Word: royals
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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King Leopold would have to continue cooling his royal heels in his Swiss exile. After 46 days of haggling over the question of his return (TIME, July 18), Belgium's politicians last week put together a cabinet. Fifteen portfolios were divided between ardently pro-Leopoldist Christian Socialists (eight) and mildly pro-Leopoldist Liberals (seven), leaving the adamantly anti-Leopoldist Socialists...
...bargaining Leopold's Christian Socialist supporters, just short of a parliamentary majority, gave up their drive to recall the King at once. The Liberals entered the cabinet only on condition that the royal question be left unanswered for another three or four months...
...were surprised that TIME, July 11 [in its report of the sweeping vindication of British press ownership by a Royal Commission] described the Daily Express as a "scandalmongering, penny paper." I cannot think that you would accept that as a true or fair description of the Daily Express...
...Scarcely a month after moving in, Prince Phil ip last week was recalled (at his own request) to active duty as a lieutenant with the Royal Navy, after ten months on the half-pay list...
That night he and his crony went to Pramote's lavish house. Pramote and a Ceylonese friend had just come back from the races at the Royal Turf Club. The Dwarf twirled his two Lugers, sarcastically asked Pramote: "Can you spare 300 deals?" (about $15). Pramote said his wife had all his money; she was out. The Dwarf waited. When she arrived, on a three-wheeled Siamese pedicab, he grabbed her purse; it contained only keys, a compact and some change. The Dwarf shot her in the chest, wounding her seriously...