In London, Kensington Palace was opened

Kensington Palace in London, one of the royal residences, which once lived in the Queen Victoria and nationally beloved Princess Diana, was opened to the public after restoration, which lasted for two years at a cost of 12 million pounds. The restoration and opening of the palace were confined to the diamond jubilee of the Board of Her Majesty the Queen.

Kensington Palace was built back in 1605 as a private suburban house, which belonged to Earl of Nottingham. However, already in 1689 he bought the Count, His Majesty King William III of Orange and Queen Mary II, who wanted to move to a different location from the palace of Whitehall.

Dresses belonging to Diana, Princess of Wales, presented in the dressing room Kensington Palace. Classic cocktail dresses, formal gowns and evening dresses of the late Princess visitors will see when the March 25, 2012 Kensington Palace will officially open to visitors. The exhibition, consisting of five pieces entitled "Diana: The Modern Princess" is one of the many interesting exhibits that will be presented to the public in a renovated Kensington Palace.

Among the exhibits is the famous black taffeta dress, in which Diana was dressed in his formal ceremony of betrothal to Charles, Prince of Wales, March 9, 1981.

Black silk evening gown by Versace, in which Princess Diana was dressed at the 1995 premiere of the movie "Apollo 13", an ensemble of fuchsia silk chiffon and black and white dress cocktail, owned by Princess Diana.

Wallpaper decorated with portraits of the late Princess Diana, whose author is artist Julie Verhoeven.

Portrait of Princess Diana, written by Mario Testino.

Wedding dress of Queen Victoria can see the audience, who visited Kensington Palace restored. The dress of Queen Victoria, visitors can see for the first time in more than a decade. Dress, in which the queen was dressed in a wedding ceremony, during which her married to her cousin Prince Albert, is one of the gems of the exhibition. The wedding ceremony was held at the Victoria Palace, St. James in 1840. The exhibition, dedicated to Queen Victoria, is called the "Queen Victoria's Secrets."

Restoration work carried out by experts and processed by special preservative composition of the dress - the only way possible to keep the delicate silk and lace the air. Dressed in a delicate dress of white silk, adorned with lace at his own wedding, Queen Victoria had violated the protocol, which required the bride profit in a very specific attire.

The first signature is set by Queen Victoria, after the formal accession to the throne, one of IE exhibits "Queen Victoria's Secrets."

The Cabinet of Queen Victoria.

Queen Victoria's royal apartments at Kensington Palace.

Visitors to the installation of a 'Loop.pH' called 'Luminous Lace' at Kensington Palace.

Models in medieval costumes posing for pictures at the Royal Staircase at Kensington Palace.

One of the staff at the Royal Staircase at Kensington Palace.

Restored statue of Queen Victoria, which was replaced by shrapnel chipped nose, in a park next to Kensington Palace.

Park and Round Pond in Kensington Gardens.

Restored Royal Gallery.

Doll houses in the royal bedchamber.

One of the installations.

Throne Room at Kensington Palace.

Renovated lobby.

Decorated with painted ceiling in the formal royal apartments.

Attendants Kensington Palace in the new uniforms.

Gold cradle.

Coronation of King George the Third vestments, one of the exhibits, which opens to the public at Kensington Palace after restoration.

KKartiny decorating the walls of official royal apartments.

73-year-old female chimp had surgery

Little Mommy (Little Mother) - 73-year-old female chimp in the family in a safari park in Lyon County Loksahatchi, Florida - considered the oldest chimpanzees living in captivity. Recently, the old woman had surgery to remove a wobbly tooth, and "repaired" minor injury, possibly caused by young males of the group. The females of her family's wounds carefully stopped up with straw, but the vet managed to get it all cleaned.

The vet safari park Lion Country Elizabeth Hammond (left) talks with a nurse Stephanie Fisher before the operation in chimpanzees Little Mama.

Favorite Toy Little Mommy lying on the ground, while the rangers are placed with a dose of sedative chimpanzee on a stretcher.

Stephanie Fisher and Elizabeth Hammond are the Little Mother to the medical center.

Vets are working to remove some of the teeth 73-year-old chimp.

Little Mama anesthetized on an operating table surrounded by veterinarians, nurses, and caretakers of the park.

At the time of the procedures to put a finger monkey monitoring device.

Veterinarian Lion safari park Katri Elizabeth Hammond checks left eye chimpanzees.

Veterinarian Forrest Hayes (right) conducts an ultrasound scan in the dark.

The operation took two hours.

Hand in hand chimpanzee veterinarian during surgery.

The vet Jenny Dyumonko of the Palm Beach Zoo examines the lower teeth Little Mama.

Torn during surgery canine. Veterinarians have noted that for his venerable age at the Little Mothers excellent health.

Veterinarian Elibat Hammond helps locate the portable x-ray machine on the "patient."

A chest radiograph Little Mama.

Director of the safari park Lion Country Terry Wolfe (left) and his assistant Lindsay Vesselmann make footprints in the Little Mothers after surgery.

Footprints in the Little Mothers are for gifts, as well as to collect money during charity events.

Elizabeth Hammond attaches the package to intravenous drugs in the car on the way home - in an enclosure for chimpanzees.

The veterinarian checks the chimp back into the enclosures.

Little Mama opened her eyes, slowly regaining consciousness after anesthesia.

Kate Middleton Named "Hat Person of the Year"

Kate Middleton Named "Hat Person of the Year", While some fashionistas may never understand Kate Middleton's love for feathered fascinators and hats that look like a giant potato chip, there's one group who appreciates the Duchess of Cambridge's whimsical toppers.

The 30-year-old royal has been named "Hat Person of the Year" by the Headwear Association after slaying the competition -- which included Rachel Zoe and Justin Timberlake-- with over 90 percent of the public's votes.

Middleton is the third star to receive the honor: Johnny Depp won last year and Brad Pitt was the first in 2009.

Whale sharks are fed from the hands of fishermen in the Philippines

Whale shark close to sitting in a boat fisherman, who feeds her from the hands of saltwater shrimp in shallow waters off the coast of Oslob, Philippines. Local fishermen are willing to show the audience admired the amazing process of feeding the giant fish longer than 7.5 meters.

Some of the whale sharks, which are the largest fish in the world, literally eating the fishermen out of hand.

A surprising interaction between humans and sharks captured in his photographs photographer Shawn Heinrichs.

Local fishermen consider whale shark as a kind of a good deity patronizing them and bringing a good catch. That did not stop enterprising locals demand from Shawn and a half dollars for every shot they made​​, which was captured sharks feeding process.