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...From Buckingham Palace came two royal decisions...
...Adams Wine Tasters follow the established tradition very closely. A set ritual is held too, which according to one member of the the society, is sometimes carried out "with as much precision as the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace...
...African continent to accompany the royal tour, was writing a story about Elizabeth and Philip watching jungle animals from a fig tree. The royal couple had no engagements, so Wednesday was to be a free day. But at 10:37 Wednesday morning, London time, the news came from Buckingham Palace: King George VI had died during the night...
What She Owns. Elizabeth is one of the world's wealthiest individuals. Although a monarch's private holdings (and will) are unpublished, the crown jewels are estimated at up to $140 million, and Buckingham Palace's gold dinner service at $10 million. It is impossible to price-tag the private estates at Balmoral and Sandringham, the library of Windsor Castle and the art treasures of Buckingham Palace. The Queen owns 600 of the Thames River's 800 swans, all sturgeons and whales caught in home waters, the land around the perimeter of the islands between high...
...urgent call came into the Fleet Street headquarters of Britain's two chief national news services, the Exchange Telegraph and Press Association. On the wire was a royal press office man who said calmly: "Here is an announcement from Buckingham Palace." In a few words, he said that King George VI had died, told the agencies to hold the news until 10:45 to allow time for other official notices to get through. But the news traveled faster than the royal press office had expected. Less than five minutes after the deadline, it was already...