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Never forget: Meghan Markle is the second coming of Nelson Mandela. Albeit in a custom-made Louis Vuitton gown (one that pettily mimicked Kate Middleton's Earthshot look), a $90,000 aquamarine ring, and a stubborn cluster of grievances and flimsy claims of racism that she will never, ever tire of recounting. Last night's RFK Human Rights ceremony had it all: A outspoken liberal host who accidentally shot and killed his co-worker, a young wife and mother, and has since claimed zero guilt; our host's wife, a talent-free, stage-five clinger and fame-adjacent fraud who still claims to be Spanish, despite being outed as...

Prince Charles agreed to take £1million from the family of al-Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden for his charity - despite objections from his advisers. The royal, 73, is understood to have accepted the payment for the Prince of Wales Charitable Foundation from Bakr bin Laden, head of the family, and his brother Shafiq - both half-brothers of 9/11 mastermind Osama. The agreement was made following a private meeting between Charles and Bakr, 76, at Clarence House on October 30, 2013, two years after the terrorist was shot dead during a special operation by US forces in Pakistan, The Sunday Times...

Prince William told the Queen and Prince Charles that he would pull out of today's Order of the Garter ceremony if his uncle Prince Andrew was given a public role, it was claimed today. The Duke of Cambridge's alleged ultimatum to his grandmother and father reportedly led to the Duke of York being banned from the Windsor Castle event amid fears the crowds might boo him. Prince Andrew looked downcast as he drove to Windsor Castle today as it was claimed his absence from the Windsor Castle procession and service was a 'family decision', Buckingham Palace said, amid huge controversy...

The Duke of York has asked the Queen to be reinstated as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, The Telegraph understands, as he pushes for a return to royal duties. Prince Andrew has been lobbying the monarch for his status as a blood prince to be restored, meaning readmittance to official events alongside other members of his family. He has also been pushing for his daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, to be made working royals. A source said: “The colonelcy of the Grenadier Guards was his most coveted title and he wants it back. Having remained a Counsellor of State, he...

When it comes to motherhood, former First Lady Michelle Obama has one piece of advice for Meghan Markle: “Savour it all.” Meghan, who welcomed son Archie Harrison in May, said she was left “somewhat speechless” when the questions she sent Obama to answer for the back page of British Vogue‘s September issue (which Meghan guest-edited!) were returned “as a thoughtful, reflective and beautifully curated narrative – a gentle reminder not of how but of why she has become such a globally respected public figure.” Meghan revealed that the two women discussed the project “over a casual lunch of chicken tacos...

"ALL that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." This famous quote was from British statesman Edmund Burke, who was born JANUARY 12, 1729. He was considered the most influential orator in the House of Commons.Edmund Burke stands out in history for, as a member of the British Parliament, he defended the rights of the American colonies and strongly opposed the slave trade. As the bloody French Revolution progressed, Edmund Burke wrote in "A Letter to a Member of the National Assembly," 1791: "What is liberty without wisdom and without virtue? It is the...

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Britian's Queen Mother Dies At Age 101 - MSNBC reporting.

No taxation, no representation Mar 21st 2002 From The Economist print edition Absolute monarchy lives on in the Gulf. But for how long? SEEN from afar, the Gulf states look very much alike. They are all hot, dry, dripping with oil and ruled by conservative monarchs. Yet there are many more internal political differences among them than meets the eye. It is true that, unlike in most of the world's surviving monarchies, rulers in this part of the world really do rule. Their families control every provincial governorship and senior military command. The prime ministers and the defence, foreign and...

Al-Qaida Plot Revealed in Sarajevo Sat Mar 23,10:48 AM ET By ALEXANDAR S. DRAGICEVIC, Associated Press Writer SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) - Al-Qaida terrorists planned a devastating attack on Americans in Sarajevo after meeting in Bulgaria to identify European targets, a high-ranking Bosnian official said Saturday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told The Associated Press that intelligence reports on the meeting in Sofia, the Bulgarian capital, prompted a special government session Thursday night to discuss threats against the U.S. Embassy and embassies of European countries. He did not name the countries. At the Sofia meeting, members of al-Qaida...

Elizabeth of Englands (50th Aniiversary) Jubilee Year is now being troubled by an American. Her Majesty just acquired an unwanted and unacknowledged first cousin. Michael Thornton Duchess of York biographer informs me.Elizabeth Kelman, 67-year -old missus of American pathologist Dr. Edward Kelman of Maryville Tenn. (where??!), and mother of five sons, is claiming she's the stolen child of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson. Says she was born June 3, 1934. In England. Two years before the abdication and three years to the very day Eddie married the Amercian dutchess and they became the wandering unemployed Duke and Dutchess of Windsor.

The Prince of Wales has said the Commonwealth deserves quot;contemptquot; if it does not stand up for liberal democracy and human rights, it has been reported. According to the Sunday Times, the prince said the organisation was quot;drinking in the last chance saloonquot;. He said the election and how Zimbabwe was treated by the Commonwealth was quot;the biggest test since it had been createdquot;. But the organisation was quot;failing the test and this was causing long-term damage to its credibilityquot;. The prince spoke after Commonwealth leaders agreed not to take punitive action against Zimbabwe in the run-up to this weekend's...

Born Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor in 1948, crowned Prince of Wales in 1969, the future King George VII, as he will be known, has an abundance of titles reflecting his wealth and power. He is related to all of the royal houses of Europe and his lineage goes back to Charlemagne, the titular kings of Jerusalem and the ancient kingdoms of Persia and Babylon. Though the media has continued to paint Britain's Prince Charles as a polo-playing two-timer, his long list of accomplishments include musician, recognized painter, horseman, man of war and businessman. He holds the rank of ...