A heavy snow brought the Christmas atmosphere to London.
But this winter, many British families are not having an easy time.
Due to the rise in oil prices, residents' winter heating costs have also increased significantly, and prices have therefore risen, causing people's living pressure to increase sharply.
These can also be clearly seen from some surveys conducted by the Devonshire Charity Foundation on homeless people.
Before the Christmas holiday, after several rounds of roadshows, Avago finally started trading on the Nasdaq market.
December 20th was the first day of Avago Technologies' listing. In the end, the issue price of Avago was set at US$34.
This time, the IPO listing of 37.5 million shares issued by Avago will bring it US$1.275 billion in financing.
When the stock market opened, Avago's stock opened at $38.5, up more than 13% from its issue price!
Its stock price reached a high of $42.45 during the trading session and finally closed at $40.18.
Based on this closing price, Avago Technologies' market value at this time exceeded US$10 billion. It can be said that this listing was very successful.
Of course, the current performance of Avago's stock price is also due to the company's outstanding profit performance in the past two years. Due to the rapid development of the technology industry in Asia, Avago Technologies, which provides semiconductor chip products, has also seen extremely rapid revenue growth.
And they also received strong support from Lijiaopo. It can be said that Chen Fuyang chose to set up Avago's headquarters in Lijiaopo because of this point.
If Chen Fuyang was very happy about the successful listing of Avago this time - the shares of Avago he held at this time were already worth 170 million US dollars, and if the company continued to perform well, he would be able to obtain more shares - but there were people in London who were not so happy.
Well, to be exact, I am quite depressed...
Because Chris, Countess of Bute, is pregnant again.
After all, she had experienced pregnancy once, so when her "relatives" did not show up as promised at the beginning of this month, Countess of Bute had a bad feeling.
So after going to the hospital for a checkup, it turned out that...
There is no doubt that the child this time is also Barron's.
The Countess had not yet let Bonnie know the "good news". She just called His Royal Highness the Duke of Devonshire, Barron, to her place and complained...
"This is something to be happy about, isn't it, ma'am?"
"F**K, you are happy, and then you can happily be a father again, but what about me? Not only do I have to worry about my body changing, but I also have to have ten months of painful and boring time. Do you think I will be happy?"
"It's not that scary. You have experience, dear."
Seeing Chris almost going crazy, Barron quickly comforted her:
"How about this, after Christmas, I'll take you to Australia to live for a while. While it's still convenient to move around, you can relax for a while."
"Let me think about it. Also, go talk to Bonnie about this..."
Of course, the Countess's words were not about traveling to Australia, but about the fact that she was pregnant with Barron's child again...
Well, it's all his own fault. What else can Barron say?
I can only think carefully about how to solve this problem.
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But in the end, their trip to Australia was slightly delayed for a few days.
Because on December 31, the royal family issued an announcement:
"Her Majesty the Queen has the great honour of appointing His Royal Highness Baron Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire, as a Member of the Most Noble Order of the Garter."
The Order of the Garter, whose full name should be The Most Noble Order of the Garter, is a medal awarded to British knights. It originated in the Middle Ages. It is the oldest order of chivalry in the world today and the highest level of the British honors system.
Well, that's the case in many introductions, and in fact, the Order of the Garter is the third most prestigious honor among all British medals and honors, after the Victoria Cross and the George Cross.
Obtaining the Order of the Garter means that Barron has become a member of the Order of the Garter, well, this order of knights is also known as the Order of the Garter.
Because Jiade is Garter, which is the transliteration of "garter".
There are many different opinions about the origin of Edward III's founding of the Order of the Garter.
Legend has it that in the 12th century, St. George tied his knights together with his garter during a battle in the Crusades, and ultimately won the war. In this interpretation, the "garter" is closely associated with St. George, the "patron saint" of England.
There is also a saying that medieval knights often used garters to tie their weapons tightly to their bodies, so garters were a symbol of bravery and fighting skills.
The most popular story among the people is a more erotic one:
At a court ball, when the Countess of Salisbury was dancing with Edward III, her garter suddenly fell off. The dignitaries present laughed at her coquettishness. Edward picked up the garter, tied it back on her leg, and rebuked these dignitaries in French - "Honi soit qui mal y pense", which means "Shame on those who have evil thoughts."
The most important symbol of the Order of the Garter is a garter with the golden words "Honi soit qui mal y pense" (shame on those who have evil thoughts) printed on it - the wearer of the medal must wear this garter on formal occasions, and its pattern is printed among some other symbols.
The number of members of the Order of the Garter is fixed at 25, which means that only 25 living British people will receive the Order of the Garter.
Of course, the number of recipients of the Order of the Garter is not just 25. There are also some "supernumerary members", including members of the British royal family and foreign royal families.
For example, in 1813, Alexander I of Russia became the first foreign ruler to be awarded the Order of the Garter.
The royal families of Japan, Belgium, Denmark and other countries have been awarded the Order of the Garter.
In addition, the Order of the Garter is one of the few lordships that can only be awarded by the British monarch, and the British Prime Minister has no right to recommend or nominate the wearer.
Now, the royal family has only announced that Barron has won the Order of the Garter, and the formal awarding of the honor will take place next year.
Every June, the royal family holds the "Garter Day" event. On that day, all members of the Order of the Garter will wear the Garter Knights' uniforms, hold public events, and parade.
The Queen will also confer honors on new members of the Order of the Garter on that day.
Before receiving the Order of the Garter, Barron also received news from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so he slightly delayed his departure from London.
In addition, he was able to receive this medal because he had previously founded the British Automobile Group, brought back British brands such as Bentley and Aston Martin, and his contribution to spreading British culture and influence to the world.
Barron also has his doubts. He bought Harrods and removed the statues of Diana and her lover to save the face of the royal family. This is probably one of the main reasons why he received the medal this time...
"I am very grateful for the honor bestowed upon me by Her Majesty the Queen. It is a great honor for me to receive this medal. I will continue to work for the well-being of the British people and remember my oath and commitment to the country."
This is what his spokesman told the media after the royal family issued an announcement awarding the Order of Barengard.