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the messages are scripted like wildfire doses of followers from joining us all morning on the streets of. the old egypt. digital. stores november twenty fifth on the day you don't know you. could see it. however on a we're going to another exciting edition of your own max we're giving you the royal treatment today here's a look at what's coming up. king in a waiting prince charles the longest serving heir apparent to the british throne turns seventy. made in germany not everyone knows that these are furniture classics are of german design. catching in an interview with the swiss woman who developed
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colored contact lenses. when the most people turned seventy their long into retirement but for british prince charles he's still waiting to start his main job as king that is not that the prince of wales's want for work the british air of parent undertakes official duties on behalf of his mother the queen and he's a passionate environmentalist well in the meantime though his sons and their wives have overtaken him on the popularity scale as a prince charles celebrates a milestone birthday we take a look back at this life and the controversies surrounding it. just days before his seventieth birthday prince charles and his wife camilla duchess of cornwall were traveling in her majesty service the heir to the british throne visited
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a number of commonwealth states in africa here there in ghana. trips like this have become too tiring for queen elizabeth the second so her eldest son is taking on more duties. off of it there's no one in the world who's better prepared for his job than prince charles maybe that's why the expectations are so high can he ever hope to meet them and would have had his mother has set the standards he hasn't had it easy as an that's life has missed. his long wait to ascend the throne began with his birth on nov fourteenth one thousand nine hundred forty eight charles phillip arthur george became the u.k.'s first media prince. just three years later his grandfather king george the sixth passed away and his mother became queen prince charles learned to fulfil his royal responsibilities limited mostly to public appearances prince charles never experienced much parental affection. as a. striker he had such
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a terrible and loveless childhood which he's talked about openly making about the mistakes his parents made so he wanted to do things differently on the. first prince charles deferred to the demands of tradition in one thousand nine hundred one he became engaged to lady diana spencer she descended from an old english nobility and was seen in every way as the right choice as his bride there were charles evaded questions about being in love unlike diana. though they'd barely laid eyes on one another a dozen times the couple exchanged two hours in front of a t.v. audience of some seven hundred fifty million. viewers they later had two sons william and harry but right from the start the marriage was rocky the couple had few common interests and charles remained in contact with his former girlfriend camilla parker bowles. the jesus guns of the hamas people only see the drama
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about diana from diana's viewpoint as a woman betrayed and you need to look at things from charles's perspective he was unhappily married married off if you will and the have it was almost a forced marriage he simply left another woman on the vagina of haldol tad's soon charles and diana were only appearing together in public johnno picture locations in one thousand nine hundred six they divorced their scandals and affairs plunged the british royal family into crisis and things only got worse when diana died in a car accident in paris in one thousand nine hundred seventy. s. that and also ah but the novel clinics for me it took a lot of work for the royal family to restore its image and then a few years later charles said his love for camilla was nonnegotiable which shocked people again i don't know but then they were able to marry and created such
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a harmonious and likable impression that people couldn't help but like them i'm the product of socialism along with his official duties prince charles is involved in various organizations he's the president of dozens of charities like the prince's trust which helps more than forty thousand young people a year to get their lives on track. charles of his charitable work ranges from organic farming all the way to alternative medicine and architecture. you know the royal family is riding high in the public's favor and miller duchess of cornwall is gaining more acceptance as the spouse of the future king and charles's sons and their families are hugely popular. that would mean one hundred minutes who would think the british people give him the credit that his sons have turned out so great because that certainly wasn't self-evident given all of their traumatic history not that these young men turned out to be such
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great guys has a lot to do with prince charles and is how i fed these from plans charles. prince charles began celebrating his seventieth birthday in may at a garden party in london prince harry used the occasion to praise his father's social commitment. so. well i know you both today don't know about you you must forgive me for the most life when i was younger. but instead i also everyone here to say here's thank you for your incredible work i did it for two years without losing jobs but very dry off to join me to wish you good prince of wales a very happy book six months ahead or a seventh year how very royal. prince charles at seventy may still be waiting to ascend the throne but if and when he's ever crowned king he'll be more than ready. all right moving on to paris now and if you are in need of an antique staircase for
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your home or office building then pay close attention to the top of today's express . a section of the eiffel tower was originally staircases to be later this month in paris. meanwhile the spiral staircase built in one thousand nine hundred ninety has been set up in the arts curial auction houses atrium near the chantilly saying. the section is over for me to school and weighs seven hundred kilograms the staircase was dismantled in one thousand eight hundred three to make way for an elevator another section fetched over five hundred thousand euros in twenty sixteen and the auction house is expected this one to bring in at least deaf notch. in london twenty. seventy year old norwegian chess master magnus carlsen is defending his world championship title against american challenger be on a car on a carlson is not only a chance superstar but also one of the faces of a dutch fashion label he has
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a reputation as an unconventional master of improvise ation and he's given chess a fresh new image through his activities away from the board the world championship will continue until november the twenty eighth. the arab touches museum brings ancient rome back to life every evening with a multimedia exhibition combining virtual reality three d. reproductions computer graphics and video sequences the marvel release of people gods and animals come alive in three d. animations to tell about the origins of rome in the history of emperor augustus his family as depicted on the arab countries alter dedicated to pax the roman goddess of. up to four hundred visitors can journey back to ancient times every evening until january the sixth. every year here in germany certain individuals and institutions are honored for their contribution to the culture at the thirteenth european cultural brands award
