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...five carriages traveled to the abbey. Inside were familiar veterans of the traveling company: Prince Edward, his brother's "supporter" (best man, in common parlance), and the Queen Mother, Prince Philip, Princess Anne and little Prince William. After the country's first family took its place on the high altar, across from "Fergie's" glamorous mother Susan and her second husband, the Argentine polo ace Hector Barrantes, the final carriage in the procession, the gold-black-and-burgundy Glass Coach, pulled up outside. As trumpets sounded and thousands roared, out stepped the Titian-haired bride, royal in her carriage...
Genet was born illegitimate, reared in a state orphanage and sent at seven to foster parents on a farm in central France. He became an altar boy, and the priest thought he had "a religious nature," but his foster mother caught him stealing from her purse. "You little thief!" she cried. Genet took that as his creed: "I answered 'Yes' to every accusation made against me, no matter how unjust . . .Yes, I had to become whatever they said I was . . . I was a coward, thief, traitor, queer, whatever they...
...York City's St. Patrick's Cathedral. It would have been too grand for a former street kid. His last rites were held instead in a more modest setting, the church of St. Francis de Sales in Manhattan's Yorkville neighborhood, where he once served as an altar boy. His pallbearers were like a sampling of Cagney's many sides. They included Boxer Floyd Patterson, Dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov, Actor Ralph Bellamy and Director Milos Forman...
...making a scapegoat out of Geltz, the military has revealed that it values obedience far more than justice. It will not shrink from sacrificing individuals on the altar of pedagogic expediency. Lieutenant Geltz's mistreatment underscores the need for close civilian scrutiny of the military and strengthens the argument against giving the Pentagon free reign...
Pink carnations and azaleas, orange-red tulips and yellow daffodils were everywhere. Yellow-orange zinnias nearly covered the altar...