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After the October news that Britain had exploded her first atom bomb in the barren wastes of the Monte Bello Islands north of Australia, a proud Prime Minister declared that William George Penney, the physicist who directed the project, would be knighted as a reward. Last week, at Buckingham Palace, without waiting to include him in the usual honors list, Queen Elizabeth II made Penney a Knight Commander of the British Empire...
...grease spot on a boy's shirt. He thereupon called attention to an extremely small gravy mark on my own . . . From then on I never dared appear at a troop meeting without first giving my shoes such a gloss that they could have stood sentry-go at Buckingham Palace ... I went further. I began slathering myself with after-shave lotion, gargling with mouthwash, and even polishing my belt buckle before troop meetings...
...forecourt of Buckingham Palace, the stiff and stately changing of the guard began with the band playing Happy Birthday to You and Teddy Bears' Picnic. As far as the palace was concerned, it was Prince Charles's day; there were no other engagements for papa & mama. After lunch, one of the royal Daimlers took him for a 20-minute visit to his great-grandmother Queen Mary, confined to Marlborough House with a cold, then back to the palace and the big moment: blowing the candles and cutting cake for a dozen young friends. Along with the cakes were...
...first time in 66 years, a reigning Queen opened Britain's Parliament. Crowds were already thronging Parliament Square and Buckingham Palace gate under chill skies two hours before the ceremonies began...
...Dever and Representative John F. Kennedy '40, at the Commander Hotel at approximately 12 noon. The rally will also be open and Stevenson is expected to make a brief address, despite his customary policy of not speaking on Sundays. Then Stevenson will go to Dever's residence on Buckingham St., Cambridge...