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Day-to-day palace life detailed in new book
Happily ever after. That’s how things go at the end of a fairy tale. The handsome prince weds the beautiful princess, dragons are slain, wicked witches become dust, peasants rejoice, and they all live … well, you know what comes next. But...
Tags: Government, Politics
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Queen Elizabeth: Should she stay or should she go?
So here’s the real question about the Tuesday ceremony in Amsterdam in which Queen Beatrix abdicated and passed the robe (they don’t wear crowns) to her son, Willem-Alexander, who just turned 46: Did Britain's Prince Charles, who was in...
Tags: United Kingdom, Heads of State, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Charles, Prince of Wales, Netherlands
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Thousands gather for 'Iron Lady' Margaret Thatcher's funeral
LONDON -- With stately solemnity and military honors, Margaret Thatcher's body was borne through the streets of the British capital Wednesday morning to a funeral service where hundreds of world leaders, colleagues and friends paid their last respects...
Tags: Christianity, Whitehall, Henry Kissinger, Anglicanism, Human Interest
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London may tighten security for its marathon after Boston bombings
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.LONDON – Security arrangements are under review and could be tightened for this weekend’s London Marathon, which is to go ahead as planned in spite of Monday's bombings in Boston, authorities and organizers said Tuesday. Britain’s...Tags: BBC, Terrorism, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Boris Johnson, Sports
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London Marathon security will be stepped up
LONDON — Security will be tightened for this weekend's London Marathon, which is to go ahead as planned in spite of the Boston bombings, authorities and organizers said Tuesday. Scotland Yard is also gearing up for the challenge of securing the...
Tags: BBC, Terrorism, Harry of Wales, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Boris Johnson
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Stewart raised more than $146,000 since January in Lt. Gov. race
Prince William County Board of Supervisors chairman Corey Stewart, who is seeking the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor, raised $146,204.75 in the first quarter of 2013. Monday was the deadline for candidates to submit their campaign...Tags: Elections, Parties and Movements, Stafford County, Republican Party, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)
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Snyder raised more than $276,000 since January in Lt. Gov. race
Pete Snyder, who is seeking the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor, released his fund raising numbers for the first quarter of 2013 Monday showing he raised more than $276,000. Monday was the deadline for candidates to submit their campaign...Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation, Elections, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Prince William County
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Culture clash: New history of Chicago taps into our malaise
Thomas Dyja looked at me with abject horror, then humor, then, as his face crumbled in defeat, resignation. A face that said, "See? This is why I wrote a 412-page cultural history of Chicago at midcentury that — as much as it pulls together...
Tags: Upper West Side, Bank of America Corp., Leo Burnett, Arts, Hugh Hefner
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Thatcher opponents push 'The Witch' up the charts
This post has been corrected. See note below.LONDON -- The British Broadcasting Corp. faced a dilemma Friday: Would it play "Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead" when everyone knows the song has become a biting reference to the late Margaret Thatcher? The network's solution: turn the song into a sound...Tags: BBC, Music, Freedom of the Press, The Wizard of Oz (movie, 1939), Radio
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Thatcher, even in death, divides world opinion
Combative and determined to get her way, Margaret Thatcher divided opinion down the middle in life — and in death. Many leaders lauded Thatcher for her steely determination to modernize Britain's industrial landscape, even at the cost of strikes...
Tags: Personal Finance, National Government, France, Human Interest, Government
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Dutch get a new monarch: Willem-Alexander succeeds Beatrix
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.LONDON -- With an exchange of smiles and the flourish of a pen, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands abdicated the throne and her son Willem-Alexander took her place Tuesday to become the country’s first king in more than a century. In a simple...Tags: United Kingdom, Heads of State, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Charles, Prince of Wales, Japan
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Six men plead guilty in Britain to planning terror attack
LONDON -- Six men pleaded guilty Tuesday to planning a terrorist attack that failed only because the far-right rally they were targeting in central England ended before they arrived. Police discovered the plot after searching the men’s car...
Tags: Islam, Justice System, Trials, Court Preliminary, Defendants
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