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Prince of Wales goes on health drive after hospital scareAs the Prince of Wales continues his gruelling 11-day tour of Canada , he is being even more careful about his diet than usual, as Mandrake can disclose that he suffered a health scare this summer. The heir to the throne received four... |
Prince Charles opens Royal Winter Fair...welcome, for which we are deeply grateful." Although Campbell had told the crowd Charles was on his fourth official visit to B.C., Charles said he thought it was his fifth or sixth visit to B.C. "The premier tells me it's my fourth. It's... |
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thestar.com | 1 day ago
Charles opens Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
The smells and sounds of country life greeted Prince Charles and his wife Camilla on Friday at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto. The royal couple officially opened this year's instalment of the show, which features equestrian...
In this article: Prince Charles, Ontario, Maple syrup, Pumpkin, Cattle, and Beef cattle
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Times Online | 2 days ago
The week's audio books: November 7, 2009
...of humour, and turns Robert Bolt's scholarly and saintly Thomas More into a heartless bigot. Anne Boleyn's sister Mary is put-upon and pathetic, Boleyn is a calculating ice-queen and Jane Seymour a conniving elf. Wars and chivalry are out...
In this article: Anne Boleyn, Dog, Henry VIII, Thomas More, Tom Hicks, Robert Bolt, and Philippa Gregory
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thestar.com | 2 days ago
Royal couple fail to dazzle like Diana
...said the lifelong monarchist, visibly disappointed. Things had been much different the first time Charles came into town with his wife, Diana, Princess of Wales , in 1991. He was then the dashing prince, nearly 20 years younger and the...
In this article: Prince Charles, Camilla, Toronto, Diana, Princess of Wales, and Royal Conservatory of Music
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Chicago Tribune | 3 days ago
Judge blocks enforcement of parental notification law
...to the parents insurance. Tom on November 4, 2009 7:18 PM Medical Disciplinary Board? What a joke! These are the people who make Emperor Nero look like a benevolent hero! How many times have they turned a blind eye to the people of...
In this article: Illinois, Injunction, and Chicago
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National Post | 3 days ago
Why Michael Ignatieff may dread meeting Charles and Camilla
...to do some fast talking to explain the decidedly anti-monarchist views he expressed in 1992, at the time of Charles 's separation from Diana, Princess of Wales. In an article published in the U.K. 's Observer newspaper and later reprinted in...
In this article: Prince Charles, Canwest News Service, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, Britain, Ottawa, Republicanism, Observer newspaper, and British House of Commons
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Daily Mail | 5 days ago
Alexander the great! Old-fashioned hero is thriving in the modern era for Burnley
Alexander the great! Burnley's old-fashioned hero Graham is thriving in the modern era. After his 900th match, we salute him By Simon Jones Last updated at 1:43 AM on 03rd November 2009 Burnley chairman Barry Kilby was perplexed when he...
In this article: Graham Alexander, Burnley, Premier League, Alexander the Great, and Coventry
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washingtonpost.com | 5 days ago
Tower of London Beefeaters suspended for bullying
...which was founded by King William I in 1066. Its history includes the executions of queens Catherine Howard and Anne Boleyn , both wives of Henry VIII , and Lady Jane Grey , known as "the nine days queen." They are called Beefeaters, mostly...
In this article: Moira Cameron, Allegation, Tower of London, London, Sun newspaper, Wikipedia, and Henry VIII
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Telegraph.co.uk - Politics | 7 days ago
Christopher Lee thanks Mandrake for his knighthood
...in the television drama Jeffrey Archer : The Truth that he imagined it would disqualify him from a knighthood. "If you play Prince Philip , I think you get beheaded first," he said, glumly. Sir Christopher played the Duke in a television...
In this article: Natasha Kaplinsky, Goat, Jon Ronson, Duke, Dog, and Five
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Daily Mail | October 28, 2009
Why granny dotes most on her son's little girls
...grandchildren. Overall, a grandmother and grandchild share around a quarter of their genes. Granny's girls: The Queen and Prince Philip with (left to right) Prince Michael of Kent , Princess Beatrice , Princess Michael of Kent and...
