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      <title>Re: The lost prince: Written out of royal history,  Prince John's friend recalls the happy joker sent away to die in isolation</title>
      <link>http://forum.royalarchive.com/read.php?10,22402,22410#msg-22410</link>
      <author>lady63</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Yes, they're not really tolerant of faults except when it comes to their own.  But what is an even more scandalous is the story in this morning's edition about Edwina Mountbattern and Lord Mountbatten, 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1085883/The-royal-gigolo-Edwina-Mountbatten-sued-claims-affair-black-singer-Paul-Robeson-But-truth-outrageous-.html

The way that Charles has fawned over this man makes you wonder just what makes them tick.  They could exile for life a blood brother, yet tolerate a man and his wife who have the morals of alley cats (and that is being kind to alley cats).

The royal family imho are not really 'royal' are they, in fact they give 'royal' a bad name.  And when you look at who has been tossed out (Diana) and who has been given the 'red carpet' treatment (Camilla) should be so surprised.  It would seem that anyone wanting to join this gene pool truly is lacking something.

Regards,
Lady63]]></description>
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      <title>The lost prince: Written out of royal history,  Prince John's friend recalls the happy joker sent away to die in isolation</title>
      <link>http://forum.royalarchive.com/read.php?10,22402,22402#msg-22402</link>
      <author>LaDi</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I remember seeing parts of this movie and it was very good. I'm waiting for it to come on again, as I'd love to see the whole thing. It just shows how cold the Windsors really are.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1085728/The-lost-prince-Written-royal-history--Prince-Johns-friend-recalls-happy-joker-sent-away-die-isolation.html]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 05:27:17 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Queen Mother was ‘ghastly bigot’, says BBC presenter</title>
      <link>http://forum.royalarchive.com/read.php?10,22329,22340#msg-22340</link>
      <author>lady63</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Not surprised, she was from a generation that thought like this.  Now it would be news if it came out of the mouths of Diana's sons, it wouldn't though because they know better.

Regards,
lady63]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:23:19 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Queen Mother was ‘ghastly bigot’, says BBC presenter</title>
      <link>http://forum.royalarchive.com/read.php?10,22329,22329#msg-22329</link>
      <author>LaDi</author>
      <description><![CDATA[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article5114788.ece]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:31:49 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Poppies banned in Palace</title>
      <link>http://forum.royalarchive.com/read.php?10,22316,22316#msg-22316</link>
      <author>LaDi</author>
      <description><![CDATA[http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/royals/article1908101.ece]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Good price gold chain from King Henry VIII</title>
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      <author>LaDi</author>
      <description><![CDATA[http://gpdhome.typepad.com/royalblognl_news_summary/2008/11/good-price-gold.html]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Buckingham Palace to open up gardens to public</title>
      <link>http://forum.royalarchive.com/read.php?10,22120,22145#msg-22145</link>
      <author>ariadneoliver</author>
      <description><![CDATA[The whole of the palace can't be open to the public- most of the palace is offices and employees spaces! The parts that are of public interest are already open when the Queen's not in residence for long periods of time. When I asked an employee why it's not opened at Christmas considering the Queen's not there then, she explained that it would be too difficult because the furniture has to be rearranged and stuff to make it tour ready. Having toured Windsor Castle, I understood what she meant. You walk along one side behind a barrier which is annoying cuz you can't see things up close and some of the walls are covered with plastic or glass... and then you see some of the people touching and grabbing at everything they can with their dirty wet hands (people are eating and drinking stuff right up to the entrance and then coming in) and you completely understand why they have to do that. The wear and tear from opening to tours would ruin the stuff. It's all they can do to keep an eye on unruly children and teens!

20 pounds sounds like way too much for the gardens to me too but then I don't care enough to pay to go see your average garden anyway... Maybe to see those sculpted ones like at the Beijing Olympics... I wonder why they came up with that amount and how much of it they will be allowed to keep to maintain the palace.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:40:53 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Paris Hilton parties with the royals</title>
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      <author>LaDi</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Yah, Fergie's answer was bizarre! I get the feeling that she was planning on saying her thing no matter what question was asked of her. And she managed to wrangle her answer in no matter what! LOL
I also went back and listened to Bea's voice a few times over. LOL It just surprised me so much that it would sound that way! Yah, I wish she would have said more just to see if that was a fluke or not.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 06:31:23 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Paris Hilton parties with the royals</title>
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      <author>ariadneoliver</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Ok, right now I have a cold and am stuffy and I still sound less winded than that woman doing the segment! haha

Bea's voice certainly surprised me! I definitely never heard it before. Wonder what Eugenie sounds like... Oh and what's with Fergie's answer to that question? I get what she was trying to do but it sounded so out there!

