBC One.

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    The King’s coronation could be marked with a bank holiday as Downing Street indicated it was keeping an open mind on the issue.

    The ceremony will be held on Saturday May 6 next year, with the Queen Consort being crowned alongside Charles.

    The Government is considering all options, including creating an extra day off or moving the scheduled May 1 bank holiday to May 8 to give people a long weekend to mark the occasion.

    The coronation will take place in Westminster Abbey, eight months after the monarch’s accession and the death of the Queen.

    There have been calls from some MPs for the May bank holiday at the start of the month to be moved to coincide with the coronation weekend or for an additional bank holiday to be announced.

    In response, the Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “Obviously this will be a historic event. We are carefully considering our plans. All options remain on the table.”

    Labour backed moving the May bank holiday to coincide with the King’s coronation.

    Leader Sir Keir Starmer’s spokesman said: “That would certainly be a good way for the country to be able to celebrate the coronation.

    “Moving the May bank holiday that there is for that weekend would be a good idea.”

    It is understood that the ceremony will include the same core elements of the traditional service, which has retained a similar structure for more than 1,000 years, while also recognising the spirit of our times.

    Charles’s coronation is expected to be on a smaller scale and shorter, with suggestions that it could last just one hour rather than more than three.

    It is expected to be more inclusive of multi-faith Britain than past coronations but will be an Anglican service.

    Guest numbers will be reduced from 8,000 to around 2,000, with peers expected to wear suits and dresses instead of ceremonial robes, and a number of rituals, such as the presentation of gold ingots, axed.

    Coronations have not traditionally been held on a weekend, with the late Queen’s taking place on a Tuesday.

    Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg dismissed suggestions the ceremony would be a cut-price affair, saying the coronation must be “sufficiently dignified”.

    “Nobody is talking about a coronation that will cost billions of pounds,” he told Sky News.

    “I hope we see a coronation that is sufficiently dignified for our sovereign. This is a one-off cost.

    “The last one was for a coronation for a reign of 70 years. So, this is not something that happens often, it needs to be done properly.”

    The Palace said the ceremony will be “rooted in longstanding traditions and pageantry” but also “reflect the monarch’s role today and look towards the future”.

    Charles will be anointed with holy oil, receive the orb, coronation ring and sceptre, be crowned with the majestic St Edward’s Crown and blessed during the historic ceremony.

    Camilla will also be anointed with holy oil and crowned, just like the Queen Mother was when she was crowned Queen in 1937.

    Guest lists have yet to be confirmed for the spectacle, including whether or not the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be invited or be able to travel from California to attend.

    "Nobody's talking about a coronation that costs billions of pounds." https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1580086771198500864


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    King Charles let out a 'Dear oh dear' while meeting under-fire Prime Minister Liz Truss during their first ever weekly audience.

    The Monarch, 73, was overheard making the apparent gaffe during their meeting at Buckingham Palace yesterday.

    Last month, the pair spoke briefly during a special audience following the death of Charles's mother, the Queen.

    But yesterday the pair met again for their first ever weekly audience - a tradition the Queen maintained throughout her 70-year reign.

    However their once-a-week meetings got off to an eyebrow-raising start yesterday with Charles's apparent gaffe - which was caught on camera.

    The meeting started with Ms Truss, who is facing an avalanche of criticism over her tax policies, greeting the royal by saying: 'Your Majesty. It is good to see you again.'

    Charles, smiling, says: 'Back again?' Ms Truss replies, saying: 'It's a great pleasure.'

    But Charles, seemingly looking to fill a brief awkward silence, then says: 'Dear oh dear,' before quickly following up with an 'Anyway... now...'.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    You're confusing him with Airmiles Andy.

    nope, two peas of the same pod.

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    Except that pod may have two pollinators. Andrew's father is alleged to be Lord Porchester.

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