Royal Celebrations....Prinzen, Könige und Hochzeitskuchen

Königliche Hochzeitsfestivitäten ....

Auch im Edinburgh Zoo gab es eine Hochzeitstorte...Royal und die beiden Löwinnen Gita und Kamlesh können sich nicht beklagen, die Torte war dreistöckig, gefüllt mit Fleisch und Fähnchen mit dem Union Jack gab es auch. "Die beste königliche Hochzeit überhaupt", hörte man nicht nur die erlesenen Eingeladenen immer wieder vor Entzückung sagen. Immerhin Royal hat gleich zwei Frauen mit denen er Honeymoon-Pläne schmieden kann...Mehr Fotos von dem Ereignis gibt es wie immer von unserem königlichen Haus- und Hoffotografen Aaron Sneddon, dessen eigene Worte zum Ereignis ich hier kurz aufgreifen möchte...

"Einer ist der König des Dschungels *, der andere ein Prinz, zweiter in Folge mit Anspruch auf den Thron. Der eine hat eine wallende Mähne goldenen Haars, der andere wünschte sich diese vermutlich immer noch zu haben. Der eine wird an diesem Freitag seine Universätsgeliebte in einem rauschenden Hochzeitsfest in der Westminster Abbey heiraten, während der andere schon jetzt mit zwei Frauen lebt, die ihm beide bereits Nachkommen geboren haben. Während der eine einen kunstvoll dekorierten traditionellen Früchtekuchen aus der Hand der Kuchendesignerin Fiona Cairns haben wird, hatte der andere andere einen "Kuchen" aus drei Reihen Kartons, bemalt und dekoriert von seinem Pfleger, und gefüllt voller fleischiger Köstlichkeiten!

Wer sind sie? Nun der eine ist ganz offensichtlich Prinz William, der Prinz von Wales, und der andere ist ...Royal, der Löwe, der im Edinburgh Zoo lebt. ...."

Royal Celebrations

"One is said to be the King of the jungle*, one a prince second in line to the throne. One has a flowing mane of golden hair, the other probably wishes he still did. And one will marry his university sweetheart in a lavish wedding at Westminster Abbey this Friday, whilst the other already lives with two females who have both born him offspring. Finally, one will have an ornately decorated seven tier traditional fruit cake made by cake designer Fiona Cairns later this week, whilst the other had a “cake” made from three tiers of cardboard boxes, painted and decorated by his keepers, and filled full of meaty treats!

Who are they? Well one is quite obviously HRH Prince William, the Prince of Wales, and the other...well it’s Royal the lion who lives at Edinburgh Zoo. ..."

- Aaron Sneddon -
View his entire album of the unique Royal Event

To mark the Royal wedding, keepers at Edinburgh Zoo decided to treat their own “Royal” family - that is Asiatic Lion, Royal and his lionesses, Gita and Kamlesh – to their very own wedding cake! Consisting of three tiers (made from cardboard boxes!) and decorated with Union Jacks, the cake was filled with meat for the lions to discover, using their natural instincts and senses.

The keepers provide their animals with enrichment such as this, as it is a great way to keep them stimulated both physically and mentally. And what better excuse to treat their rather regal Lion and his ladies, than a Royal wedding...

Related and photo credits:
- Lion Royal Party At Edinburgh Zoo by Aaron Sneddon
- About the Asian lions at Edinburgh Zoo

Mercedes again...

Me again, Mercedes, just want to show you where I will be going....
It's close to some place called Kincraig....And this kind of view will people have who visit me...I have heard that there was a wolves' look out, would be great to see some of them one day...Three have been sent to Edinburgh but two are still supposed to be there, a couple...And here is another visitor's platform, when the picture was taken it was not yet ready...

And here you can see one of my keepers from Edinburgh, she was a very demanded person during the last weeks...By the way the name of the carnivores head keeper is Alison MacLean. BBC came to see me and her, asking lots of questions....There were a lot of articles too, one was also about Assiniboine Zoo where Debby, another Canadian died last year, their zoo is not any more equipped to keep polar bears which is a sad thing as Winnipeg is so close to where we come from...
You can find all these photos and lots of others in Aaron Seddon's photostream, he is a journalist from Scotland and seems to be quite interested in me...Anyway have a look there...

And just for the records, the correct name of my new home is Highland Wildlife Park Kincraig, Kingussie, Scotland...Now you should be able to find me there after my arrival and when I will have adjusted...

Photo credits:
Aaron Seddon (Many thanks!!!)

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- Highland Wildlife Park Kincraig