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...back was to the crowd below. But as she stood for the BBC camera, Queen Elizabeth II spoke as she never had before: live for the British people from the balcony of Buckingham Palace. This was about as accessible as Her Majesty gets. Indeed, after 40 years of opening Parliament and pre-taping her Christmas broadcasts, the Queen was now making an extraordinary attempt to return to her people's hearts ? by expressing grief over the death of Diana...
LONDON: The Queen speaks to the people at 1pm Eastern Time. This is only the second time any British monarch has made a televised speech outside of Christmas and the opening of Parliament. It comes not a moment too soon. Yesterday ? the U.K.'s fifth day of mourning over Princess Diana ? saw an increase in public distaste over the way the Royals have handled their grieving. Meanwhile, the Diana sightings began, and that noted celeb hotspot, Ecuador, passed a tough anti-paparazzi...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: In what may require the biggest leap of faith so far this year, Cambodian leader Hun Sen is asking members of parliament who fled his bloody coup to return and endorse his choice for a new co-prime minister. The offer comes just weeks after Hun Sen took power from former co-prime minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh in a bloody action in which 40 of Ranariddh's supporters were killed in custody, according to the U.N. Human Rights Center. For Hun Sen, the push is a move to legitimize his government in the face of his violent...
This might be a Gaslight-style melodrama. Mrs. Brown, though, is a true story, about Queen Victoria (Judi Dench) and her long grief after Prince Albert's death. When her intimacy with Brown (Billy Connolly) becomes known, demands to abolish the monarchy ring through Parliament, forcing Prime Minister Disraeli (Antony Sher) to call on Brown. Her Majesty must be coaxed out of hibernation and back to her people...
DIED. MUMEO OKU, 101, Japanese feminist who took the politics of the kitchen to the parliament floor; in Tokyo. As founder of the Housewives Association, Oku gave quality control new meaning by rallying against defective matches and other shoddy goods. Her exactitude, and her efforts on behalf of workingwomen, won her loyal support: in 1947 she was elected to the Diet...