Word: royalities
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...escapes often to enjoy the last laugh while sailing to sun-drenched paradises like Tahiti. He has earned the lush life twice over, even though others share the high-tech glory. After all, Columbus may have discovered the New World, but it was Isabella and Ferdinand who persuaded the royal court to put up the money...
...wonder that PRINCESS DI remains the more beloved of the royal family castoffs. Although another embarrassing account of her troubled life is now arriving in bookstores--called Diana: The Lonely Princess, it alleges affairs with a whole new host of unnamed men--Di maintained her dignity last week as she toured Chicago raising money for cancer research. Also Stateside was sister-in-law Fergie, whose trip was not born of altruism. In Manhattan, Fergie, who has signed on with the modeling agency Next Management, inked a deal with Simon & Schuster--reportedly worth $1.3 million--to write her autobiography...
...government. Although the King has tried to cling to his throne, senior diplomats in Riyadh expect that he will soon leave the country permanently. This de facto abdication will place authority in the hands of Fahd's half brother, Crown Prince Abdullah, 73, and various members of the royal family are competing for favor under him. Abdullah is a devout Muslim whose attitude toward the U.S. and the West is notably cooler than Fahd...
Three times during the past month, Fahd's considerable entourage of doctors, nurses, advisers, relatives, friends and servants has been dispatched to the airport for an overseas flight, only to be told to return to the royal palace. The sudden changes in plan apparently result from the determination of Fahd's closest relatives to secure their positions in the new order before the King is sent away...
...Lilac Fairy, danced by Emily Gresh, was a vision of regal magnificence. The majestic power she brought to her role was a marvelous sight to behold, yet she seemed slightly out of place. She appeared even more royal and dignified than the monarchs themselves...