The Duke of Sussex has been named as one of the most influential people of 2021, as he celebrates his 37th birthday.
Prince Harry appears on the cover of Time magazine alongside his wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.
The couple, who are living in California with their son, Archie, and daughter, Lilibet, after they stepped down as working royals last year, feature on Time’s list of the 100 most influential people of 2021.
Meghan, wearing a light-coloured shirt and trousers, stands slightly in front of Prince Harry, who leans on her right shoulder as the couple look directly into the camera for the cover picture.
Another photograph shows the pair walking hand-in-hand against a forest backdrop, smiling at each other as they stroll along.
The release of the cover comes as Prince Harry was sent birthday greetings online by members of the royal family.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s official Twitter account posted a picture of him along with the words “Happy Birthday Prince Harry!”
A similar message on the Queen’s Twitter account featured four pictures of Harry, including one of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex together.
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall posted three images on their official social media account, including two of Prince Harry with his father.
The message said: “Wishing The Duke of Sussex a very Happy Birthday today!” and included a birthday cake emoji.
The couple are likely to celebrate the duke’s birthday privately at their Montecito home and have said they are “humbled” to be part of the Time 100 list.
In a statement on their Archewell website, they praised World Trade Organisation Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who also appears on the list.
The couple said they share with her an “urgent mission to achieve worldwide vaccine equity”, calling for a “just, fair and humanitarian approach to getting every corner of the world equal access” to Covid-19 vaccines.
The statement read: “Vaccine equity means … creating a level playing field for all nations, all communities and all families.
“The duke and duchess are honoured to be Ngozi’s partner in pursuing that goal and are proud to be listed alongside her on this year’s Time 100.”
Jose Andres, chef and founder of World Central Kitchen, paid tribute to the couples in a piece for the magazine.
He said: “In a world where everyone has an opinion about people they don’t know, the duke and duchess have compassion for the people they don’t know. They don’t just opine. They run towards the struggle.”
The past few weeks have been busy for the duke, who on Monday co-hosted a virtual military show alongside US first lady Jill Biden to honour those taking part in the Warrior Games, a sporting event for wounded US military members and veterans.
Prince Harry was inspired to found his Invictus Games after attending the Warrior Games in Colorado in 2013 and seeing how the challenge of competitive sports aided in the recovery of injured members of the American armed forces.
He said: “I am so sorry that we’re not all together at the Warrior Games where we should be.
“The pandemic has certainly changed or flipped life upside down for so many people.”
Key findings
- Over a period of seven years, a team of scientists analysed dietary data from 50,000 North American adults.
- Eating one or two meals a day was associated with a relative decrease in BMI, compared with three meals. Snacks count as a meal. Likewise, participants who ate more than three meals a day experienced an increase in BMI: the more meals a day, the greater the increase.
- People who ate breakfast experienced a relative decrease in their BMI compared with “breakfast-skippers”.
- Those who turned the eating day on its head to make breakfast the biggest meal of the day, did even better.
- But scrapping dinner altogether gave the best results. The study found that the BMI of subjects who had a long overnight fast (of 18 hours or more) decreased when compared even with those who had a medium overnight fast, of between 12 and 17 hours.
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Common OCD symptoms and how they manifest
Checking: the obsession or thoughts focus on some harm coming from things not being as they should, which usually centre around the theme of safety. For example, the obsession is “the building will burn down”, therefore the compulsion is checking that the oven is switched off.
Contamination: the obsession is focused on the presence of germs, dirt or harmful bacteria and how this will impact the person and/or their loved ones. For example, the obsession is “the floor is dirty; me and my family will get sick and die”, the compulsion is repetitive cleaning.
Orderliness: the obsession is a fear of sitting with uncomfortable feelings, or to prevent harm coming to oneself or others. Objectively there appears to be no logical link between the obsession and compulsion. For example,” I won’t feel right if the jars aren’t lined up” or “harm will come to my family if I don’t line up all the jars”, so the compulsion is therefore lining up the jars.
Intrusive thoughts: the intrusive thought is usually highly distressing and repetitive. Common examples may include thoughts of perpetrating violence towards others, harming others, or questions over one’s character or deeds, usually in conflict with the person’s true values. An example would be: “I think I might hurt my family”, which in turn leads to the compulsion of avoiding social gatherings.
Hoarding: the intrusive thought is the overvaluing of objects or possessions, while the compulsion is stashing or hoarding these items and refusing to let them go. For example, “this newspaper may come in useful one day”, therefore, the compulsion is hoarding newspapers instead of discarding them the next day.
Source: Dr Robert Chandler, clinical psychologist at Lighthouse Arabia
Some of Darwish's last words
"They see their tomorrows slipping out of their reach. And though it seems to them that everything outside this reality is heaven, yet they do not want to go to that heaven. They stay, because they are afflicted with hope." - Mahmoud Darwish, to attendees of the Palestine Festival of Literature, 2008
His life in brief: Born in a village near Galilee, he lived in exile for most of his life and started writing poetry after high school. He was arrested several times by Israel for what were deemed to be inciteful poems. Most of his work focused on the love and yearning for his homeland, and he was regarded the Palestinian poet of resistance. Over the course of his life, he published more than 30 poetry collections and books of prose, with his work translated into more than 20 languages. Many of his poems were set to music by Arab composers, most significantly Marcel Khalife. Darwish died on August 9, 2008 after undergoing heart surgery in the United States. He was later buried in Ramallah where a shrine was erected in his honour.
The five pillars of Islam
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Neil Thomson – THE BIO
Family: I am happily married to my wife Liz and we have two children together.
Favourite music: Rock music. I started at a young age due to my father’s influence. He played in an Indian rock band The Flintstones who were once asked by Apple Records to fly over to England to perform there.
Favourite book: I constantly find myself reading The Bible.
Favourite film: The Greatest Showman.
Favourite holiday destination: I love visiting Melbourne as I have family there and it’s a wonderful place. New York at Christmas is also magical.
Favourite food: I went to boarding school so I like any cuisine really.
