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That helpless feeling has come back with a strange familiarity as I've watched Bob Dole tear through the Republican primaries. Dole, as I recall, was the guy to the right of Bush, the conservative we Democrats feared even more than Reagan's heir-apparent in '88. Dole might well be elected president, and there's not exactly anything I can personally do to combat that fact...
...that she will end up in Texas or California--precincts of hell to Establishment toffs--but that is unlikely. No one has ever claimed that Diana is indifferent to her sons, and she will continue to be based in England, if only because the Queen would not allow the heir and the spare to spend much time anywhere else...
...palace Charles had to confront his little sister Anne, who had all her father's gifts and a confident personality. All Charles had was grit. After finally slogging through Cambridge and a stint in the navy that he found difficult, he had his own ideas about being the heir apparent, and they distanced him from his mother and sovereign. By the time he undertook the biographical film and the book, he neither consulted nor informed her of his plan...
...there is something phony about these scenarios. What the heir to the throne can do is circumscribed by public opinion. To survive the royals must be acceptable, if not popular. The ubiquitous royal commentator Brian Hoey puts it this way: "Even though they were both guilty, all the blame in the relationship goes to Camilla. The people of Britain will never, ever forgive her, and that's why she will never become Queen. If Charles decides to marry her, he will no doubt lose the throne. Even though constitutionally nothing prevents him, the success of the monarchy depends upon...
...indications are that Britain's heir-but-one is developing the emotional arsenal to survive his singular fate. He seems to have inherited his mother's relaxed manner and something of the paradoxical shy self-confidence that so rivets her public. He may also be the most media-savvy person in his family. When Diana was offered the presidency of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the avid gamesman advised her, "You can't do that--every time I kill something, they'll blame you." It looks as if he may make it after...