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Floral Designer and Unwilted Founder Liz Carter Shares Her Holiday Party Must-Haves

Floral Designer and Unwilted Founder Liz Carter Shares Her Holiday Party Must-Haves

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Seasons greetings! Floral designer and Unwilted founder Liz Carter sat down with ET to share her holiday party must-haves and tips. For starters, the flower expert says having her botanical paper flower bouquets on display can help set the jolly mood. “Unwilted arrangements elevate holiday tables with timeless beauty and effortless elegance. They don’t compete with food or decor, as they’re designed to complement a wide range of table settings. Best of all, there’s no need to worry about them wilting before the last toast. They’re as enduring as your holiday memories,” she noted. Unwilted/Instagram And her realistic looking hand-cut petals and leaves made from Italian crepe paper have even been painted, shaped and constructed to embrace the Christmas spirit.  “This season will be full of rich, jewel-tones like emerald, ruby, and sapphire paired with metallic gold and bronze. … Combining traditional holiday greens with unexpected pops of blush or deep burgundy will also be on-trend, and expect to see some wicked combinations of pink, burgundy and green,” she spilled. In addition to displaying stunning …

Liz Hatton: Teenage photographer Liz Hatton who inspired Princess Kate dies aged 17

Liz Hatton: Teenage photographer Liz Hatton who inspired Princess Kate dies aged 17

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email A young photographer who was pictured embracing the Princess of Wales while battling a rare form of cancer has died, her mother has announced. Liz Hatton, 17, from Harrogate, was hugged by Kate at Windsor Castle in October on being invited to take pictures of the Prince of Wales at an investiture. The princess, who was treated for cancer this year, said she felt inspired by the teenager who continued her love for photography while battling an aggressive desmoplastic small round cell tumour Liz’s photography bucket list appeal – launched in January when she was given six months to three years to live – caught the public attention, with her embrace with Kate sending it viral on social media. On Wednesday night, her mother Vicky Robayna paid tribute to her “incredible daughter” and the kindness, empathy and courage she showed, saying “she flew high until …

Floral Designer and Unwilted Founder Liz Carter Shares Tips for Creating the Perfect Bouquets for Gatherings

Floral Designer and Unwilted Founder Liz Carter Shares Tips for Creating the Perfect Bouquets for Gatherings

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Flower power! Floral designer Liz Carter created Unwilted, a botanical paper flower delivery company in 2021, and has showcased her work at countless celebrations ever since. Ahead of the holiday season, Carter spilled her top bouquet and hosting tips with ET. “I’ve been drawn to flowers for as long as I can remember. … My passion really took off when I opened my flower shop in Colorado, where I immersed myself in the artistry and business of florals,”the Michigan native explained. “After years in the floral industry, I noticed how fresh cut flowers, while beautiful, don’t last long and often contribute to waste,” she continued. To combat this, Carter decided to launch a sustainable alternative with hand-cut petals and leaves made from Italian crepe paper that are painted, shaped and constructed to achieve a realistic floral look and feel. Unwilted “Unlike fresh flowers, they don’t require any hassle to maintain. You don’t have to worry about watering, and they’ll stay just as lovely season after season,” she noted. The arrangements also make for memorable gift because …

Liz Truss Fumes As Lettuce Stunt Crashes Her ‘Pro-Trump’ Event

Liz Truss Fumes As Lettuce Stunt Crashes Her ‘Pro-Trump’ Event

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Liz Truss fell victim to yet another lettuce-related stunt on Tuesday night while hosting a pro-Donald Trump speaking event in Suffolk. The ex-prime minister was explaining to the crowd why she backed the former US president and Republican candidate for re-election – and why Americans were struggling with the economy – when she was rudely interrupted. But Truss seemed completely oblivious as a banner depicting a lettuce (with goggly eyes) slowly unfurled from the ceiling behind her. To make matters worse, it had the words, “I crashed the economy” written on there, too. And, presumably by pure luck, she happened to be wearing a green, leaf-y coloured dress. Truss did not realise she had been upstaged by the remote-controlled banner until someone else came on stage and pointed it out to her. The person she was speaking to on stage said he had “no idea where that came from” – at which point, hesitant giggles started to break out in the audience. But Truss looked up at it, and said: “That’s not funny.” She stormed …

