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...week-old Earl of St. Andrews was soundly pro claimed by Fleet Street's eagle-eyed editors to look just like his dad. Son of Prince Edward and Katharine, the Duke and Duchess of Kent, the titled but yet unchristened infant earl-tenth in line to the British throne-has an imperial adventure ahead. Along with his father, a captain in the Royal Scots Greys, he will soon move to Hong Kong as the transferred regiment's unofficial mascot...
...move enhances the future return of the Bourbons to the Spanish throne, and assures that the army will be able both to maintain its own interests and preserve order on Franco's death. Franco envisages Munoz Grandes, who suffers from both ulcers and heart trouble, not as the future chief of state but only as the head of a caretaker government backed by the strongly monarchist army. "If Franco should die or suddenly fall ill," explained one Franco aide, "Munoz Grandes will be at the head of the government dignitaries waiting at the airport to greet either Don Juan...
...First Viking raids. Norsemens' victories in 1016 bring Denmark's Canute to throne, unify England...
...Henry V wins Battle of Agincourt, is later acknowledged heir to French throne...
...Mary Queen of Scots executed. Spain's Philip II claims British throne...