The origin of the tiered wedding cake

There are three things that cannot be missed at a wedding: the groom, the bride and the cake. 

In 1840, Queen Victoria decided to wear a white dress at her wedding with Prince Albert. Since then, the brides choose the white colour for their special day. The traditional wedding cake is also white to symbolize virginity and purity and to reflect the wife's virtues.

A wedding cake can have different flavours, forms and textures. But there is one thing that all of them have in common; they have tiers. To be exact, the traditional wedding cake must have three tiers. Why?

Pageantmaster Court, circa 1930

Pageantmaster Court, Ludgate Hill, c. 1930

Mudchute, a countryside in the heart of London

Ask to any Londoner child if they have ever seen a bear, a sheep or a pig. Probably they know about these animals and they will tell you about Paddington, Shaun or Peppa but, have they ever seen a real one? 

Living in a city is a great opportunity to have access to musicals, museums, shows, etc. But there is one thing that you are missing: nature.

London has a lot of parks but it is a city with a high level of pollution. And, of course, you can see foxes, dogs, cats, mice and doves in the city but, is it possible to see a llama, an alpaca, a ferret, a donkey or a pony?

Thanks to The Mudchute Park & Farm, it is. This charity, who has been in existence for thirty years, is taking care of 32 acres of land to create and preserve a small countryside in the Isle of Dogs, in the heart of London.

It's a girl

Today, London woke up with great news.

The Duchess of Cambridge, in less than three hours after she arrived at the Lindo Wing, has given birth to a girl. The princess, who is fourth in line to the throne, was born at 8.34 am with weight 8lbs 3oz.