Word: monarch
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...majlis (Arabic for a "sitting," although the word can also mean "council," or even "parliament"). According to Arab custom, reinforced by a 1952 decree of King Abdul Aziz, every subject has the right of access to his ruler, whether the ruler is a tribal sheik, a governor or the monarch himself, to present petitions of complaint or pleas for help. Even the poorest Saudi can approach his sovereign to plead a cause; functionaries of the royal court found guilty of improperly turning aside a petitioner face severe punishment...
...robust good health of his mother Queen Elizabeth, chances are that it will be some years before Bonnie Prince Charlie becomes King. But as he approaches his 30th birthday (Nov. 14), this scion of the House of Windsor has clearly come into his own, not so much a monarch in waiting as a mature royal Prince who is a man of his times despite those anachronistic titles. Relaxed and at ease in his ceremonial chores, Charles has worked to extend the influence and interests of the royal family during a time of change for Britain...
...European Community, Britain and the monarchy. I don't see why being a member of the EEC should have any adverse effect on the British monarchy. As far as I know, there are no plans to extend the idea of the Common Agricultural Policy to include a Common Monarch Policy as well...
...thought his elder brother would, and was horrified when he found he was going to become King. He then said to an intimate, "It's awful. I have not been trained as King at all." The friend replied, "You've had the finest upbringing a constitutional monarch can have-you've been brought up as an officer in the Royal Navy...
...Sadat hopes will encourage Jordan's King Hussein to join him in further negotiations with the Israelis. From Hussein's words of support for Sadat last week, and from the harsh criticism of Hussein by the Syrians, who oppose the Sadat initiative, it appeared that the Jordanian monarch might be on the verge of doing just that. With the peace initiative again gaining momentum, Sadat accepted a U.S. invitation to visit Washington this weekend for talks with President Carter. Begin is scheduled to visit the U.S. in late March or early April in connection with ceremonies marking Israel...