Sorry had to go back and listen to her again like 3 times. I wonder if her voice always does that because the &quot;I was cold&quot; doesn't sound quite as high, you know? Still, I never expected her to sound like that.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 02:34:01 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Buckingham Palace to open up gardens to public</title>
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      <author>justafan</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I agree, I think I read somewhere that William was keen to have the palace
open to the public and tourists to generate $ for the upkeep.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:51:58 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Paris Hilton parties with the royals</title>
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      <author>LaDi</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Paris finally finds her Prince after being snubbed by Wills and Harry... but alas, he's no spring chicken'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1078400/Paris-finally-finds-Prince-snubbed-Wills-Harry--alas-hes-spring-chicken.html]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 05:55:48 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Paris Hilton parties with the royals</title>
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      <author>LaDi</author>
      <description><![CDATA[This is different from the William and Harry story:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily/3216065/Paris-Hilton-parties-with-the-royals.html

I'm trying to remember if I've ever heard Bea's voice before. This may  have been the first time! Sounded like the Queen I thought and for some reason that surprised me. I think I pictured her sounding more like her mother.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 05:44:05 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Buckingham Palace to open up gardens to public</title>
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      <author>LaDi</author>
      <description><![CDATA[20 pounds JUST to tour the gardens? Yah, that is way too much. For that I'd want to see the palace too and even that would be pushing it!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 05:14:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Buckingham Palace to open up gardens to public</title>
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      <author>lady63</author>
      <description><![CDATA[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1078528/Buckingham-Palace-open-gardens-public-time-spring.html

The price is a bit steep at 20 pounds.  But personally, I think that the whole of Buckingham Palace should be open all except the private quaters of the Queen.  After all if they want to repair and maintain it then they need to open it all the time as a proper tourist attraction.  

Regards,
lady63]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:22:19 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Queen Mother signed cards found</title>
      <link>http://forum.royalarchive.com/read.php?10,22084,22084#msg-22084</link>
      <author>LaDi</author>
      <description><![CDATA[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7671200.stm]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:17:51 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Ready for the kill: Viscount Linley takes aim during Balmoral deer shoot</title>
      <link>http://forum.royalarchive.com/read.php?10,22044,22081#msg-22081</link>
      <author>susannah</author>
      <description><![CDATA[it's all about PR...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:47:07 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Ready for the kill: Viscount Linley takes aim during Balmoral deer shoot</title>
      <link>http://forum.royalarchive.com/read.php?10,22044,22058#msg-22058</link>
      <author>LaDi</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Part of what looks wrong about the pants is that they are too short.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:17:58 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Ready for the kill: Viscount Linley takes aim during Balmoral deer shoot</title>
      <link>http://forum.royalarchive.com/read.php?10,22044,22052#msg-22052</link>
      <author>lady63</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Odd about Diana, maybe it was because everyone else from the royal family was there and she should not have been because of her separation from Charles.  

As for her outfit, don't mind the trousers, but those shoes, maybe she is going through a mid life crisis.

Regards,
lady63]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:35:37 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Ready for the kill: Viscount Linley takes aim during Balmoral deer shoot</title>
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      <author>LaDi</author>
      <description><![CDATA[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1076870/Ready-kill-Viscount-Linley-takes-aim-Balmoral-deer-shoot.html


The comment at the end that Princess Diana was at their wedding was a bit odd I thought.




Mr and Mrs Linley are no longer The Glums as they enjoy a  romantic night out

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1076644/Mr-Mrs-Linley-longer-The-Glums-enjoy-romantic-night-out.html

I was going to comment on her strange choice of pants/shoes for a night out at a restaurant but I noticed someone there made that comment. lol]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:07:04 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: The secrets, loves and scandals of the Royal Family are laid bare</title>
      <link>http://forum.royalarchive.com/read.php?10,21868,22043#msg-22043</link>
      <author>LaDi</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I kinda think Albie suits him. ROFL]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:15:45 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: The secrets, loves and scandals of the Royal Family are laid bare</title>
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      <author>ariadneoliver</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I don't think he ever used it... I think he sounds too formal to have had a nickname haha! Honestly though, I don't know if he ever had a nickname. Probably would have been German though... Do Germans say Bertie? What's Albert in German? Albrecht? Einstein was German right? So I guess it would have been the same? haha I dunno...

