Word: queened
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...silly girl." Silly or not, there are likely to be more such incidents before Charles' investiture as the Prince of Wales next July. There is a small but violently nationalistic minority in Wales that regards the Prince as a symbol of English oppression. Concerned for his safety, the Queen recently spoke to Prime Minister Wilson, and Scotland Yard has assigned a team of five officers to investigate all activities in Wales that might threaten Charles. In addition, his personal bodyguard will probably be increased from one to three or more for the investiture itself...
Married. Crown Prince Harald, 31, only son of King Olav V of Norway and a great-great-grandson of Britain's Queen Victoria; and Sonja Haraldsen, 31, daughter of a prosperous Oslo clothing manufacturer; in Oslo, in a Lutheran ceremony graced by the reigning monarchs of Sweden, Denmark and Belgium and the Presidents of Iceland and Finland...
Died. Princess Marina, 61, Duchess of Kent, Greek-born aunt of Queen Elizabeth II; of a brain tumor; in London. Gifted with beauty and intelligence (she spoke eight languages), the princess was haunted by tragedy. Her husband, Prince George, son of Britain's King George V, was killed in 1942 while on a wartime mission to Iceland. In spite of it all, she continued in the public eye, sponsored numerous charities, and served as a globetrotting goodwill ambassador for the Queen...
...France's Henry II. But after the painting was seen in 1904 at an exhibition of French art, critics reluctantly concluded that the style was not Clouet and that the lady did not look like Diane. Most recently, a Paris scholar claimed that the lady resembled Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots. Director Rich calls that opinion "moonshine" and "absurd." His thesis: "All three paintings go back to a lost original, perhaps by Clouet...
...Queen's Confession, Holt...