10 weird and wonderful thing which happened on 21 June:
- Edward III, King of England, died on this date in 1377 at the age of 64. He'd remained on the throne for 50 years; no English monarch had reigned for as long since Henry III, and none would again until George III. He was succeeded by Richard II.
- There was a royal birth on this date in 1982: Prince William of Wales, the eldest son of Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales.
- In 1997, Sting accidentally left his favourite Guitar on a luggage cart at Frankfurt airport. An airport worker delivered it to him in the nick of time for his concert.
- Elvis Presley made his last TV appearance on this date in 1977. He died less than two months later.
- In 1997, Mait Lepik won Estonia’s first Banana eating contest by scoffing 10 bananas in 3 minutes, skins and all.
- In 2012, a Lucian Freud self portrait painted on an egg shell was sold at auction to a private collector for £27,000.
- In 2006, Pluto's newly discovered moons were officially christened Nix and Hydra.
- In 1970, Brazil became the first country to win the Soccer World Cup three times, in Mexico, when they beat Italy 4-1.
- The foundation stone of Sir Christopher Wren's new St Paul's Cathedral was laid on this date in 1675, replacing the old building which had been destroyed by the Great fire. It was built using bricks from the old, burned down building. The stone which was used as the foundation stone was inscribed with the word “Resurgam” which means, “I shall rise again.”
- In 2017, more than 50,000 people practised yoga in Lucknow, India, to celebrate International Yoga Day.
The Power of Love
Willow believes in crystal healing, cosmic ordering and the significance of chance encounters. She believes there's a spiritual explanation for everything. Except she struggles to find a reason why she can turn herself into mist and create a wave of energy which can slam a would-be mugger into a wall. Or why the love of her life left her for a mysterious woman in sunglasses, who then disappeared without trace.
A chance encounter with Firebolt, leader of the Freedom League superhero team, in a Glastonbury coffee shop, does turn out to be significant. He offers her a new start and the chance to use her powers for good.
Servant is a Christian who has joined the Freedom League in order to use his teleporting power to serve God. He and Willow clash from the start, yet they are drawn inexorably to one another.
When Willow leaves the team abruptly for reasons unknown, Servant knows he must put her out of his mind and find a nice Christian girl to settle down with. He is about to propose to devout and straight-laced Ruth, when Willow returns and turns his entire world upside down.
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