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Queen and Thatcher Lead Tributes to Ex-President Reagan By James Lyons and Matt Adams, PA News The Queen and Baroness Thatcher tonight led the tributes to former US President Ronald Reagan, who has died at the age of 93. Mr Reagan died with his wife Nancy and their children at his side at the family’s home in California tonight. A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said: “The Queen is saddened by the news.” Former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher hailed Mr Reagan as “a truly great American hero”. She told PA News: “President Reagan was one of my closest political and dearest personal...

Our nations must unite, says QueenBy Caroline Davies in Paris (Filed: 06/04/2004) The Queen yesterday urged Britain and France to put aside their differences and stand together in the war against terrorism. In a rare foray into the political arena, she emphasised that the two countries, at odds over the military campaign in Iraq, must not allow "immediate political pressures" to divide them at a time of great uncertainty and threat. Addressing a state banquet in Paris to mark the centenary of Britain's historic Entente Cordiale agreement with France, she praised the way the two nations had stood together "resolute...

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Princess Anne Sending Pooch To Shrink Bull Terrier Has Attacked Others POSTED: 12:28 p.m. EST January 4, 2004 LONDON -- A British newspaper says Princess Anne will send her dog to an animal psychologist. The Sunday Telegraph reports the princess is taking the step so her bull terrier won't have to be euthanized. It attacked a royal maid and fatally mauled one of the queen's pet corgis. Psychologist Roger Mugford says he expects to begin work with Florence next week. He says the dog is not inherently aggressive or dangerous. Mugford is quoted as saying "it is just a...

LONDON - The prime suspect in a royal whodunit has been cleared. Princess Anne's bull terrier Dotty didn't fatally maul a corgi belonging to Queen Elizabeth II shortly before Christmas, Buckingham Palace said Tuesday. Instead, the palace pointed the blame at one of Anne's other terriers, Florence. Media reports had identified Dotty, a dog with a violent past, as the culprit after Pharos the corgi was attacked at the royal family's Sandringham estate early last week. The corgi was badly injured and had to be put down. The incident prompted widespread speculation that Princess Anne would have to destroy Dotty,...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A Saudi national said Tuesday he wishes to offer Queen Elizabeth a rare dog to compensate for the loss of her favorite pet a few days ago. Daily al-Watan quoted the Saudi, identified as Ahmed, as saying his move was aimed at "improving the image of Arabs and Muslims in the West." He said the dog he intended to offer to the British queen is of a rare breed and cost $25,000. He said he got the dog as a present from a British friend who worked in Saudi Arabia and has been...

Queen`s corgi killed by Anne`s terrier LONDON (Reuters) - The Queen is mourning the death of one of her beloved corgis after it was savaged by her daughter`s bull terrier, newspapers report. Princess Anne`s bull terrier Dottie, which last year earned her a fine by biting two children, attacked the corgi at a royal family gathering at the Sandringham estate on Monday, said the top-selling Sun. The Daily Mail said the corgi, Pharos, was later put down, having suffered three fractures to one of its hind legs. Pharos was one of the Queen`s oldest and most devoted pets. Anne was...

THE Queen was last night heartbroken over the death of her beloved corgi Pharos — savaged by Princess Anne’s danger dog Dottie. The lethal attack by the English bull terrier was the last straw for Her Majesty at the end of another “annus horribilis”. It happened on Monday afternoon as the Royal Family gathered for Christmas at Sandringham in Norfolk. As the door was opened by a servant, the Queen’s corgis raced down the main staircase to greet Anne. But Dottie went for Pharos — the Queen’s oldest corgi — savaging its hind legs and breaking one in three places....

NORFOLK, England, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Britain's royal family has been shaken by the violent killing of the queen's favorite corgi, Pharos, by Princess Anne's bull terrier, the London Sun said Wednesday. The lethal attack by the English bull terrier, Dottie, happened Monday afternoon as the royals gathered for Christmas at Sandringham in Norfolk. Anne arrived with Dottie, the dog that mauled two children last year, leading to the prosecution of the princess, and her other bull terrier, Eglantyne. As the door was opened by a servant, the queen's corgis raced down the main staircase to greet Anne. Dottie lunged...

