[ad_1] Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Jane Giannoulas from San Diego waiting outside Buckingham Palace after the wedding of Prince William A special exhibition of British royal portraiture has come to Texas from London, just as a Netflix show documenting the life of Elizabeth II, The Crown, sweeps the Emmys. How has the US fascination with the royals endured? With an elegant white fur collar around her neck and beneath the sparkling diamond diadem from her 1953 coronation the Queen's eyes are beguilingly closed - is she asleep, thinking about what cocktail to have before supper, or contemplating death? Chris Levine's intimate and enigmatic holographic portrait of Queen Elizabeth II is one of 150 objects - most never seen before outside the UK - now telling an audience in Houston the story of B...
[ad_1] Image copyright Center for International Communication Image caption Ms Al Olayan is seen as a trailblazer for Saudi women in the finance industry A woman has been appointed to run a Saudi Arabian bank in a first for women in the country. Saudi businesswoman Lubna Al Olayan will chair a new bank being formed out of a merger between the Saudi British Bank (SABB) and Alawwal Bank. The move comes amid a liberalisation of women's roles in a traditionally conservative society. In June, Saudi women were officially allowed behind the wheel for the first time , after a driving ban was lifted. Currently the head of a family conglomerate, Ms Olayan is seen as a trailblazer for Saudi women in the finance industry. The US-educated financier topped the list of Forbes Middle East's Most Influential Women 2018. The ...
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