Word: royalities
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Neither as King Edward, nor later last week as Prince Edward, did the eldest son of the Royal House enter London. This idol of the British masses vanished, and after a little space other idols (for such King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and crown princess Elizabeth will soon be) were substituted. The basic English truth which emerged is that the Kingdom long ago became and is today neither a democracy nor a monarchy but an efficient oligarchy. Its symbol is the Crown, but the really effective British crowns are the top hats worn by Stanley Baldwin and a few hundred...
...sweeping aside the millenia-old tradition of primogeniture, in which sons always get first claim on the crown. Princes Charles and William can breath easy, because this makes no change to the line of succession -- they're both firstborn anyway. What this does do, however, is slap a huge royal seal on efforts to modernise the monarchy in the wake of Diana's death...
BELFAST: Did the IRA end its cease-fire and not tell anyone? The Royal Ulster Constabulary, Northern Ireland?s police force, says yes. Chief Constable Ronnie Flanagan has fingered the terrorist group in two recent murders in the province -- of a drug dealer and a Protestant militant. That could lead to the ejection of Sinn Fein, the IRA?s political wing, from ongoing peace talks -- and a return to the so-called troubles, now nearly 30 years...
...surprised that Mother Teresa wasn't recognized as one of those who made history last year [Dec. 29-Jan. 5]. Surely she contributed more to this world than Princess Diana and U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan. A lady of leisure who spent her short life with royal jokers and playboys is hailed as one who shaped 1997? And a human being who tirelessly spent her entire life tending to the destitute doesn't warrant any mention? That omission makes me wonder where we are headed. SAM SWAMINATHAN Dubai, United Arab Emirates...
...been notified of the postponement, the second since the case began Dec. 7. In order for the suit to go forward, lawyers on both sides must be alerted. The case stems from rumors, widely circulated in the Arab world, that British intelligence arranged Diana's car crash because the royal family did not want the mother of a future king to marry a Muslim. El-Habishi is asking for the equivalent of $165,000 for "every Muslim in every part of the world...