Word: london
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...royals repair to the palace, discreetly signaling to their lingering guests that the idyll has ended. Some leave as they came, in chauffeur-driven Rolls-Royces and Daimlers; others head homeward by tube or bus. In 1870 the Times of London wrote, "The day was one of which every particular is worthy to be treasured in memory." And it still...
...look at a king, then a kid can look up to a queen, particularly if the kid is Ricky Schroder, 9. Properly togged in midget tuxedo, the star of The Champ met Queen Elizabeth II at the film's London premiere. Whether, when the lights went down, the Queen sobbed like others who have seen Ricky on-screen remained a royal secret...
...some 200 historic buildings. This year, using funds collected from its 816,000 members, from legacies and from small admission fees, the National Trust completed the restoration of three beautiful historic gardens: Ham House, an 18-acre compound on the banks of the Thames on the outskirts of London; Erd-dig, a 13-acre retreat in North Wales; and Claremont, a 50-acre spread near Esher, 40 minutes from Charing Cross...
...home; in Chichester, England. His success during the 1940s and '50s in light comedies (Spring in Park Lane) brought him to Hollywood, where he married Taylor, 19, and, he said, "watched my career turn to ashes." Divorced after five years and two children, Wilding returned briefly to the London stage before becoming a talent agent...
Year of the Garden." Three historic floral parks have been restored and opened to the public. And London's Victoria and Albert Museum is offering an exhibition that illustrates the nation's continuing effort to tame nature through...