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ceremony in berlin special attention was given to those who have made great strides in expanding that cultural landscape across the country while d.w. is a partner in this event of course we were on hand to celebrate this year's winners . six hundred members of the arts community gathered for the night of cultural brands in berlin it marked the thirteenth time the cultural brand awards were handed out. when an international film festival director dieter conflict received an honorary award for his life's work since two thousand and one he's left his personal mark on the event he wants the belly knowledge to do more than show good films. being willing deliberately and not last century it was always a fight for freedom a fight for human dignity and fight for justice it's one and ultimately you can say
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this is also the model of the brain not a person as is almost not something that to promote international understanding of the fate of the standing by student. witness were also honored in eight other categories. commonly dogs director of hamburg's comp not appear to was named cultural manager opiah. the prize for urban culture twenty eight senior went to the german city appeal it felt for this image campaign. the thirty nine member jury chose the winners from a total of ninety nine nominees from across europe. to subside. it was a cultural breakfast it's crucial that its representatives create a narrative and communicate an identity and relate the brand essence island mockin council. and the president has been offended by firstly convinced that cultural
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brands are much much more credible than commercial brands because they have a soul you only have to make this visible to society with me takes much longer to share emotional about a piece of metal was in with tsunami after. this year the top european cultural brand award went to the dresden state collections but then moved. corporate design . really feel deep gratitude after such an incredibly intensive absolutely magical year during which we accomplish such a great deal and now we're very happy and. the rich diversity of europe's cultural brands is a result of its many patrons dedication revealed for all to see at the come to apprentice award show. and we to congratulate the dresden state art collections for winning the european cultural brand of the year two thousand and eighteen award the jury especially praise the
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brand management including a new corporate design what you saw there which succeeds in uniting fifteen museums well the network of museums was also honored for being one of the oldest largest and most important museum associations in the world right let's find out now what makes the dresden state art collections so special. virtually everyone knows the angels from rafael's sistine i'm not gone. but you know they can be seen first hand in dresden eastern german city is worth a visit. not only for its architecture but also for its great art works. with its fifteen different museums the present state art collections grew more than two million visitors last year alone. while you walk in here and here just like over this is. the most crazy stuff i see
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him for i see that this is one of the richest collections in europe it's good to get an insight into things that weren't on your radar out of place as a dress not you should enjoy yourself now and then to understand why tourists are so nominate with our city and stuff and. not remain just as the old masters picture gallery here you can see over three hundred works dating from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century whether it's a titian. or a rembrandt the biggest names in art history are all here. mario now come on was named director general of the dresden state art collections in twenty sixteen she considers their diversity to be truly unique. i says i don't have ended up there is applied arts fine art contemporary art the old masters and the new masters but also what we call treasury art so there's this huge diversity and at the same
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time the dresden state art collections great international reputation gives us a really strong sense of community and struck my chest of. gold gemstones and on every sparkle like diamonds in the historic green involved. sex and he's ruler augustus strong oversaw the building of this. treasury starting in seventeen twenty three. one of its our alliances the throne of the grand mogul wrongs it started with close to six thousand diamonds. soon as i found explains the artworks important to tourists from around the world. this year and its height it's like taking a trip through time from the renaissance through to the neil classical period and in this time in between the baroque period we can see the diversity of these gemstones during this era it's all about pomp magnificence and splendor lines. but the dresden state art collections do more than just display artworks they also
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help to preserve them. it's painstaking work restoring a single painting can take up to two years turn restorers are responsible for the works of the old and new masters along. molly's kiba heads this department she says every picture poses new challenges it love it of us thought for restore the most important thing is to first familiarize yourself with the painting to examine it precisely from all sides in all kinds of light you need to know its history understand the artist and the object in front of you as all of its materiality falls if it's the start of a great adventure that begins in courses often. visiting the museums is also like embarking on an adventure from treasures of the past you can move on to contemporary art including works by one of the world's most important living artists they're outraged. but director general mario not come on is already looking
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to the future. that's the figure and it was on that what's unusual about the dresden state art collections is that we do a lot of research with we're network of museums that conduct research and we do that very sustainably with few financial resources. sometimes with a low budget approach we tap into our foot potential and use it to develop wonderful presentations and take. the dresden state art collections twenty eighteen zero b.n. cultural brand of the year and there are treasure troves with more than a few surprises in store. thing on the subject of art in germany this country has gained a reputation in recent years for being at the forefront of design although in this week's high five series we take a look at some german classics that have made it into the history books of design
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so here are. five to sign classics you might not have expected to come from germany. vulture copius his name is inseparable from the powerhouse art school he founded in one thousand nine hundred nineteen environment . became a world famous architect but his last work wasn't a building it was a t.v. set he designed for the holsten top porcelain company. designed with the principle of form follows function the fifth spot on a list of german design classics the t.t.c. one t. said it went into production in one nine hundred sixty nine and is still sold today . what's striking about this classic is its in kenya simplicity a shelf without screws that can expand together with its owner's book collection in fifth place on our list of design classics that come from germany the f.m.p.
