THE British press is feeling the chill after being almost completely shunned from the royal wedding.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have announced that only one reporter will be allowed into St George’s Chapel on May 19th, while four photojournalists will be granted access outside the venue, although plenty more will be stationed around Windsor Castle grounds and the carriage route.

According to the New York Times, a palace spokesman explained that it was due to having a small space, and the fact that — unlike Prince William and Kate Middleton’s 2011 nuptials — this event is not a formal state occasion.

But it’s no secret that Prince Harry’s relationship with the media is hardly flourishing.

In fact, given his extraordinary slapdown of the UK press in 2016 for its “abuse and harassment” of his then-girlfriend Meghan, it comes as no huge surprise that he’s not looking to do them any favours now.

Veteran royal photographer for The Sun, Arthur Edwards, told The Times the decision to exclude the majority of press would have been Harry’s call.

“I can’t imagine the press officer advising that to the prince,” Edwards told the publication. “He and Meghan have seen what’s been written and said, ‘We don’t want anyone near the wedding.’ That’s a clear message, yeah.”

Edwards also revealed the stark change in Harry’s attitude toward photographers in recent times, admitting that he’s become “very withdrawn” around them.

“He doesn’t say ‘good morning’ to us anymore,” he said. “He’s upset with us generally.”

It comes as the palace released fresh details about the wedding day plans, including the carriage and driver who will take them on their post-ceremony procession around Windsor.

Former Melbourne businessman Philip Barnard-Brown, a senior coachman to Queen Elizabeth II, will be the lead rider on Harry and Meghan’s carriage — an Ascot Landau coach, built in 1883.

Coincidentally, it’s the same carriage that was used in Prince William and Kate for their wedding — specifically, to transport William’s best man: Harry.

Story from news.co.au

ARISE Fashion Week (AFW) 2018

A total of 50 influential fashion houses from the US, UK, Germany, Morocco and South Africa are expected to showcase at the ARISE Fashion Week (AFW) 2018.
The event, which is set to hold from March 30 to April 2, 2018 at the Lagos Continental Hotel, Lagos, will showcase some of the best fashion designers from around the world.
Top designers expected to participate include Laquan Smith, Ozwald Boateng, Tinie Tempah, Aurora James, Gavin Rajah, Rich Mnisi, KLuK CDGT, Thebe Magugu and Maxhosa by Laduma from South Africa.
Others who have signed up for the Easter fashion extravaganza include designers from Canada, Botswana, Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria, and Tanzania.
ARISE Fashion Week helped to put Nigeria firmly on the global fashion map, showcasing and promoting African designers on the runways of the world, from London’s famous Royal Albert Hall, to Washington DC’s powerful J.F. Kennedy Center, to the legendary triple appearance during the iconic New York Fashion Week (NYFW), to vivacious Lagos and Abuja, to magnetic Johannesburg and Cape Town, and to fabulous Paris.

FashionGHANA launches Accra Fashion Week

FashionGHANA launches Accra Fashion Week which is set to be a festive season where African fashioneers, pioneers and creatives can congregate to develop fashion on the continent.
With the various fashion weeks across Africa and a growing thirst for African fashion creativity across the world, Accra Fashion Week aims to fill the void which sees tremendous creativity and culture across the continent with the absence of an operating fashion infrastructure.
Accra Fashion Week will be operating to level a platform for African designers that which can be compared to fashion weeks across the major capitals. Ghana has held the flag for most of what many class as African fashion and will act as the main melting pot for Fashion business in Africa.

Imade Ogbewi opened Hermès RTW Fall 2018 in Paris

 Nigerian beauty and winner of Nigeria's Next Super Model proudly opened HERMES show yesterday evening in Paris.This was a proud moment for us at Isis models Africa

Nigerian beauty and winner of Nigeria's Next Super Model proudly opened HERMES show yesterday evening in Paris.This was a proud moment for us at Isis models Africa @isismodelsafrica @lindaikejiblog @lindaikejitv @theoukpa @kelvin_oki @lauraikeji @tribeandelan @aikijay @moashystyling @morsipr @thestyleinfidel @moashystyling @thestyleinfidel @egbintalentmanagement @janmalan @layoleoyatogun @kiannadaniellee @larissagunn @kibonen.ny @kikoromeo @dreamcatcherphotography.ng @deonredman@bellanaijastyle @claribaba @sofynig @solaoyebade @imade.ogbewi @fashiononetvsa @ekunganya @clan_diaries @styleraveng @bellanaijastyle @fideliscorps @mysha_beauty @bellanaijastyle @mybookermodel @xpressafricamag @zaroncosmetics @zaronmakeupgh @vogueinspiremagazine @saramaino_vt @d1modelsnyc @d1models @silent_paris @bravemodels @ingridtamborin@modelspolaroids @brunopauletta @ono_cycle @onobello @tribeandelan @morsipr @bitton @barbaranicolicasting @castingbyus @larissagunn @amcasting @thesecretgallery @mtcny @castingbyus @officiallindaikeji @anastyboy @lauraikeji @orangeculturenigeria @tokyojamess @voguerunway @voguemagazine @vogueitalia @silk_by_vikki @clan_diaries @isismodelsafrica @isismodelssa @studio24lagos @ifeanyioputa@ifeomawilliams @derma_care @solaoyebade @vogueinspiremagazine @goldmynetv @andimanxiwa@ucheibezue @bayoomoboriowo @debolalagos @david.erhime @denrele_edu @dany_atrache @danngudnafrica @denrele_edu @solaoyebade @emeghasuccess @wearsouthafrica @africa @aikijay @templemuse @yemisisuleiman @dabotalawson @bffshoesng @lanredasilvaajayi @lanredasilva @kayito_n @tokyojamess @hellojoburgmag @escape.magazine

A post shared by IsisModelsOfficial (@isismodelsafrica) on Mar 3, 2018 at 10:01pm PST

 

Hermès RTW Fall 2018