Tories hit by worst poll result since Liz Truss was prime minister – POLITICO

Tories hit by worst poll result since Liz Truss was prime minister – POLITICO

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Keir Starmer’s party now sits on 48 percent support to the Tories’ 18 percent. That’s the biggest gulf for Prime Minister Sunak since he entered office in October 2022 after Truss’ chaotic 49-day tenure in Downing Street. The Tory vote share as measured by YouGov is now even lower than it was at the nadir of Truss’ premiership. Nigel Farage’s right-wing Reform U.K. is also challenging the government on the right, the poll suggests. It logged 13 percent in the YouGov study, with a quarter of 2019 Tory voters now saying they back the outfit. The poll is a further headache for Sunak, fresh from a difficult set of local and mayoral elections for his government and the defection of another Conservative MP to Labour. Voters are also unconvinced about Sunak’s claim that last week’s elections show Britain is heading for a hung parliament in which Labour falls short of a majority. Just 14 percent of those polled by YouGov agree with Sunak’s diagnosis. Two thirds (66 percent) of those polled expect a Labour majority, …

Liz Truss Snubbed By Argentina’s President With 1 Word

Liz Truss Snubbed By Argentina’s President With 1 Word

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Argentina’s president Javier Milei just spurned Liz Truss in the most cutting way possible during a BBC interview. Journalist Ione Wells asked him: “Liz Truss recently said that you were her favourite conservative leader. Do you admire her?” Milei replied (in Spanish): “Who?” Wells said: “Liz Truss, the former UK prime minister.” The president still looked mystified, but said: “I don’t have elements to give an opinion but what in the UK is defined as conservative, well, we libertarians have a lot of common ground with that.” Truss – who currently holds the title for the UK’s shortest-serving PM – previously named Milei when asked who her favourite conservative is. At the end of April, she told GB News that – aside from Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher – she particularly liked the new Argentine president. Milei was elected back in December and is known for his polarising views on the economy and outlandish public comments. Unfortunately for Truss, this is not the first time her exceptionally short stint in office (just 49 days in …

Liz Truss Brutally Snubbed By Argentina’s President With Just 1 Word

Liz Truss Brutally Snubbed By Argentina’s President With Just 1 Word

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Javier Milei appeared not to know who Liz Truss is – even though she is clearly a big fan of his Getty Argentina’s president Javier Milei just spurned Liz Truss in the most cutting way possible during a BBC interview. Journalist Ione Wells asked him: “Liz Truss recently said that you were her favourite conservative leader. Do you admire her?” Milei replied (in Spanish): “Who?” Wells said: “Liz Truss, the former UK prime minister.” The president still looked mystified, but said: “I don’t have elements to give an opinion but what in the UK is defined as conservative, well, we libertarians have a lot of common ground with that.” Truss – who currently holds the title for the UK’s shortest-serving PM – previously named Milei when asked who her favourite conservative is. At the end of April, she told GB News that – aside from Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher – she particularly liked the new Argentine president. Milei was elected back in December and is known for his polarising views on the economy and …

‘I’ve had massive highs and deep lows’: Edward Timpson on winning for the Tories and being sacked by Liz Truss | Life and style

‘I’ve had massive highs and deep lows’: Edward Timpson on winning for the Tories and being sacked by Liz Truss | Life and style

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“I do question whether I’m actually a politician,” Edward Timpson says. “It’s a bit late now, isn’t it?” I say. He laughs. “Yes, it’s a question I should have asked at the start.” Why does he question it? “Because … maybe I didn’t feel I was ruthless enough, not sharp-elbowed enough.” However much he is in denial, the Conservative MP is definitely a politician, though not for much longer. He joined parliament in 2008 as member for Crewe and Nantwich after the death of Labour’s Gwyneth Dunwoody, who had represented the area for 34 years, lost his seat by 48 votes after three recounts in 2017, and returned to parliament in 2019 representing the neighbouring seat of Eddisbury. Now a boyish 50, he’s had enough, and is standing down at the next election. Timpson is certainly no conveyor-belt MP. He is reserved, a little shy and deeply serious, with a mission to make the life of the country’s disadvantaged children better. He is also supremely fit (the week we meet he is about to run …

Money Talk with Liz Weston: A sticky inheritance scenario

Money Talk with Liz Weston: A sticky inheritance scenario

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Dear Liz: I have an adult daughter by a previous marriage who has no savings or retirement funds. I want to change my living trust to ensure that my daughter only receives a monthly amount similar to my required minimum distribution from my IRA, plus half of our paid-off house after my wife and I pass away. Do I need a trust attorney? Answer: Restricting access to an inheritance might be necessary, but few adults would be happy about being put on an allowance. Unhappy heirs may be more likely to challenge an estate plan, so you should get expert advice if you want your wishes to prevail. Even if your daughter is amenable, you still need an estate planning attorney’s help to craft the trust that doles out the money. Understand that inherited IRAs typically must be drained within 10 years. (The exceptions are for surviving spouses, minor children, the disabled or chronically ill or survivors who are not more than 10 years younger than the account owner.) If the beneficiary is a trust, …