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shelf system it only takes fifteen minutes and no tools to assemble the parts are joined by aluminum rails the first one produced in one thousand nine hundred nine was the brainchild of the carpenter axel khufu so since then he's made over fifty kilometers worth of shelf racks. club terrace had been well cushioned right from the start but designer marcel boyer set out to break with every tradition this club chairs made of steel tubing are now seen as icons of the industrial muck in third place on our list the big three club chair. the idea was to make it a purely functional object for daily use but like all bauhaus design classics it was quite pricey when it first appeared. and still is today. this lamp has even made it into new york city's museum of modern art pundits say
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what's special about it is that nothing special about it the second spot on our list of design classics from germany is by german silver smithville home value in felt the w t twenty four table lamp but first he only made fifty of them and sales were sluggish in one nine hundred eighty they were revived according to vilhelm falcon felts of original plans and this time they took off becoming a worldwide best seller. this classic vienna coffee house chair has been turned out more often than any other model it's been pretty used for a century and a half in fact in back. in the top spot of design classics you might not have expected to come from germany is the tone it chair number fourteen in eight hundred fifty nine it was a design revolution the beechwood is heated in steam for five hours to make it pliable the tone of family company has kept the process unchanged to the present day.
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and stay where germany when you think something that is typically german what comes to mind besides october fast for me if somebody who loves driving really fast in a mercedes for fun in german cliches. want to be a cartoonist we go for pokes fun at. typically germany idiosyncracies. so for your weekly dose of german you. head on over to g.w. duramax facebook page. this week we're taking a look at european with. in who have made a significant contribution in the world today's featured female has had a profound impact on the sides swiss optometrists acting orbach developed the first colored contact lenses in one thousand nine hundred sixty six success didn't happen
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overnight but orbits determination and pioneering spirit produced i catching results that still exist to this day. amazing colors and even patterns for your eyes it's all possible with custom contact lenses. the idea to combine vision correction with bright colors and fine to see shapes came from a swiss one. shot. one particular high contact gave her the inspiration i installed this. one day i saw a brown eyed woman gold who had a golden spot in one eye. i thought that fascinated me and i thought the gold all color in your own eye that's an idea as you still believe. it was nine hundred
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sixty six and twenty four year old jacqueline orbach had established herself as an optician in hollywood after moving to the us from switzerland with little cash and lots of ideas she started developing new contact lenses. have a doll system all i did that i bought my first c.n.c. lay then experimented on it day and night on the set that able at first i had no idea how you made contact lenses. it was just trial and error it's worked and i just kept trying and trying it with appropriately the property and eventually she succeeded experimenting with different materials she found a way to color lenses and filed for the patent that still serves as the basis for motive lenses for movie effects as one example brad pitt one of them in an interview with a vampire. in twilight red contacts gave the vampires their bloodthirsty look and
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an alice in wonderland colored lenses help transform johnny depp into the mad hatter. now of a selection is vast whether hard or soft contacts corrective or purely cosmetic green diamond blue diamond black cat green cat reptile ice blue if i was or how i die. scary. starting at just ten euro anyone can compliment an ensemble with brightly colored people it's the first colored lenses were made by hand each pair took a week to produce as well i did a case it was a test run we didn't even sell those and we just passed them on to selected opticians would be for them to show to actual customers and haven't tried them on. years past before the colored lenses caught on and went into mass production. today jacqueline or back at over eighty years of age is back in zero six and running an
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online mail order company for contact lenses. in the lens of the. sea. thinks she's very courageous she makes courageous decisions and i like that and she's very creative which has to do with her story and i think creativity is an important factor in running a business she has lots of it. now shopping or back our suppliers produce the answers. she has good memories of the early days. or less of the gold standard in food and i'm proud that it was little me who had the idea to do this and make it a reality how the small so at the time i never expected it to be such a huge success so i'm very snuffled. jacqueline a box invention may be small but it has certainly changed the look of today's world . and this is a good time to let you went on this week's drop in the spirit of that series
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pioneering women we would like to know which woman is your personal world model just go to our website for all the details on how to participate and you could qualify to win this euro max watch as always for me in the rest of the crew here thanks for tuning in was see again tomorrow. on the next edition of your old max all the world's a painting in new zealand nicholas actors are caught up on a joke freezing in carefully studied poses their performance recalls the methods used by the early broke into rooms self who is known to have used to compose his subjects living still right next time on your own next.
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a reckoning on her journey back to freedom. in our interactive documentary tour of an orang utan returns home on d w dot com a ring of tanks i am the rain forest i watched them grow up. they have left but they always come back. yes they always come back. for my tree. there was. my plan this their medicine. for my beauty. their escape i. have always been there. and i have more chance sometimes i give it. up. for ever.
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