Word: royalities
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...climax of a story that had been building since Lady Diana first tripped into the limelight eleven months ago. Correspondent Mary Cronin observed the wedding party from the Victoria Memorial across from Buckingham Palace. Inside St. Paul's Cathedral, London Bureau Chief Bonnie Angelo sat directly behind the royal family, hidden from public view by columns. Says she: "It was an exhausting story, but now that it's over, we'll miss the continuing saga of the handsome Prince who found his beautiful Princess...
...described Anglophile who ate kippered herring for breakfast at 5 a.m. before watching the nuptials on television. Associate Editor Paul Gray wrote the text for the color photographs accompanying the story. The main account was written by Jay Cocks, author of last week's cover story on the royal couple, as well as a cover profile of Lady Diana last April. Says Cocks...
...fact that such national jubilation could take place during a time of social turmoil is a moving tribute to the British national character-and a sign of how the monarchy still holds the country together." Indeed. To echo the most common of all summaries of the royal wedding, one must truly say: Jolly good show...
...1920s, 29 of the 48 states had no parks at all. When he left the state park system in the early 1960s, not only did New York have 2,567,256 acres, but the other states, inspired by his example, had 3,232,701. Viewers of Britain's royal wedding at St. Paul's Cathedral last week were reminded that the church's architect, Sir Christoper Wren, is buried there beneath a marker that reads, "If you seek his monument, look about you." Robert Moses could be buried anywhere in New York State, perhaps anywhere in America...
...they kissed-and set a lively royal style...