Word: buckingham
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...said with honest ire. "They are my kinsmen, but I am ashamed of them!" A sovereign thus honest could be, and was believed when His Majesty remarked off the top of his mind, when visiting a War hospital, "How lucky you are to have hot water. We live [at Buckingham Palace] in one corner of the room to keep warm, and only have one hot bath-once a week. The hot water business is a problem: you can't shave with lukewarm water...
...every Englishman knows, the King, though right royally fond of whiskey & soda, touched no alcohol in any form from 1915 until Armistice Day. Queen Mary, rationing everything in Buckingham Palace, herself made sure every night that the servants were not wasting electricity but had turned out every light. As one of the King Emperor's principal aides-de-camp afterward said privately: "The War aged him for he was subjected to a peculiar, unremitting strain. He knew that every day everyone he encountered expected to leave the presence of the King with a higher heart and more determined...
...never know, though: Timorous Beasties' toile may be cutting edge now, but it could become a classic like Wedgwood someday. Simmons reports that in November he was slated to go off to Buckingham Palace-at the invitation of the Queen...
...never know, though: Timorous Beasties' toile may be cutting edge now, but it could become a classic like Wedgwood someday. Simmons reports that this month he's off to Buckingham Palace--at the invitation of the Queen...
Heavily guarded Buckingham Palace had a surprise visit from BATMAN last week. Dressed as the Caped Crusader, protester Jason Hatch climbed unnoticed to a palace ledge with the help of a ladder and sidekick Robin, Dave Pyke. The men hoped to gain national attention for fathers' rights, but their stunt is more likely to inspire action on another front: beefing up palace security...