Word: royalities
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...princess" can never be replaced--not for her sons William and Harry, not for the millions of people who benefited from her charity or basked in her flirtatious charm, and not for those others who saw in Diana's frailties and unhappiness a reflection of their own. No royal front runner has emerged to supplant the Princess of Wales in the hearts of the people or on the front pages of the tabloids. But the death of the princess appears to have done the unexpected: it has not only reinvigorated the monarchy itself but has also burnished the picture...
...Collins and Trainspotting star Ewan McGregor--the sort of celebrity fest that has become a staple of 10 Downing Street in the Blair era. Photographers may now take pictures of Her Majesty at work several times a week. There is even an impressive palace website, complete with family trees, royal engagement calendars (the popular Princess Anne may have been the busiest royal last year, clocking in at 445 events) and a Q&A section ("Is the Queen the wealthiest woman in the world?" "No. The Queen's wealth has often been greatly exaggerated"). Says Sarah Bradford, author of a respected...
With thousands of flowers, heartfelt notes and hymns in London's great cathedrals, Britons marked the first anniversary of Princess Diana's death Monday. Her somber young sons and the royal family prayed together, away from public eyes. Wearing black ties as a symbol of their mourning, Prince William, 16, and Prince Harry, 13, entered the tiny stone church near Balmoral Castle in Scotland flanked by their father, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II and other royal relatives. William, the lanky physical embodiment of his mother, hung his head and was mostly shielded from the cameras. Harry showed no expression...
...British government has backed away from an earlier, highly controversial suggestion -- to allow conviction on the word of a senior police officer. Given the highly partisan reputation of Northern Ireland's Royal Ulster Constabulary, such a system might have given Republicans a whole host of new martyrs to honor. Some lawmakers think property-seizing is going too far, too. "We have had a succession of tough laws and tough laws and tough laws, and the horror has increased and increased and increased," said former government spokesman Kevin McNamara. Given that the splinter group responsible for Omagh has already stopped operating...
...responsibility for some of the attacks, bin Laden is still widely considered the world's prime villain after the legendary terrorist Carlos the Jackal; the State Department last year labeled bin Laden "one of the most significant sponsors of Sunni Islamic terrorist groups." He seeks to overthrow the Saudi royal family and drive U.S. forces out of Saudi Arabia, away from its holy cities, Mecca and Medina. Bin Laden is nearly everyone's favorite suspect this time too--largely because he is the obvious one. Newsday reported on Sunday that a relatively low-level associate of bin Laden may have...