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Though Freddy Mercury, lead singer of the rock band Queen, pleaded operatically, “Can anybody find me somebody to love?” that other Queen from England is not quite so warm to romance. The royals grabbed headlines last month as Queen Elizabeth II announced that she would not be attending the again-delayed civil nuptials of her son, H.R.H Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles...
Michael Howard, leader of Britain's Conservative Party, has a big problem, a medium-sized problem and an intriguing opportunity. His official nemesis, Prime Minister Tony Blair, is expected to motor down The Mall this week to ask the Queen to dissolve Parliament, kicking off the campaign for a general election on May 5. This means it's crunch time for Howard, the third Tory leader to inherit the big problem of digging his party out of the rubble of huge losses to Labour in 1997 and 2001. Right now the Tories have 162 seats in the House of Commons...
...WILL BE THERE? Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, the only close relatives who won't attend the civil ceremony, will join 700 guests for the religious blessing at Windsor Castle...
...WILL THE COUPLE MAKE THEIR GETAWAY? They will leave the civil ceremony in a 1962 Rolls-Royce Phantom V previously used by the late Queen Mother...
...WILL WE REMEMBER IT? So far, the few commemorative items include stamps, right, that were approved by the Queen, and unofficial tea towels