Word: queens
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...mystery of the Drake Jewel, given by Elizabeth I to Sir Francis Drake. For hundreds of years no one could puzzle out how to open it, but finally the pins that held it shut were discovered when the jewel was X-rayed. Inside was - not a lock of the Queen's hair as rumored but a portrait of the ruler herself by miniaturist Nicholas Hilliard. "It was stunning," says Derbyshire. "If you look closely you can see the veins on her forehead...
...Winners QUEEN ELIZABETH II Monarch goes to The Full Monty and receives Jennifer Lopez. The throne hasn't seen that much booty since the days of Sir Francis Drake ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER The Terminator gets a California ski run named after him. Modeled after his career, it's a steep downward slope ending in a bottomless abyss "MR. McCHINA" U.K. entrepreneur beats McDonalds and is allowed to sell Chinese fast food as McChina. McGizzard Happy Meals come with a cheap toy Losers FABIEN BARTHEZ Sieve-like French goaltender may get butter brand named after him. The money will be handy when...
...combination of catchy, tuneful melodies, upbeat and appealing music videos and a distinct separation from the drudgery and toil of the real world teens inhabit. With Britney, Spears has failed in all three objectives. In seeking to redefine her appeal, she has seriously compromised her once-secure position as queen of the young...
...Queen Victoria was not amused,” Atwood told me with glee, recalling the University’s reaction after her novel’s publication...
...family in middle America; in New York City. Franzen came into the spotlight when he was disinvited to Oprah Winfrey's dinner after questioning the literary merit of her book-club endorsement. DIED. PRINCESS PREKSHYA RAJYA LAXMI DEVI SHAH, 49, of Nepal's royal family and younger sister of Queen Komal, in a helicopter crash at Rara Lake that killed four; in western Nepal. Princess Prekshya, separated from Prince Dhirendra (who was killed in the June royal family massacre), was cremated on the banks of the sacred Bagmati River with full state honors. DIED. DAVID FRANCIS, 82, the great jazz...