Word: crowning
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Terrace for the winter (TIME, Sept. 14) had already begun to clean up. They were charging and getting nearly twice the rent previously paid for nearby houses as London swanksters last week tried to establish themselves as near as possible to the favorite. Her house happens to be on Crown property, although Mrs. Simpson's sublease is twice removed from King Edward, and this fact last week gave London Bobbies an excuse for telling citizens of London to move...
...Ordinary garden people don't live here, y'know," declared a policeman indicating No. 16. "This is Crown property, this is! Move along there, move along...
Thus Mrs. A., who has proved Mr. A. unfaithful and secured her decree nisi, may receive at any time within six months a fearsome summons accusing her of infidelity herself. Then, if she cannot disprove the evidence of the Crown, the judge cannot make her decree absolute and Mr. & Mrs. A. never thereafter can obtain a divorce in England...
...Armed police and cavalry lurked down every side street. After service at St. Gudule's Cathedral, emerging adherents of Christus Rex jampacked the Cathedral Square. Suddenly a window flew open and Rexist Degrelle made what he called a "Proclamation." Unfurled were two huge Rexist flags showing "the Black Crown of Christ the King" on a red field. The crowd roared "Rex will conquer! Long live Degrelle!" At this Premier van Zeeland's cavalry charged out of side streets, slashing with their sabres in the reckless fashion of Romanov Cossacks...
...Canterbury made this clear when he denied a story that the Archbishops had told the King they would not attend "any function" at which Mrs. Simpson is present. Thus her presence in Westminster Abbey would not be taken by the Archbishop of Canterbury as precluding his officiating to crown King Edward...