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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...went their separate wiggy ways, before Prince Harry discovered pot. To be precise, it was the 1950s, in the still lingering aftermath of the abdication of Edward VIII, when the young Queen Elizabeth II was gamely reinforcing the credibility--meaning the dullness--of the throne and her younger sister Margaret was straining at the leash...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Prodigal Princess | 2/18/2002 | See Source »

When she died last week at 71, just hours after suffering her third stroke in four years, Margaret's place in history was assured. She was the first Diana, a woman whose life was a constant struggle with the rules of royalty. Margaret was just 14 when she became infatuated with Royal Air Force Group Captain Peter Townsend. Then 29, Townsend was a hero of the Battle of Britain and an equerry to her father, King George VI. He was also a married man with two children. But a secret romance eventually developed between them. The world learned about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Prodigal Princess | 2/18/2002 | See Source »

...Windsors may be constitutional monarchs, but where the family image was concerned, they could be tyrants second to none. The Queen's private secretary contrived to have Townsend shipped off to Brussels. When he returned to London two years later, Margaret was 25 and no longer required her sister's permission to marry. But she soon was informed by Parliament that marriage to Townsend would require that she surrender her royal income, renounce her claim to the throne and leave England for at least five years. Not long after that, she issued her famous statement that "mindful of the Church...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Prodigal Princess | 2/18/2002 | See Source »

...wasn't giving up everything. The approved Windsor family pursuits involved horses, hounds and foxes. Margaret preferred theater, nightclubs and long nights entertaining guests at the piano, fitting countless cigarettes into her elegant holder and keeping the royal cocktail shaker in regular motion. She gathered a circle of rich, festive companions, the "Margaret set," and traveled constantly. She discovered Mustique, a Caribbean island that belonged to one of her friends, and took up water-skiing. Try to picture Elizabeth on water skis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Prodigal Princess | 2/18/2002 | See Source »

Harvard’s top two players—sophomore Louisa Hall and co-captain Margaret Elias—will have their hands full against the two Trinity stars. The key to the match—and perhaps to Trinity’s lineup changes—will be how well the Bantams counter Harvard’s depth. Hendricks, Thorndike and fellow freshman Lindsey Wilkins, who competes at No. 3, will play the most pressure-filled matches of their young careers...

Author: By Martin S. Bell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: National Championship at Stake for W. Squash | 2/15/2002 | See Source »

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