On the 16th January 2024, Buckingham Palace released a statement that Catherine, Princess of Wales, had undergone a planned abdominal surgery, and that the Princess herself was going to be recovering out of the public eye until Easter. However, despite the princess acting much as this original statement detailed, the internet, news outlets and people across the globe seem apparently obsessed with discovering the ‘true’ reason for Kate’s ‘disappearance’ – only exacerbated by an incident of dodgy photoshop.

‘Cutting the Mona Lisa in half’ is how Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis described the Elgin Marbles being housed in the British Museum (away from the Parthenon from which they were taken). His comment was made towards the end of November 2023 during Mitsotakis’ trip to the UK. Soon after, a dispute broke out between Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Mitsotakis as a result of the comment. Sunak subsequently refused to attend a planned meeting for the two, leading to much confusion over why he was taking such a hard stance on the matter.

On the day of this article’s release, it is one of the most important days of the year (particularly at Wimbledon High) – International Women’s Day! First observed in 1909 by the UN, International Women’s Day is dedicated to not only raising awareness of women’s issues, but also trying to pinpoint areas of change for the following year. This year’s theme is ‘Inspire Inclusion’, which aims to further women’s economic empowerment, with a particular focus on designing and building the infrastructure to allow economic development for women.