Word: queens
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...York, Tokyo and Sydney, and counted a Swinging '60s Princess Margaret and Bond girl Ursula Andress as fans. In the '70s, when his work in textured yellow gold and raw emeralds, sapphires and opals became even wilder, Jacqueline Onassis became a convert. His most significant client, however, was the Queen of England, who still reaches into her jewelry box for old favorites. Last year she chose to wear a striking Grima brooch of rubies and diamonds, created for her in 1966, to read her annual Christmas speech...
...Have you had any royal-family feedback after your fascinating performance as the Queen? -Jo Wynter, Cooktown, AustraliaNo. I was invited to dinner by the Queen after I'd done it, and I don't think she would have done that if she'd hated it. I couldn't go, unfortunately...
...They say that developers aren’t that interested in architects—that’s all I know,” said Sara Queen, a second year architecture student. “They tried really hard to publicize it but it was bad timing with our midterms.” Students said they were still interested in finding out more about the new program due to the financial incentive...
...sharp contrast of old and new Belfast raised one overriding question: Did Northern Ireland's Catholics get anything they wanted? Northern Ireland, after all, still belongs to the Queen. I asked a former IRA car bomber. "We got absolutely nothing," Marion said. "We were betrayed...
Just over two weeks ago, Queen Elizabeth II officially opened Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 - a light and airy structure that seems to be made solely of stone, steel and glass. She praised the $9 billion terminal as "a triumph of ambition, commitment and collaboration" and boasted that it would put Heathrow back where it belonged, "at the edge of global travel." Function aside, pamphlets touted the ergonomic design of check-in desks and the choice of sinks in the washroom facilities. Terminal 5 wasn't merely an airport extension, officials wanted the world to believe. It was a monument...