Now the Duke of Edinburgh Understands Why Truffles Are So Bloody Pricey

A Buckingham Palace chef has thrown in the towelapron after two decades of service. Though Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is said to adore his Viennese chocolate cake, and royal grandchildren, including Prince William and Prince Harry, have delighted in his gingerbread men, chef Derek Cross will be leaving the palace kitchens, reportedly after butting heads with temperamental chief royal chef of seven years, Mark Flanagan. Flanagan's temper has been compared to that of British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, who, incidentally, hates Buckingham Palace's food.Meanwhile, the Queen's consort, the Duke of Edinburgh, has been having some culinary hardships of his own. For three years now, Prince Philip has unsuccessfully attempted to yield truffles from the alkaline soil at the royal Sandringham Estate, in Norfolk. Having spent nearly $8,000 on more than 300 truffle-impregnated hazel and oak saplings, the Prince hoped the fungal cash crop would allow him to recoup his investment.

One of the most wanted suspects behind the 1994 Rwandan genocide has been arrested in Uganda. Idelphonse Nizeyimana allegedly organized death squads, such as the one responsible for the murder of the much-loved Tutsi queen Rosalie Gicanda as well as her ladies-in-waiting. Nizeyimana will be tried before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, which is based in Tanzania.

