Happy Friday dear readers, and buckle your seatbelts for more news of the plentiful goings on in charity land.
Speaking of seatbelts, a certain 42-year-old failed to do his up last week. This may not have been very newsworthy if it hadn’t been any other than prime minister Rishi Sunak.
Brake, a Yorkshire-based safety charity, scolded Sunak for a video that showed him failing to do so, which is against the law don’t ya know.
That’s two offenses that Mr Sunak now has to his name, which is a record for British PMs. What's next?
Pigolas Cage
RSPCA's adopt a farm animal page has some superstars on it this week, with none other than Pigolas Cage.
Pigolas, alongside many other farm animals, is looking for a new home. Due to his famous status, he is currently in private boarding in Suffolk.
The description for Pigolas is not entirely helpful, with his breed being enlisted as ‘pig’ and colour ‘natural’ (what is the natural colour of a pig, Diary asks? One would think it would be pink, but Pigolas is black – has Peppa just popularised a myth? So many questions).
Whatever the answers may be, all Diary knows is that he was great in Face/Off.
Henry VIII was a disabled king says National Trust
National Trust gave Daily Mail a field day last week when they released a video in conjunction with Leicester University explaining that Henry VIII was a disabled king.
Gen-Z readers may be taken aback by this statement, as king is often used as a slang term of endearment (e.g. a nice short man = a short king).
In this sense, how was Henry a disabled king? He certainly didn’t seem to do much for disability empowerment, or feminism, or… Well, the list goes on.
However, Henry VIII had a disability ever since he was in a jousting accident at 44, says the NT. His armoured horse landed on him and crushed his legs, which were then plagued by ulcers for the rest of his life. He subsequently gained weight and became obese.
He often used walking sticks and wheelchairs to assist him in everyday life.
Handsome memorabilia
The Soldiers’, Sailors’ & Airmen’s Families Association (SSAFA), the armed forces charity, is honouring King Charles III by launching its Coronation memorabilia range next month.
In what SSAFA calls its ‘handsome’ designs (bit weird, if Diary may say so) the range includes mugs, tea towels, magnets, coasters and other bits of paraphernalia that are destined to decorate homes across the country and gather dust.
Vagina Museum receives £69 donation
The Vagina Museum received a £69 donation this week, so thanked the donor with a personalised drawing of a vagina saying ‘Nice!’
The specific donation number has not gone unnoticed, with many Twitter users also responding with ‘nice’. Do they know something Diary doesn’t? The mind boggles.
when someone makes a donation of exactly £69, we make sure we thank them appropriately pic.twitter.com/1M9G4imV0J
— Vagina Museum (@vagina_museum) January 24, 2023
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