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...Rumors circulate in the world press of marital tension between the increasingly wild Princess Di and her increasingly aged and doddering husband. The nerd who would be king reportedly capitulates and sends his wife a peace offering. The nature of the gift is not revealed, but Buckingham Palace sources indicate that it "is able to perform the kingly role without premature abdication...
England beckons. In the world's capital of sexual perversion bound up in strict but rarely observed social codes, I hope to find my place mending the sick and undersexed. First stop: Buckingham Palace...
Pretty soon the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh arrive to pay their respects, telling Ryan that his wife and young daughter are safely ensconced in Buckingham Palace and that he is now Sir John, a Knight Commander of the Victorian Order. Then the Prince drops by, a little dejected at having been exposed to the world as a helpless victim. "Sit down, goddammit!" Ryan commands and proceeds to put some starch in the heir apparent's spine. Once the American hero recovers, he joins his family at the palace, where a lovely time...
...correspondents claim that Diana has shed her early shyness and credit her new high spirit to her sister-in-law the Duchess of York, formerly Sarah Ferguson and known in headlines simply as "Fergie." Already 26 when she married Charles' younger brother Prince Andrew last year, Fergie arrived at Buckingham Palace with a large circle of partygoing friends and a relaxed, fun-loving demeanor. Di and Fergie made the papers at the annual Ascot races last month when, giggling, they prodded acquaintances from behind with their umbrellas. Later, when Princess Michael of Kent walked by, Diana reportedly greeted her with...
...news and the likelihood of an impending general election. Party leaders and Cabinet ministers turned their thoughts to clearing their appointment calendars and hiring campaign planes, buses and walkie-talkies, while workers distributed campaign posters and thousands of beribboned lapel rosettes in Tory blue, Labor red and Alliance gold. Buckingham Palace was alerted that Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher might suddenly seek an audience with Queen Elizabeth...