If you want to say that the most concerned things for melon lovers all over the world during this time, William and Kate are definitely on the list.
The whole farce began in January when Kate suddenly announced that she was going to have abdominal surgery, and because she disappeared completely within two months, it caused a public opinion explosion, and under pressure from all sides, Kate finally recorded a video in March to tell the truth that she had cancer.
At this point, the turmoil has calmed down a little, of course, there are still all kinds of conspiracy theories, and there are still many people who firmly believe that Kate has hanged.
And William has officially become a scumbag representative and a spokesperson for domestic violence from the previous heir to the throne in this turmoil, and his image has been greatly affected.
In addition to William, another person who was put on the cusp was his "gossip girlfriend" Ross Hanbury, although she had already come out to clarify, saying that she and William had no improper relationship at all, but the gossip public didn't care about this, regardless of thirty-seven twenty-one, the title of the prince's mistress was given to her.
Recently, there has been another incident that has put her in the middle of the debate, and it has to do with China.
Ross Hanbury is a man too
Rose Hanbury, also known as the Marquise de Jomondelli.
Her family background is different from that of the "commoner" princess Kate, who is a proper famous family. Her great-grandfather was Rudolph Lambart, the 10th Earl of Carvin. And Rose's grandmother is also called Elizabeth, not only has the same name, but she is also very close to Queen Elizabeth, and is one of the eight bridesmaids who married the queen that year.
With such a family background, what other troubles can Ross have in life? She entered the modeling industry after graduating from high school, and at the age of 23, she successfully signed a super modeling agency.
She then married David Jomonddeley, Marquess of Jomonddeli, the seventh generation, and has been closely associated with the royal family for many years, and has been invited by the royal family on important occasions, including the wedding of William and Kate in 2011 and Prince Philip's memorial service in 2021, and at the coronation of King Charles, her son was also selected as an honorary chamberlain alongside Prince George.
Some media called her Kate's "best friend", and she and William were also old acquaintances, and the most coincidental thing was that her home was very close to Kate William's country house, so the two families often came and went at that time.
"Little Three Talk" started in 2019, when the British media "The Sun" published an article saying that William cheated on Rose, and Kate was very angry and wanted to make this woman disappear from their lives. Although the "Daily Mail" later came out to refute it, saying that these were nonsense, Kate and Ross had considered initiating legal action, but at the time these were just rumors, so no actual action was taken.
The people who eat melons don't care if you clarify it or not, from this day on, Ross's hat as a junior is buttoned up.
After talking about all this gossip without a beginning or an end, let's talk about Rose's husband, which is also the main fuse of this turmoil.
As mentioned earlier, Ross is married to David Jomonddeli, the Marquis of Jomondelli, the seventh generation of the Marquis de Jomonddeli, and David is a descendant of the Sassoon family, a well-known Jewish family that originated in Iraq and was known for its important contributions to business, charity, and public life in the 19th and 20th centuries, and was once one of the richest families in the world. The Sassoon family had a huge fortune, which made them an important force in the business world, and the family had great success in trade, finance, and real estate.
And their wealth was not only in Europe, but also in Asia, including China, especially in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
It is reported that during the Qing Dynasty, they were one of the Jewish merchants who traded in China, mainly engaged in the trade of silk, tea, opium and other goods, and these trade contacts earned them huge profits.
Some time ago, some netizens posted on social media that the furnishings in Ross and David's home were suspicious!
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So, how did they get these things? Linked to the history of that era, netizens questioned:
Apparently, the Marquis de Jomondelli inherited these controversial items from the Sassoon family, who acquired these riches by plundering the opium trade during the Qing dynasty. ”
In response, a spokesman for the Jomondelli family estate said: The Chinese items in the photos you mentioned were purchased by the Walpole family, the original owners of the Horton estate, in the middle of the Qing Dynasty in the 18th century, and most of them were purchased through agents, not directly in China. ”
The estate said that although the current Marquis David is a descendant of the Sassoon family, these items are not heirlooms inherited by his family.
However, Chinese netizens obviously don't buy it:
In fact, during the Qing Dynasty, Western powers such as Britain and France did plunder large quantities of Chinese antiquities. These artifacts include many precious works of art, ancient books, artifacts, and historical relics, many of which have been illegally taken out of China and found their way into museums and private collections in Western countries.
These cultural relics not only represent the history, culture and art of the country and the nation, but also carry precious wisdom and memory. Especially in the British Museum, there are also a lot of Chinese cultural relics, and some people even say: "The best cultural relics in China are in the British Museum." ”
I hope that in the future, our own cultural relics can go home with dignity, and returning home is a long march of thousands of miles, but we always firmly believe that reunion is inevitable and fate.