Word: regaled
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...ruled his tiny state for 46 years. But when Prince Franz Josef II, 78, stepped down this week the citizens of Liechtenstein (pop. 26,500) were assured that the regal line would be unbroken. In a quiet ceremony marked by a church service and the signing of documents, Franz Josef handed over the regency to his popular-and fervently modern-eldest son, Prince Hans Adam, 39. The Swiss-educated Hans, who for years has managed the family fortune, including an extensive art collection and real estate holdings, believes royalty still has a vital role. "The President of the United States...
Shortly before 9 p.m., shouts and screams rang out from the crowd. A red 1979 Buick Regal sedan swerved out of the street and onto the sidewalk. Picking up speed, the auto barreled almost a full block at more than 35 m.p.h. The mad driver scattered people "like tenpins," said Ken Jacobs, an eyewitness. "He just mowed them down." The driver stopped only when he slammed into a bus shelter, crushing his car's front end and sending shattered glass into the street...
...castle belongs to England's reigning Queen; the loyal subject pounding the pavement outside commands other realms. Sebastian Coe, 27, holds world marks for the mile and for the 800-and 1,500-meter runs, the most regal array of records in the history of middle-distance running. He is also struggling uphill after a bout with toxoplasmosis, an infection that he contracted last year. Coe's comeback after an enforced five-month layoff will not be fully tested until he steps onto the track at Los Angeles, where he will compete in both the 800 and 1,500 meters...
...many bards, and just one regal boon...
When it comes to family albums, nobody fills them fuller than royalty. Last week it was time to paste in two more snapshots as aristocratic couples toted their tots before the cameras in a regal display of parental pride. The newest face belonged to three-day-old André a-Albert Casiraghi, who left the hospital in the arms of his mother Princess Caroline of Monaco while her husband Stefano Casiraghi, 23, and her father Prince Rainier, 61, looked on. Caroline, 27, who has given up drinking and smoking in order to breastfeed, said she was "not the least tired...