THE House of Windsor, as the reigning British royal family is known, added its glamour to the splendour of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, yesterday as Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, arrived on a British Airways flight at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport yesterday. It was 5.30 p.m. The royal couple at 5.40p.m. stepped into the warm welcome of a tumultuous crowd, including a coalition of traditional dancers at the start of a brief but impressive airport ceremony. At 5.43p.m., they were received by President Olusegun Obasanjo who led Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Senate President Adolphus Wabara,...

GROUND FARCE 1 Nov 23 2003 Queen's fury as Bush goons wreck garden Exclusive By Terry O'Hanlon THE Queen is furious with President George W. Bush after his state visit caused thousands of pounds of damage to her gardens at Buckingham Palace. Royal officials are now in touch with the Queen's insurers and Prime Minister Tony Blair to find out who will pick up the massive repair bill. Palace staff said they had never seen the Queen so angry as when she saw how her perfectly-mantained lawns had been churned up after being turned into helipads with three giant H...

THE Queen last night backed Mr Bush’s war on terrorism — and said the US and UK had never been closer. She also praised the leader’s strength following September 11 as she entertained him at a sumptuous Buckingham Palace banquet. Referring to Britain and America’s special relationship, Her Majesty said in her address: “Like all special friends, we can talk frankly and we can disagree from time to time. But the depth and breadth of our partnership means there is always so much we are doing together that disputes can be quickly overcome.” The Queen added: “The leadership you showed...

The First Couple and assorted officials were given the royal reception in London today, where President Bush made an historic speech regarding the war on terror. link to text There are lots of photos today. Enjoy your daily Dose of W and welcome back to Sanity Island!

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Same-sex Agenda Advances in BritainQueen expected to endorse benefits for same-sex couples; bishop accused of inciting hatred. In a speech written by Prime Minister Tony Blair for delivery this week, the Queen of England will announce new legislation to allow homosexual couples to register their partnerships, granting them many of the rights and benefits of opposite-sex couples, while stopping short of creating "gay marriage,” according to a report by Catholic World News. Yet many critics are arguing that this meaty gesture essentially creates same-sex marriage. A family law expert told the Sunday Times: “The state is recognizing and sanctioning same-sex...

President Bush meets Palace Protocol: Don’t touch the queen or kiss her on the cheek, as you did with Queen Sofia of Spain a couple of years ago. Only handshakes are permitted. Don’t bow. Heads of state do not bow to the queen, and Americans do not bow, period. Laura need not curtsy unless she wants to do so. LONDON - The first time George W. Bush met Queen Elizabeth, he told her his cowboy boots were embroidered with "God save the queen." Bush - who was attending a 1991 state dinner for the queen and her husband, Prince...

The Queen rejected a request from President George W. Bush's security advisers to bolster Buckingham Palace's structural defences against a terrorist attack during his state visit to Britain this week. Senior courtiers say that the Queen was not willing to countenance "bomb and airborne assault proofing" that would have involved substantial building work at her London home. The Americans fear that al-Qaeda terrorists are planning an attack when the President and his wife, Laura, stay for three nights in the ground-floor Belgian Suite at the Palace. One courtier said: "They [the Americans] wanted blast and bullet-proofed windows and curtains and...

I have been watching George W Bush for five or six years now and it pretty much goes the same every time. He decides on his goal (tax cuts, missile defence, re-taking the Senate), the received opinion says it's never gonna happen, and somehow by the end of the day the chips have all fallen his way. But I confess for the first time I find it hard to see how this week can end well, and even harder to see what he ever expected to get out of it in the first place.According to The Spectator, "George Bush needs...

THE Queen WILL be stripped of her powers as sovereign by the new EU Constitution, French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin boasted last night. De Villepin said the new masterplan demands a EUROPEAN policy on foreign affairs. So the Queen stands to lose her power over foreign policy and new treaties — which would be agreed in Brussels. Tony Blair vows to defend our control over foreign policy, defence, tax and social policy. But during the Dimbleby Lecture on BBC1, de Villepin stated categorically: “Europe must have its own foreign policy and be able to fight for its principles. “This...

The Queen's officials have rejected an extraordinary request from American diplomats to move the US embassy into Kensington Palace, the former home of Diana, Princess of Wales. The bid to take over the building was made because the embassy's current location, in Grosvenor Square, in Mayfair, is considered highly vulnerable to terrorist attack despite the extra security measures which were put in place after September 11. James Lane, the US minister-counsellor for administrative affairs at the London embassy, approached Alan Reid, the Royal Treasurer and Keeper of the Privy Purse, earlier this month to make the request. Kensington Palace was...