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...Prince said that the EEC's farm system had produced "a most frightful mess." He warned that "this is something this country is about to discover if and when it joins the Common Market." When the British press pounced on the Prince for meddling in political matters, Buckingham Palace hastily explained that he had not meant to convey an antiMarket attitude. Still, some Britons could not help but feel that even though Philip frequently shoots from the lip, this time his remarks just might have reflected the feelings of the Queen...
...Crown in the style to which it and its subjects have become accustomed. Of the overall $1,140,000 allotted annually, $444,000 goes for household salaries (319 full-time employees ranging from footmen to curators in the Royal Collections); $292,320 for household expenses (five royal palaces-Buckingham, Windsor, St. James's, Kensington and Holyrood-house-plus royal receptions and garden parties); $31,680 for the Royal Bounty, a fund from which the Queen contributes to charity; plus a $144,000 Privy Purse or salary from which she pays her personal expenses...
...would give up her own annual salary of $144,000 if Parliament would raise the allowance of her husband (currently $96,000) and other members of the royal family. Even if the Queen's request is not granted, the electricity is not likely to be turned off at Buckingham Palace. Elizabeth's private income from her Lancaster estates alone comes to some $720,000 yearly. British taxpayers already ante up about $4,744,800 for such items as the upkeep of various palaces, the royal seagoing yacht Britannia, two royal trains and five royal aircraft-plus the royal...
...shoes at the porter's lodge for a check by the makers. Eventually, as the pile of used footgear mounted, suspicions were aroused, questions asked, gossip exchanged. Could the perpetrator of the hoax have been the heir to the British throne, now in training at Cranwell? Said a Buckingham Palace spokesman: "I'm afraid it was." The R.A.F. plans no disciplinary action against Prince Charles...
...little Zephyr, "my mind full of evil thought," to deal with the blighter who'd bumped his bumper and smashed his tail light. The girl behind the wheel of the spiffy Reliant Scimitar just sat there, but her male companion suggested that Ling send the bill to Buckingham Palace, where the insurance would take care of it. The bird was Princess Anne, her companion a detective guardian. "What are you doing-teaching her to drive?" demanded Ling. "No," said the detective. "Well, you ought to," said Ling...