In this article: Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, Prince Andrew, Cambridge University, Prince Michael of Kent, Princess Michael of Kent, and The Prince Philip
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Scotland on Sunday | October 28, 2009
' Nero statue' find 'fantastic news'
...found at the site of a Roman villa in West Sussex is believed to be what remains of only one of three in the world depicting the Emperor Nero , experts have said. Part of the statue's head was discovered when Fishbourne Roman Palace , near...
In this article: Nero, Roman Emperor, Fishbourne Roman Palace, Chichester, Suicide, and Julio-Claudian dynasty
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Metro | October 27, 2009
Sussex statue is Nero aged 14
...scanning techniques to study the head, which has been kept at the palace near Chichester since it was found. It shows Nero (pictured) at 14, just after Claudius named him as his heir. He was driven out in a coup and committed suicide in 68AD.
In this article: Nero, Suicide, Claudius, West Sussex, and Britain
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Telegraph.co.uk - Expat | October 26, 2009
Blogs roundup: Prince Andrew an encounter with Majorca's first British expats and how the Chinese keep fit
...2009 It was good to catch a glimpse of one of the less visible members of the Royal Family, the Queen and Prince Philip's second son, Prince Andrew, Duke of York , last week. I wasn't sure that the Duke was clever to appear to defend bankers...
In this article: Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Prince Philip, UK, and China
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Sunday Mirror | October 24, 2009
Prince Andrew told to 'shut up' after defending bankers sky-high bonuses
...are struggling to get through the recession. He should keep his mouth shut." Susie Squire , of the Tax Payers Alliance said: " Andrew shows himself to be out of touch with ordinary taxpayers who have bailed out banks with their hardearned...
In this article: Prince Andrew, Recession, and Britain
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BBC News | October 24, 2009
Banker bonuses minute, says duke
...representative for trade and investment said he did not want to demonise the financial sector and bonuses were an easy target. Prince Andrew told the Daily Telegraph "excesses" should stop but "don't throw the baby out with the bath...
In this article: Prince Andrew, UK, British troops, Tax, Falklands War, Daily Telegraph, and Afghanistan
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Daily Mail | October 24, 2009
Prince Andrew defends bankers' bonuses even as economy stays mired in recession
Last updated at 8:25 AM on 24th October 2009 Prince Andrew last night launched an astonishing defence of bankers' bonuses and declared them 'minute'. The Duke of York, whose globe-trotting across 23 countries last year cost the taxpayer...
In this article: Princess Beatrice, Prince Andrew, Recession, Britain, Princess Eugenie, Daily Telegraph, and Afghanistan
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FT.com - Arts & Weekend | October 23, 2009
Dinner with the FT: Prince Andrew
...23 2009 13:44 Fifteen minutes before the Duke of York is due to arrive, and I am fretting about a serious breach of protocol. Prince Andrew's press secretary has called ahead to say that he, the private secretary and the British...
In this article: Prince Andrew, Bernie Madoff, United Kingdom, Succession planning, Royal Navy, Buckingham Palace, London, and New York
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BBC News | October 15, 2009
Statue fragment shown to be Nero
...at the palace. Fishbourne became a a sumptuous palace during the Roman occupation Most portraits of Nero were destroyed after he killed himself, having been declared an enemy of the state. Dr Miles Russell , from Bournemouth...
In this article: Nero, Bournemouth University, Fishbourne Roman Palace, Paris, and West Sussex
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Telegraph.co.uk - Books | October 01, 2009
A Gambling Man: Charles II and the Restoration by Jenny Uglow: review
...a wheeling-and-dealing, ducking-and-diving sort of king. He had to take risks. Religion was a problem. Charles favoured toleration insofar as he was not against pluralism, although Presbyterianism he felt was inimical to monarchy. Achieving...
In this article: Charles II, Jenny Uglow, Louis XIV, ' Not Tony Blair, England, Catholicism, Anglican, and Tax




