Word: sister-in-law
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...never hears that Prince Charles has worked for decades to improve the lot of inner-city children in Britain. One never hears that Diana's sister-in-law, Princess Anne, has always done at least twice as much social work as Princess Diana. Princess Anne worked without fuss, without claiming credit for herself and without complaint...
...question that she made a difference to the homosexual community, in England and perhaps elsewhere; her support came at a crucial time, in defiance of tabloid opinion as well as royal prudence. Yet the fact remains that Diana was far less dedicated than, for instance, her onetime sister-in-law, Princess Anne, whose want of looks long ago consigned her to near total obscurity. Let's face it: we're a planet of looks snobs...
...lives with her sister-in-law, and her eldest son lives down the road. Her second son is also planning to move to Ireland. "There are a lot of advantages here [that] the States don't have," she says...
...chain of ownership has also been the subject of considerable dispute. Some specialists trace it directly back to the painter's sister-in-law. Tasset and others claim the first owner was the art dealer Amedee Schuffenecker. That would raise serious questions: Schuffenecker was notorious for selling fake paintings, and his brother Claude-Emile, a friend of both Van Gogh's and Paul Gauguin's, was a skillful copyist of their works. Thus many doubters believe Jardin a Auvers was actually painted by Claude-Emile Schuffenecker (1851-1934). If so, its celebrity is a vindication of sorts for a painter...
...newcomer Barby, learning the political ropes has been interesting. In a fit of honesty, he announced that he is gay; then his brother Stanley and six other relatives--a sister-in-law, nephew, nephew's wife, cousin and cousin's wife--endorsed his opponent. (Barby explained that his brother had long supported the G.O.P.) Barby wants to strengthen education and the rural economy, but he faces a battle on one issue: in this gun-toting district, he supports the Brady Bill and the assault-weapons...