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Princess Mary steps out in rare outfit as she celebrates milestone

<p><span>Crown Princess Mary of Denmark swapped her usual sophisticated high glamour wardrobe for a traditional army uniform as she was named captain of the Danish home guard yesterday. </span></p> <p><span>The 47-year-old royal looked suave as she marched swiftly at the base in Nymindegab, South-west Jutland, to receive the prestigious honour as her mother-in-law Queen Margrethe proudly looked on in support. </span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BvrQwYLlPSh/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BvrQwYLlPSh/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Fanpage of CPMary (@crownprincess_mary_ofdenmark)</a> on Mar 31, 2019 at 7:25am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>The Tasmanian born royal went for an understated look for the ceremony, with a neatly tied ponytail, simple makeup and a racing green beret as she watched as troops paraded before she was awarded with the honour. </p> <p>Princess Mary was joined by over 500 troops for the special event, which marks 70 years since the country’s Home Guard was established. </p> <p>The mother-of-four watched proudly as the received the official title as captain of the Danish Home Guard at the military base, just a short few days after returning from Ethiopia. </p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BvmYaKiHjEd/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BvmYaKiHjEd/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Princessđź‘‘Royal Family❤ (@love_princess_world)</a> on Mar 29, 2019 at 9:56am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>The royal trip was used by the Princess as a means to discuss gender inequality, as well as the rights opportunities of young girls and women. </p> <p>Along with the Danish development minister, Ulla Tørnæs, Princess Mary met with local female decision-makers, leaders, business representatives, officials and entrepreneurs during her two-day trip in the East African country. </p> <p>This visit comes one year after Denmark launched its first national campaign in Ethiopia. </p> <p><span>Swipe through the gallery above to see the Crown Princess Mary of Denmark receiving her prestigious accolade, wearing army fatigues.</span></p>

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Boeing 737 tragedies: The Aussie airline that has ordered a fleet of the same plane

<p>An Australian carrier has ordered 30 of the aircraft that was involved in a fatal crash that killed 157 people on Sunday.</p> <p>Australia’s second largest airline, Virgin Australia said it is too early to comment on whether it will cancel its order of the Boeing 737 MAX 8s following the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash on the weekend, which is the second incident involving the new aircraft in months.</p> <p>Virgin Australia made the order for 30 of the Boeing 737 MAX 8s and 10 of the Boeing 737 MAX 10s in 2012.</p> <p>On Sunday, the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashed only six minutes after taking off, killing all 157 passengers and crew on board. In October, the same model owned by Lion Air crashed into the sea in Indonesia, resulting in 189 deaths.</p> <p>The 737 MAX 8 aircraft has been in commercial use since 2017. More than 5,000 planes in the MAX series have been ordered, with 350 of them delivered.</p> <p>In the wake of the tragedy on the weekend, several airlines around the world – including Ethiopian Airlines – have grounded the Boeing aircraft.</p> <p>China’s Civil Aviation Authority said it ordered airlines in the country to suspend the use of the aircraft "in view of the fact that both air crashes are recently-delivered Boeing 737-8 aircraft, and they both occurred in the take-off phase, and had certain similarities ... in line with the management principle of zero tolerance for safety hazards and strict control of safety risks".</p> <p>Aviation authorities in Indonesia have also put the model on a temporary ground, while the Indian aviation regulator issued a rule on Monday to limit the operation of MAX 8s only to pilots with more than 1,000 hours of training.</p> <p>However, president of the Virgin Independent Pilots Association, Captain John Lyons, also said Virgin Australia and TigerAir pilots have the “utmost confidence in the Boeing 737”.</p> <p>“VIPA continues to have the utmost confidence in the Boeing 737 and the rigorous training that Virgin Australia provides its pilots,” Lyons said in a statement.</p> <p>“We look forward to its introduction at Virgin Australia as it brings outstanding commercial advantages to the airline and enhanced customer appeal.</p> <p>“Boeing has delivered more than 10,000 737 aircraft since it first flew in 1967, accumulating nearly 300 million flight hours with the lowest fatality rate of passenger airliners.</p> <p>“Without exception, this makes the 737 the safest and most popular commercial jet ever.”</p> <p>Aviation expert Geoffrey Thomas also suggested it is too early to draw conclusions from the incidents.</p> <p>“If determined there is a problem and something needs to be adjusted, then Boeing will do that,” Thomas told <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/aviation/no-need-for-panic-over-virgin-australias-order-of-boeing-737-maxs-says-aviation-expert-ng-b881132238z" target="_blank">AAP</a>.</p>

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Is this the world’s hottest tourist location?

<p>If you’re ever feeling a bit hot under the collar spare a thought for people living in the Danakil Depression, in northern Ethiopia.</p> <p>With an average year-round temperature of 34.4 degrees (frequently tipping 50) the Danakil Depression is one of the hottest, least hospitable place on earth. It’s also one of the most beautiful.</p> <p><img width="499" height="332" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/11118/shutterstock_205379182_499x332.jpg" alt="Shutterstock _205379182" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></p> <p>The only way to visit the Danakil is vial Mekele, a town about 700 kilometres north of the capital Addis Ababa, where tour guides will take you via 4WD to the amazing site.</p> <p>Crumbly black volcanic rock, geothermal mineral deposits and glowing lava pits frequently capture your gaze as you explore this desolate region that can at times feel like a sensory overload.</p> <p>But it’s a feeling that’s well worth it, and visiting this region will give you a newfound appreciation of our comfortable surrounds, and a newfound respect for the Danakil salt miners, who work hunched over in the blazing sun for weeks at a time as they hack slabs of salt from the ground.</p> <p><img width="500" height="334" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/11098/hottest-tourist-destination-2-_500x334.jpg" alt="Hottest Tourist Destination (2)" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></p> <p><a href="http://www.ethiotravelandtours.com/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ethio Travel and Tours</span></strong></a> frequently runs trips to the Danakil region, but make sure you check in with the Australian Government’s <a href="http://smartraveller.gov.au/countries/ethiopia"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Smart Traveller resource</span></strong></a> before planning your tip.</p>

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