Prince Charles edits The Voice, Britain's only Black newspaper, for 40th anniversary

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Prince Charles edited an edition of the African-Caribbean newspaper The Voice to mark its 40th anniversary.

The Prince of Wales was asked to edit the edition, which will focus on work Charles has done with community leaders over the years. Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, said he "was so touched" to be asked to edit the edition, which will feature interviews with movie star Idris Elba and Baroness Doreen Lawrence, the campaigning mother of Stephen Lawrence, who was murdered in a racist attack in 1993.

Prince Charles edited the 40th anniversary of the African-Caribbean newspaper The Voice. (Getty)

PRINCE CHARLES' MARRIAGE TO PRINCESS DIANA WILL ALWAYS ‘HAUNT HIM,' AUTHOR SAYS: ‘REMEMBERED FOR ONE THING’ Elba, the Black British actor who starred in "The Wire" and several Marvel movies, tells the weekly newspaper that a grant from Charles’ youth charity, The Prince’s Trust, at age 16 "opened doors that changed my life." The Voice was launched in 1982. The paper is published once a month in London, and the edition edited by Prince Charles is due to be published on Sept. 1. Speaking about the publication, Charles said, "Over the last four decades, with all the enormous changes that they have witnessed, Britain’s only surviving black newspaper has become an institution and a crucial part of the fabric of our society."

The Voice first launched in 1982 and is the only national newspaper that serves the African-Caribbean community. (Getty Images)

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER "This is why I was so touched to be invited to edit this special edition." The Voice's editor, Lester Holloway, noted in a statement that there are "parallels" between the work of the outlet and Prince Charles' charity work. "Our readers may be surprised at the parallels between the issues which The Voice has campaigned on for four decades and the work the Prince of Wales has been involved in over the same period, often behind the scenes. In past decades these causes were once scorned and ridiculed, but today they are widely acknowledged." CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

The editor of The Voice noted the "parallels" between the outlet's work and Prince Charles' charity work in a statement. (Reuters)

"Yet all the research tells us how far we have to go to be a truly equal society," he continued "The Prince has an awareness of this, and that in itself is a reason to be hopeful."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Lauryn Overhultz is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital.

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Ukraine's Zelensky Vows Fight 'Until the End' on 6-month War Anniversary

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in Kyiv on Wednesday, hailing Ukraine's six-month long resistance to the Russian invasion as his counterpart President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed the fight would continue "until the end". Wednesday marked half a year since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the large-scale invasion of Ukraine, as well as the day the nation annually celebrates its 1991 independence from the Soviet Union. During a surprise visit to the Ukrainian capital Johnson said Putin had failed to account for the "strong will of Ukrainians to resist." "You defend your right to live in peace, in freedom, and that's why Ukraine will win," he said in front of reporters during the afternoon. The Ukrainian leader had issued his own defiant morning video address, declaring: "We don't care what army you have, we only care about our land. We will fight for it until the end." Referring to Russia he vowed Ukraine "will not try to find an understanding with terrorists". "For us Ukraine is the whole of Ukraine," he said. "All 25 regions, without any concession or compromise."

Fresh aid

Meanwhile on Wednesday, the U.S. announced $3 billion in fresh military aid. The new tranche of U.S. funding will help Kyiv acquire more weaponry, ammunition and other supplies for its armed forces, locked in a grinding war of attrition with Russian troops in the east and south with neither side advancing significantly in weeks. Johnson also unveiled his own £54 million ($64 million) package of aid, including 2,000 "state-of-the-art drones" as well as anti-tank munitions. The White House announcement came as Washington warned Moscow could be planning a surge in strikes on civilian targets coinciding with Independence Day observations. Gatherings have been banned in the capital Kyiv and Zelensky has urged citizens to be on guard against "Russian terror". Nevertheless the leader and his wife marked a minute of silence for fallen Ukrainian soldiers and laid yellow and blue floral bouquets at a memorial in central Kyiv, the president's office said.

European support

Johnson's visit was accompanied by other messages of support from Ukraine's allies. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called the anniversary of the start of Russia's war in Ukraine a "sad and tragic milestone". European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU has been standing with Ukraine "from the very beginning" and "will be for as long as it takes." But in an absurd message, the authoritarian leader of Belarus, which offered its territory as a staging ground for Russia's invasion, gave congratulations to Ukraine on its Independence Day. "I am convinced that today's contradictions will not be able to destroy the centuries-old foundation of sincere good neighbourly ties between the peoples of our two countries," Alexander Lukashenko said.

Muted anniversary

In the early days and weeks of Russia's invasion, Kyiv was under siege by Russian troops which reached the suburbs of the capital. Moscow's offensive quickly faltered, and its forces withdrew in late March to regroup for assaults on Ukraine's east and south. But in the capital, Ukrainians were sombre about the anniversary after a half-year of death and destruction.  "Six months, the peace of life has been broken in every family," Nina, an 80-year-old pensioner, said at Independence Square in central Kyiv, on Tuesday. "How much destruction, how many dead, how can we relate to it?" she asked. The capital city's administration said it would shut public service centres on Wednesday and Thursday, and shopping malls said they would close for the anniversary for safety concerns.  However, in central Kyiv crowds of people gathered in a surreal atmosphere to inspect dozens of disabled Russian tanks, trucks and armoured vehicles installed near the government quarter to showcase Ukraine's military prowess. Cotton candy vendors plied trade to pedestrians, who peered down tank barrels and posed for selfies, draped in the Ukrainian flag. 

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Rashid Minhas paid homage on 51st martyrdom anniversary

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Saturday paid homage to the Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas (Nishan-i-Haider) on his 51st martyrdom anniversary, ARY NEWS reported on Friday.

The PAF also released a documentary highlighting the courage of Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas, who foiled a bid to hijack a plane and fly it to India.

The brave son of Pakistan was born on 17 February 1951 in Karachi. He belonged to the famous Minhas clan of Rajputs.

His childhood fascination with aircraft and aviation led him to what he truly was destined for. Minhas embraced his true passion after school and earned a degree in military history and aviation history from the University of Karachi.

 

He was commissioned as a pilot in the Pakistan Air Force in 1971.

Minhas was taxiing toward the runway when a Bengali instructor pilot, Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman, signalled him to stop and then climbed into the instructor’s seat. The jet took off and turned toward India.

Read More: RASHID MINHAS’S LIFE IS BEACON OF LIGHT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS: AIR CHIEF

Minhas radioed PAF Base Masroor with the message that he was being hijacked. The air controller requested that he resend his message, and he confirmed the hijacking. Later investigation showed that Rahman intended to defect to India to join his compatriots in the Bangladesh Liberation War, along with the jet trainer.

However, Minhas did the only thing within his control and forced that plane to crash just 32 miles from the Indian border, deliberately sacrificing his life for the honour of Pakistan.

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