at one point an australian rainbow lorikeet pecked at her, though neither chancellor nor bird was hurt in the encounter. i don t know my parents from my laura keats. brave bird. very few politicians up there to peck at angela merkel s policies. stephanie was telling us earlier as she could end up as the second chancellor. let s get some of the day s other news. the separatist former head of catalonia s regional government, carles puigdemont, has been released from detention in italy while an extradition request from spain is considered. he was detained in sardinia on thursday. spain wants him to return to stand trial on charges of sedition, linked to a failed attempt at catalan independence in 2017. the leaders of the so called quad the us, australia, india and japan have been meeting at the white house. the group, which first formed after the devastating 2004 tsunami, discussed their role in safeguarding a stable, democratic indo pacific.
Derek James
A publicity picture of Pearl taken in around 1911
- Credit: Tacon Family Collection
They tended to be something of a mystery but today more people than ever are researching their family history. Derek James tells the story one man has who has written a family book about his famous great aunt Pearl
When Norfolk farmer Richard Tacon was just a lad she would look after him whenever she was in Norfolk…teaching him to ride a bike and build forts for him in the garden.
And when he was older she introduced him to Greek and Roman history as well as the arts. Not to mention Dubonnet with a dash of lemonade!