[quote]ALBERT 

is a nice boy's name of Old German origin. The meaning is &quot;noble, bright, famous&quot;. It came from an Old French name, so Albert has Germanic (Frankish) roots. Bertie is a short pet variant; Aubert is used in France; Albrecht is more common in Germany; Albertino and Alberto are Italian names. 

Albert has more than 27 variants: Abert, Adalbert, Adalbrecht, Adalberto, Adelbert, Adelbrecht, Adelbert, Ailbert, Al, Albertino, Alberto, Albertus, Albie, Albrecht, Albrekt, Allie, Alvert, Alvertos, Aubert, Bert, Bertie, Berty, Dalbert, Delbert, Elbert, Elbrecht and Ulbricht. 

Diminutive baby names alike Albert are Albern, Albaro, Alberik, Alberic, Elber, Ulberto and Wilbert. [/quote]
http://www.germanculture.com.ua/german_names/german_names_boys_a.htm

I fancy Consort Albert was an Allie hehe (I'm just being silly)]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:24:08 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: The secrets, loves and scandals of the Royal Family are laid bare</title>
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      <author>LaDi</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Hmmm, I had no idea. I mean I obviously knew Bertie was short for Albert but I thought King George VI was the only one who used the nickname. I don't remember ever hearing that Queen Victoria's husband Albert used it?]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:54:32 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: The secrets, loves and scandals of the Royal Family are laid bare</title>
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      <author>ariadneoliver</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Yep, cuz he was Albert. Says old Daisy called him that (Duchess of Warwick or Countess or whatever her title was).]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:59:53 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: The BBC 'fawns' over the Royal Family, says Jeremy Paxman</title>
      <link>http://forum.royalarchive.com/read.php?10,21956,22002#msg-22002</link>
      <author>LaDi</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Jonathan Dimbleby defends BBC's royal coverage


http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/oct/10/bbc-royalsandthemedia]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:46:50 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: The secrets, loves and scandals of the Royal Family are laid bare</title>
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      <author>LaDi</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Yep, they changed the article. I copied and pasted my above quote. It had just said Prince Albert. I'm not sure about the picture. I only noticed the Henry VIII one the first time. That's one thing I hate about these online articles. We post them and comment and then they go ahead and change them and it makes us look stupid! 

Also, it was King George VI who was called &quot;Bertie&quot;. Did they call King Edward VII Bertie also? Just curious. :)]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:37:03 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: The secrets, loves and scandals of the Royal Family are laid bare</title>
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      <author>ariadneoliver</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Yep, I think it's Albert Edward too... but then it says so... &quot;Prince of Wales&quot;, Edward VII by 1905... there's even a photo of him... did they change the article?]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:49:22 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: The secrets, loves and scandals of the Royal Family are laid bare</title>
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      <author>Internet</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I thought they were talking about Edward VII,  who was Prince Albert - Bertie - until he ascended the throne.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:46:22 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Royal stalkers are mentally ill</title>
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      <author>lady63</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Agreed.  

Regards,
Lady63]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:39:37 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Royal stalkers are mentally ill</title>
      <link>http://forum.royalarchive.com/read.php?10,21985,21985#msg-21985</link>
      <author>LaDi</author>
      <description><![CDATA[http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1789415.ece


Well DUH!! 
It took research to figure out that stalkers are mentally ill?? 8-)]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:24:38 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: The BBC 'fawns' over the Royal Family, says Jeremy Paxman</title>
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      <author>ariadneoliver</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I don't know if I'd say the BBC fawns over the royal family (remember them faking the Queen walking out on Annie Liebowitz?) and quite frankly I have no respect for Jeremy Paxman.

However I do admit they do behave a little strange when talking about the royal family. It never feels like fawning from the broadcasters to me though. One guy always comments somewhat sarcastically &quot;well they're our royal family so I guess this is big news&quot; or &quot;we don't normally broadcast on things like this but I suppose since this is the royal family&quot;. I can't remember his name but he can hardly hide his disgust at reporting on W&amp;K on the rare occasion they do. Most of the time, the presenters look distinctly unimpressed at having to report any royal news and practically mock Nicholas Witchell or whatever his name is.

The only &quot;fawning&quot; I can see is that they report on the RF at all but then they occasionally report on other celeb happenings so I don't see the big deal. Neither while I was in the UK or now from BBC America do I see them reporting more often on the RF than on other celebs- they certainly report a lot more on the government ministers.

Basically, Jeremy Paxman has an Oliver Cromwell/ Napoleon complex.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:13:20 +0100</pubDate>
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