Christ Church Huntingdon Blog

When I’m giving a thought for the day I like to share with you some piece of news that I think you might not have heard, so I wonder if you’ve heard that Robyn Rihanna Fenty (commonly known by her stage name Rihanna) has been given the order “National hero of Barbados”. The island nation in the west indies has recently become a republic, meaning that it no longer has the queen of England as its head of state. At the ceremony where it official became a republic, Prince Charles explained how cutting ties with the UK in this way is a way for the people of Barbados to move on from the “atrocity of slavery” that colours the past of the country. And Rihanna is undoubtedly one of the most famous faces from the nation of Barbados, and through her music career, she has gradually shown Caribbean influences. In her speech proclaiming her a national hero, the Prime Minister of Barbados quoted one of Rihanna’s songs, saying “May you continue to shine bright like a diamond”. She wants R...

  “Fame, I’m gonna live for ever. I’m gonna learn how to fly, high”.   It’s the theme tune from 1980s TV series, Fame, based at the New York City High School for the performing arts. Do you want to be famous? Maybe as a teenager listening in today, you are a budding musician, you’d love to play Wembley and be surrounded by adoring crowds. Maybe you hope your youtube channel or Instagram account will go viral, or you’ll play football for Man United or at least St Ives. Others look back to a moment of fame in the past, shaking hands with the Queen, or completing a charity fundraiser and getting their photo in the Hunts Post. Well here’s what a couple of famous people have said about fame, and they might make you think twice about fame… ·        “Fame is like caviar you know- it’s good to have caviar  but not when you have it at every meal”- Marilyn Monroe. ·        “Fame itself… doesn’t real...