Word: queen
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...People's princess." "Queen of hearts." "Saint Diana." After the Aug. 31 death of Diana, Princess of Wales, overblown eulogies such as these dominated the senses. The shift in public opinion (or, in any case, media coverage of the public's opinion) was reminiscent of that surrounding President John F. Kennedy '40 after his death: post-assassination, it is said, he gained thousands more voters than he had when he was alive...
...movie revolves around the character of Jackie O., played by Time's recently crowned "Queen of the Indies" Parker Posey. Posey is at her best, as a women so completely mesmerized by the Kennedy myth that she has completely reformed her identity. She parades around in three-strand pearls and little black dresses while sipping German wine and tossing off one-liners ("I never understand people who don't understand that I am completely fabulous"). Her world is disturbed with the arrival of her brother Marty (a superb Josh Hamilton) and his fiancee Lesly (Tori Spelling, yes, of "90210" fame...
...pathways of diplomacy must be trod with care. It's customary when visiting the Golden Temple, the Sikh's holiest shrine in the Punjab, to remove one's shoes. However, Queen Elizabeth, who will visit the Indian temple later this month, is not a barefoot kind of gal. So a compromise has been reached. The Queen will wear white socks...
...Canadian citizen who was born in Wales and reared in England, I have made major adjustments in my views of the monarchy during the past weeks. The House of Windsor last served a purpose during World War II, when King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mum) chose not to escape to the safety of remote Balmoral...
MARRIED. PRINCESS CRISTINA, 32, unassuming, athletic daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain, and INAKI URDANGARIN, 29, pro handball star; in Barcelona...