Word: buckinghams
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Only a few family members and close aides knew that when Prime Minister Harold Wilson climbed into the front of his official black Rover shortly after ten one gray morning early last week, he was on his way to Buckingham Palace to inform the Queen of his intention to resign from office. An hour later, when he broke the news to his Cabinet of his "irrevocable" decision to step down this month, the ministers sat in stunned silence; tears rolled down a few cheeks. So great was the disbelief by the BBC that it delayed telecasting the flash bulletin from...
...clipped bulletin from Kensington Palace, the Snowdons' London residence, stated that the two "have mutually agreed to live apart. The princess will carry on her public duties unaccompanied by Lord Snowdon. There are no plans for divorce proceedings." A spokesman for Margaret's older sister Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace added that the Queen "is naturally very...
...waves. Royal flush or no, that is a violation of the St. Lawrence Seaway's antipollution laws, ruled Canada's Ministry of Transport. Denying the Royal Navy's pleas for an exception, the Canadians then flew a modern pushbutton, chemical commode to London for inspection by Buckingham Palace. Not up to royal standards, huffed the Queen's advisers, who have decided to modify holding tanks-at taxpayers' expense -aboard the royal yacht...
...considered pretty starchy, but it does believe sinners can be redeemed by good works. For former Tory Minister John Profumo, the road to redemption led from Parliament to London's slums after his affair with Call Girl Christine Keeler in 1963. Last week Profumo, 60, was at Buckingham Palace with his wife, Valerie Hobson. The former Secretary of State for War had come to accept the Queen's thanks and investiture as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his work with ex-addicts, alcoholics and London's homeless...
Jack H. Etter, athletic director for Buckingham, Brown and Nichols said the students may still use the Radcliffe gym as they have in the past, "since this will not interfere with other students...