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...Longest-Running Show: The British monarchy, which proved, with the long-awaited birth of Prince William, the break-in at Buckingham Palace and the much publicized escapades of Prince Andrew, that the glitter never fades from that sceptered isle...
...reports from home were decidedly unfavourable. As Andrew and Koo gamboled about Mustique, a tiny island paradise belonging to the Princess Margaret (herself the focus of considerable scandal over the years). Buckingham Palace was keeping busy fielding questions and making surprisingly forthright statements. At first, palace spokesmen claimed that the Queen was upset with her son only because he had "sneaked off" without telling after she left for Australia. But the palace was more explicitly outraged later in the week. All I can say is that the queen is furious at his indiscretion and his lack of honesty in explaining...
...captured." As courtroom explanations go, they were certainly imaginative. But they were enough to convince a jury at London's Old Bailey that Michael Fagan, 34, had not acted criminally. After deliberating for only 14 minutes, the jury found the unemployed laborer not guilty of burglarizing Buckingham Palace last June 7, when he drank half of a $5.40 bottle of Riesling belonging to Prince Charles...
...possibility of legal reform. Home Secretary William Whitelaw said a change in the law of trespass may be considered to make it possible to charge trespassers with criminal penalties. Said the tabloid Sun: "Next time you are walking along the Mall and feel thirsty, why not pop into Buckingham palace for a glass...
...appeared somewhat perplexed by his photo debut. But "Sweet William," as the London press has dubbed him, will probably get used to such attention. This week on another important family occasion, the 82nd birthday of his great-grandmum, the Queen Mother, the little Prince will have his christening at Buckingham Palace. But unlike many an event in his busy life to come, it will not be televised...