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...place is safe from the modern obsession with all things natural and New Age. Not even the medieval English town of Totnes. Nestled in the lush pastures and wheatfields near Dartmoor in southern Devon, Totnes for decades made a quiet living from cream teas, antiques and postcards. But these days, it's a magnet for urban refugees running the kinds of bohemian businesses normally associated with trendy metropolitan neighborhoods...
...place is safe from the postmodern obsession with all things natural and New Age. Not even the medieval English town of Totnes. Nestled in the lush pastures and wheat fields near Dartmoor in southern Devon, Totnes for decades made a quiet living from cream teas, antiques and postcards. But these days, it's a magnet for urban refugees running the kind of bohemian business normally associated with trendy metropolitan neighborhoods. Twenty years ago, Totnes' idea of radical was reduced-fat cream. Now, a stroll through its Tudor-period Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise...
Prince Charles came better briefed. Without help from Hytner, the heir apparent explained to his entourage the disease's cause and effects, then added, "I understand there are six people in Dartmoor ((prison for the criminally insane)) who say that they are the real Prince Charles. I often wonder if perhaps one of them is the real Prince Charles and I am the insane one." Queen Elizabeth did not see the play, but she has met its star, Nigel Hawthorne, at a couple of receptions. "From her remarks," Hawthorne says, "clearly the Queen is under the impression that...
...Arab world. Queen Elizabeth II's fortune has been estimated at between $20 and $140 million, and Charles stands to inherit this when he becomes King Charles III. Landlord of the entire Duchy of Cornwall, which includes 131, 744 acres in nine counties, the Prince boasts among his holdings Dartmoor Prison and castles throughout Great Britain. When he becomes king, he will also gain the Duchy of Lancaster which has revenues about twice the size of Cornwall's. Cornwall eventually will go to Charles's eldest son, Prince William...
...strong support on the ground, it is little wonder that the stars of the show seemed, especially during all the weeks of feverish preparation, to have been virtually swept off the stage. Charles still pressed on with his ceremonial schedule, even taking a side trip to Dartmoor Prison, whose inmates presented him with a ball-and-chain paperweight. Lady Diana showed up in the stands at Wimbledon, looking fetching and diverting spectator attention from the antics of John McEnroe on Centre Court. The two also appeared together in public-at a wedding and a film premiere-and managed to seem...